“What should we learn from the life of Moses?”……Moses is one of the most prominent figures in the Old Testament. While Abraham is called the "Father of the Faithful" and the recipient of God's unconditional covenant of grace to His people, Moses was the man chosen to bring redemption to His people. God specifically chose […]
Meshullam [MÔöÇ├┤shÔö╝┬íl’lam] –associate or a friend. An ancestor of Shaphan, the scribe of King Josiah's time (2 Kings 22:3). A son of Zerubbabel and descendant of Jeconiah, son of King Jehoiakim (1 Chron. 3:19). A leading man among the Gadites in the reign of Jothan (1 Chron. 5:13). A Benjamite, descended from Shaharaim through Elpaal […]
Mordecai [MÔö£Ôöñr’decaÔöÇ┬¢] –dedicated to mars, a little man or bitter bruising. A Jew who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:2Neh. 7:7). A Benjamite, son or descendant of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish. He brought up Esther, his uncle's daughter, and adopted her as his own daughter after the death of her parents […]
Meshach [MÔöÇ├┤'shach]-agile or expeditious. The name given to Mishael, one of David's friends, by the chief of Nebuchadnezzar's eunuchs ……Dan. 1:7…7 The chief of staff renamed them with these Babylonian names: Daniel was called Belteshazzar.…Hananiah was called Shadrach.…Mishael was called Meshach.…Azariah was called Abednego. Dan. 2:49…49 At Daniel's request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and […]
“Who was Molech?”……Answer: As with much of ancient history, the exact origin of Molech is unclear. The term is believed to have originated with the Phoenician mlk, which meant a type of sacrifice made to confirm or acquit a vow. Melekh is the Hebrew word for king. It was common for the Israelites to combine […]
Mephibosheth [MÔöÇ├┤phÔöÇ┬íb’oshÔöÇ├▓th] utterance of baal or destroying shame. A son of Rizpah, Saul's concubine and the daughter of Aiah. David gave him up to the Gibeonites (2 Sam. 21:8). The son of Jonathan, son of Saul. Also called Meribbaal, meanning "a striver against Baal" (2 Sam. 4:49:6-1316:1, 419:24-3021:71 Chron. 8:349:40). The Man Who Was Lame […]
Jehoram, Joram [JÔöÇ├┤hÔö╝├¼’ram,JÔö╝├¼’ram]-jehovah is high or exalted. 1. A son of Ahab, who became king of Israel after the brief reign of his brother Ahaziah (2 Kings 1:173:1, 69:242 Chron. 22:5-7). When Jehoram allied himself with Jehoshaphat, he paid tribute to the power of the king of Moab. He was not an imitator of the […]