A c after a page number indicates a chart, an s a sketch, and an m a map.
A
Aaron
and Miriam, rebellion of, 230–231
priesthood of, compared to Messiah’s priesthood, 192c
as spokesman for Moses, 121
vindication of, 239–240
Abiathar, 431–432
Abigail, 434–435
Abijah/Abijam (king of Judah), 504, 605–606
Abimelech
covenant with Isaac, 87
oath of peace with Abraham, 79–90
taking Sarah, 78
Abner
covenant with David, 449
makes Ishbosheth king, 447–448
murder of, 449–450
abomination of desolation, 1500, 1591
Abraham/Abram, see also Abrahamic covenant
children of, 1834
covenant with, 1557, 1768–1769
death of, 84
doubt of, 72, 73–74
example of faith, 1750c
God’s two calls to, 69
lie about Sarah, 69, 78
Lot, rescue of by, 71
name change of, 75
near-sacrifice of Isaac by, 80–82
oath of peace with Abimelech, 79–90
offspring of, 1759–1760
son’s birth predicted, 75
Abrahamic covenant, 68–69, 72–73, 827–828, 1687, 1695, 1707, 1748
circumcision as sign of, 74–75
God’s justice affirmed to, 75–76
praising God of, 844–845
reaffirmation of, 82
unconditional, 68, 70, 73
Achan, 324–326
Achish, 436
Achsah, 337
Acts of the Apostles (book), background of, 1665–1667, 1671
Adam, see also creation, of man
ancestor of Jesus, 1560
naming animals, 43
sin of, 44–46, 1752
Adonijah (son of David), 484–485, 486, 487
adulteress, the, 904–905, 956, 966
defined, as in Ten Commandments, 276
and divorce, 1488
forbidden, 143
penalty for, 297
Agrippa, see Herod Agrippa II
Ahab (king of Israel), 509, 512–516, 533–534, 611
Ahaz, 540–541, 623–624, 1018–1022
Ahaziah (king of Israel), 516, 519, 520
Ahaziah (king of Judah), 615
Ahijah (prophet), 497–498
Alexander the Great, 1298, 1300–1301, 1309
Amaziah (king of Judah), 538, 619–621
Ammon, 77–78, 457–458, 1178–1179, 1240–1241, 1345–1346
Amnon, 461–462
Amon (king of Judah), 631
Amos
background of book of, 1341–1342
call of, 1343
confrontation with priest Amaziah, 1353
judgment visions, of, 1353–1356
oracles of, 1343, 1344m,1345, 1346, 1346–1355
Ananias (high priest), character of, 1729
Ananias and Sapphira, 1682–1683
Andrew, 1611
Angel of the Lord, 371–372, 380–381
angels, 1494, 1508–1509, 1555, 1556, 1557, 1559, 1595, 1601
anger/strife
God’s and rise of Israel’s oppressors, 362
of Jesus, 1524
permission for, 1852
proverbs on, 923, 925, 930, 933, 934, 935, 944, 954, 955, 961, 963
and worldliness, 1953–1954
animals
in ark, 58
unclean, 1465, 1695
treatment of, 300
animal sacrifice
administration of, by priests, 188–190
in Ezekiel, compared to OT sacrifices, 1269–1270
flawed animals, using, 290
grain and drink offerings added to, 236
instructions for, 285
in millennial temple, 1265–1266, 1268
purpose of, 180–181
whole burnt, law concerning, 181–183, 188
Anna (prophetess), 1560
Annas, 1656
anointing, 1463
Antioch (Syrian)
Barnabas and Saul in, 1697–1698
and Paul, 1725, 1832
respect for Jerusalem church, 1698
Antiochus III, 1309–1310
Antiochus IV Epiphanes, 1299–1301, 1307–1308, 1310–1311
Apollos, 1716
apostles
calling, 1562–1563
character of, 1524–1525
definition of, 1744, 1794
enlistment, 1521
in Jerusalem, 1689–1690
at Last Supper, 1593–1594
mission of, 1529, 1572–1573
Paul as, 1667
replacement for Judas, 1673
Arabia, oracle against, 1034
Arimathea, 1512
ark, 58–59, 60–61, see also Flood, the
Ark of the Covenant, 156–157
crossing the Jordan, 318–319
David moving, 563–564, 565–567
peeking into, 410
Philistines captured, 408–410
praise and worship before, 566–567
returning to Jerusalem, 452–453
Uzza touching, 564
Armageddon, battle of, described, 1432
armor of God, 1855
Artaxerxes, 657
Artemis, 1719–1720
Asa (king of Judah), 504–505, 606–608
Ascension, 1547–1548, 1898–1902
assembly of the Lord, persons excluded from, 297–298
Assyria
defeat of Israel by, 541–542, 1056–1058
God’s destruction of capital city predicted, 1382–1385
judgment on, predicted, 1025–1026
siege of Jerusalem by, 543–546, 1055–1056
Athaliah (queen), 534–535, 615–616
Athens, 1712–1714
B
Baal
described, 362
Elijah and prophets of, 509–510
Jehu and slaughter of prophets of, 534, 549–551
Baal-zebub, 519–520
Baasha (king of Israel), 505–506
Babel, see Tower of Babel
Babylon
administration of, 1283, 1292
captivity of Judah in, 636
destruction of, 2020–2022
envoys of, shown riches of Judah, 546–547, 630, 1059–1060
faithful remnant in, 1220
God’s judgment on, 1075–1078
as instrument of justice, 1389–1391
invasion of Egypt prophesied, 1170
Jeremiah urged surrender to, 1166
oracle against, 1028–1030, 1034
Sheshak and, 1185
siege of Jerusalem, 1283
warning to remnant in, 1185
woes to, 1391–1392
woman in basket, vision as, 1422
Balaam
cursing Israel, 245–251
perversion of Israel, 251–252
Balak (king of Moab), 245, 246, 248, 249
baptism
of Jesus, 1458–1459, 1520–1521, 1560
by John, 1558, 1560
John’s, source of, 1492
for repentance, 1458–1459, 1520
and salvation, 1513–1514, 1677, 1871
water, 1616
Barnabas, 1697
commissioning of, 1700–1701
and Paul, 1700–1701, 1707
Barzillai, 470–471
Bathsheba, 485
beasts, 2009–2010, 2013, 2016–2018
Beatitudes, 1460–1461
beauty, insecurity in physical, 992
Beelzebub, Beelzebul, see Satan
Behemoth, 739
behold, use of word, 1020
believers, see also Christians
collection for, 1804, 1817–1820
prayer from corrected, 842–843
Belshazzar, 1293–1294
Benjamin (tribe), defeat of and repopulation, 387–388
Bereans, 1711–1712
Beth-Peor, rebellion at, reminder of, 270
Bethphage, 1491
betrothal, see marriage
Bible, 1711–1712
Bildad
Job’s response to charges of, 711–713, 725–726
birth, spiritual, 1608
against the Holy Spirit, 1474
blessing, see also curse
aspects of true, 828–829
in Christ, 1847
consequence of obedience to law, 212
God’s name, 876–877
Lord as source of, 864
Mount Gerizim, pronounced from, 303–304
praise Lord for complete, 868–869
promise of postexilic, 1410, 1444
summary of endtime, 1054–1055
blind
and deaf as God’s servant, 1067
healing of, 1469, 1532–1533, 1634–1635
blood
of the covenant, 1507, 1543
entering sanctuary, 195–196
of Jesus, 1490, 1507, 1546, 1594, 1626
regulations for, following Flood, 61–62
sacrificial, holiness of, 201
Boaz, 396–398
body, Christian’s
immorality and, 1767, 1784
natural versus spiritual, 1802–1803
as temple, 1780
“born again,” 1614
Branch of the Lord, see Messiah
bread
consecrated, 1473, 1507
David eating consecrated, 429–430
as metaphor for Christ, 1479, 1543, 1581, 1623, 1624, 1625, 1626, 1662
bronze serpent, 244
burial, customs for, 1467
C
Caesar Augustus, ordered census, 1558–1559
calendar, see festal calendar
Canaan (grandson of Noah), curse on, 63–64
Canaan (land of), see also Promised Land
Israel’s conquest of, 331c, 327–332, 329m
Israel’s entrance into, 318–321
memorial stones for entrance into, 319
Canaanite people groups, 278–279
Israelites’ call to exterminate, 279
practices of, forbidden 262–263
warning against intermarriage with, 279
cannibalism, 1198
Capernaum, 1466–1467
capital punishment, 290
disposition of body following, 296
substitutionary death for, 300
census, 217, 252, 477–478, 572–574, 1558
central sanctuary, 285
feasts to be celebrated at, 289–290
Chanukah, 1301, 1310, see also Feast of the Dedication (Chanukah)
chastisement, see also discipline
affirming God’s, 810–811
response to God’s, 766, 793
chief priest(s), 1595, 1597, 1602
children, teaching commands to, 278
choirs, postexilic, 676–677
Christ, see also Jesus; Messiah
Jesus as incarnation of, 1569, 1597, 1611, 1628, 1637, 1639, 1931, 1983
as title, 1482, 1499, 1509, 1533, 1540, 1544, 1599
Christians
believers as living sacrifices, 1765
as Christ’s, 1780–1781
commission of, 1603
death of, 1802, 1803, 1804
discipline, 1810–1811
disobedient, restoring the, 1956
financial compensation, 1787–1788
harmony among, 1768, 1770
hierarchy of leadership, 1790, 1791
Holy Spirit and, 1756, 1757–1758
judging other, 1954
liberty in eating food offered to idols, 1786–1787, 1789
origin of name of, 1697
persecution of, 1651
purpose of, 1765–1766, 1782
respect for authority, 1766
reward for, 1780
rights of believer, 1788
sanctification of, 1654
security, 1752
as servants, 1781, see also slaves/slavery
spiritual growth, 1779–1780
unbelievers, separation from, 1716
unity of, 1653–1654
1 Chronicles
background of, 553–556
genealogies of Israel, 558–561
history of David, 561–581
2 Chronicles background, see 1 Chronicles, background of
church
at Antioch, 1697–1698
believers forced from Jerusalem, 1689–1690
benevolence (gift) for, 1804
Christ as reconciler of, 1870
Christ’s supremacy over, 1870
commission of Paul and Barnabas by, 1701
cultural conventions and dress, 1791–1792
deacons, selection of, 1686
diversity of, 1767–1768, 1794
ethical teaching of Christ, 1852–1853
fellowship in, 1678
gifts in, 1851–1852
growth of, 1667, 1678, 1681
hierarchy of leadership, 1790, 1791
internal strife, 1686
Jesus’ instruction for, 1671
letter to Gentile churches, 1706–1707
life, 1852
as light in darkness, 1853
mature state of, 1796c
nature and mission, 1900
origin of name “body of Christ,” 1692
persecution of, 1683, 1698, 1711
sharing resources among, 1682
signs and wonders, 1678
submission to authority, 1831
unity, 1488, 1691
widows, treatment of Hellenistic and Hebrew, 1686
circumcision
debate about, 1705–1707
of heart, 1628, 1688–1689, 1871
of Jesus, 1560
Jewish view of, 1747, 1750, 1897, 1909
of new generation in wilderness, 320
as obligation to obey the law, 1837
sign of covenant, 74–75, 1726, 1849
spiritual, 1871
cities of refuge, 260–261, 273, 292–293, 343m
Claudius (Roman emperor), 1770
cloud, pillar of, 226
Colossians (book)
background of, 1867–1868
Christ applied to lives, 1872–1874
Christ declared, 1869–1871
Christ defended, 1871–1872
creation, Christ’s supremacy in, 1869–1870
personal conduct, 1874
commandments, Ten Commandments
eternal nature of, 1461
greatest, 1495
communion
abuses of, 1792–1793
Last Supper, 1593–1594
confession, of sin, 804
confidence
in God, 784–785
in life and death, 772–773
Coniah, Jehoichin (Coniah)
1 Corinthians
abuses of communion, correcting, 1792–1793
background of, 1773–1775
behavior, adjusting to suit settings, 1789–1790
believers as equals, 1779
chaos in worship services, 1790–1799
Christian liberty, use of, 1788–1789
Christian purpose, 1802
collection for poor, 1804
Corinth, city of, 1774m
discipline, 1782–1783
divisions in the church, 1776–1777, 1777–1782
growth of church, 1780
lawsuits, 1783
liberty in eating food offered to idols, 1786–1790
marriage, obligations and value of, 1784–1786
moral flaws in, 1782–1784
moral integrity, 1783–1784
resurrection body, majesty of, 1802–1803
resurrection, evidence for, 1799–1804
spiritual gifts, employing carefully, 1793–1799
temptations facing, 1789
2 Corinthians
background of, 1807–1808
call for forgiveness, 1810–1811
collection for poor believers in Jerusalem, 1808, 1817–1820
Corinth, Paul’s future visit to, 1820–1824
Paul’s ministry in, 1817–1820
warning to church, final, 1824
courtship, praise for one another in, 992
covenant, see also Abrahamic covenant; Davidic covenant; New Covenant
blessing and cursing as in treaties, 284
broken, 1125–1126
confirmation of promises of, 1159–1160
establishing anew, 672–674
following Flood, 62
Israelites’ commitment to, 139–140
mixed marriage, threat to, 649–652
new contrasted with old, 1812–1813, 1833, 1839
renewal of, 327, 347–349
coveting
boundary stones, moving as, 293
in Ten Commandments, 144
creation, 34–38
Christ’s supremacy over, 1869–1870
days of, 29–30, 35c
of man, 38–41
new, being saved through Christ, 1757–1758
wisdom in, 908–909
bearing of, 1471
power of, 1777–1778
crucifixion, 1506–1513, 1545–1546, 1598, 1602, 1643
Jesus’s prediction of, 1475, 1485, 1506, 1613, 1632
curds and honey, meaning of, 1021
curse
as consequence of disobedience to law, 212
against enemies of Israel, 865–866
God, Job’s wife’s statement to, 705
God’s warnings as covenant, 1349
Mount Ebal, pronounced from, 301–303, 303c
Cush, oracle against, 1031–1032
Cyrus
decree of, 635, 636–638
description of, 1072–1074
Darius the Mede as, 1295–1296, 1302, 1308–1309
D
Damascus, prophecy against, 1180
Daniel
background of book of, 1279–1282, 1281c, 1285c, 1296c
description of antichrist, 1311
fiery furnace, 1289–1291
interpretation of dreams, 1286–1288, 1291–1292
lions’ den, 1295–1296
Nebuchadnezzar
commandment to worship statue, 1288–1289
dream of great statue, 1285–1288
dream of tree, 1290–1293
madness of, 1292
recognition of the God of Israel, 1288, 1293
position of book in Jewish canon, 1280
prophecies concerning
antichrist, 1311
Babylonian kingdom, 556–560, 1287–1294, 1297–1298
Egypt, 1298, 1309–1310
four kingdoms, 1287–1288
Greece (Hellenistic empire), 1296–1297, 1300–1301, 1308–1309
Messiah the Prince, 1304–1306
Persian empire, 1287, 1297–1298, 1300–1301, 1308–1309
Roman empire, 565–566, 1287–1288, 1306, 1310
Selucid kingdom, 1298, 1301, 1309–1311
refusal to break dietary laws, 1283–1284
refusal to worship king’s statue, 1287
resurrection of dead in, 1311–1312
sealing of book, 1312
Son of Man, 1296–1297, 1299–1301
visions of
final, 1307–1312
four beasts, 1296–1300
ram and goat, 1300–1302
70 weeks, 1303–1307, 1304c
Darius the Mede, 1295
David
anointed king, 422, 447
Ark of the Covenant, moving, 563–564, 565–567
and Bathsheba, 458–459, 460, 461
battling Philistines, 452
birth of Solomon, 461
captured Jerusalem, 451
census and plague, 477–478, 572–574
charge of, to Solomon, 576, 579–580
covenant with Jonathan, 428–429, 432
crowned king of Israel, 451
death of, 581
death of Saul and Jonathan, response to, 445–447
desire to build temple, 567–568
dethroned by Absalom, 464–465
divine deliverance of, 473–474
eternal house for, promised, 454–455
faith of, 866
family of, 564, see also Absalom; Amnon; Tamar (David’s daughter)
enlarging, 452
wives, 426–427, 435, 449, see also Michal
final addresses about temple, 578–580
final prayer of, 580–581
friendship with Jonathan, 425–426, 447
flight from Jerusalem, events surrounding
battle of servants of, with Absalom, 468–469
news of Absalom’s death, received by, 469–470
provisions for, during, 468
restoration of kingdom after, 470
Shimei cursing, 466–467
supporters during, 465–466
as fugitive from Saul
discontented men joining, 430–431
eating consecrated bread, 429–430
feigning insanity, 430, 790
Nabal’s ungratefulness to, 434
parents in Moab, 431
among Philistines, 436–437, 437, 438–439
protection of, from Saul, 427–428
spared Saul’s life, 432–433, 435–436
Ziklag, recovery of all taken from, 439–440
Gibeonites, reparation made to by, 472
and Goliath, 423–425
history of, 561–581
house built, 451–452
humility of, 570
instructions to Solomon, 486
Jerusalem as new capital of, 562–563
kindness to Mephibosheth, 456–457
Lord’s place in life of, 473, 474
mighty men of, 473, 476–477, 563, 571
military and civil authorities under, 578
organization of kingdom, 456, 576–577
preparation for temple, 567–568, 574–576
reign of, 570
to reign righteously, resolve of, 841
relationship to Jesus, 1557–1560
response to God’s promise, 455–456
restoration of house of, 1355–1356
returning Ark to Jerusalem, 452–453
righteous Branch of, 1140, 1158, see Messiah, as Branch of the Lord
and Sabbath, 1473
sacrifice on threshing floor, 478
Sheba’s rebellion against, 471
Son of, 1491
as type of Messiah, 816
victories at war, 457–458, 564–565, 570, 571–572
Davidic covenant, 454–455, 567, 568–569, 579, 596–597, 866–868, 1458, 1557, 1597, 1703, 1744
Davidic Kingdom
eternal nature of, 1455–1458
restoration of, 1526, 1592
day, in creation, defined, 36
Day of Atonement, 198–201, 208
description of, 1435
judgment on, 1014, 1334–1335, 1350–1351, 1359–1360, 1399–1400
spiritual renewal in, 1336–1337
deacons
establishment of office, 1686
Philip, 1686
selection of, 1899–1900
Stephen, 1686, 1687–1689
death
as common destiny of man, 982–983
confidence in, 773
reality of, 977–978, 984
debt, forgiveness of, 1463, 1487
deception, of God, 1116–1117
defilement, 1480
deliverance
dependence on God’s, model of, 818
divine, 769–770, 809–810
in the Exodus, 853–854
through Messiah, 849–852
from oppression, prayer for, 788
personal, 770–771, 774–776
prayer and praise for, 794–795, 824–825, 859–860, 874–875, 875–876
Demetrius, 1719, 1720–1721, 1992–1993
demons
casting out, 1469, 1474, 1566–1567, 1572
forces of, 1561
possession by, 1467
Deuteronomy
ancient treaties and chapter 4 of, similarities, 270c
background of, 263–265
copy of, as witness against priests, 308
structure of, 276–277, 284, 302
Devil, see Satan
devotion, model for morning, 763–764
dietary laws, 194–195
Dinah, 95–96
Diotrephes, condemnation of, 1992
disciples of Jesus
call to deny self, 1569–1570
call to faithfulness, 1578–1579
and fishing, 1662
greatest, debate over who is, 1571–1572, 1594
identifying Jesus as Christ, 1569
Jesus’ arrest, prepared for, 1594–1595
Jesus calling, 1562–1563
Jesus’ warning for, 1563, 1576–1577
mission of twelve, 1568
mission of seventy, 1572–1573
readiness for eternity, 1579–1580, 1592
rejection of, 1470
scattering of, 1653
sending of, 1469
discipleship
blessings of, 1573
cost of, 1572
Jesus’ teaching on, 1581
discipline, 1486, see also chastisement
thanksgiving following, 787–788
disease and contamination
laws concerning, 196–198
source of, 197–198
disobedience, consequences of on physical properties of land, 306
dispersion of Israel, call to, 1419
divination, 292
divorce, 299, 1456, 1462, 1487–1488, 1537
dragnet, see net, parable of
dreams, Joseph’s interpretations of, 101–102
drought, in time of Jeremiah, 1128–1131
drunken mockery, woe for, 1039–1040
dry bones, breath of life in, 1258–1259
E
Earth
call to praise Lord, 879–880
judgment of, predicted, 1036–1037
Ebenezer, 411
Ecclesiastes (book), background of, 971–973
Eden, see Garden of Eden
Edom
compared to Israel, 1441
destruction of, 1255–1256, 1358–1359
as Esau’s descendants, 97
judgment on, 1241–1242
Messiah’s judgment against, 1098
oracle against, 1034, 1179–1180, 1345
not to be provoked by Israelites en route to Promised Land, 268–269
refused Israel passage through, 243–244
vindication of Israel against, 1200
Egypt
death of firstborn, 127–128, 131
defeat of, by Babylon prophesied, 1247–1249
descent into Sheol of, 1250–1251
invasion of, predicted, 1170
Israel’s enslavement in, 272
Jesus in, 1457–1458
Judah’s alliance with, 1044–1045
Nebuchadnezzar’s invasion of, prophesied, 1170
oppression of Israel in, 116–117
oracle against, 1032–1034, 1173–1175
plagues in, 124–127
remnant’s flight to, 1169
sin of, 1246
worshipping the Lord predicted, 1033
Ehud, 365
Elam, prophecy against, 1181
Elihu, 730–734
Elijah
death of Ahaziah predicted, 519–520
and John the Baptist, 1471–1472
letter to Jehoram of Judah, 614–615
and prophets of Baal, 509–512
taken to heaven, 521
Eliphaz, 707–708, 717–718, 740–741
Job’s response to charges of, 709–710, 723–725
Elisha
anointed as prophet, 511–512
miracles of, 524–529
prophecies of Elijah carried out by, 530–532
received mantle of Elijah, 521–524
endurance, 1500
enemy, love for, 1462–1463
Enoch, 54–55
Ephesians (book)
application of God’s purposes, 1851–1856
background of, 1845
praise for God’s purposes, 1847–1848
proclamation of God’s purposes in, 1848–1851
Ephesus
Artemis, cult of, 1719
church, 2004
silversmiths’ protest and riot, 1719–1721
witness to disciples of John, 1717–1718
Ephraim, as northern kingdom, 1327–1328
Epicureanism, 1712
Esau
birth of, 85
descendants of, 97
as Edom compared to Jacob as Israel, 1441
marriage to foreign women, 87–88, 89
reconciliation between Jacob and, 93–94, 95
sale of birthright, 85–86
eschatology, see judgment, final
Esther (book)
background of, 681–682
crisis of Jewish people, 687–690
deliverance of Jewish people, 690–693
first Purim, 692
Jesus in, 682–683, 684c
preparation of Jewish people, 685–687
Esther (queen)
delay, 691
elevation, 685
intervention, 688–689
eternal life, 1465, 1471, 1488, 1536–1537, 1615, 1617, 1621, 1625–1627, 1629, 1644, 1703, 1746, 1753
inheriting, 1573
eunuchs, 1691
Eve, creation of, 43–44
exiles
fate of those in Babylon, 1187–1188
genealogy of, 640–642
return, 639–640
Exodus
background of book of, 111–113
bones of Joseph taken, 134
Book of Joshua, parallels with, 320c
Book of Numbers, comparison to, 228c
commencement of, 131–132
deliverance through sea, 133–136
events in first two months, 224c
firstborn, consecration of, 132–133
non-Israelites participating in, 132
number of people in, 132
pillar of cloud/fire, 134
possible routes of, 134m
twelve spies, 232c
Ezekiel
appointed as watchman for Israel, 1211–1212, 1251–1252
background of book of, 1203–1205
call to prophetic ministry of, 1208
commission of, 1210–1211
explanations to Jewish exiles, 1212
led to river Chebar, 1211
mouth of
closed, 1212
opened, 1252–1253
physical restraints on, by the Lord, 1212
parables of
the boiling pot, 1239
forest fire, 1234
fruitless vine, 1224
lion’s cubs (Israel’s kings), 1230
rescued infant becoming adulterous wife, 1225–1227
the sisters: Jerusalem, Samaria, and Sodom, 1227
two adulterous sisters: Oholah and Oholibah, 1237–1239
two eagles, 1227–1228
prophecies (messages) of, see also judgment
certainty of judgment messages, 1222–1224
Gog, attack and defeat of, 1260–1263
idolatry as cause of judgment, 1215
individual responsibility (sour grapes), 1228–1229
Israel’s past rebellion and restoration, 1231–1234
judgment, nature of, 1215–1217
judgment on Jerusalem’s rulers, 1219–1220
against shepherd of Israel, 1253
sword judgments, 1234–1236
Zedekiah, concerning, 1221–1222
signs of
baggage and hole in wall, 1221–1222
the brick, 1212–1213
death of Ezekiel’s wife, 1239–1240
lying on his sides, 1213
shaved head and divided hair, 1214
trembling while eating, 1222
two sticks, 1259–1260
unclean food, 1213–1214
visions of
coming judgment, 1217
departure of God’s glory from temple, 1219
dry bones, 1258–1259
the expanse, 1209
four living beings, 1208–1209
the scroll, 1210
slaughter in Jerusalem, 1218–1219
the throne of God, 1209–1210
wickedness in the temple, 1217–1218
world of, 1106m
Ezra, see also Israel (postexilic)
background of book of, 637–638
reading of the Law by, 669–670
F
faith
effectiveness of, 1835–1838
Habakkuk’s prayer of, 1392–1394
lack of, 1485
in Old Testament, 1941–1942
perseverance of, 395–397
principles of, 1750c
reward of, 397–398
and righteousness, 1750, 1752, 1754
of Ruth, 395–397
versus signs and wisdom, 1778
test of, 393–395
and works, 1951–1952
false accusation, prayer against, 848–849
character of, 1141
Jeremiah’s conflict with, 1145, 1146, 1147
rebuke of, 1140–1142
warning against, 1147–1148
false teachers
arguments of, 1871
dangers of, 1897
features of, 1969–1970
future of, 1970–1971
influence of, 1862–1863
Old Testament figures, 1970
philosophies of, 1871
present, 1997
silencing, 1914–1915
ungodly character of, 1903
family
children of Hosea’s as signs, 1316–1317
practices forbidden, 205
with rebellious son, 295
relationships in, 1854–1855, 1873
farmer, compared to God of war, 1041–1042
fasting, 1424–1427, 1463, 1523, 1563, 1900
Father
address prayer to, 1575
Aramaic, 1463
God as, 1633
graciousness of, 1583
Jesus in the, 1647–1648
provision of, 1464
relationship with Jesus, 1544, 1573, 1790
father of lies, 1466
fear of the Lord
benefits of, 852–853
definition of, 1027
plan of God to, 977
Feast of Tabernacles, 208, 670, 1629
Feast of the Dedication (Chanukah), 1637–1638
Feast of Unleavened Bread, 208, see also Passover
Feast of Weeks (Pentecost), 208–209
feasts, celebrated at central sanctuary, 289–290
feeding of multitudes, 1479, 1481
Felix (Antonius Felix), 1730
festal calendar, 207–209
Festus
Paul before, 1732–1733
reasons for presenting Paul to Agrippa, 1733
fig tree, 1492
fire
imagery of, 281
strange, 193
vision of, 1353
first fruits, imagery of resurrection, 1801
fish, Jonah swallowed by, 1364
flesh
crucifixion of, 1839
versus the Spirit, 1839
flood, the, 59–60, 61, 1502–1503, see also ark; Noah
chiasm in narrative of, 57c
God’s provision for life following, 61
folly
anatomy of human, 771, 806
banquet invitation of, 911
foot washing, 1645
forgive/forgiveness, 1463, 1487, 1558, 1565, 1575, 1599, 1603
divine, model for, 788–789
God’s, toward David, 803–805
God urged Isaiah not to, 1013–1014
and healing, 1467
requirement for, 1677
foxes, little, 994
freedom and service, 1838
friend, persecution of so-called, 807–808
futility
Preacher’s conclusion on, 980
of wisdom, 975
futurism, 1498–1499
G
Gabriel (angel), 1301–1304, 1304, 1556
Gadarenes, 1467
Gaius, commendation of, 1992
Galatians
background of book of, 1827–1828
defense of gospel in book, 1830–1833, 1833–1838, 1838–1841
experience of gospel, 1833–1834
foolish, 1833
Jerusalem pillars, same gospel as Paul’s, 1831
Paul’s personal appeal to, 1836–1837
Gallio, Paul before, 1715
Gamaliel, argument of, 1685
Garden of Eden, 41
exile from, 49–50
tree of knowledge of good and evil, 42
Gehenna, 1486
genealogy
Adam to Esau, 559
descendants of Abraham, 559
David’s tribe and family, 559–560
function of, 640–642
of Israel, 558–561
of Jesus, 1455–1456, 1560
postexilic, 640–642, 667, 668
of Saul, 561
tribes of Israel, 560–561
women mentioned in, 1455–1456
Genesis, see also Abraham/Abram; creation; Isaac; Jacob; Joseph (son of Jacob); Tower of Babel
background of, 25–30
Christology in, 27–28
Gennesaret, 1479–1480
Gentiles
acceptable to God, 1695
and circumcision, 1705–1707
coming to Jesus, 1643–1644
faith of, 1466
letter to churches of, 1706–1707
Paul’s witness to in Rome, 1740
salvation of, in end times, 1427
times of, 1592
Gethsemane
arrest of Jesus at, 1508–1509, 1544, 1595–1596, 1655
prayer of Jesus at,1508, 1544, 1595, 1595–1596, 1929
Gibeonites, 324, 328–329, 333, 472
Gideon, 372–374
Abimelech, son of, 375–377
goats, 1505
God
Amos’ vision of, beside altar, 1354–1355
anger of, 362
attributes of, benefitting Israel, 1377
benefits to humanity, 843
covenant love of, meditation on, 791–792
deliverance of Jonah by, 1364–1365
dependence on, 810, 818
failure to trust, woe for, 1047–1049
faithfulness of, 279–280, 1082–1083, 1098
in face of unfaithfulness, 845–846
in judgment, 1327–1329
teaching new generations, 823–824
as Father, 1463
finding comfort in, 822
glory of, 1099–1101
departure of, from temple, 1219, 1221
return of, 1267
grace of, 67, 795–796, 813–814
invisible attributes of, 1745
as Israel’s deliverer, 1074–1075
as Judge, 768–769, 803, 836–837, 1381, 1745–1756, 1760, 1765, 1767
kindness of, toward Israel, 869–871
as King of creation, 835–836
knowledge of, 1745–1746
living, 1483
love of, 829
man’s attempts to deceive, 1043–1044
meeting with individuals on journey, 247c
mercy of, 1760, 1765
name of, 25–26, 1024, 1064
blessing, 876–877
deceptive use of, 275
I AM WHO I AM, 119
Lord of Hosts, 1407, 1441
respect due, 142–143
sanctity of, 209
only, 142, 272, 274, 277
patience of, 1760
permission granted to Satan to afflict Job, 701–703
power of, 786–787, 878, 1848
praise for the triumphant, 815
proclamation of, 1848–1849
provision of, 876, 878
purposes of, 1847–1848
rebellion against, woe for, 1044–1047
reverence, giving to, 979
righteousness of, 852
as Ruler of universe, 838–839
as Shepherd of Israel, 825–826
sovereignty of, 826–827, 829–830, 1070
testing, 280
vision of, and heaven, 1016–1017
of war, compared to farmer, 1041–1042
yearning for, 812
Gog, attack and defeat of, prophesied, 1260–1263
golden calf/calves
at Sinai, 165–172
two, of Jeroboam, 500
golden lampstand, 158
Golgotha, 1511
Goliath, 423–425
gospel
biblical defense, 1833–1837
biographical defense, 1830–1833
different, 1830
elements of true, 1829, 1830
Galatian’s experience of, 1833–1834
impact on paganism, 1721
Jewish response to, 1703, 1704, 1705, 1714, 1718
Jewish unbelief and, 1701–1702
men, not from, 1831
origin of, 1830
practical defense of, 1838
spread of, 1691, 1692
threat to Ephesian idol makers, 1719–1720
gospel, dangers of
declining, 1944–1945
defecting from, 1929–1933
disbelieving, 1926–1928
disparaging, 1940
drifting from, 1924–1925
government, futility in dealings of, 979
definition, 1776
God’s, 795–796, 813–804
power of, 1954
and works, 1488–1489
Great Hallelujah, 880
growth, Christian, 1960–1961
H
Habakkuk
background of, 1387–1388
doubt of, 1389–1392
Haggai, background of, 1405–1406
Hananiah, 1146
Hanna, 403–406
harlot
Judah and Israel as, 1115
people of Jerusalem as, 1226–1227
Tamar as, 100–101
two, and baby, 489
healing, see also Jesus, healings
and confession of sins, 1956
of lame beggar, 1678–1679
types of on Malta, described, 1738
heart
of flesh, 1257
hardness of, 1488, 1532, 1536, 1547
love with, 1540
as reflection of man, 899–900, 956–957
and soul and mind, 1495
uncircumcised in, 1688–1689
heaven, vision of, 1016–1017
Hebrews (book)
background of, 1921–1922
encouragement in God, 1933
on faith, 1941–1942
fellowship, 1939–1940
Jesus, superiority of life, 1939–1946
Jesus, superiority of ministry, 1935–1939
Jesus, superiority of person, 1923–1935
New Covenant, superiority of, 1935–1936
perseverance, 1940–1941, 1942–1943
sacrifices, 1937–1939
salvation, assurance of, 1930–1932
sanctification, 1943–1944
service, 1945–1946
hell, 1462
Herod Agrippa I
arrest of Peter, 1698–1699
death of, 1699
execution of James, 1698
Jesus, before, 1597
John the Baptist, beheaded by, 1529
Herod Agrippa II, 1733
Paul presented to, 1733, 1733–1735
Herod Antipas, 1460, 1560, 1563, 1564, 1597
Herodotus, 1292, 1293, 1295, 1296
Herod the Great, 1457–1458
Hezekiah (king of Judah), 542–547, 624–630, 1055, 1057–1060
Hinnom Valley, 1486
Hiram/Huram (craftsman), 492
Hiram/Huram (king of Tyre), 490–452, 589–590
Hobab, 227–228
Holy Spirit
attributes of, 1026–1027
and baptism, 1458–1459, 1672
blasphemy against, 1577
blessings of, 1848
in creation, 36
empowerment of, 1560
filling of, as evidence of salvation, 1555, 1674–1675, 1691, 1696, 1706, 1717
versus the flesh, 1839
fresh filling of, 1682
to Gentiles, first time, 1696
as Helper, 1648
initial gift of, 1674–1675
Jesus’ instruction by, 1671
Jesus, relationship with, 1573
and miracles, 1474
power and love of in church and, 1682
promises of, 1577, 1651–1652, 1850
protection of David by, 427–428
quenching of, 1889–1890
hornet, assisting conquest of Promised Land, 280
horse, rider on red, vision of, 1417–1418
Hosea
background of, 1315
family of, representing unfaithful Israel, 1317–1318, 1319
Hoshea (king of Israel), 541
household relations, 1854–1855, 1873
Huldah, 548–549
human, see man
and worldliness, 1954
hypocrisy, 1463, 1465, 1482, 1496
I
idolatry
avoidance of, 285
as cause for judgment, 1215
false religion of, prophecy against, 1120–1125
forbidden, 142
golden calf incident, reminder of, 281
instruction to destroy worship centers of, 284
people enticing others to, 286
punishment for, 271–272
idols
Asherim, 1132–1133
Baal(s), 362, 534, 549–551
Baal-zebub, 519–520
described, 362
food offered to and liberty, 1767–1768, 1786–1787, 1789
golden calf at Sinai, 164–169
Ishtar/Astarte, 1121
Laban’s, Rachel stealing, 92–93
making of, forbidden, 271
Micah’s and idolatry of Dan, 384–386
queen of heaven, 1172
of remnant in Egypt, 1170–1171
satire on trusting, 1070–1072
image, see idols
imitation
examples of, 1864
pattern, 1863–1864
of Paul, 1880
immorality
and the body, 1784
and divorce, 1488
inheritance, of daughters of Zelophehad, 253–254, 339–340
iniquity, definition of, 710
injustice, 982
God’s, as perceived by Habakkuk, 1389–1390
integrity, personal, meditation on, 783–784
Isaac
birth of, 78–79
covenant with Abimelech, 87
finding wife for, 83–84
gives blessing to Jacob, 88–89
lie about Rebekah, 86
living among sinful men, 86–87
mocked by Ishmael, 79
near-sacrifice of, 80–82
sons of, birth, 85
Isaiah
background of book of, 1005–1009, 1007c, 1028c
Book of “Woes” predictions by, 1039
call to prophecy of, 1016–1017
comfort, message of, 1060–1062, 1067–1070
deliverance, message of, 1062–1065
God’s forgiveness requested by, 1098–1099
hymn of praise, 1027–1028
“Little Apocalypse” of, 1036
nakedness of, as sign, 1033–1034
New Testament quotation of, 1006c, 1456–1457, 1460
oracles of, 1028c, 1028–1036
Servant songs of, 1065–1066, 1072, 1086–1091
shadow on steps, 546
sons of, as sign, 1019, 1021–1022, 1022
Ishmael
descendants of, 84
Isaac, mocked by, 79
sent into desert, 79
Israel, 1561, 1591, 1602, see also assembly of the Lord; Israel (northern kingdom); Israel (postexilic); Judah (southern kingdom)
blindness of, 1644
call to praise Lord, 880
Canaanite practices forbidden, 291
cleansing of, by Messiah, 1420
coming judgment and future restoration of, 1157–1158
compared to Edom, 1441
conquest of land, 150–151, 331c
covenant with God
approaching the Lord, 151–152
Moses receiving tablets, 152
deliverance from Philistines, 410–411
deliverance of, 1047–1048, 1062–1065, 1094, 1099
demand for a king, 411–412
destiny of, 1434–1436
distribution of land in, 259m, 334–345
in Egypt
Joseph’s provision for, 105–106
move to Egypt, 106
preparation of people for Passover, 128–129
reminder of God’s promise to, 122–123
slavery, 116–117
from Egypt to Promised Land
arrangement of tribes, 217–218, 218m
census, 217, 252–253
consecration of people and priests at Sinai, 140–141
defeat of Sihon and Og, 245
departure from Sinai, 226–228
golden calf, 164–169, see also golden calf/calves, at Sinai
grumbling about lack of food and water, 137, 138, 228–230, 243, 244
instructions to second generation, 254–256
manna, 137–138
people’s commitment to covenant, 139–140
presentation of the Law to the people, 142–144, see also Law/Law, the
review of journey, 258
sentence of forty years in wilderness, 234, 236
seventy elders, prophesying of, 229–230
Sinai covenant, see law/Law, the; Ten Commandments
Tabernacle, see Tabernacle
Transjordan tribes given land, 258
twelve spies and ensuing rebellion, 231–236, 232c
war with Amalek, 138–139
war with Midian, 256–257
end-time deliverance of, 1428–1429, 1431–1432
in end-time tribulation, 1434
future apostasy predicted, 307–308
history
of God’s faithfulness to, 823–824
reviewing deliverance of God through, 797–798
genealogies of, 558–561
God as deliverer of, 1074–1075
God’s attributes benefitting, 1377
as God’s chosen nation, 272
God’s defense of, 821–822
as God’s servant, 1063, 1070
Jesus’ mission to, 1470
land of, in millennium, 1275, 1277
judgment and exile, 1015–1016
kingdom divided, 499, 601–602
kingdom renewed before Lord, 415–416
leaders, conduct of, 290, 1373
Lord’s return to, 1425–1426
Messiah’s ministry to, 1096–1097, 1149
new covenant of hope for, 1150
people of
blessed and prosperous, 1256
new nature in, 1257
regathering of, 1068, 1256–1258, 1371, 1373, 1419, 1429–1430
rain in land of, 283
redemption of, 1095–1096
remnant of, 1374–1375
repentance of, 1417, 1433–1434
restoration of, 1078–1081, 1084–1085, 1097, 1680
salvation of, 1091–1093
sinfulness of, 1094–1095
spiritual healing of, 1149–1150
in time of judges
army, size of, 360
civil war with Benjamin, 387–388
civil war with Ephraim, 379–380
confrontation between God and, 377–378
idolatry of, 362, 384–386
northern tribes of Israel, failure of, 360–361
perversion of Benjamin, 386–387
population, size of, 360
woe upon enemies of, 1049–1050
Israelite tribes in wilderness, 218m, 235m
circumcision of, before entering Canaan, 320–321
crossing of Jordan, 318
legal disputes, solving, 266
Moses’ charge to, 307
rebellion, examples of, 281–282
second generation of, instructions for, 283
twelve spies and people’s response, 232c, 267
Israel (northern kingdom), see also Samaria
complacency of, 1351–1352
discipline of, 1322–1324
fall of, 541–542
God’s legal indictment against, 1320–1322
judgment of, 1015–1016, 1325–1326
kings of, 482c, see also names of individual kings
oracle against, 1346–1352
regathering of, 1175
reversal of the exodus as judgment for, 1324
Rehoboam prevented from attacking, 602–603
restoration of, 1149–1151, 1181–1182
as unfaithful as Hosea’s wife, 1317–1318
Israel (postexilic)
confession of people, 670–671
covenant, establishing anew, 672–674
first Feast of Tabernacles after, 670
God’s disfavor, evidence of, 1407, 1441
history reviewed, 671–672
genealogy, 640–642
Jerusalem, Ezra’s journey to, 647–649
mixed marriages of, 678, 649–652
opposition to God, 643–644
priorities of, 1407–1408, 1441–1442
prophetic and political events, 644–645
public reading of the Law, 669–670
return from exile, 639–640
ritual and worship, renewal, 642–643
security issues, 663, 667–668
spiritual renewal in, 676–677
temple, completion of, 645–647
tithe, failure to, 1444
usury, problem of, 664–666
J
Jacob
blessing Joseph’s sons, 106–107
blessing the twelve tribes, 107–109
children of, 90
death and burial of, 109
deceit of, for blessing, 88–89
fight with God, 95–96
flight from Laban, 91–93
God’s sovereign choice of at birth, 85
journey of, to Mesopotamia, 89
as Israel compared to Esau as Edom, 1441
marriages of, 90
prosperity of, 90–91
purchase of Esau’s birthright, 85–86
rape of daughter and aftermath, 95–96
restoration between Esau and, 93–94, 95
spiritual transformation of, 95
succession of, 96–97
Jacob’s Distress, 1148–1149, see also Tribulation, the
James, martyrdom of, 1549
James (book)
background of, 1947–1948
Sermon on the Mount and, parallels, 1948c
testing of faith, 1949–1950
trials, applications regarding, 1955–1956
trials, godly responses in, 1950–1955
Jehoahaz (king of Judah), 550, 635
Jehoiakim (king of Judah), 635, 1138, 1162–1163, 1164
Jehoiachin/Coniah (king of Judah), 550–551, 552, 635, 1139, 1188
Jehoiada (priest), 535–536, 616
Jehoram/Joram (king of Israel), 522–523, 529, 533
Jehoram/Joram (king of Judah), 531, 614–615
Jehoshaphat (king of Judah), 515–516, 523, 609–612
Jehu (king of Israel), 532–534
Jephthah, 378–379
Jeremiah, 1482
afflictions of, by the Lord, 1195
background of book of, 1103–1108, 1110–1111
Book of Consolation of, 1148–1160
call of, 1112
in cistern, 1165–1166
complaint of, 1130, 1131, 1136
confirming visions of, 1113
first scroll of, to Jehoiakim, 1162–1163
God’s challenge to, 1113
God’s restrictions on life of, 1131
and Hananiah, 1146
hope of, in the Lord, 1195–1196
imprisonment of, 1164–1166
message to priests and people, 1146
message to Zedekiah, 1145
ministry to Baruch, 1172
ministry to remnant in Judah, 1167
response of remnant, 1199–1201
role of, after Gedaliah’s murder, 1169
second scroll of, 1164
sin, 1192, 1195–1197
specific prophecies of, 1136–1140
temple address, 1122–1125
treatment of, by Babylonians, 1167
vision of two baskets of figs, 1142
world of, 1106m
Jericho
conquest of, 316–318, 322–324
destruction of, 1497–1499, 1516, 1589, 1591, 1599
rebuilding, prophecy of fulfilled, 507
spies sent into, 316–317
topography of, 1490
Jeroboam I (king of Israel), 498–501, 502–503, 601, 603
Jeroboam II (king of Israel), 538
Jerusalem, see also Walls of Jerusalem, postexilic; Zion (Jerusalem)
blessings predicted, 1338–1339, 1373
capital of Israel, established as, 562–563
Council of, 1705–1707
desolation, 1191–1193
destruction of, 1166–1167, 1186, 1193–1194
end-time deliverance of, 1435–1436
events preceding fall of, 1160–1164
exiles, return of, 639–640
faithlessness of, 1113–1116
fall of, 551
fate of, prophesied, 1129, 1156–1157
fate of those in, 1186
God’s wrath poured out on, 1197–1199
governors in area during Babylonian occupation, 657–658
hymn of peace for, 861–862
Jesus’ lament over, 1589
judgment coming to, 1192, 1400–1401, 1402–1403
judgment on rulers of, 1219–1220, 1295–1296
as the Lord our Righteousness, 1159
Lord’s care for, 878–879
millennial, 1277–1278
oracle against, 1034–1035
plight of, during exile to Babylon, 656
populating postexilic, 674–675
punishment of, 1193–1195
recipients of judgment, 1236–1237
response of remnant, 1199–1201
siege of, by Assyria, 543–546, 1055–1056
sin of, 1192, 1195–1197
in time of judges, 360
in time of Nehemiah, 658m, 660m
vision of slaughter in, 1218–1219
women in, judgment of, 1014–1015
Jesus, see also God; Lord
Aaron, better than, 1928–1929
accusations against, 1525, 1633, 1638
angels, compared to, 1923–1924
anointing of, 1506, 1542–1543, 1565
arrest of, 1508, 1544–1545, 1595–1596
ascension of, 1547–1548, 1603
authority of, 1460–1471, 1492, 1513–1514, 1521–1522, 1530, 1562, 1589, 1621–1622, 1644–1645, 1848
baptism of, 1459, 1520–1521, 1560
bearing sins, 1478
belief in, 1608
betrayal of, 1506–1508, 1646, 1655
birth of, 1456–1457, 1556–1559
blood of, 1490, 1507
boyhood of, 1560
burial of, 1512, 1546, 1598, 1600, 1659–1660
and children, 1571–1572
circumcision, 1560
and the commandments, 1646–1648
controversies, 1538–1539
conversation with criminals, 1599–1600
crucifixion, 1511–1512, 1545–1546, 1598–1600, 1615, 1658–1659
death of, 1512, 1546, 1569, 1588, 1600, 1658
demons, casting out, 1474, 1567
denial, prediction of, 1543
disciples of, 1469, 1521, 1521, 1562–1563, see also disciples of Jesus; individual names
disease, 1521–1522
dual nature of, 1495
and Elijah, 1534
family of, 1475, 1553, 1566, 1627–1628
and Feasts, 1629, 1637–1638
feet of, anointed, 1565, 1641–1642
as first fruits, 1801
forgiveness of sins, 1522
Galilean Ministry, 1561–1572
in Garden of Gethsemane, 1543–1544
genealogy of, 1455–1456, 1560
healings
blind man, 1532–1533, 1634–1636
centurion’s servant, 1653–1564
deaf man, 1531
demon-possessed boy, 1534–1535, 1571
hemorrhage, 1468, 1567
lame man, 1619–1621
leper(s), 1522, 1561–1562, 1585
official’s son, 1619
paralyzed man, 1562
on Sabbath, 1473, 1523–1524, 1580
in temple, 1491–1492
as high priest, 1929, 1933–1935
High Priestly Prayer of, 1653–1654
as “I am,” 1625c, 1655
identity revealed, 1560, 1563–1565, 1571
imitation of, 1768
instruction by, 1671
and Judaism, 1468
lament of, over Jerusalem, 1589
love of, 1851
message, 1976
Melchizedek as, 72
as Messiah, 1461, 1540, 1549, 1587
ministry of, 1478–1484, 1521
miracles of, see also Jesus, healings
calming of the sea, 1467
feeding of 5,000, 1530, 1568–1569, 1623–1624
feeding of 4,000, 1531–1532
feeding of multitudes, 1479, 1481
healing on Sabbath, 1523–1524
Jairus’ daughter, raising of, 1528, 1566–1568
in Mark, 1517
in Matthew, 1466–1469
raising Lazarus from dead, 1638–1640
stilling the storm, 1566
turning water into wine, 1612–1613
widow’s son, raising of, 1564
walking on water, 1530, 1624
and Moses, 1484, 1534, 1623–1624, 1624–1625, 1925–1926
mystery of Christ, 1847, 1850
in Nazareth, 1478
opposition to, 1480–1481, 1525
parables of
big dinner, the, 1580–1581
dishonest manager, 1583–1584
fig tree, 1492, 1542, 1592
Good Samaritan, 1574
lamp, 1526, 1566
lost coin, 1582
lost sheep, 1582
mustard seed, 1526
Pharisee and tax collector, 1586–1587
prodigal son, 1582–1583
rich fool, 1577–1578
rich man and Lazarus, 1584–1585
seed, 1526
soils, 1565–1566
sower, 1475–1478, 1525–1526
ten minas, 1588
two debtors, 1565
two sons, 1492–1493
vineyard, 1539, 1590
widow and the judge, 1586
woman in labor, 1652
passion of, 1571, 1598–1600
Passover meal, 1543, 1593–1595
and Pharisees, 1480–1482, 1524, 1530, 1576
plot against, 1576, 1593
post-Resurrection appearances of, 1513–1514, 1547, 1661–1662
power of, 1560, 1561, 1562, 1564, 1566, 1575
preaching to spirits in prison, 1963
predicting glorification of, 1646–1649
predictions of, 1541
and the prophets, 1462, 1923
receiving of, 1472
rejection of, 1430–1431, 1470, 1472, 1478
as fulfillment of prophecy concerning Messiah, 1091
resurrection of, 1513, 1546–1547, 1600–1602, 1661–1662, 1751, 1759, 1762, 1799
resurrection, proof of, 1671–1672
and Sabbath, 1473, 1523–1524
sacrifice, compared to Mosaic law, 1938–1939
sacrificial life of, 1861, 1938–1939
and Sadducees, 1590
scourging of, 1657
on the sea, 1479
Second Coming of, 1470, 1497–1505, 1561, 1585–1586, 1647–1652, 1672–1673, 2022–2023
as servant, 1490–1491
and sinners, 1468, 1630–1631
as sin offering, 1815
spiritual food of, 1618
suffering of, 1472–1473, 1511, 1963–1964
supernatural knowledge of, 1611, 1614
as Teacher, 1467
teachings
about coming death, 1533
abiding in the Vine, 1649–1650
Beatitudes, 1563
bread of life message, 1624–1627
of disciples, 1482
on discipleship, 1581
divorce, 1537
eternal life, 1536
faith, 1536, 1537
future, His, 1537
giving, 1541
Good Shepherd message, 1636–1637
greatness, 1571, 1594
kingdom, 1585
Light of the world message, 1631–1634
partisan spirit, 1535–1536
positions in the Kingdom, 1537
prayer, 1574–1575
pride, 1535
repentance, 1560, 1563, 1565, 1581, 1603
requirements for apostles, 1533
about self, 1533
Second Coming, 1561, 1585–1586, 1592
Sermon on the Mount, 1460–1466, 1563
sower, 1475–1478
about Tribulation, 1541–1542,1591–1592
and temple cleansing, 1613–1614
temptation of, 1459–1460, 1521, 1560
titles of, 1491, 1495, 1744
tomb, 1600–1601
traditions, 1523
transfiguration, 1534, 1570–1571
transformation of believers by, 1759, 1872
trial of, 1509–1511, 1596–1598, 1655–1658
triumphal entry of, 1491, 1537–1538, 1588–1589, 1642
wealth, 1536–1537, 1566, 1578
at wedding in Cana, 1612–1613
witnesses to, 1609, 1622c
Jethro, advice of, to Moses, 139
Jewish magicians, exorcism attempt, 1718–1719
Jews
as Abraham’s children, 1632–1633
and rejection of Messiah, 1651
and Samaritans, 1616–1617
Joab
counsel about census, 573
David’s charge to Solomon concerning, 486
murders committed by, 449–450, 469, 471
scheme of, to restore Absalom to David’s court, 463–464
strategy and faith of, 571
Joahaz/Jehoahaz, (king of Israel), 536–537
Joash/Jehoash (king of Israel), 537
Joash/Jehoash (king of Judah), 535–536, 617–619
Job
accused God of not caring, 713, 716
afflictions of, 701–703
aggression toward, development of, 729s
Bildad, arguments and advice of, see Bildad
celestial matters, familiarity with, 712
complaints and self-defense of
call for justice and honor, 720
claimed understanding of God’s greatness, 725
day of birth, lamenting, 706–707, 710, 713
friends’ words no help, 718
hopelessness versus waiting on God, 715–716
innocence, defense of his, 728–730
litany of God’s oppression, 724–725
longed for mediator, 712
mocking, enduring, 720
nightmares, 710
questioning his righteousness, 710
rebellion, complaints of counting as, 724
unjustified charges by friends, 709
wicked do not suffer, 714–715
God’s questions to, 734–735
commentators’ viewpoints of, 735–737
about creation, 737–738
Job’s response to, 738
about power of God, 738–740
Elihu, arguments and advice of, see Elihu
Eliphaz, arguments and advice of, see Eliphaz
God’s deeds, described by, 725–726
life after death/resurrection, views on, 716–717, 720–721
message of, concerning God’s wisdom, 726–727
prosperity of, before and after testing, 703c
reaction to losses, 702, 704–706
repentance before God, 740
restoration by God, 740–741
review of life of, 727–730
Satan’s challenge to God about, 700–701, 701–702
status before calamities, 699–700
symptoms and pathology of testing of, 704c
vindication from Messiah, 721
wish he had died at birth, 709, 713
Zophar, arguments and advice of, see Zophar
Job (book)
background of, 695–697
historical indicators in, 696c
truths from, 741–742
Joel (book), background of, 1331–1332
Jonah, 538
attitude of, toward God’s grace, 1366–1368
background of, 1361–1362
journey of to Ninevah and preaching in, 1363–1366
Jonathan, 418–420, 425–426, 427, 432, 447
John (apostle), at Jesus’ tomb, 1660
John (Gospel)
assurances, 1616–1617
background of, 1605c, 1605–1608, 1606c
heretics, 1610–1611
message of Jesus in, 1608
salvation, assurances of, 1608–1610, 1611–1613
signs in, 1612c
on sin, 1608
1 John (book)
assurances, 1984–1985
background of, 1973–1976
heretics, 1978–1979
message of Jesus, 1976
salvation, assurances of, 1976–1978, 1979–1981
sin, 1976
2 John (book)
background of, 1987
path, Christian, 1988
perils, Christian, 1988
3 John (book)
background of, 1991
Demetrius, confirmation, 1992–1993
Diotrephes, condemnation, 1992
Gaius, commendation, 1992
John Mark, see Mark
arrest of, 1460
birth, 1554, 1557–1558
beheading of, 1479, 1529
disciples of, 1717–1718
as Elijah, 1471–1472, 1555
forerunner, 1555, 1564
Herod, imprisoned by, 1560
Holy Spirit, 1560
identity of, 1609
and Jesus, 1459, 1471–1472
Jesus greater than, 1609
message of, 1558, 1560
messenger role, 1520
ministry of, 1560
misinterpretation about not dying, 1663
parents of, 1553–1555
preaching of, 1458, 1520
prophet, 1564, 1589–1590
questions for Jesus, 1564
as witness for Jesus, 1569, 1608
Joseph (husband of Mary), 1556
Joseph (son of Jacob), 98–99, 101–102, 103c, 103–107, 109–110
as prime minister, 102
dream interpretation in jail, 101–102
falsely accused by Potiphar’s wife, 101
progression in status and age, 103c
provision for Egyptians, 106
provision for family, 105–107
reconciliation with brothers, 105
sold into slavery, 98–99
sons of, 102
testing brothers, 103–105
trust of, in God, 109–110
Joseph of Arimathea, 1512, 1600, 1659–1660
Joshua
aftermath of death of, 361–362
character of, 324–325, 349
commission of, 254, 315–316
death of, 350
extension of daylight during battle, 330
faithfulness to God, 349
farewell addresses of, 345, 347–349
Moses’ charge to, 307
Moses’ personal aide and general of army, 139
parallels to Joseph, 350
report of Promised Land of, 231
Joshua (book)
background of, 313–315
parallels to Exodus, 270, 318–320
Joshua (high priest), as type of Messiah, 1420, 1423–1424
Josiah (king of Judah), 548–550, 631–635
Jotham (king of Judah), 540, 623
Judah (son of Jacob), 99–101, 104
Judah (southern kingdom)
attacked by and victory over Israel, 606
blessings predicted, 1338–1339
call to repentance, 1130–1132
captivity in Babylon, 636
continued evil questioned, 1389
ethics of, rebuked, 1375–1376
fall of, 551
history of iniquity of, 1230
invasion by Egypt, 604
judgment coming on enemies of, 1401–1402
judgment on, 1017–1018, 1022–1023, 1400–1401
kings of, 483c, see also names of individual kings
rebuke of Jeremiah to, 1137
oracle against, 1346
national restoration of, 1152–1153
promised freedom from Ninevah, 1382
prophecies concerning, 1113–1172
rebellion of, 1011–1012
sins of, 1370–1371
Judah (tribe), taking of land, 359–360
Judas, 1506–1508
as betrayer of Jesus, 1593, 1627, 1646
death of, 1673
remorse of, 1510
replacement as apostle, 1673
Jude (book)
background of, 1995
faithful, program for, 1997–1998
false teachers, 1995–1996
salvation, 1996
judge, see also individual judges by name
chronology of, 355c
commissioned to mete out capital punishment, 290
God as, 803
instructions for, 290
Israel’s deliverance by, 362–363
Levitical priests as, 290
location of major, and their adversaries, 364m
minor, 377, 380
over tribes of Israel, 266–267
spiritual condition of Israel in time of, 384–388
Judges (book)
as account of obedience and failure, 359
background of, 353–356
theology of sin and grace in, 361–363
judgment, see also individual countries named for judgment
and belief in Jesus, 1615
for broken covenant, 1125–1126
certainty of, 1222–1224
of Christian’s works, 1814
coming, and future restoration of Israel, 1157–1158
in Day of the Lord, 1014, 1334–1335
drought as, 1128–1131
of the Earth, 1036–1037
for failure to keep Sabbath, 1133–1134
false religion, 1120–1125
final, 1497–1499, 1505–1506
hope in midst of, 1131–1132
Hosea’s children as representation of, 1316–1317
idolatry as cause, 1215
Jerusalem’s faithlessness, 1113–1116
on Jerusalem’s rulers, 1219–1220
Judah’s sin and 574–576
linen belt and wineskins object lessons of, 1127–1128
locust swarm as, 1333
of nations, 1325, 1326, 1337–1338, 1427–1428
nature of, 1215–1216
of others, 1464
parables about, 1476, 1503–1505
reasons for coming, 1118–1119
on Samaria, 1025
seventy years of, significance of, 1143
and statutes together, meaning of, 284
summary of endtime, 1052–1054
sword as, 1234–1235, see also sword
vision of coming, 1217
of wicked, 1150
for worldliness, 1955
justice
divine, 809, 821
of God in coming judgment, 1443–1444
prayer for, against a false accusation, 848–849
justification, 1554, 1573, 1574, 1587
defined, 1832
by faith, 1748–1751, 1832–1833, 1952
works of law, contrasted with, 1833
K
Kedar and Hazor, prophecy against, 1180–1181