Imputation
Is used to designate any action or word or thing as reckoned to a person. Thus in doctrinal language (1) the sin of Adam is imputed to all his descendants, i.e., it is reckoned as theirs, and they ar…
Impute
IMPUTE'. Rom 4:8. The Greek word of which this is a translation is rendered in our English Bible by no less than eleven different terms; for example, "reckon," Rom 4:4; "lay to one's charge," 2 Tim 4…
Imrah
(stubborn), a descendant of Asher, of the family of Zophah (1 Chronicles 7:36) (B.C. after 1445.)
Imri
IM'RI (eloquent). A Judite. 1 Chr 9:4. Father of a wall-builder. Neh 3:2.
Incantations
INCANTA'TIONS. See Divination.
Incarnation
That act of grace whereby Christ took our human nature into union with his Divine Person, became man. Christ is both God and man. Human attributes and actions are predicated of him, and he of whom th…
Incense.
IN'CENSE. Ex 30:8. This was a compound of frankincense and other gums or spices, the materials and manufacture of which are particularly prescribed. Ex 30:34-36. See Frankincense. It was the business…
India.
IN'DIA. The Persian king Ahasuerus is described as reigning "from India unto Ethiopia." Esth 1:1; Rom 8:9. The India of the book of Esther is not the peninsula of Hindostan, but the country surroundi…
Ingathering
INGATHERING, FEAST OF. See Tabernacles, Feast of.
Ingathering, Feast Of
INGATHERING, FEAST OF. See Tabernacles, Feast of.
Inheritance.
INHER'ITANCE. In the O.T. we have no record of wills. The property-holder made a disposition of his property during his lifetime. There do not seem to have been very definite laws stipulating the exa…
Iniquity
INIQ'UITY. Gen 15:16. Whatever is done contrary to the law of God. To "bear the iniquity of the congregation," Lev 10:17, is to make that expiation or atonement which is a prerequisite to their forgi…
Ink
INK, INK'HORN. Jer 36:18; Eze 9:2-3, Eze 9:11; 2 Cor 3:3; 2 John 12; 3 John 13. See Writing.
Ink, Inkhorn
[Writing]
Inkhorn
The Hebrew word so rendered means simply a round vessel or cup for containing ink, which was generally worn by writers in the girdle (Ezek. 9:2, 3, 11). The word “inkhorn” was used by the translators…
Inn.
INN. In the Bible the "inn" was not a hotel in our sense. The word so translated means either a "lodging-place for the night" — not necessarily a covered place, but a mere station of caravans, where …
Inspiration.
INSPIRA'TION. By "inspiration," in the theological sense, is meant that influence of the Spirit of God upon the mind of the sacred writers by which he communicated the knowledge of religious truths o…
Instant
INSTANT, IN'STANTLY, used five times in the A.V. for "urgent," "earnest." Luke 7:4; Luke 23:23; Acts 26:7; Rom 12:12; 2 Tim 4:2.
Instant, Instantly,
INSTANT, IN'STANTLY, used five times in the A.V. for "urgent," "earnest." Luke 7:4; Luke 23:23; Acts 26:7; Rom 12:12; 2 Tim 4:2.
Instruments Of Music
IN'STRUMENTS OF MUSIC. See Music.
Intercession
INTERCES'SION, Heb 7:25, means interposition by prayer for others, 1 Tim 2:1, and implies wants and needs. Our Lord, by reason of his highpriestly office, performs the functions of intercessor or adv…
Intercession Of Christ
Christ’s priestly office consists of these two parts, (1) the offering up of himself as a sacrifice, and (2) making continual intercession for us. When on earth he made intercession for his people (L…
Intercession Of The Spirit
(Rom. 8:26, 27; John 14:26). “Christ is a royal Priest (Zech. 6:13). From the same throne, as King, he dispenses his Spirit to all the objects of his care, while as Priest he intercedes for them. The…
Interest
IN'TEREST. See Loan.
Interpreter
INTERPRETER. See Prophet.
Inward
IN'WARD, used in the A.V. of Job 19:19 for "familiar," "confidential."
Iphedeiah
Set free by Jehovah, a chief of the tribe of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:25).
Ir
(city). (1 Chronicles 7:12) [Iri]
Ir-haheres
IR-HAHE'RES, Isa 19:18. The Hebrew reads heres, "destruction;" the Syriac, Arabic and Latin, and several MSS. read chares, "the sun;" the Chaldee combines both readings; while the Septuagint reads "c…
Ira
Citizen; wakeful. (1.) A Tekoite, one of David’s thirty warriors (2 Sam. 23:26). (2.) An Ithrite, also one of David’s heroes (2 Sam. 23:38). (3.) A Jairite and priest, a royal chaplain (2 Sam. 20:26)…