“What should we learn from the life of Silas?”……Silas was a leader in the early church, a fellow missionary with Paul, and a "faithful brother" (1 Peter 5:12). He was a Hellenistic Jew who, it seems, was also a Roman citizen (Acts 16:37). He is also referred to as "Silvanus" in Paul's Epistles (e.g., 1 […]
Shaphan[ShÔöÇ├╝’phan] prudent, shy, rock badger or wild rat. A scribe, son of Azaliah, father of Gemariah. It was this Shaphan who laid before King Josiah the law book discovered by Hilkiah in the temple (2 Kings 22:3-142 Chron. 34:8-20Jer. 36:10-12) and who was the chief lay leader in the outworking of Josiah's reforms. For two […]
Shimri, Simri [ShÔöÇ┬ím’rÔöÇ┬¢,SÔöÇ┬ím’rÔöÇ┬¢]-jehovah is watching. A Simeonite and head of a tribal family (1 Chron. 4:37). Father of Jediael, one of David's heroes (1 Chron. 11:45). A son of Hosah and Tabernacle gatekeeper (1 Chron. 26:10). A son of Elizaphan who assisted in Hezekiah's reformation (2 Chron. 29:13).
Sennacherib [SÔöÇ├▓nnÔöÇ├óch’erÔöÇ┬íb] THE MOON-GOD, SIN (the moon-god) HATH INCREASED THE BROTHERS or DESTRUCTION OF THE SWORD.A son of Sargon who succeeded to the throne after the murder of his father (2 Kings 18:13; 19:16, 20, 36; 2 Chron. 32; Isa. 36:1; 37:17, 21, 37). The Man Who Built Nineveh ========================= This Assyrian king saw his […]
Solomon His name means: “Peaceable” His work: The son of King David and Bathsheba, Solomon was the third king of Israel. His character: Known until this day as the wisest man who ever lived. His sorrow: Although he was an extremely intelligent man, later in his life he became disobedient to God and sacrificed everything […]
Sosthenes[SÔö╝├às’thenÔöÇ├┤s]…–of sound strength or saviour from "i save." The chief ruler of the synagogue at Corinth who suffered at the hands of the Hellenistic Greeks when Gallio dismissed the case against Paul (Acts 18:17 RV). The believer or "brother" whom Paul unites with himself in addressing the Corinthian Church (1 Cor. 1:1). Perhaps both references […]
“Why is it important to study the various characters in the Bible?”……The Bible is filled with characters, literally and figuratively. Perhaps the best way to describe how the Bible portrays its characters is “human” because they are, in fact, human. The Bible is true and the people that inhabit its pages were real people with […]