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2. Thesauros: The word thesauros means literally, a "deposit," so wealth and treasure. Evidently throughout the New Testament it has a twofold usage as describing. (1) material treasure, either money or other valuable material possession, and.
It is a matter of perspective and priority. Those who love God (having a holy respect) are His treasured possession with our personal faith relationship a great treasure (Mal 3:17; 1 Pet 1:7; 2 Pet 1:1). All the treasures of knowledge and wisdom are found in Christ alone (Col 2:3). The Psalmist could say, “I treasure your Word more than gold ...
The English word "treasure" has in the Old Testament at least five somewhat distinct meanings as expressed in the words: "treasure," genaz (Aramaic) or genez (Hebrew), usually meaning "the thing stored"; translated "treasures" in Ezra 6:1, but in 5:17 and 7:20 translated "treasure-house": "search made in the king's treasure-house."
Jesus admonishes His disciples, “Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal.”. The term “treasure” is used also for a person’s greatest desire or possession, for the Lord says, “where your treasure is, there will your heart be also” (Matt 6:20, 21 ...
1. Treasure. The English word "treasure" has in the Old Testament at least five somewhat distinct meanings as expressed in the words: "treasure," genaz (Aramaic) or genez (Hebrew), usually meaning "the thing stored"; translated "treasures" in Ezr 6:1, but in 5:17 and 7:20 translated "treasure-house": "search made in the king's treasure-house."
treasure. TREASURE, n. trezh'ur. L. thesaurus. 1. Wealth accumulated; particularly, a stock or store of money in reserve. Henry VII. was frugal and penurious, and collected a great treasure of gold and silver. 2. A great quantity of any thing collected for future use. We have treasures in the field, of wheat and of barley, and of oil and of honey.
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Lexicons. TREASURE. —The word ‘treasure’ upon the lips of a Hebrew signifies a store of anything that constitutes wealth—of corn and wine and oil, as well as of gold and silver and precious stones (Matthew 13:52). Hence spiritually the word suggests an apt figure of the true eternal riches. Just as on earth the worldly-wise may lay up ...
