grain offering, tribute, gift, oblation
grain offering, tribute, gift, oblation. Grain offering, tribute presented to sovereign; bloodless offering of flour, oil, and frankincense salted with covenant salt.
Esther • Chapter 10 (3 verses)
And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea. And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings o... Mentions: Media , Persia .
Interactive 3D Assyrian Monument • 2 Kings 9–10
Four-sided black limestone monument erected at Nimrud (biblical Calah ) in 825 BC by King Shalmaneser III of Assyria . Its second register preserves the earliest surviving visual depiction of a biblical figure: King Jehu of Israel ('Jehu, son of Omri') bowing to present tribute in 841 BC.
righteous, just, innocent
righteous, just, innocent. Righteous, just, in right relationship with God's law and covenant; attribute of God and of the person who lives in obedience.
steadfast love, covenant loyalty, mercy
steadfast love, covenant loyalty, mercy. Covenant loyalty, lovingkindness, steadfast love, mercy; the core relational attribute of God by which He obligates Himself in grace to sustain His covenant promises.
Luke • Chapter 23 (56 verses)
And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate. And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King. And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Simon , Joseph , Galilee , Jerusalem .
Lamentations • Chapter 1 (22 verses)
How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary! She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hat... Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Zion , Jerusalem .
1 Chronicles • Chapter 24 (31 verses)
Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron . The sons of Aaron ; Nadab , and Abihu , Eleazar , and Ithamar . But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office. And David distributed them, both Zadok of th... Mentions: Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, Ithamar, Jeshua , Immer , Hebron , Shamir 2 , Eder 1 .
Joshua • Chapter 14 (15 verses)
And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan , which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun , and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel , distributed for inheritance to them. By lot was their inheritance, ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Canaan , Eleazar , Joshua , Nun (or Non), Jordan , Ephraim , Gilgal 1 , Kadesh 1 .
God, gods, deity
God, gods, deity. Plural of majesty used predominantly with singular verbs to designate the one true God, Creator of the universe, possessing supreme transcendent power, sovereign authority, and plenitude of divine attributes.
Romans • Chapter 13 (14 verses)
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. For rulers are not a te... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .
Old Testament • 5 Chapters
Lamentations (Old Testament, 5 chapters). Key figures: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Esau ( Edom ). Key places: Zion , Jerusalem , Sodom , Edom. Opens with: "How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess am..."
John • Chapter 6 (71 verses)
After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee , which is the sea of Tiberias . And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased. And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Simon , Moses , Joseph , Judas , Galilee , Tiberias , Capernaum .
1 Kings • Chapter 4 (34 verses)
So king Solomon was king over all Israel . And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest, Elihoreph and Ahiah , the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder. Mentions: Solomon , Jacob/Israel , Azariah (or Uzziah), Zadok , Ahoah (or Ahiah), Ephraim , Makaz , Shaalbim , Elon , Soco .
2 Chronicles • Chapter 8 (18 verses)
And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the Lord, and his own house, That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon , Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there. And Solomon went to Hamath –zobah, and pre... Mentions: Solomon, Jacob/Israel , David , Moses , Esau ( Edom ), Hamath , Tadmor , Baalath 2 , Jerusalem , Lebanon .
2 Chronicles • Chapter 17 (19 verses)
And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel . And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah , and set garrisons in the land of Judah , and in the cities of Ephraim , which Asa his father had taken. And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat , ... Mentions: Jehoshaphat, Jacob/Israel , Judah, Ephraim , Asa , Tob , Jerusalem .
Ezra • Chapter 6 (22 verses)
Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon . And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written: In the first year of... Mentions: Zechariah , Iddo , Jacob/Israel , Moses , Babylon , Jerusalem , Persia , Assyria .
Job • Chapter 21 (34 verses)
But Job answered and said, Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations. Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.
Joshua • Chapter 16 (10 verses)
And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho , unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Beth–el, And goeth out from Beth–el to Luz , and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth , And goeth do... Mentions: Joseph , Manasseh , Ephraim , Jordan , Jericho, Luz 1 , Ataroth 1 , Gezer .
Nehemiah • Chapter 5 (19 verses)
And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews. For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live. Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our la... Mentions: Judah .
The First Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 8 (32 verses)
And Judas heard of the fame of the Romans , that they are valiant men, and have pleasure in all that join themselves to them, and make amity with all such as come to them, and that they are valiant men. And they told him of their wars and exploits which they do among the Gauls, an... Mentions: Judas , Eleazar , Jacob/Israel , Spain , Asia , India , Media , Greece .
1 Esdras • Chapter 4 (63 verses)
Then the second, that had spoken of the strength of the king, began to say, O sirs, do not men excel in strength, that bear rule over the sea and land, and all things in them? But yet is the king stronger: and he is their lord, and has dominion over them; and in whatever he comma... Mentions: Jerusalem , Babylon , Phoenicia , Babylonia .
The Second Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 11 (38 verses)
Now after a very little time Lysias, the king’s guardian and kinsman and chancellor, being sore displeased for the things that had come to pass, collected about fourscore thousand footmen and all his horsemen and came against the Jews, thinking to make the city a place for Greek... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem , Antioch 1 .
The First Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 1 (64 verses)
AND it came to pass, after that Alexander the Macedonian, the son of Philip, who came out of the land of Chittim, and struck Darius king of the Persians and Medes, it came to pass, after he had struck him, that he reigned in his stead, in former time, over Greece . And he fought... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Judah , David , Greece , Rome , Jerusalem , Egypt .
to pay homage, worship, bow down
to pay homage, worship, bow down. To prostrate in worship, pay religious homage (tested in the fiery furnace, Daniel 3:5, 12).
witness, testifying party, monument
witness, testifying party, monument. Witness, testifying person or memorial stones testifying to covenant oath taken before God (Genesis 31:48, Joshua 24:27).
to fear, revere, stand in awe
to fear, revere, stand in awe. To fear, stand in reverent awe of God, dread divine majesty; foundation of covenant obedience and ethics.
Old Testament • 21 Chapters
Judges (Old Testament, 21 chapters). Key figures: Joshua , Jacob/Israel , Judah , Simeon , Hebron , Caleb . Key places: Bezek 1 , Jerusalem , Hebron , Debir 1 , Arad , Zephath . Opens with: "Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaan ..."
offering, oblation, sacrificial gift
offering, oblation, sacrificial gift. Offering, sacrificial present brought near; generic term for all oblations presented at altar, reflecting worshiper drawing near to God.
thanksgiving, confession, thank offering
thanksgiving, confession, thank offering. Thanksgiving choir, thank offering sacrifice (Leviticus 7:12), confession of God's righteous truth; enter His gates with thanksgiving (Psalm 100:4).
contribution, heave offering, dedicated gift
contribution, heave offering, dedicated gift. Contribution, dedicated gift lifted up from common use and presented for building sanctuary or supporting priesthood.
New Testament • 3 Chapters
Titus (New Testament, 3 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah . Key places: Crete , Nicopolis . Opens with: "Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is a..."
to show grace, be gracious, bestow favor
to show grace, be gracious, bestow favor. To bend down, show unmerited favor, pity; heartfelt petition of psalmist ('Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness', Psalm 51:1).
Psalms • Chapter 117 (2 verses)
O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord.