Section 27: Bible Terminology Part 4
PRECEPT
Commandment. An order, command, charge
"And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept. " (Mark 10:5)
STATUTE
A commandment, decree, law, or ordinance
"And ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORD seven days in the year. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month. " (Leviticus 23:41)
SABBATH
rest
"For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore, the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. " (Exodus 20:11)
TONGUE
A language used by a particular people in distinction from that of other nations.
"Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God. " (Acts 2:11)
SAINT
Holy one
"Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus. " (Ephesians 1:1)
SATAN
adversary, one who withstands; adversary (in general personal or national)
"But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men. " (Matthew 16:23)
DEVIL
prone to slander, slanderous, accusing falsely
"Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?"
(John 6: 70)
LUCIFER
means "The morning star", title given the King of Babylon
"How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!" (Isaiah 14:12)
GENTILE
a) A Greek by nationality, whether a native of the mainland or of the Greek islands or colonies.
b) In a wider sense the name embraces all nations not Jews that made the language, customs, and learning of the Greeks their own.
"But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile. " (Romans 2:10)
ANGEL
A messenger, envoy, one who is sent, a messenger from God
"And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert." (Acts 8:26)
SERAPHIM
Literally, "Burning, fiery." Specifically, a seraph or symbolic creature.
"Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly." (Isaiah 6:2)
CHERUBIM
The cherubs or symbolic figures. Plural of cherub. Not to be confused with angels.
"So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. " (Genesis 3:24)
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