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Ark of the Covenant

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Ark of the Covenant
David Cox’s Topical Bible Concordance

Ark of the Covenant.
Dimensions, &c of Ex 25:10; 37:1
Entirely covered with gold Ex 25:11; 37:2
Surrounded with a crown of gold Ex 25:11
Furnished with rings and staves Ex 25:12-15; 37:3-5
Tables of testimony alone placed in Ex 25:16,21; 1Ki 8:9,21; 2Ch 5:10; Heb 9:4
Mercy-seat laid upon Ex 25:21; 26:34
Placed in the Holy of Holies Ex 26:33; 40:21; Heb 9:3,4
The pot of manna and Aaron’s rod laid up before Heb 9:4; Ex 16:33,34; Nu 17:10
A copy of the law laid in the side of De 31:26
Anointed with sacred oil Ex 30:26
Covered with the vail by the priests before removal Nu 4:5,6
Was called the
Ark of God. 1Sa 3:3
Ark of God’s strength. 2Ch 6:41; Ps 132:8
Ark of the covenant of the Lord. Nu 10:33
Ark of the testimony. Ex 30:6; Nu 7:89
A symbol of the presence and glory of God Nu 14:43,44; Jos 1:6; 1Sa 14:18,19; Ps 132:8
Esteemed the glory of Israel 1Sa 4:21,22
Was holy 2Ch 35:3
Sanctified its resting place 2Ch 8:11
The Israelites enquired of the Lord before Jos 7:6-9; Jdj 20:27; 1Ch 13:3
Was carried
By priests of Levites alone. De 10:8; Jos 3:14; 2Sa 15:24; 1Ch 15:2
Before the Israelites in their journeys. Nu 10:33; Jos 3:6
Sometimes to the camp in war. 1Sa 4:4,5
Profanation of, punished Nu 4:5,15; 1Sa 6:19; 1Ch 15:13
Protecting of, rewarded 1Ch 13:14
Captured by the Philistines 1Sa 4:11
Miracles connected with
Jordan divided. Jos 4:7
Fall of the walls of Jericho. Jos 6:6-20
Fall of Dagon. 1Sa 5:1-4
Philistines plagued. 1Sa 5:6-12
Manner of its restoration. 1Sa 6:1-18
At Kirjath-jearim twenty years 1Sa 7:1,2
Removed from Kirjath-jearim to the house of Obed-edom 2Sa 6:1-11
David made a tent for 2Sa 6:17; 1Ch 15:1
Brought into the city of David 2Sa 6:12-15; 1Ch 15:25-28
Brought by Solomon into the temple with great solemnity 1Ki 8:1-6; 2Ch 5:2-9
A type of Christ Ps 40:8; Re 11:19

Apostates

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Apostates
David Cox’s Topical Bible Concordance

Apostates.
Described De 13:13; Heb 3:12
Persecution tends to make Mt 24:9,10; Lu 8:13
A worldly spirit tends to make 2Ti 4:10
Never belonged to Christ 1Jo 2:19
Saints do not become Ps 44:18,19; Heb 6:9; 10:39
It is impossible to restore Heb 6:4-6
Guilt and punishment of Zep 1:4-6; Heb 10:25-31,39; 2Pe 2:17,20-22
Cautions against becoming Heb 3:12; 2Pe 3:17
Shall abound in the latter days Mt 24:12; 2Th 2:3; 1Ti 4:1-3
Exemplified
Amaziah. 2Ch 25:14,27
Professed disciples. Joh 6:66
Hymenaeus and Alexander. 1Ti 1:19,20

Abana

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made of stone; a building

Geography: Abana and Pharpar – two rivers of Damascus in Syria 2Ki 5:12.

ABANA, AND PHARPAR

Rivers of Damascus, 2Ki 5:12. The Abana, (or, Amana), was undoubtedly the present Barada, the Chrysorrhoas of the Greeks. It is a clear, cold, and swift mountain stream, rising in Anti-Lebanon, north east of Hermon, flowing south east into the plain, and near Damascus turning eastward, skirting the northern wall of the city, and terminating 20 miles east in one of three large lakes. It is a perennial river, and so copious, that though no less than nine or ten branches or canals are drawn off from it to irrigate the plain and supply the city and the villages around it, the stream is a large one to the end.
The only other independent river of any size in the territory of Damascus is the Awaj, which crosses the plain south of Damascus, and enters the southernmost of the three lakes above referred to. This is supposed to be the Pharpar of the Bible. As these rivers of Damascus were never dry, but made the region they watered like the Garden of Eden for fertility and beauty, Naaman might well contrast them with most of “the waters of Israel,” which dry up under the summer sun.

[Amtrac]

Moth

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Moth. Moths are mentioned several times in the Bible as a symbol of destructiveness and the perishable nature of all earthly goods. In (Hosea 5:12), God says, “I will be to Ephraim like a moth.” Just as the damage caused by moths takes place slowly and undetected, so God would quietly, but inevitably, bring judgment upon His backsliding people.

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Mouse

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Mouse.

About 40 kinds of mice are found in the Holy Land. These include house and field mice, moles, small rats, jerboas, and even hamsters. Arabs ate hamsters, but the Hebrew people considered all rodents unclean (Lev. 11:29; Is. 66:17).

In spite of its small size, the mouse is one of the most destructive animals in the world. Swarms of mice threatened grain crops in ancient times. When the Philistines stole the ARK OF THE COVENANT, God punished them by sending a swarm of mice which infected them with a disease (1 Sam. 6:4-5, 11,18); (rats, NKJV).

Source: [Anon-Animals]

The Jerboa or Mouse.

See Jerboa

You will not find the name of the Jerboa in the Bible; but it is supposed to be the same animal that is called a mouse in the 17th verse of the 66th chapter of Isaiah, “They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens, eating swine’s flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the Lord;” and also in Leviticus, where God is telling the children of Israel what animals they may be allowed to eat, and also what they must not taste. He says, “These also shall be unclean to you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind.” Whether the Jerboa is the same animal or not, the Israelites must have been well acquainted with it, for it is found in great numbers in Syria and Egypt, and other countries mentioned in the Bible. They like to live where the soil is sandy, and make their burrows, or holes to live in, in the sides of sand-hills. These burrows are often several yards long, and the part where they sleep is made soft with grass.

The Jerboa is about as large as a rat, and its color is a tawny yellow, something like that of dried lemon-peel. Its fur is very smooth and soft; its eyes are full and round, and its head is much like that of a young rabbit. When it eats, it sits and hold its food in its fore-paws, very much as a squirrel does.

There is a very great and curious difference in the length of its legs; those in front being so short that you would hardly notice them, and those behind very long. It bounds along over the ground very rapidly; so that the greyhound, which is one of the swiftest of dogs, is often unable to overtake it. It seems, when you first look at it, to use only its hind legs in jumping, but his is not so. When it is about to take a leap, it raises its body upon the toes of its hind feet, keeping the balance by the help of its long tail. It springs and comes down on its short fore legs, but does it so very quickly that you can hardly see how it is done, and the animal seems to be upright all the time.

They appear to be very fond of each other’s company, and great numbers are usually found together. They sleep during the day, but like the hare and rabbit, go out of their burrows to eat and to play as soon as it begins to be dark.

[Cook, Scripture Alphabet of Animals]

A mouse or mice are known for their ability to enter a house no matter how well it is guarded. Yet they enter undetected and eat the food of the house.

Andronicus

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Andronicus meaning man-conquering, a Jewish Christian, the kinsman and fellowprisoner of Paul ( Romans 16:7 ); “of note among the apostles.”

[Easton]

A traveling companion of Paul, being in that apostolic band that was missionary based, carrying the Gospel to the world.

Ancient of Days

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an expression applied to Jehovah three times in the vision of ( Daniel 7:9 Daniel 7:13 Daniel 7:22 ) in the sense of eternal. In contrast with all earthly kings, his days are past reckoning.

[Easton]

A name referring to God as his all-existing throughout eternity (past and present), therefore being all wise also. This refers to his deity.