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The Names of God: Jehovah Sabaoth
(yeh-ho-vaw' se ba'ôt) The Lord of Hosts, The Lord of Powers Use in the Bible: Jehovah and Elohim occur with Sabaoth over 285 times. It is most frequently used in Jeremiah and Isaiah. Jehovah Sabaoth is first used in 1Sa 1:3. Variant … READ MORE
Emphatic Elements in the Greek: Matthew 24:32-41 (Summary & Review)
Justin Alfred, a Biblical language expert, has been walking us through “emphatic negations” in Biblical Greek. Emphatic negations are an explicitly strong way to express a negative. While a normal negative might mean “that will not happen,” an … READ MORE
The Names of God: Jehovah Shalom
(yeh-ho-vaw' shaw-lome') The Lord Is Peace Use in the Bible: In the Old Testament Jehovah-Shalom occurs only once in Jdg 6:24. Variant spellings: None TWOT Reference: None Strong's Reference: 3073 Jehovah-Shalom in the Septuagint: eirênê … READ MORE
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The Blue Letter Bible is an online ministry deeply committed to getting God's Word to the world. As part of that effort, we have developed and implemented many free study tools to our unique online reference library, including: powerful and … READ MORE
The Names of God: Jehovah Jireh
(yeh-ho-vaw' yir-eh') The Lord Will Provide Use in the Bible: In the Old Testament Jehovah-Jireh occurs only once in Gen 22:14. Variant spellings: None TWOT Reference: None Strong's Reference: 3070 Jehovah Jireh in the Septuagint: kurios … READ MORE
Emphatic Elements in the Greek: Matthew 24 (part 7)
The following is section six from a series on emphatic elements in the Greek New Testament, written by biblical language expert Justin Alfred. Previous blog entries in this series: Section I Section II Section III Section IV Section V Section … READ MORE
The Names of God: Qanna
(kan-naw') Jealous, Zealous Use in the Bible: In the Old Testament Qanna occurs 6 times. Qanna is first used in Exd 20:5. Variant spellings: Kanna TWOT Reference: 2038b Strong's Reference: 7067 Qanna in the Septuagint: zêlôtês…jealous Meaning … READ MORE
Peace in Isaiah
This has been adapted from the commentaries of F.E. Marsh, coming soon to the Blue Letter Bible. Have you ever noticed the theme of "peace" woven throughout the book of Isaiah? Prince of Peace. "and his name shall be called . . . . Prince of … READ MORE
Does Inerrancy Cause Worship of the Bible? (Bibliolatry)
The following is taken from the BLB FAQs. Some have objected to the doctrine of inerrancy because it supposedly makes people worship the Bible rather than the God who is behind the writing of the Bible. This worship of the Bible is known as … READ MORE