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King James Dictionary - Muster. To number; inspect; to assemble troops. The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the LORD of hosts MUSTER ETH the host of the battle. They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the LORD, and the weapons ...
- Structure of The Bible
- Brief Synopsis & Commentary
- Biblical Understanding & 19Th-Century CE Archaeology
- Conclusion
In Judaism, the scriptures are called the Tanakh and are recognized as comprising 24 books divided into three categories: The Pentateuch (or Teachings of the Five Books of Moses), The Prophets, and The Writings. Christianity, which appropriated the Tanakh and claimed it as their own early theological history, call it the Old Testament. Early Christ...
The book of Genesis, the first book of the Old Testament, tells the story of the creation of the universe, the world, and humanity, the fall of man in the Garden of Eden, and the great flood which God sent on the world because of the evil of mankind. Following the flood, Noah's children repopulate the earth and the narrative then follows the storie...
The stories which the Bible relates were considered to be historically accurate and entirely unique until the mid-19th century CE when archaeologists discovered the civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt. The Bible, in fact, was considered the oldest book in the world until much older literature was discovered which told the same stories, in an ear...
Although many people throughout the world today continue to believe in the Bible as the authoritative word of God, this belief is not as widespread as it was prior to the 19th century CE. The interpretation of the Bible in the present day is largely a matter of individual understanding without the societal expectation which informed western society...
- Joshua J. Mark
May 26, 2004 · It is the conclusion of God’s plan for time, and the commencement of God’s plan for men in eternity. (3) God is sovereign, in control of all history, so that His plan to sum up all things in Christ is certain. (4) The plan to sum up all things in Christ is the result and the reflection of God’s infinite wisdom and sight (Ephesians 1:8 ...
t.) To call together; as to muster troops for inspection. 2. (n.) A show; a display. 3. (n.) An assembling or review of troops, as for parade, verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or introduction into service. 4. (n.) The sum total of an army when assembled for review and inspection; the whole number of effective men in an army.
Mar 14, 2013 · The mustard seed is one of the tiniest seeds and in the parable represents "The Kingdom of Heaven", the sowing of it, represents the preaching of the good news . (Luke 4:43 (NRSV) 43 "But he said to them, “I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other cities also; for I was sent for this purpose.”.
The Parable of the Mustard Seed is one of the shorter parables of Jesus. It appears in Matthew (13:31–32), Mark (4:30–32), and Luke (13:18–19). In the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, it is immediately followed by the Parable of the Leaven, which shares this parable's theme of the Kingdom of Heaven growing from small beginnings.
The verb hithgōdēd does not mean here to scratch one's self or make incisions (Deuteronomy 14:1, etc.), but, as in Jeremiah 5:7, to press or crowd together; and the thought is this: Now crowd together with fear in a troop, for he (sc., the enemy) sets, or prepares, a siege against us. In עלינוּ the prophet includes himself in the ...
