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Captivity -
Captivity, n. Bringing into
Captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. But I see another law in my members--bringing me into
Captivity to the law of sin. ...
To lead
Captivity captive, in scripture, is to subdue those who have held others in slavery, or
Captivity
Israelites, Captivities of the - (1) The Assyrian
Captivity, when the inhabitants of the Northern Kingdom were carried off to Assyria (4Kings 15; 17) ...
(2) The Babylonian
Captivity, when the subjects of the Kingdom of Juda were deported to Babylon (4Kings 24; 25). ...
(3) The Roman
Captivity, when Titus destroyed Jerusalem in A
Captivities of the Israelites - (1) The Assyrian
Captivity, when the inhabitants of the Northern Kingdom were carried off to Assyria (4Kings 15; 17) ...
(2) The Babylonian
Captivity, when the subjects of the Kingdom of Juda were deported to Babylon (4Kings 24; 25). ...
(3) The Roman
Captivity, when Titus destroyed Jerusalem in A
Sabeans - Captivity; conversion; old age
Sheba - Captivity; old man; repose; oath
Shubael - Returning
Captivity; seat of God
Jashobeam - The people sitting; or
Captivity of the people
Disenamor - ) To free from the
Captivity of love
Neko'da -
The descendants of Nekoda returned among the Nethinim after the
Captivity. (
Ezra 2:48 ;
Nehemiah 7:50 ) ...
The sons of Nekoda were among those who went up after the
Captivity from Tel-melah, Tel-harsa, and other places, but were unable to prove their descent from Israel
Tabbaoth - Impressions; rings, "the children of," returned from the
Captivity (
Ezra 2:43 )
Henadad - Favour of Hadad, the name of a Levite after the
Captivity (
Ezra 3:9 )
Jehozadak - Son of Seraiah: a priest carried into
Captivity
Sallai - One of the priests returned in the
Captivity
Ransomed - Redeemed or rescued from
Captivity, bondage or punishment by the payment of an equivalent
Jaala - A wild she-goat, one of the Nethinim, whose descendants returned from the
Captivity (
Nehemiah 7:58 )
Mek'Onah - (foundation ), one of the towns which were reinhabited after the
Captivity by the men of Judah
Gis'pa - (caress ), one of the overseers of the Nethinim, in "the Ophel," after the return from
Captivity
Zattu - , one whose descendants returned from the
Captivity with Zerubbabel (
Ezra 2:8 ;
Nehemiah 7:13 ); probably the same as Zatthu
Redeeming - Ransoming procuring deliverance from
Captivity, capture, bondage, sin, distress or liability to suffer, by the payment of an equivalent
Captivity - The order in which Israel was carried into
Captivity is not very clear. It appears however that the events recorded in
1 Chronicles 5:26 occurred first, because of Pul king of Assyria being mentioned, for he reigned before Tiglath-pileser: here the latter is named as carrying away the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh: showing that the Israelites who stopped short of their privileges, and did not crossthe Jordan, were the first to be carried into
Captivity. 740 for the
Captivity of the two and a half tribes. ...
A more definite date is given for the
Captivity of the remaining portion of Israel in
2 Kings 18:10,11 . ...
The
Captivity of Judah followed in four detachments. The second
Captivity was in B. It is called the great
Captivity. The third
Captivity was in B. The 70 years of
Captivity foretold by Jeremiah (
Jeremiah 25:11,12 ) commenced B. The
Captivity is referred to in
Matthew 1:11,17 as 'the carrying away
Pahath-Moab - Governor of Moab, a person whose descendants returned from the
Captivity and assisted in rebuilding Jerusalem (
Ezra 2:6 ; 8:4 ; 10:30 )
Sherezer - One of the messengers whom the children of the
Captivity sent to Jerusalem "to pray for them before the Lord" (
Zechariah 7:2 )
Kadmiel - , his servant, one of the Levites who returned with Zerubbabel from the
Captivity (
Nehemiah 9:4 ; 10:9 ; 12:8 )
u'el - (will of God ), one of the family of Bani, who during the
Captivity had married a foreign wife
Zebaim - (zih bay' ihm) Home of the children of Pochereth (
Ezra 2:57 ) who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian
Captivity (KJV)
Ephai - A Netophathite, whose sons were left in the land at the
Captivity
Abib - After the Babylonish
Captivity this month was called Nisan
Bak'Buk - "Children of Bakkuk" were among the Nethinim who returned from
Captivity with Zerubbabel
Elihoe'na-i - (my eyes are toward Jehovah ), son of Zerahiah, who with 200 men returned from the
Captivity with Ezra
Bar'Kos - "Children of Barkos" were among the Nethinim who returned from the
Captivity with Zerubbabel
Ananiah - A place between Nob and Hazor, where the Benjamites lived on returning from the Babylonian
Captivity (
Nehemiah 11:32)
Betolion - Fifty-two persons of this place returned from
Captivity with Zerubbabel
Hal'Til - Bene-Hattil were among the children of Solomon's slaves "who came back from
Captivity with Zerubbabel
Hag'Aba - Bene Hagaba were among the Nethinim who came back from
Captivity with Zerubbabel
Mekonah - ) A town with daughter villages, reinhabited after the
Captivity by men of Judah (
Nehemiah 11:28)
Postexilic - ) belonging to a period subsequent to the Babylonian
Captivity or exile (b
Baalis - King of the Ammonites in the time of the
Captivity
Gaz'Zam - The Bene-Gazzam were among the familiar of the Nethinim who returned from the
Captivity with Zerubbabel
di'Naites, - (
Ezra 4:9 ) the name of some of the Cuthaean colonists who were placed in the cities of Samaria after the
Captivity of the ten tribes
Hashu'Pha - (stripped ), one of the families of Nethinim who returned from
Captivity in the first caravan (
Nehemiah 7:46 ) Called HASUPHA in (
Ezra 2:43 ) (B
Willow, - Its boughs were used at the Feast of Tabernacles, a season of joy; but at the
Captivity and since, it is a symbol of sorrow. It was on such that the captives hung their harps when in
Captivity, of which the Psalmist spoke prophetically
Gazzam - ” Leader of a clan of Temple servants who returned from Babylonian
Captivity with Zerubbabel (
Ezra 2:48 )
ga'Har - (hiding-place ) The Bene-Gahar were among the families of Nethinim who returned from the
Captivity with Zerubbabel
Shimshai - The shining one, or sunny, the secretary of Rehum the chancellor, who took part in opposing the rebuilding of the temple after the
Captivity (
Ezra 4:8,9,17-23 )
Acud - His sons were among the ‘temple servants’ who returned from
Captivity with Zerubbabel
Reelaiah - One of the priests which returned to Jerusalem from the
Captivity of Babylon,
Ezra 2:2
Taber, to - ' The word is used of the Ninevite maids when led into
Captivity
Jew - ) Originally, one belonging to the tribe or kingdom of Judah; after the return from the Babylonish
Captivity, any member of the new state; a Hebrew; an Israelite
Kolaiah - The name of a Benjamite family which settled in Jerusalem after the
Captivity (
Nehemiah 11:7 )
Meratha'im - (double rebellion ) , The land of, alluding to the country of the Chaldeans, and to the double
Captivity which it had inflicted on the nation of Israel
Bishlam - at the time of the return from
Captivity under Zerub
Merathaim - Symbolical name given to the country of the Chaldeans, signifying 'double rebellion,' perhaps alluding to the double
Captivity of the Israelites by Chaldea
Hat'Ita - the gate-keepers) who returned from the
Captivity with Zerubbabel
Mol'Adah - " (
Joshua 15:26 ; 19:2 ) In the latter tribe it remained at any rate till the reign of David, (
1 Chronicles 4:28 ) but by the time of the
Captivity it seems to have come back into the hands of Judah, by whom it was reinhabited after the
Captivity
Redemptionist - ) A monk of an order founded in 1197; - so called because the order was especially devoted to the redemption of Christians held in
Captivity by the Mohammedans
Hag'ga-i - (festive ), the tenth in order of the minor prophets, and first of those who prophesied after the
Captivity
Dehavites - Heathen colonists placed in Samaria on the
Captivity of the ten tribes
Gahar - ” Clan head of family of Temple servants who returned from Babylonian
Captivity with Zerubbabel about 537 B
Cathua - One of the heads of families of Temple servants who returned with Zerubbabel from
Captivity
Tar'Pelites, the, - A race of Assyrian colonists who were planted int he cites of Samaria after the
Captivity of the northern kingdom of Israel
Telabib - Ezekiel remained there 'astonished' seven days with those in
Captivity, and there the word came to him from Jehovah
Hel'da-i - ) ...
An Israelite who seems to have returned from the
Captivity
Chisleu - The name adopted from the Babylonians by the Jews after the
Captivity for the third civil, or ninth ecclesiastical, month (
Nehemiah 1:1 ;
Zechariah 7:1 )
ad'Dan - (strong or stony ), one of the places from which some of the
Captivity returned with Zerubbabel to Judea who could not show their pedigree as Israelites
Ethanim - After the Jews returned from the
Captivity, the month Ethanim was called Tisri, which answers to our September
Addon - Low, one of the persons named in
Nehemiah 7:61 who could not "shew their father's house" on the return from
Captivity
ha'Riph - A hundred and twelve of the Bene-Hariph returned from the
Captivity with Zerubbabel
Nisan - It was originally called Abibi, but began to be called Nisan after the
Captivity
Sheba - Sheba signifies
Captivity, from Shaba
Hananeel - A kinsman of Jeremiah, from whom the prophet bought a piece of ground before the
Captivity, and had the legal record made, in token of his prophetic assurance that his people would return to their possessions,
Jeremiah 32:6-12
re'Gem-me'Lech - (
Zechariah 7:2 ) They were sent on behalf of some of the
Captivity to make inquiries at the temple concerning fasting (B
de'Havites, - mentioned only once in Scripture, (
Ezra 4:9 ) among the colonists planted in Samaria after the completion of the
Captivity of Israel
Mattena'i -
Two Israelites who divorced their Gentile wives after the return from the Babylonish
Captivity
Gibbar - ” A man, ninety-five of whose descendants returned from Babylonian
Captivity with Zerubbabel in 537 B
Ethanim - Constantly flowing, a month so named before the
Captivity, because the autumnal rains them begin to fill the dry river channels
Kola'Iah -
A Benjamite whose descendants settled in Jerusalem after the return from the
Captivity
Captivities of Israel - It is generally believed, there was no return of the ten tribes from this second
Captivity. But when we examine carefully the writings of the Prophets, we find a return of at least a great part of Israel from the
Captivity clearly pointed out. Amos says, "And I will bring again my people Israel from their
Captivity: they shall build their ruined cities and inhabit them," &c,
Amos 9:14 . "The
Captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites," &c,
Obadiah 1:18-19 . In the historical books of Scripture, we find that Israelites of the ten tribes, as well as of Judah and Benjamin, returned from the
Captivity. When Ezra numbered those who returned from the
Captivity, he only inquired whether they were of the race of Israel; and at the first passover which was then celebrated in the temple, was a sacrifice of twelve he-goats for the whole house of Israel, according to the number of the tribes,
Ezra 6:16-17 ;
Ezra 8:35 . The Samaritan Chronicle asserts that in the thirty-fifth year of the pontificate of Abdelus, three thousand Israelites, by permission of King Sauredius, returned from
Captivity, under the conduct of Adus, son of Simon
Bondage - This word is used also with reference to the
Captivity in Babylon (
Isaiah 14:3 ), and the oppression of the Persian king (
Ezra 9:8,9 )
Unni - ...
...
A Levite who returned with Zerubbabel from the
Captivity (
Nehemiah 12:9 )
Bondage - ) The state of being bound; condition of being under restraint; restraint of personal liberty by compulsion; involuntary servitude; slavery;
Captivity
Haggai - The prophet, who lived after the Babylonish
Captivity, and at the time of building the second temple
en-Rim'Mon - (fount of the pomegranate ), one of the places which the men of Judah reinhabited after their return from the
Captivity
Jehozadak - He was carried into
Captivity by Nebuchadnezzar, and probably died in Babylon
Nehel'Amite, the, - the designation of a man named Shemaiah, a false prophet, who went with the
Captivity to Babylon
Sen'a-ah - the inhabitants) of Senaah" are enumerated among the "people of Israel" who returned from the
Captivity with Zerubbabel
Gid'Del -
Children of Giddel were among the Nethinim who returned from the
Captivity with Zerubbabel
Chephirah - One of the four Hivite cities which made peace with the Hebrews; re-peopled after the
Captivity, having belonged to Benjamin; called in
1Es 5:19 Caphira
Leeks - An Egyptian food eaten by the Hebrews during their
Captivity
Kabzeel - Called Jekabzeel when rebuilt after the
Captivity,
Nehemiah 11:25, a city of the tribe of Judah, situated farthest to the south,
Joshua 15:21; was the birthplace of Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada
Diaspora - Biblically, it refers to the dispersion of the Jews outside of Israel from the time of the Babylonian
Captivity until now
Obadiah - The
Captivity of this verse is in all probability that by Nebuchadnezzar in b. ...
Prophecy of, contains a general accusation of Edom, and an account of the prosperity of Zion when Jacob should return from his
Captivity and Esau be discomfited
Aristarchus - The expression probably refers not to a spiritual
Captivity, but either to a short imprisonment arising out of the turmoil described in
Acts 19:29 , or to a voluntary sharing of the Apostle’s
Captivity by Aristarchus and Epaphras
Sepharad - Place where the Jews were in
Captivity, but from whence they would be brought to possess 'the cities of the south
Francesco Bressani - The narrative of his
Captivity is one of the classic documents of the Jesuit Relations
Azekah - It was one of the places re-occupied by the Jews on their return from the
Captivity (
Nehemiah 11:30 )
Beulah - She was no longer to be a wife deserted by God, as she had been during the
Captivity, but married (1) to God, (2) by a strange application of the figure, to her own sons
Jehovah-Tsidkenu - In both passages (which are in fact the same prophecy repeated) it is the title of the Branch, the perfectly Righteous King, who is to rule over the people on their return from the
Captivity
Sharezer - A delegate sent to Jerusalem with Regemmelec and others, probably soon after the return from the Babylonish
Captivity, to inquire of the priests at Jerusalem whether a certain fast was still to be observed,
Zechariah 7:2 ; 8:19
World, Ages of - The fifth, from Solomon's foundation of the temple to the Babylonish
Captivity in 3416, four hundred and twenty-one years. The sixth, from the Babylonish
Captivity to the birth of Christ, A
Giddel - The clan leader of a group of Temple servants who returned from the Babylonian
Captivity with Zerubbabel about 537 B
Chebar - A river of Assyria, made memorable by the church, when in the
Captivity of Babylon, being placed there
Prison - In the common acceptation of the word, we generally understand by a prison a place of confinement for the body; but in Scripture language there is added to this view of a prison a state of
Captivity to the soul. Hence the Lord Jesus is said to be come to open the prison doors, and to bring sinners from the
Captivity of sin and Satan
Jehoiachin - , and he reigned for three months in Jerusalem before being taken into
Captivity by Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon. Nevertheless, he was ultimately released from prison by Evil-merodach of Babylon and accorded some honor in the land of his
Captivity (
2 Kings 25:27-30 )
Ono - A town in Benjamin and reoccupied after the
Captivity
Bondage - Slavery or involuntary servitude
Captivity imprisonment restraint of a person's liberty by compulsion
Allar - One of the leaders of those Jews who could not show their pedigree as Israelites at the return from
Captivity under Zerubbabel
Reuben - This tribe, having much cattle, solicited and obtained from Moses possessions east of the Jordan; by which river it was separated from the main body of Israel: it was, in consequence, exposed to various inroads and oppressions from which the western tribes were free; and it was among the first carried into
Captivity by Tiglath-pileser,
1 Chronicles 5:26
Big'va-i -
"Children of Bigvai," 2056 (Nehemiah 2067 ) in number, returned from the
Captivity with Zerubbabel, (
Ezra 2:14 ;
Nehemiah 7:19 ) and 72 of them at a later date with Ezra
ne-Ari'ah -
One of the six sons of Shemaiah in the line of the royal family of Judah after the
Captivity
Captivity -
Captivity. Their first
Captivity or bondage from which Moses delivered them was rather a permission of Providence than a punishment for sin. This is sometimes known as the Assyrian
Captivity. Of Judah are generally reckoned three deportations, occurring during the Babylonian or great
Captivity: 1. This was 132 years after the final
Captivity of Israel. The 70 years during which they were to remain in
Captivity,
Jeremiah 25:11;
Jeremiah 29:10, are reckoned from the date of the first
Captivity, b. The Jewish character and language were changed by their sojourn for so long a time among foreigners,
Nehemiah 8:8; and it is noteworthy that we hear little of idols or idolatry among them after the
Captivity
Evil-Merodach, - EVIL-MERODACH , the Amel-Marduk of the Babylonians, son and successor of Nebuchadrezzar on the throne of Babylon (
2 Kings 25:27-30 ), promoted Jehoiachin in the 37th year of his
Captivity
Rehum -
One of "the children of the province" who returned from the
Captivity (
Ezra 2:2 ); the same as "Nehum" (
Nehemiah 7:7 )
Tobi'Jah - ) ...
One of the
Captivity in the time of Zechariah, in whose presence the prophet ,as commanded to take crowns of silver and gold and put them on the head of Joshua the high priest
Carpus - A Christian at Troas, with whom Paul left his cloak (
2 Timothy 4:13) on his last hurried journey previous to his second
Captivity and martyrdom at Rome
Rezin - , his capital destroyed and his people carried away into
Captivity
Sabbatical Year -
The constant neglect of this law from the very first was one of the national sins that were punished by the Babylonian
Captivity. Of the observance of the sabbatical year after the
Captivity we have a proof in
1 Maccabees 6:49
Nehemiah - He was of the tribe of Judah, and was probably born at Babylon during the
Captivity. 2553, to the reformation established by Nehemiah, after the return from
Captivity, being a period of one thousand and forty-two years
Ginnetho - (gihn' nih thoh) KJV spelling in
Nehemiah 12:4 of Levite who returned from Babylonian
Captivity with Zerubbabel about 537 B
Sanballat - The great enemy to Israel after their return from the
Captivity of Babylon: (see
Nehemiah 2:19 and
Nehemiah 6:1-19) The name is not strictly derived from the Hebrew: it hath been thought that as Sene means bush, and Lut, to hide, the union of those words forming a suitable name for the enemies of God's people, Sanballat was so called to imply an enemy in secret
Haggai - A prophet after the
Captivity, in the second year of Darius Hystaspes, or b
Lydda - It seems to have been inhabited by the Benjamites, at the return of the Jews from the Babylonish
Captivity,
Nehemiah 11:35
Keilah - After the
Captivity its rulers aided in restoring the walk of Jerusalem,
Nehemiah 3:17-18; now Kîla, seven miles east of Beit Jibrîn
Salmanasar - This marks the end of the Kingdom of Israel and the beginning of the Assyrian
Captivity
Ransom - By his
Captivity in Austria, and the heavy ransom he paid for his liberty, Richard was hindered from pursuing the conquest of Ireland. Release from
Captivity, bondage or the possession of an enemy. To redeem from
Captivity or punishment by paying an equivalent applied to persons as, to ransom prisoners from an enemy
Pibeseth - Place whose young men were to fall by the sword and others be carried into
Captivity, mentioned in the judgement of God upon Egypt,
Ezekiel 30:17
Israelites - the descendants of Israel, who were first called Hebrews by reason of Abraham, who came from the other side of the Euphrates; and afterward Israelites, from Israel, the father of the twelve tribes; and, lastly, Jews, particularly after their return from the
Captivity of Babylon; because the tribe of Judah was then much stronger and more numerous than the other tribes, and foreigners had scarcely any knowledge but of this tribe
Beth-Shean - Saul's body was fastened to its walls,
1 Samuel 31:10;
1 Samuel 31:12; after the
Captivity it was called Scythopolis, and was a chief city of Decapolis; now Beisan, having ruins of temples, colonnades, hippodrome, theatre, and city walls
Ruben - Some of their cities fell into the hands of the Moabites before the Assyrian
Captivity
Captivities of Judah - The captivities of Judah are generally reckoned four: the first, in the year of the world 3398, under King Jehoiakim, when Daniel and others were carried to Babylon; the second, in the year of the world 3401, and in the seventh year of the reign of Jehoiakim, when Nebuchadnezzar carried three thousand and twenty-three Jews to Babylon; the third, in the year of the world 3406, and in the fourth of Jehoiachin, when this prince, with part of people, was sent to Babylon; and the fourth in the year 3416, under Zedekiah, from which period begins the
Captivity of seventy years, foretold by the Prophet Jeremiah. Hales computes that the first of these captivities, which he thinks formed the commencement, of the Babylonish
Captivity, took place in the year before Christ 605. However, they did not obtain leave to rebuild the temple; and the completion of those prophecies which foretold the termination of their
Captivity after seventy years, was not till the year of the world 3486. The Jews assert that only the refuse of their nation returned from the
Captivity, and that the principal of them continued in and near Babylon, where they had been settled, and where they became very numerous
Captivities of the Jews - The 70 years of
Captivity predicted by Jeremiah, (
Jeremiah 25:12 ) are dated by Prideaux from B. The
Captivity of Ezekiel dates from B. The Babylonian
Captivity was brought to a close by the decree, (
Ezra 1:2 ) of Cyrus (B. --Many attempts have been made to discover the ten tribes existing as a distinct community; but though history bears no witness of the present distinct existence, it enables us to track the footsteps of the departing race in four directions after the time of the
Captivity
Tables - This custom, along with the use of raised tables like ours, was introduced among the Jews after the
Captivity
Rezin - Damascus was taken, and Rezin was slain in battle by the Assyrian king, and his people carried into
Captivity, B
Medeba - After the return from the
Captivity it was alternately in the possession of the Jews and of the Gentiles
Nisan - The name Nisan was introduced only since the time of Ezra, and the return from the
Captivity of Babylon
Dibon - City on the east of the Jordan in Moab, afterwards possessed by Gad; but near the time of the
Captivity it was again seized by Moab
Nisan - The name Nisan found only after the time of Ezra, and the return from the
Captivity of Babylon
Golan - It became the head of the province of Gaulanitis, one of the four provinces into which Bashan was divided after the Babylonish
Captivity, and almost identical with the modern Jaulan, in Western Hauran, about 39 miles in length and 18 in breath
Adar - The name was first used after the
Captivity
Beth-Zur - A town of Judah in the Hebron mountains, fortified by Rehoboam, and still important after the
Captivity
Deliverance - ) The act of delivering or freeing from restraint,
Captivity, peril, and the like; rescue; as, the deliverance of a captive
Angle - In
Habakkuk 1:15 the same things are referred to symbolically for the catching of men for
Captivity
Rezin - Rezin was slain, Damascus made desolate, and the people carried into
Captivity
Chain, Bonds - Paul during the early days of his
Captivity at Jerusalem (
Acts 21:33), Later on, at Caesarea and Rome, the latter Apostle, although still kept in strict military custody, was permitted to enjoy a considerable measure of freedom (
Acts 24:23;
Acts 28:30 f. More frequently, the less precise and graphic terms δεσμοί and δεσμά, ‘bonds’ or ‘imprisonment’ are used to describe the condition of persons in
Captivity. The neuter and masculine forms are used with distinct shades of meaning, δεσμά referring to the fetters by which the person was bound (
Acts 16:26 16571221485
7 Acts 20:23, Acts 26:29), δεσμοί to the state of
Captivity into which the person had been thrown
Chron'Icles, First And Second Books of, - One of the greatest difficulties connected with the
Captivity and return must have been the maintenance of that genealogical distribution of the land which yet was a vital point of the Jewish economy. Nothing could more effectually aid these designs than setting before the people a compendious history of the kingdom of David, its prosperity under God; the sins that led to its overthrow; the
Captivity and return. In the second book he continues the story, giving the history of the kings of Judah, without those of Israel, down to the return from the
Captivity
Jesh'ua - ) ...
Son of Jehozadak, first high priest after the Babylonish
Captivity, B. ...
Head of a Levitical house, one of those which returned from the Babylonish
Captivity
Samaritans - In the New Testament the word denotes the mixed race which sprang from the remnant of Israel and the colonists brought from various parts of Assyria at the
Captivity. The Jews, on their return from
Captivity, b
Jesh'ua - ) ...
Son of Jehozadak, first high priest after the Babylonish
Captivity, B. ...
Head of a Levitical house, one of those which returned from the Babylonish
Captivity
Handicraft - After the
Captivity it was deemed at once honourable and necessary for a father to teach his son a trade
Willow - In Babylonian
Captivity the Jews hung their harps on willow trees because they did not feel like singing about Jerusalem in a foreign land (
Psalm 137:1-4 )
Smith - This was different afterwards, for when the people were carried into
Captivity, smiths are named among the captives
Samaritan - Pertaining to Samaria, the principal city of the ten tribes of Israel, belonging to the tribe of Ephraim, and after the
Captivity of those tribes, repeopled by Cuthites from Assyria or Chaldea
Gedali'ah - 588, Nebuchadnezzar departed from Judea, leaving Gedaliah with a Chaldean guard, (
Jeremiah 40:5 ) at Mizpah to govern the vinedressers and husbandmen, (
Jeremiah 52:16 ) who were exempted from
Captivity
Judea - That part of Palestine adjacent to Jerusalem, its capital, and inhabited by the Jews after their return from
Captivity
Sis'Era - ) ...
After a long interval the name appears in the lists of Nethinim who returned from the
Captivity with Zerubbabel
Jehizkiah - At the prophet Oded's command he was one of those who withstood the returning warriors who wanted to keep their 200,000 brethren of Judah in
Captivity and the spoil taken by the Israelite king Pekah in one victory (
2 Chronicles 28:8-12)
Ariel - Jewish leader in
Captivity who acted as Ezra's messenger to the Levites to send people with Ezra to Jerusalem about 458 B
Ages of the World - ...
YEARS...
* The first, from the creation to the flood containing a period of 1656...
* The second, from Noah to Abraham 425...
* The third, from Abraham to the going forth of Israel from Egypt 430...
* The fourth, from the departure from Egypt to Solomon's temple 479...
* The fifth from Solomon's in the
Captivity in Babylon 424...
* The sixth, from the going into Babylon to the coming of Christ 584...
Elam - Susiana, in later times, seems to have been a part of this country,
Daniel 8:2 ; and before the
Captivity the Jews seem always to have intended Persia by the name of Elam
Remnant - The remnant that are left of the
Captivity
Ephe'Sians, the Epistle to the, - Paul during his first
Captivity at Rome, (
Acts 28:16 ) apparently immediately after he had written the Epistle to the Colossians
, and during that period (perhaps the early part of A
Tribes - The tribes were continued under one head or nation until after the death of Solomon, when ten tribes revolted from Judah and Benjamin, and set up the northern kingdom—Israel They were carried into
Captivity in 721 b. Judah was also carried into
Captivity, 606 to 588 b
Christ, Genealogy of - Saint Matthew's list is divided artificially into three equal parts of 14 names each, with several intentional omissions: from Abraham the father of the chosen people to David the king, to whose family the promise was made (2 Kings 7); David and the royal line after him to the Babylonian
Captivity; the descendants of the royal line from the
Captivity to Joseph, the legal father of Our Lord. , those between Abraham and David, then Salathiel and Zorobabel after the
Captivity, and Joseph the foster-father of Christ; the others are absent from Matthew's list, or the persons are different
Genealogy of Christ - Saint Matthew's list is divided artificially into three equal parts of 14 names each, with several intentional omissions: from Abraham the father of the chosen people to David the king, to whose family the promise was made (2 Kings 7); David and the royal line after him to the Babylonian
Captivity; the descendants of the royal line from the
Captivity to Joseph, the legal father of Our Lord. , those between Abraham and David, then Salathiel and Zorobabel after the
Captivity, and Joseph the foster-father of Christ; the others are absent from Matthew's list, or the persons are different
Deliverance - Release from
Captivity, slavery, oppression, or any restraint
Judea - After the
Captivity this name was applied to the whole of the country west of the Jordan (
Haggai 1:1,14 ; 2:2 )
Ophel - It was surrounded by a separate wall, and was occupied by the Nethinim after the
Captivity
Divorce - The Jews, after the
Captivity, were reguired to dismiss the foreign women they had married contrary to the law (
Ezra 10:11-19 )
Uzzi - He had the oversight of the Levites after the return from
Captivity (
Nehemiah 11:22 )
Bel - Isaiah mocked Babylon by describing their gods burdening down donkeys in procession out of the city into
Captivity
Ezekiel - He was carried into
Captivity with Jehoiachin, about B
Aholibah - They were carried into
Captivity, and reduced to the severest servitude
ba'Anah - ) ...
Aman who accompanied Zerubbabel on his return from the
Captivity
Ziklag - It was also inhabited after the return from the
Captivity
Eleazar - In the reigns of Saul and David, it was restored to the line of Eleazar, and so continued till after the
Captivity
Ekron - It is memorable for its connection with the
Captivity of the ark and its restoration to the Jews,
1 Samuel 5:10 6:1-18
Captivity - ) the foretold (Jeremiah 25;
Jeremiah 29:10) 70 years' "captivity" (i. So it would be in the 68th year of the
Captivity that Daniel prayed pardon for Jerusalem. ...
The
Captivity ecclesiastically began with the destruction of the temple, 586 B. The synagogues for prayer and reading the law publicly began during the
Captivity, and afterward were set up in every city (
Acts 15:21). "Captivity of the land" (
Judges 18:30) refers to the capture of the ark. So in
Psalms 14:7 "bring back the
Captivity" means restore from depression;
Job 42:10, "the Lord turned the
Captivity of Job," i. amply indemnified him for all he lost: which passages prove the error of those who refer to the times after the Babylonian
Captivity any passage which mentions "the
Captivity," as if it were the only one in the Bible. ...
Christ Jesus, the antitypical David (who took captive His foes), "when He ascended on high led
Captivity captive," i.
Revelation 20:10;
Revelation 20:14, thus: "he that leadeth into
Captivity shall go into
Captivity" (
Revelation 13:10); Satan who "brings into
Captivity to the law of sin and death" (
Romans 7:23) is brought into
Captivity (
2 Corinthians 10:5;
Isaiah 49:24;
Hosea 13:14)
Samaritans - 721) had removed into
Captivity (
2 Kings 17:24 ; Compare
Ezra 4:2,9,10 ). After the return from the
Captivity, the Jews in Jerusalem refused to allow them to take part with them in rebuilding the temple, and hence sprang up an open enmity between them
Captive, Captivity - ...
A — 2: αἰχμαλωσία (Strong's #161 — Noun Feminine — aichmalosia — aheekh-mal-o-see'-ah ) "captivity," the abstract noun in contrast to No. 1, the concrete, is found in
Revelation 13:10 ;
Ephesians 4:8 , where "He led
Captivity captive" (marg. 1, denotes either "to lead away captive,"
Luke 21:24 , or "to subjugate, to bring under control," said of the effect of the Law in one's members in bringing the person into
Captivity under the law of sin,
Romans 7:23 ; or of subjugating the thoughts to the obedience of Christ,
2 Corinthians 10:5 ; or of those who took captive "silly women laden with sins,"
2 Timothy 3:6
Ijon - Tiglath-pileser conquered the city and carried many Israelites into
Captivity about 734 B
Tin - The fire of the Babylonish
Captivity would be the means of purging out the idolatrous alloy that had corrupted the people
Zeboim - ...
...
A place mentioned only in
Nehemiah 11:34 , inhabited by the Benjamites after the
Captivity
Rachel - This prophecy was completed when these two tribes were carried into
Captivity beyond the Euphrates; and St
Neto'Phah - (distillation ), a town the name of which occurs only in the catalogue of those who returned with Zerubbabel from the
Captivity
Branch - ...
After the Jews’ return from their Babylonian
Captivity, the name ‘branch’ was used in relation to Zerubbabel, the Jewish governor in Jerusalem
Hoshea - After a three-year siege, Assyria crushed Samaria and took the people into
Captivity (
2 Kings 17:1-6)
Judges - During the Babylonish
Captivity such a thing was hardly possible; neither during the reign of the kings before the
Captivity, do we meet with any account of the Sanhedrim
Jew - The term first makes its appearance just before the
Captivity of the ten tribes. The term first makes it appearance just before the
Captivity of the ten tribes
Chebar - Length, a river in the "land of the Chaldeans" (
Ezekiel 1:3 ), on the banks of which were located some of the Jews of the
Captivity (
Ezekiel 1:1 ; 3:15,23 ; 10:15,20,22 )
Michmas - After the
Captivity it was repeopled
Mehu'Nims, the, - " The latest appearance of the name Mehunims in the Bible is in the lists of those who returned front the
Captivity with Zerubbabel
Watches of the Night - The original division of the night was into three watches—"the beginning of the watches," from sunset to 10 o'clock,
Lamentations 2:19; "the middle watch," from 10 to 2 o'clock,
Judges 7:19; and "the morning watch," from 2 o'clock to sunrise,
Exodus 14:24;
1 Samuel 11:11—but after the
Captivity the Jews adopted the custom of Rome and Greece, which divided the twelve hours of the night into four watches, beginning with 6 in the afternoon—"even," from 6 to 9 o'clock; "midnight," from 9 to 12; "cock-crowing," from 12 to 3; and "morning," from 3 to 6
Kings, Books of - 4Kings gives us the remainder of the history of Israel till the Assyrian
Captivity and the history of the kingdom of Juda to the Babylonian
Captivity
Jeremiah - One of the chief prophets of the Old Testament, prophesied under Josiah, Jehoiakim, and Zedekiah, and also after the
Captivity of the latter. Zedekiah was kindly instructed by him, and warned of the woes impending over his guilty people, and of their seventy years'
Captivity, but to no purpose
Aichmalotarch - ‘Αιχμαλοταρχης , signifies the prince of the
Captivity, or chief of the captives. The Jews pretend that this was the title of him who had the government of their people during the
Captivity of Babylon; and they believe these princes or governors to have been constantly of the tribe of Judah, and family of David. There was no prince of the
Captivity before the end of the second century, from which period the office continued till the eleventh century. The princes of the
Captivity resided at Babylon, where they were installed with great ceremony, held courts of justice, &c, and were set over the eastern Jews, or those settled in Babylon, Chaldaea, Assyria, and Persia. On these great occasions his imperial host sent his own chariot for his guest; but the prince of the
Captivity dared not accept the invidious distinction, he walked in humble and submissive modesty behind the chariot
Benjamin, Tribe of - These two formed the Kingdom of Juda, and they became, after the Babylonian
Captivity, the germ of a reestablished nation (1 Esdras 4,10)
Ramoth-Gilead - It was among the first places to fall when Assyria conquered Israel and carried the people into
Captivity (
2 Kings 15:29)
Nephthar - The legend relates how certain priests, before the
Captivity, took the sacred fire and hid it
Ransom - ) To redeem from
Captivity, servitude, punishment, or forfeit, by paying a price; to buy out of servitude or penalty; to rescue; to deliver; as, to ransom prisoners from an enemy
Tribe of Benjamin - These two formed the Kingdom of Juda, and they became, after the Babylonian
Captivity, the germ of a reestablished nation (1 Esdras 4,10)
Bands - ...
(IV) The bands tying the yoke to the neck of a beast of burden is the image of the
Captivity in which Jerusalem and Israel have been held, and from which Christ shall free them at His glorious coming (
Ezekiel 34:27;
Isaiah 28:22;
Isaiah 52:2); also the
Captivity to Satan of the spiritual Israel, from which Christ releases us
Tabernacles, Feast of - Mention is made of it after the return from the
Captivity. "The feast of Tabernacles, the harvest festival of the Jewish Church, was the most popular and important festival after the
Captivity
Nethinims - The Nethinims were carried into
Captivity with the tribe of Judah, and there were great numbers of them near the coast of the Caspian Sea, from whence Ezra brought some of them back,
Ezra 8:17 . After the return from the
Captivity, they dwelt in the cities appointed them,
Ezra 2:17
Jew - After the
Captivity, all members of the one new state were "Jews," i. "The Jews' language" signifies both the Hebrew (
2 Kings 18:26) and the Aramaic Hebrew acquired in the
Captivity (
Nehemiah 13:24), "the language (lip) of Canaan" (
Isaiah 19:18)
Swallow - , "the bird of freedom" (
Psalm 84:3 ;
Proverbs 26:2 ), properly rendered swallow, distinguished for its swiftness of flight, its love of freedom, and the impossibility of retaining it in
Captivity
du Lhut, Sieur Daniel Greysolon - It was during these journeys that he met the Recollect Father Louis Hennepin and his two companions Michel Accault and Antoine Auguelle and rescued them from their
Captivity among the Sioux Indians
Branch - , the song of victory shall be brought low by the destruction of Babylon and the return of the Jews from
Captivity
Beth-Shean - After the
Captivity it was called Scythopolis, i
Moloch - In the days of Jehoahaz it was partially restored, but after the
Captivity wholly disappeared
Malachi - He flourished after the
Captivity, later than Haggai and Zechariah, at a time when the temple was completed, and was probably a contemporary of Nehemiah, b
Caesar's Household - Paul wrote from Rome, where he was in semi-captivity, and some of the Christians in Rome belonged to the efficient and talented body of slaves and freedmen who worked in the Imperial palace and performed varied service for the emperor Nero
Heshbon - After the
Captivity it fell into the hands of the Moabites; and is denounced in the prophets
Israel - After the Babylonian
Captivity, the returned exiles resumed the name Israel as the designation of their nation
is'Rael - ...
After the Babylonian
Captivity, the returned exiles resumed the name Israel as the designation of their nation
ha'Rim - (
Nehemiah 12:16 ) ...
Another family of Bene-Harim, 320 in number, came from the
Captivity in the same caravan
Phinehas - This promise was fulfilled; for except the interval from Eli to Zadok, the priesthood continued in the family of Phinehas until the destruction of the temple and the Babylonian
Captivity
Hassideans - For, after the return of the Jews from the Babylonish
Captivity, there were two sorts of men in their church; those who contented themselves with that obedience only which was prescribed by the law of Moses, and who were called Zadikin, 1:e
Uzzi - Son of Michri of Benjamin, ancestor of settlers at Jerusalem after the
Captivity (
1 Chronicles 9:8)
Jehozadak - ) It is suggestive that the names of the last king and of the representative of the high priesthood in the
Captivity both express that the suspension of the throne and of the priesthood was Jehovah's righteous judgment for Judah's sins; moreover Joshua or Jeshua, who restored the temple altar, expresses salvation; as the former Joshua led the hitherto homeless Israelites into Canaan their inheritance; and as Jesus, the Antitype, saves us from our sins and leads us into the heavenly rest
Baruch - He warned them against provoking a foe whom they could not withstand; and, when they had fallen into
Captivity with the best of their people, he warned the remnant to cease arousing Babylon and place their trust in God
Kirjath-Jearim - The prophet Urijah, who was put to death by Jehoiakim,
Jeremiah 26:20, was born here, and after the
Captivity the people of the city returned in numbers to it
Ger'Izim -
Gerizim was the site of the Samaritan temple, which was built there after the
Captivity, in rivalry with the temple at Jerusalem
Fasts - There is no mention of any other periodical fast in the Old Testament except in (
Zechariah 7:1-7 ; 8:19 ) From these passages it appears that the Jews, during their
Captivity, observed four annual fasts, --in the fourth, fifth, seventh and tenth months. (
Matthew 9:14 ;
Mark 2:18 ;
Luke 5:33 ; 18:12 ;
Acts 10:30 ) These fasts originated some time after the
Captivity
ra'Mah - (
Judges 4:5 ; 19:13 ;
1 Samuel 22:6 ) Its people returned after the
Captivity. ...
A place mentioned in the catalogue of those reinhabited by the Benjamites after their return from the
Captivity
na'Hum - Those who maintain the latter view assume that the prophet's parents were carried into
Captivity by Tiglath-pileser and that the prophet was born at the village of Alkush, on the east bank of the Tigris, two miles north of Mosul. (McClintock and Strong come to the conclusion that Nahum was a native of Galilee that at the
Captivity of the ten tribes he escaped into Judah, and prophesied in the reign of Hezekiah, 726-698
Hosea - They too would go into
Captivity but, after being cleansed of their adulterous association with the Canaanite gods, would be brought back to live in their land again (
Hosea 2:17-20;
Hosea 3:4-5;
Hosea 14:4-7). Again, the judgment announced upon the nation was that of conquest and
Captivity (
Hosea 5:14;
Hosea 9:6;
Hosea 10:3-8;
Hosea 10:13-15; see also AMOS). Like Gomer, Israel has been unfaithful to her husband God (Yahweh) (2:2-23), but as Hosea redeemed Gomer from slavery, so God will redeem Israel from the coming
Captivity (3:1-5). The people have despised God’s love (11:1-11) and exploited each other (11:12-12:14), and thereby have guaranteed
Captivity for their nation (13:1-16)
Golan - Og or his predecessors united principalities that were before distinct; after the Babylonian
Captivity the four provinces of Bashan became distinct; Gaulanitis, Trachonitis, Auranitis, and Batanaea
Eighteen - He had the years of weakness and he had the beginning of something new, for the King of Babylon came and carried him into
Captivity
Pashur - He should be carried into
Captivity and die there
Anna - ...
(2) Wife of Tobias, who was taken with him into
Captivity by Salmanasar (Tobit 1)
Samaria - The use of the name gradually extended to the entire kingdom or, after the
Captivity, to the central region of Palestine between Judea and Galilee
Magi or Wise Men - The
Captivity of the Jews beyond the Euphrates had dispersed throughout the East much knowledge of the true God; and these philosophers and astronomers, in their search after wisdom, had found and believed the prophecies respecting the Messiah, and were divinely guided to his presence at Bethlehem
Jehoahaz - He fell into the idolatrous ways of his predecessors (23:32), was deposed by Pharaoh-Necho from the throne, and carried away prisoner into Egypt, where he died in
Captivity (23:33,34;
Jeremiah 22:10-12 ;
2 Chronicles 36:1-4 )
Hour - The Jews, during the
Captivity, learned also from the Babylonians this method of dividing time
Pekah - This was the beginning of the "Captivity
Wine-Press - They are "the only sure relics we have of the old days of Israel before the
Captivity
Zerubbabel - In the first year of Cyrus, king of Persia, he led the first band of Jews, numbering 42,360 (
Ezra 2:64 ), exclusive of a large number of servants, who returned from
Captivity at the close of the seventy years
Usury, - ) The practice of mortgaging land, sometimes at exorbitant interest, grew up among the Jews during the
Captivity, in direct violation of the law
Jeduthun - But there are some Psalms which have the name of Jeduthun, that seem to have been composed either during the
Captivity, or after it; and consequently the name of Jeduthun prefixed to them, can signify nothing else, but that some of his descendants, and of Jeduthun's class, composed them long after the death of the famous Jeduthun, one of their ancestors
Captivity - The first
Captivity is that of Egypt, from which they were delivered by Moses, and which should be considered rather as a permission of providence, than as a punishment for sin
Asaph - His descendants, or a school of musicians founded by him, are called sons of Asaph; and some of these returned from
Captivity with Zerubbabel
Ramah - Its people returned after the
Captivity
Rabbinism - Only a small remnant of the Jews of the
Captivity returned
ha'Zor - (
Joshua 15:25 ) ...
A place in which the Benjamites resided after their return from the
Captivity
di'Bon - ...
One of the towns which were reinhabited by the men of Judah after the return from
Captivity, (
Nehemiah 11:25 ) identical with DIMONAH
Gabriel - ...
In the time of Judah’s
Captivity, Gabriel made an appearance to Daniel as a man-like figure and explained the meaning of one of Daniel’s visions (
Daniel 8:15-17)
Daniel, Book of - The historical part of the book treats of the period of the
Captivity. Daniel is "the historian of the
Captivity, the writer who alone furnishes any series of events for that dark and dismal period during which the harp of Israel hung on the trees that grew by the Euphrates
Kings, the Books of - But the more probable supposition is that Ezra, after the
Captivity, compiled them from documents written perhaps by David, Solomon, Nathan, Gad, and Iddo, and that he arranged them in the order in which they now exist. 561, the date of the last chapter (2 Kings 25 ), when Jehoiachin was released from
Captivity by Evil-merodach, and B
Chronicles - The former part of the first book of Chronicles contains a great variety of genealogical tables, beginning with Adam; and in particular gives a circumstantial account of the twelve tribes, which must have been very valuable to the Jews after their return from
Captivity. The second book of Chronicles contains a brief sketch of the Jewish history, from the accession of Solomon to the return from the Babylonian
Captivity, being a period of four hundred and eighty years; and in both these books we find many particulars not noticed in the other historical books of Scripture
Fasts - From these passages it appears that the Jews, during their
Captivity, observed four annual fasts—in the fourth, fifth, seventh and tenth months. These fasts originated some time after the
Captivity
Obadi'ah - He there speaks of the conquest of Jerusalem and the
Captivity of Jacob as having occurred, He probably refers to the
Captivity by Nebuchadnezzar, B
Zerub'Babel - Babylon ), the head of the tribe of Judah at the time of the return from the Babylonish
Captivity in the first year of Cyrus. The history of Zerabbabel in the Scriptures is as follows: In the first year of Cyrus he was living at Babylon, and was the recognized prince of Judah in the
Captivity, --what in later times was called "the prince of the
Captivity," or "the prince
Money - We have no evidence of the use of coined money before the return from the Babylonian
Captivity; but silver was used for money, in quantities determined by weight, at least as early as the time of Abraham; and its earliest mention is in the generic sense of the price paid for a slave. The shekel weight of silver was the unit of value through the whole age of Hebrew history, down to the Babylonian
Captivity. --After the
Captivity we have the earliest mention of coined money , in allusion, as might have been expected, to the Persian coinage, the gold daric (Authorized version dram )
Captivity - Their first
Captivity, however, from which Moses delivered them, should be considered rather as a permission of Providence, than as a punishment for sin. The seventy years during which they were to remain in
Captivity,
Jeremiah 25:11 29:10 , are reckoned probably from the date of the first
Captivity, B. ...
The last
Captivity of the Jews, A
Chronicles, Books of - When the people of the northern kingdom were taken into
Captivity by Assyria (732-722 BC), many became so widely scattered in the Assyrian Empire that they largely lost their national identity. When the people of the southern kingdom were taken into
Captivity by Babylon (605-582 BC), they remained together in Babylon and retained their national identity. They were a continuation of that pre-captivity nation whose political life was based on the Davidic dynasty, and whose religious life was based on the Levitical priesthood. Though he traces the history of the nation from the time of its first king, Saul, to the time of the
Captivity in Babylon, he mentions Saul only briefly and says little about the northern kingdom. ...
Babylon’s destruction of Jerusalem and the subsequent
Captivity are recorded, but with little detail. More important for the Chronicler’s readers are the current realities of release from
Captivity and return to the homeland (36:1-23)
So - The king of Egypt (Mizraim), Hoshea’s correspondence with whom led shortly to the
Captivity of Israel (
2 Kings 17:4 )
Samaritan Pentateuch - The form of the letters in the manuscript copies of the Samaritan Pentateuch is different from that of the Hebrew copies, and is probably the same as that which was in general use before the
Captivity
Ecclesiastes - This view can be satisfactorily maintained, though others date it from the
Captivity
Baruch - To him Jeremiah dictated his prophecies regarding the invasion of the Babylonians and the
Captivity
Pekah - Assyria replied by conquering Syria (732 BC), then overrunning much of northern and eastern Israel and taking the people into
Captivity (
2 Kings 15:29;
2 Kings 16:5-9; for details see AHAZ)
Shaphan - see), whom the Chaldæans made governor of Judæa after the
Captivity of 586 b
uz'zi - ) ...
Another, or the same, from whom descended some Benjamite houses, which were settled at Jerusalem after the return from
Captivity
Hour - ) Ahaz' sundial implies the Jews' acquaintance with hours before the Babylonian
Captivity
Tobiah, the Children of - Of the children of the
Captivity; came with Heldai and Jedaiah to Jerusalem with presents of gold and silver for building the temple
Magi - Whence these Magi came we do not certainly know, but probably from the lands of the Jewish
Captivity on the Euphrates
Deliver - ) To set free from restraint; to set at liberty; to release; to liberate, as from control; to give up; to free; to save; to rescue from evil actual or feared; - often with from or out of; as, to deliver one from
Captivity, or from fear of death
Chaldees - They were so called till the time of the
Captivity (2 Kings 25 ;
Isaiah 13:19 ; 23:13 ), when, particularly in the Book of (
Daniel 5:30 ; 9:1 ), the name began to be used with special reference to a class of learned men ranked with the magicians and astronomers
Jehoiachin - 599, when Jerusalem was taken by Nebuchadnezzar, and the great
Captivity of Judah was accomplished
Jehoiachin - Ezekiel, who seems to have regarded him as the rightful king of Judah even in
Captivity, pronounced a dirge over him (
2 Kings 19:1 ff
Hazor - It was fortified by Solomon,
1 Kings 9:15; its people were carried into
Captivity by Tiglath-pileser
Belteshazzar - This name was given to Daniel by the Chaldeans in the time of the
Captivity
Zik'Lag - (
2 Samuel 2:1 ) Ziklag is finally mentioned as being reinhabited by the people of Judah after their return from
Captivity
Asaph - With regard to some of them, which were written during the Babylonish
Captivity, they cannot in any respect be ascribed to him
Habakkuk - The principal predictions contained in this book are, the destruction of Jerusalem, and the
Captivity of the Jews by the Chaldeans or Babylonians; their deliverance from the oppressor "at the appointed time;" and the total ruin of the Babylonian empire
Degrees, Songs of - The return from
Captivity under Ezra and Nehemiah is also called 'a going up,' and these Psalms may have been used on that occasion
Capernaum - A chief city of Galilee in the time of Christ, not mentioned before the
Captivity in Babylon
Nethinim - The Nethinim were carried into
Captivity with the tribe of Judah, and great numbers were placed not far from the Caspian sea, whence Ezra brought two hundred and twenty of them into Judea,
Ezra 8:17
Nahum - He notices also the
Captivity and dispersion of the ten tribes
Preaching - After the
Captivity, numerous synagogues were erected, in which the word of God was read and expounded from Sabbath to Sabbath
Until - He and his sons were priests of the tribe of Dan, until the day of the
Captivity
za'Bad - ) ...
One of the descendants of Hashum who had married a foreign wife after the
Captivity
Remnant - The nation would be conquered, Jerusalem destroyed and the people taken into
Captivity. But God would still preserve a remnant, so that after a time in
Captivity, some would return to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple, the city and the nation (
Ezra 9:13-15;
Isaiah 11:11-12;
Isaiah 11:16;
Micah 2:12)
Tychicus - He was a companion of the Apostle during his first
Captivity, and was sent to Ephesus from Rome probably with the Epistle to the Ephesians. In
2 Timothy 4:12 the writer tells Timothy that he has sent Tychicus to Ephesus, from which we may conclude that he was with the Apostle in his second
Captivity in Rome
Isaiah, the Book of - They assert that it must be the production of a deutero-Isaiah, who lived toward the close of the Babylonian
Captivity. 700, could foretell the appearance and the exploits of a prince called Cyrus, who would set the Jews free from
Captivity one hundred and seventy years after. ...
It is alleged that the prophet takes the time of the
Captivity as his standpoint, and speaks of it as then present; and (3) that there is such a difference between the style and language of the closing section (40-66) and those of the preceding chapters as to necessitate a different authorship, and lead to the conclusion that there were at least two Isaiahs
Hebrew Language - In the interval between the reign of Hezekiah and the Babylonish
Captivity, the purity of the language was neglected, and so many foreign words were introduced into it, that this period has not ineptly been designated its iron age. During the seventy years'
Captivity, though it does not appear that the Hebrews entirely lost their native tongue, yet it underwent so considerable a change from their adoption of the vernacular languages of the countries where they had resided, that afterward, on their return from exile, they spoke a dialect of Chaldee mixed with Hebrew words. Some time after the return from the great
Captivity, Hebrew ceased to be spoken altogether; though it continued to be cultivated and studied by the priests and Levites, as a learned language, that they might be enabled to expound the law and the prophets to the people, who, it appears from the New Testament, were well acquainted with their general contents and tenor: this last mentioned period has been called the leaden age of the language. Jerom, it was inferred by Joseph Scaliger, that Ezra, when he reformed the Jewish church, transcribed the ancient characters of the Hebrews into the square letters of the Chaldeans; and that this was done for the use of those Jews who, being born during the
Captivity, knew no other alphabet than that of the people among whom they had been educated. But the most decisive confirmation of this point is to be found in the ancient Hebrew coins, which were struck before the
Captivity, and even previously to the revolt of the ten tribes
Ezekiel - His prophetic call came to him "in the fifth year of Jehoiachin's
Captivity" (B
Thummim - They were never seen after the return from
Captivity
Judah - The crown passed from the tribe of Benjamin, of which Saul and his sons were, to that of Judah, which was David's tribe, and the tribe of the kings, his successors, until the Babylonish
Captivity
Signet - " It has been asked, Might not this be the actual seal of Haggai the prophet? We know that he was in Jerusalem after the
Captivity; and it is somewhat singular that he alone of all the minor prophets makes mention of a signet (
Haggai 2:23 )
Hagarenes - And they dwelt in their steads, until the
Captivity
Molech - There is no record of child sacrifices by the Israelites after the Babylonian
Captivity
Baana - Man who returned with Zerubbabel from Babylonian
Captivity about 537 B
Epaphras - Paul’s ‘fellow-prisoner’ (
Philippians 1:23 ), a title probably meaning that his care of the Apostle entailed the practical sharing of his
Captivity
Mixed Multitude - A description given (1) to certain persons who joined Israel in the Exodus from Egypt (
Exodus 12:38 ), and who fell a lusting at Kibroth-hattaavah (
Numbers 11:4 ); (2) to those who were separated from the Israelites after the return from the
Captivity (
Nehemiah 13:3 )
Courses - ...
The courses of the priests and Levites were restored by Ezra on the return from
Captivity,
Ezra 6:18 , and we find them still in operation in the N
Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz - And though the
Captivity of Babylon lay between, yet the glorious redemption from sin, death, hell, and the grave, by the Lord Jesus Christ, was seen beyond it
Redeem - ) To ransom, liberate, or rescue from
Captivity or bondage, or from any obligation or liability to suffer or to be forfeited, by paying a price or ransom; to ransom; to rescue; to recover; as, to redeem a captive, a pledge, and the like
Hinnom - It is mentioned after the
Captivity again as the frontier of Judah and Benjamin
Hour - It is likely that the Jews learned and adopted it at the period of the
Captivity
Idumaea - But the Idumaea of the New Testament applies only to a small part adjoining Judea on the south, and including even a portion of that country; which was taken possession of by the Edomites, or Idumaeans, while the land lay unoccupied during the Babylonish
Captivity
Haggai - was one of the Jews who returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem in consequence of the edict of Cyrus; and it is believed that he was born during the
Captivity, and that he was of the sacerdotal race
Beer-Sheba - After the
Captivity, it was repeopled by the Jews,
Nehemiah 11:27,30 , and continued a large village many centuries after the coming of Christ
Chalde'Ans, - In process of time, as the Kaldi grew in power, their name gradually prevailed over those of the other tribes inhabiting the country; and by the era of the Jewish
Captivity it had begun to be used generally for all the inhabitants of Babylonia
Education - ) Previous to the
Captivity, the chief depositaries of learning were the schools or colleges, from which in most cases proceeded that succession of public teachers who at various times endeavored to reform the moral and religious conduct of both rulers and people
Priest - This number was retained after the
Captivity (
Ezra 2:36-39 ;
Nehemiah 7:39-42 ). Thus the religious instruction of the people in the country generally was left to the heads of families, until the establishment of synagogues, an event which did not take place till the return from the
Captivity, and which was the main source of the freedom from idolatry that became as marked a feature of the Jewish people thenceforward as its practice had been hitherto their great national sin
Ezekiel - He began to prophesy in the fifth year of his
Captivity, and is supposed to have prophesied about twenty-one years. The last nine chapters contain a remarkable vision of the structure of a new temple and a new polity, applicable in the first instance to the return from the Babylonian
Captivity, but in its ultimate sense referring to the glory and prosperity of the universal church of Christ. This obscurity arises, in part at least, from the nature and design of the prophecies themselves; they were delivered amidst the gloom of
Captivity; and though calculated to cheer the drooping spirits of the Jews, and to keep alive a watchful and submissive confidence in the mercy of God, yet they were intended to communicate only such a degree of encouragement as was consistent with a state of punishment, and to excite an indistinct expectation of future blessings, upon condition of repentance and amendment
Courses - This arrangement was re-established by Hezekiah (
2 Chronicles 31:2 ); and afterwards the four sacerdotal courses which are said to have returned from the
Captivity were re-divided into the original number of twenty-four by (
Ezra 6:18 )
Ahijah - We have on record two of his remarkable prophecies,
1Kings 11:31-39, announcing the rending of the ten tribes from Solomon; and
1Kings 14:6-16, delivered to Jeroboam's wife, foretelling the death of Abijah the king's son, the destruction of Jeroboam's house, and the
Captivity of Israel "beyond the river
Obadiah, Book of - ...
But whereas God would destroy Edom totally, he would bring Judah out of
Captivity and back to its land, where it would rebuild its national life
Day - Before the
Captivity the Jews divided the night into three watches, (1) from sunset to midnight (
Lamentations 2:19 ); (2) from midnight till the cock-crowing (
Judges 7:19 ); and (3) from the cock-crowing till sunrise (
Exodus 14:24 )
Beersheba - After the return from the
Captivity the phrase is narrowed into "from Beersheba unto the valley of Hinnom" (
Nehemiah 11:30 )
ti'Gris - It appears, indeed, under the name of Hiddekel, among the rivers of Eden, (
Genesis 2:14 ) and is there correctly described as "running eastward to Assyria;" but after this we hear no more of it, if we accept one doubtful allusion in Nahum (
Nahum 2:6 ) until the
Captivity, when it becomes well known to the prophet Daniel
Coin - The shekel was the common standard of weight and value among the Hebrews down to the time of the
Captivity
Gaza - Samson was here shut in by the Philistines, and escaped by carrying away the gates (
Judges 16:1-3 ); he was, however; brought back here in
Captivity after being betrayed by Delilah, and here he destroyed himself and the Philistines by pulling down the temple (
Judges 16:21-30 )
Footstool - ’...
In its application to Christ the word shows Him in His Kingly office triumphing over His enemies, and bringing all men into
Captivity to His obedience; cf
Assideanis - This sect arose either during the
Captivity, or soon after the restoration of the Jews; and were probably in the commencement, and long afterward, a truly pious part of the nation; but they at length became superstitious
Months - During the
Captivity, the Hebrews adopted the Babylonian names for their months; which were as follows, and they were reckoned thus:...
1
Jonathan - A Levite, son of Gershom, and grandson of Moses, who after the death of Joshua impiously served as a priest, first to Micah, and then to the Danites in Laish or Dan, where his posterity succeeded him until the
Captivity,
Judges 17:1-18:31
Zerubbabel or Zorobabel - Zerubbabel, as his name imports, was born in Babylon, and was the leader of the first colony of Jews which returned from the Babylonish
Captivity, 536 B
la'Chish - After the return from
Captivity, Lachish with its surrounding "fields" was reoccupied by the Jews
Prisoner - ...
3: συναιχμάλωτος (Strong's #4869 — Noun Masculine — sunaichmalotos — soon-aheekh-mal'-o-tos ) "a fellow prisoner," primarily "one of fellow captives in war" (from aichme, "a spear," and haliskomai, "to be taken"), is used by Paul of Andronicus and Junias,
Romans 16:7 ; of Epaphras,
Philemon 1:23 ; of Aristarchus,
Colossians 4:10 , on which Lightfoot remarks that probably his relations with the Apostle in Rome excited suspicion and led to a temporary confinement, or that he voluntarily shared his
Captivity by living with him
Sihon - An Israelite poet celebrates Sihon's victory, glorifying Heshbon as the city from whence "a flame" went forth "consuming Ar of Moab," so that "Moab's sons their idol ("Chemosh") rendered fugitives, and yielded his daughters into
Captivity unto Sihon"! then by a sudden startling transition the poet introduces Israel's triumph in turn over Sihon
Willows - Before the date of the Babylonian
Captivity the willow was associated with joy, after it with sorrow, probably owing to Psalm 137
Judaea - A name first appearing in
Tob 1:18 as applied to the old kingdom of Judah (of which Judæa is merely the Græco-Roman equivalent), as it was reoccupied after the
Captivity by the returned descendants of subjects of the Southern Kingdom
Alleluia - ) Never found in the palms of David and his singers, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun: but in later psalms, namely, those of the
Captivity and the return, the Fifth Book
Arabians - ...
During the
Captivity some Arabians became settlers in Palestine and were enemies to Nehemiah
Epoch - 1027; the end of the Babylonish
Captivity, B
Jehoiachin - It seems he was born about the time of the first Babylonish
Captivity, A
Israelites - After their
Captivity by Shalmaneser, the Israelites as a nation never returned
Hashabi'ah - ) ...
One of the Levites who sealed the covenant of reformation after the return from the
Captivity
Gad - They could not, however, withstand invasions for ever, and when Israel was later destroyed by Assyria, they were among the first Israelites to go into
Captivity (
2 Kings 10:32-33;
2 Kings 15:29)
Senochus, Saint - He had redeemed many from
Captivity or healed or fed them, and miracles were attributed to his corpse
Lamentations of Jeremiah - But though it be allowed that the Lamentations were primarily intended as a pathetic description of present calamities, yet while Jeremiah mourns the desolation of Judah and Jerusalem during the Babylonian
Captivity, he may be considered as prophetically painting the still greater miseries they were to suffer at some future time: this seems plainly indicated by his referring to the time when the punishment of their iniquity shall be accomplished, and they shall no more be carried into
Captivity,
Lamentations 4:22
Samar'Itans - After the
Captivity of Israel, B. At the final
Captivity of Israel by Shalmaneser, we may conclude that the cities of Samaria were not merely partially but wholly depopulated of their inhabitants in B. " (
2 Kings 17:41 ) A gap occurs in their history until Judah has returned from
Captivity
Jeshua - Son of Jehozadak who went into
Captivity (
1 Chronicles 6:15). First high priest of the third series, namely, that which succeeded the Babylonian
Captivity; ancestor of the 14 high priests down to Joshua (or Jason) and Onias (or Menelaus). They of the
Captivity brought silver and gold, which were made into crowns and set upon Jeshua's head by Jehovah's command; symbolizing the combination of kingship and priesthood in Messiah, unknown to the Levitical priesthood, realized in Him of whom Melehizedek was type (
Zechariah 6:9-13;
Psalms 110:1-4; Hebrew 5-6)
Synagogue - From the silence of the Old Testament with reference to these places of worship, many commentators and writers of biblical antiquities are of opinion that they were not in use till after the Babylonish
Captivity; and that before that time, the Jews held their social meetings for religious worship either in the open air or in the houses of the prophets. In
Psalm 74:8 , it is at least very doubtful whether the Hebrew word rendered synagogues, refers to synagogue-buildings such as existed after the
Captivity. Large towns had several synagogues; and soon after the
Captivity their utility became so obvious, that they were scattered over the land, and became the parish churches of the Jewish nation. After the return from the
Captivity, an interpreter was employed in reading the law and the prophets,
Nehemiah 8:2-8 , who interpreted them into the Syro-Chaldaic dialect, which was then spoken by the people
Ezekiel - Probably exercised the priestly office at Jerusalem before his departure in the
Captivity or transmigration (galut ) of Jehoiachin, which took place 11 years before the city fell (
2 Kings 24:15). Called to prophesy in the fifth year of Jehoiachin's
Captivity (595 B. ...
But elsewhere he dates from Jehoiachin's
Captivity alone. Jeremiah (Jeremiah 29) sent a letter to the exiles to warn them against the flattering promises of false prophets that they should soon return, for that the
Captivity would last 70 years. This was in the fourth year of Zedekiah or of Jehoiachin's
Captivity; and one of the captives, Shemaiah, so far from believing, wrote back that Jeremiah should be imprisoned. His prophesying continued for 22 years at least, down to the 27th year of the
Captivity (
Ezekiel 29:17). The improved character of the people toward the close of the
Captivity, their renunciation of idolatry thenceforth and return to the law under Ezra, were primarily under God due in a great measure to Ezekiel's labors. One however of this series (
Ezekiel 29:17) belongs to the 27th year of the
Captivity, and is therefore later than the temple series (
Ezekiel 40:1), which was in the 25th. ...
(8) In the 12th year of the
Captivity, when the fugitives from Jerusalem (
Ezekiel 33:21) had reached Chaldaea, he foretells better times, Israel's restoration, God's kingdom triumphant over Seir, the pagan world powers, and Gog: Ezekiel 33-39
Magic - The practice of magic lingered among the people till after the
Captivity, when they gradually abandoned it
Zedekiah - He apparently died in
Captivity
Deliver - To free to release, as from restraint to set at liberty as, to deliver one from
Captivity
Gentiles, Times of the - After long patience of God with Israel the house of David was set aside and carried into
Captivity, the power of government for God was transferred to the Gentile, and the times of the Gentiles commenced in the person of Nebuchadnezzar
Pashur - On the following day Jeremiah, when brought out of the stocks, foretold that he should be not Pashur but Magor-Missabib, a terror to himself and his friends; he and all in his house, and all his friends to whom he had "prophesied lies" (
Jeremiah 5:31;
Jeremiah 18:18), should go into
Captivity and die in Babylon
Lamentations of Jeremiah - The first two chapters principally describe the calamities of a the sieges of Jerusalem; the third deplores the persecution which Jeremiah himself had suffered; and fourth adverts to the ruin and desolation of the city and temple, and the misfortune of Zedekiah; and the fifth is a kind of form of prayer for the Jews in their
Captivity
Jehosh'Aphat, Valley of - (valley of the judgment of Jehovah ), a valley mentioned by Joel only, as the spot in which, after the return of Judah and Jerusalem from
Captivity, Jehovah would gather all the heathen, (
Joel 3:2 ) and would there sit to judge them for their misdeeds to Israel
Jew - It is applied to any one belonging to the two tribes, and it may have been used respecting any of the ten tribes who remained in the land at the
Captivity or returned thither
Hour - The early Jews appear to have divided the day into four parts, (
Nehemiah 9:3 ) and the night into three watches, (
Judges 7:19 ) and even in the New Testament we find a trace of this division in (
Matthew 20:1-5 ) At what period the Jews first became acquainted with the division of the day into twelve hours is unknown, but it is generally supposed they learned it from the Babylonians during the
Captivity
Daniel, Prophet - At about 16 years of age he was taken captive by the army of Nabuchodonosor, and carried away into the Babylonian
Captivity. When the 70 years of
Captivity were over and many of the Jews returned to their fatherland, he remained in the land of exile
Redeem, Redemption - Finding its context in the social, legal, and religious customs of the ancient world, the metaphor of redemption includes the ideas of loosing from a bond, setting free from
Captivity or slavery, buying back something lost or sold, exchanging something in one's possession for something possessed by another, and ransoming. The paradigm of Yahweh's redemptive activity in the Old Testament is the historical deliverance of Israel from Egyptian bondage, but the metaphor of redemption was also utilized by the prophets in relation to the Babylonian
Captivity. Humankind is held in the
Captivity of sin from which only the atoning death of Jesus Christ can liberate. Most of these words infer deliverance from
Captivity by means of a ransom price paid
Paul - Epistle to the Romans...
57,58...
Paul's fifth and last journey to Jerusalem (spring), where he is arrested and sent to Cæsarea...
Paul's
Captivity at Cæsarea. Testimony before Felix, Festus, and Agrippa (the Gospel of Luke and the Acts commenced at Cæsarea, and concluded at Rome)...
58-60...
Paul's voyage to Rome (autumn); shipwreck at Malta; arrival at...
60,61...
Paul's first
Captivity at Rome, Epistles to the Colossians, Ephesians, Philippians, Philemon...
61-63...
Conflagration at Rome (July); Neronian persecution of the Christians; martyrdom of Paul (?)...
Hypothesis of a second Roman
Captivity and preceding missionary journeys to the East, and possibly to Spain
Teko'a, - (
2 Chronicles 11:6 ) Some of the people from Tekoa took part in building the walls of Jerusalem, after the return from the
Captivity
Medeba - his daughters into
Captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites (so far the ballad describes Sihon's triumph over Moat; Israel's triumph over Sihon follows)
to'Bit, Book of, - But the whole tone of the narrative bespeaks a later age and above all, the doctrine of good and evil spirits is elaborated in a form which belongs to a period considerably posterior to the Babylonian
Captivity
Sabean - God could use the Sabeans to “pay for” Israel's ransom from
Captivity (
Isaiah 43:3 )
Gerizim - ...
After the
Captivity, Manasseh, a seceding priest, by permission of Alexander the Great, built a temple on Gerizim, and the Samaritans joined the worship of the true God to that of their idols; "They feared the Lord, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away form thence,"
2 Kings 17:33
Judah - ...
After the return from the
Captivity, this tribe in some sort united in itself the whole Hebrew nation, who from that time were known only as Judaei, Jews, descendants of Judah
Beersheba - Centuries later, when the Jews reconstructed their nation after the
Captivity in Babylon, Beersheba again became an important settlement
Pithom - One of the cities which the children of Israel built for Pharaoh during their
Captivity in Egypt. A much more important consideration is it to remark the diligence of Israel in their
Captivity, thus building houses for their masters
Temple - The desolation of Jerusalem by the king of Babylon at the
Captivity, brought on the desolation also of the temple, until it was totally destroyed in the eleventh year of Zedikiah, after it had stood amidst many ravages and injuries, from the plunder of the enemies of Israel, somewhat more than four hundred years. ...
During the
Captivity of Babylon the temple remained in ruins; but in the first year of Cyrus at Babylon, the Jews were permitted to return to Jerusalem, and to rebuild the temple of the Lord
Servant - Jewish Hebrew slavery terminated at the
Captivity. This sort of slavery survived the
Captivity, but was opposed by the Pharisees
Fasting - In the period preceding the
Captivity we find no universal fast prescribed. Previously to the
Captivity fasting was observed by individuals or the whole people on special occasions (cf. ...
After the
Captivity this type of fasts of course continued (cf
Calf - These calves continued to be a snare to the people till the time of their
Captivity
Haggai - He was the first of the three (Zechariah, his contemporary, and Malachi, who was about one hundred years later, being the other two) whose ministry belonged to the period of Jewish history which began after the return from
Captivity in Babylon
Samaritans - Upon the return of the Jews from the Babylonish
Captivity, it appears that they had entirely quitted the worship of their idols
Gilead - This was followed by Tiglath-pileser conquering the region, and carrying the Israelites into
Captivity
Ark of the Covenant - It was used as a representative of the former on the day of expiation, and a repository of the original copy of the holy Scriptures, collected by Ezra and the men of the great synagogue after the
Captivity; and, in imitation of this, the Jews, to this day, have a kind of ark in their synagogues, wherein their sacred books are kept
Haman - Thus God watched over His people in their
Captivity and made the device of their enemy to fall upon his own head, as it will be with Satan
Degrees - Calmet thinks, that they were called songs of degrees, or of ascent, because they were composed on occasion of the deliverance of the Jews from the
Captivity of Babylon, either to implore this deliverance from God, or to return thanks for it after it had been obtained; and that the Hebrews used the term to go up, when they spoke of their journeying from Babylon to Jerusalem
Candlestick - After the Jews returned from their
Captivity, the golden candlestick was again placed in the temple, as it had been before in the tabernacle by Moses
Bashan - After the
Captivity it was divided into four provinces
Gilead - This was followed by Tiglath-pileser conquering the region, and carrying the Israelites into
Captivity
Gedaliah - In 587 BC the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem, abolished Judah’s monarchy, plundered the nation’s treasures and took all its best people into
Captivity (
2 Kings 25:1-21)
Chronicles, the Books of - Accordingly, 1 Chronicles 1-8 give the genealogies and settlements;
1 Chronicles 9:1-24 their disturbance by the
Captivity, and partial restoration at the return; this portion is reinserted in
Nehemiah 11:3-22 with additional matter from the archives, as to times succeeding the return from Babylon, down to
Nehemiah 12:27, where Nehemiah's narrative is resumed from
Nehemiah 11:2. ...
1 Chronicles 15-17; 22-29; 2 Chronicles 13-15; 17-20; 24; 26; 29-31; 35, are mainly unique to Chronicles, and manifestly are calculated to awaken by the glorious (as well as the sad) memories of the past a desire in the people to restrain the corruption which had led to the
Captivity, and to restore the national polity in church and state. The high priests' genealogy is given in the descending line ending with the
Captivity, in
1 Chronicles 6:1-15; in
Ezra 7:1-5 in the ascending line from Ezra himself to Aaron, abridged by the omission of many links, as the writer had in Chronicles already given a complete register. That of the high priests (
1 Chronicles 6:1-15) must have been drawn up during the
Captivity; that in
1 Chronicles 6:50-53, and those of Heman and Asaph (
1 Chronicles 6:33-39, etc. The account in
1 Chronicles 9:1-34 is drawn from records subsequent to the return from
Captivity; also
2 Chronicles 36:20. Manasseh's
Captivity, repentance, and restoration (2 Chronicles 33). All these instances were just what suited the purpose of one seeking the restoration of the religious and civil polity of the Jews on their return from the
Captivity, as we know was Ezra's great mission
Samaritans - The enmity between Jews and Samaritans began to make its appearance immediately after the return from the
Captivity
Abednego - " This was an illustrious instance of the courageous and hallowed spirit of martyrdom; and the interposition was no doubt designed to encourage, the Jews while in
Captivity, living among idolaters, to hold fast their religion
Descent to Hades - The prison may have been Sheol or Hades according to Old Testament thinking, a special place of
Captivity for sinners, a place of punishment for fallen angels, a place of security for such angels where they thought they could escape Christ's power, or a place on the way to heaven where the faithful of old waited to hear the message of Christ's final atoning victory
Seed - Metaphorically, ‘seed’ (σπέρμα) was used (1) of the nucleus of the Jewish race left from the
Captivity (
Romans 9:29); (2) of offspring in general, either (a) taken literally (
Matthew 22:24 f
Baruch - 604), again during the last siege of Jerusalem (587 6), and again amongst the Judæans left behind after the Second
Captivity
Prison - He did so and "led
Captivity captive
Bond - In the plural, chains imprisonment
Captivity
Gifts in the Church - The Lord Jesus, having led
Captivity captive, ascended up on high and thence gave gifts unto men
Hezekiah - Hezekiah's sickness, humiliation, and prolongation of life 15 years in peace, and the prediction that Babylon, then feeble and friendly, would one day carry his descendants into
Captivity are noticed in Old Testament history,
Isaiah 39:1-8;
Micah 4:10
Kings, First And Second Book of - The kingdom was at its height in the reign of Solomon, but because of his sin the kingdom was divided, and after many warnings from God through His prophets, to both Israel and Judah, both kingdoms were brought to a close, the people being carried away into
Captivity, and Jerusalem and the temple destroyed
Abednego - I humbly conceive, that the motive with the Chaldeans, for changing the names of the children of the
Captivity, was somewhat more than the naturalizing them
Kenites - They were conquered and carried into
Captivity, by Nebuchadnezzar
Micah - His prophecy relates to the sins and judgments of Israel and Judah, the destruction of Samaria and Jerusalem, the return of the Jews from
Captivity, and the punishment of their enemies
Month - ; and the names by which they are now known are believed to be of Persian origin, and to have been adopted by the Jews during the
Captivity
Day - " Before the
Captivity the Jews divided the night into three watches, (
Psalm 63:6 ; 90:4 ) viz
Bashan - Israel lost Bashan again, this time without any hope of regaining it, when Assyria overran the northern and eastern sections of Israel and took the people into
Captivity (
2 Kings 15:29)
Micah, Book of - Unless they repented, God would send the people into
Captivity and leave their homeland desolate (
Micah 3:12;
Micah 6:16). But, looking further ahead, he sees that after
Captivity in a foreign land, Israel’s shame will be replaced by glory (4:1-5:1), and God’s chosen king will reign over his people in an ideal kingdom (5:2-15)
Ezekiel, Book of - 625: the thirtieth year would be 595, which agrees with the fifth year of Jehoiachin's
Captivity. It is not so manifest to what the 40 years for Judah refer: it was for the iniquity of Judah, and may refer to the reign of Manasseh before his
Captivity and reformation, for that is pointed out as the crowning sin of Judah, and for which they were sent into
Captivity. The flight and
Captivity of Zedekiah are foretold. "...
The Book of Ezekiel is thus full of interest to the Christian as showing the great care God had for His people during their
Captivity, and the bright scene of future earthly blessing that is spread out before them
Chronology - )...
740
Captivity of the two and a half tribes east of the Jordan. ...
606 Jerusalem taken: first
Captivity of Judah. ...
599 Jerusalem re-taken: the great
Captivity
Meals - During the
Captivity the Jews acquired the Persian practice of reclining at meals upon couches, or upon mats or cushions, around the tables, in such a way that the head of every person approached the bosom of the one who reclined next above him
Ephesians, Epistle to the - The name of one of the didactic books of the New Testament, written from Rome by Saint Paul sometime during his first Roman
Captivity (A
Feudalism And the Church - Feudalism was dragging her into a mire of secularization which culminated in the
Captivity of Avignon
Esther - That she was raised up as an instrument in the hand of God to avert the destruction of the Jewish people, and to afford them protection and forward their wealth and peace in their
Captivity, is also manifest from the Scripture account
Reuben, Tribe of - God "stirred up the spirit of Pul, king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria," to carry them away, the first of the tribes, into
Captivity (
1 Chronicles 5:25,26 )
Schools - After the
Captivity schools came more into use, and at the time of Christ were very abundant
Degrees, Songs of - The posture of affairs contemplated in most of these psalms is that after the Babylonian
Captivity, when the building of the temple was interrupted by the Samaritans
Week - ...
As Judah's
Captivity in Babylon was for 70 years, so its time of deliverance by Messiah was to be 70 sevens of years (
Daniel 9:24-27)
Heshbon - It passed from Israel into the hands of its former masters the Moabites before the
Captivity
Medes - Their origin is given in
Genesis 10:2, and they were connected with the
Captivity of Israel
Birth - ...
Isaiah 66:9 (b) GOD in this place is promising a full deliverance eventually for Israel so that she will emerge from her
Captivity as a full-grown nation
Sepharvaim - (See
2 Kings 17:24) But what is most worthy our notice is, that in the Lord's displeasure with Israel he should not only cause his people to be led into
Captivity, but Samaria to be inhabited by idolaters
Mordecai - Thus did God honour the faith of one of His people, though they were in
Captivity
Naaman - The whole story is a beautiful instance of the grace of God going out to a heathen; the faith of the little maid who, though in
Captivity, did not forget the prophet of Jehovah, and who sought the welfare of those among whom her lot was cast, is also an interesting feature
Samaria - The people were now carried into
Captivity
Galilee - Devastated during the wars of the
Captivity, it was repeopled by strangers
Hittites - Solomon rendered those that yet remained in Palestine tributary,
1 Kings 9:20; and they are mentioned after the
Captivity
Epistle to the Ephesians - The name of one of the didactic books of the New Testament, written from Rome by Saint Paul sometime during his first Roman
Captivity (A
First-Fruits - (
Numbers 18:11 ; 18:4) Nehemiah, at the return from
Captivity, took pains to reorganize the offerings of first-fruits of both kinds, and to appoint places to receive them
Kings -
Captivity of the best of the land closed the history of this kingdom
Scribe - In the later times of the Old Testament, especially after the
Captivity, and in the New Testament, a scribe is a person skilled in the Jewish law, a teacher or interpreter of the law
Dan - It was one of the first parts of Israel to fall when Assyria conquered the land and took the people into
Captivity (
2 Kings 15:29)
Temple, the Second - After the return from
Captivity, under Zerubbabel (q. 516, twenty years after the return from
Captivity
Scribes - The religious importance of scribes developed during the period that followed the Jews’ return from
Captivity in 538 BC and the subsequent reconstruction of the Jewish nation. During the
Captivity there had been a renewal of interest in the law of Moses, and this increased after the return to Jerusalem
Nehemiah - As governor of Jerusalem and author of a book, Nehemiah is an important character in the biblical record of Israel’s reconstruction after the
Captivity in Babylon. This was more than ninety years after the first group of people had returned from
Captivity (
Nehemiah 2:1; cf
Age - The fifth age, from the foundation of Solomon's temple to the Babylonish
Captivity, A. The sixth age, from the Babylonish
Captivity to the birth of Jesus Christ, A
Idolatry, - The lamp of David, which had long shed but a struggling ray, flickered for a while and then went out in the darkness of Babylonian
Captivity. Though the conquests of Alexander caused Greek influence to be felt, yet after the
Captivity better condition of things prevailed, and the Jews never again fell into idolatry. The erection of synagogues had been assigned as a reason for the comparative purity of the Jewish worship after the
Captivity, while another cause has been discovered in the hatred for images acquired by the Jews in their intercourse with the Persians
Jonathan - " He became priest of the idol image at Dan, and this office continued in his family till the
Captivity
Scribes - ...
In later times, after the
Captivity, when the nation lost its independence, the scribes turned their attention to the law, gaining for themselves distinction by their intimate acquaintance with its contents
Rachel - Centuries later, Jeremiah imagined the dead Rachel mourning from her tomb as her descendants were led past on their way to
Captivity in a foreign land (
Jeremiah 31:15)
Tig'Lath-Pile'Ser - " Here he overran the whole district to the east of Jordan, carrying into
Captivity "the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half tribe of Manasseh," (
1 Chronicles 5:26 ) Before returning into his own land, Tiglath pileser had an interview with Ahaz at Damascus
Nahum - ...
Background to the book...
About one hundred years previously, Assyria had conquered the northern kingdom Israel and taken its people into
Captivity (722 BC;
2 Kings 17:6)
Michael - the period of the Judges and that of the
Captivity are specially noticeable for angelic appearances), the name Michael is not found until the later period, when the angelic office was divided into two parts, which were assigned to individual angels
Kneeling - In the Jewish Church, Solomon’s prayer is the only instance prior to the
Captivity
Jeremiah - Jeremiah expressly foretold that the
Captivity would endure for 70 years; he also predicted the return of the people to their own country
Hebrew Bible - It is judged that the purity of its pronunciation began to fail during the Babylonian
Captivity
Aera - ...
The ancient Jews made use of several aeras in their computation; sometimes they reckoned from the deluge, sometimes from the division of tongues; sometimes from their departure out of Egypt; and at other times from the building of the temple; and sometimes from the restoration after the Babylonish
Captivity: but their vulgar aera was from the creation of the world, which falls in with the year of the Julian period 953; and consequently they supposed the world created 294 years sooner than according to our computation
Media - Into this country the ten tribes who composed the kingdom of Israel were transplanted, in the Assyrian
Captivity, by Tiglath-pileser and Salmaneser
Zechariah - He was born during the
Captivity, and came to Jerusalem when the Jews were permitted by Cyrus to return to their own country
Chronicles - The second book contains the history of the kings of Judah, without those of Israel, from the beginning of the reign of Solomon only, to the return from the
Captivity of Babylon
Month - Four names of months are mentioned before the Babylonish
Captivity: Αbib ("the month of ears of grain") made the first month in memory of the Exodus (
Exodus 9:81;
Exodus 12:2;
Exodus 13:4); Ζif ("the bloom of flowers", or the Assyrian gay , "bull," the zodiacal Taurus), the second month (
1 Kings 6:1;
1 Kings 6:37); Βul ("the month of rain"), the eighth month (
1 Kings 6:38); Εthanim ("the month of gifts", namely, fruits), the seventh (
1 Kings 8:2). ...
After the
Captivity the first month (that of the Passover) was called Νisan (
Nehemiah 2:1); Sivan the third (from the Assyrian siv "the moon", to whom the Assyrians consecrated it):
Esther 8:9
Apocalyptic Literature - ...
A message for difficult times...
With Israel’s release from
Captivity in 539 BC and its re-establishment in its homeland, many Jews expected that the messianic age was about to dawn. ...
By this time, the ministry of Israelite prophets, which had never been as prominent after the
Captivity as before, had almost disappeared entirely
Jeroboam - This false religion, set up by Jeroboam and followed by other kings, was the reason God destroyed the northern kingdom and sent the people into
Captivity (
2 Kings 17:21-23). Jeroboam would be killed and eventually Israel would go into
Captivity (
Amos 7:9-11)
Valerianus, Emperor - How long he lived in
Captivity is unknown. Gallienus, immediately after his father's
Captivity, stopped the persecution, but it probably lasted in the East till the fall of Macrianus, who had assumed the purple in 262
Paul as Sold Under Sin - " And did I hear or read of a man of refined mind, and of great nobility of nature that nothing could obliterate, and, withal, a truly Christian man; did I read or hear of such a man held in
Captivity by some vile, cruel, cannibal tribe in South America, or Central Africa, I would feel sure that he had a tale to tell that would harrow my heart. I could see him making desperate attempts to escape his horrible
Captivity, only to be overtaken and dragged back to a still more cruel bondage. ...
And no wonder, for the most complete and cruel
Captivity, the most utter and hopeless slavery you ever heard of, falls far short of being sold under sin. He was not suddenly surprised and swept away into all this terrible
Captivity against his own will, and against all that he could do to resist and to escape. If even Paul was sold under sin: if even Paul when writing the Romans was still carnal: if he that very day had said and done and thought and felt what he would not if he could have helped it: if he hated himself for what came up upon him out of his heart even with his inspired pen in his hand: if sin still dwelt in him, till in his flesh there dwelt no good thing: and, then, if we delight in the law of God after the inward man, as he did: even if we find another law, as we every moment do find it, warring against the law of our mind, and bringing us into
Captivity to the law of sin, till we cry without ceasing, O wretched man that I am! and if all the time we thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord, and walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit till there is therefore no condemnation to us-if all that is so, I would like you to tell me where I can find another chapter so full of the profoundest, surest, most spiritual, and most experimental, comfort. And He will bring you forth with His own hand like Gaius; and for all your shame and pain He will bestow upon you double, with a chain of salvation round your neck that will make you forget all the sad years of your sold
Captivity
Exile - (ex' ile) The events in which the northern tribes of Israel were taken into
Captivity by the Assyrians and the events in which the southern tribes of Judah were taken into
Captivity by the Babylonians. Sometimes the terms “captivity,” and “carried into
Captivity” refer to the exiles of Israel and Judah
Pentateuch - That the Jews have acknowledged the authenticity of the Pentateuch, from the present time back to the era of their return from the Babylonish
Captivity, a period of more than two thousand three hundred years, admits not a possibility of doubt. ...
But, long previous to the
Captivity, two particular examples, deserving peculiar attention, occur in the Jewish history, of the public and solemn homage paid to the sacredness of the Mosaic law as promulgated in the Pentateuch; and which, by consequence, afford the fullest testimony to the authenticity of the Pentateuch itself: the one in the reign of Hezekiah, while the separate kingdoms of Judah and Israel still subsisted; and the other in the reign of his great grandson Josiah, subsequent to the
Captivity of Israel
Prophets - Obadiah, near the fall and
Captivity of Jerusalem, B. He prophesied in Babylon to the end of the
Captivity and probably finished about 534 B. Haggai, returned from the
Captivity B
Kings, Books of - The two books of Kings (which were originally one book) trace the history of Israel over approximately four centuries from the end of David’s reign to the beginning of the
Captivity in Babylon. Babylon conquered Jerusalem, took the best people into
Captivity, and appointed Zedekiah as king in Jerusalem (24:1-17). More people were taken into
Captivity and the nation Judah soon came to an end (24:18-25:30)
Stranger - The growth of this spirit dates from the time of the Babylonish
Captivity
Fast - The only other mention of a periodical fast in the Old Testament is in
Zechariah 7:1-7 ; 8:19 , from which it appears that during their
Captivity the Jews observed four annual fasts
Gad - It was carried into
Captivity at the same time as the other tribes of the northern kingdom by Tiglath-pileser (
1 Chronicles 5:26 ), and in the time of (
Jeremiah 49:1 ) their cities were inhabited by the Ammonites
Naphtali, Tribe of - In the reign of Pekah, king of Israel, the Assyrians under Tiglath-pileser swept over the whole north of Israel, and carried the people into
Captivity (
2 Kings 15:29 )
Zechariah - He lived in Jerusalem during the period after the Jews’ return from
Captivity and, with Haggai, he roused the people to get on with the job of rebuilding the temple (
Ezra 5:1-2;
Ezra 6:14-15;
Zechariah 1:1; see ZECHARIAH, BOOK OF)
Ascension - The ascension is also a tremendous fact for Satan: the prince of this world has been judged who led the world to put the Lord to death; and in His ascension He led
Captivity captive, having broken the power of death in which men were held,
Ephesians 4:8 , for He had in the cross spoiled principalities and powers and made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it
Isaiah (2) - " It takes its position at the close of the Babylonian
Captivity, and prophesies its close and the glories of the Messianic period of Israel's history
Zebulun - It is thought these tribes were the first carried into
Captivity beyond the Euphrates by Pul and Tiglath Pileser, kings of Assyria,
1 Chronicles 5:26
Jehovah - ...
The Jews, after their
Captivity in Babylon, out of an excessive and superstitious respect for this name, left off to pronounce it, and thus lost the true pronunciation
Hebron - It was fortified by Rehoboam, and is mentioned after the
Captivity, but not in the New Testament,
Nehemiah 11:25
Governor - (
Jeremiah 51:38 ) Under the Persian viceroys, during the Babylonian
Captivity, the land of the Hebrews appears to have been portioned out among "governors" (pachoth ) inferior in rank to the satraps, (
Ezra 8:30 ) like the other provinces which were under the dominion of the Persian king
Bethel - ...
With the rebuilding of Israel after the
Captivity, Bethel again became a settlement (
Nehemiah 11:31)
Daniel, the Book of - Being a "seer," having the gift and spirit, not the theocratical office and work, of a prophet, his book stands in the third rank in the Hebrew canon, namely, in the Hagiographa (Kethubim) between Esther and Ezra, the three relating to the
Captivity. A new stage in the theocracy begins with the
Captivity. Personal miracles mark the beginning of the church, the spiritual kingdom of God, coming not with outward observation in "the times of the Gentiles," which began from the
Captivity. The period of Daniel's prophecies is that from the downfall of the theocracy to its final restoration; it is the period of the world's outward supremacy, "the times of the Gentiles" (
Luke 21:24;
Daniel 9:27;
Daniel 12:7), not set aside by Christ's first coming (
John 18:36;
Matthew 4:8-10); for Satan yet is "prince of this world," and Israel has been depressed and Judah's kingdom prostrate ever since the Babylonian
Captivity. ...
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490 1/2...
So, Jeremiah foretold that 70 years of the
Captivity would begin at 606 B
Exile - (See JUDAH, KINGDOM OF;
Captivity
Minnesota - The Falls of Saint Anthony were named in 1680 by the Recollect, Father Louis Hennepin, who had been carried into
Captivity with two companions by the Sioux Indians of the region, and was released by the explorer, Sieur Daniel Greysolon du Lhut
Micah - The principal predictions contained in this book are, the invasions of Shalmanezer and Sennecharib; the destruction of Samaria and of Jerusalem, mixed with consolatory promises of the deliverance of the Jews from the Babylonian
Captivity and of the downfall of the power of their Assyrian and Babylonian oppressors; the cessation of prophecy in consequence of their continued deceitfulness and hypocrisy; and a desolation in a then distant period, still greater than that which was declared to be impending
Sanhedrin - With the re-establishment of the Jewish nation after the Jews’ return from
Captivity in Babylon, there were significant developments in the Jewish religion
Tribute - )...
Collected both before and after the Babylonian
Captivity (
2 Kings 12:4;
2 Chronicles 24:9) from all Jews wherever sojourning (
Josephus 18:9, section 1; Philo
Deuterocanonical - They say that under Esdras, a great assembly of their doctors, which they call, by way of eminence, the great synagogue, made the collection of the sacred books which we now have in the Hebrew Old Testament; and they agree that they put books therein which had not been so before the Babylonish
Captivity; such as those of Daniel, Ezekiel, Haggai, &c
Zadok - This statement agrees with the genealogies of Chronicles which list only two families as far as the
Captivity—David of Judah and Zadok the descendant of Aaron through Eleazar
Gentiles - ...
"The times of the Gentiles" began with Judah's depression and
Captivity under Nebuchadnezzar, to whom God delegated the world empire (
Jeremiah 27:6-7), from whence Jeremiah's counsel to the Jews to submit to hint was true patriotism, not cowardice
Habakkuk - He is generally placed in the time of Josiah or a little later: it was before the
Captivity of Judah, for that is foretold
Dan - This tribe was guilty of setting up very early in the land the idolatry, which continued until the people were carried into
Captivity
Mount Olivet - Here, I would say, from hence Jesus ascended when he went up on high, and led
Captivity captive, and received gifts for men; yea, when he received gifts for men in the manhood of Christ Jesus
Redeem - To purchase back to ransom to liberate or rescue from
Captivity or bondage, or from any obligation or liability to suffer or to be forfeited, by paying an equivalent as, to redeem prisoners or captured goods to redeem a pledge
Nehemiah - The son of Hachaliah was born at Babylon during the
Captivity
Genealogy of Jesus Christ - The period from Abraham to David is that of patriarchs; from David to the Babylonian
Captivity that of kings; from the
Captivity to Christ private individuals
Genealogies - This so-called Gnosticism may be traced through Philo, the Book of Wisdom, and Sirach, ‘back to the Persian speculations with which the Jews became familiar during the
Captivity’ (Dods, Introd. Strachan, The
Captivity and the Pastoral Epistles
Israel - 740 the two and a half tribes east of the Jordan were carried into
Captivity, and Israel became tributary to Assyria. He revolted against Assyria, trusting to Egypt; but Samaria was taken, and Israel carried into
Captivity
Day - The Arabians agree with the Caraites and Samaritans; and in this way the Hebrews appear to have computed, previous to the
Captivity. ...
Before the
Captivity, the night was divided into three watches
Jeremiah - To resist would only bring invasion, siege, starvation, bloodshed and
Captivity (
2 Kings 24:18-20;
Jeremiah 21:1-10; Jeremiah 24;
Jeremiah 27:12-22;
Jeremiah 28:12-14). In the end Babylon destroyed the city and its temple, and took the king, along with all remaining useful citizens, into foreign
Captivity (587 BC;
2 Kings 25:1-21;
Jeremiah 32:1-5;
Jeremiah 32:28-29;
Jeremiah 33:1-5;
Jeremiah 37:16-17;
Jeremiah 38:17-18;
Jeremiah 39:1-10). Jeremiah looked beyond the
Captivity to a day when there would be a new covenant between God and his people. ...
Prophecies of
Captivity and return (Chapters 26-36) include a warning to the Jerusalemites to submit to Babylon or be destroyed (26:1-28:17); an assurance to those already in exile that there is no hope for an immediate return to Jerusalem (29:1-32); the promise of a new age after the nation’s restoration (30:1-33:26); and guarantees that though treachery and rebellion will be punished, fidelity will be rewarded (34:1-36:32)
Marriage - Polygamy was acknowledged in the Mosaic law and made the basis of legislation, and continued to be practised all down through the period of Jewish histroy to the
Captivity, after which there is no instance of it on record
Michael - In the
Captivity, during the withholding of God's regular manifestations to Israel, those visions of angels come precisely when most needed
Mordecai - )...
Mordecai was great grandson of Kish the Benjamite taken captive in Jeconiah's
Captivity, 599 B
Samaritan Pentateuch - The collection of the five books of Moses, written in Samaritan or Phoenician characters; and, according to some, the ancient Hebrew characters which were in use before the
Captivity of Babylon
Hebron - After the
Captivity it was for a time in the hands of the Edomites (though from
Nehemiah 11:25 it would appear to have been temporarily colonized by the returned Jews), but was re-captured by Judas Maccabæus (
1Ma 5:65 )
Hebrew - In Israel's bondages in the time of the judges they never lost their language; but in the 70 years'
Captivity in Babylon their language became in a great degree Aramaic or Chaldee, and they adopted the present Hebrew alphabet
Galilee - This was doubtless followed by the district being inhabited by foreigners, who, when the
Captivity of Israel was completed, would be able to spread themselves southward
Andronicus - The meaning in these cases is evidently literal, both sharing the Apostle’s
Captivity at Rome, whether compulsorily or voluntarily
Jubilee - The jubilees were not regarded after the Babylonish
Captivity
Hosea - The principal predictions contained in this book, are the
Captivity and dispersion of the kingdom of Israel; the deliverance of Judah from Sennacherib; the present state of the Jews; their future restoration, and union with the Gentiles in the kingdom of the Messiah; the call of our Saviour out of Egypt, and his resurrection on the third day
Judaism - After their seventy years'
Captivity, many among them gave too much place to the Greek idolatries, but as a nation they were never again guilty of the crime
Judea - After the
Captivity, as most of those who returned were of the kingdom of Judah, the name Judah, or Judea, was applied generally to the whole of Palestine,
Haggai 1:1,14 2:2 ; and this use of the word has never wholly ceased
Lead - ...
To lead captive, to carry into
Captivity
Remnant - 1:2-3, the condition of the “remnant” of Israel is described: “… And I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the
Captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. And they said unto me, the remnant that are left of the
Captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach
Zechari'ah - ) ...
One of the family of Elam who had married a foreign wife after the
Captivity. ) ...
A chief of the Reubenites at the time of the
Captivity by Tiglath-pileser
Nebaioth - The Nabathaeans must therefore have come into celebrity after the Babylonian
Captivity
Shechem - Although Shechem lost its importance, it continued to exist, even after the Assyrians had destroyed the northern kingdom and taken most of the people into
Captivity (
Jeremiah 41:5)
Manasseh - The eastern part of the tribe of Manasseh prospered much and spread to Mount Hermon, but they finally mixed with the Canaanites, adopted their idolatry, became scattered as Bedouins in the desert, and were the first to be carried away into
Captivity by the kings of Assyria
Den - As no trace is found in the OT of such a market existing, it may be supposed it sprang up some time after the
Captivity
Idolatry - The severe chastisement of the
Captivity in a great measure uprooted Hebrew idolatry
Canaanites - Even after the return from
Captivity survivors of five of the Canaanitish tribes were still found in the land
Maiden, Virgin - 1:18: “… Behold my sorrow: my virgins and my young men are gone into
Captivity” (cf
Babylon (2) - After the time of Nimrod Babel or Babylon appears to be displaced in Scripture history by Chaldæa until the time of Joshua,
Joshua 7:21; after this both again disappear, until about the time of the
Captivity
Pharisees - They first appeared as a sect after the return of the Jews from
Captivity
Genealogy - When Zerubbabel brought back the
Captivity from Babylon, one of his first cares seems to have been to take a census of those that returned, and to settle them according to their genealogies
Edom - ...
During the
Captivity the Edomites extended their dominion in the West and possessed Hebron; and some 300 years B
Year, - It follows, from the determination of the proper new moon of the first month, whether by observation of a stellar phenomenon or of the forwardness of the crops, that the method of intercalation can only have been that in use after the
Captivity, --the addition of a thirteenth month whenever the twelfth ended too long before the equinox for the offering of the first-fruits to be made at the time fixed
Joram, Jehoram - He was punished by the Philistines and Arabians taking possession of his treasures, and carrying his wives and children into
Captivity
Gentile - But they repeatedly ignored that law, with the result that eventually their nation was conquered and the people taken into
Captivity (
2 Kings 17:7-8)
Joel - ...
An alternative suggestion is that the book belongs to the period after Judah’s return from
Captivity
Prophets, the - Of the remainder, Hosea, Amos, and Isaiah are anterior to the
Captivity of the ten tribes. ...
Others follow closely, as Micah, who prophesies concerning Samaria and Jerusalem, though no personal reference is made to a king of Israel; and, either before or contemporary with the
Captivity of Judah, Jeremiah and Zephaniah. After the return from the
Captivity we have Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi
Demetrius - After a chequered career, Demetrius fell into the hands of the Parthians, by whom he was detained in
Captivity until his death (Jos
Kenites - The Canaanite Kenites Balaam denounces; or else more probably Balaam's prophecy is "Kain (the Midianite Kenites) shall not be exterminated until Asshur shall carry him away into
Captivity" (Keil)
Bond - ) The state of being bound; imprisonment;
Captivity, restraint
Zephaniah, Prophecy of - Within four years of the close of Josiah's reign Jerusalem was taken by Nebuchadnezzar, the holy vessels carried away, and the
Captivity of Judah commenced
Isa'Iah, Book of - The last 27 chapters form a separate prophecy, and are supposed by many critics to have been written in the time of the Babylonian
Captivity, and are therefore ascribed to a "later Isaiah;" but the best reasons are in favor of but one Isaiah
Tribe - The return from this
Captivity is stated in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah
Frontlets - Prior to the Babylonish
Captivity, no traces of them appear in the history of the Jews
Hebron - During the
Captivity of Babylon, the Edomites having invaded the southern parts of Judea, made themselves masters of Hebron; hence Josephus sometimes makes it a part of Edom
Gibeon - We see in
Ezra 8:20 ;
Ezra 2:58 ;
1 Kings 9:20-21 , that David, Solomon, and the princes of Judah, gave many such to the Lord; these Nethinim being carried into
Captivity with Judah and the Levites, many of them returned with Ezra, Zerubbabel, and Nehemiah, and continued, as before, in the service of the temple, under the priests and Levites
Mordecai - There is great probability that Mordecai was very young when taken into
Captivity
Bird - Beside, the young never knew the sweets of liberty; the dam did: they might be taken and used for any lawful purpose; but the dam must not be brought into a state of
Captivity
Benjamin - Thenceforward the history of the two is identical: both went into
Captivity, and both returned
Samaria - The inhabitants were carried into
Captivity and colonists put in their place
Josiah - Son of Zephaniah, at whose house Zechariah assembled the chief men of the
Captivity when Joshua the son of Josedech was crowned
Ark of the Covenant - Had it been carried to Babylon with the other vessels of the temple, it would, in all probability, have been brought back with them at the close of the
Captivity. The only use that was made of it was to be a representation of the former on the great day of expiation, and to be a repository of the Holy Scriptures, that is, of the original copy of that collection of them made by Ezra after the
Captivity; in imitation of which the Jews, in all their synagogues, have a like ark or coffer in which they keep their Scriptures
Feasts - ...
There are records of Israel’s celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles after Solomon’s completion of the temple and after the Jews’ return from
Captivity in Babylon (
2 Chronicles 8:12-13;
Ezra 3:4). It was established in Persia in the fifth century BC by Mordecai, a leader of the large community of Jews that had grown up in Persia after the Babylonian
Captivity
Shemaiah - A prophet, called ‘the Nehelamite,’ carried into
Captivity at Babylon with Jehoiachin, actively engaged in opposing Jeremiah (
Jeremiah 29:24-32 )
Ark of the Covenant - The ark appears to have been destroyed at the
Captivity, or perhaps concealed by pious Jews in some hiding-place afterwards undiscoverable, as we hear nothing more of it; and the want of it made the second temple less glorious than the first
Jeremiah - With the invasion of Nabuchodonosor, Jeremias pronounced the famous prophecy of the 70 years of
Captivity (25)
Jeremias - With the invasion of Nabuchodonosor, Jeremias pronounced the famous prophecy of the 70 years of
Captivity (25)
Sun - The Hebrews must have been well acquainted with the idolatrous worship of the sun during the
Captivity in Egypt, both from the contiguity of On, the chief seat of the worship of the sun, as implied in the name itself (On being the equivalent of the Hebrew Bethshemesh, "house of the sun") (
Jeremiah 43:13 ) and also from the connection between Joseph and Potipherah("he who belongs to Ela") the priest of On, (
Genesis 41:45 ) After their removal to Canaan, the Hebrews came in contact with various forms of idolatry which originated in the worship of the sun; such as the Baal of the Phoenicians, the Molech or Milcom of the Ammonites, and the Hadad of the Syrians
Philippians, Epistle to - Other minuter analogies in forms of expression and of thought are also found in these epistles of the
Captivity
Synagogue - Some, however, are of opinion that it was specially during the Babylonian
Captivity that the system of synagogue worship, if not actually introduced, was at least reorganized on a systematic plan (
Ezekiel 8:1 ; 14:1 )
Elam - " After scattering them God saith, "in the latter days I will bring again the
Captivity of Elam," namely, in the coming restitution of all things by Messiah, an earnest of which was given in that Elamites were on Pentecost among the first who heard and accepted the gospel (
Acts 2:9)
Build up - He also describes God's intentions for the nation after the
Captivity (24:6)
Epaphras - Paul created suspicion and thus led to his arrest, or that he voluntarily shared the Apostle’s
Captivity (Lightfoot, Colossians3, 1879, p
Alms - Begging was a practice only known after the
Captivity
Census - Of those who returned from
Captivity: there were 42,360
Benjamin - ' On the return from the
Captivity, Benjamin had its share of blessing with Judah
Free - To set at liberty to rescue or release from slavery,
Captivity or confinement to loose
Targum - It is easy to understand that pious Jews who did not return under Ezra and Nehemiah, and were gradually losing the use of the Hebrew tongue (as well as their descendants born in
Captivity) would value such a translation; and it has been stated that for centuries the Targums were publicly read on the Sabbaths, festivals, etc
Libertines - Whether the libertini, mentioned in this passage of the Acts were Gentiles, who had become proselytes to Judaism, or native Jews, who having been made slaves to the Romans were afterward set at liberty, and in remembrance of their
Captivity called them recites libertini, and formed a synagogue by themselves, is differently conjectured by the learned
Benjamin - ' On the return from the
Captivity, Benjamin had its share of blessing with Judah
Babylonia - Upon the return of the Jews from
Captivity, many still remained in Babylonia, and to their posterity the gospel was early conveyed
Month - (
1 Kings 8:2 ) In the second place we have the names which prevailed subsequent to the Babylonish
Captivity; of these the following seven appear in the Bible: Nisan, the first, in which the passover was held, (
Nehemiah 2:1 ;
Esther 3:7 ) Sivan, the third (
Esther 8:9 )
Baruch 1:8 ; Elul, the sixth, (
Nehemiah 6:15 )
1 Maccabees 14:27 ; Chisleu, the ninth, (
Nehemiah 1:1 ;
Zechariah 7:1 )
1 Maccabees 1:54 ; Tebeth, the tenth, (
Esther 2:16 ) Sebat, the eleventh, (
Zechariah 1:7 )
1 Maccabees 16:14 ; and Adar, the twelfth
Amos - But after the punishment of the
Captivity, God would restore the nation and bless its people again (9:11-15)
Jeremiah - We read of no prophecy that Jeremiah actually delivered in this king's reign; but the fate of Jeconiah, his being carried into
Captivity, and continuing an exile till the time of his death, were foretold early in his father's reign, as may be particularly seen in the twenty-second chapter. He foretold the fate of Zedekiah,
Jeremiah 34:2-5 ;
2 Chronicles 36:11-21 ;
2 Kings 25:5 ;
Jeremiah 52:11 ; the Babylonish
Captivity, the precise time of its duration, and the return of the Jews. Jerusalem is, as it were, personified, and bewailed with the passionate sorrow of private and domestic attachment; while the more general pictures of the famine, the common misery of every rank, and age, and sex, all the desolation, the carnage, the violation, the dragging away into
Captivity, the remembrance of former glories, of the gorgeous ceremonies and the glad festivals, the awful sense of the divine wrath heightening the present calamities, are successively drawn with all the life and reality of an eye-witness
Psalms, Book of, - contains the remainder of the psalms up to the date of the
Captivity, There are seventeen, from Psal 90-106 --one by Moses, two by David, and the rest anonymous. The
Captivity of Manasseh himself proved to be but temporary; but the sentence which his sins had provoked upon Judah and Jerusalem still remained to be executed, and precluded the hope that God's salvation could be revealed till after such an outpouring of his judgments as the nation had never yet known. Psal 139 is a psalm of the new birth of Israel from the womb of the Babylonish
Captivity, to a life of righteousness; Psal 140-143 may be a picture of the trials to which the unrestored exiles were still exposed in the realms of the Gentiles
Psalms - The argument for a post-Babylonian date from the phrase "bring back the
Captivity" (
Psalms 14:7) is invalid; it is a Hebraism for reversing one's misfortunes (
Job 42:10). " The principle of arrangement is not: wholly chronological, though David's book of psalms is first of the five, and the post
Captivity book of psalms last; for Moses' psalm (Psalm 90), the oldest of all, begins the fourth book, and some of David's psalms are in the fifth. The remaining 46, except Moses' Psalm 90, were written just before, during, and after the Babylonian
Captivity. ...
The
Captivity taught the people a bitter but wholesome lesson; then accordingly psalmody revived. Psalm 42; Psalm 43; Psalm 84; Psalm 86 (according to Hengstenberg, as occurring in the midst of Korahitic psalms though superscribed with David's name), refer to Absaiom's rebellion; Psalm 44 on the invasion of the Edomites (
2 Samuel 8:13;
1 Chronicles 18:12;
1 Kings 11:15-16); Psalm 49 of general import; Psalm 45 on King Messiah's marriage to Israel and the church, in Solomon's time; Psalm 47; Psalm 48; Psalm 83, in Jehoshaphat's time; Psalm 46; Psalm 87, refer to Sennacherib's host overthrown before Jerusalem, in Hezekiah's reign; Psalm 85; Psalm 88; Psalm 89, before the Babylonian
Captivity. Then follows David's trilogy, Psalm 101-103, and the trilogy of the
Captivity (Psalm 104-106). Psalm 107-150 are (excepting David's psalms incorporated) after the return from the
Captivity
le'Vites - After the
Captivity. --During the period that followed the
Captivity of the Levites contributed to the formation of the so-called Great Synagogue
Micah - ...
The Babylonian
Captivity and deliverance in
Micah 4:10;
Micah 4:1-8;
Micah 7:11, confirming the genuineness of the latter half of Isaiah his contemporary, with whom Micah has so much in common and who (Isaiah 39-66) similarly foretells the
Captivity and deliverance
No - Nahum (
Nahum 3:8;
Nahum 3:10) in the latter part of that reign speaks of her being already "carried away into
Captivity, her young children dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets, lots cast for her honourable men, and all her great men bound in chains," notwithstanding her having Ethiopia, Egypt, Put, and Lubim as "her strength and it was infinite," and makes her a warning to Nineveh. bring again the
Captivity of Egypt
Philosophy - During the
Captivity, the Jews acquired many new notions, particularly from the Mahestani, and appropriated them, as occasion offered, to their own purposes. After the
Captivity, the language in which the sacred books were written was no longer vernacular
Babylon - 603Jehoiakim revolted and in 599 Nebuchadnezzar again took Jerusalem, and Ezekiel was carried to Babylon: this is called the great
Captivity. He raises up Jehoiachin in the 37th year of his
Captivity. It is the place where the people of God get into
Captivity through dalliance with the world
Isaiah - The fulfillment of his past prophecies constituted the prophet's credentials to the unborn generation on which the Babylonian
Captivity should fall, that they might securely trust his word. The former part ends with the Babylonian exile (
Isaiah 39:6); the latter part begins with the deliverance from it, to remove the deep gloom which the prophecy of the
Captivity caused to all who looked for redemption in Israel. On the other hand Isaiah announces the
Captivity in Babylon when as yet it was but a secondrate power and moreover in alliance with Judah, and further the return of the exiles. " Blunt (Undesigned Coincidences) notices the absence of such allusions as one in the Babylonian
Captivity would have made and the presence of allusions to idolatry which had almost no place in Judah after the
Captivity
Napoleon i - Ecclesiastical councils, summoned 1811 by Napoleon, to decide about dispensations and canonical institution of bishops during the pope's
Captivity, resulted, after two dissolutions and misrepresentations of negotiations with Pius, in the passage of a decree providing canonical institution by the metropolitan within six months, if the pope refused
Molech, Moloch - But under Jehoiakim this worship revived, and continued till the
Captivity
High Priest - In this line it continued to Abiathar, whom Solomon deposed, and appointed Zadok, of the family of Eleazar, in his stead (
1 Kings 2:35 ), in which it remained till the time of the
Captivity
Nail - The former seems preferable, answering to her "putting the raiment of her
Captivity from her
Rechab - , a Hebrew title existed declaring that the Rechabites shared the Babylonian
Captivity, and with the Levite psalmists expressed the nation's sorrows and aspirations
Esther, Book of - ...
The main teaching of the book is that God was watching over and caring for His ancient people during their
Captivity, altogether apart from their faithfulnessto Him, or their desire to return to the land of promise
Frontlets - The Jews probably learned the use of such amulets from the Babylonians during the
Captivity, for no mention of the phylacteries occurs previously, nor indeed in the Old Testament at all
Jonathan - see); according to
Judges 18:30 he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan up to the
Captivity
Ephraim - 742, and Samaria was taken and Israel carried into
Captivity in B
Haggai - He stands as to date at the return from
Captivity, and his prophecy is mostly occupied with the house of the Lord, the temple at Jerusalem
Kinsman - Now as Jesus's poor brother, our whole nature was waxen poor, and had by sin and rebellion sold away some of our possession, and had both brought our souls into
Captivity and mortgaged our inheritance, to him alone belonged the right of redemption for both; and Jesus hath fully and completely redeemed both
Abijah - One ormore of the priests who returned from the
Captivity, one of whom sealed the covenant
Vinyard - The postexilic hope lay in God’s blessings on the agricultural activity of His people: “And I will bring again the
Captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them” (
Amos 9:14)
Daniel - He lived to the end of the
Captivity, but being then nearly ninety years old, it is most probable that he did not return to Judea
Dispensation, - 600 years from the
Captivity to the coming of Christ
Jeho'Ram - Then followed invasion by armed bands of Philistines and of Arabians, who stormed the king's palace, put his wives and all his children, except his youngest son Ahaziah, to death, (
2 Chronicles 22:1 ) or carried them into
Captivity, and plundered all his treasures
Ephraim - 742, and Samaria was taken and Israel carried into
Captivity in B
Gospel - When God’s Old Testament people Israel were in
Captivity in Babylon and God announced to them that he was going to release them and bring them back to their homeland, that was good news (
Isaiah 40:9;
Isaiah 52:7;
Isaiah 61:1-2)
Exodus - ...
The pattern repeated...
Even with the destruction of Jerusalem in 587 BC and the subsequent
Captivity in Babylon, God’s people never forgot his redeeming power
Zechariah, Prophecy of - The seventy years of indignation (not here the seventy years'
Captivity, though both periods partially synchronised) had then run their course, and a remnant of the Jews had been in grace restored, as seen in the book of Ezra; but that was only a few drops of the shower of blessing that was to descend upon them. It is perfectly clear that nothing answering to this has taken place since the
Captivity. Apparently the three men mentioned in
Zechariah 6:10 brought gold and silver on their return from
Captivity, of which crowns were made for Joshua; and these crowns were hung "for a memorial in the temple of Jehovah. All nations will be gathered by God against Jerusalem, the city will be taken, the houses rifled, and half the inhabitants go into
Captivity
Judges, the Book of - The Danites set up Micah's graven image, and Jonathan's sons were its "priests until the day of the
Captivity of the land," i. Jehovah's giving up His glory (the ark) into
Captivity was a virtual giving over of Israel to
Captivity, i. The words (
Judges 18:30-31), "until the day of the
Captivity of the land
Canon of the Old Testament - Accordingly (as the rabbis allege, compare 2 Esdras) it was at the return from the Babylonian
Captivity that Ezra and "the great synagogue" (a college of 120 scholars) collected and promulgated all the Old Testament Scriptures in connection with their reconstruction of the Jewish church. An increased attention to the law, the sanctified result of affliction during the
Captivity, was the probable cause under God of the complete abandonment of idolatry on their return (
Psalms 119:67;
Psalms 119:71)
Education in Bible Times - The synagogue apparently came into existence during the Babylonian
Captivity when the Jews were deprived of the services of the Temple. During
Captivity they began meeting in small groups for prayer and Scripture reading
Iniquity - ...
Israel went into
Captivity for the sin of their fathers and for their own sins: “And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into
Captivity for their iniquity; because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword” (
Sanhedrim - As soon as the people were in possession of the land of promise, the sanhedrim followed the tabernacle, and it continued at Jerusalem, whither it was removed, till the
Captivity. During the
Captivity it was kept at Babylon
Scribes - Previous to the Babylonian
Captivity, the word scribe seems to have been applied to any person who was concerned in writing, in the same manner as the word secretary is with us. Ezra had examined the various traditions concerning the ancient and approved usages of the Jewish church, which had been in practice before the
Captivity, and were remembered by the chief and most aged of the elders of the people; and he had given to some of these traditionary customs and opinions the sanction of his authority
Kings, the Books of - The second period, from the division into two kingdoms to the Assyrian
Captivity of the ten northern tribes, 975-722 B. The third period, from thence, in Hezekiah's reign, until Judah's
Captivity in Babylon, 722-560 B. The second period (
1 Kings 12:1-2 Kings 10) comprises three stages:...
(1) the enmity at first between Judah and Israel from Jeroboam to Omri,
1 Kings 12:1-16:28;...
(2) the intermarriage between the royal houses of Israel and of Judah, under Ahab, down to the destruction of both kings, Joram of Israel and Ahaziah of Judah, by Jehu,
1 Kings 16:29-2 Kings 10;...
(3) the renewal of hostilities, from Jehu's accession in Israel and Athaliah's usurpation in Judah to Israel's
Captivity in Hezekiah's sixth year, 1 Kings 11-17. shedding and idolatry (the effects of which on the people the faithful Josiah could only undo externally) at last provoked God to give up Judah too to
Captivity; so Jehoiachin first and Zedekiah last were led away to Babylon, and Jerusalem and the temple were destroyed. The history is brought down to past the middle of the Babylonian
Captivity; yet no allusion occurs to the deliverance from it
Abraham - A few years after, he rescued Lot and his friends from
Captivity, and received the blessing of Melchizedek,
Genesis 14:1-24
Hezekiah - Hezekiah hosted this Babylonian leader at a reception, but Isaiah met this event with a warning that succeeding generations would be subjected to Babylonian
Captivity (
Isaiah 39:1-8 )
Samaria - 723), which held out for three years, and was at length captured by Sargon, who completed the conquest Shalmaneser had begun (
2 Kings 18:9-12 ; 17:3 ), and removed vast numbers of the tribes into
Captivity
Fasting - Daniel, when he understood that the Jewish
Captivity drew to an end, 9th and 10th chapters of Nehemiah, Joshua, &c
Peace - After the years of exile in Babylon, however, the good news of peace would prepare a repentant people for salvation from
Captivity and return to their homeland (
Isaiah 52:7-10; cf
Prophet - ...
...
The prophets of
Captivity, viz
Zechariah, Book of - After the decree of Cyrus in 539 BC that released the Jews from
Captivity, a number returned to their homeland
Tiglath Pileser - ) he warred with Pekah and Rezin confederated, and that he besieged Rezin's capital for two years, at the end of which he took and slew him and punished Pekah by depriving him of a large portion of his dominions, and carrying off vast numbers into
Captivity
Malachi - The book contains no reference to any historical incident such as an important battle, earthquake, or
Captivity which might give a historical context to the book
Gaza - Three and four make seven, the number implying completion of the measure of guilt) I will not turn away the punishment thereof, because they carried away captive the whole
Captivity (i
Eating - " This is followed up with prayer, in which is generally expressed the Lord's goodness to Israel, beseeching him to pity Jerusalem and his temple, to restore the throne of David, and to send Elias and the Messiah, and to deliver them out of their long
Captivity: all answer Amen
Amos, Book of - Judgements should fall upon Amaziah and Israel shouldgo into
Captivity
Euthymius (4), Abbat in Palestine - Euthymius came; and after giving his blessing to the empress, advised her that the violent death of her son-in-law, Valentinian, the irruption of the Vandals, the
Captivity of her daughter Eudoxia and of her grandchildren, might all be attributed to her Eutychian opinions
Jeremi'ah - In
Captivity his words were sharper and stronger than ever
Baruch - They were, however, both of them at last compelled to follow the people into Egypt, where Jeremiah soon afterward died; on which Baruch retired to Babylon, where the rabbins say he also died in the twelfth year of the
Captivity, Jeremiah 36-43
Samaritans - It was therefore in vain that, when the Jews returned from
Captivity and began to rebuild Jerusalem and the temple, the Samaritans requested to be acknowledged as Jewish citizens, and to be permitted to assist in their work,
Ezra 4:1-24
Nehemi'ah - He refused to receive his lawful allowance as governor from the people, in consideration of their poverty, during the whole twelve years that he was in office but kept at his own charge a table for 150 Jews, at which any who returned from
Captivity were welcome
Jeremi'ah - In
Captivity his words were sharper and stronger than ever
Music - It was even continued after the
Captivity,
Ezra 3:10 ;
Nehemiah 12:45-47 ;
1Ma_4:54 ;
1Ma_13:51 . It should be remarked, however, that neither music nor poetry attained to the same excellence after the
Captivity as before that period. ...
There were women singers as well as men in the temple choir; for in the book of Ezra, among those who returned from the Babylonish
Captivity, there are said to have been two hundred,
Ezra 2:65 ; and in
Nehemiah 7:67 , we read of two hundred and forty-five singing men and women
Ammonites - After the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, were carried into
Captivity by Tiglath-Pileser, B. Their ambassadors were exhorted to submit to Nebuchadnezzar, and threatened, on their refusal, with
Captivity and slavery,
Jeremiah 27:2-4 . At length their city Jaser, and the neighbouring town, fell a prey to the Jews, who smote the men, carried their wives and children into
Captivity, and plundered and burned the city
Palestine - He overthrew the city, plundered the temple, and carried the people into
Captivity to Babylon (B. At the close of the period of the
Captivity, they returned to their own land, under the edict of Cyrus (
Ezra 1:1-4 )
Priest - During the period of the
Captivity this division into courses seems to have fallen into some confusion
Naphtali - But where the darkness was greatest and the
Captivity first came, there gospel light first shone, as foretold of Zebulun and Naphtali (
Isaiah 9:1-2;
Matthew 4:16)
Altar - ...
After the return from
Captivity it was re-erected (
Ezra 3:3,6 ) on the same place where it had formerly stood
Targum - They are written in the Chaldee tongue, which became familiar to the Jews after the time of their
Captivity in Babylon, and was more known to them than the Hebrew itself; so that when the Hebrew text was read in the synagogue, or in the temple, they generally added to it an explication in the Chaldee tongue for the service of the people, who had but a very imperfect knowledge of the Hebrew tongue
Daniel - He "prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian," whom he probably greatly influenced in the matter of the decree which put an end to the
Captivity (B
Servant of the Lord - God punished Israel for its sins by sending the nation into
Captivity in Babylon, but after the removal of sin he restored the nation to its land
Heathen -
Psalms 72:1-20 :
Isaiah 60:1-22 : In order that these promises might be accomplished, vast numbers of the Jews, after the Chaldean
Captivity, were left scattered among the heathen
Shepherd - (
Genesis 29:6,8 ;
Exodus 2:10 ) The Egyptian
Captivity did march to implant a love of settled abode, and consequently we find the tribes which still retained a taste for shepherd life selecting their own quarters apart from their brethren in the transjordanic district
Hebrew Language - The sacred books of Moses gave a fixity to the language, so that no essential change of language is observable in the books of different ages until the Babylonian
Captivity; thenceforward Chaldee became largely mixed with Hebrew (See
Nehemiah 8:8
Guard - Paul to one soldier after another of the same Imperial guard, allusion is made in each of the
Captivity Epistles
Month - But it was only in the time of Solomon that the months were named, for we do not meet with the mention of the months by names, except that of Abib in Exodus and Deuteronomy, either before or after Solomon, until the Babylonish
Captivity
Hezekiah - In the fourth year of his reign, Salmanezer, king of Assyria, invaded the kingdom of Israel, took Samaria, and carried away the ten tribes into
Captivity, replacing them by different people sent from his own country
Zedekiah - or MATTANIAH, was the last king of Judah before the
Captivity of Babylon
Lead, Led - have sunago, "to bring together," translated "leadeth (into
Captivity)," AV and RV marg
Servant - He might become bound to this service in various ways, chiefly through poverty,
Exodus 21:7 Leviticus 25:39-47 ; to acquit himself of a debt he could not otherwise pay,
2 Kings 4:1 ; to make restitution for a theft,
Exodus 22:3 ; or to earn the price of his ransom for
Captivity among heathen
Chronology - For some divine purpose connected with the mystical sense of numbers the generations are condensed into fourteen (the double of the sacred seven) in each of the three periods, from Abraham to David, from David to the
Captivity, and thence to Christ. ...
Two periods of 70 years are specified by Jeremiah; that during which Babylon's dominion over Palestine and the East was to last (Jeremiah 25), and that of the
Captivity (
Jeremiah 29:10;
Daniel 9:2), probably identical. (See
Captivity
Slave, Slavery (2) - —On several occasions before the Fall of Jerusalem, large numbers of Jews had been deported and sold into
Captivity. The supply of Jewish slaves was kept up almost entirely from among prisoners taken in the numerous campaigns, and the children of those who were already in
Captivity, with a few who lost their freedom under the laws of the foreign country or city in which they resided
Triumphs - ...
The great Apostle of the Gentiles alludes to these splendid triumphal scenes in his Epistle to the Ephesians, where he mentions the glorious ascension of his Redeemer into heaven: "When he ascended up on high, he led
Captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men,"
Ephesians 4:8 . Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led
Captivity captive," or an immense number of captives; "thou hast received gifts for men, yea, for the rebellious also; that the Lord God might dwell among them
Stars - That of ‘ the queen of heaven ’ was popular in Jerusalem (
Jeremiah 7:18 ) immediately before the
Captivity, and to the neglect of it the captives in Egypt ascribed their disasters, in an address to Jeremiah (
Jeremiah 44:15-23 ) at Pathros
Assyria - ) after a siege of three years, and so put an end to the kingdom of Israel, carrying the people away into
Captivity, B
Martin Luther - In his "Babylonian
Captivity" he endeavored to stir up national feeling against the pope and make a bold appeal to the sensual appetites of the populace
Luther, Martin - In his "Babylonian
Captivity" he endeavored to stir up national feeling against the pope and make a bold appeal to the sensual appetites of the populace
Dan - These were duly installed in a permanent sanctuary, in which the descendants of Moses are said to have ministered until the
Captivity (
Judges 18:30 )
Wicked - 6:37: “Yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their
Captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly
Cease - The length of the Babylonian
Captivity was determined by the extent of Israel’s abuse of the sabbatical year (
Micah, Book of - But before this there would be the loss of the royal power established in Zion, and their
Captivity in Babylon, but they should be redeemed
Eating - " Then he recites a pretty long prayer, wherein he thanks God for his many benefits vouchsafed to Israel; beseeches him to pity Jerusalem and his temple, to restore the throne of David, to send Elias and the Messiah, to deliver them out of their long
Captivity, &c
Ara'Bia - Judaism was propagated in Arabia, principally by Karaites, at the
Captivity
Pen'Tateuch, the, - ...
The whole work did not finally assume its present shape till its revision was undertaken by Ezra after the return from the Babylonish
Captivity
Ark of the Covenant - Only when the material ark, apart from obedience, was expected to give that favor of God which only obedience to the law contained within the ark could ensure, did God "deliver His strength" (the pledge of God's strengthening His people) "into
Captivity and His glory into the enemy's hands" (
Psalms 78:61;
1 Samuel 4:11). Every Dagon must fall before Him now; for even in His temporary
Captivity in death the powers of darkness were crushed before Him (
Colossians 2:14-15;
Matthew 27:50-54)
Dead - Thus the prophet represents the elders of Israel, after the destruction of Jerusalem, and the
Captivity of those whom the sword had spared: "The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, and keep silence; they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth; the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground,"
Lamentations 2:10 . Judea is represented on several coins of Vespasian and Titus, as a solitary female in this very posture of sorrow and
Captivity, sitting upon the ground
Hebrews - It was for this cause that God gave the Hebrews over into the hands of their enemies, to
Captivity and dispersion. After the
Captivity, they appear to have been wholly free from the worship of idols; but they were still corrupt and far from God, and having filled the cup of their guilt by rejecting and crucifying the Lord of glory, they were extirpated as a nation and became strangers and sojourners over all the earth
Jews - After the Babylonish
Captivity, when many individuals of these ten tribes returned with the men of Judah and Benjamin to rebuild Jerusalem, the term JEWS included them also, or rather was then extended to all the descendants of Israel who retained the Jewish religion, whether they belonged to the two or to the ten tribes, whether they returned into Judea or not. ...
When the kingdom of Judah had been seventy years in
Captivity, and the period of their affliction was completed, Cyrus, (B. This decree had been expressly foretold by the Prophet Isaiah, who spoke of Cyrus by name, above a hundred years before his birth, as the deliverer of God's chosen people from their predicted
Captivity. At the feast of the dedication, offerings were made for the twelve tribes of Israel, which seems to indicate that some of all the tribes returned from
Captivity; but by far the greater number were of the tribe of Judah, and therefore from this period the Israelites were generally called Judaei or Jews, and their country Judea. Near Jerusalem places were appropriated to gymnastic exercises; and the people were led by Jason, who had obtained the high priesthood from Antiochus Epiphanes by the most dishonourable means, to neglect the temple worship, and the observance of the law, in a far greater degree than, at any period since their return from the
Captivity. It seems probable that these were written either during the Babylonish
Captivity, or immediately afterward, when the Jews had forgotten their own language, and acquired the Chaldee of the Targums, at present received by the Jews
Condemnation - Eventually God condemned this miscarriage of justice by sending other nations to carry Israel into
Captivity
Dan (1) - Danites of Laish (named by them Dan) carried with them Micah the Ephraimite's Levitical family priest (Judges 17; 18) and graven image, which they worshipped" until the day of the
Captivity of the land" (
Judges 18:30-31), i
Baal (1) - A remnant of it and an effort to combine idolatry with Jehovah worship still in part survived until the final purgation of all tendency to idols was effected by the severe discipline of the Babylonian
Captivity (
Zephaniah 1:4-6)
Chronicles, Books of - The writer gathers up "the threads of the old national life broken by the
Captivity
Levi - With him are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge; and with him only could the Urim and Thummim be said to be, and with him to be for ever; for though the high priest wore on his breast the representations of the Urim and the Thummim, yet during the Babylonish
Captivity all this was done away, and never after was it restored under the second temple
Heart - After Calvary, He went down into this place and "led
Captivity captive
Captivity - At this time, from which is dated the "seventy years" of
Captivity (Jeremiah 25 ;
Daniel 9:1,2 ), Daniel and his companions were carried to Babylon, there to be brought up at the court and trained in all the learning of the Chaldeans
Israel, Kingdom of - No doubt many of the kingdom of Israel joined the later kingdom of the Jews after the
Captivity, and became part of that kingdom
Jubilee, the Year of - --Though very little is said about its observance in the Bible history of the Jews, yet it is referred to, and was no doubt observed with more or less faithfulness, till the Babylonish
Captivity
Babylon - "mantle"),
Joshua 7:21, it drops out of Scripture history until the era of the
Captivity
Edom - At the Babylonian
Captivity they seized on the Amalekite territory, and even Hebron in southern Judaea, so that Idumaea came to mean the region between the Arabah and the Mediterranean. ...
Israel pleads faithfulness to the covenant, which suits David's time; also they had no "armies" in Babylon (
Psalms 44:9), which precludes the time of the
Captivity there
Jeremiah, Book of - The great
Captivity was in B. ...
Jeremiah 25 gives a summary of God's judgements by Nebuchadnezzar, with a seventy years'
Captivity for Judah: then Babylon and all the nations that surrounded Palestine should come under God's judgements, but judgement begins with the city called by God's name
Nin'Eveh - The city was then laid waste, its monuments destroyed and its inhabitants scattered or carried away into
Captivity. The
Captivity of the inhabitants and their removal to distant provinces are predicted
Haggai - ), whose accession virtually nullified the usurper's prohibition, they pretended that as the prophecy of the 70 years applied to the temple as well as to the
Captivity in Babylon (
Haggai 1:2), they were only in the 68th year, and that, the time not yet having come, they might build splendid cieled mansions for themselves
Scribes - (
Jeremiah 8:8 ) After the
Captivity the office became more prominent, as the exiles would be anxious above all things to preserve the sacred books, the laws, the hymns, the prophecies of the past
Feasts - But after the
Captivity the rules were more strictly enforced (
Nehemiah 13:15 ;
Nehemiah 13:22 ), and in later times the Rabbinical prohibitions multiplied to an inordinate extent
Amos -
Amos 1:1 to
Amos 2:13; the sins of Syria, Philistia, Tyre, Edom, Ammon, Moab, the neighbors of Israel and Judah
Amos 2:4 to
Amos 6:14; Israel's own state and consequent punishment; the same coasts "from the entering in of Hamath," which Jeroboam has just recovered from Syria, shall be "afflicted," and the people carried into "captivity beyond Damascus" (
Amos 5:27)
Profane - Hence the prophet Jeremiah was, commissioned to tell the people, that when the Lord returned again the
Captivity of his people, "they should yet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria, and that the planters should plant and eat them as common things
Remember - 26:40-45), God’s remembrance was sung in the Psalms (98:3;
105:8, 42;
106:45), and the promise was repeated by the prophets in regard to restoration from
Captivity (
Captives - Arrived in the land of their
Captivity, captives were often purchased at a very low price
Garments - The priests, however, wore a mitre, bonnet, or sacred turban; and after the
Captivity, the Jews adopted to some extent the turban, now so universal in the East
How the Prophetic Gift Was Received - They may be divided into four groups: the prophets of the northern kingdom --Hosea, Amos, Joel, Jonah; the prophets of the southern kingdom --Isaiah, Jeremiah, Obadiah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah; the prophets of the
Captivity --Ezekiel and Daniel; the prophets of the return --Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
Philippians, Epistle to - ...
Assuming that the letter was written from a Roman prison, what is its relationship to Ephesians, Colossians, and Philemon the other letters of the
Captivity? Some hold that these were written from Cæsarea while Philippians was sent from Rome, but most assign all these
Captivity Epistles to Rome. Paul’s imprisonment is involved by the communications of the Philippians and their anxiety at the change in the rigour of his
Captivity
Jerusalem - ...
After the division of the tribes, it continued the capital of the kingdom of Judah, was several times taken and plundered, and at length was destroyed at the Babylonian
Captivity,
2 Kings 14:13 2 Chronicles 12:9 21:
16 24:23 25:
23 36:3,10 17:1-20:37 . After seventy years, it was rebuilt by the Jews on their return from
Captivity about 536 B. This wall was destroyed, as well as the first, at the
Captivity, but both were afterwards reerected, it is believed, on nearly the same lines, and were substantially the same at the time of Christ
Angel - Before the Babylonish
Captivity, the Hebrews seem not to have known the names of any angel. Tobit, who is thought to have resided in Nineveh some time before the
Captivity, mentions the angel Raphael,
Tob_3:17 ;
Tob_11:2 ;
Tob_11:7 ; and Daniel, who lived at Babylon some time after Tobit, has taught us the names of Michael and Gabriel,
Daniel 8:16 ;
Daniel 9:21 ;
Daniel 10:21
Tithe, Tithing - Upon return from
Captivity Nehemiah led another restoration and made sure tithes and offerings were collected (
Nehemiah 12:44 ) so the Levites would not have to work in the fields (13:10)
Rock - " And then tracing the sad effects of their being brought into
Captivity by their enemies, to the cause of having forsaken their confidence in the Lord, Moses adds, "how should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their rock had sold them, and the Lord had shut them up? For their rock is not as our rock, even our enemies themselves being judges;" (
Deuteronomy 32:4;
Deu 32:15;
Deu 32:18;
Deu 32:30-31)...
But the most striking and particular use of the term rock, as a figure applied to Christ, is that we read in the eventful history of Israel, beginning at Horeb, (
Exodus 17:6) where we find the Lord speaking unto Moses in those remarkable words; "Behold, I will stand before thee upon the rock in Horeb, and thou shalt smite the rock and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink" Now it never would have been known to any farther extent concerning this miracle of grace, but that the Lord did here, as upon many other occasions, work a miracle to supply the pressing occasions and wants of his people, had not the Holy Ghost in his love and condescension to the church, thought fit to explain this transaction, and not only declared that it was Christ which wrought this mi racle, but that this rock was Christ himself, If the reader will turn to the tenth chapter of Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians, (
1 Corinthians 10:1-33) and first and following verses, he will behold the gracious comment of the Holy Ghost upon it
Belshazzar - During the period that the Jews were in
Captivity at Babylon, a variety of singular events concurred to prove that the sins which brought desolation on their country, and subjected them for a period of seventy years to the Babylonish yoke, had not dissolved that covenant relation which, as the God of Abraham, Jehovah had entered into with them; and that any act of indignity perpetrated against an afflicted people, or any insult cast upon the service of their temple, would be regarded as an affront to the Majesty of heaven, and not suffered to pass with impunity, though the perpetrators were the princes and potentates of the earth
Pillar - Strachan, Westminster NT, ‘The
Captivity and the Pastoral Epistles,’ London, 1910, p
Man - He is concerned with his own experience as a zealous Pharisee, eager to find the secret of morality, and discovering instead his own
Captivity to sin. The actual deliverance from this death-bringing
Captivity St. In Romans 7 he recognizes no ‘original sin,’ no hereditary influence even, as active in producing the
Captivity from which the Spirit of Christ delivers. That
Captivity is traced to the deceitful attack made on each successive individual by sin, the external enemy
Zechariah, the Book of - The mention of Ephraim and Israel as distinct from Judah, in chapters 10 to 14, points to the ultimate restoration, not only of the Jews but of the northern Israelite ten tribes, who never returned as a body from their Assyrian
Captivity, the earnest of which was given in the numbers out of the ten tribes who returned with their brethren of Judah from the Babylonian
Captivity under Cyrus. The non-reference in the last six chapters to the completion of the temple, and to the Jews' restoration after
Captivity, is just what we should expect if those chapters were written long after the completion of the temple, and restoration of the Jews' polity, under different circumstances from the former eight chapters
Temple - ...
After the
Captivity, the temple emerged from its ruins, being rebuilt by Zerubbabel, but with vastly inferior and diminished glory; as appears from the tears of the aged men who had beheld the former structure in all its grandeur,
Ezra 3:12 . ...
The second temple, originally built by Zerubbabel after the
Captivity, and repaired by Herod, differed in several respects from that erected by Solomon, although they agreed in others. Of their affectionate regard for the first temple, and for Jerusalem, within whose walls it was built, we have several instances in those Psalms which were composed during the Babylonish
Captivity; and of their profound veneration for the second temple we have repeated examples in the New Testament
Census - The object of the census on the return from Babylon was to settle against the year of Jubilee the inheritances of the Holy Land (
Leviticus 25:10), which had been disarranged by the
Captivity, and to ascertain the family genealogies and ensure purity of Jewish blood. (See
Captivity
Colosse - ...
EPISTLE TO THE COLOSSIANS: written by Paul during his first
Captivity at Rome (
Acts 28:16), in that part of it when as yet it had not become so severe as it did when the epistle to the Philippians (
Philippians 1:20-21;
Philippians 1:30) was written (probably after the death of Burrhus, A
Sabbath - ...
After the return from
Captivity in Babylon, Nehemiah introduced special laws to prevent people from working and trading on the Sabbath (
Nehemiah 13:15-22)
sa'Tan - The
Captivity brought the Israelites face to face with the great dualism of the Persian mythology, the conflict of Ormuzd with Ahriman, the co-ordinate spirit of evil; but it is confessed by all that the Satan of Scripture bears no resemblance to the Persian Ahriman
Land, Ground - The people of Judah in
Captivity in Babylon had difficulty singing their songs in a strange or foreign land (
Psalm 137:4 )
Hosea - Assyria should be the place of their
Captivity
Zerubbabel - ...
The last public act of this great man, whose name marks a leading epoch in Jewish history, was his causing the returned children of the
Captivity to keep the Passover with joy, for the Lord had made them joyful (
Ezra 6:22)
Samuel, the Books of - ...
In Joshua "Moses" occurs 56 times; in Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah, after the
Captivity, when a return to the Mosaic standard, was the watchword of the civil and religious restoration, 31 times; in Kings, ten times; in the unsettled era of Judges, three times
Ezra - He doubtless stood at the head or, at any rate, was a leading figure of a new order which had grown up in the Exile among the Jews of the ‘Golah’ or
Captivity in Babylonia
Synagogue - It has been judged that they arose after the
Captivity, and may perhaps have been occasioned by a desire to perpetuate the work begun by the people calling upon Ezra to read to them the book of the law, when those who heard were deeply affected
Create - Isaiah especially wants to show that, since Yahweh is the Creator, He is able to deliver His people from
Captivity
Husbandry - Even after the
Captivity, when many of the Jews had become merchants and mechanics, the esteem and honour attached to this occupation still continued, especially under the dynasty of the Persians, who were agriculturists from motives of religion
Altar - After the return of the Jews from their
Captivity, and the building of the second temple, the form and size of the altars were somewhat changed
Urim And Thummim - After the Babylonish
Captivity, and the last of the prophets, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi, the oracle ceased; but its revival was foretold by
Ezra 2:63 , and accomplished by Christ, who was himself the oracle, under the old and new covenants,
Genesis 15:1 ;
John 1:1
Law - But I see another law in my members warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into
Captivity to the law of sin which is in my members
Idol, Idolatry - Micah's teraphim also were the objects of idolatrous worship, even till the
Captivity of Israel in Babylon,
Judges 17:5 18:30,31
Philemon, Epistle to - Opinion is greatly divided as to the order of the Epistles of the
Captivity, i
Philis'Tines - The "old hatred" that the Philistines bore to the Jews was exhibited in acts of hostility at the time of the Babylonish
Captivity, (
Ezekiel 25:15-17 ) but on the return this was somewhat abated, for some of the Jews married Philistine women, to the great scandal of their rulers
Levite - ...
When, after seventy years
Captivity in Babylon, the Jews were released, many Levites were among those who returned to Jerusalem (
Ezra 2:40-42)
Ephesians Epistle to the - Paul’s
Captivity permits least some liberty in preaching (
Ephesians 6:19-20; cf. resembles the earlier Epistles in style and manner more than do the other
Captivity Epistles. marks it out as dating from the last days of the
Captivity at Rome (cf
Idol - ...
Israel, foremost in the offense under Jeroboam and then Ahab, is first to have prophets sent as censors and seers to counteract the evil, but proving refractory is the first to be carried into
Captivity. Judah, following the bad example in her turn, has prophets sent whom she rejects and even kills, and at nearly the same interval between the sin and the punishment follows Israel into
Captivity. The Babylonian
Captivity almost thoroughly purged the Jews from their proneness to idols (
Jeremiah 44:17-18, contrast
Hosea 3:4)
Job - It was when Job had been taught of God to see and to say all that, as never before; it was then that the Lord took pity and turned the
Captivity of Job. And it will just be when you both see and feel all that; and that a thousand times clearer and a thousand times keener than Job could either see it or feel it; it will just be then that the Lord will turn your
Captivity also till you will be like men that dream
Assyria - 721, carried the ten tribes into
Captivity, placing them in Chalach and Chabor, by the river Gazon, and in the cities of the Medes, ...
2 Kings 17:6 . He then carried the remainder of the Samaritans into
Captivity, and peopled Samaria with captives brought from several parts of his kingdom; and in the year of Nabonassar 77 or 78 he seems to have put an end to the reign of the Ethiopians over Egypt
Synagogue - They appear to have arisen during the exile, in the abeyance of the temple-worship, and to have received their full development on the return of the Jews from
Captivity
Version - After the return from the
Captivity, the Jews, no longer familiar with the old Hebrew, required that their Scriptures should be translated for them into the Chaldaic or Aramaic language and interpreted
Nations - ...
The feeling of national exclusiveness and antipathy was intensified by the
Captivity in Babylon, when the prophetic and priestly instructors of the exiled Jews taught them that their calamities came upon them on account of their disloyalty to Jahweh and the ordinances of His religion, and because they compromised with idolatrous practices and heathen nations
Levite - While 4,289 priests (approximately one-tenth of the entire returning number of exiles) returned from
Captivity with Zerubbabel, only 341Levites, singers, and gatekeepers are recorded as returning (
Ezra 2:36-58 )
Philosophy - Like Colossians 2 , Acts 17 demonstrates how philosophy, erroneously applied, can lead to "captivity" (e
Galilee - During and after the
Captivity the Gentile element became the preponderating population, and spread widely; and the province included in our Lord's days all the ancient Issachar, Zebulun, Asher, and Naphtali
Habakkuk - 605, and earlier than the first Judæan
Captivity in 597
Angels of the Seven Churches - Whatever the connexion between Persian and Jewish angelology-and it is not necessary to insist on a direct borrowing-it seems to be certain that, in the period immediately subsequent to the
Captivity, Parsi influence shaped, at least indirectly and remotely, the development of Hebrew thought
Antioch - The slaughter of seventeen thousand, and the
Captivity of one hundred thousand of its inhabitants, mark the final siege and fall of Antioch; which, while they close the long catalogue of its public woes, attest its extent and population
Samaritans - ...
Upon the return of the Jews from the Babylonish
Captivity, and the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the temple, the religion of the Samaritans received another alteration on the following occasion; one of the sons of Jehoiada, the high priest, whom Josephus calls Manasseh, married the daughter of Sanballat the Horonite; but the law of God having forbidden the intermarriages of the Israelites with any other nation, Nehemiah set himself to reform this corruption, which had spread into many Jewish families, and obliged all that had taken strange wives immediately to part with them,
Nehemiah 13:23-30
Prayer - But of the prayers recorded in the Old Testament the two most remarkable are those of Solomon at the dedication of the temple, (
1 Kings 8:23-58 ) and of Joshua the high priest, and his colleagues, after the
Captivity
Daniel - ...
At the time of Daniel’s visions, the Jews were still in
Captivity in Babylon, but expected to return to their homeland soon
Genealogies of Jesus Christ - For about 460 years, from David to the
Captivity, we have 14 names, and know there should be 18; for about 590 years, from the
Captivity to Christ, we have, against all reasonable probability, only 13 (perhaps originally 14) names. ...
Added to
Matthew 1:6;
Matthew 1:11 are notes which mark important turning-points in the history of the family: with David it attained to royal standing, which it lost under Jechoniah at the
Captivity
Assumption of Moses - The two tribes are carried into
Captivity, and confess their punishment to be just, as also do the ten tribes. At the end of the 77 years’
Captivity, one who is over them (Daniel) will pray for them. A king (Cyrus) has compassion on them, and parts of the two tribes return, while the ten increase among the Gentiles in their
Captivity
Bible - But these books do not seem to have been collected into one body, or comprised under one and the same canon, before the Babylonish
Captivity. This was not done till after their return from the
Captivity, about which time the Jews had a certain number of books digested into a canon, which comprehended none of those books that were written since the time of Nehemiah. From this time copies of the law were extensively multiplied among the people; and though, within a few years, the autograph, or original copy of the law, was burnt with the city and temple by the Babylonians, yet many copies of the law and the prophets, and of all the other sacred writings, were circulated in the hands of private persons, who carried them with them into their
Captivity. This division, if not made by Ezra, is very ancient; for when the Chaldee came into use in the room of the Hebrew language, after the return of the Jews from their
Captivity in Babylon, the law was read to the people first in the Hebrew language, and then rendered by an interpreter into the Chaldee language; and this was done period by period
Ezra, the Book of - The first part of Ezra (Ezra 1-6) describes the return from the
Captivity under Joshua and Zerubbabel, and the building of the temple; the enemy's obstructions; its advance through the prophets Haggai and Zechariah (
Ezra 5:1-2;
Ezra 6:14), and its completion in Darius Hystaspes' sixth year, 516 B. Two portions of Ezra are in Chaldee (
Ezra 4:8 - 6:18; ), for in those portions he embodies extracts from state documents m that language; of course he would be as fluent in Chaldee, the language of his
Captivity, as in Hebrew, the language of his nation
Job - ...
Farther: no reasonable doubt can be entertained respecting the real existence of Job, when we consider that it is proved by the concurrent testimony of all eastern tradition: he is mentioned by the author of the book of Tobit, who lived during the Assyrian
Captivity; he is also repeatedly mentioned by Arabian writers as a real character. How long the sufferings of Job continued, we are not informed; but it is said, that after God turned his
Captivity, and blessed him a second time, he lived one hundred and forty years,
Job 42:16
Slave - (
Exodus 21:7-11 ) The custom of reducing Hebrews to servitude appears to have fallen into disuse subsequent to the Babylonish
Captivity
Death - This was the hour of Christ's triumph over all the powers of darkness; the hour in which he overthrew dominions and thrones, led
Captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men; then it was that the foundation of every pagan temple shook; the statue of every false god totterd on its base; the priest fled from his falling shrine, and the heathen oracles became dumb for ever!...
This was the hour when our Lord erected that spiritual kingdom which is never to end
Israel - It differs from both ‘Hebrew’ and ‘Jew,’ the former standing, at least in NT times, for Jews of purely national sympathies who spoke the Hebrew or Aramaic dialect (
Acts 6:1); the latter, a term originally applied to all who belonged to the province of Judah, and, after the Babylonian
Captivity, to all of the ancient race wherever located
Jew, Jewess - After the Babylonian
Captivity, however, the term was applied to any member of the ancient race of Israel, wherever settled and to whatever tribe he may have belonged
Jew - The favorite name was "Israelites," and after the
Captivity the title "Jews" came into vogue, but the title "Hebrews" was still used for the more strict Jews, who preferred the Hebrew language, in distinction from the Hellenists or Grecian Jews
Gather - Qâbats is also applied to “divine deliverance”: “… The Lord thy God will turn thy
Captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath scattered thee” (
Canon - They had come to Jerusalem in 458 and 445 BC respectively (1657122148_50;
Nehemiah 2:1-8), and played an important part in establishing the sacred writings as the basis of Israel’s religious life in the post-captivity period (
Nehemiah 8:1-3;
Nehemiah 8:8;
Nehemiah 9:1-3)
Ammon - When Assyria conquered Israel and took its people into
Captivity (722 BC), Ammon again took the opportunity to seize some of Israel’s eastern territory
Temple - --We have very few particulars regarding the temple which the Jews erected after their return from the
Captivity (about B. --The vision of a temple which the prophet Ezekiel saw while residing on the banks of the Chebar in Babylonia, in the twenty-fifth year of the
Captivity, does not add much to our knowledge of the subject
Nehemiah - " '...
Like Daniel and his three companions, and like Ezra his own colleague, Nehemiah was a child of the
Captivity. By the time that Nehemiah's fragment of autobiography opens, the first return from the
Captivity has for some time taken place
Violence - On the one hand, Jeremiah's message anticipated the violence of Babylonian destruction; in the context of his complaint, the prophet has just announced to Pashur ben Immer, the priest, that he will go into Babylonian
Captivity (20:1-6)
Number - After the
Captivity the Hebrew used the alphabet letters for numbers, 'Αleph ( א ) equalling 1; Βet
( ב ) equalling 2, etc
Ephesians, Epistle to - This Epistle belongs to the group of Epistles of the
Captivity, and was almost certainly, if genuine, written from Rome, and sent by Tychicus at the same time as the Epistles to the Colossians and to Philemon (see Colossians)
Lamentations, Theology of - Israel's wound, now deep as the sea, came because the prophets failed to expose her sin and so failed to ward off her
Captivity (2:14)
Red Heifer - " (
Hebrews 10:14)...
The Jews have a tradition, that this one heifer, with the ashes of the water of purification, lasted for near a thousand years, until the time of the
Captivity
Satan - being taken as saved captives by him ("the servant of the Lord",
2 Timothy 2:24; autou ) so as to follow the will of Him" (ekeinou ; God,
2 Timothy 2:25): ezogreemenoi , taken to be saved alive, instead of Satan's thrall unto death, brought to the willing "captivity of obedience" to Christ (
2 Corinthians 10:5)
Zedekiah - He probably died before Evil Merodach, successor of Nebuchadnezzar, treated kindly Jehoiachin in the 37th year of his
Captivity, 26 years after the fall of Jerusalem; for no mention is made of him (
Jeremiah 52:31)
Simeon - And, behold, thou shalt remain in this thy
Captivity till thou shalt see with thine own eyes the Lord's Christ, made of a woman, and till the virgin's son shall put his little hand into thine aged bosom, and shall there loose thy silver cord
je'Sus Christ - While there is not a single term for 'school' to be found before the
Captivity, there were by that time about a dozen in common usage
Commerce - After the
Captivity, a great number of Jews became merchants, and travelled for the purpose of traffic into all countries
Judah, Kingdom of - , prepared Judah for the 70 years'
Captivity; Ezekiel and Daniel witnessed for God to them, and to the pagan world power in it
Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs -
4; he foretells their
Captivity and return; salvation will arise from Judah and Levi; Beliar will be overthrown; ‘the saints shall rest in Eden, and in the New Jerusalem shall the righteous rejoice’ (v. They refer not merely to a second great apostasy, but to a second destruction of the Temple and a second
Captivity and a final restoration wrought by God directly or through the Messiah
Jews - Provoked by Zedekiah's treachery, Nebuchadnezzar invaded the kingdom, murdered vast numbers, and reduced them to
Captivity. In the seventieth year from the begun
Captivity, the Jews, according to the edict of Cyrus, king of Persia, who had overturned the empire of Chaldea, returned to their own country. Under these three reigns alone the Jewish nation was independent after the
Captivity
Number - ; fourteen generations (
Matthew 1:17 ); 70 descendants of Jacob (
Exodus 1:5 ); 70 years’
Captivity, etc. , Isaac and Esau marry at the age of 40; there are 40 years of the wandering; Ezekiel’s 40 years’
Captivity (
Ezekiel 29:11 ); 40 days was the period Moses spent in the Mount, Elijah and Christ fasted in the wilderness, etc
Preaching - When the seventy years of the
Captivity were expired, the good prophets and preachers, Zerubbabel, Joshua, Haggai, and others, having confidence in the word of God, and being concerned to possess their natural, civil, and religious rights, endeavoured, by all means, to extricate themselves and their countrymen from that mortifying state into which the crimes of their ancestors had brought them. The Jews had almost lost, in the seventy years
Captivity, their original language; that was now become dead; and they spoke a jargon made up of their own language and that of the Chaldeans, and other nations, with whom they had been mingled
Herod - The new Emperor bestowed on him the eastern tetrarchy of his half-uncle Philip, which had been vacant for three years, with the title of king, and added to it Abilene, the former tetrarchy of Lysanias in north-eastern Palestine (
Luke 3:1); at the same time he commanded the Senate to decree him praetorian honours, and gave him a golden chain of the same weight and pattern as that which he had worn in his
Captivity
Genealogy - ...
Ezra 2 contains an abstract of the post-captivity census
Agriculture - The poor man's claim was remembered, the self sown produce of the seventh year being his perquisite (
Isaiah 41:15): hereby the Israelites' faith was tested; national apostasy produced gradual neglect of this compassionate law, and was punished by retribution in kind (
Leviticus 26:34-35); after the
Captivity it was revived
Bible, - ...
The choice of Israel and the wonders wrought for their deliverance from Egypt, together with their history in the land of promise, their expulsion and
Captivity, and their future tribulation and blessing in the same land, occupy a large part of the Bible
Assyria - An inscription of his at Khorsabad reads, "I besieged the city of Samaria and carried away 27,280 men who dwelt there into
Captivity, and took fifty chariots from among them, and ordered the rest to be taken
Philistia - After the Babylonian
Captivity (
Ezekiel 25:15-17) the Philistines vented their "old hatred" on the Jews, for which God as He foretold "executed vengeance on them with furious rebukes, and destroyed the remnant," namely, by Psammetichus, Necho (
Jeremiah 25:20), and Nebuchadnezzar who overran their cities on his way to Egypt (Jeremiah 47), and finally by Alexander the Great, as foretold (
Zechariah 9:5-6, "the king shall perish from Gaza"; Alexander bound Betis the satrap to his chariot by thongs thrust through his feet, and dragged round the city; the conqueror slew 10,000, and sold the rest as slaves:
Zephaniah 2:4-5)
Church of England - When Luther declared war against the pope, Henry wrote his treatise on the seven sacraments against Luther's book, "Of the
Captivity of Babylon," and was repaid by the pontiff with the title of "Defender of the Faith
Armies - The Maccabees, after the return of the Hebrews from the
Captivity, gave a new existence to the military art among them
Samaria - However, the Cuthites had rebuilt some of the houses of Samaria, even from the time of the return of the Jews from the
Captivity, since the inhabitants of Samaria are spoken of,
Ezra 4:17 ;
Nehemiah 4:2
Gospel - Strachan,
Captivity and Pastoral Epistles
, p. ...
It is characteristic of his rebound and gladness of spirit that he, by pre-eminence in the NT, called his message the good news (εὐαγγέλλιον, and the discovery sent him out everywhere (‘Woe is me if I preach not the gospel’) to the multitudes of burdened souls, who wore held, as he had once been held, in this strange
Captivity
Judea - ...
After a
Captivity of seventy years, the Jews, who had been the subjects of Judah, having received permission from Cyrus to return to their native country, not only occupied the former territories of that kingdom, but extended themselves over great part of what had belonged to the ten tribes of the kingdom of Israel: and then, for the first time, gave the name of Judea to the whole country over which they had again established their dominion. There remains to be noticed the Decapolis, or confederation of ten cities in the last mentioned districts, which having been occupied during the Babylonish
Captivity by Heathen inhabitants, refused to adopt the Mosaic ritual after the restoration of the Jews, and found it necessary to unite their strength against the enterprises of the Asmonean princes
Lamentations - But Edom, now exulting in her fall, shall soon be visited in wrath, while Zion's
Captivity shall cease
Image - Strachan, The
Captivity and the Pastoral Epp
Freedom - Not surprisingly, they were given over to destruction and
Captivity
Synagogue - The want of the temple in the Babylonian
Captivity familiarized the exiles with the idea of spiritual worship independent of locality
Gnosticism - This word is particularly characteristic of the Pauline Epistles of the First
Captivity (Phil
Redeem - ” Gâ'al is used of deliverance from Egypt (51:10; 63:9) and from
Captivity in Babylon (48:20; 52:3, 9; 62:12)
Temple - Its destruction was prophesied by Jeremiah,
Jeremiah 7:2;
Jeremiah 7:14, and it was at last broken down and destroyed by the king of Babylon, and the nation itself carried Into
Captivity
Habits - But during their long
Captivity in Babylon, the Jews began to wear turbans, in compliance with the customs of their conquerors; for Daniel informs us, that his three friends were cast into the fiery furnace with their hats, or, as the term should be rendered, their turbans
Canaan - " This name appears to have been used by the Hebrews after the Babylonish
Captivity,
Zechariah 2:13
Turn - The Lord thy God will turn thy
Captivity, and have compassion upon thee
Jerusalem - ...
But the streets and walls of Jerusalem were again to be built, in troublous times (
Daniel 9:16,19,25 ), after a
Captivity of seventy years
Philosophy - The
Captivity necessarily exercised a profound influence
Jonathan - The priesthood remained hereditary in the family of Jonathan "until the
Captivity of the ark" (the taking of the ark by the Philistines), and Micah's images of his own making remained set up "all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh
Magic, Divination, And Sorcery - ...
( c ) The
Captivity brought Israel into contact with a much more fully developed system of magic and divination than they had known before. Apparently it had ceased by the time of Israel’s return from the
Captivity (
Ezra 2:63 )
Jeremiah - The independent history (
Jeremiah 22:15-1640;
2 Chronicles 36:12;
2 Chronicles 36:21) mentions his "lamentation for Josiah," Zedekiah's "not humbling himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of Jehovah," and the Babylonian
Captivity "to fulfill Jehovah's word by the mouth of Jeremiah until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths, for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath to fulfill threescore and ten years" (
Jeremiah 27:7;
Jeremiah 25:9-12;
Jeremiah 26:6-7;
Jeremiah 29:10). ...
Jeremiah wrote too an epistle to the exiles at Babylon, carried away with Jeconiah (Jeremiah 29), similar in form and style to the New Testament epistles, advising them to settle quietly in Babylon and pray for its peace, for the
Captivity must last 70 years
Creation - Similarly, in
Isaiah 40:1 concern with God as Creator is in a larger context of concern with God as Redeemer from Babylonian
Captivity
Ezra, Book of - ...
Ezra begins with the story of Sheshbazzar and Zerubbabel and the first Jews to return to Jerusalem from
Captivity in 538 B
Names of God - This was the name Jeremiah gave to God, the Righteous King, who would rule over Israel after the return from
Captivity
Genealogy - In
1 Chronicles 6:4 there are, including Aaron, 23 priests from the Exodus to the
Captivity an evidently artificial reconstruction; forty years is a generation, and 40Ã12 = 480 years to the building of the Temple (
1 Kings 6:1 ), the other 11 priests filling up the period till the Exile, which took place in the eleventh generation after Solomon
Genesis - The story is continued in the book of Exodus, and indeed forms the introduction to a historical work which may be said to terminate either with the conquest of Palestine (Hexateuch) or with the Babylonian
Captivity (2Kings)
Benedictus - 54), and of Cassius, who sold 30,000 Jews into
Captivity (b
Money - They were still less able under the Chaldeans, during the Babylonish
Captivity; or afterward under the Grecians, to whom they were subject till the time of Simon Maccabaeus, to whom Antiochus Sidetes, king of Syria, granted the privilege of coining money in Judea,
1Ma_15:6
da'Vid - " After the return from the
Captivity, "the sepulchres of David" were still pointed out "between Siloah and the house of the mighty men," or "the guard-house
Philemon Epistle to - Paul was in
Captivity at the time (
Philemon 1:9), the letter must have been sent either from Rome or from Caesarea; and although the subscription ‘written from Rome to Philemon’ cannot be traced further back than the 5th cent
Marriage - (b) In the Epistles of the
Captivity marriage is mentioned as the normal state, and nothing is said in favour of celibacy (
Ephesians 5:31 ff. But no argument against the Pauline authorship must be deduced from it, for a change of view is very natural in the course of a decade or more, during which a longer experience showed that the early expectation of Jesus’ immediate return was founded on a too hasty assumption; and, moreover, the Epistles of the
Captivity serve as a bridge between the earlier and the later views
Preaching - When the seventy years of the
Captivity were expired, the good prophets and preachers, Zerubbabel, Joshua, Haggai, and others, having confidence in the word of God, and aspiring after their natural, civil, and religious rights, endeavoured by all means to extricate themselves and their countrymen from that mortifying state into which the crimes of their ancestors had brought them. The Jews had almost lost in the seventy years'
Captivity their original language: that was now become dead; and they spoke a jargon made up of their own language and that of the Chaldeans and other nations with whom they had been confounded
Weights And Measures - (d) After the
Captivity the relations of the Jews to the Persians, Greeks and Romans caused the use, probably, of the parasang , and certainly of the stadium and the mile
Benjamin - So Benjamin alone survived with Judah, after the deportation of the ten tribes to Assyria, arid accompanied Judah to and front the Babylonian
Captivity, and lasted until Shiloh came and until Jerusalem was destroyed
Esther - A Jewess of Benjamin, descendant of the
Captivity carried to Babylon with Jeconiah, 599 or 597 B
Nebuchadnezzar - The deportation from Jerusalem was shortly before, namely, in the end of Jehoiakim's third year; with it begins the Babylonian
Captivity, 605 B
Atonement - Someone comes and pays the price (provides the ransom) to redeem those in
Captivity
Feasts - ...
The third celebration especially recorded was after the Babylonian
Captivity, when the Jews were re-established in their home under Ezra and Nehemiah, and all gathered themselves together as one man on the first day of the seventh month, the feast of trumpets
Cabbala - The cabbala being again lost amidst the calamities of the Babylonish
Captivity, was once more revealed to Esdras; and it is said to have been preserved in Egypt, and transmitted to posterity through the hands of Simeon Ben Setach, Elkanah, Akibha, Simeon Ben Jochai, and others
Gnostics - We find in it evident traces of that mystical and cabalistic jargon which, after their return from
Captivity, deformed the religion of the Jews; and many Gnostics adopted the oriental notion of two independent coeternal principles, the one the author of good, the other of evil
Isaiah - The prophet, after predicting the liberation of the Jews from their severe
Captivity in Babylon, and their restoration to their own country,
Ezekiel 28:1-3 , introduces a chorus of them, expressing their surprise and astonishment at the sudden downfall of Babylon, and the great reverse of fortune that had befallen the tyrant, who, like his predecessors, had oppressed his own, and harassed the neighbouring kingdoms
Biblical Theology - ...
Covenant and
Captivity . His rise to power there as adjutant second only to Pharaoh himself sets the stage for a
Captivity of Israel's descendants some four centuries in length, in keeping with God's promise to Abraham (15:16)
Colossians, Epistle to the - -It has been customary to regard the four ‘Epistles of the
Captivity’ as all written from Rome during the two years (a. Paul’s friends took turns in sharing his
Captivity is only a suggestion
Book - We need not wonder then, that the Prophet Jeremiah should think it necessary to inclose those writings in an earthen pot, which were to be buried in Judea, in some place where they might be found without much difficulty on the return of the Jews from
Captivity. Accordingly two different writings, or small rolls of writing, called books in the original Hebrew, were designed to be inclosed in such an earthen vessel; but commentators have been much embarrassed in giving any probable account of the necessity of two writings, one sealed, the other open; or, as the passage has been commonly understood, the one sealed up, the other left open for any one to read; more especially, as both were to be alike buried in the earth and concealed from every eye, and both were to be examined at the return from the
Captivity
Jerusalem - taking 10,000 of the leading people into
Captivity
Babylon, History And Religion of - No doubt Babylon greatly impressed the Jews taken there in
Captivity and provided them with substantial economic opportunities
Kings, 1 And 2 - Perhaps the writer was encouraging the exiles with the possibility that God would bless them again and raise Israel above all peoples (
Deuteronomy 28:1 ) just as Jehoiachin was given preference above other prisoners in
Captivity (
2 Kings 25:28 )
Keeping - ‘To keep Christ’s commandments’ is to own Him as the sole sovereign of one’s life, and to bring one’s whole self—mind and will and heart—into
Captivity to the obedience of Christ (cf
Jerusalem - 606, when the first
Captivity took place,
Jeremiah 25:11,12 ;
Jeremiah 29:10 ), Cyrus made a declaration that God had charged him to build Him a house at Jerusalem, and the captives were allowed to return for the purpose
Idolatry - They were punished after the same manner, though not so severely, as the ten tribes; being led into
Captivity several times, from which at last they returned, and were settled in the land of Judea, after which we hear no more of their idolatry
Bible - ...
After the return of the Jews from the Babylonish
Captivity. ...
These sections were divided into verses; of which division, if Ezra was not the author, it was introduced not long after him, and seems to have been designed for the use of the Targumists, or Chaldee interpreters; for after the return of the Jews from the Babylonish
Captivity, when the Hebrew language ceased to be their mother tongue, and the Chaldee grew into use instead of it, the custom was, that the law should be first read in the original Hebrew, and then interpreted to the people in the Chaldee language; for which purpose these shorter sections were very convenient
Polycarp - ...
Polycarp addressed this letter to the Philippians a short time after hearing of the reception which the Church of Philippi had given Ignatius and his companions in
Captivity: ‘I rejoiced with you greatly in our Lord Jesus Christ, for that ye received the followers of the true Love and escorted them on their way, as befitted you-those men encircled in saintly bonds which are the diadems of them that be truly chosen of God and our Lord’ (i. 1)-apparently Ignatius’ companions in
Captivity
Pharisees (2) - The Pharisees were an outgrowth of the long conflict between the Jews and surrounding heathenism, from the Babylonian
Captivity onward. That
Captivity impressed the following things upon Judaism: intense monotheism, the Synagogue service, the OT Scriptures and Scribal interpretations of them, the Sabbath strictly observed as a sign of God’s covenant, and a Puritan hatred of heathenism, which put the stamp of separation for ever upon Pharisaic piety
Time - The ‘seventy years’ of the
Captivity is also a well-known period, as is the thousand years of the Apocalypse (
Revelation 20:1-15 ), with all the speculations it has given rise to
Gods And Goddesses, Pagan - The prophet focuses on the god's impotence by showing him going into
Captivity with his priests and people
Angel - The main factors which contributed to this development were, firstly, Babylon; during the
Captivity, Babylonian influence upon the Jews asserted itself in this as well as in other respects; according to Jewish tradition the names of the angels came from Babylon
Daniel - Jeremiah, a great authority on why some men pray, and why other men never pray, has this about you in his book: 'Moab hath been at his ease from his youth up: he hath settled on his lees: he hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel: neither hath he gone into
Captivity; and, therefore, his taste remaineth in him, and his scent is not changed
Synagogue - During the Babylonish
Captivity, the Jews, who were then deprived of their customary religious privileges, were wont to collect around some prophet or other pious man, who taught them and their children in religion, exhorted to good conduct, and read out of the sacred books,
Ezekiel 14:1 ;
Ezekiel 20:1 ;
1 Corinthians 14:1-33 ;
Nehemiah 8:18
Jordanis, Historian of the Goths - The outline of the fortunes of the Goths in Italy is related very briefly, and the work closes with the
Captivity of Vitigis, and another mention of the marriage of Mathasuentha with Germanus
Patricius, or Saint Patrick - From Dichu he soon directed his steps towards Central Antrim and king Milchu's residence, where he had spent the days of his
Captivity
Confession - I was then almost sixteen years of age; but I knew not God, and was led into
Captivity by the Irish, with many thousand men, as we deserved, because we estranged ourselves from God, and did not keep his laws, and were disobedient to our pastors, who admonished us with respect to our salvation: and the Lord brought down upon us the anger of his Spirit, and dispersed us among many nations, even to the extremity of the earth, where my meanness was conspicuous among foreigners, and where the Lord discovered to me a sense of my unbelief; that late I should remember my transgressions, and that I should be converted with my whole heart to the Lord my God, who had respect to my humiliation, and pitied my youth and ignorance, even before I knew him, and before I was wise, or could distinguish between right and wrong, and strengthened me, and cherished me, as a father would a son. From which time I could not remain silent; nor, indeed, did he cease to bless me with many acts of kindness; and so great was the favour of which he thought me worthy in the land of my
Captivity
Leo i, the Great - Leo, now among the saints, thought it not unworthy of him to go himself to meet the barbarian Attila, that he might free from
Captivity of the body not Christians only, but Jews and pagans, surely your holiness will be touched by the
Captivity of soul under which we are suffering
Theodoretus, Bishop of Cyrrhus - books having been burnt under Manasseh and other godless kings, or destroyed during the
Captivity, Ezra was divinely inspired to rewrite them word for word on the return from the
Captivity
Nehemiah - turn again our
Captivity (reverse our depression by bringing prosperity again) as the streams of the S
Apocrypha - Tobit is a romantic story of the time of Israel’s
Captivity
Pentateuch - The sacrificing in other places besides at the tabernacle was allowed because the ark was in
Captivity, and even when restored it was not yet in its permanent seat, Mount Zion, God's one chosen place (
1 Samuel 7:17;
1 Samuel 10:8;
1 Samuel 16:2-5)
Moab - After their return from
Captivity they multiplied, and fortified themselves, as the Jews did, and other neighbouring people, still in subjection to the kings of Persia
Minucius Felix, Marcus - These members of an illegal society dreaded to bring their doctrines into the light of day; they had no altars, no temples, no images, and were not even in their manner of worship like the Jews, the only people besides themselves who worshipped that wretched lonely God Who had not been able to save His own people from
Captivity; yet wished to meddle with everything and pry into every thought and every action
Eschatology - Doubtless much of this new phase in the development of the thought was due to the influence of the
Captivity
Zechariah, Theology of - After a time God raised up Cyrus, the Persian king, to defeat Babylon (539) and to release the Jews from
Captivity by issuing an edict in 538 allowing them to return to their land
Angels - -From the earliest times the Israelites had been taught to believe in angels, but after the
Captivity the doctrine greatly developed
Edom - During the Babylonish
Captivity, and when Judea was almost deserted, they seized the south of Judah, and advanced to Hebron
Magi - The Jews were sent into
Captivity to Babylon to be reformed from their idolatrous propensities, and their reformation commenced with their calamity
Psalms - A few of them were written after the return from the Babylonian
Captivity
Bible - ...
The Jews scattered providentially over the world by the
Captivity, and everywhere bearing the Old Testament, matured the universal expectancy during the silent centuries
Solomon - ' And, if not in them, then in their children, all that Moses, and Aaron, and Joshua, and David had won for them and for their children at a great price is surrendered up and sold for naught, till the old great price has to be paid for it again in their children's sin, and suffering, and defeat, and
Captivity
Jeremiah - Neither his tears, nor his prayers, nor his resignations, nor his submissions, shortened by a single hour the seventy years'
Captivity
Jonath - ' Ay, and far short of our
Captivity, let any Continental people, by the education and the industry of their workmen, threaten to take away some of our foreign markets from us, and what an outburst of scorn and indignation will immediately sweep over our land
David - in His Services - And when I think also of the multitudes that no man can number to whom David's Psalms have been their constant song in the house of their pilgrimage; in the tabernacle as they fell for the first time hot from David's heart and harp; in the temple of Solomon his son with all the companies of singers and all their instruments of music; in the synagogues of the
Captivity; in the wilderness as the captives returned to the New Jerusalem; in the New Jerusalem every Sabbath-day and every feast-day; in the upper room, both before and after supper; in Paul's prison at Philippi; in the catacombs; in Christian churches past number; in religious houses all over Christendom at all hours of the day and the night; in deserts, in mountains, in dens and caves of the earth; in our churches; in our Sabbath-schools; in our families morning and evening; in our sickrooms; on our death-beds; and in the night-watches when the disciples of Christ watch and pray lest they enter into temptation
Psalms of Solomon - This and the
Captivity of many Jews that followed seem to the writer to be the punishment meted out by God for the previous profanation of the sacrifices by some of the Jews, ‘the sons of Jerusalem,’ themselves
Versions - The disuse of Hebrew and the use of Chaldee Aramaic by the mass of Jews, during the Babylonian
Captivity, created the need for explaining "distinctly" (mephorash ), as did Ezra and his helpers, the Hebrew by an Aramaic paraphrase
Saviour (2) - The only plausible view is that the passages under review contain a warning against the dualistic trend of that incipient Gnosticism to whose early presence in the Apostolic period the Epistles of the First
Captivity also bear witness
Solomon - It has no trace of the sadness which pervades "the songs of degrees" without titles, and which accords with the post
Captivity period
Egypt - It led to the capture of Samaria and the
Captivity of the ten tribes
Organization (2) - His race had learned in the
Captivity and the Dispersion the value of some outward conformity, especially of holy seasons, holy books, and meetings for worship and edification, all aiming at that unity expressed in
Acts 4:32 ‘they had one heart and soul
Synagogue (2) - During the exile in Babylon, worship at the Temple necessarily ceased, and the conditions of the
Captivity have consequently been regarded as a favourite soil for the germs of the institution (Wellhausen, IJG
Temple (2) - It was properly the place wherein the ark should have rested; but nothing is heard of the ark after the Captivity, and the Holy of Holies was, therefore, quite empty
Redemption (2) - Prayers, therefore, are frequent that Jehovah would redeem from oppression, from violence, from sickness, from death, from
Captivity, etc
Government - These sophisticated procedures were maintained in varying degrees until Judah's
Captivity in 581 b
Conscience - Christians are called upon to acknowledge not the right of conscience only, but its might; they are commanded everywhere to bring their dispositions, desires, passions, and habits into
Captivity to its obedience
Create, Creation - In Isaiah, the focus in this connection is on a second exodus, the return of the exiles from Babylonian
Captivity (43:14-21)
Amos, Theology of - The perspective seems to be that of an exile from Judah; there are references to returning from
Captivity (v
Prophecy - These prophets were reverenced abroad as well as at home, and consulted by foreign princes; and, in times of the
Captivity, they were honoured by great kings, and advanced to high stations
Fire - There is an evident allusion in the phrase, ‘snatching them out of the fire’ (Revised Version ), to
Amos 4:11, where persons who had just escaped with their lives from the earthquake, are referred to; and to
Zechariah 3:2, where the high priest Joshua is described as a brand plucked out of the Babylonian
Captivity
Animals - When the Israelites returned to Palestine from the Babylonian
Captivity, they brought with them 6,720 asses (
Ezra 2:67 ), about six times the number of horses and camels they possessed
Parousia - 1 and 2 Thessalonians, through the central group of Epistles, Romans and Corinthians, to the Epistles of the
Captivity such as Philippians,_ and possibly Ephesians, which, if not by St
Fire - There is an evident allusion in the phrase, ‘snatching them out of the fire’ (Revised Version ), to
Amos 4:11, where persons who had just escaped with their lives from the earthquake, are referred to; and to
Zechariah 3:2, where the high priest Joshua is described as a brand plucked out of the Babylonian
Captivity
Sanhedrin - ,
Leviticus 24:12); and speak of its existence under Joshua, Jabez, Jerubbaal, Boaz, Jephthah, Samuel, David, and Solomon, and until the time of the
Captivity by Nebuchadnezzar (Bâbâ bathrâ, 121b; Yômâ, 80a; Mak
Calendar, the Christian - Probably ever since the Return from the
Captivity, Monday and Thursday had been the Jewish fasts, though we read of Judith fasting daily save on Sabbaths and New Moons and the eves of both and ‘the feasts and solemn days of the house of Israel’ (
Judith 8:6)
Jeremiah - The long foreseen catastrophe has arrived; Jeremiah meets it bravely, for ‘days are coming,’ Jehovah tells him, ‘when I will restore the
Captivity of my people Israel and Judah, and I will cause them to return to the land of their fathers’ (
Jeremiah 30:3 ff
Paul the Apostle - ...
(c) Third Group , the Epistles of the first Roman
Captivity (Eph
Palesti'na - " (
1 Samuel 13:19 ) ...
Between the
Captivity and the time of our Lord the name "Judea" had extended itself from the southern portion to the whole of the country, and even that beyond the Jordan
Romans, Epistle to the - The influence of the Eternal City may be traced in the doctrine of the Church developed in Ephesians, which was written during the Roman
Captivity
Samaria, Samaritans - We regard the Samaritan statement (el-Tolidoth), that 300,000 men besides women and children were brought back from
Captivity in the days of Sanballat, as baseless; but, on the other hand, when Israel was carried away captive, a remnant must have been left; and that such was the case we have abundant evidence (
2 Kings 23:17-20, Jeremiah 41:5)
Messiah - Sabatai now resolves for Smyrna, and then for Constantinople, Nathan writes to him from Damascus, and thus he begins his letter; "To the king, our king, lord of lords, who gathers the dispersed of Israel, who redeems our
Captivity, the man elevated to the height of all sublimity the Messias of the God of Jacob, the true Messias, the celestial Lion, Sabatai Sevi
Enoch Book of - Israel is entrusted to the Seventy Shepherds (=angelic rulers) from the
Captivity to the Maccabaean revolt (lxxxix
Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch - If the writing of epistles under the circumstances of his
Captivity should cause surprise, it must be remembered that they are only short letters, not books
Jerusalem - The second, in that of his son Jehoiachin; when all the treasures of the palace and the temple, and the remainder of the vessels of the latter which had been hidden or spared in the first capture, were carried away or destroyed, and the best of the inhabitants, with the king, led into
Captivity, 2 Kings 24; 2 Chronicles 36
Worship - Paul expressly declares all sanctifying of certain seasons, as far as men deduced this from the divine command, to be Jewish and unevangelical, and to be like returning to the slavery of the law, and to
Captivity to outward precepts
Jesus Christ - And with respect to the prophecies of Daniel, it is remarkable, at this remote period, how little discrepancy of opinion has existed among the most learned men, as to the space from the time of the passing out of the edict to rebuild Jerusalem, after the Babylonish
Captivity, to the commencement of the Christian era, and the subsequent events foretold in the prophecy
Nestorius And Nestorianism - He afterwards yielded to pressure, submitted to the decrees of the council, and was released from
Captivity, but died on his way back to Rome
Palestine - see) divided Galilee from Judaea by the alien race that is supposed to have originated in a cross between Mesopotamians and Israelites after the first
Captivity