Dead, The

They who have departed this life — Ge 23:2; 25:8; Job 1:19.

Terms used to express

Corpses. — 2Ki 19:35; Na 3:3.

Carcases. — Nu 14:29,32,33; 1Ki 13:24.

Those who are not. — Mt 2:18.

Deceased. — Isa 26:14; Mt 22:25.

Characterised by

Being without the Spirit. — Jas 2:26.

Being incapable of motion. — Mt 28:4; Re 1:17.

Ignorance of all human affairs. — Ec 9:5.

Absence of all human passions. — Ec 9:6.

Inability to glorify God. — Ps 115:17.

Return not to this life — Job 7:9,10; 14:10,14.

Eyes of, closed by nearest of kin — Ge 46:4.

Were washed and laid out — Ac 9:37.

Were wrapped in lined with spices — Joh 19:40.

Mourning for, often

Very great. — Ge 27:35; Jer 31:15; Mt 2:18; Joh 11:33.

Loud and clamorous. — Jer 16:6; Mr 5:38.

By hired mourners. — Jer 9:17,18; Am 5:16.

With plaintive music. — Jer 48:36; Mt 9:23.

Testified by change of apparel. — 2Sa 14:2.

Testified by taring the hair. — Jer 16:7.

Testified by covering the head. — 2Sa 19:4.

Testified by rending the garments. — Ge 37:34; 2Sa 3:31.

Lasted many days. — Ge 37:34; 50:3,10.

Regard often shown to the memory of — Ru 1:8.

Too soon forgotten — Ps 31:12; Ec 9:5.

Heathenish expressions of grief for, forbidden — Le 19:28; De 14:1,2.

All offerings to, forbidden — De 26:14.

Touching of, caused uncleanness — Nu 19:11,13,16; 9:6,7.

In a house rendered it unclean — Nu 19:14,15.

Even bones of, caused uncleanness — Nu 19:16; 2Ch 34:5.

A priest not to mourn for, except when near of kin — Le 21:1-3; Eze 44:25.

High priest in no case to mourn for — Le 21:10,11.

Nazarites not to touch or mourn for — Nu 6:6,7.

Those defiled by, removed from the camp — Nu 5:2.

Uncleanness contracted from, removed by the water separation — Nu 19:12,18.

Idolaters

Tore themselves for. — Jer 16:7.

Offered sacrifices for. — Ps 106:28.

Invoked and consulted. — 1Sa 28:7,8.

Consecrated part of their crops to. — De 26:14.

The Jews looked for a resurrection from — Isa 26:19; Ac 24:15.

Instances of, restored to life before Christ — 1Ki 17:22; 2Ki 4:34-36; 13:21.

Instances of, restored by Christ — Mt 9:25; Lu 7:15; Joh 11:44; Ac 9:40; 20:12.

Illustrative of

Man’s state by nature. — 2Co 5:4; Eph 2:1,5.

A state of deep affliction, &c. — Ps 88:5,6; 143:3; Isa 59:10.

Freedom from the power of sin. — Ro 6:2,8,11; Col 3:3.

Freedom from the law. — Ro 7:4.

Faith without works. — 1Ti 5:6; Jas 2:17,26.

Diviners &c. — Isa 8:19.

Impotence. — Ge 20:3; Ro 4:19.