Bible Encyclopedia: Armies: Figurative

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Strong's Hebrew

4264. machaneh -- an encampment, camp
... from chanah Definition an encampment, camp NASB Word Usage armies (6), army ... or troops);
hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers ...
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The Destruction of Jerusalem and the Coming of Christ. Ch. 21:5-38
... is difficult to interpret; first of all, because it is phrased in figurative terms,
the ... prophesying the literal overthrow of the holy city by the armies of Rome ...
/.../erdman/the gospel of luke an exposition/i the destruction of jerusalem.htm

The Interpretation of this Fact.
... treated them as though their language must be regarded as figurative and symbolical ...
of commentators regard the destruction of Jerusalem by the Roman armies in AD ...
/.../pink/the redeemers return/2 the interpretation of this.htm

The Royal Marriage Feast.
... the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed ...
group in which the message sent was an invitation, not figurative but literal ...
/.../arnot/the parables of our lord/xii the royal marriage feast.htm

Prophecy.
... Here is no double sense; no figurative language but what is sufficiently intelligible ...
And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the ...
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Two Ways of Despising God's Feast
... Note the forcible pronouns, 'His armies,' and 'their city.' The terrible ... and terrible]
weeping and gnashing of teeth"awful though figurative expressions for ...
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The Bohemian Confessions after the Reformation. AD 1535 and 1575.
... Luther was at first displeased with their figurative theory of the Lord's Supper,
their views ... of Europe, and were not wanting in any of the armies that fought ...
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Interpretation of Prophecy.
... monarch's progress through the land of Judea, ending with a figurative account of
his ... or the coming desolation of Jerusalem by the Chaldean armies; he connects ...
/.../barrows/companion to the bible/chapter xxxviii interpretation of prophecy.htm

Annunciation to Joseph of the Birth of Jesus.
... the said language is more perfectly suited.4. When parabolic or figurative language
may ... his land was threatened with an invasion by the united armies of Syria ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/ix annunciation to joseph of.htm

The Prophet Joel.
... an effect of divine anger."[Pg 308]On the other hand, figurative representations
of ... The comparison of hostile armies with locusts is very common, not only on ...
/.../hengstenberg/christology of the old testament/the prophet joel.htm

Joshua's Conquest.
... Only God and not the relative strength or preparedness of the contending armies
can forecast the final ... (16) The element that is figurative or illustrative of ...
/.../tidwell/the bible period by period/chapter viii joshuas conquest.htm

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Deuteronomy 33:2
And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir to them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.
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2 Kings 6:17
And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray you, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
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Psalm 34:7
The angel of the LORD encamps round about them that fear him, and delivers them.
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Psalm 68:17
The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.
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