faith as pictured in the Old Testament:
Exodus 19:9
And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe ('aman) thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD.
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Sample abstract:
"faith" is to believe in God's Word spoken to His prophet Moses forever
Sample Commentary:
It seems also to have been particularly intended to put an honour upon Moses: That they may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. Thus the correspondence was to be first settled by a sensible appearance of the divine glory, which was afterwards to be carried on more silently by the ministry of Moses. In like manner, the Holy Ghost descended visibly upon Christ at his baptism, and all that were present heard God speak to him (Matthew 3:17), that afterwards, without the repetition of such visible tokens, they might believe him. So likewise the Spirit descended in cloven tongues upon the apostles (Acts 2:3), that they might be believed.
-- Matthew Henry
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Strong's Lexicon Definition
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Word: 'aman
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(aw-man')
Hebrew verb
Strongs number 0539
Number of verses: 102
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Meaning:
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1) to support, confirm, be faithful
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a) (Qal)
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1) to support, confirm, be faithful, uphold, nourish
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a) foster-father (subst.)
b) foster-mother, nurse
c) pillars, supporters of the door
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b) (Niphal)
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1) to be established, be faithful, be carried, make firm
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a) to be carried by a nurse
b) made firm, sure, lasting
c) confirmed, established, sure
d) verified, confirmed
e) reliable, faithful, trusty
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c) (Hiphil)
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1) to stand firm, to trust, to be certain, to believe in
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a) stand firm
b) trust, believe
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Verses with same theme word
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Exodus 19:9 The LORD said to Moses, "I am going to come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear me speaking with you and will always put their trust in you." Then Moses told the LORD what the people had said.
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Deuteronomy 4:11 You came near and stood at the foot of the mountain while it blazed with fire to the very heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.
1 Kings 8:12 Then Solomon said, "The LORD has said that he would dwell in a dark cloud;
2 Chronicles 6:1 Then Solomon said, "The LORD has said that he would dwell in a dark cloud;
Psalms 18:11,12 He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him- the dark rain clouds of the sky. 12 Out of the brightness of his presence clouds advanced, with hailstones and bolts of lightning.
Psalms 97:2 Clouds and thick darkness surround him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
Isaiah 19:1 An oracle concerning Egypt: See, the LORD rides on a swift cloud and is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt tremble before him, and the hearts of the Egyptians melt within them.
Matthew 17:5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!"
Mark 9:7 Then a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud: "This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!"
Luke 9:34,35 While he was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. 35 A voice came from the cloud, saying, "This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him."
Revelation 1:7 Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of him. So shall it be! Amen.
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Deuteronomy 4:12,36 Then the LORD spoke to you out of the fire. You heard the sound of words but saw no form; there was only a voice. 36 From heaven he made you hear his voice to discipline you. On earth he showed you his great fire, and you heard his words from out of the fire.
John 12:29,30 Then a voice came from heaven, "I have glorified it, and will glorify it again." The crowd that was there and heard it said it had thundered; others said an angel had spoken to him. 30 Jesus said, "This voice was for your benefit, not mine.
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Exodus 14:31 And when the Israelites saw the great power the LORD displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.
2 Chronicles 20:20 Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, "Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the LORD your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful."
Isaiah 7:9 The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is only Remaliah's son. If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.' "
Luke 10:16 "He who listens to you listens to me; he who rejects you rejects me; but he who rejects me rejects him who sent me."
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| faith as revealed in the New Testament:
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth (pisteuo) in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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Sample abstract:
"faith" is believing in Jesus Christ
"faith" is the key to eternal life
Sample Commentary:
Faith is the great principle of Christianity, motivating every act of obedience, securing the believer in times of bewilderment or temptation, sustaining the disciple through tribulations and distress, and enlightening the soul during every darkness. Faith is the first of the preconditions of redemption in Christ Jesus, and it is also the last, there never being a single moment of the Christian pilgrimage when faith is not required. Without faith it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6). "On him ..." is alleged to be one of the words that is Johannine rather than from Christ, but such a conceit is rejected. Glorious as faith assuredly is, it is faith "in Christ" that saves, not faith "in faith."
-- Jame Burton Coffman
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Strong's Lexicon Definition
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Word: pisteuo
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(pist-yoo'-o)
Greek verb
Strongs number 4100
Number of verses: 220
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Meaning:
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1) to think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in
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a) of the thing believed
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1) to credit, have confidence
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b) in a moral or religious reference
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1) used in the NT of the conviction and trust to which a man is impelled by a certain inner and higher prerogative and law of soul
2) to trust in Jesus or God as able to aid either in obtaining or in doing something: saving faith
3) mere acknowledgment of some fact or event: intellectual faith
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2) to entrust a thing to one, i.e. his fidelity
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a) to be intrusted with a thing
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John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
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Luke 2:14 "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."
Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
2 Corinthians 5:19-21 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God. 21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Titus 3:4 But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared,
1 John 4:9,10,19 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. 10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. 19 We love because he first loved us.
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John 1:14,18 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. 18 No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, , who is at the Father's side, has made him known.
Genesis 22:12 "Do not lay a hand on the boy," he said. "Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son."
Mark 12:6 "He had one left to send, a son, whom he loved. He sent him last of all, saying, 'They will respect my son.'
Romans 5:10 For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!
Romans 8:32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all--how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?
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John 3:15 that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.
Matthew 9:13 But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."
1 Timothy 1:15,16 Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners--of whom I am the worst. 16 But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his unlimited patience as an example for those who would believe on him and receive eternal life.
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