Cornelius [CÔö£ÔöñrnÔöÇ├┤’lÔöÇ┬íÔö╝┬ís] –the beam of the sun. A converted Roman centurion at Caesarea, a devout man (Acts 10). He was the first Gentile convert and through his conversion the door of faith was opened unto the Gentiles. Disgusted with the Gentile paganism of his day he turned to God but did not have a full […]
“Who was Cyrus in the Bible?”……Cyrus is a king mentioned more than 30 times in the Bible and is identified as Cyrus the Great (also Cyrus II or Cyrus the Elder) who reigned over Persia between 539-530 B.C. This pagan king is important in Jewish history because it was under his rule that Jews were […]
David[DÔöÇ├╝’vid]…–beloved.…The youngest son of the eight sons of Jesse the Bethlehemite, the second and greatest of Israel's kings, the eloquent poet and one of the most prominent figures in the history of the world (Ruth 4:17, 221 Sam. 16:13). The Man After God's Own Heart Volumes have been written on the trials and triumphs of […]
“Does the Bible record the death of the apostles? How did each of the apostles die?”……The only apostle whose death the Bible records is James (Acts 12:2). King Herod had James "put to death with the sword," likely a reference to beheading. The circumstances of the deaths of the other apostles are related through church […]
Balak, Balac [BÔöÇ├╝’lÔöÇ├ók,BÔöÇ├╝’lÔöÇ├óc]……waster, emptying or destroys. …The King of Moab, and son of Zipper who hired Balaam to curse Israel when, toward the end of their wilderness journeyings they were in Balak's territory (Num. 222324Judg. 11:25Micah 6:5). Like Balaam, Balak also lives to the end of the Bible. Balac is the Greek form of Balak […]
Barabbas[BÔöÇ├╝rÔöÇ├ób’bas]…–son of a father or son of return. The notable prisoner, committed to prison for robbery and murder, but preferred to Christ (Matt. 27:16-26). The Man Who Had a Substitute Barabbas should have died for his crimes but Jesus occupied his cross, along with the two other thieves. What a night Barabbas must have spent […]
“What should we learn from the life of Barnabas?”……In the book of Acts, we find a Levite from Cyprus named Joses (Acts 4:36), whom the apostles called Barnabas. That nickname, translated "Son of Encouragement" (Acts 4:36-37) or "Son of Exhortation" was probably given to him because of his inclination to serve others (Acts 4:36-37, 9:27) […]