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–Escapes to Derbe, where he preaches the gospel, and returns to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to Antioch, strengthens the souls of the disciples, exhorts them to continue in the faith, and helps to appoint elders Ac 14:19-23

–Re-visits Pisidia, Pamphylia, Perga, Attalia, and Antioch, in Syria, where he lived Ac 14:24-28

–Contends with the Judaizers against their circumcision “theology” Ac 15:1,2

–Refers the question of circumcision to the apostles and elders at Jerusalem Ac 15:2,4

–He declares to the apostles at Jerusalem the miracles and wonders God had performed among the Gentiles by them Ac 15:12

–Returns to Antioch, accompanied by Barnabas, Judas, and Silas, with letters to the Gentiles Ac 15:22,25

–Makes his second tour of the congregations Ac 15:36

–Chooses Silas as his companion, and passes through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the congregations Ac 15:36-41

–Visits Lystra; circumcises Timothy Ac 16:1-5

–Goes through Phrygia and Galatia; is forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach in Asia; visits Mysia; attempts to go to Bithynia, but is restrained by the Spirit Ac 16:6,7

–Goes to Troas, where he has a vision of a man saying, “Come over into Macedonia, and help us; “immediately proceeds to Macedonia Ac 16:8-10

–Visits Samothracia and Neapolis; comes to Philippi, the chief city of Macedonia; visits a place of prayer at the side of the river; preaches the word; the merchant, Lydia, from Thyatira, is converted and immersed Ac 16:11-15

–Reproves the soothsayer; causes the evil spirit to come out of the girl who practises divination Ac 16:16-18

–Persecuted, beaten, and cast into prison with Silas; sings songs of praise in the prison; an earthquake shakes the prison; he preaches to the alarmed jailer, who believes, and is immersed along with his household Ac 16:19-34

–Is released by the civil authorities on the grounds of his being a Roman citizen Ac 16:35-39; 2Co 6:5; 11:25; 1Th 2:2

–Is welcomed at the household of Lydia Ac 16:40

–Visits Amphipolis, Apollonia, and Thessalonica; preaches in the synagogue Ac 17:1-4

–Is persecuted Ac 17:5-9; 2Th 1:1-4

–Escapes to Berea by night; preaches in the synagogue; many honorable women and several men believe Ac 17:10-12

–Persecuted by the Jews who come from Thessalonica; is escorted by some of the brethren to Athens Ac 17:13-15

–Debates on Mars’ Hill (at the meeting of the Areopagus Council) with Greeks Ac 17:16-34

–Visits Corinth; lives with Aquila and his wife, Priscilla (Prisca), who were tentmakers; joins in their trade Ac 18:1-3

–Reasons in the synagogue every Sabbath; is rejected by the Jews; turns to the Gentiles; makes his home with Justus; continues there for eighteen months, teaching the word of God Ac 18:4-11

–Persecuted by Jews, drawn before the deputy, charged with wicked lewdness; accusation dismissed; takes his leave after many days, and sails to Syria, accompanied by Aquila and Priscilla Ac 18:12-18

–Visits Ephesus, where he leaves Aquila and Priscilla; enters into a synagogue, where he reasons with the Jews; starts on his return trip to Jerusalem; visits Caesarea; crosses over the country of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening the disciples Ac 18:18-23

–Returns to Ephesus; immerses in the name of the Lord Jesus, and lays his hands upon the disciples, who are baptized with the Holy Spirit; preaches in the synagogue; remains in Ephesus for two years; heals the sick people Ac 19:12

–Rebukes the exorcists; casts an evil spirit out of a man, and many believe, bringing their evil books of sorcery to be burned Ac 19:13-20; 1Co 16:8,9

–Sends Timothy and Erastus into Macedonia, but he himself remains in Asia for a period of time Ac 19:21,22

–The spread of the gospel through his preaching interferes with the makers of idols; he is persecuted, and a great uproar of the city is created; the town clerk appeases the people; dismisses the accusation against Paul, and disperses the people Ac 19:23-41; 2Co 1:8; 2Ti 4:14

–Proceeds to Macedonia after strengthening the congregations in that region; comes into Greece and lives for three months; returns through Macedonia, accompanied by Sopater, Aristarchus, Secundus, Gaius, Timothy, Tychicus, and Trophimus Ac 20:1-6

–Visits Troas; preaches until daybreak; restores to life the young man (Eutychus) who fell from the window Ac 20:6-12

–Visits Assos, Mitylene, Chios, Samos, Trogyllium, and Miletus, hastening to Jerusalem, to be there by Pentecost day Ac 20:13-16

–Sends for the elders of the congregation of Ephesus; relates to them how he had preached in Asia and his temptations and afflictions, urging repentance toward God Ac 20:17-21

–Declares he was going bound in spirit to Jerusalem; exhorts them to take heed to themselves and the flock over whom the Holy Spirit had made them overseers; kneels down, prays, and leaves Ac 20:22-38

–Visits Coos, Rhodes, and Patara; boards a ship bound for Tyre Ac 21:1-3

–Waits at Tyre for seven days; is brought on his way by the disciples to the outskirts of the city; kneels down and prays; boards the ship; comes to Ptolemais; greets the brethren, and stays for one day Ac 21:4-7

–Departs for Caesarea; enters the house of Philip the evangelist; is admonished by the prophet Agabus not to go to Jerusalem; nevertheless, he proceeds to Jerusalem Ac 21:8-15

–Is received by the brethren gladly; talks about the things that had been done among the Gentiles through his ministry Ac 21:17-25

–Enters the temple courtyard; the people are stirred up against him by some Jews from Asia; an uproar is created; he is thrust out of the temple area; the commander of the Roman garrison intervenes and arrests him Ac 21:26-33

–His defense Ac 21:33-40; 22:1-21

–Is confined in the fortress Ac 22:24-30

–Is brought before the Sanhedrin; his defense Ac 22:30; 23:1-5

–Is returned to the fortress Ac 23:10

–Is encouraged by a vision from God, promising him that he will give testimony in Rome Ac 23:11

–Jewish leaders conspire against his life Ac 23:12-15

–This plan is thwarted by his nephew Ac 23:16-22

–Is escorted to Caesarea by a military guard Ac 23:23-33

–Is confined in Herod’s Judgment Hall in Caesarea Ac 23:35

–His trial before Governor Felix Ac 24

–Remains in custody for two years Ac 24:27

–His trial before Governor Festus Ac 25:1-12

–Appeals to be heard by Caesar Ac 25:10-12

–His examination before Herod Agrippa II Ac 25:13-27; 26

–Is taken to Rome in the custody of Julius, a centurion, and a detachment of soldiers; boards a ship, accompanied by other prisoners, and sails by way of the coasts of Asia; stops at Sidon, and at Myra Ac 27:1-5

–Transferred to a ship of Alexandria; sails by way of Cnidus, Crete, Salamis, and the Fair Havens Ac 27:6-8

–Predicts misfortune to the ship; his counsel not heeded, and the voyage resumes Ac 27:9-13

–The ship encounters a storm; Paul encourages and comforts the officers and crew; the soldiers advise putting the prisoners to death; the centurion interferes, and all on board (consisting of two-hundred and seventy-six persons) survive Ac 27:14-44

–The ship is wrecked, and all on board take refuge on the island of Melita (Malta) Ac 27:14-44

–Kind treatment by the inhabitants of the island Ac 28:1,2

–Is bitten by a viper and miraculously unharmed Ac 28:3-6

–Heals the ruler’s father and others Ac 28:7-10

–Is delayed in Melita (Malta) for three months; proceeds on the voyage; delays at Syracuse; sails by Rhegium and Puteoli Ac 28:11-13

–Meets some brethren who accompany him to Rome from Appii Forum; arrives at Rome; is delivered to the captain of the guard; is permitted to live by himself in custody of a soldier Ac 28:14-16

–Summons the local Jewish leadership; states his position; is kindly received; expounds the gospel; testifies to the kingdom of heaven Ac 28:17-29

–Lives in his own rented house for two years, preaching and teaching Ac 28:30,31

–Supports himself Ac 18:3; 20:33-35

–Sickness of, in Asia 2Co 1:8-11

–His resolute determination to go to Jerusalem despite repeated warnings Ac 20:22,23; 21:4,10-14

–Caught up to the third heaven 2Co 12:1-4

–Has “a thorn in the flesh,” 2Co 12:7-9; Ga 4:13,14

–His independence of character 1Th 2:9; 2Th 3:8

–Persecutions of 1Th 2:2; Heb 10:34

–Persecutions endured by, see below

–Zeal of

.See ZEAL, OF PAUL

–PERSECUTIONS ENDURED BY Ac 9:16,23-25,29; 16:19-25; 20:22-24; 21:13,27-33; 22:22-24; 23:10,12-15; Ro 8:35-37; 1Co 4:9,11-13; 2Co 1:8-10; 4:8-12; 6:4,5,8-10; 11:23-27,32,33; 12:10; Ga 5:11; 6:17; Php 1:30; 2:17,18; Col 1:24; 1Th 2:2,14,15; 3:4; 2Ti 1:12; 2:9,10; 3:11,12; 4:16,17

PAVILION

–See TABERNACLE

PAWN

–General scriptures concerning Ex 22:26; De 24:10-13,17; Job 24:3; Pr 22:27; Eze 18:5,7,12; 33:15; Am 2:8

–See SURETY

PEACE

–EXEMPLIFIED

.By Abraham Ge 13:8,9

.Abimelech Ge 26:29

.Mordecai Es 10:3

.David Ps 120:7

.See CHARITABLENESS

.See NATION, PEACE OF

–SOCIAL Ge 45:24; Le 26:6; Job 5:23,24; Ps 34:14; 120:6,7; 133:1; Pr 12:20; 15:17; 16:7; 17:1,14; 20:3; Ec 4:6; Isa 2:4; 45:7; Jer 29:7; Ho 2:18; Zec 8:19; Mt 5:9; 10:21,22,34-36; Mr 9:50; Lu 2:14; Ac 7:26-29; 17:7-9; Ro 12:18; 14:19; 1Co 14:33; 2Co 13:11; Eph 4:3; 1Th 5:13; 1Ti 2:2; 2Ti 2:22; Heb 12:14; Jas 3:17,18; 1Pe 3:10,11

–SPIRITUAL Job 22:21,26; 34:29; Ps 1:1,2; 4:8; 17:15; 25:12,13; 29:11; 37:4,11,37; 73:25,26; 85:8; 119:165; 125:1,5; Pr 3:13-18,24; 14:14; Isa 9:6; 11:6-9,13; 12:1,2; 25:7,8; 26:3,12; 27:5; 28:12; 30:26; 32:2,17,18; 48:18; 53:5; 54:1,10,13; 55:2,12; 57:1,2,19; 60:20; Jer 33:6; Eze 34:25; Hag 2:9; Mal 2:5; Lu 1:79; 2:14; Joh 7:38; 14:27; 16:33; 20:19; Ac 10:36; Ro 2:10; 5:1; 8:6; 10:15; 14:17; 15:13,33; 1Co 1:3; 2Co 1:2; Ga 1:3; 5:22; Eph 2:14-17; Php 4:7,9; Col 1:20; 3:15; 1Th 1:1; 2Th 3:16; 1Ti 1:2; 2Ti 1:2; Tit 1:4; Phm 1:3; Re 1:4

.See CHARITABLENESS

.See JOY

.See PRAISE

PEACE OFFERINGS

–General scriptures concerning Ex 20:24; 24:5; Le 3:6; 7:11; 19:5

–Offered

.By the princes Nu 7:17

.By Joshua Jos 8:31

.By David 2Sa 6:17; 24:25

–See OFFERINGS

PEACOCK

–General scriptures concerning 1Ki 10:22; 2Ch 9:21; Job 39:13

PEARL

–General scriptures concerning Job 28:18; Re 17:4; 18:12,16

–“Pearl of great price,” Mt 13:46

–Ornaments made of 1Ti 2:9

–FIGURATIVE Mt 7:6

–SYMBOLICAL Re 21:21

PEDAHEL

–Chief of Naphtali Nu 34:28

PEDAHZUR

–Father of Gamaliel Nu 1:10; 2:20; 7:54,59; 10:23

PEDAIAH

–1. Grandfather of King Josiah 2Ki 23:36

–2. Father of Zerubbabel 1Ch 3:18,19

–3. Father of Joel 1Ch 27:20

–4. Son of Parosh Ne 3:25

–5. A Levite appointed as treasurer by Nehemiah Ne 8:4; 13:13

–6. A Benjamite Ne 11:7

PEKAH

–Son of Remaliah

–Captain of the army of Israel 2Ki 15:25

–Conspires against and assassinates King Pekahiah 2Ki 15:25

–Is made king of Israel 2Ki 15:27

–Victorious in war with Judah 2Ch 28:5,6

–Is plotted against and killed by Hoshea 2Ki 15:30,31

–Prophecies against Isa 7:1-16; 8:4-10

PEKAHIAH

–Son of Menahem

–King of Israel 2Ki 15:22-26

–Plotted against and killed by Pekah 2Ki 15:25

PEKOD

–A name for Chaldea Jer 50:21; Eze 23:23

PELAIAH

–1. Son of Elioenai 1Ch 3:24

–2. A Levite who assisted Ezra in instructing the people in the law Ne 8:7; 10:10

PELALIAH

–A priest Ne 11:12

PELATIAH

–1. A son of Hananiah, of the family of David 1Ch 3:21

–2. A Simeonite who was captain in an expedition against the Amalekites 1Ch 4:42,43

–3. One of those who signed the covenant with Nehemiah Ne 10:22

–4. A prince against whom Ezekiel prophesied, and who fell dead at the close of the prophecy Eze 11:1-13

PELEG

–Son of Eber Ge 10:25; 11:16-19; 1Ch 1:19,25

PELET

–1. Son of Jahdai 1Ch 2:47

–2. Son of Azmaveth 1Ch 12:3

PELETH

–1. A Reubenite Nu 16:1

–2. Son of Jonathan 1Ch 2:33

PELETHITES

–A part of David’s bodyguard 1Ki 1:38; 2Sa 8:18; 20:7,23; 1Ch 18:17

–Absalom’s escort 2Sa 15:18

PELICAN

–General scriptures concerning Le 11:18; De 14:17; Ps 102:6

PELONITE

–1. An Ephaimite 1Ch 11:27; 27:10

–2. An appellation of Ahijah the prophet 1Ch 11:36

PEN

–General scriptures concerning Jud 5:14; Ps 45:1; Isa 8:1; Jer 8:8; 3Jo 1:13

–Made of iron Job 19:24; Jer 17:1

PENALTY

–See JUDGMENTS

–See PUNISHMENTS

–See SIN, PUNISHMENT OF

–See WICKED, PUNISHMENT OF

PENIEL

–See PENUEL

PENITENCE

–See REPENTANCE

–See SIN, CONFESSION OF

PENITENT

–PROMISES TO Le 26:40-42; Nu 5:6,7; De 4:29-31; 5:29; 30:1-10; 2Ki 22:19; 1Ch 28:9; Job 22:23-29; 23:6; 33:26-28; Ps 6:8,9; 9:10; 22:26; 24:3-6; 32:5,6; 34:18; 51:17; 70:4; 90:14,15; 145:18,19; 147:3; Isa 27:5; Eze 18:21-23; 33:10-16; Mt 5:4; 6:14,15; 7:7-11; 11:28-30; 12:20,31; 18:11-14; Lu 4:18; 6:37; 11:9-13; 12:10; 15:4-32; 18:10-14; 19:10; Joh 6:37; 10:9; Ac 13:38,39; Ro 10:9-13; 1Jo 1:9

.See FORGIVENESS

.See REPENTANCE

.See SIN, CONFESSION OF

.See also OBDURACY

.See REPROBACY

PENKNIFE

–General scriptures concerning Jer 36:23

PENINNAH

–One of the wives of Elkanah 1Sa 1:2

PENNY

–A denarius Mt 18; 28; Mr 6:37; 14:5; Lu 7:41; 10:35

–Roman, had Caesar’s image on it Mt 22:19-21

–Worth one day’s wages Mt 20:2-14

PENSION

–Of Levites 2Ch 31:16-18

PENTECOST

–Called

.FEAST OF WEEKS Ex 34:22; De 16:10

.FEAST OF HARVEST Ex 23:16

.DAY OF FIRST FRUITS Nu 28:26

.DAY OF PENTECOST Ac 2:1; 20:16; 1Co 16:8

–Institution of Ex 23:16; 34:22; Le 23:15-21; Nu 28:26-31; De 16:9-12,16

–Holy Spirit given to the apostles on the first day of Ac 2

–See FEASTS

PENURIOUSNESS (STINGINESS)

–See PARSIMONY

PENUEL

–1. Also called PENIEL

.City built where Jacob wrestled with the angel Ge 32:31; Jud 8:8,9,17; 1Ki 12:25

–2. Chief of Gedor 1Ch 4:4

–3. A Benjamite 1Ch 8:25

PEOPLE, COMMON

–Heard Jesus gladly Mt 7:28; 9:8,33; 13:54; Mr 6:2

PEOR

–(A mountain in Moab)

–Balak builds altars on Nu 23:28-30

PERESH

–Son of Machir 1Ch 7:16

PEREZ

–See PHAREZ

PEREZ-UZZA

–Place where the Lord God struck down Uzzah 2Sa 6:8; 1Ch 13:11

PERFECTION

–(Moral completeness)

–Ascribed to .Noah Ge 6:8,9

.Jacob Nu 23:21

.David 1Ki 11:4,6

.Asa 1Ki 15:14

.Job Job 1:1

.Zacharias and Elizabeth Lu 1:6

.Nathanael Joh 1:47

–UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Ge 17:1; De 5:32; 18:13; Jos 23:6; 1Ki 8:61; 1Ch 28:9; 29:19; 2Ch 6:36; Job 9:20,21; Ps 18:32; 37:31,37; 101:2; 106:3; 119:1-3,6,96; Pr 2:21; Ec 7:20; Mt 5:6,48; 19:21; Lu 6:40; 1Co 2:6; 2Co 7:1; 13:9,11; Eph 4:11-13; Php 1:10; 2:15; 3:12-15; Col 1:21,22,28; 2:9-11; 3:14; 4:12; 1Th 3:10,13; 2Ti 2:1; 3:17; Heb 6:1; 10:14; 13:20,21; Jas 1:4,25; 3:2; 1Pe 5:10; 1Jo 2:5; 3:6-10; 4:12; 5:18

.See GOD, PERFECTION OF

.See HOLINESS

.See SANCTIFICATION

PERFIDY (TREACHERY)

–See CONSPIRACY

–See HYPOCRISY

–See TREACHERY

PERFUME

–General scriptures concerning Pr 27:9; So 3:6; Isa 57:9

–Used in the tabernacle Ex 30:7; 35:28

–Beds perfumed with myrrh Pr 7:17

–Smelling bottles, translated “tablets” in A. V Isa 3:20

PERJURY

–General scriptures concerning Le 6:2-7; 19:12; Isa 48:1; Jer 5:2; 7:9; Ho 10:4; Zec 5:4; 8:17; Mal 3:5; Mt 5:33; 1Ti 1:9,10

–See FALSEHOOD

–See FALSE WITNESS

–See OATH

–INSTANCES OF

.Zedekiah 2Ch 36:13

.Witnesses against Naboth 1Ki 21:8-13

.David Ps 35:11

.Jesus Mt 26:59; Mr 14:56,57

.Stephen Ac 6:11,13,14

.Peter, when he denied Jesus with an oath Mt 26:74; Mr 14:71

PERGA

–(The capital of Pamphylia)

–Paul preaches in Ac 13:13,14; 14:25

PERGAMOS

–(A city of Mysia)

–One of the “seven congregations” in Re 1:11; 2:12-17

PERIDA

–(One of the servants of Solomon)

–Descendants of, returned to Jerusalem from the captivity in Babylon Ne 7:57

–Called PERUDA in Ezr 2:55

PERIZZITES

–One of the seven nations in the land of Canaan Ge 13:7

–Territory of, given to Abraham Ge 15:20; Ex 3:8; 23:23

–Doomed to destruction De 20:17

–Not all destroyed; Israelites intermarry with Jud 3:5-7; Ezr 9:1,2

–See CANAANITES

PERSECUTION

–OF JESUS Ge 3:15; Ps 2:1-5; 22:1,2,6-8,11-21; 69:1-21; 109:25; Isa 49:7; 50:6; 52:14; 53:2-5,7-10; Mic 5:1; Mt 2:13; 11:19; 12:14,24; 16:1; 20:22; 22:15; 26:3,4,14-16,59,67; 27:25-30,39-44; Mr 3:6,21,22; 11:18; 12:13; 14:1,48,65; 15:14,34; 16:17; Lu 4:28,29; 6:11; 7:34; 11:15,53,54; 12:50; 13:31; 19:14,47; 20:20; 22:2-5,52,53,63-65; 23:11,23; Joh 5:16; 7:1,7,19,20,30,32; 8:37,40,48,52,59; 10:20,31,39; 11:57; 14:30; 15:18,20,21,24,25; 18:22,23,29,30; 19:6,15; Ac 2:23; 3:13-15; 4:27; 7:52; 13:27-29; Heb 12:2,3; 1Pe 4:1

–OF THE RIGHTEOUS Ge 49:23; Job 1:9; 2:4,5; 12:4,5; Ps 11:2; 37:32; 38:20; 42:3,10; 44:15-18,22; 56:5; 69:10,12; 74:7,8; 94:5; 119:51,61,69,78,85-87,95,110,157,161; Pr 29:10,27; Isa 26:20; 29:20,21; 51:12,13; 59:15; Jer 2:30; 11:19; 15:10; 18:18; 20:7,8; 26:11-14; 50:7; Am 5:10; Hab 1:13; Mt 5:10-12,44; 10:16-18,21-23,28; 20:22,23; 23:34,35; 24:8-10; Mr 9:42; 13:9,11-13; Lu 6:22,23,26; 17:33; 21:12-19; Joh 12:42; 15:18,19; 16:1,2; 17:14; Ac 4:16-20; 5:29,40-42; 7:52; 8:4; 28:22; Ro 8:17,35-37; 1Co 4:9-13; 13:3; 2Co 4:8-12; 6:4,5,8-10; 11:23-27; 12:10; Ga 4:29; 6:12,17; Php 1:12-14,28,29; Col 1:24; 1Th 1:6; 2:2,14,15; 2Th 1:4; 2Ti 1:8,12; 2:9-12; 3:2,3,12; 4:16,17; Heb 10:32-34; 11:25-27,33-38; 12:3,4; 13:13; Jas 2:6; 5:6,10; 1Pe 3:14,16,17; 4:3,4,12-14,16,19; 1Jo 3:1,13; Re 2:3,10,13; 6:9-11; 7:13-17; 12:11; 17:6; 20:4

.See PAUL

.A mode of divine chastisement La 1:3

.Diffuses the gospel Ac 8:1,4; 11:19-21; Php 1:12-14

.Deliverance from Ps 124; 129:1,2

–INSTANCES OF

.Of Abel Ge 4:8; Mt 23:35; 1Jo 3:12

.Of Lot Ge 19:9

.Of Moses Ex 2:15; 17:4

.Of David Ps 31:13; 59:1,2

.Of prophets martyred by Jezebel 1Ki 18:4

.Of Gideon Jud 6:28-32

.Of Elijah 1Ki 18:10; 19; 2Ki 1:9; 2:23

.Of Micaiah 1Ki 22:26; 2Ch 18:26

.Of Elisha 2Ki 6:31

.Of Hanani 2Ch 16:10

.Of Zachariah 2Ch 24:21; Mt 23:35

.Of Job Job 13:4-13; 16:1-4; 17:2; 19:1-5; 30:1-10

.Of Jeremiah Jer 15:10,15; 17:15-18; 18:18-23; 26; 32:2; 33:1; 36:26; 37; 38:1-6

.Of Urijah Jer 26:23

.Of prophets Mt 21:35,36

.Of the three Hebrew young men (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego) of the captivity Da 3:8-23

.Of Daniel Da 6

.Of the Jews Ezr 4; Ne 4

.Of John the Baptist Mt 14:3-12

.Of James Ac 12:2

.Of Simon Mr 15:21

.Of the disciples Joh 9:22,34; 20:19

.Of Lazarus Joh 12:10

.Of the apostles Ac 4:3-18; 5:18-42; 12:1-19; Re 1:9

.Of Stephen Ac 6:9-15; 7

.Of the ekklesia (body of Christ) Ac 8:1; 9:1-14; Ga 1:13

.Of Timothy Heb 13:23

.Of John Re 1:9

.Of Antipas Re 2:13

.Of the congregation at Smyrna Re 2:8-10

PERSEVERANCE

–General scriptures concerning 1Ch 16:11; Job 17:9; Ps 37:24,28; 73:24; 138:8; Pr 4:18; Jer 32:40; Ho 12:6; Mt 10:22; 24:13; Mr 4:3-8; 13:13; Lu 10:42; 22:31,32; Joh 6:37,39,40; 8:31,32; 10:28,29; 15:4,5,7,9; Ac 11:23; 13:43; 14:21,22; Ro 2:6,7; 8:30,33-35,37-39; 11:29; 1Co 1:8,9; 15:1,2,58; 16:13; 2Co 1:21,22; 5:9,15; Ga 5:1,10; 6:9; Eph 4:14; 6:13,18; Php 1:6,27; 3:16; 4:1; Col 1:10,22,23; 2:7; 1Th 3:8,13; 5:21; 2Th 2:15-17; 3:13; 2Ti 1:12,13; 2:1,3,12; 3:14; 4:18; Tit 1:9; Heb 2:1; 3:5,6,14; 4:14; 6:1,11,12,15,17,18; 10:23,35,36; 12:1-15; 13:9,13; Jas 1:4,12,25; 5:10,11; 1Pe 1:4-7; 5:8; 2Pe 1:10,11; 3:17,18; 1Jo 2:19,27; Re 2:7,10,11,17,25-28; 3:5,11,12,21; 14:12; 16:15; 21:7,8; 22:11

–See CHARACTER

–See INSTABILITY

–See STABILITY

–INSTANCES OF

.Jacob, in prayer Ge 32:24-26

.Caleb and Joshua, in representing the land of promise Nu 14:24,38

PERSIA

–An empire which extended from India to Ethiopia, comprising one-hundred and twenty-seven provinces Es 1:1; Da 6:1

–Government of, restricted by constitutional limitations Es 8:8; Da 6:8-12

–Municipal governments in, provided with dual governors Ne 3:9,12,16-18

–The princes were advisors in matters of administration Da 6:1-7

–Status of women in; queen sat on the throne with the king Ne 2:6

–Vashti was divorced for refusing to appear before the king’s courtiers Es 1:10-22; 2:4

–Israel captive in 2Ch 36:20

–Captivity foretold Ho 13:16

–Men of, in the Tyrian army Eze 27:10

–Rulers of

.Ahasuerus Es 1:3

–Darius Da 5:31; 6; 9:1

–Artaxerxes I Ezr 4:7-24

–Artaxerxes II Ezr 7; Ne 2; 5:14

–Cyrus 2Ch 36:22,23; Ezr 1; 3:7; 4:3; 5:13,14,17; 6:3; Isa 41:2,3; 44:28; 45:1-4,13; 46:11; 48:14,15

–Princes of Es 1:14

–System of justice Ezr 7:25

–Prophecies concerning Isa 13:17; 21:1-10; Jer 49:34-39; 51:11-64; Eze 32:24,25; 38:5; Da 2:31-45; 5:28; 7; 8; 11:1-4

–See BABYLON

–See CHALDEA

PERSIS

–A Christian woman in Rome Ro 16:12

PERSONAL CALL

–See CALL, PERSONAL

–See MINISTERS, CALL OF

PERSONIFICATION

–Of wisdom Pr 1; 2:1-9; 8; 9

–See PANTOMIME

PERUDA

–(One of the servants of Solomon) -Descendants of, return to Jerusalem from captivity in Babylon Ezr 2:55

–Called PERIDA in Ne 7:57

PESTILENCE

–Sent as a judgment Le 26:16,25

–Sent upon the Egyptians

.See EGYPT

–See PLAGUES

PETER

–Also called SIMON BAR-JONA and CEPHAS Mt 16:16-19; Mr 3:16; Joh 1:42

–A fisherman Mt 4:18; Lu 5:1-7; Joh 21:3

–Call of Mt 4:18-20; Mr 1:16-18; Lu 5:1-11

–His mother-in-law healed Mt 8:14; Mr 1:29,30; Lu 4:38

–An apostle Mt 10:2; 16:18,19; Mr 3:16; Lu 6:14; Ac 1:13

–An evangelist Mr 1:36,37

–Confesses Jesus to be the Messiah Mt 16:16-19; Mr 8:29; Lu 9:20; Joh 6:68,69

–His presumption

.In rebuking Jesus Mt 16:22,23; Mr 8:32,33

.When the throng was pressing Jesus and the woman with the blood disorder touched him Lu 8:45

.In refusing to let Jesus wash Peter’s feet Joh 13:6-11

–Present

.At the healing of Jairus’ daughter Mr 5:37; Lu 8:51

.At the transfiguration Mt 17:1-4; Mr 9:2-6; Lu 9:28-33; 2Pe 1:16-18

.In the garden of Gethsemane Mt 26:36-46; Mr 14:33-42; Lu 22:40-46

–Seeks the interpretation -Of the parable of the steward Lu 12:41

–Of the law of forgiveness Mt 18:21

–Of the law of defilement Mt 15:15

–Of the prophecy of Jesus concerning his second coming Mr 13:3,4

–Walks upon the water of Lake Galilee Mt 14:28-31

–Sent with John to prepare the Passover meal Lu 22:8

–Calls attention to the withered fig tree Mr 11:21

–His treachery foretold by Jesus, and his profession of fidelity Mt 26:33-35; Mr 14:29-31; Lu 22:31-34; Joh 13:36-38

–Cuts off the ear of Malchus Mt 26:51; Mr 14:47; Lu 22:50

–Follows Jesus to the high priest’s palace Mt 26:58; Mr 14:54; Lu 22:54; Joh 18:15

–His denial of Jesus, and his repentance Mt 26:69-75; Mr 14:66-72; Lu 22:55-62; Joh 18:17,18,25-27

–Visits the gravesite of Jesus Lu 24:12; Joh 20:2-6

–Jesus sends message to, after the resurrection Mr 16:7

–Jesus appears to Lu 24:34; 1Co 15:4,5

–Present at Lake Tiberias when Jesus appeared to his disciples; jumps into the water, and comes to shore when Jesus is recognized; is commissioned to feed the flock of Christ Joh 21:1-23

–Lives in Jerusalem Ac 1:13

–His statement in front of the disciples concerning the death of Judas, and his recommendation that the vacancy in the apostleship be filled Ac 1:15-22

–Preaches on Pentecost day Ac 2:14-40

–Heals the immobile man in the portico of the temple Ac 3

–Accused by the council; his defense Ac 4:1-23

–Foretells the death of Ananias and Sapphira Ac 5:1-11

–Imprisoned and scourged; his defense before the council Ac 5:17-42

–Goes to Samaria Ac 8:14

–Prays for the reception of the miraculous gifts of the Holy Spirit Ac 8:15-18

–Rebukes Simon, the sorcerer, who desires to purchase this power Ac 8:18-24

–Returns to Jerusalem Ac 8:25

–Receives Paul Ga 1:18; 2:9

–Visits Lydda; heals Aeneas Ac 9:32-34

–Visits Joppa; stays with Simon, the tanner; raises Dorcas from the dead Ac 9:36-43

–Has a vision of a sheet containing ceremonially clean and unclean animals Ac 10:9-16

–Receives the servant of the centurion; goes to Caesarea; preaches and immerses the centurion and his household Ac 10

–Advocates the preaching of the gospel to the Gentiles in the hearing of the apostles and elders Ac 11:1-18; 15:7-11

–Imprisoned and delivered by an angel Ac 12:3-19

–Writes two epistles 1Pe 1:1; 2Pe 1:1

–Miracles of

.See MIRACLES

PETHAHIAH

–1. A priest during the reign of David 1Ch 24:16

–2. A Levite who divorced his Gentile wife Ezr 10:23

.Probably identical with the one mentioned Ne 9:5

–3. A counselor of Artaxerxes Ne 11:24

PETHOR

–(A city in Mesopotamia)

–Home of the prophet Balaam Nu 22:5; De 23:4

PETHUEL

–Father of the prophet Joel Joe 1:1

PETITION

–Right of, recognized by Pharaoh Ex 5:15-18

–Israel Nu 27:1-5; 32:1-5; 36:1-5; Jos 17:4,14,16; 21:1,2

–David 1Ki 1:15-21

–Rehoboam 1Ki 12:1-17; 2Ch 10

–Jehoram 2Ki 8:3,6

PETROLEUM

–FIGURATIVE Job 29:6

PEULTHAI

–A porter of the tabernacle 1Ch 26:5

PHALLU

–Also called PALLU

–Son of Reuben Ge 46:9; Ex 6:14; Nu 26:5,8; 1Ch 5:3

PHALTI

–Also called PHALTIEL

–Son-in-law of Saul 1Sa 25:44; 2Sa 3:15,16

PHALTIEL

–See PHALTI

PHARAOH

–1. King of Egypt at the time of Abraham Ge 12:14-20; Ps 105:14

–2. Ruler of Egypt at the time of the famine

.See EGYPT

.See ISRAELITES

–3. Ruler of Egypt at the time of the deliverance and exodus of the sons of Israel

.See ISRAELITES

–4. Father-in-law of Mered 1Ch 4:18

–5. Ruler of Egypt at the time of David 1Ki 11:17-22

–6. Father-in-law of Solomon 1Ki 3:1; 9:16

–7. At the time of Hezekiah 2Ki 18:21

–8. Pharaoh-necho .His invasion of Assyria, Josiah’s death 2Ki 23:29-35; 24:7; 2Ch 35:20-24; 36:3,4; Jer 46:2; 47:1

–9. Pharaoh-hophra Jer 37:4-7; 44; Eze 17:15-17

.Prophecies concerning Jer 44:30; 46:25,26; Eze 29; 30:21-26

PHARES

–See PHAREZ

PHAREZ

–Also called PEREZ and PHARES

–A twin son of Judah by Tamar Ge 38:29; 1Ch 2:4

–Children of Ge 46:12; Nu 26:20,21; 1Ch 2:5; 9:4

–Return from the captivity Ne 11:4,6

–In the lineage of Jesus Mt 1:3; Lu 3:33

PHARISEES

–A sect of the Jews Ac 15:5

–Doctrines of Mt 15:9

–Concerning the resurrection Ac 23:6,8

–Association with publicans and sinners Mt 9:11-13

–Traditions of, in regard to

.Fasting Mt 9:14; Lu 18:12

.The washing of hands Mt 15:1-3; Mr 7:1-15

.The duties of children to parents Mt 15:4-9

.The Sabbath Mt 12:2-8

–Hypocrisy of, reproved

.By John Mt 3:7-10

.By Jesus Mt 6:2-8,16-18; 15:1-9; 16:1-12; 21:33-46; 23:2-33; Lu 11:14-54; 12:1; 15:1-9

–Reject

.John Lu 7:30

.Christ Mt 12:38,39; 15:12; Joh 7:48

–Come to Jesus with questions Mt 19:3; 22:15-22

–They minister to Jesus Lu 7:36; 11:37; 14:1

–Become disciples of Jesus Joh 3:1; Ac 15:5; 22:3

–Paul, a Pharisee Ac 23:6; 26:5

–See HERODIANS

–See SADDUCEES

PHAROSH

–Also called PAROSH

–The ancestor of one of the families which returned to Jerusalem from the captivity in Babylon Ezr 2:3; 8:3; 10:25; Ne 7:8; 10:14

PHARPAR

–(A river of Damascus)

–Referred to by Naaman 2Ki 5:12

PHASEAH

–Also called PHASEAH

–Ancestor of a family which returned to Jerusalem from the captivity Ezr 2:49; Ne 3:6; 7:51

PHENICE

–Also called PHENICIA and PHOENICIA

–A harbor of Crete Ac 27:12,13,21

PHENICIA

–Also called PHENICE and PHOENICIA

–Inhabitants of, descended from Canaan Ge 10:15,18,19

–Called ZIDONIANS Jud 18:7; Eze 32:30

–Jews from, hear Jesus Mr 3:8

–Paul visits the congregations in Ac 15:3; 21:2-4; 27:3

PHICHOL

–Chief captain of the Philistines Ge 21:22,32; 26:26

PHILADELPHIA

–(A city of Lydia)

–One of the seven congregations in Re 1:11; 3:7-13

PHILANTHROPY

–General scriptures concerning Isa 58:6-12

–See ALMS

–See BENEFICENCE

–See CHARITABLENESS

–See LIBERALITY

–See NEIGHBOR

–See POOR

PHILEMON

–(A Christian man in Colossae)

–Paul’s letter to Phm 1:25

PHILETUS

–An heretical teacher at Rome 2Ti 2:17,18

PHILIP

–1. The brother of Herod Antipas and the husband of Herodias Mt 14:3; Mr 6:17; Lu 3:19

–2. Tetrarch of Iturea Lu 3:1

–3. One of the seven servants (Greek: diakonos) Ac 6:5

.Successfully preaches in Samaria Ac 8:4-14

.Expounds the Scriptures to the Ethiopian eunuch whom he immerses Ac 8:27-38

.Caught away by the Spirit to Azotus, preaches in the cities, and goes to Caesarea Ac 8:39,40

.Lives at Caesarea, and entertains Paul Ac 21:8

.Has four daughters (prophetesses) Ac 21:9,10

–4. One of the twelve apostles Mt 10:3; Mr 3:18; Lu 6:14; Ac 1:13

.Call of Joh 1:43

.Brings Nathanael to Jesus Joh 1:45-50

.Assists in caring for the multitude whom Jesus miraculously feeds Joh 6:5-7

.Brings certain Greeks to Jesus who desire to see him Joh 12:20-22

.Asks Jesus to show the Father Joh 14:8-13

PHILIPPI

–(A city of Macedonia) -Paul preaches in Ac 16:12-40; 20:1-6; 1Th 2:2

–Contributes to the maintenance of Paul Php 4:10-18

–Paul sends Epaphroditus to Php 2:25

–Paul writes a letter to the Christians of Php 1:1

PHILISTIA

–The sea coast in the west of the territories of the tribes of Dan and Simeon Ps 60:8; 87:4; 108:9

PHILISTINES

–Descendants of Mizraim Ge 10:14; 1Ch 1:12; Jer 47:4; Am 9:7

–Called CHERETHITES 1Sa 30:14-16; Eze 25:16; Zep 2:5

–Called CASLUHIM Ge 10:14; 1Ch 1:12

–Called CAPHTORIM Jer 47:4; Am 9:7

–Territory of Ex 13:17; 23:31; De 2:23; Jos 13:3; 15:47

–Lords of Jos 13:3; Jud 3:3; 16:5,30; 1Sa 5:8,11; 6:4,12; 7:7; 29:2,6,7

–Kings of

.Abimelech I Ge 20

.Abimelech II Ge 26

.Achish 1Sa 21:10-15; 27:2-12; 28:1,2; 29

–Allowed to remain in Canaan Jud 3:3,4

–Shamgar kills six-hundred men with an ox goad Jud 3:31

–For their history during the leadership of Samson see Jud 13; 14; 15; 16

–Defeat the Israelites; take the ark of the covenant; suffer plagues, and return the ark 1Sa 4:6

–Army of 1Sa 13:5

–Defeated

.By Samuel 1Sa 7

.By Saul and Jonathan 1Sa 9:16; 13; 14

–Their champion, Goliath, killed by David 1Sa 17

–David kills two-hundred men 1Sa 18:22-30

–David finds refuge among 1Sa 27

–Defeat the Israelites and kill Saul and his sons 1Sa 31; 1Ch 10:1

–Defeated by David 2Sa 5:17-25; 23:9-16; 1Ch 14:8-16

–Pay taxes to Jehoshaphat 2Ch 17:11

–Defeated by Hezekiah 2Ki 18:8

–Prophecies against Isa 9:11,12; 14:29-31; Jer 25:17-20; 47; Eze 25:15-17; Am 1:6-8; Zep 2:4-7; Zec 9:5-7

PHILOLOGUS

–A disciple in Rome Ro 16:15

PHILOSOPHY

–The nature of things Ec 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7

–A philosophical discussion about wisdom Job 28

–Philosophical inductions and deductions relating to God and His providence Job 5:8-20; 9; 10:2-21; 12:6-24; 33:12-30; 37

–Reveals the mysteries of providence Pr 25:2; Ro 1:19,20

–Is not sufficient for an adequate knowledge of God 1Co 1:21,22

–Is not enough for salvation through the atonement of Jesus Christ 1Co 2:6-10

–Employment of, was not Paul’s method of preaching the gospel 1Co 1:17,19,21; 2:1-5,13

–Greek schools of Ac 17:18

–Rabbinical Col 2:8,16-19; 1Ti 6:20

–See REASON

PHINEHAS

–High priest Ex 6:25; 1Ch 6:4,50

–Religious zeal of, in killing the Israelitish woman who had committed abomination Nu 25:7-15; Ps 106:30

–Chief of the Korahite Levites 1Ch 9:19,20

–Sent to sound the trumpets in the battle with the Midianites Nu 31:6

–Sent, with other princes of the Israelites west of the Jordan River to inquire of the Israelites on the east of the Jordan River what the monument they had erected signified Jos 22:13-32

–Inheritance allotted to Jos 24:33

–Mediator in behalf of the people Jud 20:28

PHLEGON

–A disciple in Rome Ro 16:14

PHOEBE (PHEBE)

–A servant of the congregation at Cenchrea Ro 16:1

PHRYGIA

–(An inland province of Asia Minor)

–People from, in Jerusalem Ac 2:10

–Paul in Ac 16:6; 18:23

PHURAH

–A servant of Gideon Jud 7:10,11

PHUT

–Also called PUT

–1. Son of Ham Ge 10:6; 1Ch 1:8

–2. The descendants of Phut, or the country inhabited by them Eze 27:10; Na 3:9

.(Margin) Jer 46:9; Eze 30:5; 38:5

PHUVAH

–Also called PUA and PUAH

–Son of Issachar Ge 46:13; Nu 26:23; 1Ch 7:1

–Descendants of Nu 26:23

PHYGELLUS

–(A Christian in Asia Minor)

–Turns away from Paul 2Ti 1:15

PHYLACTERY

–A small box containing slips of parchment on which there were written portions of the law Ex 13:9,16; De 6:4-9; 11:18

–Worn ostentatiously by the Jews upon the head and left arm Mt 23:5

PHYSICIAN

–General scriptures concerning 2Ch 16:12; Mt 9:12; Mr 5:26; Lu 8:43

–Proverbs about Mr 2:17; Lu 4:23

–Luke, a physician Col 4:14

–FIGURATIVE Job 13:4; Jer 8:22; Lu 5:31

PHYSIOGNOMY

–(External aspect))

.Character revealed in Isa 3:9

–See FACE

PHYSIOLOGY

–General scriptures concerning Job 10:11; Ps 139:14-16; Pr 14:30

–See ANATOMY

–See HYGIENE

–FIGURATIVE Eph 4:16; Col 2:19

PI-BESETH

–(A city in lower Egypt)

–Prophesied against by Ezekiel Eze 30:17

PICTURE

–General scriptures concerning Le 26:1; Nu 33:52; Pr 25:11; Isa 2:16

PIECE OF SILVER

–See SILVER

PIETY

–See RELIGION

PIGEON

–Used as sacrifice Ge 15:9; Le 1:14; 5:7; 12:8; 14:22; Lu 2:24

–See DOVE

PI-HAHIROTH

–The place on the west shore of the Red Sea where Pharaoh overtook the Israelites Ex 14:2,9; Nu 33:7,8

PILATE, PONTIUS

–Roman governor of Judaea during the time of Jesus’ ministry Mt 27:2; Lu 3:1

–Causes the slaughter of certain Galileans Lu 13:1

–Tries Jesus and orders his crucifixion Mt 27; Mr 15; Lu 23; Joh 18:28-40; 19; Ac 3:13; 4:27; 13:28; 1Ti 6:13

–Allows Joseph of Arimathaea to take Jesus’ body Mt 27:57,58; Mr 15:43-45; Lu 23:52; Joh 19:38

PILDASH

–Son of Nahor Ge 22:22

PILEHA

–One of those who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah Ne 10:24

PILLAR

–Of Solomon’s temple 1Ki 7:13-22; 2Ki 25:17

–Broken and carried to Babylon 2Ki 25:13; Jer 52:17,20,21

–Of Solomon’s palaces 1Ki 7:6

–Used to mark roads Jer 31:21

–Pillar of salt, Lot’s wife turned to Ge 19:26; Lu 17:32

–Monuments erected to commemorate events

.By Jacob, his vision of angels Ge 28:18; with 31:13; 35:14

–By Jacob, his covenant with Laban Ge 31:45

–By Moses, the covenant between Jehovah and Israel Ex 24:4

–By Joshua, the crossing of the Jordan River Jos 4:1-9; with De 27:2-6; Jos 8:30

–By Joshua, at Shechem Jos 24:25-27; with Jud 9:6

–By Samuel, the defeat of the Philistines 1Sa 7:12

–By Absalom, to keep his name alive 2Sa 18:18

–As a boundary Jos 15:6; with 18:17

–As a road sign 1Sa 20:19

–As a landmark 2Sa 20:8; 1Ki 1:9

–Prophecy of one in Egypt Isa 19:19

–Monuments of idolatry, to be destroyed De 12:3

–See CLOUD, PILLAR OF

–FIGURATIVE Re 3:12

PILLOW

–1. A cushion Ge 28:11,18; 1Sa 26:7,11,16

–2. A support for the head

.Stones used for Ge 28:11,18

.Called bolster 1Sa 26:7,11,12,16

.Made of goats’ hair 1Sa 19:13,16

.Jesus sleeps upon Mr 4:38

–FIGURATIVE

.Of false teachers Eze 13:18,20

PILOT

–General scriptures concerning Eze 27:8,27-29

PILTAI

–A priest who returned to Jerusalem from captivity in Babylon Ne 12:17

PIN

–See NAIL

PINE

–A tree Ne 8:15; Isa 41:19; 60:13

PINNACLE (WING)

–Of temple Mt 4:5

PINON

–A leader of Edom Ge 36:41; 1Ch 1:52

PIPE

–(A wind instrument of music)

–Used in religious services 1Sa 10:5; Isa 30:29

–See MUSIC, INSTRUMENTS OF

PIRAM

–(A king of the Amorites)

–Overcome and killed by Joshua Jos 10:3,16-18,24-27

PIRATHON

–A place in the land of Ephraim Jud 12:15

–Men of Jud 12:13; 2Sa 23:30; 1Ch 11:31; 27:14

PIRATHONITE

–See PIRATHON

PISGAH

–(A ridge or mountain east of the Jordan River, opposite to Jericho)

–The Israelites come to Nu 21:20

–A boundary of the country assigned to the Reubenites and Gadites De 3:17; 4:49; Jos 12:3

–Balaam prophesies on Nu 23:14-24

–Moses views Palestine from De 3:27; 34:1-4

PISIDIA

–(A province in Asia Minor)

–Paul visits Ac 13:14; 14:24

PISON

–One of the rivers of Eden Ge 2:11

PISPAH

–An Asherite 1Ch 7:38

PIT

–Benaiah kills a lion in 2Sa 23:20

–FIGURATIVE Ps 7:15,16; 40:2; 57:6; 69:15; 119:85; Pr 23:27; 26:27; 28:10; Ec 10:8; Jer 48:44

.The bottomless pit Re 9:1,2,11; 11:7; 17:8; 20:1,3

PITCH

–(Something like tar)

–An opaque mineral used as a plaster and cement Isa 34:9

–Used by Noah, in the ark (ship) Ge 6:14

–In making the basket in which Moses was hidden Ex 2:3

–See BITUMEN

PITCHER

–Earthen La 4:2

–Used by Gideon in his battle with the Midianites Jud 7:10-20

PITHOM

–A treasure city in lower Egypt Ex 1:11

PITHON

–Son of Micah 1Ch 8:35; 9:41

PITY

–Of God Isa 63:9; Jas 5:11

–Of Jesus Mr 6:34

–See JESUS, COMPASSION OF

–Not to be shown to offenders De 7:16; 13:8; 19:13,21; 25:11,12

–See MERCY

–INSTANCES OF

.The master of the unforgiving servant Mt 18:27

PLAGUE

–As a judgment on the Egyptians Ps 105; 135:8,9; Ac 7:36

–The plague of

.Blood Ex 7:14-25

.Frogs Ex 8:1-15

.Lice Ex 8:16-19

.Flies Ex 8:20

–On cattle Ex 9:1-7

–Of boils and open sores Ex 9:8-12

–Hail Ex 9:18-34

–Locusts Ex 10:1-20

–Darkness Ex 10:21-23

–Death of the firstborn Ex 11:4-7; 12:17,29,30

–On the Israelites

.After eating the quail meat Nu 11:33

.After refusing to enter the promised land Nu 14:37

.After complaining about the destruction of Korah and his family Nu 16:41-50

.Of serpents Nu 21:6

.For the sin of Peor Jos 22:17

.On account of David’s sin 2Sa 24:10-25

–On the Philistines 1Sa 6:4,5

–Denounced as a judgment Le 26:21; De 28:59

–Foretold Re 11:6; 15:1,6-8; 16; 22:18,19

–See JUDGMENTS

–See PESTILENCE

PLAN OF SALVATION

–See JESUS, MISSION OF

–See REDEMPTION

–See SALVATION

PLANE

–A tool Isa 44:13

PLANET

–See ASTRONOMY

–See STARS

PLANTS

–See BOTANY

PLASTER

–General scriptures concerning Le 14:42,43,48; De 27:2; Da 5:5

PLEADING

–General scriptures concerning De 17:8

–Of the guilty Jos 7:19-21

–Jesus declined to plead Mt 26:62; Mr 15:2; Lu 23:3; Joh 18:33,34

–Prisoners required to plead Ac 7:1

–See DEFENSE

PLEASURE

–WORLDLY Job 20:12-16; 21:12,13; Pr 9:17; 15:21; 21:17; Ec 1:17; 2:1-13; Isa 5:11,12; 22:12,13; 47:8,9; Am 6:1; Lu 8:14; Ro 1:32; 2Th 2:12; 1Ti 5:6; 2Ti 3:4; Tit 3:3; Heb 11:25,26; 2Pe 2:13

.See HAPPINESS

.See JOY

.See WORLDLINESS

PLEDGE

–General scriptures concerning Ge 38:17-20

–A creditor must not enter the house of a debtor to take De 24:10-13

–See PAWN

–See SURETY (guarantee)

PLEIADES

–General scriptures concerning Job 9:9; 38:31; Am 5:8

PLOW

–Shares of, sharpened by the smiths of the Philistines 1Sa 13:20

–Used by Elisha with twelve yoke (pairs) of oxen 1Ki 19:19

–By Job’ s servants Job 1:14

–FIGURATIVE

.Of afflictions Ps 129:3

PLOWSHARE

–General scriptures concerning Isa 2:4; Joe 3:10; Mic 4:3

PLUMMET

–General scriptures concerning Am 7:7,8; Zec 4:10

–FIGURATIVE Isa 28:17

POCHERETH

–The ancestor of a family which returned to Jerusalem from the captivity in Babylon Ezr 2:57; Ne 7:59

POET

–Greek Ac 17:28; Tit 1:12

–See POETRY

–See PSALMS

–See SONGS

POETRY

–ACROSTIC Ps 25; 34; 37; 111; 112; 119; 145; Pr 31:10-31; La 1; 2; 3; 4; 5

–DIDACTIC

.Moses’ song De 32

.See Job, Proverbs, Song of Solomon, and all the books of prophecy

.See PSALMS, DIDACTIC

–ELEGY

.Upon the death of Saul 2Sa 1:19-27

.Upon the death of Abner 2Sa 3:33,34

.See ELEGY

–EPIC

.Moses’ song Ex 15:1-19

.Miriam’ s song Ex 15:21

.Song of Deborah Jud 5

–LYRICS, SACRED

.Moses’ and Miriam’ s songs Ex 15

.Hannah’ s song 1Sa 2:1-10

.The song

.Of Elizabeth Lu 1:42-45

.Of Mary Lu 1:46-55

.Of Zacharias Lu 1:68-79

.The Psalms, which see

POLICY

–See DIPLOMACY

POLITICS

–(Statecraft)

–CORRUPTION IN Ps 12:8

.In the court

.Of Ahasuerus Es 3

.Of Darius Da 6:4-15

–INSTANCES OF

.Absalom, electioneering for the throne 2Sa 15:2-6

.Pilate, condemning Jesus to gratify the clamoring people Mt 27:23-27; Mr 15:15; Lu 23:13-25; Joh 18:38,39; 19:4-13

–MINISTERS IN

.Zadok the priest, a partisan of David 2Sa 15:24-29

.Nathan, the prophet, influences the selection of David’ s successor 1Ki 1:11-40

–WOMEN IN

.The wise woman of Abel who saved the city through diplomacy 2Sa 20:16-22

.Bath-sheba, in securing the crown for Solomon 1Ki 1:15-21

.Herodias, in influencing the administration of Herod Mt 14:3-11; Mr 6:17-28

.Mother of Zebedee’ s children, in seeking favor for her sons Mt 20:20-23

.For influence in

.See INFLUENCE, POLITICAL

.See DIPLOMACY

.See GOVERNMENT

POLL TAX

–See TAX

POLYGAMY

–Forbidden De 17:17; Le 18:18; Mal 2:14,15; Mt 19:4,5; Mr 10:2-8; 1Ti 3:2,12; Tit 1:6

–Authorized 2Sa 12:8

–Tolerated Ex 21:10; 1Sa 1:2; 2Ch 24:3

–Practiced by Job 27:15

–Lamech Ge 4:19

–Abraham Ge 16

–Esau Ge 26:34; 28:9

–Jacob Ge 29:30

–Ashur 1Ch 4:5

–Gideon Jud 8:30

–Elkanah 1Sa 1:2

–David 1Sa 25:39-44; 2Sa 3:2-5; 5:13; 1Ch 14:3

–Solomon 1Ki 11:1-8

–Rehoboam 2Ch 11:18-23

–Abijah 2Ch 13:21

–Jehoram 2Ch 21:14

–Joash 2Ch 24:3

–Ahab 2Ki 10

–Jehoiachin 2Ki 24:15

–Belshazzar Da 5:2

–See 1Ch 2:8

–Hosea Ho 3:1,2

–Mosaic law respecting the firstborn in De 21:15-17

–Sought by women Isa 4:1

–The evil effects of

.Husband’ s favoritism in De 21:15-17

.Jacob’ s Ge 29:30; 30:15

.Elkanah’ s 1Sa 1:5

.Rehoboam’ s 2Ch 11:21

–Domestic unhappiness

.In Abraham’ s family Ge 16; 21:9-16

.In Jacob’ s family Ge 29:30-34; 30:1-23

.In Elkanah’ s family 1Sa 1:4-7

–With Solomon 1Ki 11:4-8

–See CONCUBINAGE

–See MARRIAGE

POLYTHEISM

–General scriptures concerning Ge 31:19; 35:2,4; Jos 24:2,23; Jud 2:13; 3:7; 10:16; 17:5; Jer 2:28; 11:13; Da 4:8; 1Co 8:5

POMEGRANATE

–(A fruit)

–Abounded in the land of Canaan 1Sa 14:2

–Brought by the spies to show the fruitfulness of the land of Canaan Nu 13:23

–Figures of the fruits of, were embroidered on the ephod Ex 28:33,34; 39:24

–Carved on the pillars of the temple 1Ki 7:18,20,42; Jer 52:22,23

–Wine made of So 8:2

PONTIUS

–See PILATE

PONTUS

–A province of Asia Minor Ac 2:9; 1Pe 1:1

–Aquila lived in Ac 18:2

POOL

–Of Samaria 1Ki 22:38

–Of Jerusalem

.Upper pool 2Ki 18:17; Isa 36:2

.Lower pool Isa 22:9

.Siloam (Shelah) Ne 3:15; Joh 9:7,11

.Of Heshbon So 7:4

POOR

–Atonement money of, uniform with that of the rich people Ex 30:15

–Inexpensive offerings of people who have very little money Le 5:7; 12:8; 14:21,22

–See ALMS

–See BENEFICENCE

–See LIBERALITY

–See ORPHANS

–See POVERTY

–See WIDOWS

–Also see RICH

–See RICHES

–UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Ex 23:3,6; Le 19:15; 1Sa 2:7; Ne 8:10,12; Job 29:11-13,15,16; 30:25; 31:15-22; 34:19; Ps 37:16; 82:3,4; 109:16; Pr 10:15; 13:7,8,23; 14:20,21,31; 18:23; 19:1,4,7,17,22; 20:13; 21:13; 22:2,9; 23:21; 28:6,8,11,19; 29:14; Ec 4:6,13; 6:8; 9:15,16; Jer 22:16; Eze 16:49; Mt 25:42,45; 26:11; Mr 12:43,44; 14:7; Lu 6:30-35; 16:20,21; Joh 12:6; Jas 1:9,10

–DUTY TO Ex 22:25-27; 23:11; Le 19:9,10; 23:22; 25:25-28,35-37,39-43; De 14:28,29; 15:2-14; 24:12-21; 26:12,13; Ne 8:10; Ps 37:21,26; 41:1-3; 112:4,5,9; Pr 28:27; 29:7; 31:9,20; Isa 1:17; 16:3,4; 58:7,10; Eze 18:7,16,17; Da 4:27; Zec 7:10; Mt 5:42; 19:21; 25:35,36; Mr 14:7; Lu 3:11; 6:30; 11:41; 12:33; 14:12-14; 18:22; 19:8; Ac 20:35; Ro 12:8,13,20; 1Co 13:3; 16:1,2; 2Co 6:10; 9:5-7; 8:9; Ga 2:10; 6:10; Eph 4:28; 1Ti 5:9,10,16; Heb 13:3; Jas 1:27; 2:2-9,15,16; 5:4; 1Jo 3:17-19

–FIGURATIVE

.Poor in spirit Mt 5:3; Lu 6:20; Isa 66:2

.See CREDITOR

.See DEBTOR

.See EMPLOYEE

.See EMPLOYER

.See SERVANTS

.See WAGES

–GOD’ S CARE OF 1Sa 2:7; Job 5:15,16; 31:15; 34:18,19,28; 36:6,15; Ps 9:18; 10:14; 12:5; 14:6; 34:6; 35:10; 68:10; 69:33; 72:2,4,12-14; 74:21; 102:17; 107:9,36,41; 109:31; 113:7,8; 132:15; 140:12; 146:5,7; Pr 22:2,22,23; 29:13; Ec 5:8; Isa 11:4; 14:30,32; 25:4; 29:19; 41:17; Jer 20:13; Zep 3:12; Zec 11:7; Mt 11:5; Lu 4:18; 7:22; 16:22; Jas 2:5

.See GOD, GOODNESS OF

.See GOD, PROVIDENCE OF

–KINDNESS TO

.INSTANCES OF

.To Ruth Ru 2:23

.By Boaz Ru 2:14-16

.To the Widow of Zarephath 1Ki 17:12-24

.Prophet’ s widow 2Ki 4:1-7

.Jews Es 9:22

.By Job Job 29:11-16; 31:16-21,38-40

.The Temanites Isa 21:14

.Nebuzaradan Jer 39:10

.The Good Samaritan Lu 10:33-35

.Zacchaeus Lu 19:8

.Congregations Ac 6:1; 11:29; Ro 15:25,26; 2Co 8:1-4

.Dorcas Ac 9:36

.Cornelius Ac 10:2,4

.The congregation at Antioch (in Syria) Ac 11:29,30

.Paul Ro 15:25

.Congregations of Macedonia and Achaia Ro 15:26; 2Co 8:1-5

–OPPRESSIONS OF Ne 5:1-13; Job 20:19-21; 22:6,7,9-11; 24:4,7-10; Ps 10:2,8-10; 37:14; Pr 14:20; 17:5; 19:7; 22:7,16; 28:3,15; 30:14; Ec 5:8; Isa 3:14,15; 10:1,2; 32:6,7; Eze 18:12; 22:29; Am 2:6-8; 4:1,2; 5:11,12; 8:4,6; Hab 3:14; Jas 2:6

.See POOR, DUTY TO

–INSTANCES OF

.The widow’ s son 2Ki 4:1-7

.See CREDITOR

.See DEBTOR

.See SERVANTS

.See WAGES

POPLAR

–A tree Ge 30:37; Ho 4:13

POPULAR SINS

–Laws against Ex 23:2

–See SIN

POPULARITY

–INSTANCES OF

.David 2Sa 3:36

.Absalom 2Sa 15:2-6,13

.Job Job 29

PORATHA

–Son of Haman Es 9:8

PORCH

–See TEMPLE

PORCIUS

–See FESTUS

PORPOISE

–General scriptures concerning Ex 26:14; 36:19; 39:34

–(Margin, R. V.) Ex 25:5

PORTERS

–Guards at the city gates, the doors of the king’ s palace, and doors of the temple 1Ch 9:17-32; 2Ch 34:13; 35:15

–Lodged round about the temple in order to be present for opening the doors 1Ch 9:27

–One-third were porters of the temple 2Ch 23:4

–One-third were porters of the king’ s house 2Ch 23:5

–One-third were porters of the gate of the foundation 2Ch 23:5

–They also served as porters of the gates of the walls Ne 12:25

–They served in twenty-four courses 1Ch 26:13-19

–Their posts were determined by lot 1Ch 24:31; 26:13-19

POST

–A bearer of a message Job 9:25; Jer 51:31

–Of Hezekiah 2Ch 30:6,10

–Of Ahasuerus Es 3:13,15; 8:10,14

POTIPHAR

–(An officer of Pharaoh. The LXX has “eunuch” even though he had a wife)

–Joseph’ s master Ge 37:36; 39:1

POTI-PHERAH

–(A priest of On)

–Joseph’ s father-in-law Ge 41:45,50; 46:20

POTSHERD

–Fragment of earthenware Job 2:8; Isa 45:9

POTTERY

–Clay prepared for, by treading Isa 41:25

–Vessels made of Jer 18:3,4

–Place for manufacture of, outside the wall of Jerusalem, bought as a burying ground for poor people Mt 27:7-10

–FIGURATIVE Isa 64:8; Ro 9:21

.Of weakness, in the idol in Nebuchadnezzars vision Da 2:41

POUND

–The Hebrew word “maneh” is translated “pound,” 1Ki 10:17; Ezr 2:69; Ne 7:71,72

–And is equivalent to almost one pound (fourteen ounces)

–In John the weight was equivalent to about twelve ounces Joh 12:3

–In Luke the Greek word “mina” is translated “pound,” and worth approximately one-hundred denarii (more than three months’ wages) Lu 19:13-25

–See MEASURE

–See WEIGHTS

POVERTY

–General scriptures concerning Pr 6:11; 10:15; 15:16; 16:8; Ec 4:6; Pr 20:13; 23:21; 24:33,34; 28:19; 30:8,9

–See POOR, THE

POWER

–OF CHRIST

.As the Son of God, is the power of God Joh 5:17-19; 10:28-30

.As man, is from the Father Ac 10:38

.Described as supreme Eph 1:20,21; 1Pe 3:22

.Unlimited Mt 28:18

.Over all flesh Joh 17:2

.Over all things Joh 3:35; Eph 1:22

.Glorious 2Th 1:9

.Everlasting 1Ti 6:16

.Is able to subdue all things Php 3:21

.Exemplified in creation Joh 1:3,10; Col 1:16

.Upholding all things Col 1:17; Heb 1:3

.Salvation Isa 63:1; Heb 7:25

.His teaching Mt 7:28,29; Lu 4:32

.Performing miracles Mt 8:27; Lu 5:17

.Enabling others to work miracles Mt 10:1; Mr 16:17,18; Lu 10:17

.Forgiving sins Mt 9:6; Ac 5:31

.Giving spiritual life Joh 5:21,25,26

.Giving eternal life Joh 17:2

.Raising the dead Joh 5:28,29

.Rising from the dead Joh 2:19; 10:18

.Overcoming the world Joh 16:33

.Overcoming Satan Col 2:15; Heb 2:14

.Destroying the works of Satan 1Jo 3:8

.Ministers should make known 2Pe 1:16

.Saints made willing by Ps 110:3

.Helped by Heb 2:18

.Strengthened by Php 4:13; 2Ti 4:17

.Preserved by 2Ti 1:12; 4:18

.Bodies of, will be changed by Php 3:21

.Rests upon saints 2Co 12:9

.Present in the assembly of saints 1Co 5:4

.Will be specially manifested at his second coming Mr 13:26; 2Pe 1:16

.Will subdue all power 1Co 15:24

.The wicked will be destroyed by Ps 2:9; Isa 11:4; 63:3; 2Th 1:9

.See JESUS

–OF GOD

.One of his attributes Ps 62:11

.Expressed by

.The voice of God Ps 29:3,5; 68:33

.The finger of God Ex 8:19; Ps 8:3

.The hand of God Ex 9:3,15; Isa 48:13

.The arm of God Job 40:9; Isa 52:10

.The thunder of his power Job 26:14

.Described as

.Great Ps 79:11; Na 1:3

.Strong Ps 89:13; 136:12

.Glorious Ex 15:6; Isa 63:12

.Mighty Job 9:4; Ps 89:13

.Everlasting Isa 26:4; Ro 1:20

.Sovereign Ro 9:21

.Effectual Isa 43:13; Eph 3:7

.Irresistable De 32:39; Da 4:35

.Incomparable Ex 15:11,12; De 3:24; Job 40:9; Ps 89:8

.Unsearchable Job 5:9; 9:10

.Incomprehensible Job 26:14; Ec 3:11

.All things possible to Mt 19:26

.Nothing too difficult for Ge 18:14; Jer 32:27

.Can save by many or by few 1Sa 14:6

.Is the source of all strength 1Ch 29:12; Ps 68:35

.Exemplified

.In the creation Ps 102:25; Jer 10:12

.In establishing and governing all things Ps 65:6; 66:7

.In the miracles of Christ Lu 11:20

.In the resurrection of Christ 2Co 13:4; Col 2:12

.In the resurrection of saints 1Co 6:14

.In making the gospel effectual Ro 1:16; 1Co 1:18,24

.In delivering his people Ps 106:8

.In the destruction of the wicked Ex 9:16; Ro 9:22

.Saints long for exhibitions of Ps 63:1,2

.Have confidence in Jer 20:11

.Receive increase of grace by 2Co 9:8

.Strengthened by Eph 6:10; Col 1:11

.Upheld by Ps 37:17; Isa 41:10

.Supported in affliction by 2Co 6:7; 2Ti 1:8

.Delivered by Ne 1:10; Da 3:17

.Exalted by Job 36:22

.Kept by, unto salvation 1Pe 1:5

.Exerted in behalf of saints 1Ch 16:9

.Works in and for saints 2Co 13:4; Eph 1:19; 3:20

.The faith that saints rely on 1Co 2:5

.Should be acknowledged 1Ch 29:11; Isa 33:13

.Pleaded in prayer Ps 79:11; Mt 6:13

.Feared Jer 5:22; Mt 10:28

.Magnified Ps 21:13; Jude 1:25

.Efficiency of ministers is through 1Co 3:6-8; Ga 2:8; Eph 3:7

.Is a ground of trust Isa 26:4; Ro 4:21

.Wicked people

.Do not know Mt 22:29

.Have against them Ezr 8:22

.Will be destroyed by Lu 12:5

.The heavenly host magnified Re 4:11; 5:13; 11:17

.See GOD, OMNIPOTENT

.See GOD, POWER OF

–OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

.Is the power of God Mt 12:28; with Lu 11:20

.Christ commenced his ministry in Lu 4:14

.Christ worked his miracles by Mt 12:28

.Exemplified in

.The creation Ge 1:2; Job 26:13; Ps 104:30

.The conception of Christ Lu 1:35

.Raising Christ from the dead 1Pe 3:18

.Giving spiritual life Eze 37:11-14; with Ro 8:11

.Performing miracles Ro 15:19

.Making the gospel effective 1Co 2:4; 1Th 1:5

.Overcoming all difficulties Zec 4:6,7

.Promised by the Father Lu 24:49

.Promised by Christ Ac 1:8

.Saints

.Upheld by Ps 51:12

.Strengthened by Eph 3:16

.Enabled to speak the truth boldly by Mic 3:8; Ac 6:5,10; 2Ti 1:7,8

.Helped in prayer by Ro 8:26

.Abound in hope by Ro 15:13

.Qualifies ministers Lu 24:49; Ac 1:8,9

.God’ s word the instrument of Eph 6:17

.See HOLY SPIRIT

–SPIRITUAL Ge 32:28; Isa 40:29-31; Mr 9:29; Lu 1:17; 4:32; 24:49; Joh 7:38,39; Ac 1:8; 2:2-4; 6:8; Eph 1:19,20; 1Co 1:24-28; 4:19,20; 2Co 12:9; 1Th 1:5; 2Ti 1:7; Heb 6:5

.See HOLY SPIRIT

PRAISE

–Song of Moses, after the passage through the Red Sea Ex 15:1-19

–Of Miriam Ex 15:21

–Of Deborah, after defeating the Canaanites Jud 5

–Of Hannah 1Sa 2:1-10

–Of David

.Celebrating his deliverance from the hand of Saul 2Sa 22

.On bringing the ark of the covenant to Zion 1Ch 16:8-36

.At the close of his reign 1Ch 29:10-19

–The chorus when Solomon brought the ark of the covenant into the temple 2Ch 5:13

–Psalms of, for God’ s goodness to Israel Ps 46; 48; 65; 66; 68; 76; 81; 85; 98; 105; 124; 126; 129; 135; 136

–See the Scriptures below

–For God’ s goodness to righteous men Ps 23; 34; 36; 91; 100; 103; 107; 117; 121

–See printed scriptures below

–For God’ s goodness to individuals Ps 9; 18; 22; 30; 40; 75; 103; 108; 116; 118; 138; 144

–For God’ s attributes Ps 8; 19; 22; 24; 29; 33; 47; 50; 65; 66; 76; 77; 92; 93; 95; 96; 97; 98; 99; 104; 111; 113; 114; 115; 134; 139; 147; 148; 150

–UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Ge 14:20; Ex 15:1,2; De 10:21; Jud 5:3; 2Sa 22:4; 1Ch 16:31,33,34,36; 23:30; 2Ch 7:3; Ne 9:5,6; Job 36:24; Ps 7:17; 8:2; 9:11; 18:3; 21:13; 22:22,23,25; 24:7-10; 26:12; 28:6,7; 30:4; 32:11; 33:1-3; 34:1-3; 35:18,28; 41:13; 42:4; 43:3,4; 47:1,6,7; 48:1; 50:23; 51:15; 52:9; 56:10,12; 57:7-9; 61:8; 63:3-6; 65:1; 66:1,2,4,8; 67:3,4; 68:4,26,32-34; 69:30,34; 70:4; 71:8,14,15,22; 75:1; 79:13; 81:1; 84:4; 86:12; 89:5,52; 92:1-3; 95:1,2,6,7; 96:1-4,7-9; 97:12; 98:4-6; 99:3,5,9; 100:1-5; 101:1; 103:20-22; 104:33,34; 105:1-5; 106:1,48; 107:8,9,15,21,31,32; 108:1-3; 109:30; 111:1,10; 113:1,2; 115:18; 116:12-14,17-19; 117:1,2; 118:15,28,29; 119:7,62,108,164,171,172,175; 134:1,2; 135:1-3,19,21; 136:1-26; 138:1,2; 140:13; 144:1,2,9; 145:1-21; 146:1-10; 147:1-20; 148:1-14; 149:1-9; 150:1-6; Isa 12:1-6; 24:14-16; 25:1; 35:10; 38:18,19; 42:10-12; 43:21; 49:13; 51:3; 52:7-10; 61:3; Jer 31:7; 33:11; Da 2:20,23; 4:37; Jon 2:9; Mt 26:30; Mr 14:26; Lu 1:46-55,67-75; 2:20; 17:15,16; 19:37,38; 24:52,53; Ac 2:46,47; 4:24; 16:25; Ro 11:36; 16:27; 1Co 14:15; 15:57; Eph 1:3; 3:20,21; 5:19; Php 4:20; 1Ti 1:17; Heb 2:12; 13:15; Jas 5:13; 1Pe 1:3; 2:9; 4:11; 5:11; 2Pe 3:18; Jude 1:25; Re 1:6; 14:7

–IN HEAVEN Ne 9:6; Job 38:7; Ps 103:20,21; 148:2,4; Isa 6:3; Eze 3:12; Lu 2:13,14; 15:7,10; Re 1:6; 4:8-11; 5:9-14; 7:9-12; 11:16,17; 14:2,3; 15:3,4; 19:1-7

PRAYER

–MISCELLANY OF MINOR SUB-TOPICS

.Prayer test proposed by Elijah 1Ki 18:24-39

.Daily, in the morning Ps 5:3; 88:13; 143:8; Isa 33:2

.Twice daily Ps 88:1

.Thrice daily Ps 55:17; Da 6:10

.All night Lu 6:12

.Without ceasing 1Th 5:17

.Boldness in

.Enjoined Heb 4:16

.Exemplified by Abraham in his inquiry concerning Sodom Ge 18:23-32

.By Moses, supplicating for assistance in delivering Israel Ex 33:12,18

.Secret Ge 24:63; Mt 6:6

.Silent Ps 5:1

.Weeping in Ezr 10:1

.In a loud voice, satirized by Elijah 1Ki 18:27

.Long

.Of Pharisees Mt 23:14

.Of scribes Mr 12:40; Lu 20:47

.Profuse, to be avoided Ec 5:2; Mt 6:7

.Vain repetitions of, to be avoided Mt 6:7

.Tokens asked for, as assurance of answer

.By Abraham’ s servant Ge 24:14

.Gideon asks for a sign of dew on a fleece Jud 6:36-40

.Rebuked

.Of Moses, at the Red Sea Ex 14:15

.When Moses prayed to see Canaan, the promised land De 3:23-27

.Of Joshua Jos 7:10

.Evils averted by Jer 26:19

.Unbelief in Job 21:15

.“;The Lord’ s Prayer,” Mt 6:9-13; Lu 11:2-4

.However, see Joh 17:1-26

.Answer to, withheld

.Of Balaam De 23:5; Jos 24:10

.Of Job Job 30:20; with 42:12

.Of the Israelites, when attacked by the Amorites De 1:45

.The prayer of Jesus, “Let this cup pass away,” Mt 26:39,42,44; with 26:45-75

.And Mt 27

.Answer to, delayed Ps 22:1,2; 40:1; 80:4; 88:14; Jer 42:7; Hab 1:2; Lu 18:7

.Answer to, exceeds petition

.Solomon asked for wisdom; the answer included wisdom, riches, honour, and long life 1Ki 3:7-14; 2Ch 1:10-12

.The disciples prayed for Peter; the answer included Peter’s deliverance Ac 12:15; with 12:5

.Answer to, different from the request

.Moses asked to be permitted to cross the Jordan River; the answer was permission to view the land of promise De 3:23-27

.The Israelites lusted for the fleshpots of Egypt; the answer gave them, flesh, but also leanness of soul Ps 106:14,15

.Martha and Mary asked Jesus to come and heal their brother Lazarus; Jesus delayed, but raised Lazarus from the dead Joh 11

.Paul asked that the “thorn in the flesh” be removed; the answer was a promise of grace to endure it 2Co 12:8,9

.In Behalf of Nations

.See NATIONS, PRAYER FOR

.Penitential

.Of David Ps 51:1-17

.Of the tax collector Lu 18:13

.See PRAYER, CONFESSION IN, below

.See SIN, CONFESSION OF

.Imprecatory Nu 16:15; 22:6-11; 23:7,8; 24:9,10; De 11:29,30; 27:11-13; 33:11; Jos 8:33,34; Jud 16:28; 2Sa 16:10-12; Ne 4:4,5; 5:13; Job 3:1-10; 27:7; Ps 5:10; 6:10; 9:20; 10:2,15; 25:3; 28:4; 31:17,18; 35:4,8,26; 40:14,15; 54:5; 55:9,15; 56:7; 58:7; 59:5,11,15; 68:1,2; 69:23,24,27,28; 70:2,3; 71:13; 79:10,12; 83:13-17; 94:2; 109:7,9-20,28,29; 119:78,84; 129:5; 140:9,10; 143:12; 144:6; Jer 11:20; 12:3; 15:15; 17:18; 18:21-23; 20:12; La 1:22; 3:64-66; Ga 1:8,9; 2Ti 4:14,15

.Submission in, exemplified by Jesus Mt 26:39; Mr 14:36; Lu 22:42

.David 2Sa 12:22,23

.Job Job 1:20,21

.Private, enjoined Mt 6:6

.Exemplified by

.Lot Ge 19:20

.Eliezer Ge 24:12

.Jacob Ge 32:9-12

.Gideon Jud 6:22,36,39

.Hannah 1Sa 1:10

.David 2Sa 7:18-29

.Hezekiah 2Ki 20:2

.Isaiah 2Ki 20:11

.Manasseh 2Ch 33:18,19

.Ezra Ezr 9:5,6

.Nehemiah Ne 2:4

.Jeremiah Jer 32:16-25

.Daniel Da 9:3,19

.Jonah Jon 2:1

.Habakkuk Hab 1:2

.Anna Lu 2:37

.Jesus Mt 14:23; 26:36,39; Mr 1:35; Lu 9:18,29

.Paul Ac 9:11

.Peter Ac 9:40; 10:9

.Cornelius Ac 10:30

.Family

.By Abraham Ge 12:5,8

.By Jacob Ge 35:3

.By Cornelius Ac 10:2

.Social Mt 18:19; Ac 1:13,14; 16:25; 20:36; 21:5

.Held in private houses Ac 1:13,14; 12:12

.Held in the temple Ac 2:46; 3:1

.Of Jesus

.On a mountain Mt 14:23; Mr 6:46; Lu 6:12; 9:28

.In the garden of Gethsemane Mt 26:36; Mr 14:32; Lu 22:45

.The Lord’ s prayer Mt 6:9; Lu 11:1

.However, see Joh 17:1-26

.Before daylight Mr 1:35

.In distress Joh 12:27; Heb 5:7

.In the wilderness Lu 5:16

.In behalf of Peter Lu 22:31,32

.For the Comforter (the Holy Spirit) to come Joh 14:16

.After the supper Joh 17

.Of the apostles Ac 1:24,25

.To idols 1Ki 18:26-29

–UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Ge 32:24-28; Ho 12:4; 1Ch 16:11,35; 2Ch 7:14; Ne 4:9; Ps 27:8; 105:3,4; 145:18; Pr 15:8; Ec 5:2; Isa 55:6; La 3:41; Zec 12:10; Mt 6:5-13; 7:7,8; 21:22; Mr 9:28,29; 11:24; Lu 11:1-13; 18:1; Ro 8:26; 1Co 14:15; Eph 3:11,12; 6:18,19; Php 4:6; Col 4:2; 1Th 5:17,18; 1Ti 2:8; Heb 4:16; Jas 5:16; Jude 1:20; Re 5:8; 8:3,4

–ANSWER TO, PROMISE Ex 6:5; 22:23,27; 33:17-20; De 4:7,29-31; 1Ki 8:22,53; 1Ch 28:9; 2Ch 7:13-15; Job 8:5,6; 12:4; 22:27; 33:26; Ps 9:10,12; 10:17; 18:3; 32:6; 34:15,17; 37:4,5; 38:15; 50:14,15; 55:16,17; 56:9; 65:2,5; 69:33; 81:10; 86:5-7; 91:15; 102:17-20; 145:18,19; Pr 2:3,5; 3:6; 10:24; 15:8,29; 16:1; Isa 19:20; 30:19; 55:6; 58:9; 65:24; Jer 29:12,13; 31:9; 33:3; La 3:25; Eze 36:37; Joe 2:18,19,32; Am 5:4-6; Zep 2:3; Zec 10:1,6; 13:9; Mt 6:5-13; 7:7-11; 18:19,20; 21:22; Mr 11:24,25; Lu 11:5-13; 18:1-8; 21:36; Joh 4:10,23,24; 9:31; 14:13,14; 15:7,16; 16:23,24,26,27; Ac 7:34; 22:16; Ro 8:26; 10:12,13; Eph 2:18; 3:20; Heb 4:16; 10:22,23; 11:6; Jas 1:5-7; 4:8,10; 5:16; 1Jo 3:22; 5:14,15

–ANSWERED Job 34:28; Ps 3:4; 4:1; 6:8,9; 18:6; 21:2,4; 22:4,5,24; 28:6; 30:2,3; 31:22; 34:4-6; 40:1; 66:19,20; 77:1,2; 81:7; 99:6-8; 106:44; 107:6,7,13-20; 116:1,2; 118:5,21; 119:26; 120:1; 138:3; La 3:57,58; Ho 12:4; Jon 2:1,2,7; Lu 23:42,43; Ac 4:31; 2Co 12:8,9; Jas 5:17,18

.INSTANCES OF ANSWERED

.Cain Ge 4:13-15

.Abraham, for a son Ge 15

.Abraham entreating

.For Sodom Ge 18:23-33

.For Ishmael Ge 17:20

.For Abimelech Ge 20:17

.Hagar, for deliverance Ge 16:7-13

.Abraham’ s servant, for guidance Ge 24:12-52

.Rebecca, concerning her pains in pregnancy Ge 25:22,23

.Jacob, for deliverance from Esau Ge 32:9-32; 33:1-17

.Moses, for help at the Red Sea Ex 14:15,16

.Moses, at the waters of Marah Ex 15:25

.Moses, at Mount Horeb Ex 17:4-6

.Moses, in the battle with the Amalekites Ex 17:8-14

.Moses, concerning the complaint of the Israelites for meat Nu 11:11-35

.Moses, on behalf of Miriam’ s leprosy Nu 12:13-15

.Moses, Aaron, and Samuel Ps 99:6

.Israelites for deliverance

.From bondage Ex 2:23-25; 3:7-10; Ac 7:34

.From Pharaoh’ s army Ex 14:10-30

.From the king of Mesopotamia Jud 3:9,15

.Sisera Jud 4:3,23,24; 1Sa 12:9-11

.Ammon Jud 10:6-18; 11:1-33

.For God’ s favor under the reproofs of Azariah 2Ch 15:1-15

.From Babylonian bondage Ne 9:27

.Gideon, asking for the token of dew Jud 6:36-40

.Manoah, asking about Samson Jud 13:8,9

.Samson, asking for strength Jud 16:28-30

.Hannah, asking to give birth to a child 1Sa 1:10-17,19,20

.David, asking whether Keilah would be delivered into his hands 1Sa 23:10-12

.David, asking about Ziklag 1Sa 30:8

.David, asking whether he should go into Judah after Saul’ s death 2Sa 2:1

.David, asking whether he should go to war against the Philistines 2Sa 5:19-25

.David, in adversity Ps 118:5; 138:3

.Solomon, asking for wisdom 1Ki 3:1-13; 9:2,3

.Elijah, raising the widow’ s son 1Ki 17:22

.Elijah, calling for fire to come down upon his sacrifice 1Ki 18:36-38

.Elijah, asking for rain 1Ki 17:1; 18:1,42-45; Jas 5:17

.Elisha, leading the Syrian army 2Ki 6:17-20

.Jabez, asking for prosperity 1Ch 4:10

.Abijah, for victory over Jeroboam 2Ch 13:14-18

.Asa, for victory over Zerah 2Ch 14:11-15

.The people of Judah 2Ch 15:15

.Jehoshaphat, for victory over the Canaanites 2Ch 18:31; 20:6-27

.Jehoahaz, for victory over Hazael 2Ki 13:4

.Priests and Levites, when blessing the people 2Ch 30:27

.Hezekiah and Isaiah, for deliverance from Sennacherib 2Ki 19:14-20; 2Ch 32:20-23

.To save Hezekiah’ s life 2Ki 20:1-7,11; 2Ch 32:24

.Manasseh, for deliverance from the king of Babylon 2Ch 33:13,19

.The Reubenites, for deliverance from the Hagarites 1Ch 5:20

.The Jews, returning from the captivity Ezr 8:21,23

.Ezekiel, to have the baking of his bread of affliction changed Eze 4:12-15

.Daniel, for the interpretation of Nebuchadnezzars dream Da 2:19-23

.Daniel, interceding for the people Da 9:20-23

.Daniel, in a vision Da 10:12

.Zacharias, for a son Lu 1:13

.The leper, for healing Mt 8:2,3; Mr 1:40-43; Lu 5:12,13

.Centurion, for his servant Mt 8:5-13; Lu 7:3-10; Joh 4:50,51

.Peter, asking that Tabitha (Dorcas) be restored to life Ac 9:40

.The disciples, for Peter Ac 12:5-17

.Paul, to be restored to health 2Co 1:9-11

–CONFESSION IN Le 5:5; 26:40; Nu 5:5-7; Jud 10:10,15; 1Sa 12:10; 1Ki 8:47; Ezr 9:6,15; Ne 1:6,7; 9:2,33-35; Job 7:20; 40:4,5; Ps 31:10; 32:3,5; 38:4-8,10,18; 40:12; 51:3,4; 69:5; 106:6,7; 119:176; 130:3; Pr 28:13; Isa 6:5; 59:12,13; Jer 3:13,25; 14:7,20; La 1:18; 3:42; 5:16; Da 9:5-15

–IMPORTUNITY IN Ge 18:23-32; 32:24-29; Ex 32:32; De 9:25; Jud 6:36-40; 16:28; 1Sa 1:10,11; 12:23; 1Ki 8:22-30; Ezr 9:5,6; Ne 1:4-6; Ps 17:1,6; 22:1,2,19; 28:1,2; 35:22,23; 55:1,2,16,17; 57:2; 61:1,2; 70:5; 86:3,6; 88:1,2,9,13; 102:1,2; 119:58,145-147; 130:1,2; 141:1,2; 142:1,2; Isa 38:2,3; 62:7; 64:12; Da 9:3,16-19; Jon 1:14; Hab 1:2; Mt 15:22-28; Mr 7:25-29; Lu 7:3; 11:5-8; 18:1-7; 22:44; Ro 8:26; 2Co 12:8; Eph 6:18; Heb 5:7

.INSTANCES OF IMPORTUNITY IN

.Jacob Ge 32:24-30

.Moses Ex 33:12-16; 34:9

.Elijah 1Ki 18:22-44

.The two blind men of Jericho Mt 20:30,31; Mr 10:48; Lu 18:39

.The non-Jewish, Syro-Phoenician woman Mt 15:22-28; Mr 7:25-30

.The Roman centurion Mt 8:5; Lu 7:3,4

–INTERCESSORY

.See INTERCESSION

.See JESUS, MEDIATION OF

–OF WICKED PEOPLE NOT HEARD

.See WICKED, PRAYER OF

–PLEAS OFFERED IN Ge 32:9-12; Ex 32:11-13; 33:13; Nu 14:13-18; 16:22; De 3:24,25; 9:18,25-29; Jos 7:8,9; 2Sa 7:25-29; 1Ki 8:25,26,59,60; 18:36,37; 2Ki 19:15-19; 2Ch 14:11; Ne 1:8,9; 9:32; Ps 4:1; 9:19,20; 25:6; 27:9; 31:3; 38:16; 69:6,13,16; 71:18; 74:10,11,18-23; 79:10-12; 83:1,2,18; 86:1-5,17; 89:49-51; 106:47; 109:21-27; 115:1,2; 119:38,42,43,49,73,94, 116,124,145,146,149,153,173-176; 143:11,12; Isa 37:15-20; 63:17-19; Jer 14:21; 18:20,21; La 3:56-63; Joe 2:17

–THANKSGIVING AND, BEFORE RECEIVING FOOD Jos 9:14; 1Sa 9:13; Mt 14:19; 15:36; 26:26,27; Mr 6:41; 8:6,7; 14:22,23; Lu 9:16; 22:19; Joh 6:11,23; Ac 27:35; Ro 14:6; 1Co 10:30,31; 11:24; 1Ti 4:3-5

PRAYERFULNESS

–General scriptures concerning Ps 5:1-3; 42:8; 109:4; 116:2; Da 6:10; Lu 2:37; Ac 6:4; 10:2,9; Ro 1:9; 12:12; Eph 1:15,16; Col 1:9; 1Th 3:10; 5:17; 1Ti 5:5; 2Ti 1:3

PRAYERLESSNESS

–General scriptures concerning Job 15:4; 21:14,15; 27:10; Ps 14:4; 53:4; 79:6; Isa 43:22; 64:7; Jer 10:21,25; Da 9:13; Ho 7:7; Jon 1:6; Zep 1:6

PREACHING

–(The act of exhorting, prophesying, reproving, teaching)

–Solomon called “the preacher” (Koheleth) Ec 1:1,12

–Noah called “preacher,” 2Pe 2:5

–Sitting while Mt 5:1; Lu 4:20; 5:3

–Moses was slow of speech Ex 4:10-12

–Repentance, the subject of John the Baptist’ s Mt 3:2; Mr 1:4,15; Lu 3:3

–Repentance, the subject of Christ’ s Mt 4:17; Mr 1:15

–Repentance, the subject of the apostles Mr 6:12

–“The Gospel of the Kingdom of God,” the subject of Christ’ s Mr 1:14,15; 2:2; Lu 8:1

–Christ crucified and risen, the burden of Paul’ s Ac 17:3

–Effective

.By Azariah 2Ch 15:1-15

.By Jonah Jon 3

.By Peter and other apostles Ac 2:14-41

.By Philip Ac 8:5-12,27-38

.By Paul Ac 9:20; 13:16-43

–See REVIVALS

–Impenitence under

.Of Asa 2Ch 16:7-10

.Of Ahab 2Ch 18:7-26

.Of the Jews Ac 13:46

–See OBDURACY

–See also MINISTER

–See CALL, PERSONAL

–UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Ps 8:2; Mt 11:25,26; Lu 10:21; 1Co 1:17,18,21,23,27-29; 2:1-8,12,13; 14:1-20,24,25; 2Co 2:14-16; 3:12,13; Col 1:23-29; 1Th 1:5; 2:3-12; 1Ti 6:20,21; 2Ti 2:15,16; Tit 1:3; 3:8,9

PRECEPTS

–See COMMANDMENTS

–See LAW

PRECIOUS STONES

–See STONES

PREDESTINATION

–General scriptures concerning Ge 21:12,13; Ex 9:16; 33:19; De 4:37; 7:7,8; 10:15; 32:8; Jos 11:20; 1Sa 12:22; 1Ki 12:15; 20:42; 2Ki 19:25; 2Ch 6:6; Job 23:13,14; Ps 33:12; 65:4; 78:67,68,70-72; 105:17-22; 135:4; Pr 16:4; Isa 44:1,2,7; Jer 1:4,5; Mal 1:2,3; Mt 11:25,26; 20:16,23; 22:14; 24:22,40,41; 25:34; 26:24; Mr 13:20,22; 14:21; Lu 4:25-27; 8:10; 10:20; 17:34-36; 18:7; 22:22; Joh 6:37,39,44,45; 15:16,19; 17:2,6,9; 21:23; Ac 1:7; 2:23,39,47; 3:18; 4:28; 13:48; 17:26; 22:14; Ro 1:6; 8:28-30,33; 9:7-33; 11:5,7,8; 1Co 1:26-29; 2:7; Ga 1:15; Eph 1:4,5,9-11; 2:10; 3:11; Col 3:12; 1Th 1:4; 2:12; 2Th 2:13; 2Ti 1:9; Tit 1:1,2; Jas 1:18; 1Pe 1:2,20; 2Pe 1:10; Jude 1:4; Re 13:8

–EXEMPLIFIED

.In the destruction of

.Eli’ s sons 1Sa 2:25

.The Hivites Jos 11:20

.The Philistines Jud 14:4

.Ahaziah 2Ch 22:7

.Amaziah and the idolatrous Jews 2Ch 25:20

.In the covenant with Abraham to have posterity Ge 21:12; Ne 9:7,8

.Zerubbabel Hag 2:23

.The apostles Joh 13:18; 15:19

.Jacob Ro 9:12,13

.Rufus Ro 16:13

.Paul Ga 1:15

.See CONTINGENCIES

PREPARATION DAY

–General scriptures concerning Mt 27:62; Mr 15:42; Lu 23:54; Joh 19:14,31,42

PRESCIENCE

–Of God

.See GOD, FOREKNOWLEDGE OF

PRESBYTER

–See ELDER

PRESENT

–See GIFT

PRESUMPTION

–General scriptures concerning Ex 5:2; 14:11,12; 17:7; Nu 15:30; 16:41; 21:5; De 6:16; 29:19,20; 1Ki 20:28; 22:24; Job 15:25; Ps 19:13; 131:1; Pr 18:12,13; 25:6,7; Isa 5:18-25; 10:15; 14:13,14; 28:14-18,22; 29:15,16,20; 45:9,10; 58:3; 65:5; Jer 23:34; Mt 4:5-7; Lu 4:9-11; 12:18-20; 14:7-11; 18:11,12; Ro 1:32; 9:20,21; 1Co 10:9-12; 2Th 2:3; Jas 4:13-16; 2Pe 2:10,11

–INSTANCES OF

.Satan, when he said to Eve, “You will surely not die,” Ge 3:1-5

.Builders of Babel Ge 11:4

.Abraham, in questioning about Sodom Ge 18:23-32

.Moses, in rebuking Jehovah Nu 11:11-15,22

.Nadab and Abihu Le 10:1,2

.Israelites, in ascending to the top of the hill against the Amalekites Nu 14:44,45

.Complaining at Meribah Ex 17:2,7

.In reviling God Mal 1:6,7,12; 3:7,8,13

.Korah, Dathan, and Abiram Nu 16:3

.Saul, in sacrificing 1Sa 13:8-14

.Sparing the Amalekites 1Sa 15:3,9-23

.Men of Beth-shemesh 1Sa 6:19

.Uzzah, in steadying the ark of the covenant 2Sa 6:6,7

.David’ s anger on account of Uzzah’ s death 2Sa 6:8

.David, in numbering Israel 2Sa 24:1-17

.Jeroboam 1Ki 13:4

.Ben-hadad 1Ki 20:10

.Uzziah 2Ch 26:16

.Sennacherib 2Ch 32:13,14

.Job, in cursing the day of his birth Job 3

.Reproved by Eliphaz Job 4; 5

.Jonah Jon 4:1-8

.Peter

.In objecting to Jesus’ statement that Jesus must be killed Mt 16:21-23; Mr 8:32

.In reflecting upon his knowledge when he asked, amid a throng, who touched Jesus Lu 8:45

.In objecting to Jesus washing Peter’ s feet Joh 13:8

.In asking Jesus, “What will this man do?” Joh 21:20-22

.The disciples, in rebuking those who brought little children to Jesus Mt 19:13; Mr 10:13,14; Lu 18:15

.The disciples, in their indignation at the anointing of Jesus Mt 26:8,9; Mr 14:4,5; Joh 12:5

.Reproving Jesus Joh 7:3-5

.James and John, in desiring to call down fire upon the Samaritans Lu 9:54

.Those who reviled Jesus Mt 27:42,43; Mr 15:29-32

.Theudas Ac 5:36

.The sons of Sceva Ac 19:13,14

.Diotrephes 3Jo 1:9

.See BLASPHEMY, which is presumption

.See MOCKING

.See PRIDE

PRETORIUM

–Also called PRAETORIUM, COMMON HALL, JUDGMENT HALL, and PALACE Mt 27:27; Mr 15:16; Joh 18:28,33; 19:9; Ac 23:35; Php 1:13

PRIDE

–General scriptures concerning Ex 18:10,11; Le 26:19; De 8:11-14,17-20; Jud 9:14,15; 1Sa 2:3-5; 1Ki 20:11; 2Ki 14:9,10; 2Ch 25:18,19; Job 11:12; 12:2,3; 13:2,5; 15:1-13; 18:3; 21:31,32; 32:9-13; 37:24; Ps 9:20; 10:2-6,11; 12:4; 18:27; 31:23; 49:11; 52:7; 73:6,8,9; 75:4-6; 101:5; 119:21,69,70,78; 138:6; Pr 3:34; 6:16,17; 8:13; 10:17; 11:2,12; 12:9,15; 13:10; 14:21; 15:5,10,12,25,32; 16:5,18,19; 17:19; 18:11,12; 20:6; 21:4,24; 25:14,27; 26:5,12,16; 27:2; 28:11,25; 29:8,23; 30:12,13; Isa 2:11-17; 3:16-26; 5:8,15; 9:9,10; 10:5-16; 13:11; 14:12-16; 16:6,7; 22:16,19; 23:7,9; 24:4,21; 26:5; 28:3; 47:4-10; Jer 9:23,24; 13:9,15,17; 48:7,14,15,29; 49:4,16; 50:31,32; Eze 16:56; 28:2-9,17; 30:6; 31:10-14; Da 4:37; 11:45; Ho 5:5; 7:10; 10:11; Ob 1:3,4; Na 3:19; Hab 2:4,5,9; Zep 2:10,15; 3:11; Mal 4:1; Mt 20:26,27; 23:6-8,10-12; Mr 7:21; 10:43; 12:38,39; Lu 1:51,52; 9:46; 11:43; 14:8,9; 18:14; 20:45-47; Ro 1:22,29,30; 11:17-21,25; 12:3,16; 1Co 1:29; 3:18; 4:6-8,10; 5:2,6; 8:1,2; 10:12; 13:4; 14:38; 2Co 10:5,12,18; 12:7; Ga 6:3; Eph 4:17; Php 2:3; 1Ti 2:9; 3:6; 6:3,4,17; 2Ti 3:2,4; Jas 3:1; 4:6; 1Pe 5:3,5; 1Jo 2:16; Re 3:17,18; 18:7,8

–See RICH, THE

–INSTANCES OF

.Ahithophel 2Sa 17:23

.Naaman, refusing to wash in the Jordan River 2Ki 5:11-13

.Hezekiah, in displaying his resources 2Ki 20:13; 2Ch 32:31; Isa 39:2

.Uzziah 2Ch 26:16-19

.Haman Es 3:5; 5:11,13; 6:6; 7:10

.Kings of Tyre Eze 28:2

.Nebuchadnezzar Da 4:30-34; 5:20

.See AMBITION

PRIEST

–BEFORE MOSES

.Melchizedek Ge 14:18; Heb 5:6,10,11; 6:20; 7:1-21

.Jethro Ex 2:16

.Priests in Israel before the giving of the law Ex 19:22,24

.Called “angel,” Ec 5:6

–THE TIME OF MOSES Ex 28:1-4; 29:9,44; Nu 3:10; 18:7; 1Ch 23:13

.Hereditary, descent of office Ex 27:21; 28:43; 29:9

.Consecration of Ex 29:1-9,19-35; 40:12-16; Le 6:20-23; 8:6-35; Heb 7:21

.Is holy Le 21:6,7; 22:9,16

.Ablutions of Ex 40:30-32; Le 16:24

.See CONSECRATION OF, above

.Must be without blemish Le 21:17-23

.Vestments of Ex 28:2-43; 39:1-29; Le 6:10,11; 8:13; Eze 44:17-19

.Don vestments in the temple area Eze 42:14; 44:19

.Atonement for Le 16:6,24; Eze 44:27

.Defilement and purification of Eze 44:25,26

.Marriage of Le 21:7-15; Eze 44:22

.Chambers for, in the temple area Eze 40:45,46

.Exempt from tax Ezr 7:24

.Armed and organized for war at the time of the disaffection toward Saul 1Ch 12:27,28

.Beard and hair of Eze 44:20

.Twenty-four divisions (shifts) of 1Ch 24:1-19; 28:13,21; 2Ch 8:14; 31:2; 35:4,5; Ezr 2:36-39; Ne 13:30

.Chosen by lot Lu 1:8,9,23

.Usurpations of office of Nu 3:10; 16; 18:7; 2Ch 26:18

.Priests who were not from the sons of Levi were appointed by Jeroboam 1Ki 12:31; 13:33

.See LEVITES

.See MINISTERS

–DUTIES OF

.To offer sacrifices Le 1:4-17; 2:2,16; 3:5,11,13,16; 4:5-12,17,25,26,30-35; 1Ch 16:40; 2Ch 13:11; 29:34; 35:11-14; Ezr 6:20; Heb 10:11

.See OFFERINGS

.To offer the firstfruits Le 23:10,11; De 26:3,4

.Pronounce benedictions Nu 6:22-27; De 21:5; 2Ch 30:27

.Teach the law Le 10:11; De 24:8; 27:14; 31:9-13; 33:10; Jer 2:8; Mal 2:7

.Light the lamps in the tabernacle Ex 27:20,21; 2Ch 13:11; Le 24:3,4

.Keep the sacred fire always burning Le 6:12,13

.To furnish a quota of wood for the sanctuary Ne 10:34

.Responsible for the sanctuary Nu 4:5-15; 18:1,5,7

.To act as scribes Ezr 7:1-6; Ne 8:9

.Be present at and supervise the tithing Ne 10:38

.Sound the trumpet in summoning assemblies and in battle Nu 10:2-10; 31:6; Jos 6; 2Ch 13:12

.Examine lepers

.See LEPROSY

.Purify the unclean Le 15:31

.See DEFILEMENT

.Valuate things devoted Le 27:8,12

.Officiate in the Holy Place Heb 9:6

.Chiefs of Levites Nu 3:9,32; 4:19,28,33; 1Ch 9:20

.To act as magistrates Nu 5:14-31; De 17:8-13; 19:17; 21:5; 2Ch 19:8; Eze 44:23,24

.To encourage the army on the eve of battle De 20:2-4

.Carry the ark of the covenant

.Through the Jordan River Jos 3; 4:15-18

.In battle 1Sa 4:3-5

–BENEFITS OF

.No part of the land of Canaan allowed to Nu 18:20; De 10:9; 14:27; 18:1,2; Jos 13:14,33; 14:3; 18:7; Eze 44:28

.Provided with cities and suburbs Le 25:32-34; Nu 35:2-8; Jos 21:1-4,13-19,41,42; 1Ch 6:57-60; Ne 11:11,20; Eze 45:1-6; 48:8-20

.Own lands sanctified to the Lord Le 27:21

.Tithes of the tithes Nu 18:8-18,26-32; Ne 10:38

.Part of the plunder of war, including captives Nu 31:25-29

.Firstfruits Le 23:20; 24:9; Nu 18:12,13,17,18; De 18:3-5; Ne 10:36

.Redemption money Le 27:23

.Of the firstborn Nu 3:46-51; 18:15,16

.Things devoted Le 27:21; Nu 5:9,10; 18:14

.Fines Le 5:16; 22:14; Nu 5:8

.Trespass money and other trepass offerings Le 5:15,18; Nu 18:9; 2Ki 12:16

.The shewbread Ex 25:30; Le 24:5-9; 2Ch 2:4; 13:11; Ne 10:33; Mt 12:4; Heb 9:2

.Portions of sacrifices and offerings Ex 29:27-34; Le 2:2,3,9,10; 5:12,13,16; 6:15-18,26; 7:6-10,31-34; 10:12-14; 14:12,13; Nu 6:19,20; 18:8-19; De 18:3-5; 1Sa 2:13,14; Eze 44:28-31; 45:1-4; 1Co 9:13

.Regulations by Hezekiah concerning benefits to the priests 2Ch 31:4-19

.Portion of land allotted to, in redistribution in Ezekiel’ s vision Eze 48:8-14

.For the sustenance of their families Le 22:11-13; Nu 18:11,19

–FIGURATIVE Ex 19:6; Isa 61:6; 1Pe 2:9; Re 1:6; 5:10; 20:6

–HIGH PRIEST

–(Moses did not denominate Aaron chief or high priest)

–(The function he served was superior to that of other priests)

.The title appears after the institution of the office Le 21:10-15; Nu 3:32

.For qualifications, consecration, etc

.See under the general topic above, PRIEST, MOSAIC INSTITUTION OF

.Vestments of Ex 28:2-43; 39:1-31; Le 8:7-9

.Respect due to Ac 23:5

.DUTIES OF

.Had charge of the sanctuary and altar Nu 18:2,5,7

.To offer sacrifices Heb 5:1; 8:3

.To designate subordinate priests for duty Nu 4:19; 1Sa 2:36

.To officiate in consecrations of Levites Nu 8:11-21

.To have charge of the treasury 2Ki 12:10; 22:4; 2Ch 24:6-14; 34:9

.To light the lamps of the tabernacle Ex 27:20,21; 30:8; Le 24:3,4; Nu 8:3

.To burn incense Ex 30:7,8; 1Sa 2:28; 1Ch 23:13

.To place shewbread on the table every Sabbath Le 24:8

.To offer for his own sins of ignorance Le 4:3-12

.On the Day of Atonement Ex 30:10; Le 16; Heb 5:3; 9:7,22,23

.Judicial Nu 5:15; De 17:8-13; 1Sa 4:18; Ho 4:4; Mt 26:3,50,57,62; Ac 5:21-28; 23:1-5

.To count the people Nu 1:3

.Officiate at the choice of a ruler Nu 27:18,19,21

.Distribute the plunder of war Nu 31:26-29

.Benefits of

.See PRIEST, BENEFITS OF, above

.A second priest, under the high priest Nu 3:32; 4:16; 31:6; 1Ch 9:20; 2Sa 15:24; 2Ki 25:18; Lu 3:2

–MISCELLANEOUS FACTS CONCERNING

.Loyal to Rehoboam at the time of the revolt of the ten tribes 2Ch 11:13

.Zeal of, in purging the temple 2Ch 29:4-17

.Wickedness of 2Ch 36:14

.Taken with the captivity to Babylon Jer 29:1

.Return from the captivity Ezr 1:5; 2:36-39,61,70; 3:8; 7:7; 8:24-30; Ne 7:39-42,63-73; 10:1-8; 12:1-7

.Polluted by marrying idolatrous wives Ezr 9:1,2; 10:5,18,19; Ne 10:28

.Restore the altar, and offer sacrifices Ezr 3:1-7

.Supervise the building of the new temple Ezr 3:8-13

.Inquire of John the Baptist to see if he might be the Messiah Joh 1:19

.Conspire to destroy Jesus Mt 26:3-5,14,15,47,51; Mr 14:10,11,43-47,53-66; 15:1; Lu 22:2-6,50,54,66-71; 23:1,2; Joh 11:47; 19:15,16,18

.Put on trial and condemn Jesus Mt 26:57-68; 27:1,2; Mr 14:53-65; Lu 22:54-71; 23:13-24; Joh 18:15-32

.Incite the people to ask that Barabbas be released and Jesus be destroyed Mt 27:20; Mr 15:11; Lu 23:18

.Persecute the disciples Ac 22:5

.Reprove and threaten Peter and John Ac 4:6-21; 5:17-41

.Put on trial, condemn, and stone Stephen Ac 6:12-15; 7

.Paul brought before Ac 22:30; 23:1-5

.Corrupt Jer 23:11,12; Eze 22:26; Lu 10:31

.Instances of

.Eli’ s sons 1Sa 2:12-17,22

.Of the captivity Ezr 9:1,2; 10:18-22; Ne 13:4-9,13,28,29

.Zealous 1Ch 9:10-13

.Priestly office performed by prophets 1Sa 16:5

PRIMOGENITURE

–See FIRSTBORN

–See BIRTHRIGHT

PRINCE OF PEACE

–See JESUS

PRINCESSES

–Taught in household duties 2Sa 13:8,9

PRISCA

–A female disciple in Ephesus 2Ti 4:19

PRISCILLA

–(Wife of Aquila)

–A disciple at Corinth Ac 18:1-3,18,19,26; Ro 16:3,4; 1Co 16:19; 2Ti 4:19

PRISON

–General scriptures concerning Ge 39:20; 42:16-19; Le 24:12; Nu 15:34; Ezr 7:26; Jer 52:11; Lu 23:19; Ac 4:3; 12:4,5

–Public ward of Ac 5:18

–Cells of Ac 16:24

–Court of Jer 33:1

–Dungeon in

.See DUNGEON

–See IMPRISONMENT

–See PRISONERS

PRISONERS

–Joseph Ge 39:20-23; 40; 41:1-44

–Jeremiah Jer 38:6-28; 39:14

–John the Baptist Mt 11:2; 14:3-12; Mr 6:17; Lu 3:20

–Jesus Mt 26:47-75; 27; Mr 14:43-72; 15; Lu 22:47-71; 23; Joh 18:3-40; 19

–The apostles Ac 5:17-42

–Peter Ac 12:3-19

–Paul Ac 16:19-40; 21:27-40; 22; 23; 24; 25; 26; 27; 28

–Silas Ac 16:19-40

–Required to labor Jud 16:21

–Sustained on bread and water of affliction 1Ki 22:27

–In chains Ac 12:6

–In stocks Pr 7:22; Jer 29:26; Ac 16:24

–Confined

.In the court of the palace Jer 32:2

.In the house of the scribe Jer 37:15

.In the house of the captain of the guard Ge 40:3

–Visited by friends Mt 11:2; Ac 24:23

–Bound to soldiers Ac 12:6,7

–Severe hardships of, mitigated Jer 37:20,21

–Cruelty to Jer 38:6; La 3:53,54

–See CAPTIVE

–Guards responsible for Ac 12:18,19

–Tortured to extort self-incriminating testimony Ac 22:24

–Scourged Mt 27:26; Mr 15:15; Ac 16:23,33; 2Co 6:5; 11:23,24

–Permitted to make defense Ac 24:10; 25:8,16; 26:1; 2Ti 4:16

–Kindness to

.By the prison guard to Jeremiah Jer 38:7-28

.By the Philippian jailer to Paul Ac 16:33

.By Felix Ac 24:23

.By Julius, the centurion Ac 27:1,3; 28:16,30,31

–To be visited and ministered to Mt 25:35-46

–Released at feasts Mt 27:15-17; Mr 15:6; Lu 23:17; Joh 18:39

–OF WAR

.Put to death Jos 10:16-27; 1Sa 15:33; 27:11; 2Sa 12:31; 2Ki 25:7; 1Ch 20:3; Ho 13:16; Am 1:13; La 3:34

.By divine command Nu 31:9,17

.Thumbs and toes cut off Jud 1:6,7

.Blinded 2Ki 25:7

.See CAPTIVE

.Consolations for Ps 69:33; 79:11; 102:19,20; 146:7

.See CAPTIVE

.See IMPRISONMENT

–FIGURATIVE Isa 61:1; Lu 4:18

PRIVILEGE

–See JUDGMENT, ACCORDING TO OPPORTUNITY

–See RESPONSIBILITY

PRIZE

–A reward of merit 1Co 9:24

–FIGURATIVE Php 3:14

PROBATION

–General scriptures concerning Ro 5:4

–Adam on Ge 2:15-17; 3:3

–Amorites Ge 15:16

–Solomon 1Ki 3:14; 9:4-9; with 11:9-12

–Taught in parables of the talents and pounds Mt 25:14-30; Lu 19:12-27

–The fig tree Lu 13:6-9

–The embezzling steward Lu 16:1-12

–Taught by Paul Heb 6

–None after death Mt 12:32; 25:10-13; 26:24

–See PERSEVERANCE

PROCHORUS

–An early Christian servant (Greek: diakonos) Ac 6:5

PROCLAMATION

–Imperial 2Ch 30:1-10; Es 1:22; 6:9; 8:10-14; Isa 40:3,9; Da 3:4-7; 4:1; 5:29

–Emancipation 2Ch 36:23; Ezr 1:1-4

PROCRASTINATION

–General scriptures concerning Ex 22:29; Pr 27:1; Eze 11:2,3; 12:22,27,28; Mt 8:21; 24:48-51; 25:2-13; Lu 9:59-62; Ac 24:25; 1Th 5:2,3; Heb 3:7-19; 4:1-7

–See EXCUSES

–INSTANCES OF

.Pharaoh Ex 8:10

.Elisha 1Ki 19:20,21

.Esther Es 5:8

PRODIGALITY (WAYWARDNESS)

–See EXTRAVAGANCE

–See FRUGALITY

–See INDUSTRY

PRODIGAL SON

–General scriptures concerning Lu 15:11-32

PROFANATION

–See PROFANITY

PROFANITY

–See BLASPHEMY

–See OATH

–Of the name of God

.See GOD, under Miscellaneous Sub-topics

–Of the Sabbath

.See SABBATH

PROFESSION

–False Pr 20:6; Ho 8:2

–Of faith in Jesus

.See CONFESSION

–See TESTIMONY, RELIGIOUS

PROGNOSTICATION

–By astrologers Isa 47:13

–See PROPHECY

–See PROPHETS

PROHIBITION

–(Of the use of intoxicating liquors)

–To priests “on duty,” Le 10:9

–To Nazarites Nu 6:3,4

–See ABSTINENCE, TOTAL

–See COMMANDMENTS

–See DRUNKENNESS

PROMISES

–To the afflicted

.See AFFLICTIONS, COMFORT IN

–See PSALMS

–To backsliders

.See BACKSLIDERS

–To children

.See CHILDREN

–To orphans

.See ORPHAN

–To widows

.See WIDOW

–To penitents

.See, PENITENT

–To the righteous

.See RIGHTEOUS

–To seekers

.See SEEKERS, and other like subjects

–See also BLESSINGS, SPIRITUAL

–See GOD, GOODNESS OF

–See JESUS, COMPASSION OF

–See JESUS, LOVE OF

PROMOTION

–General scriptures concerning Ps 75:6,7; 78:70,71; 113:7,8

–As a reward of merit 1Ch 11:6

–INSTANCES OF

.Abraham Ge 12:2

.Joseph, from imprisoned slave to prince Ge 41:1-45

.Moses, from exile to lawgiver

.See MOSES

.Aaron, from slave to high priest

.See AARON

.Saul, from obscurity to a scepter

.See SAUL

.David, from a shepherd to the throne

.See DAVID

.Jeroboam, from a slave to the throne 1Ki 11:26-35

.Baasha, “out of the dust” to the throne 1Ki 16:1,2

.Daniel, from a captive to premier Da 2:48

.See DANIEL

.Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego Da 3:30

PROPAGATION

–Of species, enjoined Ge 1:11,12,21-25,28; 9:1,7

–See BARRENNESS

PROPERTY

–IN REAL ESTATE Ge 23:17,18; 26:20

.Rights in, violated Ge 21:25; 26:18-22

.Dedicated Le 27:16-25

.See LAND

.Dwellings

.Alienated for debt Le 25:29,30

.By absence 2Ki 8:1-6

.In villages, inalienable Le 25:31-33

.Dedicated Le 27:14,15

.Confiscation of (Naboth’ s vineyard) 1Ki 21:15,16

.Priests exempt from taxes Ge 47:22

.Entail of Nu 27:1-11; 36:1-9

.Inherited Ec 2:21

.Landmarks of, not to be removed De 19:14; 27:17

–PERSONAL

.Rights in, sacred Ex 20:17; De 5:21

.Laws concerning trespass of, and violence to Ex 21:28-36; 22:9; De 23:25

.Strayed, to be returned to owner Le 6:3,4; De 22:1-3

.Hired Ex 22:14,15

.Loaned Ex 22:10-15

.Sold for debt Pr 22:26,27

.Rights of redemption of Jer 32:7

.Dedicated to God, redemption of Le 27:9-13,26-33

.In slaves Ex 21:4

PROPHECY

–Concerning Jesus

.See JESUS

–Concerning the church

.See CHURCH

–PROPHECIES CONCERNING

–(Relating to various countries, nations, and cities, see under their respective titles)

–(Respecting individuals, see under their names)

.Inspired Isa 28:22; Lu 1:70; 2Ti 3:16; 2Pe 1:21

.“;The word of the Lord came to,” etc., to

.Elijah 1Ki 17:8; 21:17,28

.Isaiah Isa 2:1; 8:5; 13:1; 14:28; 38:4

.Jeremiah Jer 1:4; 7:1; 11:1; 13:8; 16:1; 18:1; 25:1,2; 26:1; 27:1; 29:30; 30:1,4; 32:1,6,26; 33:1,19,23; 34:12; 35:12; 36:1; 37:6; 40:1; 43:8; 44:1; 46:1; 49:34; 50:1

.Ezekiel Eze 3:16; 6:1; 7:1; 11:14; 12:1,8,17,21; 13:1; 14:12; 15:1; 16:1; 17:1,11; 18:1; 20:45; 21:1,8,18; 22:1,17,23; 23:1; 24:1,15,20; 25:1; 26:1; 27:1; 28:1,11,20; 29:1,17; 30:1,20; 31:1; 32:1,17; 33:1,23; 34:1; 35:1; 36:16; 37:15; 38:1

.Amos Am 7:14,15

.Jonah Jon 3:1

.Haggai Hag 2:1,10,20

.Zechariah Zec 1:7; 4:8; 6:9; 7:1,4,8; 8:1,18

.Publicly proclaimed Jer 11:6

.Exemplified in pantomime Eze 4; 5:1-4; Ac 21:11

.Written by an amanuensis (copyist, transcriber) Jer 45:1

.Written in books Jer 45:1; 51:60

.Proof of God’ s foreknowledge Isa 43:9

.Sure fulfillment of Eze 12:22-25,28; Hab 2:3; Mt 5:18; 24:35; Ac 13:27,29

.Cessation of La 2:9

.Of apostasy 1Jo 2:18; Jude 1:17,18

.False teachers 2Pe 2; 3

.Tribulations of the righteous Re 2:10

–CONCERNING THE MESSIAH, AND THE FULFILLMENT

–OLD TESTAMENT MESSIANIC PASSAGES QUOTED IN THE NEW TESTAMENT Ge 12:3; 18:18; 22:18; with Ac 3:25; Ga 3:8. Ge 17:7,19; 22:16,17; with Lu 1:55,72-74. De 18:15,18; with Ac 3:22,23. Ps 2:1,2; with Ac 4:25,26. Ps 2:7; with Ac 13:33; Heb 1:5; 5:5. Ps 8:2; with Mt 21:16. Ps 8:4-6; with Heb 2:6-8. Ps 16:8-11; with Ac 2:25-28,31. Ps 16:10; with Ac 13:35. Ps 22:1; with Mt 27:46; Mr 15:34. Ps 22:18; with Mt 27:35; Mr 15:24; Lu 23:34; Joh 19:24. Ps 22:22; with Heb 2:12. Ps 31:5; with Lu 23:46. Ps 41:9; with Joh 13:18; Ac 1:16. Ps 45:6,7; with Heb 1:8,9. Ps 68:18; with Eph 4:8-10. Ps 69:21; with Mt 27:48; Mr 15:36; Lu 23:36; Joh 19:28,29. Ps 69:25; 109:8; with Ac 1:20. Ps 95:7-11; with Heb 3:7-11; 4:3,5-7. Ps 102:25-27; with Heb 1:10-12. Ps 110:1; with Mt 22:44; Mr 12:36; Lu 20:42; Ac 2:34,35; Heb 1:13. Ps 110:4; with Heb 5:6. Ps 118:22,23; with Mt 21:42; Mr 12:10,11; Lu 20:17; Ac 4:11. Ps 118:25,26; with Mt 21:9; Mr 11:9; Joh 12:13. Ps 132:11,17; with Lu 1:69; Ac 2:30. Isa 7:14; with Mt 1:23. Isa 9:1,2; with Mt 4:15,16. Isa 9:7; with Da 7:14,27; with Lu 1:32,33. Isa 11:10; with Ro 15:12. Isa 25:8; with 1Co 15:54. Isa 28:16; with Ro 9:33; 1Pe 2:6. Isa 40:3-5; with Mt 3:3; Mr 1:3; Lu 3:4-6. Isa 42:1-4; with Mt 12:17-21. Isa 49:6; with Lu 2:32; Ac 13:47,48; 26:23. Isa 53:1; with Joh 12:38; Ro 10:16. Isa 53:3-6; with Ac 26:22,23. Isa 53:4-6,11; with 1Pe 2:24,25. Isa 53:4; with Mt 8:17. Isa 53:9; with 1Pe 2:22. Isa 53:12; with Mr 15:28; Lu 22:37. Isa 54:13; with Joh 6:45. Isa 55:3; with Ac 13:34. Isa 59:20,21; with Ro 11:26,27. Jer 31:31-34; with Heb 8:8-12; 10:16,17. Ho 1:10; with Ro 9:26. Ho 2:23; with Ro 9:25; 1Pe 2:10. Joe 2:28-32; with Ac 2:16-21. Am 9:11,12; with Ac 15:16,17. Mic 5:2; with Mt 2:5,6; Joh 7:42. Hab 1:5; with Ac 13:40,41. Hag 2:6; with Heb 12:26. Zec 9:9; with Mt 21:4,5; Joh 12:14,15. Zec 11:13; with Mt 27:9,10. Zec 12:10; with Joh 19:37. Zec 13:7; with Mt 26:31,56; Mr 14:27,50. Mal 3:1; with Mt 11:10; Mr 1:2; Lu 7:27. Mal 4:5,6; with Mt 11:13,14; 17:10-13; Mr 9:11-13; Lu 1:16,17

.See JESUS, PROPHECIES CONCERNING

.See PROPHETESS

.See PROPHETS

–MISCELLANEOUS, FULFILLED

.The birth and zeal of Josiah 1Ki 13:2; 2Ki 23:1-20

.Death of the prophet of Judah 1Ki 13:21,22,24-30

.Extinction of Jeroboam’ s house 1Ki 14:5-17

.Extinction of Baasha’ s house 1Ki 16:2,3,9-13

.Concerning the rebuilding of Jericho Jos 6:26; 1Ki 16:34

.The drought, foretold by Elijah 1Ki 17:14

.Destruction of Ben-hadad’ s army 1Ki 20:13-30

.The death of a man who refused to strike a prophet 1Ki 20:35,36

.The death of Ahab 1Ki 20:42; 21:18-24; 22:31-38

.The death of Ahaziah 2Ki 1:3-17

.The transporting of Elijah to the heavens 2Ki 2:3-11

.Cannibalism among the people of Israel Le 26:29; De 28:53; 2Ki 6:28,29; Jer 19:9; La 4:10

.The death of the Samaritan lord 2Ki 7:2,19,20

.The end of the famine in Samaria 2Ki 7:1-18

.Jezebel’ s tragic death 1Ki 21:23; 2Ki 9:10,33-37

.The striking of Syria by Joash 2Ki 13:16-25

.Conquests of Jeroboam 2Ki 14:25-28

.Four generations of Jehu’ s descendants to sit upon the throne of Israel 2Ki 10:30; with 15:12

.Destruction of Sennacherib’ s army, and his death 2Ki 19:6,7,20-37

.The captivity of the southern kingdom (Judah,) 2Ki 20:17,18; 24:10-16; 25:11-21

.Concerning Christ

.See JESUS, PROPHECIES CONCERNING

.Also see above

.Concerning John the Baptist (as the forerunner of the Messiah) Mt 3:3

.Rachel weeping for her children (the slaughter of the infants in Bethlehem predicted and fulfilled) Jer 31:15; Mt 2:17,18

.The deliverance of Jeremiah predicted and fulfilled Jer 39:15-18

.The invasion of the southern kingdom (Judah) by the Chaldeans predicted Hab 1:6-11

.The invasion of Judah by the Chaldeans fulfilled 2Ki 25; 2Ch 36:17-21

.The betrayal of Jesus by Judas Iscariot predicted Ps 41:9

.The betrayal of Jesus by Judas fulfilled Joh 13:18; 18:1-9

.Judas Iscariot’ s self-destruction predicted Ps 69:25; Ac 1:16,20

.Judas’ self-destruction fulfilled Mt 27:5; Ac 1:16-20

.The outpouring of the Holy Spirit predicted Joe 2:28,29

.The outpouring of the Spirit fulfilled on the day of Pentecost (thirty A. D.) Ac 2:1,6-21

.Spiritual blindness of the Jewish leaders predicted Isa 6:9; 29:13

.That blindness fulfilled Mr 7:6,7; Ac 28:25-27

.The mission of Jesus predicted Ps 68:18

.That purpose fulfilled Eph 4:8,10

.See JESUS, MISSION OF

.Captivity of the Jews predicted and fulfilled Jer 25:11,12; 29:10,14; 32:3-5; Da 9:2; with 2Ki 25:1-8; Ezr 1

.The destruction of the ship (on which Paul and the others sailed) predicted and fulfilled Ac 27:10,18-44

PROPHETS

–Called SEERS 1Sa 9:19; 2Sa 15:27; 24:11; 2Ki 17:13; 1Ch 9:22; 29:29; 2Ch 9:29; 12:15; 29:30; Isa 30:10; Mic 3:7

–Schools of 1Ki 20:35; 2Ki 2:3-15; 4:1,38; 9:1

–Kept the chronicles 1Ch 29:29; 2Ch 9:29; 12:15

–Counselors to kings Isa 37:2,3

–Not honored in their own country Mt 13:57; Lu 4:24-27; Joh 4:44

–Inspired by angels Zec 1:9,13,14,19; Ac 7:53; Ga 3:19; Heb 2:2

–Persecutions of 2Ch 36:16; Am 2:12

–Martyrs Jer 2:30; Mt 23:37; Mr 12:5; Lu 13:34; 1Th 2:15; Heb 11:37; Re 16:6

–BENEFITS OF

.Presents 1Sa 9:7,8; 1Ki 14:3; 2Ki 4:42; 8:8,9; Eze 13:19

.Presents refused by Nu 22:18; 1Ki 13:7,8; 2Ki 5:5,16

–FALSE 1Ki 13:18; Ne 6:12; Jer 23:25-27,30-32; La 2:14

.Warnings to De 13:1-3

.Denunciations against De 18:20; Jer 14:15

.Punishment of Jer 14:13-16; 20:6; 28:16,17; 29:32; Zec 13:3

.Instances of

.Noadiah Ne 6:14

.400 In Samaria 1Ki 22:6-12; 2Ch 18:5

.See MINISTERS, FALSE

–INSPIRATION OF Ge 40:8; 41:16,38,39; Ex 3:14,15; 4:12,15,27; 6:13,29; 7:2; 19:3,9,19; 24:16; 25:9,22; 26:30; 33:9,11; 35:31,35; Nu 1:1; 7:89; 9:8-10; 11:17,25; 12:6-8; 16:28,29; 22:18,38; 23:5,12,20,26; 24:2-4,15,16; Le 1:1; De 1:5,6; 5:4-6,31; 34:9-11; Jos 3:7; Jud 6:7-10,34; 11:29; 13:25; 14:6,19; 1Sa 3:1,4-10,20,21; 9:6,15-20; 10:6,7,10; 16:13; 19:20,23,24; 2Sa 7:3-7; 12:1; 23:2,3; 1Ki 13:20; 14:5; 17:1,24; 18:36,46; 19:9; 22:14,28; 2Ki 1:12; 2:9,15; 3:11,12,15; 4:27; 5:8; 6:8-12,17,32; 10:10; 1Ch 12:18; 21:18; 28:11,12,19; 2Ch 8:14; 15:1; 18:27; 20:14; 24:20; 26:5; 33:18; 36:12,15; Ezr 5:1,2; Ne 9:30; Job 32:8; 33:14-16; Ps 103:7; Isa 6:1-9; 8:11; 44:26; 63:11; Jer 1:1,2,4-10; 2:1; 7:1,25; 11:1,18; 13:1-3; 16:1; 18:1; 20:9; 23:9; 24:4; 25:3; 26:1,2,12; 27:1,2; 29:30; 33:1; 34:1; 42:4,7; Eze 1:1,3,20; 2:1,2,4,5; 3:10-12,14,16,17,22,24,27; 8:1; 11:1,4,5,24; 33:22; 37:1; 40:1; 43:5; Da 1:17; 2:19; 7:16; 8:16; 9:1-22; 10:7-9; Ho 1:1,2; 12:10; Joe 2:28,29; Am 3:7,8; 7:7,14,15; 9:1; Ob 1:1; Jon 1:1; 3:1,2; Mic 1:1; 3:8; Hab 3:2,16; Hag 1:13; Zec 1:1,7; 2:9; 7:12; Mr 12:36; Lu 1:15,41,67,70; 2:25-27; 3:2; Joh 1:6; Ac 2:2-4,30; 3:18; 7:55,56; 8:29,39; 11:28; 21:4,10,11; 28:25; Ro 1:1,2; 1Co 12:7-11; 14:32; Heb 1:1; 3:5; Jas 5:10; 1Pe 1:10,11; 2Pe 1:21; Jude 1:14; Re 2:7; 10:7; 14:13; 22:6,8

.See REVELATION

.See WORD OF GOD, INSPIRATION OF

PROPHETESSES

–General scriptures concerning Eze 13:17; Joe 2:28,29

–Miriam Ex 15:20

–Deborah Jud 4:4

–Huldah 2Ki 22:14

–Noadiah Ne 6:14

–Isaiah’ s wife Isa 8:3

–Elizabeth Lu 1:41-45

–Anna Lu 2:36-38

–Daughters of Philip Ac 21:9

–Jezebel Re 2:20

–See WOMEN

PROPITIATION

–(Expiation, sin-offering)) Ro 3:25; 5:1,10,11; 2Co 5:18,19; Col 1:20-22; 1Jo 2:2; 4:10

–(R. V., margin, reads, “And over it the propitiatory.”) Heb 9:5

–See ATONEMENT

PROSPERITY

–From God Ge 33:11; 49:24-26; Ps 127:1; 128:1,2

–Design of Ec 7:14

–Dangers of De 8:10-18; 31:20; 32:15; Jer 5:7; Ho 13:6

–Evil effects of Ho 4:7

–Pride in 2Ch 32:25

–Forgetfulnesss of God in 2Ch 12:1; 26:16

–The prosperous people despise the unfortunate people Job 12:5

–Promised to the righteous Job 22:23-27

–Prudence in

–Instances of

.Joseph and Daniel, as deduced from their general conduct

.See JOSEPH

–See DANIEL

–See BLESSINGS, TEMPORAL

–See RICH, THE

–See RICHES

PROSTITUTION

–(Lascivious behavior)

–Forbidden Le 19:29; De 23:17

–See ADULTERY

–See LASCIVIOUSNESS

PROTRACTED MEETINGS

–General scriptures concerning 1Ki 8:65; 2Ch 7:8-10; 30:23

–See REVIVALS

PROUD

–See PRIDE

PROVERBS

–Design of Pr 1:1-4

–Written by Solomon Pr 1:1; 25:1

–MISCELLANY OF 1Sa 10:12; 24:13,14; 2Sa 3:8; 20:18; 1Ki 20:11; Pr 1:17; Eze 12:22,23; 16:44; 18:2-4; Jer 31:29; Ho 4:9; Mt 12:33; Lu 4:23; 6:44; 14:34; Joh 1:46; 1Co 15:33; Ga 6:7

.See RIDDLE

PROVIDENCE

–OF GOD

.See GOD, PROVIDENCE OF

.See GOD, OVERRULING INTERPOSITIONS OF

PROXY

–In priest’ s service 2Ch 30:17

–See SUBSTITUTION

–See SUFFERINGS, VICARIOUS

PRUDENCE

–General scriptures concerning Job 34:3,4; Ps 39:1; 112:5; Pr 6:1,2; 8:12; 11:13,15,29; 12:8,16,23; 13:16; 14:8,15,16,18; 15:5,22; 16:20,21; 17:2,18; 18:15,16; 19:2; 20:5,16,18; 21:5,20,23; 22:3,7,26,27; 23:1-3,9; 24:6,27; 25:8-10; 26:4,5; 27:12; 29:8,11; Ec 7:16,17; 8:2,3; 10:1,10; Ho 14:9; Am 5:13; Mt 5:25,26; 7:6; Lu 14:28-32; Ro 14:16; 1Co 6:12; 8:8-13; 10:23,25-33; Col 4:5; Jas 1:19

–See DIPLOMACY

–See GENTLENESS

–See WISDOM

–INSTANCES OF

.Jacob, in his conduct toward Esau Ge 32:3-21

.Jacob, toward his sons, after Dinah’ s defilement Ge 34:5,30

.Joseph, in the affairs of Egypt Ge 41:33-57

.Jethro’ s advice to Moses Ex 18:17-23

.The Israelites, in the threatened war with the two and one-half tribes Jos 22:10-34

.Saul, in not killing the Jabesh-gileadites 1Sa 11:13

.David, in his conduct toward Saul 1Sa 18:5-30

.David, in overthrowing Ahithophel’ s shrewd advice 2Sa 15:33-37

.Abigail, in averting David’ s anger 1Sa 25:18-31

.Achish, in dismissing David 1Sa 29

.Elijah, in his escape from Jezebel 1Ki 19:3,4

.Rehoboam’ s advisers 1Ki 12:7

.Jehoram, in suspecting a Syrian stratagem 2Ki 7:12,13

.Nehemiah, in conduct of affairs at Jerusalem Ne 2:12-16; 4:13-23

.Daniel Da 1:8-14

.Certain elders of Israel Jer 26:17-23

.Of Jesus

.In charging those who were healed not to “advertise” his miracles Mt 9:30; 16:20; Mr 3:12; 5:43; 7:36; 8:30; 9:9

.Going to the feast secretly Joh 7:10

.In walking “no longer openly,” Joh 11:54; 12:36

.In avoiding his enemies Mt 12:14-16; Mr 3:7; Joh 11:47-54

.Joseph, in his conduct toward Mary Mt 1:19

.Peter, in escaping from Herod Agrippa I Ac 12:17

.Paul

.In circumcising Timothy Ac 16:3

.In performing temple rites Ac 21:20-26

.In turning the Jewish sects against each other Ac 23:6

.Avoiding suspicion in administering the gifts of the congregations 2Co 8:20

.His lack of, in his persistence in going to Jerusalem despite the warnings of the Spirit and his friends Ac 20:22-25,37,38; 21:10-14

.Paul and Barnabas, in escaping persecution Ac 14:6

.Paul and Silas, in escaping from Berea Ac 17:10-15

.The town clerk of Ephesus, in averting a riot Ac 19:29-41

.See DIPLOMACY

PRUNING

–General scriptures concerning Le 25:3,4; Isa 5:6; 18:5; Joh 15:2-6

–Pruninghook Isa 2:4; 18:5; Joe 3:10; Mic 4:3

PSALMS

–Of Moses, celebrating the deliverance at the Red Sea Ex 15:1-19

–Didactic songs composed by Moses, celebrating the providence, righteousness, and judgments of God De 32:1-43; Ps 90

–Song of Deborah, celebrating Israel’ s victory over Sisera Jud 5

–Of Hannah, in thankfulness for a son 1Sa 2:1-10

–Of David

.In celebrating his deliverance 2Sa 22

.Upon the occasion of moving the ark of the covenant 1Ch 16:7-36

.At the close of his reign 2Sa 23:2-7; 1Ch 29:10-19

–Of Isaiah Isa 12; 25; 26

–Of Hezekiah, celebrating deliverance from death Isa 38:9-20

–Of Mary Lu 1:46-55

–Elisabeth Lu 1:42-45

–Zacharias Lu 1:68-79

–AFFLICTIONS Ps 3; 4; 5; 7; 11; 13; 16; 17; 22; 26; 27; 28; 31; 35; 41; 42; 43; 44; 54; 55; 56; 57; 59; 60; 61; 62; 63; 64; 69; 70; 71; 74; 77; 79; 80; 83; 84; 86; 88; 89; 94; 102; 109; 120; 123; 129; 137; 140; 141; 142; 143

–DIDACTIC Ps 1; 5; 7; 9; 10; 11; 12; 14; 15; 17; 24; 25; 32; 34; 36; 37; 39; 49; 50; 52; 53; 58; 73; 75; 82; 84; 90; 91; 92; 94; 101; 112; 119; 121; 125; 127; 128; 131; 133

–HISTORICAL Ps 78; 105; 106

–IMPRECATORY

.See PRAYER, IMPRECATORY

–INTERCESSIONAL Ps 20; 67; 122; 132; 144

–MESSIANIC

.See JESUS

.See MESSIAH

.See MESSIANIC PSALMS

–PENITENTIAL Ps 6; 25; 32; 38; 51; 102; 130; 143

–PRAISE

.For God’ s attributes Ps 8; 19; 24; 29; 33; 47; 50; 65; 66; 76; 77; 93; 95; 96; 97; 99; 104; 111; 113; 114; 115; 134; 139; 147; 148; 150

–PROPHETIC Ps 2; 16; 22; 40; 45; 68; 69; 72; 87; 97; 110; 118

–THANKSGIVING Ps 21; 46; 48; 65; 66; 68; 76; 81; 85; 98; 105; 124; 126; 129; 135; 136; 149

.For God’ s goodness to good men Ps 23; 34; 36; 91; 100; 103; 107; 117; 121; 145; 146

.For God’ s Mercies to Individuals Ps 9; 18; 30; 34; 40; 75; 103; 108; 116; 118; 138; 144

PSALTERY

–(A harp)

–Used in religious services 2Sa 6:5; 1Ch 13:8; 16:5; 25:1,5,6; 2Ch 29:25; Ps 33:2; 57:8; 71:22; 81:2; 92:3; 108:2; 144:9; 150:3; Re 5:8

–At the dedication of the new wall when the captivity returned Ne 12:27

–Used in idolatrous worship Da 3:5,7,10,15

–See MUSIC, INSTRUMENTS OF

PTOLEMAIS

–(A seaport in the territory of the tribe of Asher)

–Formerly called ACCHO

–Paul visits Ac 21:7

PUA

–See PHUVAH

PUAH

–1. A Hebrew midwife Ex 1:15

–2. Father of Tola Jud 10:1

–3. See PHUVAH

PUBLICANS

–(Tax collectors for the Romans)

–Disreputable Mt 5:46,47; 9:11; 11:19; 18:17; 21:31; Lu 18:11

–Change their ways because of the preaching of John the Baptist Mt 21:32; Lu 3:12; 7:29

–Matthew, the tax collector of Capernaum, becomes an apostle Mt 9:9; 10:3; Mr 2:14; Lu 5:27

–Parable concerning Lu 18:9-14

–Zacchaeus, chief among, receives Jesus into his house Lu 19:2-10

PUBLIUS

–(An important man on the island of Melita (Malta))

–Father of, healed by Paul Ac 28:7,8

PUDENS

–A Christian in Rome 2Ti 4:21

PUL

–1. King of Assyria

.Forced taxes from Menahem, king of Israel 2Ki 15:19; 1Ch 5:26

–2. A place or tribe in Africa Isa 66:19

PULPIT

–General scriptures concerning Ne 8:4; 2Ch 6:13

PULSE

–A sort of food Da 1:12,16

PUNISHMENT

–DEATH PENALTY

.Will not be commuted Nu 35:31

.In the Mosaic law the death penalty was inflicted

.For murder Ge 9:5,6; Nu 35:16-21,30-33; De 17:6

.For adultery Le 20:10; De 22:24

.For incest Le 20:11,12,14

.For bestiality Ex 22:19; Le 20:15,16

.For sodomy Le 18:22; 20:13

.For sexual immorality De 22:21-24

.For the rape of a betrothed (engaged) virgin De 22:25

.For perjury Zec 5:4

.For kidnapping Ex 21:16; De 24:7

.For the promiscuousness of a priest’ s daughter Le 21:9

.For witchcraft Ex 22:18

.For offering human sacrifice Le 20:2-5

.For striking or cursing one’ s father or mother Ex 21:15,17; Le 20:9

.For disobedience to parents De 21:18-21

.For stealing Zec 5:3,4

.For blasphemy Le 24:11-14,16,23

.For desecrating the Sabbath day Ex 35:2; Nu 15:32-36

.For prophesying falsely, or propagating false doctrines De 13:1-10

.For sacrificing to false gods Ex 22:20

.For refusing to abide by the decision of the court De 17:12

.For treason 1Ki 2:25; Es 2:23

.For sedition Ac 5:36,37

.MODES OF EXECUTION OF DEATH PENALTY

.Burning Ge 38:24; Le 20:14; 21:9; Jer 29:22; Eze 23:25; Da 3:19-23

.Stoning Le 20:2,27; 24:14; Nu 14:10; 15:33-36; De 13:10; 17:5; 22:21,24; Jos 7:25; 1Ki 21:10; Eze 16:40

.Hanging Ge 40:22; De 21:22,23; Jos 8:29

.Beheading Mt 14:10; Mr 6:16,27,28

.Crucifixion Mt 27:35,38; Mr 15:24,27; Lu 23:33

.The sword Ex 32:27,28; 1Ki 2:25,34,46; Ac 12:2

.Executed by the accusing witnesses De 13:9; 17:7; Ac 7:58

.Executed by the entire congregation Nu 15:35,36; De 13:9

.Not inflicted by the testimony of less than two witnesses Nu 35:30; De 17:6; 19:15

–MINOR OFFENSES

.Punishable by

.Scourging Le 19:20; De 22:18; 25:2,3; Pr 17:10; 19:29; 20:30; Mt 27:26; Mr 15:15; Lu 23:16; Joh 19:1; Ac 22:24,29

.Imprisonment Ge 39:20; 40

.See PRISON

.Confinement within limits 1Ki 2:26,36-38

–ENTAILED

.Upon children Ex 34:7; Jer 31:29; La 5:7; Eze 18:2,3

.See AFFLICTION, DESIGN OF

.See CHASTISEMENT

.See FINE

.See JUDGMENTS

.See RETALIATION

.See WICKED, PUNISHMENT OF

–ACCORDING TO DEEDS Job 34:11; Ps 62:12; Pr 12:14; 24:12; Isa 59:18; Jer 17:10; Eze 7:3,27; 16:59; 39:24; Zec 1:6; Mt 5:22; 16:27; 23:14; Lu 12:47,48; 20:47

.See the parable of the vineyard Isa 5:1-7

.See the parable of the farmers Mt 21:33-41

.See the parable of the talents Mt 25:14-30

.See JUDGMENT, ACCORDING TO OPPORTUNITY AND WORKS

–DELAYED Ps 50:21; 55:19; Pr 1:24-30; Ec 8:11-13; Hab 1:2-4

–DESIGN OF

.To secure obedience Ge 2:17; Ex 20:3-5; Le 26:14-39; De 13:10,11; 17:13; 19:20; 21:21; Pr 19:25; 21:11; 26:3

.See JUDGMENTS, DESIGN OF

–DIVINE

.No Escape from Job 11:20; Pr 1:24-31; 11:21; 16:5; 29:1; Jer 11:11; 15:1; 25:28,29; Eze 7:19; Am 2:14-16; Zep 1:18; Mt 10:28; 23:33; Ro 2:3; Col 3:25; Heb 2:3; 12:25

–ETERNAL Isa 34:8-10; Da 12:2; Mt 3:12; 10:28; 18:8; 25:41,46; Mr 3:29; Lu 3:17; Joh 5:29; Heb 6:2; 10:28-31; Re 14:10,11; 19:3; 20:10

.See WICKED, PUNISHMENT OF

PUNON

–(A city of Edom)

–A camping ground of the Israelites, in their forty years of wandering Nu 33:42,43

PUR

–The lot Es 3:7

–See PURIM

PURIFICATION

–(Sanitary and symbolical)

–For women

.Before marriage Es 2:12

.After childbirth Le 12:6-8; Lu 2:22

.After menstruation Le 15:19-33; 2Sa 11:4

–Of the Jews before the Passover celebration Joh 11:55

–For those who had recently killed someone in battle Nu 31:19-24

–Of Levites, see below

–Of lepers

.See LEPROSY

–By fire, for things that resist fire Nu 31:23

–By blood Ex 24:5-8; Le 14:6,7; Heb 9:12-14,19-22

–By abstaining from sexual intercourse Ex 19:15

–Washing parts of animal sacrifices in water Le 1:9,13; 9:14; 2Ch 4:6

–Penalty to be imposed upon those who do not observe the ordinances concerning Le 7:20,21; Nu 19:13,20

–Water of Nu 19:17-21; 31:23

–Washing hands in water, symbolical of innocency De 21:6; Ps 26:6; Mt 27:24

–Traditions of the elders concerning Mt 15:2; Mr 7:2-5,8,9; Lu 11:38

–Of Paul, to show his fidelity to the law Ac 21:24,26

–FIGURATIVE Ps 26:6; 51:7; Eze 36:25; Heb 10:22

.See ABLUTION

.See DEFILEMENT

.See SANITATION

–SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Ge 35:2; Ex 19:10,14; 29:4; 30:18-21; 40:12,30-32; Le 8:6; 14:8,9; 15:4-13,16-27; 16:4,24,26,28; 17:15; 22:3; Nu 8:6,7,21; 19:7,8,19; 2Ch 4:6; Mt 15:2; Mr 7:2-9; Heb 9:10

PURIM

–A feast instituted to commemorate the deliverance of the Jews from the plot of Haman Es 9:20-32

PURITY

–OF HEART Ps 12:6; 19:8; 24:3-5; 51:7; 65:3; 119:140; Pr 15:26; 20:9; 21:8; 30:12; Isa 1:18,25; 6:7; Da 12:10; Mic 6:11; Mal 3:2,3; Mt 5:8; Joh 15:2; Php 4:8; 1Ti 1:5; 3:9; 5:22; 2Ti 1:3; 2:21,22; Tit 1:15; Heb 9:13,14; 10:2; Jas 4:8; 1Pe 1:22; 1Jo 3:3

.For the symbolisms of purity

.See ABLUTIONS

.See COLOR, WHITE

.See DEFILEMENT

.See PURIFICATION

PURVEYOR

–For Solomon 1Ki 4:7-19,27

PUT

–See PHUT

PUTEOLI

–(A seaport of Italy)

–Paul stays a week at Ac 28:13,14

PUTIEL

–The father-in-law of Eleazar the priest Ex 6:25

PYGARG

–Probably a species of antelope De 14:5

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