Onesimus [Ôö╝├«nÔöÇ├▓s’ÔöÇ┬ímÔö╝┬ís]…profitable. The slave of Philemon, …Paul's convert (Col. 4:7-9Philemon 10-19).…Onesimus ran away from his master and came into contact with Paul, who led him to Christ after they met in Rome. Paul urged him to return to his master and entreated Philemon to receive Onesimus, not as a slave, but as a brother in […]
“What should we learn from the life of Noah?”……We first hear about Noah in Genesis 5, which begins with "this is the book of the generations of Adam." This is a recurring phrase in Genesis, and chapter 5 details the godly line of Seth as opposed to the worldly line of Cain (Genesis 4:17-24). Assuming […]
Noah, Noe[NÔö╝├¼’ah] rest. 1. The son of Lamech of the posterity of Seth-the tenth from Adam. He died at the age of 950 years (Gen. 5:29, 30, 326:8). The LXX version says that the name is a play on the statement, "This same shall give us rest." The Man Who Built the Ark Nothing is […]
Noah Found Grace by Henry Morris III, D.Min. * But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.…Genesis 6:8…But Noah found favor with the Lord. The word "grace" (Or favour)appears for the first time in the Bible in this verse. Noah lived in the midst of the most heinously evil society the world had […]
Nimrod [NÔöÇ┬ím’rÔö╝├àd] VALIANT, STRONG or HE THAT RULES. A son of Cush, son of Ham. Nimrod was a mighty hunter and a potent monarch whose land bore his name (Gen. 10:8, 9; 1 Chron. 1:10; Micah 5:6).
Who are the Nicolaitans mentioned in Revelation 2:6, 14-15?……The exact origin of the Nicolaitans is unclear. Some Bible commentators believe they were a heretical sect who followed the teachings of Nicolas-whose name means "one who conquers the people"-who was possibly one of the deacons of the early church mentioned in Acts 6:5. It is possible […]
Philip [PhÔöÇ┬íl’ÔöÇ┬íp]-warrior or a lover of horses. 1. One of the twelve apostles, a native of Bethsaida in Galilee (Matt. 10:3Mark 3:18). Tradition has it that he was the one who requested of Jesus that he might first go and bury his father (Matt. 8:21, 22). The Man of a Timid, Retiring Disposition Unlike Andrew […]