L

Laban

brother of Rebekah

Ge 24:29; 29:16; 31:1,26,51

Lachish

a town of Judah

Jos 10:31; 12:11; 2Ki 14:19; 18:14; Jer 34:7; Mic 1:13

Ladder, Jacob's

Ge 28:12

Lamech

son of Methuselah

Ge 5:25; 1Ch 1:3; Lu 3:36

Landmarks

not to be removed

De 19:14; 27:17; Job 24:2; Pr 22:28; 23:10; Ho 5:10

Languages Confounded

Ge 11:9

Laodicea

a town in Phrygia

Col 2:1; 4:13; Re 1:11; 3:14

Last Day, The

Joh 6:39; 11:24; 12:48

See also The Last Judgment, Future, The

Laver

Ex 30:18; 38:8; 40:7

Law Insufficient

Ro 3:19; 8:3; Ga 2:19; Eph 2:15; Heb 7:19

Law, Purpose Of

Ro 3:20; 5:20; 7:7; Ga 3:19,24; 1Ti 1:9

Lawgiver

(1) God as

Isa 33:22; 51:4; Jas 4:12

See also Decalogue, Decalogue, The

(2) Moses as

Ex 34:32; De 4:44; 33:4; Joh 1:17; 7:19; Ac 7:38

Lawyers

Lu 10:25; 11:46; 14:3; Tit 3:13

Lazarus

(a) The Beggar

Lu 16:20

(b) Brother of Martha and Mary

Joh 11:1,14,43; 12:2,10

Lead

a mineral

Ex 15:10; Nu 31:22; Job 19:24; Jer 6:29; Eze 22:18

Leaders, Religious

(A) PRIESTS

(1) General references to

Ge 14:18; Ex 18:1; 24:5; Jos 3:6; 2Ch 11:13; 29:16

(2) Laws in Regard to

Ex 29:1; 40:15; Le 10:9; 21:1; Ezr 7:24; Ne 7:65

(3) Should be Holy

Ex 19:22; Le 10:3; 21:6; 22:9; 2Ch 6:41; Isa 52:11 Mal 2:7

(4) Corrupt Condemned. See Leaders

(5) Idolatrous, examples of

Judg 17:5; 1Sa 5:5; 1Ki 12:31; 13:2; 2Ki 10:11; 11:18 2Ki 23:5; 23:20

(6) Dues of. See Leaders

(7) Food of

Ex 29:32; Le 6:16; 7:6; 7:15; 8:31; 10:12; 10:17 Le 24:9; Nu 18:31

(8) Inheritance of

Nu 18:20; 26:62; De 10:9; 12:12; 14:27; 18:2 Jos 13:14; 14:3; 18:7; Eze 44:28; 45:4

(9) High Priests

Ex 28:1; Le 21:10; Zec 3:1; Heb 5:5; 9:7

-- Garments of. See Dress

(B) PROPHETS

(1) General References to

Nu 12:6; 1Sa 10:11; 1Ki 18:4; 2Ch 20:20; 36:16 Ps 74:9; 105:15; Am 3:7; Mt 13:57; 23:37

See also Man of God, Leaders

(2) Names of Persons spoken of as

Aaron Ex 7:1

Abraham Ge 20:7

Agabus Ac 21:10

Ahijah 1Ki 11:29

Amos Am 1:1

Balaam Nu 22:5

Daniel Mt 24:15

David Mt 13:35

Eldad Nu 11:26

Elijah 1Ki 18:36

Elisha 1Ki 19:16

Ezekiel Eze 1:3

Gad 1Sa 22:5

Habakkuk Hab 1:1

Haggai Ezr 5:1

Hananiah Jer 28:17

Hosea Ho 1:1

Iddo 2Ch 13:22

Isaiah 2Ki 19:2

Jehu 1Ki 16:7

Jeremiah Jer 1:5

Joel Joe 1:1

John the Baptist Lu 7:28

Joshua 1Ki 16:34

Jonah 2Ki 14:25

Malachi Mal 1:1

Medad Nu 11:26

Micah Jer 26:18

Micaiah 1Ki 22:8

Moses De 34:10

Nahum Na 1:1

Nathan 2Sa 7:2

Obadiah Ob 1:1

Obed 2Ch 28:9

Samuel 1Sa 3:20

Shemaiah 2Ch 12:5

Zacharias Lu 1:67

Zechariah Zec 1:1

Zephaniah Zep 1:1

(3) False. SEE Leaders

(4) Incognito

Judg 6:8; 1Sa 2:27; 1Ki 13:11; 20:35

(5) Prophets in the Christian Church

Ac 11:27; 13:1; 1Co 12:28; 14:29; Eph 4:11

See also Christian Teachers, Teachers, Christian

(6) Called Seers

1Sa 9:9; 2Sa 15:27; 24:11; 1Ch 25:5; 29:29; 2Ch 16:7 2Ch 19:2; 35:15

(7) Schools of

2Ki 2:5; 4:38; 6:1; 2Ch 17:9; Da 1:4

-- Prophetesses. SEE Women, Women

(C) MEN OF GOD

(1) Prophets and other Spiritual Men so called

De 33:1; Judg 13:6; 1Sa 2:27; 1Ki 12:22; 17:18; 20:28 2Ki 1:9; 4:7; 5:14; 6:10; 7:2; 2Ch 8:14; Jer 35:4 1Ti 6:11; 2Ti 3:17

(2) Men raised up as Deliverers of Israel

Judg 2:16; 3:9,31; 9:17; 13:5; 1Sa 9:16; Ne 9:27

(3) Chosen Instruments to accomplish God's purposes

Hag 2:23; Joh 15:16; Ac 9:15; 1Co 1:27; 1:28; 1:29

See also Divine Call (2), Invitations

(4) Sent as Divine Messengers

Nu 16:28; Isa 48:16; Jer 25:4; Zec 2:8; 4:9; Mt 22:3 Lu 1:19; Joh 1:6

See also Divine Call (2), Invitations

(D) HUMBLE LEADERS, examples of

Moses Ex 3:11

Gideon Judg 6:15

King Saul 1Sa 9:21

King David 1Sa 18:18

King Solomon 1Ki 3:7

Isaiah Isa 6:5

Jeremiah Jer 1:6

John the Baptist Mt 3:14

See also Humility (3), Humility

(E) COURAGEOUS REFORMERS, rebuke sinful rulers

Nathan before King David 2Sa 12:7

Elijah before King Ahab 1Ki 21:20

Micaiah before King Ahab 1Ki 22:14

Elisha before King Jehoram 2Ki 3:14

Daniel before King Belshazzar Da 5:22

John the Baptist before Herod Mt 14:4

Peter and John before the Sanhedrin Ac 4:18-20

Stephen before the Council Ac 7:51

See also Sin Rebuked, Denunciation Of Sin

THE INCORRUPTIBILITY OF, in Refusing Gifts

1Ki 13:8; 2Ki 5:15; 5:16; Da 5:17

See also Temptation Resisted, Temptation

(F) ELDERS

(1) Governmental

Ex 3:16; 4:29; 19:7; 24:1; Jos 23:2; Judg 21:16 Ru 4:2; 1Ki 21:8; Pr 31:23

(2) Jewish

Mt 15:2; 21:23; 26:57; Mr 15:1; Ac 22:5

(3) Christian: SEE Church, Church, The

(G) APOSTLES

(1) General References to

Lu 17:5; 22:14; Ac 1:13; 1:26; 1Co 4:9; 9:1; 2Co 11:5 Eph 2:20; 4:11; Re 21:14

(2) Names of

Mt 10:2; Mr 3:16; Lu 6:14; Ac 1:13

(3) Call Of to Special Work

Mr 1:17,20; 2:14; Lu 6:13; Joh 1:43; Ac 22:21

See also Discipleship, Discipleship & Discipleship -- Heal. See 1540 -- Persecution of. See Suffering

(H) MINISTERS Select Readings for

Isa 56:10-12; Jer 23:1-40; Eze 3:17-21; Ac 20:17-35 1Co 2:1-16; 9:19-23; 2Co 6:1-10; 1Ti 3:1-16; 6:11-21 2Ti 2:1-20; 4:1-8

(1) Divinely Appointed

2Co 3:6; 4:1; 5:18; Eph 3:7; Col 1:23; 1Ti 1:12 2Ti 1:11

(2) The Spirit which should Actuate

Mt 10:16; 20:26; Lu 22:26; Ac 20:24; 1Co 3:5; 2Co 6:4 1Ti 6:11; 2Ti 2:24; 4:5; 1Pe 5:2

See also Feeding the Flock, Leaders

(3) Characteristics of true

Mt 10:16; 20:26; 2Co 4:2; 6:4; 1Th 2:4; 5:14; 2Th 3:9 1Ti 3:2; 4:12; 2Ti 2:1; 3:17; Tit 1:7; 2:7

See also Charges, Leaders

(4) Duties of the Church to

Mt 10:10; Ro 10:15; 15:30; 1Co 16:16; Ga 4:14; Php 2:29 1Th 5:12-13; 1Ti 5:17; Heb 13:7

(5) Support of. See Leaders & Leaders

(6) Unfaithful. See Leaders

-- Affliction of. See Afflictions

(I) WORK OF MINISTERS

(1) Preaching

(a) Examples of

Mt 3:1; 9:35; Mr 16:20; Lu 9:6; Ac 28:31; Eph 2:17 1Pe 3:19; 4:6; Re 14:6

See also Gospel Universal, Gospel

(b) Enjoined

Mt 10:7; 10:27; Mr 16:15; Lu 9:2; 9:60; Ac 5:20; 2Ti 4:2

(c) Christ the Theme of

Ac 4:2; 8:5,35; 9:20; 10:36; 17:3; 1Co 1:23; 2Co 4:5

See also Gospel Universal, Gospel

(2) As Shepherds to Feed the Flock

Jer 3:15; 23:4; Eze 34:23; Joh 21:17; Ac 20:28; 1Pe 5:2

See also God's Flock, Church, The God's Sheep, Shepherd, Christ As

(3) Spiritual Watchmen

Isa 62:6; Jer 6:17; Eze 3:17; Heb 13:17

(4) As Teachers of the Word

Mt 28:20; 1Ti 3:2; 4:11; 6:2; 2Ti 2:25

(J) SOLEMN CHARGES given

Moses to Joshua Nu 27:23; De 31:23

David to Solomon 1Ki 2:1

Jehoshaphat to leaders of Judah 2Ch 19:9

Christ to the Disciples Mt 10:5

Paul to the Ephesian Elders Ac 20:28

Paul to Timothy 1Ti 5:21; 6:13; 2Ti 4:1

See also Beware, Warnings Take Heed, Warnings Warnings, Warnings

(K) RESPONSIBILITY, OF

Select Reading. Eze 3:1-17

Eze 33:6; 2Co 2:16; Heb 13:17; Jas 3:1

(L) SUPPORT OF

(1) Support of Priests under the Mosaic Law

Le 2:3; 10:13; 27:21; Nu 3:48; 5:9; 18:9,12,21 De 18:3; 2Ki 12:16

See also also Priests' Inheritance, Leaders

(2) In the Christian Church

Mt 10:10; 1Co 9:14; Ga 6:6; Php 4:14; 1Ti 5:18

(3) Self-support as Practised by Paul

Ac 18:3; 20:34; 28:30; 1Co 9:15; 1Th 2:9; 2Th 3:8

(M) UNFAITHFUL MINISTERS, General References to

Isa 56:10; Jer 6:13; 23:11; La 2:14; Eze 33:6 Mic 3:11; Php 1:15

(N) FALSE SHEPHERDS, characteristics of

Insentiate and Pleasure-loving Isa 56:10-12

Scatter the Flock Jer 23:2

Lead the Sheep astray Jer 50:6

Prey upon the Flock instead of feeding it Eze 34:2,3; Zec 11:17

Hirelings forsake the Sheep Joh 10:12

(O) FALSE PROPHETS, general references to

De 13:5; 18:22; Isa 9:15; Jer 2:8; 5:31; 14:14; 23:16 Eze 13:2; 22:28; Ho 9:7; Mic 3:5; Zep 3:4; Zec 13:3 Mt 7:15; 24:11; Mr 13:22

--SEE 2098

(P) FALSE TEACHERS, warnings against

Mt 5:19; 15:9; 1Ti 1:7; 4:2; 6:3; 2Ti 4:3; Tit 1:11; 2Pe 2:1

See also False Doctrine, Doctrine

(Q) CORRUPT PRIESTS

Jer 5:31; Eze 22:26; Ho 5:1; 6:9; Mic 3:11; Zep 3:4 Mt 27:20; 27:41; Mr 15:11; Joh 19:6

Leah

daughter of Laban, married to Jacob

Ge 29:25; 30:14; 30:17; 31:4; 33:2; 35:23; 49:31

Leaven

general references to

Ex 12:15; 12:19; Le 2:11; De 16:4; Mt 13:33; 16:6 Lu 13:21; Ga 5:9

See also Unleavened Bread, Bread

Leeks

Nu 11:5

Lees

(dregs) of wine

Ps 75:8; Isa 25:6; Jer 48:11; Zep 1:12

Legion

(1) Of Angels

Mt 26:53

(2) Of Devils

Mr 5:9; Lu 8:30

Lentils

Ge 25:34; 2Sa 17:28; 23:11; Eze 4:9

Lepers

Le 13:45; 22:4; Nu 5:2; 12:10; 2Ki 5:1; 5:27 2Ch 26:21; Mt 8:2; Lu 17:12

See also Leprosy, Disease

Letters, The Writing Of

2Sa 11:14; 1Ki 21:8; 2Ki 5:5; 10:1; 19:14; 2Ch 32:17 Ne 2:7; Es 1:22; Ac 9:2; 2Co 10:9; Ga 6:11; Heb 13:22

Levi

son of Jacob

Ge 29:34; 35:23; 49:5; Ex 6:16

-- the Apostle. SEE Matthew, Matthew

Leviathan

Job 41:1; Ps 104:26; Isa 27:1

Levites

descendants of Levi, had charge of the Tabernacle, etc.

Ex 32:26; Nu 1:50; 3:6; 3:39; 8:18; 8:24; 18:3; 26:57; 35:2 De 12:19; 14:27; 1Ch 23:27; 2Ch 11:13; 23:2; 29:34; Lu 10:32

-- Emoluments of. SEE Priests, Leaders

Liberality-Parsimony-Covetousness

(A) LIBERALITY, examples of (Select Reading, De 26 Mal 1:6-14; 3:4-12; Mt 6:1-4)

De 26:1-19; Mal 1:6-14; 3:4-12; Mt 6:1-4

Gifts of Israel for the Tabernacle Ex 35:22

Over-plus of Gifts Ex 36:5

Offerings at the Dedication Nu 7:3

David's Gifts for the Temple 1Ch 29:3,4

Gifts for the Repairing of God's House 2Ch 24:10

Offerings for the Rebuilding of the Temple Ezr 1:6; 2:69; 8:25; Ne 7:70; Lu 19:8

The Poor Widow's Offering Lu 21:1-4

Liberality in the Early Church Ac 4:34,35; 11:29; 2Co 8:2; Php 4:16

See also Kindness (2), Kindness

-- Of Women. See Women -- Promise for. See Promises, Divine

(B) BENEFICENCE, examples of

Boaz Ru 2:15

Elisha 2Ki 6:22

The Children of Ephraim 2Ch 28:15

The Inhabitants of Tema Isa 21:14

The Good Samaritan Lu 10:34,35

See also Helpfulness, Work And Workers, Religious Human Compassion, Sympathy

(C) BENEVOLENCE

(1) The Duty of

Moses Injunction De 15:12-14

The Wise Man's Advice Pr 25:21; Ec 11:1

The Prophet's Words Isa 58:7

Christ's Commands Mt 5:42; Lu 3:11; 12:33

Paul's Exhortation Ac 20:35; Ro 12:13; Ga 6:10; 1Ti 6:18; Heb 13:16

See also Poor, Poverty Widow and Fatherless, Widow And Fatherless Brotherly Love, Love Kindness, Kindness Strangers, Social Life

(2) Encouragement to

2Ch 31:10; Ps 112:9; Pr 11:25; 22:9; Isa 32:8; 58:10; Mal 3:10 Lu 6:38; 2Co 9:6

See also Promises to the Liberal, Promises, Divine

(D) COLLECTIONS

2Ch 24:6; 1Co 16:1

(E) GIVING TO GOD, general references to

Ex 25:2; 35:5; Nu 31:50; 2Sa 8:10,11; 1Ch 29:9; 2Ch 15:18 Ezr 8:28; Pr 3:9; Mic 4:13

See also Offerings, Offerings Liberality, Liberality

(F) SCRIPTURAL RULES FOR GIVING

According to Income De 16:17; Mt 5:42

Without Ostentation Mt 6:3

Freely Mt 10:8; Lu 6:38; 12:33

With Simplicity Ro 12:8

Regularly, Every Week 1Co 16:2

Cheerfully 2Co 9:7

SEE, 2126 Poor (3), Poverty Poor (4), Poverty

(G) GIVING ACCORDING TO ABILITY

Le 14:30; 27:8; De 16:17; Ezr 2:69; Ne 5:8; Ac 11:29 2Co 8:12

(H) GIVING OF TITHES

Ge 14:20; 28:22; Le 27:30; Nu 18:21; De 12:6; 14:28; 26:12 2Ch 31:5; Ne 10:38; 12:44; 13:12; Mal 3:10; Mt 23:23 Lu 18:12

See also Liberality, Liberality

(I) MUNIFICENT GIVING, examples of

Nu 7:13; 1Ki 3:4; 8:63; 10:10; 2Ki 5:5; 8:9; 1Ch 28:14; 29:3 2Ch 1:6; 5:6; 7:5; 9:9; Ezr 6:9; Mr 12:43; 2Co 8:3

See Liberality

(J) GIVING OF PRESENTS

Ge 24:53; 45:22; 1Sa 9:8; 25:27; 30:26; 1Ki 10:10 1Ki 10:13; 14:3; 2Ki 8:9; Job 42:11; Mt 2:11

See also Parental Gifts, Home

(K) ALMSGIVING, general advice concerning

Le 25:35; De 15:7; Pr 31:20; Mt 6:1; 19:21; Lu 11:41 Lu 12:33; 18:22; 19:8; 1Co 13:3

See also Poor (4), Poverty Sympathy (1), Sympathy Brotherly Love, Love

(L) PARSIMONY

(1) General References to

Pr 11:24; 21:13; 28:27; Ec 5:13; Isa 43:23; Mal 3:8 Mt 26:7,8; Joh 12:5

(2) In Withholding Offerings

2Ch 29:7; Ne 13:10; Isa 43:24; Mal 3:8; Ac 5:1,2

(M) COVETOUSNESS

(1) Condemned

Ex 20:17; Ps 10:3; Pr 28:16; Jer 6:13; Eze 33:31; Mic 2:2 Hab 2:9; Lu 12:15; Eph 5:3; Col 3:5; 1Ti 3:3; Heb 13:5

See also Selfishness (1), Selfishness

(2) Natural Fruits of

--Oppression Ge 31:41

--Theft Jos 7:21

--Disobedience 1Sa 15:9

--Robbery 1Ki 20:6

--Meanness 1Ki 21:2

--Unscrupulousness 2Ki 5:20

--Scoffing Lu 16:14

See also Selfishness (2), Selfishness

(N) AVARICE, general references to the results of

Family Trouble Pr 15:27

Disappointment Ec 5:10

Folly Jer 17:11

Apostasy 1Ti 6:10

Misery Jas 5:3

See also Unjust Gain, Business Life

(O) AVARICIOUS MEN, examples of

Achan Jos 7:21; Isa 56:11

The Jews Am 2:7; Mic 3:11

The People of Tyre Zec 9:3

Judas Mt 26:15,16; Joh 12:6

The Masters of the Philippian damsel Ac 16:19

Governor Felix Ac 24:26

Balaam 2Pe 2:15

See also Unjust Gain, Business Life

(P) GREED, general references to

1Sa 8:3; Pr 1:13; 1:19; 15:27; 21:26; Isa 56:11 Mic 3:11; 1Ti 6:10

See also Lucre, Lucre

Liberty, Limitations Of

1Co 6:12; 9:19; 10:23

Liberty-Bondage

(A) LIBERTY

(1) General references to Civil

Le 25:10; Isa 9:4; 10:27; 14:25; Jer 34:8; 1Co 7:21

See also Emancipation, Liberty Year of Jubilee, Jubilee, Year Of

(2) Spiritual, a Mark of the New Dispensation

Isa 42:7

The Mission of Christ to Proclaim Isa 61:1; Lu 4:18

The Truth the Instrumentality Joh 8:32; Ro 6:18

A New Law of Life Sets Free Ro 8:2

The Bondage of Sin Broken Ro 8:21

The Presence of the "Spirit" Secures 2Co 3:17; Ga 2:4

(3) The Abuse of, Warnings against

1Co 8:9; Ga 5:13; 1Pe 2:16

(B) EMANCIPATION, of Hebrew Servants

Le 25:10; 2Ch 36:23; Ezr 1:3; Isa 61:1; Jer 34:9

See also Year of Jubilee, Jubilee, Year Of

(C) BONDAGE, PHYSICAL

(1) Of Israel. See Israel-The Jews

(2) Men under the Power of

Ge 21:10; Le 19:20; 25:42; 1Ki 9:21; Es 7:4; Ga 4:31

(D) BONDAGE, SPIRITUAL

(1) General References to the Bondage of Sin

Pr 5:22; Joh 8:34; Ac 8:23; Ro 6:16; 7:23; 2Ti 2:26 2Pe 2:19

(2) Sold under Sin

1Ki 21:20; 2Ki 17:17; Isa 50:1; 52:3; Ro 7:14

(E) STOCKS, men confined in

Job 13:27; Pr 7:22; Jer 20:3; 29:26; Ac 16:24

See also Paul's Bonds, Suffering Fetters, Fetters

(F) SUBJECTION, examples of

Ge 25:23; 27:40; 37:9; 47:25; 49:15; Jos 10:24; 1Ki 20:4

See also Israel, Humbled, Israel-The Jews

(G) PRISONS, general references to

Ge 40:3; Nu 15:34; Judg 16:21; 2Ki 17:4; Isa 42:22 Jer 52:11; Ac 16:26

See also Imprisonment, Suffering

Libnah

a city of Canaan

Jos 10:29; 21:13; 2Ki 8:22; 19:8; Isa 37:8

Libya

a country west of Egypt

Jer 46:9; Eze 30:5; Da 11:43; Ac 2:10

Life Conspicuous

Mt 5:14; Lu 11:33; 1Co 4:9

Life Continuous

Mr 9:4; 12:27; Lu 23:43; Joh 8:51; 11:26; 2Ti 1:10

See also Immortality, Immortality

Life Manifested

Mt 7:20; Lu 8:17; Joh 2:11; 2Ti 3:9; 1Jo 3:10

Life Out Of Death

Lu 9:24; Joh 12:24; Ro 6:4; 1Co 15:36; 2Co 4:11,12; Ga 2:20 Col 3:3,4; Re 1:18

Life-Death

(A) LIFE, PHYSICAL

(1) Of Man from God

Ge 2:7; 1Sa 2:6; Job 27:3; Ps 104:30; Ac 17:25

See also Creator (2), Creator

(2) Life Brief, Figurative Allusions to the Brevity of

Ge 47:9

Like a Shadow 1Ch 29:15

Like a Flying Shuttle Job 7:6; 8:9

Like Hurrying Messengers Job 9:25; 14:2

Only a Handbreadth in Extent Ps 39:5; 89:47; 90:9; 102:11; Ec 6:12

Like a Weaver's Web Isa 38:12

Like a Vanishing Vapour Jas 4:14

See also Glory of Man, Honour Man as Grass, Mortality Frailty, Transient Pilgrimage, Pilgrimage Death Universal, Death

(3) Of the Spirit.

See also Spiritual Life, Life

(4) Righteousness Tendeth to

De 32:47; Pr 4:22; 11:19; 12:28; 19:23; Eze 20:11; 33:19 Lu 10:27,28; Ro 10:5; Ga 3:12

See also Long Life, Long Life

(B) LIFE TESTED, by the Lord

The Inward Life Tried Ps 17:3

The Refining Process Zec 13:9; Mal 3:3

The Test of the Storm Lu 6:48

The Final Test 1Co 3:13; Jas 1:12

See also Affliction (2), Afflictions Chastisement, Afflictions Spiritual Refining, Afflictions Tests, Spiritual, Tests, Spiritual

(C) LIFE HATED

Job 7:16; Ec 2:17

See also Death Sought, Despair Weariness of Life, Despair

(D) LIFE, PRECIOUS, regarded by Christ as

Mt 6:25; 10:31; 16:26; Lu 9:25

(E) LIFE, CHRIST THE

Radiant Life Joh 1:4; 5:26

Abundant Life Joh 10:10

Life for the Dead Joh 11:25

The Way, The Truth, The Life Joh 14:6

Life Everlasting Ro 5:21

Death Abolished 2Ti 1:10; 1Jo 1:2

The Only Source of Life 1Jo 5:12

(F) LIFE, SPIRITUAL, General References to

Sustained by the Word of God De 8:3; Isa 55:3

Secured through Faith Joh 5:24; 20:31; Ro 6:11; 8:10

Necessitates Death to Sin and Self 2Co 4:11; 5:15; Ga 2:20

Christ the Supreme Object of Php 1:21; 1Pe 4:6

Love the Demonstration of 1Jo 3:14

(G) REGENERATION, the teaching concerning

Birth of a New Spirit Eze 36:26

Of Divine Origin Joh 1:13

Essential to Spiritual Vision Joh 3:3; 2Co 3:3

A New Creation 2Co 5:17

Necessary to Salvation Tit 3:5; Jas 1:18; 1Pe 1:3

By the Word of God 1Pe 1:23; 1Jo 2:29; 3:9; 4:7

Obtained by Faith 1Jo 5:1

See also Spiritual Quickening, Awakenings Spiritual Resurrection, New Man Spiritual Healing, Disease Spiritual Renewal, New Man Cleansing, Cleansing

(H) LIFE, UNFADING, of the righteous

Ps 1:3; 92:14; 103:5; Jer 17:8; Eze 47:12; Ho 14:8

See also Trees (3), Trees

(I) LIFE, ETERNAL

(1) General References to

Da 12:2; Mt 25:46; Joh 6:27; 10:28; Ro 2:7; 6:22 1Ti 6:19; Tit 1:2; 1Jo 2:25; Jude 1:21

See also Immortality, Immortality & Immortality Resurrection (1), Immortality Reward, Future, The Soul Immortal, Immortality

(2) Conditions of Receiving

Renunciation of the World Lu 18:28-30

Faith in Christ Joh 3:14,15; 3:36; 4:14

Spiritual Service Joh 4:35,36; 5:24; 6:40

Self-sacrifice Joh 12:25

Knowledge of God Joh 17:3

Sowing in the Spirit Ga 6:8

See also Salvation (3), Salvation

(J) DEATH

(1) Universality of

2Sa 14:14; Job 30:23; Ps 49:10; 89:48; Ec 3:19; 8:8 Ro 5:12; Heb 9:27

See also Mortality, Mortality Man as Grass, Mortality Frailty, Transient

(2) Compared to as Sleep

De 31:16; Job 7:21; Da 12:2; Mr 5:39; Joh 11:11 Ac 13:36; 1Co 15:6; 1Th 4:13

See also Sleep, Sleep

(3) Vanquished. See Future, The

(4) Of the Righteous

Greatly Desired Nu 23:10

Fearless Ps 23:4

Precious Ps 116:15

Hopeful Pr 14:32

Triumphant Lu 16:22

Divine Element in Ro 14:8

Great Gain Php 1:21

Faith Illuminates Heb 11:13

Blessing Pronounced upon Re 14:13

(5) Sought as a Relief from Trouble. See Despair

(6) Death Spiritual. See Death

(7) Of the Wicked

Ps 37:36; Pr 5:23; Ec 8:10; Isa 17:14; Jer 16:4 Eze 18:23; Lu 12:20

See also Sin's Penalty, Sin Wicked Cut Off, Wicked Fate of the Wicked, Wicked

(8) Of Christ. See Saviour

(9) Preparation for

2Ki 20:1; Ec 9:10; 11:8; Mt 24:44; Lu 12:35; Joh 9:4 1Pe 1:17

See also Readiness (1), Readiness Watchfulness, Watchfulness & Watchfulness

(K) DEATH, SPIRITUAL, general references to

Ge 2:17; Pr 8:36; Eze 18:20; Ro 6:23; 8:6; Jas 1:15; 5:20 Re 21:8

See also Sin's Penalty, Sin

(L) DEAD IN SIN, the state of the sinner

Pr 21:16; Mt 8:22; Lu 15:32; Joh 6:53; 2Co 5:14; Eph 2:1 Eph 5:14; Col 2:13; 1Ti 5:6; Re 3:1

See also Spiritual Sleep, Sleep

Note. For complete alphabetical list of collateral subjects, see Index.

Light Universal

Joh 1:9; 3:19; Ro 1:20; 2:15

See also Seven Editions of the Divine Law,

Light-Darkness

(A) LIGHT, PHYSICAL, general references to

Ge 1:3,17; Ex 10:23; Job 36:30

(B) LIGHT, SPIRITUAL

(1) Reflected from Believers

Judg 5:31; Isa 60:3; 62:1; Mt 5:14; Ac 13:47; Eph 5:8 Php 2:15; 1Th 5:5

(2) General References to

2Sa 22:29; Ps 36:9; Isa 58:10; Ac 26:18; 1Pe 2:9

See also Spiritual Dawn, Light God's Word, Bible, The; The Word Of God

(C) CHRIST THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

Isa 9:2; 42:6; Mt 4:16; Lu 1:79; Joh 1:4,9; 8:12; 12:35,46 2Co 4:6; Eph 5:14; 1Jo 2:8; Re 21:23

See also Morning Star, Christ Jesus

(D) GOD A LIGHT

Ps 27:1; 36:9; 84:11; 118:27; Isa 60:20; Mic 7:8 Hab 3:4; 1Jo 1:5; Re 22:5

See also Guidance (1), Guidance Pillar of Cloud, Revelations Enlightenment, Light

(E) LIGHT PROMISED

To the Obedient Job 22:28; Ps 97:11

To the Upright Ps 112:4

To the Just Pr 4:18

To the Benevolent Isa 58:8

To the Church of the Future Isa 60:20

To the Followers of Christ Joh 8:12; 1Jo 2:10

Believers' Duties Performed in the Light

Worshipping 2Ch 5:13,14

Working Joh 9:4

Warring Ro 13:12

Walking Eph 5:8

Witnessing Php 2:15

Watching 1Th 5:5,6

See also Sons of Light, Church, The

(F) DAWN, SPIRITUAL, the Coming of Christ ushers in the

Isa 21:12; 60:1; Mal 4:2; Lu 1:78; Ro 13:12; 2Pe 1:19 1Jo 2:8

(G) RADIANT LIVES, of the saints

Job 11:17; Ps 34:5; Ec 8:1; Isa 62:1; Da 12:3 Joh 5:35; Ac 6:15; 2Co 3:18; Php 2:15; Re 21:11

(H) SHINING FACES, general references to

Ex 34:30; Ec 8:1; Mt 17:2; 28:3; Ac 6:15; 2Co 3:7

(I) ENLIGHTENMENT, spiritual

Ps 18:28; 119:130; Pr 29:13; Isa 29:18; 60:19 Ac 26:18; 2Co 4:6; Eph 1:18; 1Pe 2:9

See also "Spirit" Teacher, Holy Spirit Instruction, Instruction Inspiration, Inspiration, Divine Revelations, Revelations

(J) DARKNESS

(1) Physical

Ge 1:2,18; Job 3:6; 38:19; Ps 104:20; Am 4:13

(2) Supernatural

Ex 10:22; Ps 105:28; Mt 27:45; Re 6:12

See also Eclipse, Eclipse

(3) Figurative of Punishment

Job 18:5; Pr 20:20; Mt 8:12; 22:13; 2Pe 2:17; Jude 1:6

(K) DARKNESS, SPIRITUAL, General References to

Isa 9:2; Mic 3:6; Mt 6:23; Joh 1:5; 3:19; Ro 13:12 Eph 5:8; 1Th 5:4

See also Spiritual Blindness, Blindness-Vision Dullness, Dullness Hardness of Heart, Impenitence & Impenitence Ignorance of God, Ignorance Spiritual Ignorance, Ignorance

(L) WALKING IN DARKNESS, the experience of the wicked

De 28:29; Ps 35:6; 82:5; Pr 2:13; 4:19; Isa 59:9 Jer 23:12; Zep 1:17; Mt 15:14; Joh 11:10; 1Jo 1:6

See also Spiritual Blindness, Blindness-Vision Spiritual Ignorance, Ignorance

Lily

Song 2:1; Ho 14:5; Mt 6:28; Lu 12:27

Limitations, Human

(1) Man Subject to

Way hedged up Job 3:23

Feet in the stocks Job 13:27; 19:8

Time limited Ps 90:10; Ec 8:8

Boundaries of life Ps 139:5; La 3:7

No power to change a hair Mt 5:36

No power to add a stature Mt 6:27

--Knowledge Limited. SEE Knowledge Withheld, Mysteries Future Hidden, Mysteries --Strength Limited. SEE Frailty, Transient Human Weakness, Weakness

(2) Man's Limited Resources

A little bread and a bottle of water Ge 21:14

A handful of meal and a cruse of oil 1Ki 17:12

A pot of oil 2Ki 4:2

Five barley loaves and two small fishes Mt 15:33,34

An empty larder Lu 11:6

--God condescends to meet the limited resources and conditions of men

Small offerings accepted from the poor Le 14:21,22

Two mites from the widow Mr 12:42-44

A cup of cold water, not despised Mt 10:42

Faith, even as a grain of mustard seed, mighty Mt 17:20

Two or three assembled in Christ's name have the promise of the divine presence Mt 18:20

See also Weak Instrumentalities, Power Giving according to ability, Liberality

Line Of Judgment, The Divine

2Ki 21:13; Isa 28:17; 34:11; La 2:8; Am 7:8

Linen

mentioned

Ex 35:6; 36:8; Le 16:23; 2Sa 6:14; Pr 31:24; Mt 27:59; Lu 16:19

Little Evils

so called

Pr 6:10; Ec 10:1; Song 2:15; 1Co 5:6

Living God

Jos 3:10; 1Sa 17:26; Ps 42:2; 84:2; Isa 37:17; Jer 23:36; Da 6:26 Mt 26:63; Ac 14:15; 1Th 1:9; Heb 10:31; Re 7:2

See also Eternal God, Immutability

Living Unto God

Lu 20:38; Ro 6:11; 14:8; 2Co 5:15; Ga 2:19

See also Spiritual Life, Life

Loaves, Miracles Of

2Ki 4:43; Mt 14:17; 15:34; Mr 6:52; Lu 9:16; Joh 6:11

See also Multitude Fed, Multitude Fed

Log

a measure

Le 14:10

See also Tables, 3534

Long Life

(A) LONGEVITY

(1) Promised to the Obedient

De 5:33; 11:21; 1Ki 3:14; Job 5:26; Ps 91:16; Pr 3:2 Pr 9:11; 10:27; Isa 65:22; Zec 8:4; 1Pe 3:10

See also Life (4), Life

(2) Examples of

Ge 5:4,8,11,14,17,20,27,31; 9:29; 11:11; 25:7; De 31:2; 34:7 Jos 24:29; 1Sa 4:15; 12:2; 2Sa 19:35; 1Ch 29:28; Job 42:17 Lu 2:36

(B) OLD AGE

(Select Readings, Ps 71 Ec 12) Ps 71:1-24, Ec 12:1-14

(1) General References to

Promised to Abraham Ge 15:15

Prayer Concerning Ps 71:9

Of the Righteous, Honourable Pr 16:31

Devoid of Pleasure Ec 12:1

Divine Presence in Isa 46:4

Rules of Conduct for Tit 2:2,3

(2) Examples of Vigorous

--Moses De 34:7

--Caleb Jos 14:11

--Anna Lu 2:36

(3) Feebleness in

1Ki 1:1; Ps 71:9; Ec 12:3,5; Zec 8:4; Heb 11:21

(4) Gray Hairs, an Indication of

1Sa 12:2; Job 15:10; Pr 16:31; 20:29; Ec 12:5; Ho 7:9

See also Reverence for Aged, Young People

(5) Dimness of Vision, in

Ge 27:1; 48:10; 1Sa 3:2; 4:15; Ec 12:3

--to be Reverenced. See Young People

Looking Backward

toward the old life

Ge 19:17,26; Nu 11:5; 14:4; Lu 9:62

Lord's Prayer

Mt 6:9-13; Lu 11:2-4

Lot

son of Haran, General references to

Ge 11:27,31; 12:4; 13:1,11; 14:12; 19:1,23; Lu 17:28; 2Pe 2:7

--Life Summarized

A religious man 2Pe 2:7,8

Made a worldly choice Ge 13:10,11

Associated with evil men Ge 13:12,13; 19:1

Narrow escape from destruction Ge 19:17

Lost property, wife, and reputation Ge 19:24-38

Lots, Casting

Le 16:8; Nu 26:55; Jos 18:10; 1Sa 14:41; Es 3:7; Pr 16:33; 18:18 Jon 1:7; Mt 27:35; Ac 1:26

Love Grown Cold

Jer 2:2; Ho 10:2; Mt 24:12; 1Ti 5:12; Re 2:4

See also Backsliding, Deterioration Forsaking God, Unfaithfulness & Unfaithfulness

Love-Hatred

For alphabetical arrangement of subjects under this topic, see Index

(A) LOVE, BROTHERLY

(1) General references to

Pr 10:12; 1Co 13:1; Ga 5:13; Php 1:9; 1Th 4:9; 1Pe 4:8; 1Jo 2:10; 4:21

See also Friendship, Friendship & Friendship Compassion, Sympathy Sympathy, Human, Sympathy & Sympathy Brotherhood of Man, Social Life

(2) Special Teachings concerning

Impartial De 10:19

Unselfish Mt 22:39

Proof of Discipleship Joh 13:35

Christ's Love the Standard of Joh 15:12

Sincere Ro 12:9; 13:9

Abounding 1Th 3:12; Heb 13:1; Jas 2:8

Fervent 1Pe 1:22; 1Jo 4:7

See also Benevolence, Liberality & Liberality Helpfulness, Work And Workers, Religious Poor (4), Poverty Strangers, Social Life Sympathy, Sympathy & Sympathy Duty to Neighbours, Social Life

(3) Examples of

1Sa 18:3; Ac 20:38; Ro 16:4; 2Co 12:15; Php 1:8; 4:1; 2Ti 1:17

See also Solicitude, Earnestness Human Compassion, Sympathy Friendship, Friendship & Friendship Unselfishness, Unselfishness Constancy, Friendship

(B) LOVE, FAMILY

(1) Conjugal. See Home (2) Maternal. See Home (3) Paternal. See Home

(C) LOVE, SPIRITUAL

(1) Of Christ for Men

Unchangeable Joh 13:1

Divine Joh 15:9

Self-sacrificing Joh 15:13

Inseparable Ro 8:35

Constraining 2Co 5:14

Sacrificial Ga 2:20; Eph 5:2

Manifested by His Death 1Jo 3:16

See also Sacrifice of Christ, Saviour Christ's Grace, Grace, Divine Christ's Sufferings, Sufferings Of Christ Christ's Compassion, Sympathy

(2) To Christ, the Blessings of

Joh 14:15,16; 14:22,23; 16:27; Eph 6:24; 2Ti 1:13; Phm 1:5; 1Pe 1:8

(3) Examples of Love for Christ

--The Sinful Women Lu 7:47

--Thomas Joh 11:16

--Mary of Bethany Joh 12:3

--Mary Magdalene Joh 20:11

--Peter Joh 21:16

--Paul Ac 21:13

See also For Christ's Sake, For Righteousness Sake Suffering for Christ, Suffering For Righteousness Sake Reproach, Suffering

(4) Of God

De 7:8; Ps 146:8; Jer 31:3; Joh 3:16; 16:27; Ro 5:8 Eph 2:4,5; 1Jo 3:1; 4:9,16

See also Compassion, Sympathy Poor (2) Poverty Mercy (3), Mercifulness Mercy (4), Mercifulness

(5) To God Enjoined

De 6:5; 10:12; 11:1; Jos 22:5; Ps 31:23; Mt 22:37 2Th 3:5; Jude 1:21

(6) Examples of Love to God

Ps 18:1; 42:1; 73:25; 84:2; 116:1; Heb 6:10; 1Jo 4:19

See also Walking with God, Fellowship Piety, Religion, True

(7) The Pre-eminence of Love

1Co 13:13; Ga 5:6,22; Eph 3:17-19; 4:16; 5:2; Col 1:8; 3:14 1Ti 6:11; 1Jo 4:16

(D) HATRED

(1) Condemned

Le 19:17; Pr 10:12; 15:17; 1Jo 2:9; 3:15; 4:20

See also Envy, Envy & Envy Malice, Kindness- & Cruelty

(2) Examples of

Esau Ge 27:41

Joseph's Brethren Ge 37:4

Ahab 1Ki 22:8

Haman Es 3:5-6; 9:1

Herodias Mr 6:18-19

The Jews Ac 23:12; Tit 3:3

See also Envy, Envy Envy, Envy Retaliation, Retaliation & Retaliation

(3) Of Christ

Lu 6:11; 19:14; Joh 7:7; 15:18,25; 19:6

See also Reviling, Sufferings Of Christ Christ Mocked, Sufferings Of Christ

(4) Of the Saints

Isa 66:5; Mt 24:9; Lu 6:22; 21:17; Joh 15:19; 17:14 1Jo 3:13

--SEE Persecution, Suffering

Lovingkindness

of God

Ps 17:7; 26:3; 63:3; Isa 63:7; Jer 31:3; 32:18; Ho 2:19

See also Compassion, Sympathy Mercy (1), Mercifulness Goodness of God, Goodness Of God

Lucre

1Ti 3:8; Tit 1:7; 1Pe 5:2

See also Covetousness, Covetousness & Covetousness

Luke

author of the gospel

Lu 1:3; Ac 1:1; Col 4:14; 2Ti 4:11; Phm 1:24

Lust Of The Eye

leads to impurity

2Sa 11:2-4; Job 31:1; Mt 5:28; 1Jo 2:16

Lycaonia

a providence of Asia Minor

Ac 14:6,11

Lydda Or Lod

1Ch 8:12; Ezr 2:33; Ne 11:35; Ac 9:32

Lydia

one of Paul's converts

Ac 16:14,40

Lystra

a city of Lycaonia

Ac 14:6; 16:1; 2Ti 3:11