Understand the language of Scripture Explore idioms, metaphors, euphemisms, hyperbole, and other figures of speech in clear, everyday language. Secret words can unexpectedly become known and be reported. All people or, in some contexts, all living creatures. Paul willingly adapts nonessential practices to remove barriers and reach different kinds of people with the gospel. God and Christ are sovereign over the whole course of history from beginning to end. God’s promise and Christ’s heavenly priesthood give firm, secure hope. The devil is identified with the serpent’s deceptive and murderous opposition seen from Genesis onward. Someone became intensely angry. God changed a person’s disposition, purpose, or inward character. The phrase introduces a response or speech, even when no explicit question appears immediately before it. Teaching and influence that denies the Father and the Son is identified with antichrist opposition. The person or thing was precious and carefully protected, like the sensitive pupil of the eye. Merely human strength that is weak compared with God's power. The truth, righteousness, faith, salvation, gospel readiness, and divine word that equip believers for spiritual conflict. Gospel ministry rises before God as an acceptable fragrance and has opposite effects among those being saved and those perishing. The phrase often means at the place where elders, judges, merchants, and rulers conducted public business. Jesus describes the suffering and death that will engulf Him as a baptism. Israel was corporately identified with Moses’ leadership through the cloud and sea. To display saving power openly before the nations. The ripe fruit signals that Israel is ripe for judgment and that the end has come. Remain clear-headed, self-controlled, watchful, and not ruled by passions. Visionary beasts represent oppressive kingdoms and royal powers. God replaces mourning, despair, and humiliation with honor, joy, and praise. Something happened in someone’s presence, in front of that person, or because of that person’s approaching presence. The firstborn son was regarded as the first expression of his father’s procreative strength and household future.Biblical Expressions
A little bird told it
All flesh
All things to all people
Alpha and Omega / First and Last
Anchor of the soul
Ancient serpent
Anger burned / nose became hot
Another/new heart
Answered and said
Antichrist spirit
Apple/little person of the eye
Arm of flesh
Armor of God
Aroma/fragrance of Christ
At/in the gate
Baptism as overwhelming suffering
Baptized into Moses
Bare the holy arm
Basket of summer fruit / the end
Be sober-minded
Beasts are kingdoms or rulers
Beauty for ashes / garment of praise
Before the face of / from the face of
Beginning of strength / firstfruits of vigor
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