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PROSPERITY to PYGARG

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PROSPERITY

  • From God
    Genesis 33:11; 49:24-26; Psalm 127:1; 128:1, 2

  • Design of
    Ecclesiastes 7:14

  • Dangers of
    Deuteronomy 8:10-18; 31:20; 32:15; Jeremiah 5:7; Hosea 13:6

  • Evil effects of
    Hosea 4:7

  • Pride in
    2Chronicles 32:25

  • Forgetfulnesss of God in
    2Chronicles 12:1; 26:16

  • The prosperous people despise the unfortunate people
    Job 12:5

  • Promised to the righteous
    Job 22:23-27

PROSTITUTION, LASCIVIOUS


PROTRACTED MEETINGS

  • General references
    1Kings 8:65; 2Chronicles 7:8-10; 30:23

  • See REVIVALS


PROUD


PROVERBS

  • Design of
    Proverbs 1:1-4

  • Written by Solomon
    Proverbs 1:1; 25:1

  • Miscellaneous scriptures relating to
    1Samuel 10:12; 24:13, 14; 2Samuel 3:8; 20:18; 1Kings 20:11; Proverbs 1:17; Ezekiel 12:22, 23; 16:44; 18:2-4; Jeremiah 31:29; Hosea 4:9; Matthew 12:33; Luke 4:23; 6:44; 14:34; John 1:46; 1Corinthians 15:33; Galatians 6:7
  • See RIDDLE


PROVIDENCE OF GOD


PROXY


PRUDENCE

  • General references
    Job 34:3, 4; Psalm 39:1; 112:5; Proverbs 6:1, 2; 11:13, 8:12; 15, 29; 12:8, 16, 23; 14:8, 15, 13:16; 16, 18; 15:5, 22; 16:20, 21; 17:2, 18; 18:15, 16; 20:5, 19:2; 21:5, 16, 18; 20, 23; 22:3, 7, 26, 27; 23:1-3, 9; 24:6, 27; 25:8-10; 26:4, 5; 27:12; 29:8, 11; Ecclesiastes 7:16, 17; 8:2, 3; 10:1, 10; Hosea 14:9; Amos 5:13; Matthew 5:25, 26; 7:6; Luke 14:28-32; Romans 14:16; 1Corinthians 6:12; 8:8-13; 10:23, 25-33; Colossians 4:5; James 1:19

  • Instances of:

    • Jacob:

      • In his conduct toward Esau
        Genesis 32:3-21

      • Toward his sons, after Dinah's defilement
        Genesis 34:5, 30

    • Joseph, in the affairs of Egypt
      Genesis 41:33-57

    • Jethro's advice to Moses
      Exodus 18:17-23

    • The Israelites, in the threatened war with the two and one-half tribes
      Joshua 22:10-34

    • Saul, in not killing the Jabesh-gileadites
      1Samuel 11:13

    • David:

      • In his conduct toward Saul
        1Samuel 18:5-30

      • In overthrowing Ahithophel's shrewd advice
        2Samuel 15:33-37

    • Abigail, in averting David's anger
      1Samuel 25:18-31

    • Achish, in dismissing David
      1Samuel 29

    • Elijah, in his escape from Jezebel
      1Kings 19:3, 4

    • Rehoboam's advisers
      1Kings 12:7

    • Jehoram, in suspecting a Syrian stratagem
      2Kings 7:12, 13

    • Nehemiah, in conduct of affairs at Jerusalem
      Nehemiah 2:12-16; 4:13-23

    • Daniel
      Daniel 1:8-14

    • Certain elders of Israel
      Jeremiah 26:17-23

    • Of Jesus:

      • In charging those who were healed not to advertise his miracles
        Matthew 9:30; 16:20; Mark 3:12; 5:43; 7:36; 8:30; 9:9

      • Going to the feast secretly
        John 7:10

      • In walking "no longer openly"
        John 11:54; 12:36

      • In avoiding his enemies
        Matthew 12:14-16; Mark 3:7; John 11:47-54

    • Joseph, in his conduct toward Mary
      Matthew 1:19

    • Peter, in escaping from Herod Agrippa I
      Acts 12:17

    • Paul:

      • In circumcising Timothy
        Acts 16:3

      • In performing temple rites
        Acts 21:20-26

      • In turning the Jewish sects against each other
        Acts 23:6

      • Avoiding suspicion in administering the gifts of the congregations
        2Corinthians 8:20

      • His lack of, in his persistence in going to Jerusalem despite the warnings of the Spirit and his friends
        Acts 20:22-25, 37, 38; 21:10-14

    • Paul and Barnabas, in escaping persecution
      Acts 14:6

    • Paul and Silas, in escaping from Berea
      Acts 17:10-15

    • The town clerk of Ephesus, in averting a riot
      Acts 19:29-41

    • See DIPLOMACY


PRUNING

  • General references
    Leviticus 25:3, 4; Isaiah 5:6; 18:5; John 15:2-6

  • Pruninghook
    Isaiah 2:4; 18:5; Joel 3:10; Micah 4:3


PSALMS

  • Of Moses, celebrating the deliverance at the Red Sea
    Exodus 15:1-19

  • Didactic songs composed by Moses, celebrating the providence, righteousness, and judgments of God
    Deuteronomy 32:1-43; Psalm 90

  • Song of Deborah, celebrating Israel's victory over Sisera
    Judges 5

  • Of Hannah, in thankfulness for a son
    1Samuel 2:1-10

  • Of David

    • In celebrating his deliverance
      2Samuel 22

    • Upon the occasion of moving the ark of the covenant
      1Chronicles 16:7-36

    • At the close of his reign
      2Samuel 23:2-7; 1Chronicles 29:10-19

  • Of Isaiah
    Isaiah 12; 25; 26

  • Of Hezekiah, celebrating deliverance from death
    Isaiah 38:9-20

  • Of Mary
    Luke 1:46-55

  • Of Elizabeth
    Luke 1:42-45

  • Of Zacharias
    Luke 1:68-79

  • Psalms of Affliction
    Psalm 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 13, 16-17, 22, 26-28, 31, 35, 41-44, 54, 55-57, 59, 60-64, 69-71, 74, 77, 79-80, 83, 84, 86, 88-89, 94, 102, 109, 120, 123, 129, 137, 140-143

  • Didactic Psalms
    Psalm 1; 5; 7; 9; 10; 11; 12; 14; 15; 17; 24; 25; 32; 34; 36; 37; 39; 49; 50; 52; 53; 58; 73; 75; 82; 84; 90; 91; 92; 94; 101; 112; 119; 121; 125; 127; 128; 131; 133

  • Historical Psalms
    Psalm 78; 105; 106

  • Intercessional Psalms
    Psalm 20; 67; 122; 132; 144

  • Penitential Psalms
    Psalm 6; 25; 32; 38; 51; 102; 130; 143

  • Psalms of Praise
    Psalm 8; 19; 24; 29; 33; 47; 50; 65; 66; 76; 77; 93; 95; 96; 97; 99; 104; 111; 113; 114; 115; 134; 139; 147; 148; 150

  • Prophetic Psalms
    Psalm 2; 16; 22; 40; 45; 68; 69; 72; 87; 97; 110; 118

  • Psalms of Thanksgiving:

    • For God's goodness to Israel
      Psalm 21; 46; 48; 65; 66; 68; 76; 81; 85; 98; 105; 124; 126; 129; 135; 136; 149

    • For God's goodness to good men
      Psalm 23; 34; 36; 91; 100; 103; 107; 117; 121; 145; 146

    • For God's mercies to Individuals
      Psalm 9; 18; 30; 34; 40; 75; 103; 108; 116; 118; 138; 144


PSALTERY

  • A harp.

  • Used in religious services
    2Samuel 6:5; 1Chronicles 13:8; 25:1, 16:5; 5, 6; 2Chronicles 29:25; Psalm 33:2; 57:8; 71:22; 81:2; 92:3; 108:2; 144:9; 150:3; Revelation 5:8

  • At the dedication of the new wall when the captivity returned
    Nehemiah 12:27

  • Used in idolatrous worship
    Daniel 3:5, 7, 10, 15

  • See MUSIC, INSTRUMENTS OF


PTOLEMAIS

  • A seaport in the territory of the tribe of Ashe.

  • Formerly called ACCHO

  • Paul visits
    Acts 21:7


PUA


PUAH

  • A Hebrew midwife
    Exodus 1:15

  • Father of Tola
    Judges 10:1

  • See PHUVAH


PUBLICANS

  • Tax collectors for the Romans.

  • Disreputable
    Matthew 5:46, 47; 9:11; 11:19; 18:17; 21:31; Luke 18:11

  • Change their ways because of the preaching of John the Baptist
    Matthew 21:32; Luke 3:12; 7:29

  • Matthew, the tax collector of Capernaum, becomes an apostle
    Matthew 9:9; 10:3; Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27

  • Parable concerning
    Luke 18:9-14

  • Zacchaeus, chief among, receives Jesus into his house
    Luke 19:2-10


PUBLIUS

  • An important man on the island of Melita. Father of, healed by Paul
    Acts 28:7, 8


PUDENS

  • A Christian in Rome
    2Timothy 4:21


PUL

  • King of Assyria. Forced taxes from Menahem, king of Israel
    2Kings 15:19; 1Chronicles 5:26

  • A place or tribe in Africa
    Isaiah 66:19


PULPIT

  • General references
    Nehemiah 8:4; 2Chronicles 6:13


PULSE

  • A sort of food
    Daniel 1:12, 16


PUNISHMENT

  • Death penalty:

    • Will not be commuted
      Numbers 35:31

    • In the Mosaic law the death penalty was inflicted:

      • For murder
        Genesis 9:5, 6; Numbers 35:16-21, 30-33; Deuteronomy 17:6

      • For adultery
        Leviticus 20:10; Deuteronomy 22:24

      • For incest
        Leviticus 20:11, 12, 14

      • For bestiality
        Exodus 22:19; Leviticus 20:15, 16

      • For sodomy
        Leviticus 18:22; 20:13

      • For sexual immorality
        Deuteronomy 22:21-24

      • For the rape of a betrothed engaged virgin
        Deuteronomy 22:25

      • For perjury
        Zechariah 5:4

      • For kidnapping
        Exodus 21:16; Deuteronomy 24:7

      • For the promiscuousness of a priest's daughter
        Leviticus 21:9

      • For witchcraft
        Exodus 22:18

      • For offering human sacrifice
        Leviticus 20:2-5

      • For striking or cursing one's father or mother
        Exodus 21:15, 17; Leviticus 20:9

      • For disobedience to parents
        Deuteronomy 21:18-21

      • For stealing
        Zechariah 5:3, 4

      • For blasphemy
        Leviticus 24:11-14, 16, 23

      • For desecrating the Sabbath day
        Exodus 35:2; Numbers 15:32-36

      • For prophesying falsely, or propagating false doctrines
        Deuteronomy 13:1-10

      • For sacrificing to false gods
        Exodus 22:20

      • For refusing to abide by the decision of the court
        Deuteronomy 17:12

      • For treason
        1Kings 2:25; Esther 2:23

      • For sedition
        Acts 5:36, 37

    • Modes of execution of death penalty:

      • Burning
        Genesis 38:24; Leviticus 20:14; 21:9; Jeremiah 29:22; Ezekiel 23:25; Daniel 3:19-23

      • Stoning
        Leviticus 20:2, 27; 24:14; Numbers 14:10; 15:33-36; Deuteronomy 13:10; 17:5; 22:21, 24; Joshua 7:25; 1Kings 21:10; Ezekiel 16:40

      • Hanging
        Genesis 40:22; Deuteronomy 21:22, 23; Joshua 8:29

      • Beheading
        Mark 6:16, Matthew 14:10; 27, 28

      • Crucifixion
        Matthew 27:35, 38; Mark 15:24, 27; Luke 23:33

      • The sword
        1Kings 2:25, Exodus 32:27, 28; 34, 46; Acts 12:2

    • Executed by the accusing witnesses
      Deuteronomy 13:9; 17:7; Acts 7:58

    • Executed by the entire congregation
      Numbers 15:35, 36; Deuteronomy 13:9

    • Not inflicted by the testimony of less than two witnesses
      Numbers 35:30; Deuteronomy 17:6; 19:15

  • Minor offenses, punishable by:

    • Scourging
      Leviticus 19:20; Deuteronomy 22:18; 25:2, 3; Proverbs 17:10; 19:29; 20:30; Matthew 27:26; Mark 15:15; Luke 23:16; John 19:1; Acts 22:24, 29

    • Imprisonment
      Genesis 39:20; 40

    • See PRISON

    • Confinement within limits
      1Kings 2:26, 36-38

  • According to deeds:

    • General references
      Job 34:11; Psalm 62:12; Proverbs 12:14; 24:12; Isaiah 59:18; Jeremiah 17:10; Ezekiel 7:3, 27; 16:59; 39:24; Zechariah 1:6; Matthew 5:22; 16:27; 23:14; Luke 12:47, 48; 20:47

    • Of the vineyard
      Isaiah 5:1-7
    • Of the farmers
      Matthew 21:33-41
    • Of the talents
      Matthew 25:14-30

    • See JUDGMENT, ACCORDING TO OPPORTUNITY AND WORKS

  • Delayed punishment
    Psalm 50:21; 55:19; Proverbs 1:24-30; Ecclesiastes 8:11-13; Habakkuk 1:2-4

  • Design of

    • To secure obedience
      Genesis 2:17; Exodus 20:3-5; Leviticus 26:14-39; Deuteronomy 13:10, 11; 17:13; 19:20; 21:21; Proverbs 19:25; 21:11; 26:3

    • See JUDGMENTS, DESIGN OF

  • Divine punishment, no escape from
    Job 11:20; Proverbs 1:24-31; 11:21; 16:5; 29:1; Jeremiah 11:11; 15:1; 25:28, 29; Ezekiel 7:19; Amos 2:14-16; Zephaniah 1:18; Matthew 10:28; 23:33; Romans 2:3; Colossians 3:25; Hebrews 2:3; 12:25

  • Eternal
    Isaiah 34:8-10; Daniel 12:2; Matthew 3:12; 10:28; 18:8; 25:41, 46; Mark 3:29; Luke 3:17; John 5:29; Hebrews 6:2; 10:28-31; Revelation 14:10, 11; 19:3; 20:10


PUNON

  • A city of Edom. A camping ground of the Israelites, in their forty years of wandering
    Numbers 33:42, 43


PUR

  • The lot
    Esther 3:7

  • See PURIM


PURIFICATION

  • Sanitary and symbolic.

  • For women:

    • Before marriage
      Esther 2:12

    • After childbirth
      Leviticus 12:6-8; Luke 2:22

    • After menstruation
      Leviticus 15:19-33; 2Samuel 11:4

  • Of the Jews before the Passover celebration
    John 11:55

  • For those who had recently killed someone in battle
    Numbers 31:19-24

  • By fire, for things that resist fire
    Numbers 31:23

  • By blood
    Exodus 24:5-8; Leviticus 14:6, 7; Hebrews 9:12-14, 19-22

  • By abstaining from sexual intercourse
    Exodus 19:15

  • Washing parts of animal sacrifices in water
    Leviticus 1:9, 13; 9:14; 2Chronicles 4:6

  • Penalty to be imposed upon those who do not observe the ordinances concerning
    Leviticus 7:20, 21; Numbers 19:13, 20

  • Water of
    Numbers 19:17-21; 31:23

  • Washing hands in water, symbolic of innocency
    Deuteronomy 21:6; Psalm 26:6; Matthew 27:24

  • Traditions of the elders concerning
    Mark 7:2-5, Matthew 15:2; 8, 9; Luke 11:38

  • Of Paul, to show his fidelity to the law
    Acts 21:24, 26

  • Figurative
    Psalm 26:6; 51:7; Ezekiel 36:25; Hebrews 10:22

  • Scriptures relating to
    Genesis 35:2; Exodus 19:10, 14; 29:4; 30:18-21; 40:12, 30-32; Leviticus 8:6; 14:8, 9; 16:4, 24, 15:4-13, 16-27; 26, 28; 17:15; 22:3; Numbers 8:6, 19:7, 7, 21; 8, 19; 2Chronicles 4:6; Matthew 15:2; Mark 7:2-9; Hebrews 9:10


PURIM

  • A feast instituted to commemorate the deliverance of the Jews from the plot of Haman
    Esther 9:20-32


PURITY

  • Of heart
    Psalm 12:6; 19:8; 24:3-5; 51:7; 65:3; 119:140; Proverbs 15:26; 20:9; 21:8; 30:12; Isaiah 1:18, 25; 6:7; Daniel 12:10; Micah 6:11; Malachi 3:2, 3; Matthew 5:8; John 15:2; Philippians 4:8; 1Timothy 1:5; 3:9; 5:22; 2Timothy 1:3; 2:21, 22; Titus 1:15; Hebrews 9:13, 14; 10:2; James 4:8; 1Peter 1:22; 1John 3:3


PURVEYOR

  • For Solomon
    1Kings 4:7-19, 27


PUT


PUTEOLI

  • A seaport of Italy. Paul stays a week at
    Acts 28:13, 14


PUTIEL

  • The father-in-law of Eleazar, the priest
    Exodus 6:25


PYGARG

  • Probably a species of antelope
    Deuteronomy 14:5

 

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