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worshipping God, though their words and actions indicate clearly that they do not know Him, nor His character, nor His ways.

<581310> Hebrews 13:10 (a)The word here probably represents the Lord's table, and all the holy associations which accompany the Gospel of Christ.

<660803> Revelation 8:3 (c) From this we learn that in some mysterious way there is such an altar in heaven. At that altar the fragrant incense of the prayers and the worship of Christians ascends to God and permeates heaven.

AMALEK — <013612> Genesis 36:12 (c) The meaning of this word is "a people that take away all." Originally Amalek was a grandson of Esau. Esau is a type of the flesh, and Amalek is also a type of the flesh which has no place in the economy of God. He was outside the family of God, and no effort was ever made to bring him into the family of God. So the human flesh is at enmity with God.

That which is born of the flesh remains flesh. The flesh never gets converted, and never becomes holy in itself. There is no help for the flesh found in the Scriptures.

<021714> Exodus 17:14 (c)Amalek was to be kept in subjection by Israel, and this is a type of our flesh which is to be kept in subjection by the people of God. As the flesh lusts against the Spirit ( <480517>Galatians 5:17), so Amalek fought against Israel constantly, and the Lord declared that this battle was to continue and never cease.

<052517> Deuteronomy 25:17 (c) Here again Amalek is represented as a type of Satan and of the flesh, both of which attack God's people, especially when they are weak, weary and sick. Those who lag behind in the service of the Lord thus separating themselves from Christians who are on the march, will find that this enemy Amalek will make inroads in their souls and lives.

AMASAI — <131218> 1 Chronicles 12:18 (c) This man may be taken as a type of the believer who in utter consecration lays his all at the disposal of his Lord. He turns his back on the enemies of his Master. He casts in his lot with the people of God and with the Son of God who just now is despised and rejected by the world.

AMBASSADOR — <470520> 2 Corinthians 5:20 (a)This title is given to those Christians who carry God's message to a lost and hostile world. It probably does not apply to all believers for many of God's children are afraid to become His messengers, and they keep the good news to

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themselves. The true ambassador comes out boldly for his king and for his country.

<490620> Ephesians 6:20 (a) Paul used the title in this passage because he was representing heaven on earth. He carried the King's message to the rebels who were bent on killing him. He was God's representative to bring to men the Word of his Lord both for their salvation and their condemnation.

AMBER — <260104> Ezekiel 1:4 (c) This seems to be a type of the golden glow which sur- rounds the person of God and presents to us in a graphic way the marvelous glory of His person. Human words do not very well describe divine glories.

AMEN — <660314> Revelation 3:14 (a) This word is a word of finality. Its actual meaning is "so be it." Christ takes this name to indicate the permanence of His decisions, the certainty of His program, and the finality of His judgment. The angels sang a song which begins and ends with this word. It is found in

<660712>Revelation 7:12. There are seven glories in this prayer or song, and these describe the perfections of God. Nothing can be added to this revelation, and certainly nothing may be taken from it.

AMETHYST — <022819> Exodus 28:19 (c) This beautiful stone may be a type of the royalty and the regal splendor of those who belong to God. (See also under "TWELVE STONES.")

ANANIAS — <440501> Acts 5:1 (a) This name means "graciously given of the Lord." The man in this passage proved to be one who lied to God. He had received many blessings from God and much prosperity, but he was not honest in his heart. He saw that Barnabas was highly esteemed because of his unselfish gift to the disciples. He wanted this same praise without paying the same price. The

world speaks of the "Ananias Club." This Ananias represents those people who are known as proverbial liars, and whose word is always questioned.

<440910> Acts 9:10 (a)This man is a different Ananias. He was a good man who was ready to do God's will. He is a type of that servant of God who is ready to do that which he dreads naturally, and is willing to go on a moment's notice on any errand that God may request. This is a good "Ananias Club" to join.

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<442401> Acts 24:1 (a) This Ananias is still a third man, not the same one as the other two. He was a high priest of Israel, and is a type of one who gains great ascendancy in a religious organization, but is an enemy of grace, is opposed to Jesus as Lord, and seeks to turn men's hearts away from the Truth into a false religion.

ANCHOR — <580619> Hebrews 6:19 (a)This figure represents the firm hold that faith has in the Rock of Ages. This Rock is inside the veil with God. Our faith reaches through the waters of trouble, difficulty, darkness and despair to firmly grasp the Son of God and His Word. By this faith we are kept from being swept away in the storms of life.

ANKLE — <264703> Ezekiel 47:3 (b) The river in this passage is a type of the Holy Spirit. and the ankles represent the walk of the child of God. As the Holy Spirit enters the life of the believer his walk is changed. No longer does he travel in the ways of the world, but rather he is led to the house of God, and led to walk among the people of God. This is one of the first proofs that a man has contacted the Lord Jesus in faith, been cleansed by the blood of the Lamb, and has become influenced by the Holy Spirit who is the Living Water.

ANDREW — <430140> John 1:40 (c) This good man is typical of the believer who, in the zeal of his new experience with Christ goes out after his brother to bring him to the same Savior. He became a fisher of men and his first catch for Christ was Peter.

<431222> John 12:22 (c) Here we find a picture of one who had the reputation of being able to bring men to Christ. He was ready to carry the petitions of men to the willing ears of the Lord. This should arouse our desire to be like him.

ANGEL — <011607> Genesis 16:7 (b) This heavenly person probably was the

Holy Spirit of God because He is the Lord of the harvest. Some think that this person was the Lord Jesus. Since the Holy Spirit is the Lord of the harvest, it seems that this person must be the Spirit, because the passage refers to the harvest of lives that was to follow in Hagar's experience. It certainly is one of the Persons of the Godhead, because He said in verse 10, "I will multiply thy seed." In verse 13 she calls Him Lord. This indicates clearly that He was one of the persons of the Trinity. The name

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that she gave to this Lord was El-Shaddai which means "The God of the Breast" or "The God who is enough."

<012211> Genesis 22:11 (c) This person was probably a genuine angel out of heaven. He lays no claim to deity, and does not affirm his authority to do anything. The message in verse 16 of this chapter evidently is a quotation of the God of heaven, and is not a message from the angel. Some, however, think that the angel in verse 15 is one of the persons of the Godhead, and that He Himself was making the statement found in v. 16.

<012440> Genesis 24:40 (b) Here the angel is undoubtedly the Holy Spirit who leads the child of God in the ways of the Lord and brings about His desire in the world. This would seem to be confirmed by the statement in verse 7 of this chapter.

<014816> Genesis 48:16 (a)This portion brings before us the three Persons of the Trinity. The first mention of God in verse 15 refers to the Father. The second mention of God probably refers to the Holy Spirit. The third mention in which we read "The angel which redeemed" must be the Lord Jesus. The Jews in Old Testament days were Trinitarians. They all believed that there were three persons in the Godhead. Not until several centuries after Christ did the Jews become Unitarians. Most Jews have always believed that God had a Son who was to be the Messiah. They did not believe, however, that Jesus was that Son.

<070523> Judges 5:23 (b) This angel undoubtedly was the Holy Spirit. His message was in reference to the failure of the inhabitants of Meroz to come to the help of Barak when Israel was fighting the Canaanites. We must remember that the Holy Spirit curses as well as blesses. We find this truth in <234007>Isaiah 40:7, as well as in other places.

<440826> Acts 8:26 (b) This one was probably the Holy Spirit who directed Philip as

to his new place of service. Philip had just conducted a great campaign which was most successful, but now the Spirit took him away from that work to deal with one man down on the road to Gaza. Verse 29 indicates clearly that it was the Holy Spirit who was directing Philip in all his service and ministry. We would expect Him to do so because He is the Lord of the harvest.

<441007> Acts 10:7 (a) The angel who spoke to Cornelius was the Holy Spirit. Verse 30 reveals that this one was in the form of a man, looked like a man, had the shape of a man, and wore the clothing of a man. The angel in verse

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7 who was the man in verse 30 is identified in verse 19 as the Holy Spirit. As the Lord of the harvest He told the seeking sinner Cornelius to send for the evangelist Peter. The Spirit came to Peter who wanted to be used of God and told him where to go to find a troubled soul. The Spirit said to Peter, "Behold, three men seek thee; go down with them doubting nothing, for I sent them." The Holy Spirit Himself identifies the man in bright clothing as being Himself. The Spirit of God has a human form, as do the other two persons of the Trinity. He was seen plainly and rather frequently in both the days of the Old Testament and the New.

<471114> 2 Corinthians 11:14 (a)The passage clearly states that Satan, the Devil, is an angel of light. He takes the place of being a very good and holy person. He is called a minister of righteousness. His business is to get people to be good in order to be saved. He leads men to devise and design many kinds of religion to keep sinners away from the Savior. He leads women to invent religions of an aesthetic character which presents beautiful phraseology, and sweet, lovely ideas, all of which is intended to keep the hearts and lives of the people away from Jesus Christ and His saving power. He never suggests that anyone will be saved by getting drunk, or gambling, or living wickedly. He knows very well that this philosophy would not appeal to the human mind. He therefore sets about to arrange a religion of good works and self-righteousness as a substitute for the Person and work of the Lord Jesus. We should be on the watch for every religion that exalts man's goodness, and detracts from the personal glory of Christ Jesus.

<581302> Hebrews 13:2 (b) The angels referred to in this passage possibly may be the Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit. They must have been the ones who came to visit Abraham and afterwards went to Sodom. They accepted the worship of Abraham and therefore they seemed to be two persons of the Trinity. It is not at all clear who the third person was. He might have been one of the archangels or another angel. Some think that all three Persons of the Trinity were there.

<660120> Revelation 1:20 (b)This word is probably the title given to the leader or the shepherd or the pastor of each of the seven churches mentioned in chapters 2 and

3. The messages were sent to these seven men who in turn were to instruct the church concerning God's Word. It seems as though the leader is held responsible to obtain special messages from God for the people that compose the flock.

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ANGLE — <231908> Isaiah 19:8 (b) This action indicates that when God cursed Egypt then their labors for food and for the necessities of life would be fruitless.

They would have difficulty obtaining those things which they needed for daily use. They were enemies of God, therefore His curse was upon them.

Habakkuk. 1:15 (b) The action in this passage may be taken to mean that there are treacherous dealers who will be caught by the wicked either on their hook or in their net to their own sorrow and destruction. Because the wicked are successful in capturing their prey, they exalt and glorify the methods which they use. In the present day this may be a picture of the methods and programs used by false religious leaders to gain adherents.

ANOINT — <022841> Exodus 28:41 (b) This act was a picture of that which happens to a believer who gives himself wholly and without reserve to the service of the Lord. The oil represents the Holy Spirit; the priest who applies it represents either the Father or the Lord Jesus. The believer who yields himself to God a living and willing sacrifice becomes Spirit-filled, Spirit-led, and has the unction of the Spirit upon him.

<192305> Psalm 23:5 (b) This indicates that gracious act of the Lord whereby David was caused to rejoice in being a chosen vessel of God. He thus was made to serve as a priest upon behalf of the people, and to serve as a king under the good hand of God.

<420418> Luke 4:18 (b) Here the word refers to that blessed anointing of our gracious Savior wherein He was selected by God and appointed by Him to be the Lord of our lives and the Savior of our souls.

<470121> 2 Corinthians 1:21 (a)This anointing refers to the gracious gift of the Holy Spirit to the child of God. The Spirit gives enabling power, wisdom and knowledge for the service of God, and for His glory.

<620227> 1 John 2:27 (a) The anointing spoken of here is that mysterious, indescribable and indispensable unction of the Holy Spirit whereby one becomes a real, true, active, earnest servant of God.

ANT — <200606> Proverbs 6:6 (c)The ways and the actions of this little creature are brought before us as a lesson and a picture for our own lives. The ant is tireless, never ceasing to work. It is unselfish, always laying up food for others. It is kind, helping other ants that are in need. It is

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energetic, for it searches continually until it finds the food it wants. It is wise in that it prepares for the future when ice and snow will prevent foraging for food. In all of these things, we too should seek these same graces that we may not be careless and lose that reward which God wishes to give to us.

<203025> Proverbs 30:25 (c)The ant in this portion is a type of those who recognize and realize their own weakness and danger. They remind us that we too are no match for our enemies and are unable to control our circumstances. They cannot prevent the winter from coming, but they do provide for that future time of storm. So we should remember that there is a coming time when old age, disease, accident and trouble may prevent us too from serving or from earning that which we need. We should prepare for that eventuality now while we may. We must prepare now in this life for death and eternity. As the ant lays up in store in its earthen nest, so we take advantage of the shelter of the Rock of Ages, and lay up treasure in heaven.

APPAREL — <230322> Isaiah 3:22 (b) It is evident that the garments referred to in this passage represent and are types of the outward show with which hypocrites adorn themselves, thinking that this outward pretense and sham will influence our Lord in the time of His judgment. White feathers may cover a black skin.

<236301> Isaiah 63:1-2 (b) This apparel of the Lord Himself tells us something of the story of His character. The red garments are a public announcement that the Lord God of heaven will trample His enemies under foot so that the blood will stain His garments. It is an announcement that He will not forever tolerate rebellion in the hearts of men. He will tread the winepress and shed the blood of the enemies in His anger and wrath. Christ wears that same apparel ( <661913>Revelation 19:13). He wears this red garment when He comes back to earth to rule the nations with a rod of iron, and God will make His enemies His footstool.

<360108> Zephaniah 1:8 (b) The word in this passage probably refers to false doctrines, false beliefs, and false faiths. In the New Testament this same truth is presented in Matthew 22, in the case of the man who wore his own garment when he should have worn the king's garment.

APPLE — <053210> Deuteronomy 32:10 (a) The apple of the eye is the eyeball. It is very sensitive, is easily injured, and is very valuable to its

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owner. The expression is used as a type of the nation of Israel, which was, and is, so precious to God.

<191708> Psalm 17:8 (a) Here the psalmist himself takes the place of being the apple of God's eye. He felt that he was so easily hurt by his enemies, and yet was so valuable to God that he dared to use that type to illustrate his own position before God.

<200702> Proverbs 7:2 (a)The Law of God is here presented as being just as precious as the apple of the eye, and should therefore be guarded and preserved most carefully.

<250218> Lamentations 2:18 (a) Probably the expression here represents a call from God to esteem their position as children of God, and the nation of God more highly than they were doing. Surely if Israel remembered that they were as the apple of God's eye, they would not cease weeping until they were again obeying and worshipping Him.

<380208> Zechariah 2:8 (a) God is evidently notifying the world that the nation of Israel is unusually dear and precious to Him, and that He will protect that nation from every enemy. Those who touch Israel in any way to hurt them will in fact put their finger into the eye of God.

APRON — <010307> Genesis 3:7 (c) The fig leaves used by Adam and Eve are called aprons which cover only a part of the body, and are not sufficient for a complete covering. The fig leaf is soft like velvet, and under the heat of the sun shrinks to about one-forth of the original size. These leaves are a type of self- righteousness. After Adam and Eve made the fig leaf aprons they still hid from God knowing that they were still naked in His sight. No amount of self-righteous religion, church attendance, giving of money, or religious acts is sufficient to hide

the sins of the heart from the face of God.

ARCHER — <014923> Genesis 49:23 (a) The word is used here to represent the ten brothers of Joseph and also Potiphar's wife and other enemies who sought to injure and in fact to kill Joseph. They were instruments of Satan to prevent the execution of God's plans.

<181613> Job 16:13 (b) The word is used in this passage to describe those who find fault with God's people. These enemies speak evil of God's servants and seek to damage God's children. The wicked words that they speak to and about the Christian are likened to arrows shot by the archer.

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<245103> Jeremiah 51:3 (b)This is a type of God's own people who are instructed to spare no effort in attacking "Babylon" Babylon is a type of false religions. (See under "BABYLON".) God's people are told to shoot at her, and spare no arrows. The true Christian should never lose an opportunity to expose the evils of the false religious sects who deceive the people and hold them in darkness and superstition.

ARK — <010614> Genesis 6:14-18 (c) This boat may be taken as a type of the Lord Jesus in His Calvary experience. As the ark was under the deluge of the downpouring rain, so the Lord Jesus suffered under the rolling billows of God's terrible wrath. This experience of Christ He calls a baptism in <421250> Luke 12:50. As those who were in the ark were saved from drowning, so those who are in Christ Jesus are saved from the wrath of God. It is the baptism of the Lord Jesus under God's anger and wrath, as described in <600320> 1 Peter 3:20-21, by which we are saved. We are saved by baptism, but it is Jesus' baptism, and not ours.

<022510> Exodus 25:10 (c) This ark is a type of the Lord Jesus as God's perfect Son (represented by the gold), and yet a perfect man (represented by the acacia wood). The wood represented the humanity of Christ, and the golden covering both inside and outside the ark represented the deity of Christ. His perfect Godhead, and His perfect manhood are shown by the fact that the gold covered both the inside and the outside, and revealed also the purity of His outward actions and His innermost thoughts. In Him there dwelt the law of God perfectly, the priesthood of God fully, and the bread of God abundantly. He is God's mercy seat; God meets the sinner in Christ.

ARM — <020606> Exodus 6:6 (b) God's arm is used to represent His mighty power which no one can withstand. The arm "made bare" ( <235301>Isaiah 53:1) really represents an arm on which the sleeve has been rolled up to reveal the muscles there. The same truth is found in <050404>Deuteronomy 4:4. God does not always

reveal His love, tenderness, patience and kindness. Sometimes He manifests His anger, His mighty power, and His ability to destroy.

<110842> 1 Kings 8:42 (a) The arm in this passage represents God's unusual, miraculous work in delivering His people from enemies who were stronger and more cruel than they. It also represents His power to meet every need of Israel, and making of them a great and powerful nation. (See also

<053327> Deuteronomy 33:27.)

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<600401> 1 Peter 4:1 (b) To arm oneself is to be equipped with a knowledge of God, and of His Word in such a way that one is able to meet the arguments and antagonism of God's enemies successfully and intelligently.

ARMHOLES — <261318> Ezekiel 13:18 (b)These are used as a picture of the carelessness and indolence of those who should have been actively engaged in restoring Israel to the Lord. The women were helping the men to be lazy and careless when the terrible condition of Israel should have aroused them to activity for God.

ARMOUR — <091754> 1 Samuel 17:54 (c) This may be taken as a type of rejecting ability, skill, gift and manners of another person, rather than being one's own self. When we serve our Lord we should not try to be like another by imitating his ways, manners, virtues and powers.

<232208> Isaiah 22:8 (c) This armor represents human powers made by human instruments for human purposes and relied upon instead of the armor of God which only He can provide.

<421122> Luke 11:22 (b) In this place the armor represents Satan's devices, arguments and reasonings which he gives to his children in order to keep them from being touched by the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. Satan fills his followers with his own line of reasonings to keep them from becoming Christians. The Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit who are stronger than Satan take away this armor and make way for the truth of God to enter the soul of the sinner.

<451312> Romans 13:12 (b) Here the word is used for the protecting influence of light in the life of the children of God. A light is kept burning over the cash register to keep away robbers. The Christian should walk in the light of the Word of God in order to defeat Satan.

<470607> 2 Corinthians 6:7 (b)Here the armor represents a life of righteousness toward those whom we meet and toward God. Those who live right have no fear of accusers. They are protected from the attacks of the enemy.

<490611> Ephesians 6:11 (b)The armor mentioned in this passage presents aspects of Christ:

(1) we are to put on the Lord Jesus Christ ( <451314>Romans 13:14);

(2) Christ Himself is the truth ( <431406>John 14:6);

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(3) Christ Himself is our righteousness ( <460130>1 Corinthians 1:30 );

(4) the gospel of peace is concerning His Son ( <450101>Romans 1:1-13 ) who is the king of peace ( <580702>Hebrews 7:2);

(5) our faith is in the Lord Jesus Christ ( <442021>Acts 20:21);

(6) Christ is our salvation ( <420230>Luke 2:30); and

(7) the sword is the Word which comes from the mouth of our Lord Jesus Christ (

<661915>Revelation 19:15).

The helmet protects our thinking. The breastplate protects our feelings.

ARMY — <290225> Joel 2:25 (b) This word is used to describe the great hordes of locusts, caterpillars and palmer worms which God sent as a punishment on Israel.

ARRAY — <244312> Jeremiah 43:12 (a)When Nebuchadnezzar conquered Egypt and added it to his magnificent kingdom, God speaks of it as though the king had put on another and expensive garment. This addition was to add to the glory of the king.

ARROW — <053223> Deuteronomy 32:23 (b) These arrows may be God's terrible judgment which He sent upon the people because of their idolatry and rebellion. (See also <042408>Numbers 24:8; <380914>Zechariah 9:14.) <121317> 2 Kings 13:17

(a) Here the arrow represents the power, wisdom and love of God in finding a

certain and sure way of delivering the people of God from their enemies.

<180604> Job 6:4 (b) The misfortunes which God permitted to come upon Job are described as arrows.

<191102> Psalm 11:2 (a) Here the arrow represents wicked devices and evil words which the wicked use against the righteous. (See also <199105>Psalm 91:5;

<202518>Proverbs 25:18.)

<196407> Psalm 64:7 (b) The calamity which God Himself will bring suddenly and swiftly upon His enemies is described as "arrows."

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<19C704> Psalm 127:4 (a)These arrows represent the children of great men who, under the training of the parents, become alert, skillful and educated men, who may be used abundantly in God's great business.

<240908> Jeremiah 9:8 (a)The tongue that speaks deceitfully and makes evil statements about another is described as a sharp arrow that wounds and hurts.

ASCEND — <192403> Psalm 24:3 (c) This action represents the progress of the Christian as he grows in grace, godliness and usefulness.

ASH — (tree) <234414>Isaiah 44:14 (b) This tree represents the established works of men which become their idols. It may be a great, solid, substantial business, in which a man's money, fame and fortune leave him no time for God. He makes a god out of that enterprise which he has built up by his ingenuity, persistence and effort.

ASHES — <011827> Genesis 18:27 (a) By the use of this word Abraham is expressing to God his own utter worthlessness and lowliness as though he were not even worth any consideration from God.

<101319> 2 Samuel 13:19 (b) Ashes on the head was typical of deep shame and mental anguish as well as repentance and sorrow.

<180208> Job 2:8 (c) The disease which afflicted Job was probably the one which we know as elephantiasis. Potash is the remedy for that disease. Job sat in the ash pile so that the potash would continually cover his limbs, and thereby he would recover.

<181312> Job 13:12 (b) These ashes represent references made by Job's comforters to the glory which he once had, but now had lost. They kept reminding him of his

former position of power and wealth, which had now become a pile of ashes.

<184206> Job 42:6 (a) Job not only sat in actual ashes, but those mentioned in this passage represent also his feeling of great humility and shame. He seemed to realize his utter worthlessness before God. All of this sad experience and loss which he suffered he calls "ashes." (See also

<240626> Jeremiah 6:26; <250316>Lamentations 3:16; <262818>Ezekiel 28:18;

<270903>Daniel 9:3.)

<234420> Isaiah 44:20 (b) This refers to those who had great plenty at one time but afterwards lost their wealth. They feed on their losses, they meditate on

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these sorrows, they talk about the tragedies in their lives, they live on the "ashes" that are left after the destruction of their former glory and wealth. Many people talk constantly of what they once were, or what they once had.

<236103> Isaiah 61:3 (b) The ashes in this passage represent the wreck of former beauty and the tragic end of former loveliness. There are those who at one time were sweet and delightful in their lives, but through calamity have been made bitter and sorrowful. When these turn back to the Lord, He restores His joy to their hearts, and His beauty to their lives.

<390403> Malachi 4:3 (b) This word is used to describe the utter and complete defeat of everything in this world that is of the Devil. The Lord will destroy the works of the Devil and will cause His people to triumph in Christ.

ASLEEP — <440760> Acts 7:60 (b) Christians who die are said to "fall asleep" This expression is used in regard to saints who die. The reason is plain; the body of the Christian will come forth from the grave to walk again with God. The body of the sinner will never be permitted to walk again in the enjoyment of God's blessings, but will awake to shame and everlasting contempt. He will be brought into God's presence for judgment at the Great White Throne, and will then be cast into outer darkness, which is the Lake of Fire.

<461506> 1 Corinthians 15:6-18 (b)The meaning in this passage is similar to the one above. When we think of a person being asleep, we know that he will soon waken to live and walk with his loved ones. So it shall be with the believer. His very body will be raised and will be reunited with his circle of loved ones whom he knew on earth, and who were saved by grace. (See also under "SLEEP.")

ASP — <053233> Deuteronomy 32:33 (a) The effect of liquor on the soul is compared to the poi- son that comes from the bite of the serpent. It contaminates

the blood, it affects every part of the body, it ends in death.

<182014> Job 20:14 (a) The feeling expressed by Job caused his friends to say that he was feeding from the poison that comes from the snake. Job was considering and meditating in his heart the things that were bitter, harsh and evil in his life.

<450313> Romans 3:13 (b)This refers to the teaching and the ministry of false religious teachers whose doctrines are of the Devil. The messages which

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come from their mouths are as poison and they damage those who hear them. (See also <400307>Matthew 3:7.)

ASS — <014914> Genesis 49:14 (a) Here we have a type of the consecrated believer who is willing to be a burden bearer for God and for man. He bears the burdens of God's people, and carries them to God. He bears the burden of God's message, and carries it to the people. He realizes that a path of rest and peace is good for God's people, and he wants to share in the work of making it possible.

This may also be a type of the Lord Jesus Himself. Certainly He is our burden bearer; he bears the burden of our relationship to God, and also our relationship to other people. He too sees that rest is good, and calls on us to cast every burden upon Him, so that we may be free ourselves to carry the burdens of others.

Certainly this is a wonderful picture of the ministry of Christ Jesus, our Lord. (See also <401128>Matthew 11:28.)

<021313> Exodus 13:13 (c)The ass in this passage is typical of the sinner who must be redeemed by the death of the Lamb of God, or else be himself lost under the judgment of God.

<181112> Job 11:12 (a) The ass represents the unsaved parent who gives birth to an unsaved child (the colt). The thought of being "wild" is that the natural man wants no restraint nor does he want to be hindered in his movements. We see this plainly in the little child who wants to do as he pleases on his earliest days. It is carried out through life unless the restraining power of God is brought to bear upon him.

<230103> Isaiah 1:3 (b) This ass is a type of the unsaved person and of any who are not interested in God but only want His blessings and His gifts. The ox in the

passage is a type of the believer who loves the Lord and cares more for the giver than for the gift.

<380909> Zechariah 9:9 (c) This ass, as the one in <431214>John 12:14, represents the believer, who being set free from his old bondage carries the Lord Jesus about wherever he goes so that others may see and know Him.

ASS — (taken from Bullinger's "Number in Scripture") "The 'ass' is the only animal that man is compared to: see <181112>Job 11:12, 'For vain man would be wise, though man be born a wild ass's colt.'

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"In <021313>Exodus 13:13, the first-born of man is classed with the firstling of an ass. Both must be redeemed with a lamb. This is repeated in <023420>Exodus 34:20. Nothing less than a sacrificial redemptive act could bring such a being to God.

"There are 28 (4x7) asses separately spoken of, and with these may be compared the 28 (4x7) 'times' connected with 'vain man' in

<210301> Ecclesiastes 3:1-8."

1. Balaam's ass ( <042221>Numbers 22:21), "a time to speak."

2. Achsah's ass ( <061518>Joshua 15:18), "a time to get" when she lighted off her ass to make her request and get what she asked.

3. Samson's ( <071515>Judges 15:15), "a time to war."

4. The Levite's ( <071928>Judges 19:28), "a time to be silent" when "none answered;' and he sent his desperate, silent message throughout Israel.

5. Abigail's ( <092520>1 Samuel 25:20), "a time of peace," when she met David and made peace for Nabal.

6. Her second ass (v. 42), "a time to love," when she went to meet David and

became his wife.

7. Ahithophel's (2 Sam 17:23), "a time to die" when he saddled his ass and went and hanged himself.

8. The "old prophet's" ass ( <111323>1 Kings 13:23, 24), "a time to kill;' when he found "the man of God" killed by the lion.

9. The "man of God's" ass (v. 29), "a time to mourn;' when the old prophet laid him thereon "to mourn and to bury him."

10. The Shunamite's ass ( <120424>2 Kings 4:24-37), "a time to heal,' when she rode to Elisha, who restored her son.

11. Mephibosheth's ( <101926>2 Samuel 19:26), "a time to embrace;' when he would go and salute David.

12. Shimei's ( <110240>1 Kings 2:40-46), "a time to die."

13. Jesse's ( <091620>1 Samuel 16:20), "a time to live" (21)

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14. Moses' ( <020420>Exodus 4:20-26), "a time to kill,' when he incurred the judgment of <011714>Genesis 17:14, and fulfilled the truth.

15. Abraham's ( <012203>Genesis 22:3), "a time to get and a time to lose, when God demanded back the son He had given.

16. The Savior's ass ( <402105>Matthew 21:5, 9), "a time to laugh;' when the daughter of Jerusalem rejoiced.

17. The young, its foal ( <402105>Matthew 21:5).

18-28. The asses of Jacob's sons ( <014413>Genesis 44:13), filling up the other "times."

ASTRAY — <195803> Psalm 58:3 (a) The tendency to commit sin and to deceive which is inherent in the human heart from birth, this is to go "astray" from God.

<19B9176> Psalm 119:176 (a) Here we see the sinner's path which is not along the path of God's righteousness nor according to His commandments.

<245006> Jeremiah 50:6 (a)This represents the path of wrong teaching into which people are led by false shepherds.

ATHIRST — <662106> Revelation 21:6 (b)This describes the heart hunger of those who seek satisfaction from the cisterns of this world which do not and cannot satisfy the craving of the soul. (The same meaning is found in

<662217> Revelation 22:17.)

ATONEMENT — <022936> Exodus 29:36 (b) The word literally means "to cover up." The blood of the sacrifices in the Old Testament did cover up the sins of the believers, but not until Christ shed His blood were the sins blotted out. (See also <450325>Romans 3:25.)

AUTHOR — <580509> Hebrews 5:9 (a) Christ designed, planned and executed salvation "by Himself." He presents this salvation as a gift to all who will receive Him. All other forms of "salvation" are an invention of some man or some woman, and only lead to the outer dark.

<581202> Hebrews 12:2 (a) Christ produces faith in the heart as we look upon Him, think about Him, read about Him, and talk with Him. His very person causes us to believe in Him fully, and to trust in Him implicitly.

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AWAKE — <194423> Psalm 44:23 (b) David speaks to God as though He were not listening and indicates that he would like to ask God to wake up and listen to the call of his heart. David was on very intimate terms with God, and sometimes asked God to wake up, sometimes to "listen;' sometimes to bow down His ear, and sometimes to talk to him.

<235201> Isaiah 52:1 (b) Here there is a call to the people of earth to wake up from their slumber of indifference, and to realize the wonderful gift of the garments of salvation which are offered to them. This applies particularly to Israel.

<381307> Zechariah 13:7 (a) Here there is a call to God as though the sword of God, which is His wrath, were sleeping. The Lord calls on this sword to rouse itself, waken from sleep, and pierce the heart of the Lord Jesus, thus making Him the Savior of men. The death of Christ on the cross was planned by God Himself.

Christ bore the sword of God's wrath so that we might go free and be saved from wrath through Him.

<451311> Romans 13:11 (a) The Lord's people are represented as not being active and earnest in their work and as though they were asleep in the battlefield. God asks His people to awaken from their slumber and to prepare for His coming.

<490514> Ephesians 5:14 (a) In this passage the people of God have become so like the unsaved around them, who are dead in their sins, and unresponsive to God, that the Lord says His people are asleep and just as indifferent as the ungodly. It is a call to the Christian to become wide awake, alert and watchful in the service of the Master.

AWL — <022106> Exodus 21:6 (c) This may be taken to represent the permanent attaching of the saved sinner to the purposes, the person, and the service of Jesus Christ, his new Lord and Master. The ear represents the hearing or the listening

for commands. There surely comes a time in the life of the believer when he decides definitely to give his whole attention, effort and work to the Master who has purchased him with His blood. (See also <194006>Psalm 40:6.)

<231015> Isaiah 10:15 (a) This is a type of person or a nation whom God uses to punish other people or nations. Assyria was the ax in this case (v. 5) and God's hand and arm wielded the ax. Assyria is also compared to a saw, a rod, and a staff. All of these are just different aspects of the one nation of

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Assyria in the hand of God for the punishment of others. (See also under "BATTLE AX.")

<400310> Matthew 3:10 (b) Here the ax is a type of God's judgment which will cut down the nation of Israel because of their disobedience and fruitlessness. This ax of God's wrath also cuts down individuals whose lives are not profitable to God. (See also <245120>Jeremiah 51:20.)

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