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SELF-CONTROL to SETHUR

• Of Saul
  1Samuel 10:27

• Of David
  1Samuel 24:1-15; 26:1-20

• Of Jesus
  Matthew 26:62, 63; 27:12-14

• See ABSTINENCE, TOTAL,  GRACES, CHRISTIAN,   PATIENCE,   TACT,  RASHNESS

• General references
  James 1:26

• See CONFIDENCE, FALSE,   SECURITY, FALSE

• Accused persons heard in
  Matthew 27:11-14; Mark 15:2-5; Luke 23:3; John 7:51; Acts 2:37-40; 22; 23; 24:10-21; 26

• A characteristic of wicked people
  Psalm 49:18

• Prosperity frequently leads to
  Psalm 30:6; Hosea 12:8; Luke 12:17-19

• Obstinate sinners often given up to
  Psalm 81:11, 12; Hosea 4:17; 2Thessalonians 2:10, 11

• Exhibited in thinking that:

  • Our own ways are right
    Proverbs 14:12

  • We should adhere to established wicked practices
    Jeremiah 44:17

  • We are pure
    Proverbs 30:12

  • We are better than others
    Luke 18:11

  • We are rich in spiritual things
    Revelation 3:17

  • We may have peace while in sin
    Deuteronomy 29:19

  • We are above adversity
    Psalm 10:6

  • Gifts entitle us to go to heaven
    Matthew 7:21, 22

  • Privileges entitle us to enter heaven
    Matthew 3:9; Luke 13:25, 26

  • God will not punish our sins
    Jeremiah 5:12

  • Christ will not come to judge
    2Peter 3:4

  • Our lives will be prolonged
    Isaiah 56:12; Luke 12:19; James 4:13

• Frequently persevered in, to the end
  Matthew 7:22; 25:11, 12; Luke 13:24, 25

• Fatal consequences of
  Matthew 7:23; 24:48-51; Luke 12:20; 1Thessalonians 5:3

• Exemplified:

  • Ahab
    1Kings 20:27, 34

  • Israelites
    Hosea 12:8

  • Jews
    John 8:33, 41

  • The Laodicean congregation
    Revelation 3:17

  • See CONFIDENCE, FALSE,  SECURITY, FALSE

• General references
  Genesis 22:1-12; 2Samuel 24:24; Psalm 132:3-5; Proverbs 16:32; 23:2; Daniel 10:3; Matthew 5:29, 30; 8:19-22; 10:37-39; 13:44-46; 16:24, 25; 18:8, 9; 19:12, 21; Mark 2:14; 8:34, 35; 9:43; 10:29; 12:43, 44; 9:23, Luke 5:11, 27; 24, 57-60; 14:26-33; 18:27-30; 21:2-4; John 12:25; Acts 20:22-24; 21:13; 8:12, 13, Romans 6:6; 35, 36; 13:14; 14:1-22; 15:1-5; 1Corinthians 6:12; 9:12, 15, 18, 19, 8:10-13; 23, 25-27; 10:23, 24; 2Corinthians 6:3; 5:16, Galatians 2:20; 17, 24; 6:14; Philippians 2:4; 3:7-9; Colossians 3:5; 2Timothy 2:4; Titus 2:12; Hebrews 13:13; 1Peter 2:11-16; 4:1, 2; 3John 1:7; Revelation 12:11

  • See CROSS,   HUMILITY

• Instances of:

  • Abraham, when he offered to Lot his junior his preference of the land of Canaan
    Genesis 13:9 with Genesis 17:8

  • Moses:

    • In choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for only a little while
      Hebrews 11:25

    • In taking no compensation from the Israelites for his services
      Numbers 16:15

  • Samuel, in his administration of justice
    1Samuel 12:3, 4

  • The widow of Zarephath, in sharing with Elijah the last of her sustenance
    1Kings 17:12-15

  • Daniel:

    • In his abstention
      Daniel 1:8

    • In refusing rewards from Belshazzar
      Daniel 5:16, 17

  • Esther, in risking her life for the deliverance of her people
    Esther 4:16

  • The Rechabites, in refusing to drink wine or strong drink, or even to plant vineyards
    Jeremiah 35:6, 7

  • Peter and the other apostles:

    • In abandoning their vocations and following Jesus
      Matthew 4:20; 9:9; Mark 1:16-20; Luke 5:11, 2:14; 27, 28

    • In forsaking all and following Jesus
      Matthew 19:27; Mark 10:28

  • The widow, who put everything she had into the treasury
    Luke 21:4

  • The early Christians, in having everything in common
    Acts 2:44, 45; 4:34

  • Barnabas, in selling his possessions, and giving everything that he had received to the apostles
    Acts 4:36-37

  • Paul:

    • In not regarding even his life dear to himself
      Acts 20:24; Philippians 3:7, 8

    • In not coveting anyone's silver, gold, or apparel
      Acts 20:33

    • In laboring for his own support while he also taught
      Acts 20:34, 35; 1Corinthians 4:12; 10:33

• General references
  Job 12:3; Ezekiel 31:10-14; Obadiah 1:3, 4; Luke 14:7-11; 2Corinthians 10:5, 17, 18; Galatians 6:3; 2Thessalonians 2:4

  • See PRIDE,   SELFISHNESS,   SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS

• Instances of:

  • Pharaoh
    Exodus 9:17

  • Korah, Dathan, and Abiram
    Numbers 16:1-3

  • Sennacherib
    2Chronicles 32:9-19

  • Prince of Tyre, making himself God
    Ezekiel 28:2, 9

  • Nebuchadnezzar
    Daniel 4:30; 5:20

  • Belshazzar
    Daniel 5:23

  • Simon the Sorcerer
    Acts 8:9

  • Herod Agrippa I, when deified by the people
    Acts 12:20-23

• General references
  Job 13:23; Psalm 4:4; 19:12; 26:2; 77:6; 119:59; 139:23, 24; Jeremiah 17:9; Lamentations 3:40; Haggai 1:7; Matthew 26:22; Mark 14:19; 1Corinthians 11:27, 28, 31; 2Corinthians 13:5; Galatians 6:3-5

• See MEDITATION,   REPENTANCE,  SIN, CONFESSION OF

• General references
  Numbers 5:11-27; 1Kings 8:31, 32; Acts 22:24

• See SELF-CONDEMNATION

• Instances of, Achan
  Joshua 7:19-25

• Instances of:

  • Solomon
    Ecclesiastes 2:10

  • The rich fool
    Luke 12:16-20

  • The rich man and Lazarus
    Luke 16:19

  • See GLUTTONY,   IDLENESS,   SLOTHFULNESS,   SELF-DENIAL

• General references
  Numbers 16:3; Deuteronomy 9:4-6; 1Samuel 2:9; Job 6:13; 11:4-6; 12:2; 13:3, 13, 15, 18, 19; 16:17, 18; 18:2-4; 21:27-29; 22:2, 3; 32:1, 2; 35:2, 33:8, 9; 7, 8; Psalm 10:5, 6; Proverbs 12:15; 14:12; 16:2; 20:6; 21:2; 25:14, 27; 26:12; 27:2, 21; 28:13, 26; 30:12, 13; Isaiah 5:21; 28:17, 20; 47:7; 50:11; 64:6; 65:3-5; Jeremiah 2:13, 22, 23, 34, 35; 7:4; 8:8; 17:5; 49:4, 16; Ezekiel 33:24-26; Hosea 12:8; Amos 6:13; Habakkuk 2:4; Zephaniah 3:11; Matthew 7:22, 23; 9:10-13; 16:6; 19:16-22; 22:12, 13; 23:29-31; Mark 2:16; 8:15; 10:17-22; Luke 5:30; 7:36-50; 10:25-37; 15:2, 25-32; 16:14, 15; 18:9-14, 18-23; John 9:34, 39-41; Romans 2:17-20; 3:27; 10:3; 11:19-21; 2Corinthians 1:9; 10:17, 18; Galatians 6:3; Revelation 3:17, 18

  • See HYPOCRISY,  SELF-EXALTATION

• Instances of:

  • Saul
    1Samuel 15:13-31

  • Young man
    Mark 10:17-22; Luke 18:18-23; Matthew 19:16-22

  • Lawyer
    Luke 10:25-37

  • Pharisees
    Luke 11:33-54; John 8:33-59; 9:28-34

  • Israel
    Romans 10:3

  • The Laodicean congregation
    Revelation 3:17

• Stubbornness.

• Forbidden
  2Chronicles 30:8; Psalm 75:5

• Proceeds from:

  • Unbelief
    2Kings 17:14

  • Pride
    Nehemiah 9:16, 29

  • An evil heart
    Jeremiah 7:24

• God knows
  Isaiah 48:4

• Exhibited in:

  • Refusing to listen to God
    Proverbs 1:24

  • Refusing to listen to the messengers of God
    1Samuel 8:19; Jeremiah 44:16; Zechariah 7:11

  • Refusing to walk in the ways of God
    Nehemiah 9:17; Isaiah 42:24; Psalm 78:10

  • Refusing to listen to obey parents
    Deuteronomy 21:18, 19

  • Refusing to receive correction
    Deuteronomy 21:18; Jeremiah 5:3; 7:28

  • Rebelling against God
    Deuteronomy 31:27; Psalm 78:8

  • Resisting the Holy Spirit
    Acts 7:51

  • Walking in the counsels of an evil heart
    Jeremiah 7:24 with Jeremiah 23:17

  • Hardening the neck
    Nehemiah 9:16

  • Hardening the heart
    2Chronicles 36:13

  • Going backward and not forward
    Jeremiah 7:24

  • Heinousness of
    1Samuel 15:23

• Ministers (those who serve) should:

  • Be without
    Titus 1:7

  • Warn the people against
    Hebrews 3:7-12

  • Pray that the people may be forgiven for
    Exodus 34:9; Deuteronomy 9:27

• Characteristic of wicked people
  Proverbs 7:11; 2Peter 2:10

• The wicked do not cease from
  Judges 2:19

• Punishment for
  Deuteronomy 21:21; Proverbs 29:1

• Illustrated
  Psalm 32:9; Jeremiah 31:18

• Exemplified:

  • Simeon and Levi
    Genesis 49:6

  • The Israelites
    Exodus 32:9; Deuteronomy 9:6, 13

  • King Saul
    1Samuel 15:19-23

  • David
    2Samuel 24:4

  • Josiah
    2Chronicles 35:22

  • Zedekiah
    2Chronicles 36:13

  • See OBDURACY

• General references
  Genesis 4:9; Numbers 32:6; Psalm 38:11; Proverbs 11:26; 18:17; 24:11, 12; 28:27; Ezekiel 34:18; Haggai 1:4, Micah 3:11; 9, 10; Zechariah 7:6; Malachi 1:10; Matthew 19:21, 22; Luke 6:32-34; Romans 14:15; 15:1-3; 1Corinthians 10:24; 2Corinthians 5:15; Philippians 2:4, Galatians 6:2; 20, 21; 2Timothy 3:2-4; James 2:15, 16; 1John 3:17

• See LIBERALITY,  POOR, UNSELFISHNESS

• Son of Shemaiah
  1Chronicles 26:7

• An ancestor of Jesus
  Luke 3:26

• A city of unknown location
  Ezra 2:35; Nehemiah 7:38

• The Sanhedrin
  Acts 5:21

• Senator, an elder
  Psalm 105:22

• See ELDER, GOVERNMENT

• A rock protecting the garrison of the Philistines at Michmash
  1Samuel 14:4

• See SHENIR

• King of Assyria.

• Invades Judah; lays siege to Jerusalem, but abandons the country and returns to Assyria
  2Kings 18:17-37; 19:8; 2Chronicles 32:1-23; Isaiah 36; 37

• Death of
  2Kings 19:35-37; Isaiah 37:36-38

• General references
  Ecclesiastes 2:24; 8:15; 11:9; Isaiah 22:13; 56:12; Luke 12:19, 20; 16:25; 1Corinthians 15:32, 33; James 5:5; Jude 1:18, 19

• See ADULTERY,   DRUNKENNESS,   FORNICATION,   GLUTTONY,   LASCIVIOUSNESS,   SELF-INDULGENCE,   SODOMY,   ABSTINENCE, TOTAL,   CONTINENCE,   SELF-DENIAL,   TEMPERANCE

• See WATCHMAN

• Father of Judah, a governor of Jerusalem
  Nehemiah 11:9

• A governor of the temple
  1Chronicles 24:8

• A mountain in Arabia
  Genesis 10:30

• An unknown place, to which the inhabitants of Jerusalem were exiled
  Obadiah 1:20

• An Assyrian city, from which the king of Assyria colonized Samaria
  2Kings 17:24, 31; 18:34; 19:13; Isaiah 36:19; 37:13

• The people of Sepharvaim
  2Kings 17:31

• See BURIAL

• Also called SARAH, daughter of Asher
  Genesis 46:17; Numbers 26:46; 1Chronicles 7:30

• Also called SHEVA, SHISHA, and SHAVSHA, David's scribe
  2Samuel 8:17; 20:25; 1Kings 4:3; 1Chronicles 18:16

• Chief priest at the time of collapse of Jerusalem:

  • General references
    2Kings 25:18

  • Father of Ezra
    Ezra 7:1

  • Killed by Nebuchadnezzar
    2Kings 25:18-21; Jeremiah 52:24-27

• An Israelite captain who surrendered to Gedaliah
  2Kings 25:23; Jeremiah 40:8

• Son of Kenaz
  1Chronicles 4:13, 14

• A Simeonite
  1Chronicles 4:35

• A priest who returned from the Babylonian captivity
  Ezra 2:2; Nehemiah 12:1, 12

• Called AZARIAH
  Nehemiah 7:7

• One who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah

  • General references
    Nehemiah 10:2

  • Possibly identical with AZARIAH
    Nehemiah 7:7

• A ruler of the temple after the captivity
  Nehemiah 11:11

• Son of Azriel. commanded by King Jehoiakim to seize the prophet Jeremiah
  Jeremiah 36:26

• A servant of Zedekiah
  Jeremiah 51:59, 61

• Celestial beings
  Isaiah 6:2, 6

• See CHERUBIM

• Son of Zebulun
  Genesis 46:14; Numbers 26:26

• General references
  Acts 16:35, 38

• A Roman deputy and convert of Paul
  Acts 13:7-12

• Of Jesus, the Sermon on the Mount
  Matthew 5-7; Luke 6:17-49

• Of Jesus, by the sea
  Matthew 13:1-52; Mark 4:2-33

• See PREACHING, MINISTERS

• Satan appears to Eve in the form of
  Genesis 3:1-15; 2Corinthians 11:3

• Subtlety of
  Genesis 3:1; Ecclesiastes 10:8; Matthew 10:16

• Curse upon
  Genesis 3:14, 15; 49:17

• Feeds upon the dust
  Genesis 3:14; Isaiah 65:25; Micah 7:17

• Unfit for food
  Matthew 7:10

• Venom of
  Deuteronomy 32:24, 33; Job 20:16; Psalm 58:4; 140:3; Proverbs 23:31, 32; Acts 28:5, 6

• The staff of Moses transformed into
  Exodus 4:3; 7:15

• Fiery poisonous, sent as a plague upon the Israelites
  Numbers 21:6, 7; Deuteronomy 8:15; 1Corinthians 10:9

• The wound of, miraculously healed by looking upon the bronze snake, erected by Moses
  Numbers 21:8, 9

• The charming of
  Psalm 58:4, 5; Ecclesiastes 10:11; Jeremiah 8:17

• Mentioned in Solomon's riddle
  Proverbs 30:19

• Constriction of
  Revelation 9:19

• Sea serpent
  Amos 9:3

• The seventy disciples the best mss have "seventy-two" endued with power over
  Luke 10:19

• The apostles given power over
  Mark 16:18; Acts 28:5

• Figurative
  Isaiah 14:29; 30:6; 65:25

• An ancestor of Abraham
  Genesis 11:20-23; 1Chronicles 1:26

• Called SARUCH
  Luke 3:35

• Bond Servant:

  • Laws of Moses concerning
    Exodus 21:1-11, 20, 21, 26, 27, 32; 25:6, Leviticus 19:20-22; 10, 35-55; Deuteronomy 15:12, 14, 18; 24:7

  • Kidnapping forbidden
    Deuteronomy 21:10-14; 24:7; 1Timothy 1:10; Revelation 18:13

  • Fugitive, not to be returned to his master
    Deuteronomy 23:15, 16

  • David erroneously supposed to be a fugitive slave
    1Samuel 25:10

  • Instances of fugitive, Hagar, commanded by an angel to return to Sarah
    Genesis 16:9

  • Sought by Shimei
    1Kings 2:39-41

  • Onesimus interceded for, by Paul
    Philemon 1:21

  • Rights of those born to a master
    Genesis 14:14; 17:13, 27; Exodus 21:4; Proverbs 29:21; Ecclesiastes 2:7; Jeremiah 2:14

  • Bought and sold
    Genesis 17:13, 27; 37:28, 36; 39:17; Deuteronomy 28:68; Esther 7:4; Ezekiel 27:13; Joel 3:6; Amos 8:6; Revelation 18:13

  • Captives of war became slaves
    Deuteronomy 20:14; 21:10-14; 2Kings 5:2; 2Chronicles 28:8, 10; Lamentations 5:13

  • Captive bondservants shared by priests and Levites
    Numbers 31:28-47

  • Thieves punished by being made
    Genesis 43:18; Exodus 22:3

  • Defaulting debtors made
    Leviticus 25:39; Matthew 18:25

  • Children of defaulting debtors sold as
    2Kings 4:1-7

  • Voluntary servitude of
    Leviticus 25:47; Deuteronomy 15:16, 17; Joshua 9:11-21

  • Given as dowry
    Genesis 29:24, 29

  • Owned by priests
    Leviticus 22:11; Mark 14:66

  • Slaves owned slaves
    2Samuel 9:10

  • The master could marry, or give in marriage
    Exodus 21:7-10; Deuteronomy 21:10-14; 1Chronicles 2:34, 35

  • Taken in concubinage
    Genesis 16:1, 2, 6; 30:3, 9

  • Used as soldiers by Abraham
    Genesis 14:14

  • Must be circumcised
    Genesis 17:13, 27; Exodus 12:44

  • Must enjoy religious privileges with the master's household
    Deuteronomy 12:12, 18; 16:11, 14; 29:10, 11

  • Must have rest on the sabbath
    Exodus 20:10; 23:12; Deuteronomy 5:14

  • Equal status of, with other disciples of Jesus
    1Corinthians 7:21, 22; 12:13; Galatians 3:28; Ephesians 6:8

  • Kindness to, commanded
    Leviticus 25:43; Ephesians 6:9

  • Bond service threatened, as a national punishment, for the disobedience of Israel
    Deuteronomy 28:68; Joel 3:7, 8

  • Degrading influences of bondage exemplified by cowardice
    Exodus 14:11, 12; 16:3; Judges 5:16-18, 23

  • Emancipation of
    Ezra 1:1-4; Jeremiah 34:8-22; 1Corinthians 7:21

  • Freedmen called libertines
    Acts 6:9

  • Cruelty to:

    • The Israelites, by the king of Egypt
      Exodus 1:8-22; 2:1-4; Acts 7:19, 34

    • Hagar, by Sarah
      Genesis 16:1-6, 21:9-21; Galatians 4:22-31

  • Sick, abandoned
    1Samuel 30:13

  • Kindness to:

    • By the Roman centurion
      Matthew 8:8-13; Luke 7:2-10

    • By Paul
      Philemon 1:21

  • Instances of:

    • Joseph
      Genesis 37:26-28, 36

    • Israelites
      Exodus 1:10-22; 5:7-14; Deuteronomy 6:12, 21

    • Gibeonites
      Joshua 9:22-27

    • Canaanites
      1Kings 9:21

    • The Jews in Babylon
      2Chronicles 36:20; Esther 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10

    • Emancipation of
      2Chronicles 36:23; Ezra 1:1-4

  • Figurative
    Leviticus 25:42, 55; Psalm 116:16; Matthew 24:45-51; Luke 12:35-48; 17:7-9; John 8:32-35; Romans 6:16-22; 1Corinthians 4:1; 7:21-23; Galatians 5:13; 1Peter 2:16; 2Peter 2:19; Revelation 7:3

  • Instances of good:

    • Joseph
      Genesis 39:2-20; 41:9-57; Acts 7:10

    • Elisha
      2Kings 2:1-6

    • Servants of Abraham
      Genesis 24

    • Servants of Boaz
      Ruth 2:4

    • Servants of Jonathan
      1Samuel 14:7

    • Servants of Abigail
      1Samuel 25:14-17

    • Servants of David
      2Samuel 12:18; 15:15, 21

    • Servants of Ziba
      2Samuel 9

    • Servants of Naaman
      2Kings 5:2, 3, 13

    • Servants of Nehemiah
      Nehemiah 4:16, 23

    • Servants of the Roman centurion
      Matthew 8:9

    • Servants of Cornelius
      Acts 10:7

    • Onesimus
      Philemon 1:11

    • Servants in the parable of the pounds and the parable of the talents
      Matthew 25:14-23; Luke 19:12-19

  • Instances of wicked and unfaithful:

    • Jeroboam
      1Kings 11:26

    • Gehazi
      2Kings 5:20-27

    • Zimri
      1Kings 16:9, 10; 2Kings 9:31

    • Onesimus
      Philemon 1:11

    • Of Abraham and Lot
      Genesis 13:7

    • Of Abimelech
      Genesis 21:25

    • Of Ziba
      2Samuel 16:1-4 with 2Samuel 19:26, 27

    • Of Absalom
      2Samuel 13:28, 29; 14:30

    • Of Shimei
      1Kings 2:39

    • Of Joash
      2Kings 12:19-21

    • Of Amon
      2Kings 21:23

    • Of Job
      Job 19:15, 16

    • In the parable of the talents and the parable of the pounds
      Matthew 25:24-30; Luke 19:20-26

    • In the parable of the vineyard
      Matthew 21:33-41; Mark 12:1-9

  • Conspiracy by

    • See CONSPIRACY

  • Unclassified scriptures relating to
    Genesis 16:6-9; Exodus 20:10; Deuteronomy 5:14; Nehemiah 5:8; Job 19:15, 16; 31:13, 14; Psalm 123:2; Proverbs 12:9; 13:17; 17:2; 19:10; 25:13; 26:6; 27:18, 27; 29:19, 21; 30:10, 21-23; Ecclesiastes 7:21; Isaiah 52:3; Jeremiah 22:13; 34:8-17; Lamentations 5:8; Zephaniah 1:9; Malachi 1:6; Matthew 8:9; 10:24, 25; 24:45-51; Luke 12:35-48; 16:1-13; 17:7-9; 22:27; John 13:16; 1Corinthians 4:2; 7:21-24; Ephesians 6:5-9; Colossians 3:22-25; 1Timothy 6:1, 2; Titus 2:9, 10; 1Peter 2:18-20

    • See EMPLOYEE,  EMPLOYER,  MASTER

• Hired servant:

  • Jacob
    Genesis 29:15; 30:26

  • Jacob re-employed
    Genesis 30:27-34, 31:6-7, 41

  • Parable of the laborers of a vineyard
    Matthew 20:1-15

  • Parable of the father of the prodigal son
    Luke 15:17, 19

  • The prodigal (rebellious) son
    Luke 15:15-19

  • Treatment of, more considerate than that of slaves
    Leviticus 25:53

  • Await employment in the marketplace
    Matthew 20:1-3

  • Wages paid In kind
    Genesis 30:31, 32; 2Chronicles 2:10

  • Wages paid in money
    Matthew 20:2

  • Unclassified scriptures relating to
    Leviticus 19:13; 25:39-41; Deuteronomy 24:14, 15; Job 7:1, 2; 14:6; Malachi 3:5; Matthew 10:9, 10; Luke 10:7; Romans 4:4; Colossians 4:1; 1Timothy 5:18; James 5:4

  • See MASTERS,  WAGES

• The third son of Adam and Eve
  Genesis 4:25, 26; 5:3, 8; 1Chronicles 1:1; Luke 3:38

• Called SHETH
  1Chronicles 1:1

• The representative of Asher among the twelve spies sent into Canaan
  Numbers 13:13