Corban – Cyrus

Corban

– An oblation Mr 7:11

Cord

– Ancient uses of

.In casting lots Mic 2:5

.Fastening tents Ex 35:18; 39:40; Isa 54:2

.Leading or binding animals Ps 118:27; Ho 11:4

.Hitching to cart or plough Job 39:10

.Binding prisoners Jud 15:13

.Measuring ground 2Sa 8:2; Jos 17:14; Ps 78:55; Am 7:17; Zec 2:1

.Worn on the head as a sign of submission 1Ki 20:31

– FIGURATIVE

.Of spiritual blessings Ps 16:6

.Of sin Pr 5:22

.Of life Ec 12:6

.Of friendship Ec 4:12; Ho 11:4

– SYMBOLICAL USES OF

.Token in mourning 1Ki 20:31-33; Job 36:8

.Signifying an inheritance Jos 17:14

Coriander

– A spice Ex 16:31; Nu 11:7

Corinth

– (A city of Achaia)

– Visited

.By Paul Ac 18; 2Co 12:14; 13:1; with 1Co 16:5-7

.And 2Co 1:16

.By Apollos Ac 19:1

.By Titus 2Co 8:16,17; 12:18

– By Erastus, a Christian of Ro 16:23; 2Ti 4:20

– THE CONGREGATION OF

.Schism in 1Co 1:12; 3:4

.Immortalities in 1Co 5; 11

.Writes to Paul 1Co 7:1

.Alienation of, from Paul 2Co 10

.Abuse of ordinances in 1Co 11:22; 14

.Heresies in 1Co 15:12; 2Co 11

.Lawsuits in 1Co 6

.Liberality of 2Co 9

.Paul's letters to 1Co 1:2; 16:21-24; 2Co 1:1,13

Cormorant

– A bird forbidden as food Le 11:17; De 14:17; Isa 34:11; Zep 2:14

Corn

– (A general term applied to all grains)

– In valleys Ps 65:13; Mr 4:28

– A product of Egypt Ge 41:47-49

– Palestine De 33:28; Eze 27:17

– Parched Ru 2:14; 1Sa 17:17; 25:18; 2Sa 17:28

– Ground 2Sa 17:19

– Eaten by the Israelites Jos 5:11,12

– Shocks of, burnt Jud 15:5

– Heads of, plucked by Christ's disciples Mt 12:1

– Mosaic laws concerning Ex 22:6; De 23:25

– FIGURATIVE Ps 72:16; Ho 14:7; Joh 12:24

.Symbolical Ge 41:5

.See [1068]BARLEY

.See [1069]BARN

.See [1070]BREAD

.See [1071]FIRSTFRUITS

.See [1072]GLEANING

.See [1073]HARVEST

.See [1074]REAPING

.See [1075]RYE

.See [1076]THRESHING

.See [1077]TITHES

.See [1078]WHEAT

Cornelius

– A Roman centurion Ac 10

Cornerstone

– General scriptures concerning Job 38:6

– See [1079]STONE

– FIGURATIVE Ps 144:12

.Of Christ Ps 118:22; Isa 28:16; Mt 21:42; Mr 12:10; Lu 20:17; Ac 4:11; 1Co 3:11; Eph 2:20; 1Pe 2:6

Cornet

– See [1080]TRUMPET

Corporal Punishment

– See [1081]PUNISHMENT

Corpulency

– INSTANCES OF

.Eglon Jud 3:17

.Eli 1Sa 4:18

Correction

– See [1082]AFFLICTION, DESIGN OF

– See [1083]CHASTISEMENT

– See [1084]CHILDREN, CORRECTION OF

– See [1085]PARENTS

– See [1086]PUNISHMENT

– See [1087]SCOURGING

Corruption

– PHYSICAL DECOMPOSITION Le 22:25

.After death Ge 3:19; Job 17:14; 21:26; 34:15; Ps 16:10; 49:9; 104:29; Ec 3:20; 12:7; Jon 2:6; Ac 2:27,31; 13:34-37; 1Co 15:42,50

– FIGURATIVE

.Of sin Isa 38:17; Ro 8:21; Ga 6:8; 2Pe 1:4; 2:12,19

.Mount of 2Ki 23:13

– JUDICIAL

.See [1088]COURT

.See [1089]GOVERNMENT

.See [1090]JUDGE

– ECCLESIASTICAL

.See [1091]CHURCH, CORRUPT

.See [1092]MINISTERS

– POLITICAL

.See [1093]BRIBERY

.See [1094]CIVIL SERVICE

.See [1095]GOVERNMENT

.See [1096]POLITICS

Cosmetics

– General scriptures concerning 2Ki 9:30; Jer 4:30; Eze 23:40

Cotton

– (R. V. margin) Ex 25:4

Council

– Apostolic Ac 15:1-29

– Of War 2Sa 16:20; 17:1-4,5-15

Counsel

– General scriptures concerning Pr 1:5; 9:9; 11:14; 12:15; 15:22; 19:20; 20:18; 24:6; 27:9

– See [1097]PRUDENCE

– REJECTED Pr 1:24-33

– INSTANCES OF

.By Rehoboam 1Ki 12:8-16

.By the rich young ruler Mt 19:22

Counsellor

– A wise man, versed in law and diplomacy 1Ch 27:32,33

– Ahithophel was

.To David 1Ch 27:33; 2Sa 16:23

.To Absalom 2Sa 16:23

– Was member of the Sanhedrin at Jerusalem Mr 15:43; Lu 23:50,51

– A title of Christ Isa 9:6

Countenance

– Angry Pr 25:23

– Cheerful Job 29:24; Ps 4:6; 21:6; 44:3; Pr 15:13; 27:17

– Fierce De 28:50; Da 8:23

– Guilty Ge 4:5; Isa 3:9

– Health indicated in Ps 42:11; 43:5

– Pride in 2Ki 5:1; Ps 10:4

– Reading of Ge 31:2,5

– Sad 1Sa 1:18; Ne 2:2,3; Ec 7:3; Eze 27:35; Da 1:15; 5:6

– Transfigured Ex 34:29-35; 2Co 3:7,13; Lu 9:29

– See [1098]FACE

Country

– LOVE OF Jud 5:1-31; 2Sa 10:12; Ne 1:1-11; 2:1-20; 5:1-18; Ps 137:1-6

.The Jews held religion and country as one (a theocracy), therefore

.See [1099]CHURCH, LOVE OF

– See [1100]also PATRIOTISM

Courage

– Enjoined upon Joshua De 31:7,8,22,23; Jos 1:1-9

– The Israelites Le 26:6-8; 2Ch 32:7,8

– Solomon 1Ch 22:13; 28:20

– Asa 2Ch 15:1-7

– Enjoined by Jehoshaphat upon the judicial and executive officers be appointed 2Ch 19:11

– SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Pr 28:1; Eze 2:6; 3:9; 1Co 16:13; Php 1:27,28; 2Ti 1:7

– INSTANCES OF THE COURAGE OF CONVICTION

.Abraham, in leaving his fatherland Ge 12:1-9

.In offering Isaac Ge 22:1-14

.Gideon, in destroying the altar of Baal Jud 6:25-31

.Ezra, in undertaking the perilous journey from Babylon to Palestine without a guard Ezr 8:22,23

.The Jews, in returning answer to Tatnai Ezr 5:11

.The three Hebrews, who refused to bow down to the image of Nebuchadnezzar Da 3:16-18

.Daniel, in persisting in prayer regardless of the edict against praying Da 6:10

.Peter and John, in refusing to obey men, rather than God Ac 4:19; 5:29

.See [1101]MINISTERS, COURAGE OF

.See [1102]REPROOF

– INSTANCES OF PERSONAL BRAVERY

.Joshua and Caleb, in advising that Israel go at once and possess the land Nu 13:30; 14:6-12

.Othniel, in striking Kirjath-sepher Jos 15:16,17

.Gideon, in attacking the confederate armies of the Midianites and Amalekites with three hundred men Jud 7:7-23

.Deborah, in leading Israel's armies Jud 4

.Jael, in killing Sisera Jud 4:18-22

.Agag, in the indifference with which he faced death 1Sa 15:32,33

.David, in killing Goliath 1Sa 17:32-50

.In entering into the tent of Saul, and carrying away Saul's spear 1Sa 26:7-12

.David's captains 2Sa 23

.Joab, in reproving King David 2Sa 19:5-7

.Nehemiah, in refusing to take refuge in the temple Ne 6:10-13

.Esther, in going to the king to save her people Es 4:8,16; 5; 6; 7

.Joseph of Arimathaea, in caring for the body of Jesus Mr 15:43

.Thomas, in being willing to die with Jesus Joh 11:16

.Peter and other disciples Ac 3:12-26; 4:9-13,19,20,31

.The apostles, under persecution Ac 5:21,29-32

.Paul, in going to Jerusalem, despite his impressions that bonds and imprisonments awaited him Ac 20:22-24; 24:14,25

.See [1103]BOLDNESS OF THE RIGHTEOUS

.See [1104]MINISTERS

.See [1105]REPROOF, FAITHFULNESS IN

.See [1106]COWARDICE

Court

– ECCLESIASTICAL 1Ch 26:29-32; 2Ch 19:8-11; Mt 18:15-18; Joh 20:23

.See [1107]CHURCH, DISCIPLINE IN

– CIVIL

.Held at the tabernacle Nu 27:2

.The gates of cities De 21:19; 22:15; 25:7; Jos 20:4; Ru 4:1; Zec 8:16

.Under a palm tree Jud 4:5

.COMPOSITION OF, AND MODE OF PROCEDURE Ex 18:25,26; De 1:15-17; 17:9; Ru 4:2-5; 1Ch 26:29-32; 2Ch 19:8-11; Mt 26:54-71; Mr 14:53,55-65; 15:1; Lu 22:50-71; Joh 18:13-28; Ac 5:17-21,25-28,34,38-41

.See [1108]JUDGE

.See [1109]JUSTICE

.See [1110]PRIEST, JUDICIAL FUNCTIONS OF

– CIRCUIT 1Sa 7:15-17

– SUPERIOR, AND INFERIOR Ex 18:21-26; De 1:15-17; 17:8-13; 2Ch 19:5-10

– JUSTICE REQUIRED OF Ex 23:2,3,6-8; De 1:16,17; 25:1; 2Ch 19:5-10

.See [1111]JUDGE

.See [1112]JUSTICE

– SENTENCE OF, FINAL AND OBLIGATORY De 17:8-12

– CONTEMPT OF De 17:8-13; Mic 5:1; Ac 23:1-5

– CORRUPT Pr 17:15; 29:26; Isa 1:23; 5:23; 10:1,2; Mic 3:11; 7:3; Zep 3:3; Mt 26:59-62; 27:18-26; Mr 14:53,55-65; 15:10; Ac 4:15-18; 6:11-14; 24:26,27

.See [1113]BRIBERY

.See [1114]JUDGE

.See [1115]JUSTICE

– ACCUSED SPOKE IN HIS OWN DEFENSE Jer 26:11-16; Mr 15:3-5; Ac 4:8-12,18-20; 5:29-32; 7:1-56; 23:1-7; 26:1-32

.See [1116]APPEAL

.See [1117]PUNISHMENT

.See [1118]WITNESS

Courtesy

– See [1119]MANNERS

Courtship

– Ancient customs of

.Suitor visited the maid Jud 14:7

.Women proposed marriage Ru 3:9-13

– See [1120]MARRIAGE

Covenant

– Sacred Jos 9:18-21; Ga 3:15

– Binding Jos 9:18-20; Jer 34:8-21; Eze 17:14-18; Ga 3:15

– Binding, not only on those who make them, but on those who are represented De 29:14,15

– Blood of Ex 24:8

– Book of Ex 24:7

– The Mosaic law called a covenant Ex 34:28

– See [1121]CONTRACTS

– See [1122]VOWS

– OF MEN WITH MEN

.Breach of, punished 2Sa 21:1-6; Jer 34:8-22; Eze 17:13-19

.National

See [1123]ALLIANCES

.Ratified

By giving the hand Ezr 10:19; La 5:6; Eze 17:18

Loosing the shoe Ru 4:7-11

Written and sealed Ne 9:38; Jer 32:10-12

By giving presents Ge 21:27-30; 1Sa 18:3,4

By making a feast Ge 26:30

By a monument Ge 31:45,46,49-53

By salting Le 2:13; Nu 18:19; 2Ch 13:5

By offering a sacrifice Ge 15:9-17; Jer 34:18,19

By oath

.See [1124]OATH

.See [1125]CONTRACTS

– INSTANCES OF

.Abraham and Abimelech Ge 21:22-32

.Abimelech and Isaac Ge 26:26-31

.Jacob and Laban Ge 31:44-54

.Jonathan and David 1Sa 18:3,4; 20:16,42; 2Sa 21:7

.Jews with each other, to serve God 2Ch 15:12-15; Ne 10:28-32

.King Zedekiah and his subjects Jer 34:8

.Ahab with Benhadad 1Ki 20:34

.Subjects with sovereign 2Ch 23:1-3,16

– OF GOD WITH MEN

.Confirmed with an oath Ge 22:16; 26:3; 50:24; Ps 89:35; 105:9; Lu 1:73; Heb 6:13,17,18

.Binding Le 26; Jer 11:2,3; Ga 3:15

.Everlasting Ge 8:20-22; 9:1-17; Ps 105:8,10; Isa 54:10; 61:8

.God faithful to Le 26:44,45; De 4:31; 7:8,9; Jud 2:1; 1Ki 8:23; Ps 105:8-11; 106:45; 111:5; Mic 7:20

.Repudiated by God on account of Jews' idolatry Jer 44:26,27; Heb 8:9

.Broken by the Jews Jer 22:9; Eze 16:59; Heb 8:9

.Punishments for breaking of Le 26:25-46

– INSTANCES OF

.Of the sabbath Ex 31:16

.Of the Ten Commandments Ex 34:28; De 5:2,3; 9:9

.With Adam Ge 2:16,17

.Noah Ge 8:16; 9:8-17

.Abraham Ge 12:1-3; 15; 17:1-22; Ex 6:4-8; Ps 105:8-11; Ro 9:7-13; Ga 3

.See [1126]CIRCUMCISION

.With Isaac Ge 17:19

.Jacob Ge 28:13-15

.With the Israelites to deliver them from Egypt Ex 6:4-8

.With Phinehas Nu 25:12,13

.With Israel, at Horeb De 5:2,3

.In Moab De 29:1-15

.Of the Levites Ne 13:29; Mal 2:4,5

.With David 2Sa 7:12-16; 1Ch 17:11-14; 2Ch 6:16

.With David and his house 2Sa 23:5; Ps 89:20-37; Jer 33:21

.With his people Isa 55:3; 59:21

.To be confirmed Da 9:27

– THE SECOND COVENANT Jer 31:31-34; Heb 8:4-13; 12:18-24; 13:20

– OF MAN WITH GOD

.Jacob Ge 28:20-22

.Joshua Jos 24:25; with 24:19-28

.Absalom 2Sa 15:7,8

.Jehoiada and Joash 2Ki 11:17

.Josiah 2Ki 23:3

.Asa 2Ch 15:12-15

.Nehemiah Ne 9:38; 10

.Israelites Jer 50:5

.See [1127]VOWS

Covetousness

– General scriptures concerning Ex 18:21; 20:17; De 5:21; Ne 5:7; Job 20:15; 31:24,25,28; Ps 10:3; 119:36; Pr 1:19; 11:24,26; 15:27; 21:25,26; 22:16; 23:4,5; 30:8,9; Ec 1:2-8; 4:8; 5:10,11; Isa 1:23; 5:8; 56:11; 57:17; Jer 6:13; 8:10; 17:11; 22:17; 51:13; Eze 22:12,13; 33:31; Ho 4:18; 10:1; Mic 2:2; 3:11; 7:3; Hab 1:15,16; 2:5-9; Hag 1:6; Mal 1:10; Mt 6:19-21,24,25,31-33; 13:22; 16:26; 19:23,24; 22:1-14; Mr 4:19; 7:21-23; Lu 7:14; 12:15-21,33,34; 14:16-24; 18:24,25; Joh 6:26,27; Ro 1:29; 13:9; 1Co 5:11; 6:10; Eph 5:3,5; Col 3:2,5,6; Php 3:18,19; 1Th 2:5; 1Ti 3:3; 6:5-11,17; 2Ti 3:2; Tit 1:7,11; Heb 13:5; Jas 4:2,13-17; 1Pe 5:2; 2Pe 2:3,14-16; 1Jo 2:15-17; Jude 1:11

– See [1128]AVARICE

– See [1129]RICH

– See [1130]RICHES

– See [1131]WORLDLINESS

– INSTANCES OF

.Eve, in desiring the forbidden fruit Ge 3:6

.Lot, in choosing the plain of the Jordan Ge 13:10-13

.Laban

In giving Rebekah to be Isaac's wife Ge 24:29-51

In deceiving Jacob when he served him seven years for Rachel Ge 29:15-30

In deceiving Jacob in wages Ge 31:7,15,41,42

.Jacob

In defrauding Esau of his, father's blessing Ge 27:6-29

In defrauding Laban of his flocks and herds Ge 30:35-43

In buying Esau's birthright Ge 25:31

.Balaam, in loving the wages of unrighteousness 2Pe 2:15; with Nu 22

.Achan, in hiding the treasure Jos 7:21

.Eli's sons, in taking the flesh of the sacrifice 1Sa 2:13-17

.Samuel's sons, in taking bribes 1Sa 8:3

.Saul, in sparing, Agag and the booty 1Sa 15:8,9

.David, of Bath-sheba 2Sa 11:2-5

.Ahab, in desiring Naboth's vineyard 1Ki 21:2-16

.Gehazi, in taking a gift from Naaman 2Ki 5:20-27

.Some Jews

In exacting usury from their brethren Ne 5:1-11

In keeping back the portion of the Levites Ne 13:10

In building fine houses while the house of the Lord lay waste Hag 1:4-9

In following Jesus merely for the loaves and fish Joh 6:26

.Money-changers in the temple Mt 21:12,13; Lu 19:45,46; Joh 2:14-16

.The rich young ruler Mt 19:16-22

.The rich fool Lu 12:15-21

.Judas, in betraying Jesus for twenty pieces of silver Mt 26:15,16; Mr 14:10,11; Lu 22:3-6; Joh 12:6

.The unjust steward Lu 16:1-8

.The Pharisees Lu 16:14

.Simon Magus, in trying to buy the gift of the Holy Spirit Ac 8:18-23

.The sorcerers, in filing complaint against Paul and Silas Ac 16:19

.Demetrius, in raising a riot against Paul and Silas Ac 19:24,27

.Festus, in hoping for a bribe from Paul Ac 24:26

.Demas in forsaking Paul for love of the world 2Ti 4:10

.See [1132]AVARICE

.See [1133]BRIBERY

.See [1134]RICH

.See [1135]RICHES

Cow

– Used for pulling 1Sa 6:7-12; Ho 10:11

– (Milk of, used for food)

– See [1136]MILK

– See [1137]CATTLE

– See [1138]KINE

– FIGURATIVE Am 4:1

Cowardice

– General scriptures concerning Le 26:36,37; De 20:8; 32:30; Jos 7:5; 23:10; Jud 7:3; Job 15:24; 18:11; Pr 28:1; 29:25; Isa 51:12,13; Ga 6:12; 2Ti 4:16

– See [1139]COURAGE

– INSTANCES OF

.Adam, in attempting to shift responsibility for his sin upon Eve Ge 3:12

.Abraham, in calling his wife his sister Ge 12:11-19; 20:2-12

.Isaac, in calling his wife his sister Ge 26:7-9

.Jacob, in flying from Laban Ge 31:31

.Aaron, in yielding to the Israelites, when they demanded an idol Ex 32:22-24

.The ten spies Nu 13:28,31-33

.The Israelites

In fearing to attempt the conquest of Canaan Nu 14:1-5; De 1:26-28

In the battle with the people of Ai Jos 7:5

To meet Goliath 1Sa 17:24

To fight with the Philistines 1Sa 13:6,7

.20,000 Of Gideon's army Jud 7:3

.Ephraimites Ps 78:9

.Ephraimites and Manassehites Jos 17:14-18

.Amoritish kings Jos 10:16

.Canaanites Jos 2:11; 5:1

.Samuel, fearing to obey God's command to anoint a king in Saul's place 1Sa 16:2

.David, in fleeing from Absalom 2Sa 15:13-17

.Nicodemus, in coming to Jesus by night Joh 3:1,2

.Joseph of Arimathaea, secretly a disciple Joh 19:38

.Parents of the blind man, who was restored to sight Joh 9:22

.Early converts among the rulers Joh 12:42,43

.The disciples

During the storm at sea Mt 8:26; Mr 4:38; Lu 8:25

When they saw Jesus walking on the sea Mt 14:25; Mr 6:50; Joh 6:19

When Jesus was apprehended Mt 26:56

.Peter, in denying the Lord Mt 26:69-74; Mr 14:66-72; Lu 22:54-60; Joh 18:16,17,25,27

.Pilate, in condemning Jesus, through fear of the people Joh 19:12-16

.Guards of the sepulcher of Jesus Mt 28:4

.The Philippian jailer Ac 16:27

.Peter and other Christians, at Antioch (of Syria) Ga 2:11-14

Coz

– Father of Anub 1Ch 4:8

Cozbi

– Daughter of Zur Nu 25:15,18

Cracknel

– A biscuit or cake, hard-baked 1Ki 14:3

Craftiness

– INSTANCES OF

.Satan, in the temptation of Eve Ge 3:1-5

.Jacob, in purchase of Esau's birthright Ge 25:31-33

.Obtaining Isaac's blessing Ge 27:6-29

.In management of Laban's flocks and herds Ge 30:31-43

.Gibeonites, in deceiving Joshua and the Israelites into a treaty Jos 9:3-15

.Sanballat, in trying to deceive Nehemiah into a conference Ne 6

.Jews, in seeking to entangle the Master Mt 22:15-17,24-28; Mr 12:13; 14:18-23; Lu 20:19-26

.In seeking to kill Jesus Mt 26:4; Mr 14:1

Craftsman

– See [1140]ART

– See [1141]MASTER WORKMAN

Crane

– An amphibious bird Isa 38:14; Jer 8:7

Creation

– Beginning of Ge 1:1

– History of Ge 1; 2

– See [1142]ANIMALS

– See [1143]BIRDS

– See [1144]EARTH

– See [1145]FISH

– See [1146]GRASS

– See [1147]HEAVENS

– See [1148]MAN

– See [1149]MOON

– See [1150]SEAS

– See [1151]STARS

– See [1152]SUN

– See [1153]WATER

– See [1154]WOMAN, etc

– See [1155]GOD, CREATOR

– See [1156]JESUS, CREATOR

Creature

– See [1157]CREATION

– See [1158]GOD, CREATOR

– See [1159]MAN, CREATED

– NEW CREATURE 2Co 5:17; Ga 6:15

.See [1160]REGENERATION

Creditor

– LAWS CONCERNING Ex 21:2-6; 22:25-27; Le 25:14-17,35-37; De 15:2,3; 23:19,20; 24:6,10-13,17; Mt 5:42; Lu 6:34

– OPPRESSIONS OF 2Ki 4:1; Ne 5:1-13; Job 20:18-20; 22:6; 24:3,9; Pr 22:26,27; Mt 5:25,26; 18:28-35; Lu 12:58,59

– MERCIFUL Ps 112:5; Mt 18:23-27; Lu 7:41-43

.See [1161]DEBT

.See [1162]DEBTOR

.See [1163]JUBILEE

.See [1164]SURETY

Creed

– See [1165]DECREES

– See [1166]LAW OF MOSES

– See [1167]ECCLESIASTICISM

– See [1168]TRADITION

Creeping Things

– A general term for animals Ge 1:26; Le 11:20-23,29-31,42; Ps 104:20,25; Ro 1:23

– Unclean Le 5:2; 11:20,29-44; De 14:19

– Clean Le 11:21,22

– Uses of, in idolatrous worship Eze 8:10

Cremation

– General scriptures concerning Jos 7:25; 1Sa 31:12; 2Ki 23:20; Am 2:1; 6:10

– See [1169]BURIAL

Crescens

– A disciple with Paul at Rome 2Ti 4:10

Crete

– (An island in the Mediterranean Sea)

– Visited by Paul Ac 27:7,12,13,21

– Visited by Titus Tit 1:5

– Character of the inhabitants of Ac 2:11; Tit 1:12

Crib

– Used for grain Job 39:9; Pr 14:4; Isa 1:3

Crime

– PARTIAL LISTS OF Eze 22:8-12,27-30; Ho 4:1,2; Mt 15:19; Mr 7:21,22; Ro 1:24,29-32; 3:14-18; 13:9; 1Co 5:11; Ga 5:19-21

.See under terms by which various crimes are known

See [1170]ADULTERY

See [1171]ARSON

See [1172]HOMICIDE

See [1173]THEFT, and the like

See [1174]PUNISHMENT

Criminals

– Released at feasts Mt 27:15,21; Mr 15:6; Lu 23:17

– Confined in prisons Ge 39:20-23; Ezr 7:26; Ac 4:3; 12:4,5; 16:19-40

– In dungeons Ge 40:15; 41:14; Ex 12:29; Isa 24:22; Jer 37:16; 38:10; La 3:53,55

– Cruelty to

– See [1175]SCOURGING

– See [1176]STONING

– See [1177]MOCKING

– Punishment of

– See various crimes, such as [1178]ADULTERY, [1179]ARSON, [1180]HOMICIDE, etc

– See also [1181]PUNISHMENTS

Crimination

– See [1182]SELF-CRIMINATION

Crimson

– See [1183]COLOR

Crisping Pins

– General scriptures concerning Isa 3:22

Crispus

– A leader of a synagogue at Corinth Ac 18:8; 1Co 1:14

Criticism, Unjust

– See [1184]UNCHARITABLENESS

Crocodile

– See [1185]DRAGON

Cross

– Jesus crucified on Mt 27:32; Mr 15:21; Lu 23:26; Ac 2:23,36; 4:10; 1Co 1:23; 2:2,8; Eph 2:16; Php 2:8; Col 1:20; 2:14; Heb 12:2

– Carried by

.Simon Mt 27:32; Mr 15:21; Lu 23:26

.Jesus Joh 19:17

– FIGURATIVE Mt 10:38; 16:24; Mr 8:34; 10:21; Lu 9:23; 14:27; 1Co 1:17,18; Ga 5:11; 6:14; Php 3:18

.See [1186]CRUCIFIXION

.See [1187]SELF-DENIAL

Cross-questioning

– General scriptures concerning Pr 20:5

– See [1188]WITNESS

Crown

– Prescribed for priests Ex 29:6; 39:30; Le 8:9

– Worn by kings 2Sa 1:10; 12:30; 2Ki 11:12; Es 6:8; So 3:11; Re 6:2

– By queens Es 1:11; 2:17; 8:15

– Made of gold Ps 21:3; Zec 6:11

– Of victory 2Ti 2:5

– An ornament Eze 23:42; 16:12

– Set with gems 2Sa 12:30; 1Ch 20:2; Zec 9:16; Isa 62:3

– Of thorns Mt 27:29; Mr 15:17; Joh 19:5

– FIGURATIVE Isa 28:5; 1Co 9:25; 2Ti 4:8; Jas 1:12; 1Pe 5:4; Re 2:10; 3:11

– SYMBOLICAL Re 4:4,10; 6:2; 9:7; 12:1,3; 13:1; 14:14; 19:12

Crucifixion

– The reproach of Ga 3:13; 5:11

– Of Jesus

.See [1189]JESUS, HISTORY OF

– Of two criminals Mt 27:38

– Of disciples, foretold Mt 23:34

– See [1190]CROSS

– FIGURATIVE Ro 6:6; Ga 2:20; 5:24; 6:14

.See [1191]CROSS, FIGURATIVE

Cruelty

– INSTANCES OF

.Of Sarah to Hagar Ge 16:6; 21:9-14

.Egyptians to the Israelites Ex 5:6-18

.Peninnah to Hannah 1Sa 1:4-7; 2:3

.Of Jews to Jesus Mt 26:67; 27:28-31

.Soldiers to Jesus Lu 22:64; Joh 19:3

.In war Isa 13:16,18

.See [1192]ANIMALS, CRUELTY TO

.See [1193]KINDNESS

.See [1194]LOVE

.See [1195]MALICE

.See [1196]PRISONERS OF WAR

Cruse

– A vessel for liquids 1Sa 26:11; 1Ki 14:3; 2Ki 2:20

Crystal

– A precious stone Job 28:17; Eze 1:22; Re 4:6; 21:11; 22:1

Cubit

– A measure of distance Ge 6:16; De 3:11; Eze 40:5; 43:13; Re 21:17

– Who can add to his height Mt 6:27; Lu 12:25

Cuckoo

– (A bird)

– Forbidden as food Le 11:16; De 14:15

Cucumber

– General scriptures concerning Nu 11:5; Isa 1:8

Cud

– Chewing of, was one of the facts by which ceremonially clean and unclean animals were distinguished Le 11:3-8; De 14:3-8

Cummin

– A plant bearing a small aromatic seed Isa 28:25,27; Mt 23:23

Cup

– General scriptures concerning Ge 40:11; 2Sa 12:3; 1Ki 7:26; Mt 23:25

– Made of silver Ge 44:2

– Made of gold 1Ch 28:17; Jer 52:19

– Used in the institution of the Lord's Supper Mt 26:27; Mr 14:23; Lu 22:20; 1Co 10:21

– Of the table of demons 1Co 10:21

– FIGURATIVE

.Of sorrow Ps 11:6; 73:10; 75:8; Isa 51:17,22; Jer 25:15-28; Eze 23:31-34; Mt 20:22,23; 26:39; Mr 14:36; Lu 22:42; Joh 18:11; Re 14:10

.Of consolation Jer 16:7

.Of joy Ps 23:5

.Of salvation Ps 116:13

Cupbearer

– General scriptures concerning Ge 40:1,11; 1Ki 10:5; 2Ch 9:4; Ne 1:11

Cupidity

– See [1197]AVARICE

– See [1198]COVETOUSNESS

– See [1199]LUST

Cures

– (Miraculous)

– See [1200]MIRACLES

– See [1201]DISEASES

– See [1202]PHYSICIAN

Curiosity

– General scriptures concerning Pr 27:20; Ec 7:21

– INSTANCES OF

.Of Eve Ge 3:6

.Of Abraham, to know whether God would destroy the righteous people who lived in Sodom Ge 18:23-32

.Of Jacob, to know the name of the angel Ge 32:29

.Of the Israelites

To see God Ex 19:21,24

To witness the offering in the Holy of Holies Nu 4:19,20

.Of Manoah, to know the name of an angel Jud 13:17,18

.Of the people of Beth-shemish, to look inside the ark of the covenant 1Sa 6:19

.Of the Babylonians, to see Hezekiah's treasures 2Ki 20:13

.Of Daniel, to know a vision Da 12:8,9

.Of Peter

To know what was being done with Jesus Mt 26

To know what John would be appointed to do Joh 21:21,22

.A disciple, to know if few would be saved Lu 13:23

.Of Herod (Antipas), to see Jesus Lu 9:9; 23:8

.Of the Jews

To see Lazarus, after he was raised from the dead Joh 12:9

And to see Jesus Joh 12:20,21

.Of the disciples, to know whether Jesus would restore the kingdom of the Jews Ac 1:6,7

.Of the Athenians, to hear some new thing Ac 17:19-21

.Of angels, to look into the mysteries of salvation 1Pe 1:12

Curse

– Denounced

.Against the serpent Ge 3:14,15

.Against Adam and Eve Ge 3:15-19

.Against the ground Ge 3:17,18

.Against Cain Ge 4:11-16

.Against Canaan, Noah's son Ge 9:24-27

.Against Meroz Jud 5:23

.Against Gehazi 2Ki 5:27

– Barak commands Balaam to curse Israel Nu 22:6; 23:11

– See [1203]BENEDICTIONS

– CURSES OF THE MOSAIC LAW De 27:1-26; Jos 8:30-34

.See [1204]BLESSINGS

Cursing

– Of parents

– Shimei curses David 2Sa 16:5-8

– The precepts of Jesus concerning Mt 5:44; Lu 6:28

– Apostolic Ro 12:4

– See [1205]ANATHEMA MARAN-ATHA

– See [1206]BLASPHEMY

– See [1207]GOD, NAME OF, NOT TO BE PROFANED

– See [1208]OATH

Curtains

– For the tabernacle Ex 26; 27:9-18; 36:8-18

– In the palace of Ahasuerus Es 1:6

– See [1209]TABERNACLE

– See [1210]TAPESTRY

– FIGURATIVE Isa 40:22; 54:2; Jer 4:20; 10:20; 49:29

Cush

– 1. Son of Ham Ge 10:6-8; 1Ch 1:8-10

– 2. A Benjamite, title of Ps 7

– 3. Land of Ge 2:13; Ps 68:31; Isa 18:1

.See [1211]ETHIOPIA

Cushan

– Poetic form of Cush Hab 3:7

– See [1212]ETHIOPIA

Cushi

– 1. A messenger, who brought news to David 2Sa 18:21-32

– 2. Father of Shelemiah Jer 36:14

– 3. Father of Zephaniah Zep 1:1

Cuth

– Also called CUTHAH

– A district of Asia, from which colonists were transported to Samaria 2Ki 17:24-30; Ezr 4:10

Cutting

– (The flesh for the dead)

.Forbidden Le 19:28; 21:5; De 14:1; Jer 16:6

Cymbal

– (A musical instrument)

– Of brass (bronze) 1Ch 15:19,28; 1Co 13:1

– Used in the tabernacle service 2Sa 6:5; 1Ch 13:8; 15:16,19,28

– Used in the temple service 2Ch 5:12,13; 1Ch 16:5,42; 25:1,6; Ps 150:5

– Used on special occasions

.Day of atonement 2Ch 29:25

.Laying of the foundation of the second temple Ezr 3:10,11

.Dedication of the wall Ne 12:27,36

Cypress

– General scriptures concerning Isa 44:14

– (Margin) So 1:14

– (Margin R. V. Henna) So 4:13

Cyprus

– An island Ac 21:3; 27:4

– Barnabas born in Ac 4:36

– Preaching the gospel at Ac 11:19,20

– Visited by Barnabas and Saul Ac 13:4-12

– Barnabas and Mark visit Ac 15:39

– Mnason, a disciple of Ac 21:16

Cyrene

– A city in Libya Ac 2:10

– Contained a synagogue Ac 6:9

– Simon and Lucius belonged to Mr 15:21; Ac 11:20; 13:1

Cyrenius (Quirinius)

– Governor of Syria when Jesus was born Lu 2:2

– See [1213]QUIRINIUS

Cyrus

– (King of Persia)

– Issues a decree for the emancipation of the Jews and rebuilding the temple 2Ch 36:22,23; Ezr 1; 3:7; 4:3; 5:13,14; 6:3

– Prophecies concerning Isa 13:17-22; 21:2; 41:2; 44:28; 45:1-4,13; 46:11; 48:14,15