Sabbath – Serug

Sabbath

– Signifying a period of rest Ge 2:2,3; Le 23; 25; 26:34,35

– Preparations for the Ex 16:22; Mt 27:62; Mr 15:42; Lu 23:54; Joh 19:31

– Religious usages on the Ge 2:3; Mr 6:2; Lu 4:16,31; 6:6; 13:10; Ac 13:14

– Sacrifices on the Nu 28:9,10; Eze 46:4,5

– UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Ge 2:2,3; Ex 16:5,23-30; 20:8-11; 23:12; 31:13-17; 34:21; 35:2,3; Le 16:29-31; 19:3,30; 23:1-3,27-32; 24:8; 26:2,34,35; Nu 15:32-36; 28:9,10; De 5:12-15; 2Ki 4:23; 1Ch 9:32; 2Ch 36:21; Ne 9:13,14; 10:31; 13:15-22; Ps 92:1-15; 118:24; Isa 1:13; 56:2,4-7; 58:13,14; 66:23; Jer 17:21,22,24-27; La 1:7; 2:6; Eze 20:12,13,16,20,21,24; 22:8; 23:38; 44:24; 46:1,3; Ho 2:11; Am 8:5; Mt 12:1-8,10-12; 24:20; Mr 2:27,28; 6:2; 16:1; Lu 4:16,31; 6:1-10; 13:10-17; 14:1-6; 23:54,56; Joh 5:5-14; 7:21-24; 9:1-34; 19:31; Ac 13:14,27,42,44; 15:21; 16:13; 17:2; 18:4; Col 2:16; Heb 4:4,9

– OBSERVANCE OF

.By Moses Nu 15:32-34

.By Nehemiah Ne 13:15,21

.By the women preparing to embalm the corpse of Jesus Lu 23:56

.By Paul Ac 13:14

.By the disciples Ac 16:13

.By John Re 1:10

– VIOLATIONS OF

.INSTANCES OF

.Gathering manna Ex 16:27

.Gathering sticks Nu 15:32

.Men of Tyre Ne 13:16

.The inhabitants of Jerusalem Jer 17:21-23

Sabbath Day' S Journey

– About two-thousand paces Ac 1:12

Sabbatic Year

– (A rest that reoccurs every seventh year)

– Called YEAR OF RELEASE De 15:9; 31:10

– Ordinances concerning Ex 23:9-11; Le 25

– Israelite bondservants set free in Ex 21:2; De 15:12; Jer 34:14

– Creditors required to release debtors in De 15:1-6,12-18; Ne 10:31

– Ordinances concerning instruction in the law during De 31:10-13; Ne 8:18

– Punishment to follow violation of the ordinances concerning Le 26:34,35; with 26:32-41; Jer 34:12-22

– See [3439]JUBILEE

Sabeans

– A people who invaded the land of Uz Job 1:15; Isa 43:3

– Giants among Isa 45:14

– Prophecies concerning Isa 43:3; Joe 3:8

– Proverbial drunkards Eze 23:42

– See [3440]SHEBA

Sabta

– Also called SABTAH

– Son of Cush Ge 10:7; 1Ch 1:9

Sabtecha

– Son of Cush Ge 10:7; 1Ch 1:9

Sacar

– 1. Father of Ahiam 1Ch 11:35

.Called SHARAR 2Sa 23:33

– 2. A Korhite

.Son of Obed-edom 1Ch 26:4

Sackbut

– A stringed musical instrument Da 3:5,7,10,15

– See [3441]MUSIC, INSTRUMENTS OF

Sackcloth

– A symbol of mourning 1Ki 20:31,32; Job 16:15; Isa 15:3; Jer 4:8; 6:26; 49:3; La 2:10; Eze 7:18; Da 9:3; Joe 1:8

– Worn by Jacob when it was reported to him that Joseph had been devoured by wild animals Ge 37:34

– Animals covered with, at a time of national mourning Jon 3:8

– See [3442]MOURNING

Sacrifices

– FIGURATIVE Isa 34:6; Eze 39:17; Zep 1:7,8; Ro 12:1; Php 2:17; 4:18

.Of self-denial Php 3:7,8

.Of praise Ps 116:17; Jer 33:11; Ho 14:2; Heb 13:15

.";Calves of the lips" signifying praise Ho 14:2

.See [3443]OFFERINGS

Sacrilege

– (Profaning holy things)

– Forbidden Le 19:8; 1Co 3:17; Tit 1:11; 1Pe 5:2

– INSTANCES OF

.Esau sells his birthright Ge 25:33

.Nadab and Abihu offer "strange" (unauthorized) fire Le 10:1-7; Nu 3:4

.Of Uzzah 2Sa 6:6,7

.Of Uzziah 2Ch 26:16-21

.Of Korah and his group Nu 16:40

.Of the people of Beth-shemesh 1Sa 6:19

.Of Ahaz 2Ch 28:24

.Of the money-exchangers in the temple Mt 21:12,13; Lu 19:45; Joh 2:14-16

.Of those who profaned the Lord' s Supper 1Co 11:29

Sadducees

– (A sect of the Jews)

– Rebuked by John the Baptist Mt 3:7-9; Lu 3:7-9

– Reject the doctrine of the resurrection Mt 22:23-34; Mr 12:18-27; Lu 20:27-40; Ac 23:7,8

– Jesus warns his disciples against Mt 16:6-12

– Persecute the apostles Ac 4:1-3; 5:17-33

Sadoc

– An ancestor of Joseph Mt 1:14

Sailors

– See [3444]MARINERS

Saints

– See [3445]RIGHTEOUS

Salah

– Also called SALA and SHELAH

– Son of Arphaxad and an ancestor of Joseph Ge 10:24; 11:12-15; 1Ch 1:18,24; Lu 3:35

Salamis

– (A city of the island of Cyprus)

– Paul and Barnabas preach in Ac 13:4,5

Salathiel

– See [3446]SHEALTIEL

Salcah

– Also called SALCHAH

– A city of the tribe of Gad De 3:10; Jos 12:5; 13:11; 1Ch 5:11

Salem

– See [3447]JERUSALEM

Salim

– A city which is near Aenon Joh 3:23

Sallai

– 1. A Benjamite living in Jerusalem Ne 11:8

– 2. A priest who returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel Ne 12:20

.Called SALLU Ne 12:7

Sallu

– 1. A Benjamite living in Jerusalem 1Ch 9:7; Ne 11:7

– 2. SALLU

.See [3448]SALLAI, number two

Salma

– 1. Son of Caleb 1Ch 2:51,54

– 2. Called also SALMON

.Father of Boaz Ru 4:20,21; 1Ch 2:11

.In the lineage of Joseph Mt 1:4,5; Lu 3:32

Salmon

– 1. A hill Ps 68:14

– 2. SALMON

.See [3449]SALMA, number two

Salmone

– A promontory of the island of Crete Ac 27:7

Salome

– Mother of James and John Mt 27:56; with Mr 15:40; 16:1

– Asks Jesus to promote her sons Mt 20:20,21

– Present at the crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth Mr 15:40

– Present at the gravesite of Jesus Mr 16:1,2

Salt

– Lot' s wife turned into a pillar of Ge 19:26

– The city of Salt Jos 15:62

– The valley of salt 2Sa 8:13; 2Ki 14:7

– Salt Sea Ge 14:3; Nu 34:12; De 3:17; Jos 3:16; 12:3; 15:2

– Salt pits Zep 2:9

– All animal sacrifices were required to be seasoned with Le 2:13; Ezr 6:9; Eze 43:24; Mr 9:49

– Used in ratifying covenants Nu 18:19; 2Ch 13:5

– Elisha throws, into the pool of Jericho, to purify it 2Ki 2:20,21

– FIGURATIVE

.Of the saving efficacy of the ekklesia of Christ Mt 5:13; Mr 9:49,50; Lu 14:34

.Of wise behavior Col 4:6

Salutations

– By kissing 2Sa 20:9; Mt 26:49

– By bowing Ge 18:2; 19:1,2; 23:7; 27:29; 33:3; 37:10; 41:43; 43:26,28; 49:8; 1Sa 25:23; 2Sa 18:28; 1Ki 1:16; Es 8:3; Mt 2:11; Mr 5:22

– Addresses in

.";My lords," Ge 19:2

.";May God be gracious to you," Ge 43:29

– "Peace" (Hebrew: shalom) 1Sa 25:6

– "Are you well, my brother?" 2Sa 20:9

– "Hail, Master!" Mt 26:49

– "All hail," Mt 28:9

– "Peace (Hebrew: shalom) to this house," Lu 10:5

– "Peace to you" (Hebrew: shalomleka) Joh 20:21

– From a master to his servants, "May the Lord be with you," Ru 2:4

– Servants to their masters, "May the Lord bless you," Ru 2:4

– By letter 1Co 16:21; 2Co 13:13; Col 4:18; Php 4:21; 2Th 3:17; 2Jo 1:13; 3Jo 1:14

– To rulers

.See [3450]KINGS

– See [3451]MANNERS

Salvation

– ILLUSTRATED BY

.A horn Ps 18:2; Lu 1:69

.A tower 2Sa 22:51

.A helmet Isa 59:17; Eph 6:17

.A shield 2Sa 22:36

.A lamp Isa 62:1

.A cup Ps 116:13

.Clothing 2Ch 6:41; Ps 132:16; 149:4; Isa 61:10

.Wells Isa 12:3

.Walls and bulwarks Isa 26:1; 60:18

.Chariots Hab 3:8

.A victory 1Co 15:57

.Typified by the bronze serpent Nu 21:4-9; with Joh 3:14,15

.See [3452]ATONEMENT

– UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Ge 12:1,3; Ex 15:2; De 30:19,20; 32:15; 2Sa 14:14; 1Ki 8:41-43; 1Ch 16:35; 2Ch 6:41; Ps 3:8; 36:8,9; 37:39; 46:4; 63:5,6; 65:4; 68:18-20; 86:13; 90:14; 91:16; 95:1; 98:2,3; 106:8; 107:9; 121:1-8; 132:16; Pr 1:20,21; 8:1-5; 9:1-6; Isa 1:18; 2:5; 25:6,7; 29:18,19,24; 32:1-4; 35:8; 44:3; 45:17; 46:12,13; 49:10,11; 50:10; 51:4,5; 52:10,15; 55:1-3,6,7; 56:1,6-8; 57:18,19; 61:1-3; 63:9; Jer 3:23; 21:8; Eze 18:32; Joe 2:32; Am 5:4; Zec 14:8; Mal 4:2; Mt 1:21; 3:9; 11:28-30; 18:14; 21:31; 22:9,10,14; 23:37; 24:14; 28:19; Mr 2:17; 16:15,16; Lu 2:10,31,32; 3:6; 5:31,32; 7:47; 13:29,30; 14:16-24; 15:2,4-32; 19:10; 24:47; Joh 1:7; 3:14-17; 4:14,22; 5:40; 6:35,37; 7:37,38; 10:16; 11:51,52; 12:32; 15:4,5; Ac 2:39; 4:12; 5:20; 11:17,18; 13:26,38,39,47; 15:7-9,11; 16:17,30,31; 20:21; 28:28; Ro 1:5,14,16,17; 2:26; 3:21-26,28-30; 4:1-25; 5:1,2,15-21; 7:24,25; 9:30-33; 10:4,8-13; 11:1-36; 15:9,16; 1Co 1:18; 6:11; 2Co 5:17,20; 6:1,17; 7:10; Ga 1:4; 2:16; 3:1-28; Eph 1:9,10,13; 2:1,3-5,8,9,14,15,17; 3:6,9; 5:14; Php 2:12; 3:7-11; Col 1:5,6,20-23,26,27; 3:11; 1Th 5:8-10; 2Th 2:13,14; 1Ti 1:13,15,16; 2:3-6; 4:10; 2Ti 1:9,10; 2:10; 3:15; Tit 2:11; 3:3-7; Heb 1:14; 2:3,10; 4:1-10; 5:9; 7:25; Jas 1:21; 1Pe 1:5,9,10; 2Pe 3:9,15; 1Jo 2:25; 4:9,10; 5:11; Jude 1:3; Re 3:17,18,20; 5:9; 7:9,10; 14:6; 21:6; 22:17

.See [3453]ADOPTION

.See [3454]REDEMPTION

.See [3455]REGENERATION

.See [3456]SANCTIFICATION

– CONDITIONS OF Mt 3:2; 18:3; 19:16-21; 24:13; Mr 1:4; Lu 3:8; 14:25-33; 18:18-26; Joh 3:3-12,14-18; 5:24; 6:28,29,47; 9:35; 11:25,26; 12:36; 20:31; Ac 2:38; 3:19,23

.See [3457]BLESSINGS, CONTINGENT UPON OBEDIENCE

.See [3458]FAITH

.See [3459]OBEDIENCE

.See [3460]REPENTANCE

.See [3461]PERSEVERANCE

– PLAN OF Mr 4:11; Joh 6:37,44,45,65; 17:4; 18:11; 19:28-30; Ac 3:18; 17:3; Ro 1:16,17; 10:3-9; 16:25,26; 1Co 1:21-25; 2:7-9; 2Co 5:18,19; Ga 4:4,5; Eph 1:3-23; 2:4-10; 3:1-11; 6:19; Col 1:19-23,26,27; 2Th 2:13,14; 1Ti 3:16; 2Ti 1:9,10; Heb 2:9,10,14-18; 6:17-20; Re 5:2-5; 10:7

.See [3462]JESUS, MISSION OF

.See [3463]REDEMPTION

.See [3464]REGENERATION

.See [3465]SANCTIFICATION

.See [3466]SIN, FORGIVENESS OF

Samaria

– 1. City of, built by Omri 1Ki 16:24

.Capitol of the kingdom of the ten tribes 1Ki 16:29; 22:51; 2Ki 13:1,10; 15:8

.Besieged by Ben-hadad 1Ki 20; 2Ki 6:24-33; 7

.The king of Syria is led into, by Elisha, who miraculously blinds him and his army 2Ki 6:8-23

.Ahab ruled in

.See [3467]AHAB

.See [3468]JEZEBEL

.Besieged by Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, for three years; captured; the people carried away to Halah and Habor, cities of the Medes 2Ki 17:5,6; 18:9-11

.Idolatry of 1Ki 16:32; 2Ki 13:6

.Temple of, destroyed 2Ki 10:17-28; 23:19

.Paul and Barnabas preach in Ac 15:3

.Visited by Philip, Peter, and John Ac 8:5-25

– 2. Country of Isa 7:9

.Foreign colonies distributed among the cities of, by the king of Assyria 2Ki 17:24-41; Ezr 4:9,10

.Roads through, from Judaea into Galilee Lu 17:11; Joh 4:3-8

.Jesus travels through Joh 4:1-42

.Jesus heals lepers in Lu 17:11-19

.The Good Samaritan from Lu 10:33-35

.No dealings between the Jews and the inhabitants of Joh 4:9

.Samaritans were expecting the Messiah Joh 4:25

.Disciples made from the inhabitants of Joh 4:39-42; Ac 8:5-8,14-17,25

.Jesus forbids the apostles to preach in the cities of Mt 10:5

Samgar-nebo

– (A prince of Babylon)

– At the siege of Jerusalem Jer 39:3

Samlah

– One of the ancient kings of Edom Ge 36:36,37; 1Ch 1:47,48

Samos

– (An island in the Aegean Sea)

– Visted briefly by Paul Ac 20:15

Samothracia (Samothrace)

– (An island in the Aegean Sea)

– Visited briefly by Paul Ac 16:11

Samson

– A judge (leader, hero) of Israel Jud 16:31

– A Danite, son of Manoah; miraculous birth of; a Nazarite from his mother' s womb; the mother forbidden to drink wine or strong drink, or to eat any ceremonially unclean thing during gestation Jud 13:2-7,24,25

– Desires a Philistine woman for his wife; kills a lion Jud 14:1-7

– His marriage feast and the riddle propounded Jud 14:8-19

– Kills thirty Philistines Jud 14:19

– Wife of, estranged Jud 14:20; 15:1,2

– Is avenged for the estrangement of his wife Jud 15:3-8

– His great strength Jud 15:7-14; Heb 11:32

– Kills one-thousand Philistines with the jawbone of a donkey Jud 15:13-17

– Miraculously supplied with water Jud 15:18,19

– Cohabits with Delilah, a prostitute; her machinations with the Philistines to overcome him Jud 16:1-20

– Is blinded by the Philistines and confined to hard labor in prison; pulls down the pillars of the temple, meets his death, and kills a multitude of his enemies Jud 16:21-31; Heb 11:32

Samuel

– Miraculous birth of 1Sa 1:7-20

– Consecrated to God before his birth 1Sa 1:11,22,24-28

– His mother' s song of thanksgiving 1Sa 2:1-10

– Ministered in the house of God 1Sa 2:11,18,19

– Blessed of God 1Sa 2:21; 3:19

– His vision concerning the house of Eli 1Sa 3:1-18

– A prophet of the Israelites 1Sa 3:20,21; 4:1

– A judge (leader) of Israel, his judgment seat at Beth-el, Gilgal, Mizpeh, and Ramah 1Sa 7:15-17

– Organizes the tabernacle service 1Ch 9:22; 26:28; 2Ch 35:18

– Israelites repent because of his reproofs and warnings 1Sa 7:4-6

– The Philistines defeated through his intercession and sacrifices 1Sa 7:7-14

– Makes his corrupt sons judges in Israel 1Sa 8:1-3

– People desire a king; he protests 1Sa 8:4-22

– Anoints Saul to be king of Israel 1Sa 9:10

– Renews the kingdom of Saul 1Sa 11:12-15

– Reproves Saul; foretells that his kingdom will be established 1Sa 13:11-15; 15

– Anoints David to be king 1Sa 16

– Shelters David while escaping from Saul 1Sa 19:18

– Death of; the lament for him 1Sa 25:1

– Called up by the witch of Endor 1Sa 28:3-20

– His integrity as a judge and ruler 1Sa 12:1-5; Ps 99:6; Jer 15:1; Heb 11:32

– Chronicles of 1Ch 29:29

– Sons of 1Ch 6:28,33

– Called SHEMUEL 1Ch 6:33

Sanballat

– An enemy of the Jews in rebuilding Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity Ne 2:10,19; 4; 6; 13:28

Sanctification

– Firstborn of Israelites sanctified Ex 13:2

– All Israel sanctified Ex 19:10,14

– Material things sanctified by anointing Ex 40:9-11

– The Lord is the Sanctifier Ex 31:13; Le 20:8; 21:8; 22:9

– The alter sanctifies the gift Ex 29:37; 30:29

– Tabernacle sanctified by God' s presence Ex 29:43; 40:34,35

– UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Ex 31:13; 33:16; Le 21:1-23; Jer 1:5; Eze 37:28; Joh 17:17,19; Ac 26:17,18; Ro 15:16; 1Co 1:2,30; 6:11; 13:1-13; 2Co 1:21,22; Ga 2:20; 6:14; Eph 1:3,4; 3:19; 4:7,12,13,15,16; 5:25-27; Col 2:11; 1Th 4:3,4; 5:23; 2Th 2:13,14; 2Ti 2:11,21; Heb 2:11; 9:14; 10:10,14; 12:10; 13:12,21; 1Pe 1:2; 2Pe 1:2-4; 1Jo 1:9; Jude 1:24; Re 7:14

.See [3469]HOLINESS

.See [3470]REGENERATION

.See [3471]REDEMPTION

.See [3472]SALVATION

.See [3473]SIN, FORGIVENESS OF

Sanctuary

– (The Holy of Holies)

– In the tabernacle Heb 9:2

– Divine dwelling place Ex 25:8

– Reverence for Le 19:30; 26:2

– In the charge of high priest Ex 27:21; Le 24:3; Nu 18:5

– The Holy Place in the temple La 2:7,20; Eze 42:20

– FIGURATIVE Eze 11:16

– Symbolical Heb 8:2,5

.See [3474]TABERNACLE

.See [3475]TEMPLE

Sandal

– See [3476]SHOE

Sanhedrin

– See [3477]GOVERNMENT

Sanitation

– CARCASSES Le 5:2; 10:4,5; 11:24-28,31-40; 22:4,6; Nu 9:6,10; 19:11-16; 31:19; De 21:22,23

– CHILDBIRTH Le 12:3; Eze 16:4

– CIRCUMCISION

.See [3478]CIRCUMCISION

– CONTAGION Le 5:2,3; 7:19,21; 11:24-28,31-40; 13:2-59; 14:2,3,8,9,34-48,54-57; 15:2-13,16-28,32,33; 22:4-8; Nu 5:2-4; 9:6,10; 19:11-16,22; 31:19,20; De 23:10,11; 24:8

– DISINFECTION Le 2:13; 7:19; 11:24-40; 13:6,34,47-59; 14:8,9,34-48,54-57; 15:2-13,16-28; Nu 31:19,20,22-24

.See [3479]PURIFICATION

– FILTH, DISPOSITION OF Ex 29:14,34; Le 4:11,12,21; 6:30; 7:17,19; 8:17,32; 9:11; 16:27,28; 19:6; De 23:12,13; Heb 13:11

– FOOD Le 3:17; 7:15-19,23-27; 11:2-23,26,27,29-43,46,47; 17:10-15; 19:5-8,26; 22:8; De 12:16,20-25; 14:3-21,26; 15:22,23

– GLUTTONY, DISEASE RESULTING FROM Nu 11:18-20,31-33

– PENALTIES CONCERNING De 28:15,21,22,27,35,45,59-62

– QUARANTINE Le 13:2-5,31-33,45,46; 14:2,3,8,34-38; 15:19; Nu 5:2,3; 31:11-20; De 23:10,11

.Instances of Nu 12:10,14,15; 2Ki 7:3; 15:5; 2Ch 26:21; Lu 17:12

– REST COMMANDED Ex 20:9-11; 31:13-17; 34:21,22; 35:2; Le 23:3-8,24-42; 25:2-12; Nu 9:2,3; 28:16-18,25,26; 29:1,7; De 5:12-14

.See [3480]RECREATION

.See [3481]REST

.See [3482]SABBATH

.See [3483]SABBATIC YEAR

– UNCLEANNESS Le 20:2-6,10-21; De 27:20-23

– VENEREAL DISEASES Le 15:2-13,16-28,31-33; 22:4,6

– WOMEN IN CHILDBIRTH Le 12:2,4,5

.See [3484]ABLUTIONS

.See [3485]DEFILEMENT

.See [3486]LEPROSY

.See [3487]PURIFICATION

.See [3488]UNCLEANNESS

Sansannah

– A city of the tribe of Judah Jos 15:31

Saph

– Also called SIPPAI

– A Philistine giant 2Sa 21:18; 1Ch 20:4

Saphir

– A city prophesied against by Micah Mic 1:11

Sapphira

– (The wife of Ananias)

– Falsehood and death of Ac 5:1-10

Sapphire

– A precious stone Job 28:6,16; Isa 54:11; Eze 28:13

– Set in the breastplate Ex 28:18

– The color of the expanse Eze 1:26

– Seen in the foundation of the New Jerusalem in John' s apocalyptic vision Re 21:19

Sarah

– 1. Also called SARAI

.Wife of Abraham Ge 11:29-31; 12:5

.Near of kin to Abraham Ge 12:10-20; 20:12

.Abraham represents her as his sister, and Abimelech, king of Gerar, takes her; she is restored to Abraham by means of a dream Ge 20:1-14

.Is sterile; gives her handmaiden, Hagar, to Abraham as a concubine Ge 16:1-3

.Her jealousy of Hagar Ge 16:4-6; 21:9-14

.Her miraculous conception of Isaac Ge 17:15-21; 18:9-15

.Name changed from Sarai to Sarah Ge 17:15

.Gives birth to Isaac Ge 21:3,6-8

.Death and burial of Ge 23; 25:10

.Character of Heb 11:11; 1Pe 3:5,6

– 2. SARAH

.See [3489]SERAH

Saraph

– A descendant of Shelah 1Ch 4:22

Sarcasm

– INSTANCES OF

.Cain' s self-justifying argument when God asked him where Abel was Ge 4:9

.Israelites reproaching Moses Ex 14:11

.God reproaching Israel Nu 11:20; Jud 10:14

.Balak reproaching Balaam Nu 24:11

.Joshua to the descendants of Joseph Jos 17:15

.By Jotham Jud 9:7-19

.By Samson Jud 14:18

.The men of Jabesh to Nahash 1Sa 11:10

.Eliab to David 1Sa 17:28

.Elijah to the priests of Baal 1Ki 18:27

.David' s reply to Michal' s irony 2Sa 6:21

.Ahab' s reply to Ben-hadad 1Ki 20:11

.Jehoash to Amaziah 2Ki 14:9,10; 2Ch 25:18,19

.Rabshakeh to Hezekiah 2Ki 18:23,24

.Sanballat' s address to the army of Samaria Ne 4:2,3

.Zophar to Job Job 11:12

.Job to Zophar Job 12:2,3

.Of Solomon Pr 26:16

.The persecutors of Jesus Mt 27:28,29; Lu 23:11; Joh 19:2,3,5,15

.Paul 1Ti 4:7

.Herod Agrippa II to Paul Ac 26:28

.See [3490]IRONY

.See [3491]SATIRE

Sardis

– (A city in Asia Minor)

– One of the seven congregations in Re 1:11; 3:1-4

Sardites

– Family of Nu 26:26

Sardius

– (A precious stone)

– In the breastplate Ex 28:17; 39:10

– In the garden of Eden Eze 28:13

– Seen in John' s apocalyptic vision of the foundation of the New Jerusalem Re 21:20

– FIGURATIVE Re 4:3

Sardonyx

– (A precious stone)

– FIGURATIVE

.In the foundation of the heavenly city called the New Jerusalem Re 21:20

Sarepta

– See [3492]ZAREPHATH

Sargon

– A king of Assyria Isa 20:1

Sarid

– A city on the boundary of the tribe of Zebulun Jos 19:10,12

Saron

– See [3493]SHARON

Sarsechim

– (A prince of Babylon)

– Present at the capture (collapse) of Jerusalem Jer 39:3

Saruch

– See [3494]SERUG

Satan

– Called Abaddon (Hebrew: Destroyer) Re 9:11

– The accuser of our brethren Re 12:10

– The adversary 1Pe 5:8

– The angel of the bottomless pit Re 9:11

– Apollyon (Greek: Destroyer) Re 9:11

– Beelzebul Mt 12:24; Mr 3:22; Lu 11:15

– Belial 2Co 6:15

– The Devil Mt 4:1; Lu 4:2,6; Re 20:2

– Our common enemy Mt 13:39

– Evil spirit 1Sa 16:14

– The father of all lies Joh 8:44

– Gates of hell (Hades) Mt 16:18

– Great red dragon Re 12:3

– The liar Joh 8:44

– Lying spirit 1Ki 22:22

– The murderer Joh 8:44

– That old serpent Re 12:9; 20:2

– The power of darkness Col 1:13

– The prince

.Of this world Joh 12:31; 14:30; 16:11

.Of demons Mt 12:24

.Of the power of the air Eph 2:2

.Ruler of the darkness of this world Eph 6:12

.Satan 1Ch 21:1; Job 1:6; Joh 13:27; Ac 5:3; 26:18; Ro 16:20

.The serpent Ge 3:4,14; 2Co 11:3

.The spirit that works in all disobedient people Eph 2:2

.The Tempter Mt 4:3; 1Th 3:5

.The god of this world 2Co 4:4

.Unclean spirit Mt 12:43

.The wicked one Mt 13:19,38

– Kingdom of, to be destroyed 2Sa 23:6,7

– With the context of Mt 12:29; 13:30; Lu 11:21,22; 1Jo 3:8

– The synagogue of Re 2:9; 3:9

– UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Ge 3:1,4,5,14,15; 1Ch 21:1; Job 1:6,7,9-12; 2:3-7; 9:24; Ps 109:6; Zec 3:1,2; Mt 4:1-11; 9:34; 13:19,38,39; 25:41; Mr 1:13; 3:22-26; 4:15; Lu 4:1-13; 8:12; 10:18; 11:15,18; 13:16; 22:31,53; Joh 8:38,41,44; 12:31; 13:2,27; 14:30; 16:11; Ac 5:3; 13:10; 26:18; Ro 16:20; 1Co 7:5; 2Co 2:11; 4:4; 11:3,14,15; 12:7; Eph 2:2; 4:27; 6:11-16; Col 1:13; 2:15; 1Th 2:18; 3:5; 2Th 2:9; 1Ti 1:20; 3:6,7; 5:15; 2Ti 2:26; Heb 2:14; Jas 4:7; 1Pe 5:8,9; 2Pe 2:4; 1Jo 2:13; 3:8,10,12; 5:18; Jude 1:6-9; Re 2:9,10,13,24; 3:9; 9:11; 12:9-12; 20:1-3,7,8,10

.See [3495]DEMONS

Satire

– Hannah' s song of exultation over Peninnah 1Sa 2:1-10; with 1:5-10

– Of Jesus against hypocrites Mt 23:2-33; Mr 12:13-40; Lu 11:39-54

– See [3496]IRONY

– See [3497]SARCASM

Satyr

– A mythological creature, represented as half-man and half-goat Le 17:7

– R. V., margin) 2Ch 11:15

– R. V., margin) Isa. 13:21; 34:14.

Saul

– 1. Also called SHAUL

.King of Edom Ge 36:37,38; 1Ch 1:48,49

– 2. King of Israel

.A Benjamite, son of Kish 1Sa 9:1,2

.Sons of 1Ch 8:33

.His personal appearance 1Sa 9:2; 10:23

.Made king of Israel 1Sa 9; 10; 11:12-15; Ho 13:11

.Lives at Gibeah of Saul 1Sa 14:2; 15:34; Isa 10:29

.Defeats the Philistines 1Sa 13; 14:46,52

.Strikes the Amalekites 1Sa 15

.Is reproved by Samuel for usurping the priestly functions 1Sa 13:11-14

.Samuel rebukes him for disobedience by not exterminating the Amalekites; the loss of his kingdom is foretold 1Sa 15

.Dedicates the spoils of war 1Sa 15:21-25; 1Ch 26:28

.Sends messengers to Jesse, asking that David be sent to him as a musician and an armor-bearer 1Sa 16:17-23

.Defeats the Philistines after Goliath is killed by David 1Sa 17

.His jealousy of David; gives his daughter, Michal, to David to be his wife; becomes David' s enemy 1Sa 18

.Tries to kill David; Jonathan intercedes and incurs his father' s displeasure; David' s loyalty to Jonathan; Saul' s temporary remorse; prophesies 1Sa 19

.Hears Doeg against Ahimelech, and kills the priest and his family. pursues David to wilderness of Ziph; the Ziphites betray David to 1Sa 23

.Pursues David to En-gedi 1Sa 24:1-6

.His life spared by David 1Sa 24:5-8

.Saul' s contrition for his bad faith 1Sa 24:16-22

.David is again betrayed to, by the Ziphites; Saul pursues him to the hill of Hachilah; his life spared again by David; his confession, and his blessing upon David 1Sa 26

.Kills the Gibeonites; crime avenged by the death of seven of his sons 2Sa 21:1-9

.His kingdom invaded by Philistines; seeks counsel of the witch of En-dor, who foretells his own death 1Sa 28:3-25; 29:1

.Is defeated, and is killed with some of his sons 1Sa 31

.Their bodies exposed in Beth-shan; rescued by the people of Jabesh and burned; bones of, buried under a tree at Jabesh 1Sa 31; with 2Sa 1; 2; 1Ch 10

.His death is a judgment on account of his sins 1Ch 10:13

– 3. Of Tarsus

.See [3498]PAUL

Saviour (Savior)

– See [3499]JESUS, SAVIOUR

Saw

– Used as an instrument of torture 2Sa 12:31; Heb 11:37

– Used for cutting stone 1Ki 7:9

– FIGURATIVE Isa 10:15

Scab

– Disease of the skin Le 13:2,6-8; 14:56; 21:20; 22:22; De 28:27; Isa 3:17

– See [3500]DISEASE

– See [3501]SANITATION

– See [3502]SCURVY

Scales

– Fell from Paul' s eyes Ac 9:18

– For measuring

.See [3503]BALANCES

Scall

– A form of leprosy Le 13:30

– See [3504]LEPROSY

Scapebird

– General scriptures concerning Le 14:4-7,53

Scapegoat

– General scriptures concerning Le 16:7-10,20-34

Scarlet

– See [3505]COLOR

Scepter (Sceptre)

– A wand used by kings to signify favor or disfavor to those who desired an audience with them Es 5:2; 8:4

– A symbol of authority Nu 24:17; Isa 14:5

– Made of gold Es 4:11

– Made of iron Ps 2:9; Re 2:27; 12:5

– FIGURATIVE Ge 49:10; Nu 24:17; Isa 9:4

Sceva

– A charlatan Jewish "exorcist" at Ephesus Ac 19:13-17

School

– Of the prophets, at Naioth 1Sa 19:20

– Beth-el 2Ki 2:3

– Jericho 2Ki 2:5,15

– Gilgal 2Ki 4:38

– Jerusalem, probably 2Ki 22:14; 2Ch 34:22

– Crowded attendance at 2Ki 6:1

– In the home De 4:9,10; 6:7,9; 11:19,20; Ps 78:5-8

– Like a Bible school De 31:10-13

– State 2Ch 17:7-9; Da 1:3-21

– Of Gamaliel Ac 5:34; 22:3

– Of Tyrannus Ac 19:9

– Schoolmaster (tutor, R. V.) Ga 3:24,25

– See [3506]INSTRUCTION

– See [3507]PSALMS, DIDACTIC

Science

– Observations of, and deductions from, facts Job 26:7-14; 28; Ec 1:13-17

– So-called, false 1Ti 6:20

– The key of knowledge Lu 11:52; Ro 2:20

– See [3508]GEOLOGY

– See [3509]ASTRONOMY

– See [3510]PHILOSOPHY

Scoffing

– General scriptures concerning 2Ch 30:6-10; 36:16; Job 21:14,15; 34:7; Ps 1:1; 42:3,10; 73:11; 78:19,20; 107:11,12; Pr 1:22,25; 3:34; 9:12; 13:1; 14:6,9; 19:29; 21:11,24; 22:10; 24:9; Isa 5:18,19,24,25; 10:15; 29:20; 57:4; Jer 17:15; 43:2; La 1:7; Eze 8:12; 9:9; 11:2,3; 12:22; 33:20; Ho 7:5; Mt 12:24; Mr 3:22; Lu 4:23; 11:15; 16:14; Ac 2:13; 13:45; 17:18,32; Heb 10:29; 2Pe 3:3,4

– See [3511]HATRED

– See [3512]MALICE

– See [3513]UNBELIEF

– INSTANCES OF

.Ishmael Ge 21:9

.Youths at Beth-el 2Ki 2:23

.Ephraim and Manasseh 2Ch 30:10

.Chiefs of Judah 2Ch 36:16

.Sanballat Ne 4:1

.Enemies of Job Job 30:1,9

.Enemies of David Ps 35:15,16

.Rulers of Israel Isa 28:14

.Ammonites Eze 25:3

.Tyrians Eze 26:2

.The heathen Eze 36:2,3

.Soldiers Mt 27:28-30; Lu 23:36

.Chief priests Mt 27:41

.The Pharisees Lu 16:14

.The men who seized Jesus Lu 22:63,64

.Herod Antipas Lu 23:11

.The people and the Jewish rulers Lu 23:35

.Some of the multitude Ac 2:13

.The Athenians Ac 17:32

Scorpion

– A venomous insect common in the wilderness through which the people of Israel journeyed De 8:15

– Power over, given to the seventy disciples (the best mss. have "seventy-two") Lu 10:19

– Unfit for food Lu 11:12

– Sting of, located in the tail Re 9:10

– FIGURATIVE

.Of enemies Eze 2:6

.Of cruelty 1Ki 12:11,14

– SYMBOLICAL Re 9:3,5,10

Scourging

– (Corporal punishment by stripes)

– Prescribed in the Mosaic law for committing the sin of fornication Le 19:20; De 22:18

– Prescribed for other offenses De 25:2

– 40 Stripes was the maximum number De 25:3

– Fatal Job 9:23

– Of servants could be avenged Ex 21:20

– Foretold by Jesus as a persecution of future Christians Mt 10:17

– Of children

.See [3514]CHILDREN, CORRECTION OF PUNISHMEMT

– INSTANCES OF

.Of Jesus Mt 20:19; 27:26; Mr 15:15; Joh 19:1

.Of Paul and Silas Ac 16:23

.Of Paul Ac 21:32; 22:24; 2Co 11:24,25

.Of Sosthenes Ac 18:17

– FIGURATIVE

.Of the oppressions of rulers 1Ki 12:11

.Of the evil tongue Job 5:21

.See [3515]ASSAULT AND BATTERY

Scribe (S)

– A writer and transcriber of the law 2Sa 8:17; 20:25; 1Ki 4:3; 2Ki 12:10; 18:37; 19:2; 1Ch 24:6; 27:32; Ne 13:13; Jer 36:12

– The king' s secretary (official recordist) 2Ki 12:10-12; 22:1-14; Es 3:12; 8:9

– The mustering officer of the army 2Ki 25:19; 2Ch 26:11

– Instructors in the law Mt 7:29; 13:52; 17:10; 23:2,3

– See [3516]LEVITES

– They test Jesus with questions, bringing to Jesus a woman caught in the act of adultery Joh 8:3

– Members of the council (Sanhedrin) Mt 2:4

– Conspire against Jesus Mt 26:3,57; 27:41; Mr 14:1; Lu 22:66

– Hypocrisy of, reproved by Jesus Mt 5:20; 9:3; 12:38; 15:1; 16:21; 20:18; 21:15

Scriptures

– The word of God Jer 30:2

– Interpreted by doctors (religious "experts") Joh 3:10; 7:52

– Inspired by God ("God-breathed"; Greek: Theopneustos) 2Ti 3:16

– See [3517]WORD OF GOD

Sea

– Creation of Ge 1:9,10; Ps 95:5; 148:4,5

– Lake Galilee calmed by Jesus Mt 8:24-26; Mr 4:37-39

– Jesus walked upon Lake Galilee Mt 14:25-31

– The Dead, to be given up by the, at the resurrection Re 20:13

– SYMBOLICAL

.In Daniel' s vision Da 7:2,3

.In John' s apocalyptic vision Re 4:6; 8:8,9; 10:2,5,6,8; 13:1; 15:2; 16:3; 21:1

Scurvy

– General scriptures concerning Le 22:22

– See [3518]SCAB

Scythians

– General scriptures concerning Col 3:11

Seal

– 1. A stamp used for signifying documents

.Given as a pledge Ge 38:18

.Engraved Ex 28:11,21,36; 39:6,14,30; 2Ti 2:19

.Decrees signified by 1Ki 21:8; Es 8:8

.Documents sealed with

.Ahab' s letter 1Ki 21:8

.Covenants Ne 9:38; 10:1; Isa 8:16

.Decrees Es 8:8; Da 6:9

.Deeds Jer 32:10

.Treasures secured by De 32:34

.Lion' s den secured by Da 6:17

.The gravesite of Jesus Mt 27:66

.Circumcision was regarded as a seal of righteousness Ro 4:11

– FIGURATIVE

.Of secrecy Da 12:9; Re 5:1

.Of certainty of divine approval Joh 6:27; Ro 15:28; 2Co 1:22; Eph 1:13; 4:30; Re 7:3,4

– 2. An amphibious animal

.Skins of, according to the Revised Version, were used as a covering of the tabernacle Ex 25:5; 26:14; 35:7,23; 36:19; 39:34; Nu 4:25

Seamen

– See [3519]MARINERS

Seasons

– General scriptures concerning Ge 1:14; 8:22; Ps 104:19; Jer 33:20; Da 2:21; Mt 21:41; 24:32; Mr 12:2; Ac 1:7; 1Th 5:1

Seba

– 1. Son of Cush Ge 10:7; 1Ch 1:9

– 2. A region in Ethiopia Ps 72:10; Isa 43:3

Sebat

– The eleventh month (February) Zec 1:7

Second Death

– General scriptures concerning Re 20:14

– See [3520]WICKED, PUNISHMENT OF

Secret

– Alms (charitable donations) to be given in Mt 6:4

– Prayer to be offered in Mt 6:6

– Of others not to be divulged Pr 25:9; Mt 18:15

– UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO De 29:29; 31:21; 1Sa 16:7; 2Sa 7:20; 2Ki 19:27; Ps 25:14; 44:21; 90:8; Ec 12:14; Da 2:28,47; Am 3:7; Mr 4:22; Lu 8:16,17; Ro 2:16; 1Co 4:5; Heb 4:12,13

.See [3521]MYSTERY

Secretary (Recordist)

– General scriptures concerning 2Sa 8:17; 20:24; 1Ki 4:3; 2Ki 12:10-12; 18:18,37; 22:1-14; 1Ch 27:32; Es 3:12; 8:9

– Military 2Ki 25:19; 2Ch 26:11

– See [3522]AMANUENSIS

– See [3523]SCRIBE

Secundus

– (A Thessalonian Christian)

– Accompanies Paul from Corinth Ac 20:4-6

Security

– FOR DEBT

.See [3524]DEBT

– See [3525]SURETY

– FALSE

.From the evils of sin; promises peace and a long life Job 29:18

.Is ignorant of God and truth Ps 10:4; 50:21

.Trusts in lies Isa 28:15; Re 3:17

.Is inconsiderate and forgetful Isa 47:7

.Relies on earthly treasures Jer 49:4,16

.Is deceived by pride Ob 1:3; Re 18:7

.Puts off the evil day Am 6:3

.Leads to increased guilt Ec 8:11

.Its refuges will be scattered Isa 28:17

.Ruin will overtake it Isa 47:9; Am 9:10

.God is against it Jer 21:13; Eze 39:6; Am 6:1

.See [3526]CONFIDENCE, FALSE

.See [3527]SELF-DECEPTION

.See [3528]SELF-DELUSION

Sedition

– Charged against Paul Ac 24:5

– How punished Ac 5:36,37

Seduction

– General scriptures concerning 2Ti 3:6,13

– Laws concerning Ex 22:16,17; De 22:23-29

– See [3529]RAPE

– INSTANCES OF

.Of Dinah Ge 34:2

.Of Tamar 2Sa 13:1-14

Seed

– Every herb, tree, and grass, yields its own Ge 1:11,12,29

– Each kind has its own body 1Co 15:38

– Not to be mingled in sowing Le 19:19; De 22:9

– Parables concerning Mt 13; Lu 8

– Illustrative Ec 11:6; Ho 10:12; 2Co 9:6; Ga 6:7,8

– Sowing of, type of burial of the body 1Co 15:36-38

Seekers

– General scriptures concerning Ge 49:18; De 4:29; 1Ch 16:11; 22:19; 28:9; 2Ch 11:16; 15:2,12,13; 26:5; 30:18,19; 31:21; Ezr 8:22; Job 5:8; 8:5,6; Ps 9:10; 14:2; 17:1,2; 22:26; 24:3-6; 25:5,15; 27:4,8,14; 33:20; 34:4,10; 40:1-4; 42:1-4; 63:1-8; 69:32; 70:4,5; 77:1-9; 78:34; 81:10; 83:16; 84:2; 105:4; 119:2,10; 130:5,6; 143:6; 145:18,19; Pr 2:3-5; 8:17,34; 28:5; So 3:1-4; Isa 8:19; 26:8,9; 44:3,4; 45:19,22; 49:9-12,23; 51:1; 55:6,7; 59:20; 61:1-3; Jer 29:13; 42:3; 50:4; La 3:25,26,41; Eze 18:21-23; Da 9:3; Ho 3:5; 5:15; 10:12; Joe 2:12,13; Am 5:4-6,8,14; 8:12; Zep 2:3; Zec 8:20-23; Mt 5:6; 6:33; 7:7-12; Lu 6:21; 11:9-13; 13:24; 14:26-33; 16:16; Joh 6:37; Ac 2:21; 17:27; Ro 3:11; 10:13; Heb 7:25; 9:28; 11:6; Jas 4:8; Re 3:20; 21:6; 22:17

– See [3530]BACKSLIDERS

– See [3531]PENITENTS

– See [3532]SIN, CONFESSION OF

– See [3533]SIN, FORGIVENESS OF

– INSTANCES OF

.Asa 2Ch 14:7

.Jehoshaphat 2Ch 17:3,4

.Uzziah 2Ch 26:5

.Hezekiah 2Ch 31:21

.Josiah 2Ch 34:3

.Ezra Ezr 7:10

.David Ps 34:4

.Daniel Da 9:3,4

.The Magi Mt 2:1,2

.See [3534]PENITENT

.See [3535]ZEAL

Seer

– See [3536]PROPHET

Segub

– 1. Son of Hiel, the rebuilder of Jericho 1Ki 16:34

– 2. Grandson of Judah 1Ch 2:4,5,21,22

Seir

– 1. A range of hills southwest of the Dead Sea De 1:2

.Along the route from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea De 1:1,2

.The people of Israel travel by De 1:2; 2:1; 33:2

.Originally inhabited by Horites Ge 14:6; 36:20-30; De 2:12

.Later inhabited by the descendants of Esau after they destroyed the Horim people De 2:12,22; with Ge 32:3; 33:14,16; 36:8,9; Nu 24:18; De 2:4,5

.The southern boundary of the conquests of Joshua Jos 11:15-18

– 2. A Horite chief Ge 36:20,21; 1Ch 1:38

Seirath

– A city of unknown location Jud 3:26

Seizin

– (Of real property)

– See [3537]LAND

Sela

– Also called SELAH

– A city in the country of Edom 2Ki 14:7; Isa 16:1

Sela-hammahlekoth

– A rock in the wilderness of Maon 1Sa 23:28

Seled

– A descendant of Jerahmeel 1Ch 2:30

Seleucia

– (A city of Syria beside the Mediterranean Sea)

– Paul visits Ac 13:4

Self-condemnation

– General scriptures concerning 2Sa 24:17; 1Ki 8:31,32; Job 9:20; Pr 5:12,13; Mt 21:33-41; 23:31; 25:24-27; Mr 12:1-12; Lu 19:21,22; Joh 8:9; Ac 22:24; Ro 2:1

– See [3538]SELF-INCRIMINATION

– See [3539]REMORSE

– See [3540]REPENTANCE

– INSTANCES OF

.Achan Jos 7:19-25

.David 2Sa 12:5-7

.Ahab 1Ki 20:39-42

Self-confidence

– See [3541]CONFIDENCE, FALSE

Self-control

– Of Saul 1Sa 10:27

– Of David 1Sa 24:1-15; 26:1-20

– Of Jesus Mt 26:62,63; 27:12-14

– See [3542]ABSTINENCE, TOTAL

– See [3543]GRACES, CHRISTIAN

– See [3544]PATIENCE

– See [3545]TACT

– See also, [3546]RASHNESS

Self-incrimination

– General scriptures concerning Nu 5:11-27; 1Ki 8:31,32; Ac 22:24

– See [3547]SELF-CONDEMNATION

– INSTANCES OF

.Achan Jos 7:19-25

Self-deception

– General scriptures concerning Jas 1:26

– See [3548]CONFIDENCE, FALSE

– See [3549]SECURITY, FALSE

Self-defense

– Accused persons heard in Mt 27:11-14; Mr 15:2-5; Lu 23:3; Joh 7:51; Ac 2:37-40; 22; 23; 24:10-21; 26

Self-delusion

– A characteristic of wicked people Ps 49:18

– Prosperity frequently leads to Ps 30:6; Ho 12:8; Lu 12:17-19

– Obstinate sinners often given up to Ps 81:11,12; Ho 4:17; 2Th 2:10,11

– Exhibited in thinking that

.Our own ways are right Pr 14:12

.We should adhere to established wicked practices Jer 44:17

.We are pure Pr 30:12

.We are better than others Lu 18:11

.We are rich in spiritual things Re 3:17

.We may have peace while in sin De 29:19

.We are above adversity Ps 10:6

.Gifts entitle us to go to heaven Mt 7:21,22

.Privileges entitle us to enter heaven Mt 3:9; Lu 13:25,26

.God will not punish our sins Jer 5:12

.Christ will not come to condemn us 2Pe 3:4

.Our lives will be prolonged Isa 56:12; Lu 12:19; Jas 4:13

– Frequently persevered in, to the end Mt 7:22; 25:11,12; Lu 13:24,25

– Fatal consequences of Mt 7:23; 24:48-51; Lu 12:20; 1Th 5:3

– EXEMPLIFIED

.Ahab 1Ki 20:27,34

.Israelites Ho 12:8

.Jews Joh 8:33,41

.The Laodicean congregation Re 3:17

.See [3550]CONFIDENCE, FALSE

.See [3551]SECURITY, FALSE

Self-denial

– General scriptures concerning Ge 22:1-12; 2Sa 24:24; Ps 132:3-5; Pr 16:32; 23:2; Da 10:3; Mt 5:29,30; 8:19-22; 10:37-39; 13:44-46; 16:24,25; 18:8,9; 19:12,21; Mr 2:14; 8:34,35; 9:43; 10:29; 12:43,44; Lu 5:11,27; 9:23,24,57-60; 14:26-33; 18:27-30; 21:2-4; Joh 12:25; Ac 20:22-24; 21:13; Ro 6:6; 8:12,13,35,36; 13:14; 14:1-22; 15:1-5; 1Co 6:12; 8:10-13; 9:12,15,18,19,23,25-27; 10:23,24; 2Co 6:3; Ga 2:20; 5:16,17,24; 6:14; Php 2:4; 3:7-9; Col 3:5; 2Ti 2:4; Tit 2:12; Heb 13:13; 1Pe 2:11-16; 4:1,2; 3Jo 1:7; Re 12:11

– See [3552]CROSS

– See [3553]HUMILITY

– INSTANCES OF

.Abraham, when he offered to Lot (his junior) his preference of the land of Canaan Ge 13:9; with 17:8

.Moses, in choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for only a little while Heb 11:25

.Moses, in taking no compensation from the Israelites for his services Nu 16:15

.Samuel, in his administration of justice 1Sa 12:3,4

.The widow of Zarephath, in sharing with Elijah the last of her sustenance 1Ki 17:12-15

.Daniel, in his abstention Da 1:8

.Daniel, in refusing rewards from Belshazzar Da 5:16,17

.Esther, in risking her life for the deliverance of her people Es 4:16

.The Rechabites, in refusing to drink wine or strong drink, or even to plant vineyards Jer 35:6,7

.Peter and the other apostles, in abandoning their vocations and following Jesus Mt 4:20; 9:9; Mr 1:16-20; 2:14; Lu 5:11,27,28

.in forsaking all and following Jesus Mt 19:27; Mr 10:28

.The widow, who put everything she had into the treasury Lu 21:4

.The early Christians, in having everything in common Ac 2:44,45; 4:34

.Barnabas (Joses), in selling his possessions, and giving everything that he had received to the apostles Ac 4:36,37

.Paul, in not regarding even his life dear to himself Ac 20:24; Php 3:7,8

.Paul, in not coveting anyone' s silver, gold, or apparel Ac 20:33

.Paul, in laboring for his own support while he also taught Ac 20:34,35; 1Co 4:12; 10:33

Self-exaltation

– General scriptures concerning Job 12:3; Eze 31:10-14; Ob 1:3,4; Lu 14:7-11; 2Co 10:5,17,18; Ga 6:3; 2Th 2:4

– See [3554]PRIDE

– See [3555]SELFISHNESS

– See [3556]SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS

– INSTANCES OF

.Pharaoh Ex 9:17

.Korah, Dathan, and Abiram Nu 16:1-3

.Sennacherib 2Ch 32:9-19

.Prince of Tyre, making himself God Eze 28:2,9

.Nebuchadnezzar Da 4:30; 5:20

.Belshazzar Da 5:23

.Simon the Sorcerer Ac 8:9

.Herod Agrippa I, when deified by the people Ac 12:20-23

Self-examination

– General scriptures concerning Job 13:23; Ps 4:4; 19:12; 26:2; 77:6; 119:59; 139:23,24; Jer 17:9; La 3:40; Hag 1:7; Mt 26:22; Mr 14:19; 1Co 11:27,28,31; 2Co 13:5; Ga 6:3-5

– See [3557]MEDITATION

– See [3558]REPENTANCE

– See [3559]SIN, CONFESSION OF

Self-indulgence

– INSTANCES OF

.Solomon Ec 2:10

.The rich fool Lu 12:16-20

.The rich man who feasted every day Lu 16:19

.See [3560]GLUTTONY

.See [3561]IDLENESS

.See [3562]SLOTHFULNESS

.See [3563]also SELF-DENIAL

Selfishness

– General scriptures concerning Ge 4:9; Nu 32:6; Ps 38:11; Pr 11:26; 18:17; 24:11,12; 28:27; Eze 34:18; Mic 3:11; Hag 1:4,9,10; Zec 7:6; Mal 1:10; Mt 19:21,22; Lu 6:32-34; Ro 14:15; 15:1-3; 1Co 10:24; 2Co 5:15; Ga 6:2; Php 2:4,20,21; 2Ti 3:2-4; Jas 2:15,16; 1Jo 3:17

– See [3564]LIBERALITY

– See [3565]POOR

– See [3566]UNSELFISHNESS

Self-righteousness

– General scriptures concerning Nu 16:3; De 9:4-6; 1Sa 2:9; Job 6:13; 11:4-6; 12:2; 13:3,13,15,18,19; 16:17,18; 18:2-4; 21:27-29; 22:2,3; 32:1,2; 33:8,9; 35:2,7,8; Ps 10:5,6; Pr 12:15; 14:12; 16:2; 20:6; 21:2; 25:14,27; 26:12; 27:2,21; 28:13,26; 30:12,13; Isa 5:21; 28:17,20; 47:7; 50:11; 64:6; 65:3-5; Jer 2:13,22,23,34,35; 7:4; 8:8; 17:5; 49:4,16; Eze 33:24-26; Ho 12:8; Am 6:13; Hab 2:4; Zep 3:11; Mt 7:22,23; 9:10-13; 16:6; 19:16-22; 22:12,13; 23:29-31; Mr 2:16; 8:15; 10:17-22; Lu 5:30; 7:36-50; 10:25-37; 15:2,25-32; 16:14,15; 18:9-14,18-23; Joh 9:34,39-41; Ro 2:17-20; 3:27; 10:3; 11:19-21; 2Co 1:9; 10:17,18; Ga 6:3; Re 3:17,18

– See [3567]HYPOCRISY

– See [3568]SELF-EXALTATION

– INSTANCES OF

.Saul 1Sa 15:13-31

.Young man, see above

.Lawyer, see above

.Pharisees Lu 11:33-54; Joh 8:33-59; 9:28-34

.Israel Ro 10:3

.The Laodicean congregation Re 3:17

Self-will

– (Stubbornness)

– Forbidden 2Ch 30:8; Ps 75:5

– Proceeds from

.Unbelief 2Ki 17:14

.Pride Ne 9:16,29

.An evil heart Jer 7:24

– God knows Isa 48:4

– Exhibited in

.Refusing to listen to God Pr 1:24

.Refusing to listen to the messengers of God 1Sa 8:19; Jer 44:16; Zec 7:11

.Refusing to walk in the ways of God Ne 9:17; Isa 42:24; Ps 78:10

.Refusing to listen to (obey) parents De 21:18,19

.Refusing to receive correction De 21:18; Jer 5:3; 7:28

.Rebelling against God De 31:27; Ps 78:8

.Resisting the Holy Spirit Ac 7:51

.Walking in the counsels of an evil heart Jer 7:24; with 23:17

.Hardening the neck (metaphorically) Ne 9:16

.Hardening the heart 2Ch 36:13

.Going backward and not forward Jer 7:24

.Heinousness of 1Sa 15:23

– Servants should

.Be without Tit 1:7

.Warn the people against Heb 3:7-12

.Pray that the people may be forgiven for Ex 34:9; De 9:27

– Characteristic of wicked people Pr 7:11; 2Pe 2:10

– The wicked do not cease from Jud 2:19

– Punishment for De 21:21; Pr 29:1

– Illustrated Ps 32:9; Jer 31:18

– EXEMPLIFIED

.Simeon and Levi Ge 49:6

.The Israelites Ex 32:9; De 9:6,13

.King Saul 1Sa 15:19-23

.David 2Sa 24:4

.Josiah 2Ch 35:22

.Zedekiah 2Ch 36:13

.See [3569]OBDURACY

Semachiah

– Son of Shemaiah 1Ch 26:7

Semei

– An ancestor of Jesus Lu 3:26

Senaah

– A city of unknown location Ezr 2:35; Ne 7:38

Senate

– The Sanhedrin Ac 5:21

– Senator (an elder) Ps 105:22

– See [3570]ELDER

– See [3571]GOVERNMENT

Seneh

– A rock protecting the garrison of the Philistines at Michmash 1Sa 14:4

Senir

– See [3572]SHENIR

Sennacherib

– (King of Assyria)

– Invades Judah; lays siege to Jerusalem, but abandons the country and returns to Assyria 2Ki 18:17-37; 19:8; 2Ch 32:1-23; Isa 36; 37

– Death of 2Ki 19:35-37; Isa 37:36-38

Sensuality

– General scriptures concerning Ec 2:24; 8:15; 11:9; Isa 22:13; 56:12; Lu 12:19,20; 16:25; 1Co 15:32,33; Jas 5:5; Jude 1:18,19

– See [3573]ADULTERY

– See [3574]DRUNKENNESS

– See [3575]FORNICATION

– See [3576]GLUTTONY

– See [3577]LASCIVIOUSNESS

– See [3578]SELF-INDULGENCE

– See [3579]SODOMY

– Also see [3580]ABSTINENCE, TOTAL

– See [3581]CONTINENCE

– See [3582]SELF-DENIAL

– See [3583]TEMPERANCE

Sentry

– See [3584]WATCHMAN

Senuah

– Father of Judah, a governor of Jerusalem Ne 11:9

Seorim

– A governor of the temple 1Ch 24:8

Sephar

– A mountain in Arabia Ge 10:30

Sepharad

– An unknown place, to which the inhabitants of Jerusalem were exiled Ob 1:20

Sepharvaim

– An Assyrian city, from which the king of Assyria colonized Samaria 2Ki 17:24,31; 18:34; 19:13; Isa 36:19; 37:13

Sepharvites

– The people of Sepharvaim 2Ki 17:31

Sepulchre

– (Grave, tomb)

– See [3585]BURIAL

Serah

– (Also called SARAH)

– Daughter of Asher Ge 46:17; Nu 26:46; 1Ch 7:30

Seraiah

– 1. Also called SHEVA, SHISHA, and SHAVSHA

.David' s scribe 2Sa 8:17; 20:25; 1Ki 4:3; 1Ch 18:16

– 2. Chief priest at the time of collapse of Jerusalem 2Ki 25:18

.Father of Ezra Ezr 7:1

.Killed by Nebuchadnezzar 2Ki 25:18-21; Jer 52:24-27

– 3. An Israelite captain who surrendered to Gedaliah 2Ki 25:23; Jer 40:8

– 4. Son of Kenaz 1Ch 4:13,14

– 5. A Simeonite 1Ch 4:35

– 6. A priest who returned from the Babylonian captivity Ezr 2:2; Ne 12:1,12

.Called AZARIAH Ne 7:7

– 7. One who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah Ne 10:2

.Possibly identical with number six, see above

– 8. A ruler of the temple after the captivity Ne 11:11

– 9. Son of Azriel

.Commanded by King Jehoiakim to seize the prophet Jeremiah Jer 36:26

– 10. A servant of Zedekiah Jer 51:59,61

Seraphim (Seraphs)

– Celestial beings Isa 6:2,6

– See [3586]CHERUBIM

Sered

– Son of Zebulun Ge 46:14; Nu 26:26

Sergeant

– General scriptures concerning Ac 16:35,38

Sergius Paulus

– A Roman deputy and convert of Paul Ac 13:7-12

Sermon

– Of Jesus, "on the mount," Mt 5; 6; 7

– Of Jesus, "on the plain," Lu 6:17-49

– Beside Lake Galilee Mt 13:1-52; Mr 4:2-33

– See [3587]PREACHING

– See [3588]MINISTERS

Serpent

– Satan appears to Eve in the form of Ge 3:1-15; 2Co 11:3

– Subtlety of Ge 3:1; Ec 10:8; Mt 10:16

– Curse upon Ge 3:14,15; 49:17

– Feeds upon the dust Ge 3:14; Isa 65:25; Mic 7:17

– Unfit for food Mt 7:10

– Venom of De 32:24,33; Job 20:16; Ps 58:4; 140:3; Pr 23:31,32; Ac 28:5,6

– The staff of Moses transformed into Ex 4:3; 7:15

– Fiery (poisonous), sent as a plague upon the Israelites Nu 21:6,7; De 8:15; 1Co 10:9

– The wound of, miraculously healed by looking upon the bronze snake, erected by Moses Nu 21:8,9

– The charming of Ps 58:4,5; Ec 10:11; Jer 8:17

– Mentioned in Solomon' s riddle Pr 30:19

– Constriction of Re 9:19

– Sea serpent Am 9:3

– The seventy disciples (the best mss have "seventy-two") endued with power over Lu 10:19

– The apostles given power over Mr 16:18; Ac 28:5

– FIGURATIVE Isa 14:29; 30:6; 65:25

Serug

– An ancestor of Abraham Ge 11:20-23; 1Ch 1:26

– Called SARUCH Lu 3:35