breastplateShell, shield, body armour, a cover to protect the chest and the main organs of the body. DTP We are called to put on the full armour of God and one piece of that armour is the breastplate of righteousness; it covers all our vital organs and when the Father looks at us, He sees that we are covered, not by our righteousness, but Christ's righteousness.be set in the ephod and in the breastplate Ex 25:7he put on righteousness as a breastplate Isa 59:17having on the breastplate of righteousness Eph 6:14sober, putting on the breastplate of faith 1 Thes 5:8
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brethrenSee the word brother.
brideOne who will be married to a groom. DTP The church is the figurative picture of Christ's bride-to-be. The church is being prepared for the day when we will be called before Christ in the marriage supper of the Lamb. What a day of rejoicing that will be.bind them on thee, as a bride doeth Isa 49:18as a bride adorneth herself with her Isa 61:10bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride Isa 62:5he that hath the bride is the John 3:29prepared as a bride adorned for her Rev 21:2and the Spirit and the bride say Rev 22:17
bride of Christ / Chaste virgin to Christ The church is known as the Bride of Christ; the believers of Christ have been pledged to Christ as His bride, pure and chosen. During the last days the church will be called forth to come to heaven as a bride, to be presented at the marriage supper of the Lamb.that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. 2 Cor 11:2
bridegroomOne who will be married to a bride. DTP Christ is pictured in the New Testament as the bridegroom; in the last days He will come for His bride the Church, and the culmination will take place at the marriage supper of the Lamb (Rev 19:7-9).which is a bridegroom coming out of his Ps 19:5as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride Isa 62:5and went forth to meet the bridegroom Matt 25:1a cry made, behold the bridegroom cometh Mat 25:6he that hath the bride is the bridegroom John 3:29and the voice of the bridegroom and of the Rev 18:23
bridleThis is a device that is used to harness, control and handle an animal. Whoever controls the reins that are attached to the bridle controls the direction and the response that will come forth from the animal. DTP The Word can also be used in a spiritual sense when it come to the use of one's lips and tongue. As disciples, we need to allow the Holy Spirit to bridle our speaking and our actions. Many believers have either destroyed or have been destroyed by someone else's unbridled tongue. This unbridled tongue is the most powerful weapon that Satan uses within the Church.put my bridle in thy lips 2 Kin 19:28must be held in with bit and bridle Ps 32:9I will keep my mouth with a bridle Ps 39:1a bridle for the ass Prov 26:3my bridle in thy lips and I will turn Isa 37:29seem religious and bridle not his tongue James 1:26to bridle the whole body Jam 3:2even unto horse bridles Rev 14:20
brimstoneSulfur or sulfuric gas that can accompany earthquakes or volcanic eruption. DTP It can also have a spiritual meaning, one of destruction and punishment for those who disobey God's ways.upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone Gen 19:24he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone Ps 11:6and great hailstones, fire and brimstone Ezek 38:22brimstone from heaven and destroyed them Luke 17:29mouths issued fire smoke and brimstone Rev 9:17a lake of fire burning with brimstone Rev 19:20cast into the lake of fire and brimstone Rev 20:10lake which burneth with fire and brimstone Rev 21:8
bring / brought / bringethTo transport, to take something from one location to another, to carry, move, to take along. DTP Disciples are also responsible to bring fruit from our lives to Christ. We are also, as believers, to not only receive from the Lord, but we are to bring to Him our offering and sacrifices. We are to bring to Him our praise and worship. We are to bring before Him our very lives. We also need to see that God is a shepherd who leads and guides us, bringing us into places of safety and growth in Him.And will bring thee again into this land Gen 28:15Thou has brought forth the people out of Egypt Ex 3:12The LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with Deut 26:8Thou hast brought me hitherto? 2 Sam 7:18 (1 Chr 17:16)Let them bring me unto the holy hill Ps 43:3He brought forth his people with joy, and his Ps 105:43with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. Ps 126:6I bring near my righteousness; it shall not Isa 46:13that bringeth good tidings, Isa 52:7 (Rom 10:15)Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse Mal 3:10Bring forth ... fruits meet for repentance Matt 3:8 (Luke 3:8)If thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there Matt 5:23A good tree cannot bring forth evil Matt 7:18 (Luke 6:43)bringeth forth, ... hundredfold, Matt 13:23 (Mark 4:20; Luke 8:15)Behold I bring you good tidings of great joy Luke 2:10but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. John 12:24and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: John 15:5Was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ Gal 3:24and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, Col 1:6the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath Tit 2:11But the bringing in of a better hope did Heb 7:19That brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus Heb 13:20For the grace that is to be brought unto you 1 Pet 1:13Suffered for sins ... that he might bring us to God 1 Pet 3:18
broadThe idea of this word is to mean wide, a large distance between two points. DTP Jesus uses this term to explain, as it were, a road that is very wide, and the majority of the people are walking on it, not realizing that the road is leading to eternal destruction. Going with the majority does not always make it the right way to go. Christ tells us that the road leading to eternal life is narrow.they were made broad plates for a Num 16:39Jerusalem unto the broad wall Neh 3:8broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction Matt 7:13
broadcastingDistributing, sharing, propagating, spreading. DTP The disciple is commanded to go out and broadcast the Good News of Jesus Christ throughout the world; to sow the good seed of Jesus Christ everywhere.
bronze serpent / brass serpentBecause the people had complained against God while Moses was receiving the Ten Commandments, God sent fiery serpents among the people. Moses fashioned an image of a snake and put it on a pole; those who looked at the pole were saved; those who choose not to look at the bronze serpent died. (Num 21:4-9). DTP Jesus also uses this illustration as a typology of how He too would be lifted up on a cross and that those who would look to Him would be saved and those who did not would perish (John 3:14-15).Moses made a serpent of brass Num 21:9
brother / brethrenThe people of the earth need to be reminded that we are all related to each other; we all come from Adam and Eve. We are akin to each other through blood and marriage and we must respect and honour each other.DTPAs disciples we are part of the body of Christ. We are joint heirs with Jesus and because of that we need to have a deep family love for each other. We need to help each other and to remember each other in prayer.first be reconciled to thy brother Matt 5:24anything whereby thy brother stumble Rom 14:21my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast 1 Cor 15:58my beloved brethren, let every man be James 1:19good and seeth his brother have need 1 John 3:17say, I love God and hateth his brother 1 John 4:20
bruise / bruisedA part of the body which is damaged has pain and often there is a mark of discoloration left behind showing where the damage has taken place. DTP The Bible also shows that people can be bruised emotionally and spiritually. This is why we need the healing power of Jesus Christ.it shall bruise thy head and thou Gen 3:15a bruised reed shall he not break Isa 42:3he was bruised for our iniquities Isa 53:5yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him Isa 53:10a bruised reed shall he not break Matt 12:20to set at liberty them that are bruised Luke 4:18the God of peace shall bruise Satan Rom 16:20
bucklerShield, an instrument of protection, held by the hand in times of hand to hand combat; the idea of a shield is both physical and spiritual; God can become our shield (2 Sam 22:31); Paul tells the Ephesian church to put on the full armour of God and one part of that is the shield of Faith (Eph 6:16).he is a buckler to all them that trust 2 Sam 22:31valiant men, men able to bear buckler 1 Chr 5:18that could handle shield and buckler 1 Chr 12:8my buckler and the horn of my salvation Ps 18:2he is a buckler to all those that trust Ps 18:30truth shall be thy shield and buckler Ps 91:4even a great company with bucklers Ezek 38:4both the shields and the bucklers Ezek 39:9
build / built / builderDesigner, planner, engineer; man has within himself the desire to build something; man has been created with a creative spirit; God is our Master builder; He was also the one who sent His Son to be the Chief Cornerstone for the church, Christ's Body. DTP We are also exhorted to be wise builders; that we are not to build on shifting sand, but upon the rock of Jesus Christ (Matt 7:24-27). We also need to see that we are a temple that God is building so that His Shekinah glory can fill us.build me an house for me to dwell in? 2 Sam 7:5He shall build a house for my name 1 Chr 22:10it out to the carpenters and builders 2 Kin 12:11the stone which the builders refused is Ps 118:22build the house, they labour in vain that build it Ps 127:1Through wisdom is an house builded; Prov 24:3which built his house upon the rock Matt 7:24the stone which the builders rejected Matt 21:42he is like a man which built an house Luke 6:48now if any man build upon this 1 Cor 3:12are built upon the foundation of the Eph 2:20also are builded together for a habitation of God Eph 2:22rooted and built up in him and established in Col 2:7whose builder and maker is God Heb 11:10living stones, are built up a spiritual house 1 Pet 2:5the stone which the builders disallowed 1 Pet 2:7building up yourselves on your most holy faith, Jude 1:20
burdenThis can be a load that one can carry physically, emotionally and spiritually. Sometimes these burdens are far heavier than what we think we can bear. DTP The key as a disciple is to lay these burdens at the cross of Christ or to ask Christ to come alongside us; together we can carry the burden to its final resting spot. There are burdens that we will carry each day but we do not have to carry them alone.shall bear the burden with thee Ex 18:22the LORD laid this burden upon him 2 Kin 9:25as an heavy burden they are too heavy Ps 38:4cast thy burden upon the LORD and he Ps 55:22the burden of the word of the LORD for Zec 12:1my yoke is easy and my burden is light Matt 11:30for they bind heavy burdens and grievous Matt 23:4to lay upon you no greater burden than Acts 15:28bear ye one another's burdens and so Gal 6:2For every man shall bear his own burden. Gal 6:5
burn / burnedFire is produced when something is burned. The burning of something can produce heat, light and destruction. DTP There also are spiritual fires that as people die, they may undergo a spiritual burning. Those who rejected Christ's call will spend eternity in a burning lake of fire. The disciple's work will also undergo fire to see that which was real, that which will last; and, we are told that those things which are not of Christ will be burnt up or destroyed.make brick and burn them thoroughly Gen 11:3make an alter to burn incense upon Ex 30:1shall thy jealousy burn like fire Ps 79:5day cometh shall burn them up Mal 4:1and bind them in bundles to burn them Matt 13:30the chaff he will burn with fire Luke 3:17burned in their lust one toward another Rom 1:27whose end is to be burned Heb 6:8in the lake which burneth with fire Rev 21:8
burnt offering / burnt offeringsAfter an animal was sacrificed it was laid on the alter by the priest to be burnt up as an offering unto the LORD either for the individual or for the country's sin. There were different kinds of offerings that where to be present for different reasons. Wood would be laid out, which the animal was laid on, and the fire would continue until everything was consumed.offered burnt offerings on the alter Gen 8:20took a burnt offering and sacrifice Ex 18:12to build an alter for burnt offerings Josh 22:29fell and consumed the burnt offering 1 Kin 18:38 NASBoffered burnt offerings unto the LORD, 1 Chr 29:21thou delightest not in burnt offerings Ps 51:6in burnt offerings and sacrifices for Heb 10:6
bushelA bushel was often a measurement that grain was poured into, a particular size of basket. Originally we knew it as a bushel basket but later it got shortened to the word bushel. DTP This is why when Jesus was teaching, He shared that when a person wanted to light up a room with a lamp, he does not hide it under a bushel basket, but puts it up somewhere high so that all may see. Disciples, too, should not hide their light of Jesus Christ, but should do all they can to hold it high so others may come to see and know Christ also.and put it under a bushel Matt 5:15brought to be put under a bushel Mark 4:21putteth it under a bushel Luke 11:33
busybody / busybodiesThis is a person who spends a lot of time finding out about the business and the affairs of others and then goes out and takes time to share that information with others. They are not concerned about truth; they only want to be the center of conversation so others will gather around to hear what they have to say. Other words that can describe these people are big mouth, blabbermouths and gossipers. DTP Jesus warns the disciple not to be like these people for there will be a strict judgment that will befall them.working not at all, but are busybodies 2 Thes 3:11only idle but tattlers also and busybodies 1 Tim 5:13or as a busybody in other men's matters. 1 Pet 4:15
buy / boughtTo purchase, to obtain, to get something in exchange for payment, to acquire or get ownership of something. DTP The disciple needs to be a good steward of what they buy, both physically and spiritually. What we purchase spiritually should have an everlasting value to it. Also, we need to remember that we ourselves have been bought with a price (Christ shed blood) and in the eyes of God we are of great value to Him.I will surely buy it of thee 2 Sam 24:24 (1 Chr 21:24)Buy the truth ... sell it not; also wisdom Prov 23:23He hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat Isa 55:1selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. Matt 13:44Jesus ... cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple Matt 21:12 (Mark 11:15; Luke 19:45)For ye are bought with a price 1 Cor 6:20; 7:23and buy and sell, Jam 4:13I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, Rev 3:18And that no man might buy and sell, Rev 13:17
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