Understand the language of Scripture Explore idioms, metaphors, euphemisms, hyperbole, and other figures of speech in clear, everyday language. A group was deeply united in purpose, loyalty, affection, and action. The phrase refers to males, often in a threat to destroy every male member of a household. An opportunity, access, or effective way forward. A person gave generously and willingly to someone in need. The phrase refers to the first child born from a mother, especially the firstborn male. Someone was enabled or persuaded to hear, understand, or obey a message. The person began to speak formally, deliberately, or at length. A road or path represents a person’s conduct, choices, destiny, or manner of life. People are dependent, vulnerable, prone to wander, and in need of faithful guidance. The Galatians once loved Paul so deeply that they would have made an extreme sacrifice for him. God measures Israel against His standard and announces that judgment can no longer be postponed. A person’s assigned experience, destiny, blessing, suffering, or judgment is pictured as the drink given to him. Defeat enemies and control their cities or power centers. A person openly expressed deep grief, prayer, desire, or distress before someone, especially God. Paul sees his imprisonment as governed by Christ and connected with service to Him. A person performed a solemn oath connected with family, covenant, and descendants. God or a person formed a plan, desire, understanding, or resolve within someone. Believers must abandon the former sinful way of life and live according to the new identity God creates. Adopt and display the identity, character, and way of life that come from union with Christ. Someone spoke directly and made sure the message was heard and understood. Suppress or resist the Spirit's active work, especially in the community. A near relative fathered an heir so a deceased man’s family line and inheritance would continue. A person attacks, threatens, rebels against, or exercises power over another. The ram represents Medo-Persia, and the goat represents Greece, with horns representing kings.Biblical Expressions
One heart and one soul
One who urinates against a wall
Open door
Open hand
Open the womb / first to open the womb
Open/uncover the ear
Opened his mouth
Path/way means course of life
People are sheep / flock
Pluck out eyes and give them
Plumb line
Portion of the cup
Possess the gate of enemies
Pour out the heart/soul
Prisoner of Christ
Put hand under the thigh
Put in the heart
Put off old person; put on new person
Put on Christ
Put words into the ears / hear in the ears
Quench the Spirit
Raise up seed/name for the dead brother
Raise/stretch hand against someone
Ram and goat
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