-Jesus an example of Mark 1:35; Luke 2:49

-Required by God in seeking him 1Chronicles 22:19; Hebrews 11:6

-Obeying him Deuteronomy 6:17; 11:13

-Listening to him Isaiah 55:2

-Striving after perfection Philippians 3:13, 14

-Cultivating proper behaviors of a true Christian 2Peter 1:5

-Keeping the soul Deuteronomy 4:9

-Keeping the heart Proverbs 4:23

-Labors of love Hebrews 6:10-12

-Following every good work 1Timothy 3:10

-Guarding against defilement Hebrews 12:15

-Seeking to be found spotless 2Peter 3:14

-Making our calling sure 2Peter 1:10

-Self-examination Psalms 77:6

-Lawful business Proverbs 27:23; Ecclesiastes 9:10

-Preserving "the faith" through teaching 2Timothy 4:2; Jude 1:3

-Instructing children Deuteronomy 6:7; 11:19

-Discharging official duties Deuteronomy 19:18

-Saints should abound in 2Corinthians 8:7

-Required in the service of God John 9:4; Galatians 6:9

-Is not in vain 1Corinthians 15:58

-Preserves from evil Exodus 15:26

-Leads to assured hope Hebrews 6:11

-God rewards Deuteronomy 11:14; Hebrews 11:6

-In temporal matters leads to favor Proverbs 11:27

-Prosperity Proverbs 10:4; 13:4

-Honor Proverbs 12:24; 22:29

-FIGURATIVE Proverbs 6:6-8 .Exemplified .Ruth Ruth 2:17 .Hezekiah 2Chronicles 31:21 .Nehemiah and his helpers Nehemiah 4:6 .Psalmist Psalms 119:60 .Apostles Acts 5:42 .Apollos Acts 18:25 .Titus 2Corinthians 8:22 .Paul 1Thessalonians 2:9 .Onesiphorus 2Timothy 1:17
.See INDUSTRY
.See ZEAL
.See IDLENESS
.See SLOTHFULNESS

-A Levitical city of Zebulun Joshua 21:35

-See DIBON

-See DIBON

-Daughter of Jacob and Leah Genesis 30:21

-Ravishment of Genesis 34

-A city of Edom Genesis 36:32; 1Chronicles 1:43

-Eaten at noon Genesis 43:16

-See FEASTS

-A convert of Paul Acts 17:34

-A false teacher 3John 1:9

-General scriptures concerning 1Corinthians 9:20-23

-See TACT

-INSTANCES OF .Of Abimelech Genesis 21:22, 23; 26:26-31 .The Gibeonites, in securing a treaty with the Israelites through deception Joshua 9:3-16 .Of Jephthah, with the king of Moab, unsuccessful Judges 11:12-28 .Of Abigail 1Samuel 25:23-31 .Of Hiram, to secure the good will of David 2Samuel 5:11 .Of Toi, to promote the friendship of David 2Samuel 8:10 .David, in sending Hushai Absalom's court 2Samuel 15:32-37; 16:15-19; 17:1-14 .The wise woman of Abel 2Samuel 20:16-22 .Absalom winning the people 2Samuel 15:2-6 .Solomon, in his alliance with Hiram 9:10-14, 1Kings 5:1-12; 26, 27; 10:11 .By intermarriage with other nations 1Kings 1:1-5 .Ambassadors from Ben-hadad to Ahab 1Kings 20:31-34 .Jehoash purchases peace from Hazael 2Kings 12:18 .Ahaz purchases assistance from the king of Assyria 2Kings 16:7-9 .Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce Jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue 2Kings 18:17-37; 19:1-13; Isaiah 36:11-22 .Sanballat, in prevent the rebuilding of Jerusalem by Nehemiah Nehemiah 6 .The people of Tyre and Sidon, in securing the favor of Herod (Agrippa I) Acts 12:20-22 .Paul, in arraying the Pharisees and Sadducees against each other at his trial Acts 23:6-10 .Paul, in circumcising Timothy Acts 16:3 .Paul, in performing certain temple services to placate Jewish believers Acts 21:20-25; with Galatians 6:12 .Corrupt practices in: The officers of Nebuchadnezzars court to secure the destruction of Daniel Daniel 6:4-15

-See UNBELIEF

-A name given to the followers of any teacher -Of John the Baptist Matthew 9:14

-Of Jesus Matthew 10:1; 20:17; Acts 9:26; 14:2; 21:4

-The seventy (better mss. have "seventy-two") followers of Jesus are sent forth Luke 10:1

-First called (divinely, from the Greek word, chrematizo) "Christians" at Antioch (of Syria) Acts 11:26

-See APOSTLES

-See RIGHTEOUS

-Tests of Luke 14:26, Matthew 10:32-39; 27, 33; John 21:15-19

-See COMMANDMENTS

-Of armies, for disobedience of orders Joshua 7:10-26; Judges 21:5-12

-See ARMIES

-CHURCH DISCIPLINE .See CHURCH, DISCIPLINE IN

-See MURMURING

-See CONTENTMENT

-See DESPONDENCY

-Sent from God Leviticus 14:34

-As judgments Psalms 107:17; Isaiah 3:17

-INSTANCES OF .Upon the Egyptians
.See PLAGUES; .Upon Nabal 1Samuel 25:38 .David's child 2Samuel 12:15 .Gehazi 2Kings 5:27 .Jeroboam 2Chronicles 13:20 .Jehoram 2Chronicles 21:12-19 .Uzziah 2Chronicles 26:17-20 .Threatened as judgments Leviticus 26:16; 28:22, 27, Deuteronomy 7:15; 28, 35; 29:22 .Healing of, from God Exodus 15:26; 23:25; Deuteronomy 7:15; 2Chronicles 16:12; Psalms 103:3; 107:20 .In answer to prayer .Of Hezekiah 2Kings 20:1-11; Isaiah 38:1-8 .Of David Psalms 21:4; 116:8 .Miraculous healing of, a sign to accompany the preaching of the word Mark 16:18 .See MIRACLES .Physicians employed for 2Chronicles 16:12; Jeremiah 8:22; Matthew 9:12; Mark 5:26; Luke 4:23 .Remedies used Proverbs 17:22; 20:30; Isaiah 38:21; Jeremiah 30:13; 46:11 .Poultices 2Kings 20:7 .Ointments Isaiah 1:6; Jeremiah 8:22 .Emulsions Luke 10:34 .Of the sexual organs Leviticus 15; 22:4; Numbers 5:2; Deuteronomy 23:10 .Treatment of fractures Ezekiel 30:21
.See CIRCUMCISION
.See MENSTRUATION
.See GONORRHEA
.See AFFLICTION

-FIGURATIVE Psalms 38:7; Isaiah 1:6; Jeremiah 30:12 .Various kinds of
.See ABORTION
.See AGUE
.See ATROPHY
.See BLAIN
.See BLEMISH
.See BLINDNESS
.See BOIL
.See CONGESTION
.See CONSUMPTION
.See DEAFNESS
.See DEMONS
.See DROPSY
.See DYSENTERY
.See DYSPEPSIA
.See EPILEPSY
.See FEVER
.See GONORRHEA
.See GOUT
.See HEMORRHAGE
.See HEMORRHOIDS
.See INSANITY
.See ITCH
.See LAMENESS
.See LEPROSY
.See MURRAIN
.See PARALYSIS
.See PESTILENCE
.See SCAB
.See SCALL
.See SCURVY
.See SPERMATORRHEA
.See STAMMERING
.See SUNSTROKE
.See TUMOR
.See WORM .Of the bowels
.See BOWELS

-Son of Seir Genesis 36:21, 30; 1Chronicles 1:38

-1. Son of Seir Genesis 36:21, 30; 1Chronicles 1:38

-2. Grandson of Seir Genesis 36:25; 1Chronicles 1:41

-General scriptures concerning 19:13, Leviticus 6:2-7; 35, 36; Deuteronomy 25:13-16; Job 24:2-11; Psalms 37:21; 50:18; 62:10; Proverbs 3:27, 28; 20:10, 14, 11:1; 17, 23; Isaiah 32:7; Jeremiah 7:8-10; 9:4-6, 8; 22:13; Ezekiel 22:29; Hosea 4:1, 2; 12:7; Amos 3:10; 8:5; Micah 6:10, 11; Nahum 3:1; Zephaniah 1:9; Zechariah 5:3, 4; Luke 16:1-8; 1Thessalonians 4:6; James 5:4

-INSTANCES OF .Abimelech's servants confiscate a well Genesis 21:25; 26:15-22 .Jacob obtains his brother's birthright by an unjust advantage Genesis 25:29-33 .Jacob steals his father's blessing Genesis 27:6-29 .Jacob gains from Laban's flocks by skillful manipulation Genesis 30:31-43 .Rebekah's craftiness in Jacob's behalf Genesis 27:6-17 .Laban's treatment of Jacob Genesis 29:21-30; 31:36-42 .Rachel steals the household gods Genesis 31:19 .Simeon and Levi deceive the Shechemites Genesis 34:15-31 .Achan hides the wedge of gold and the Babylonian garment Joshua 7:11-26 .Micah steals one-thousand one-hundred pieces of silver Judges 17:2 .Micah's priest steals his images Judges 18:14-21 .Joab's guile in securing Absalom's return 2Samuel 14:2-20 .Ahab confiscates Naboth's vineyard 1Kings 21:2-16 .Judas' hypocritical sympathy for the poor John 12:6
.See DIPLOMACY
.See HYPOCRISY
.See INJUSTICE
.See TREASON

-DENUNCIATIONS AGAINST Numbers 14:11, 12, 22-24; 32:8-13; Deuteronomy 18:19; 28:15-68; Leviticus 26:14-46

-PUNISHMENT OF .Of the Egyptians by plagues
.See PLAGUES
.See also SIN, PUNISHMENT OF

-INSTANCES OF .Of Adam and Eve, eating the forbidden fruit Genesis 3:6-11 .Of Lot, in refusing to go to the mountain, as commanded by the angels Genesis 19:19, 20 .Of Lot's wife, in looking back upon Sodom Genesis 19:26 .Of Moses .In making excuses when commissioned to deliver lsrael Exodus 4:13, 14 .When he struck the rock Numbers 20:11, 23, 24 .Of Aaron, at the hitting of the rock by Moses Numbers 20:23, 24 .Of Pharaoh, in refusing to let the people of Israel go 7:13, Exodus 5:2; 8:15, 22, 23; 19, 32; 9:12, 34; 10:20, 27; 11:10; 14:8 .Of the people of Israel, in gathering excessive quantities of manna Exodus 16:19, 20 .In refusing to enter the promised land Deuteronomy 1:26; with Numbers 14:1-10; Joshua 5:6; Psalms 106:24, 25 .Of Nadab and Abihu, in offering strange fire Leviticus 10:1, 2 .Of Balaam, in accompanying the messengers from Balak Numbers 22:22 .Of Achan, in hiding the wedge of gold and the Babylonian

garnient Joshua 7:15-26 .Of Saul .In offering a sacrifice 1Samuel 13:13 .In sparing Agag and the spoils of the Amalekites 1Samuel 15; 28:18 .Of David, in his adultery, and in arranging for the death of Uriah 2Samuel 12:9 .Of Solomon, in building places for idolatrous worship 1Kings 11:7-10 .Of the prophet of Judah, in not keeping the commandment to deliver his message to Jeroboam without delay 1Kings 13 .Of a man of Israel, who refused to strike the prophet 1Kings 20:35, 36 .Of Ahab, in suffering the king of Assyria to escape out of his hands 1Kings 20:42 .Of priests, in not performing their functions after the due order 1Chronicles 15:13 .Of the people of Judah Jeremiah 43:7 .Of the people of Judah, in going to live in Egypt contrary to divine command Jeremiah 44:12-14 .Of Jonah, in refusing to deliver the message to the Ninevites Jonah 1 .Of the blind men Jesus healed, and ordered them not to proclaim their healing Matthew 9:30, 31 .Of the leper whom Jesus healed, and ordered him not to proclaim the fact Mark 1:45 .Of Paul, in going to Jerusalem contrary to repeated warnings Acts 21:4, 10-14 .OF CHILDREN .See CHILDREN, COMMANDMENTS TO
.OF THE RIGHTEOUS .See COMMANDMENTS

-Of the descendants of Noah Genesis 10

-After building the tower of Babel Genesis 11:1-9; Deuteronomy 32:8

-Of the Jews, foretold Jeremiah 16:15; 24:9; John 7:35

-(About property) -See PROPERTY

-INSTANCES OF .Joseph Genesis 42:7-20; 43:26-34 .David 1Samuel 21:13-15
.See DECEPTION
.See HYPOCRISY

-In congregations 1Corinthians 1:10-13; 3:3, 4; 11:18, 19