CONTENTMENT
Instances of: Esau, in refusing Jacob's present Genesis 33:9 Barzillai, in refusing to go with David to Jerusalem 2Samuel 19:33-37 The Shunammite, in refusing to make a request of Elisha 2Kings 4:13
Means self-restrained, especially in regard to sexual activity. General references Job 31:1; Matthew 5:27, 28; 19:12; Romans 13:13; 1Corinthians 7:1-9, 25-29, 36-38; 9:27; Colossians 3:5; 1Timothy 4:12; 5:1, 2; Revelation 14:1, 4, 5
In divine government of man Genesis 2:16, 17; 3:3; 4:7; 18:19; Exodus 19:5; Leviticus 26:3-28; Deuteronomy 7:12-26; 30:15, 11:26-28; 16, 19; Joshua 24:15; 2Samuel 24:12-14; 1Kings 3:14; 20:42; 1Chronicles 28:7; 2Chronicles 26:5; Job 36:11, 12; Jeremiah 11:4; 12:17; 18:8-10; 22:4, 5; Ezekiel 33:14-16; Jonah 3:10; Matthew 19:17; 23:37; 26:39, 42; Mark 11:26; John 9:41; 14:23; 15:6, 7; Colossians 1:22, 23; 2Thessalonians 2:8-10; Hebrews 3:14; Revelation 2:22; 3:3; 22:17 See BLESSINGS, CONTINGENT ON OBEDIENCE, PREDESTINATION, WILL
Modes of ratifying: By giving presents Genesis 21:25-30; 1Samuel 18:4 By consummating in the presence of the public at the gate of the city Genesis 23:18; Ruth 4:1, 2 By erecting a heap of stones Genesis 31:44-54 By oaths Genesis 26:3, 31; Joshua 9:15, 20; 1Chronicles 16:16; Hebrews 6:16, 17 By joining hands Proverbs 6:1; 11:21; 17:18; 22:26; Ezekiel 17:18 With salt Numbers 18:19 By taking off the shoe Ruth 4:6-8 Written instrument Jeremiah 32:10-15 See COVENANTS , VOWS
Scriptures illustrative of the binding force of Leviticus 6:1, Exodus 21:2-6; Joshua 9:3-9, 15, 2, 4-7; 16, 18-27; Matthew 20:1-16; Galatians 3:15
"Wayside" Matthew 13:4, 19 "Stony ground" Matthew 13:5, 20, 21 "Choked" Matthew 13:7, 22
Instances of: Ruth Ruth 1:16 Nebuchadnezzar Daniel 4 The mariners with Jonah Jonah 1:5, 6, 9, 14, 16 Ninevites Jonah 3 Gadarenes Luke 8:35-39 The Samaritans John 4:28-42 The thief on the cross Luke 23:39-43 At Pentecost, about three-thousand people Acts 2:41 Post-pentecostal Acts 4:4 The eunuch Acts 8:35-38 Saul of Tarsus Acts 9:3-18 Sergius Paulus Acts 13:7, 12; 26:12-23 Cornelius Acts 10 Jews and Greeks at Antioch Acts 13:43 Lydia Acts 16:14, 15 Jailer Acts 16:27-34 Greeks Acts 17:4, 12
Zealous, instances of: Nebuchadnezzar Daniel 3:29; 4:1-37 Andrew John 1:40, 41 Philip John 1:43-45 The woman of Samaria John 4:28, 29 The man possessed by demons Luke 8:39 The blind men Matthew 9:31; John 9:8-38 The deaf man Mark 7:36
Of sin General references Genesis 4:13; Deuteronomy 28:65-67; Job 40:4, 5; Psalm 31:10; 38:1-22; 51:1-4, 7-17; Isaiah 6:5; Ezekiel 7:16, 17, Lamentations 1:20; 25, 26; 33:10; Micah 7:17; Luke 5:8; Acts 2:37; 9:6; 16:29, 30; Romans 2:15; 1Corinthians 14:24, 25
See SIN, CONFESSION OF
Instances of: Adam and Eve, after their disobedience Genesis 3:8-10 Joseph's brother, on account of their cruelty to Joseph Genesis 42:21, 22; 44:16; 45:3; 50:15-21
Pharaoh: After the plague of hail Exodus 9:27, 28 The plague of locusts Exodus 10:16, 17 The death of the firstborn Exodus 12:32
The Israelites: After being rebuked and punished for worshiping the golden calf Exodus 33:4 The death of the ten spies and their being sentenced to wander for forty years Numbers 14:39, 40 Their complaining against God and being bitten by fiery serpents Numbers 21:7
Saul, after sparing Agag and the best of the spoils 1Samuel 15:24
David:
Widow of Zarephath, when her son died 1Kings 17:18 Belshazzar, when he "saw the part of the hand that wrote" Daniel 5:6 Darius, when Daniel was in the lions' den Daniel 6:18
Mariners:
Jonah, in the belly of the great fish Jonah 2 Herod, when he heard of the fame of Jesus Matthew 14:2; Mark 6:14; Luke 9:7 Jews, when Jesus commanded the guiltless man to cast the first stone at the woman taken in adultery John 8:9 Judas, after his betrayal of Jesus Matthew 27:3-5 Saul of Tarsus, when he saw Jesus on the way to Damascus Acts 9:6 Felix, under the preaching of Paul Acts 24:25 Philippian jailer, after the earthquake Acts 16:30 See WICKED
A kid young goat must not be boiled in its mother's milk Deuteronomy 14:21 Spice used in Ezekiel 24:10 Ephraim, a cake unturned Hosea 7:8 In the temple Ezekiel 46:19-24 See BREAD, OVEN
A measure for liquids and solids, containing ten ephahs, or baths, and equal to the homer Ezekiel 45:14 Rendered measure in 1Kings 4:22; 5:11; 2Chronicles 2:10; 27:5; Ezra 7:22; Luke 16:7 See MEASURES
Ancient uses of: In casting lots Micah 2:5 Fastening tents Exodus 35:18; 39:40; Isaiah 54:2 Leading or binding animals Psalm 118:27; Hosea 11:4 Hitching to cart or plough Job 39:10 Binding prisoners Judges 15:13 Measuring ground 2Samuel 8:2; Joshua 17:14; Psalm 78:55; Amos 7:17; Zechariah 2:1 Worn on the head as a sign of submission 1Kings 20:31
Visited: By the Aposlte Paul Acts 18; 2Corinthians 12:14; 13:1; 1Corinthians 16:5-7; 2Corinthians 1:16 By Apollos Acts 19:1 By Titus 2Corinthians 8:16, 17; 12:18 By Erastus, a Christian of Romans 16:23; 2Timothy 4:20
Church of: Schism in 1Corinthians 1:12; 3:4 Immortalities in 1Corinthians 5 ; 11 Writes to Paul 1Corinthians 7:1 Alienation of, from Paul 2Corinthians 10 Abuse of ordinances in 1Corinthians 11:22; 14 Heresies in 1Corinthians 15:12; 2Corinthians 11 Lawsuits in 1Corinthians 6 Liberality of 2Corinthians 9 Paul's letters to 1Corinthians 1:2; 16:21-24; 2Corinthians 1:1, 13
A general term applied to all grains. In valleys Psalm 65:13; Mark 4:28 A product of Egypt Genesis 41:47-49 Palestine Deuteronomy 33:28; Ezekiel 27:17 Parched Ruth 2:14; 1Samuel 17:17; 25:18; 2Samuel 17:28 Ground 2Samuel 17:19 Eaten by the Israelites Joshua 5:11, 12 Shocks of, burnt Judges 15:5 Heads of, plucked by Christ's disciples Matthew 12:1 Mosaic laws concerning Exodus 22:6; Deuteronomy 23:25 Figurative Psalm 72:16; Hosea 14:7; John 12:24 Symbolic Genesis 41:5 See BARLEY, BARN, BREAD, FIRSTFRUITS, GLEANING, HARVEST, REAPING, RYE, THRESHING, TITHES, WHEAT
Instances of: Eglon Judges 3:17 Eli 1Samuel 4:18
Physical decomposition General references Leviticus 22:25 After death Genesis 3:19; Job 17:14; 21:26; 34:15; Psalm 16:10; 49:9; 104:29; Ecclesiastes 3:20; 12:7; Jonah 2:6; Acts 2:27, 31; 13:34-37; 1Corinthians 15:42, 50
Angry Proverbs 25:23 Cheerful Job 29:24; Psalm 4:6; 21:6; 44:3; Proverbs 15:13; 27:17 Fierce Deuteronomy 28:50; Daniel 8:23 Guilty Genesis 4:5; Isaiah 3:9 Health indicated in Psalm 42:11; 43:5 Pride in 2Kings 5:1; Psalm 10:4 Reading of Genesis 31:2, 5 Sad 1Samuel 1:18; Nehemiah 2:2, 3; Ecclesiastes 7:3; Ezekiel 27:35; Daniel 1:15; 5:6 Transfigured Exodus 34:29-35; 2Corinthians 3:7, 13; Luke 9:29 See FACE
Enjoined upon: Joshua Deuteronomy 31:7, 8, 22, 23; Joshua 1:1-9 The Israelites Leviticus 26:6-8; 2Chronicles 32:7, 8 Solomon 1Chronicles 22:13; 28:20 Asa 2Chronicles 15:1-7 The judicial and executive officers by Jehoshaphat 2Chronicles 19:11
Ecclesiatical General references 1Chronicles 26:29-32; 2Chronicles 19:8-11; Matthew 18:15-18; John 20:23, See CHURCH, DISCIPLINE IN
Civil Held at the tabernacle Numbers 27:2 The gates of cities Deuteronomy 21:19; 22:15; 25:7; Joshua 20:4; Ruth 4:1; Zechariah 8:16 Under a palm tree Judges 4:5 Composition of, and mode of procedure Exodus 18:25, 26; Deuteronomy 1:15-17; 17:9; Ruth 4:2-5; 1Chronicles 26:29-32; 2Chronicles 19:8-11; Matthew 26:54-71; Mark 14:53, 55-65; 15:1; Luke 22:50-71; Acts 5:17-21, 25-28, John 18:13-28; 34, 38-41 See JUDGE, JUSTICE, PRIEST, JUDICIAL FUNCTIONS OF
Sentence of, final and obligatory Deuteronomy 17:8-12 Contempt of Deuteronomy 17:8-13; Micah 5:1; Acts 23:1-5
Corrupt -
General references Proverbs 17:15; 29:26; Isaiah 1:23; 5:23; 10:1, 2; Micah 3:11; 7:3; Zephaniah 3:3; Matthew 26:59-62; 27:18-26; Mark 14:53, 55-65; 15:10; Acts 4:15-18; 6:11-14; 24:26, 27, See BRIBERY, JUDGE, JUSTICE
Miscellaneous sub-topics Sacred Joshua 9:18-21; Galatians 3:15 Binding Joshua 9:18-20; Jeremiah 34:8-21; Ezekiel 17:14-18; Galatians 3:15 Binding, not only on those who make them, but on those who are represented Deuteronomy 29:14, 15 Blood of Exodus 24:8 Book of Exodus 24:7 The Mosaic law called a covenant Exodus 34:28 See CONTRACTS, VOWS
Of God with men: Confirmed with an oath Genesis 22:16; 26:3; 50:24; Psalm 89:35; 105:9; Luke 1:73; Hebrews 6:13, 17, 18 Binding Leviticus 26; Jeremiah 11:2, 3; Galatians 3:15 Everlasting Genesis 8:20-22; 9:1-17; Psalm 105:8, 10; Isaiah 54:10; 61:8 God faithful to Leviticus 26:44, 45; Deuteronomy 4:31; 7:8, 9; Judges 2:1; 1Kings 8:23; Psalm 105:8-11; 106:45; 111:5; Micah 7:20 Repudiated by God on account of Jews' idolatry Jeremiah 44:26, 27; Hebrews 8:9 Broken by the Jews Jeremiah 22:9; Ezekiel 16:59; Hebrews 8:9 Punishments for breaking of Leviticus 26:25-46
Instances of: Of the sabbath Exodus 31:16 Of the Ten Commandments Exodus 34:28; Deuteronomy 5:2, 3; 9:9 With Adam Genesis 2:16, 17 With Noah Genesis 8:16; 9:8-17
With Abraham
With Isaac Genesis 17:19 - With Jacob
Genesis 28:13-15 With the Israelites to deliver them from Egypt Exodus 6:4-8 With Phinehas Numbers 25:12, 13 With Israel, at Horeb Deuteronomy 5:2-3 In Moab Deuteronomy 29:1-15 Of the Levites Nehemiah 13:29; Malachi 2:4, 5 With David 2Samuel 7:12-16; 1Chronicles 17:11-14; 2Chronicles 6:16 With David and his house 2Samuel 23:5; Psalm 89:20-37; Jeremiah 33:21 With his people Isaiah 55:3; 59:21 To be confirmed Daniel 9:27
The second covenant Jeremiah 31:31-34; Hebrews 8:4-13; 12:18-24; 13:20
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