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The term "furthermore" is used in the Bible to introduce additional information or to emphasize a point that builds upon what has already been stated. It serves as a transitional word that connects thoughts, providing continuity and depth to the narrative or argument being presented. In the context of Scripture, "furthermore" often underscores the importance of the subsequent message, inviting the reader to pay close attention to the unfolding revelation or instruction.

Biblical Usage and Context

In the Berean Standard Bible , "furthermore" appears in several passages, each time serving to enhance the understanding of God's word and His dealings with humanity. It is a word that signals the continuation of divine instruction or the expansion of a theological concept.

1. Divine Instruction and Covenant: In the Old Testament, "furthermore" is used to elaborate on God's covenantal promises and instructions to His people. For example, in Deuteronomy 1:37, Moses recounts the Lord's anger with him, saying, "Furthermore, the LORD was angry with me on your account and said, 'You also shall not enter there.'" Here, "furthermore" introduces an additional consequence of Israel's disobedience, highlighting the seriousness of their actions and the broader implications for their leader.

2. Prophetic Revelation: The prophets often used "furthermore" to introduce additional revelations from God. In Ezekiel 36:27, the Lord promises, "And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances. Furthermore, you will live in the land that I gave to your fathers; you will be My people, and I will be your God." The use of "furthermore" here emphasizes the comprehensive nature of God's restoration plan, linking the internal transformation of His people with the external blessing of the land.

3. Apostolic Teaching: In the New Testament, the apostles employ "furthermore" to build upon foundational Christian teachings. In 1 Thessalonians 4:1, Paul writes, "Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. Furthermore, we urge you to keep progressing more and more." The word "furthermore" serves to intensify the exhortation, urging believers to continue growing in their faith and conduct.

Theological Implications

The use of "furthermore" in Scripture underscores the progressive nature of divine revelation and the unfolding of God's redemptive plan. It reflects the layered complexity of biblical teaching, where each new piece of information builds upon the previous, leading to a fuller understanding of God's will and purpose.

In a broader theological sense, "furthermore" can be seen as an invitation to delve deeper into the mysteries of faith, encouraging believers to seek a more profound comprehension of God's word and to apply it diligently in their lives. It highlights the dynamic relationship between God and His people, where ongoing revelation and response are integral to spiritual growth and maturity.

Practical Application

For contemporary believers, the word "furthermore" serves as a reminder to remain attentive to the entirety of God's message. It encourages a holistic approach to Scripture, where each passage is considered in light of the broader biblical narrative. By recognizing the significance of "furthermore," Christians are prompted to explore the depths of their faith, continually seeking to align their lives with the full counsel of God's word.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(adv.) or conj. Moreover; besides; in addition to what has been said.

Greek

1534. eita -- then, next, therefore (an adv. denoting sequence)
... Phonetic Spelling: (i'-tah) Short Definition: then, thereafter, next Definition:
then, thereafter, next (marking a fresh stage); therefore, then, furthermore. ...
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3063. loipon -- something that remains
... Neuter singular of the same as loipoy; something remaining (adverbially) -- besides,
finally, furthermore, (from) henceforth, moreover, now, + it remaineth ...
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3825. palin -- back (of place), again (of time), further
... same as pale (through the idea of oscillatory repetition); (adverbially) anew, ie
(of place) back, (of time) once more, or (conjunctionally) furthermore or on ...
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Strong's Hebrew

637. aph -- also, yea
... conjunction Definition also, yea NASB Word Usage all (1), also (42), even (10),
furthermore (2), how (9), how much (1), how much less (7), how much more (4 ...
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5750. od -- a going around, continuance, still, yet, again, beside
... anymore (21), anymore* (1), back (1), besides (4), continue (1), continued (1),
else (5), even (2), ever (1), farther (1), further (6), furthermore (3), life (2 ...
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3132. Yoelah -- "may He avail," one of David's heroes
... Joelah. Perhaps feminine active participle of ya'al; furthermore; Joelah, an Israelite
-- Joelah. see HEBREW ya'al. 3131, 3132. Yoelah. 3133 . Strong's Numbers
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1571. gam -- also, moreover, yea
... both you and also (1), both* (6), certainly (2), either (6), either by or (1), even
(114), even they also (2), even they too (1), furthermore (15), however (1 ...
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Library

Furthermore, as to the Proposal Subjoined to Your Epistle...
... Section XVI. Furthermore, as to the proposal subjoined to your epistle?
Furthermore, as to the proposal subjoined to your epistle ...
/.../the paschal canon of anatolius of alexandria/section xvi furthermore as to.htm

Furthermore Doth not St
... THE FOURTH CENTURY 6 Furthermore doth not St. Furthermore doth not St. Paul
command us in understanding to be men? That implies that ...
/.../traherne/centuries of meditations/6 furthermore doth not st.htm

Furthermore, as There is a Kind of Death of the Soul...
... BOOK I. Chapter 18. Furthermore, as there is a kind of death of the soul?
18. Furthermore, as there is a kind of death of the ...
/.../on christian doctrine in four books/chapter 18 furthermore as there.htm

Furthermore, what the Manichees had Criticised in Thy Scriptures.. ...
... Book V Chapter XI Furthermore, what the Manichees had criticised in Thy
Scriptures? Furthermore, what the Manichees had criticised ...
/.../the confessions of saint augustine/chapter xi furthermore what the.htm

Furthermore, Whether Concerning Christ, or Concerning his Church.. ...
... Book III. Chapter 6. " 7. Furthermore, whether concerning Christ, or
concerning His Church? "7. Furthermore, whether concerning ...
/.../chapter 6 7 furthermore.htm

Furthermore, in Like Manner as those who Denied the Resurrection ...
... Book III. Chapter 47. " 57. Furthermore, in like manner as those who
denied the resurrection of the dead? "57. Furthermore ...
/.../chapter 47 57 furthermore.htm

Furthermore, According to Our Tenets, Neither He of whom ...
... Book III. Chapter 37. " 43. Furthermore, according to our tenets, neither
he of whom Petilianus said that he? "43. Furthermore ...
/.../chapter 37 43 furthermore.htm

Furthermore, If, While I have Continued Without Intermission to ...
... Book III. Chapter 57. " 69. Furthermore, if, while I have continued without
intermission to prove how entirely the? "69. Furthermore ...
/.../chapter 57 69 furthermore.htm

Furthermore, if I have Obtained from You...
... Book III. Chapter 14. " 15. Furthermore, if I have obtained from you? "15.
Furthermore, if I have obtained from you, in accordance ...
/.../chapter 14 15 furthermore.htm

Whether the Old Law Set Forth Suitable Precepts About the Members ...
... prescribed that they should go out free in the seventh year taking whatever they
brought with them, even their clothes (Ex.21:2, seqq.): and furthermore it was ...
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Thesaurus

Furthermore (41 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Furthermore (41 Occurrences). ... Hebrews 12:9 Furthermore,
we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we paid them respect. ...
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Feet (2931 Occurrences)
... No language is clearer, and no command of Jesus is stronger than this.
Furthermore, no symbol is accompanied with a greater promise. ...
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Atonement (112 Occurrences)
...Furthermore, the Greek words in both Septuagint and New Testament do not correspond
exactly to the Hebrew words; especially is it true that the root idea of ...
/a/atonement.htm - 101k

Washing (56 Occurrences)
... No language is clearer, and no command of Jesus is stronger than this.
Furthermore, no symbol is accompanied with a greater promise. ...
/w/washing.htm - 38k

Further (121 Occurrences)
...Furthermore is the translation of eita, "then," "so then" (Hebrews 12:9); of to
loipon, "for the rest," or "as to the rest" (1 Thessalonians 4:1, the Revised ...
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Zicri (11 Occurrences)
... 1 Chronicles 27:16 Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: of the Reubenites was
Eliezer the son of Zichri the ruler; of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of ...
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Zichri (12 Occurrences)
... 1 Chronicles 27:16 Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: of the Reubenites was
Eliezer the son of Zichri the ruler: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of ...
/z/zichri.htm - 12k

Nations (683 Occurrences)
... first advent. Furthermore, in what sense, it is asked, could Christ, when
He came, be said to be the desire of all nations? And ...
/n/nations.htm - 58k

Unchangeableness (1 Occurrence)
... Both kinds of attributes can be known only in so far as God reveals Himself, and
furthermore the so-called negative attributes involve a positive idea, while ...
/u/unchangeableness.htm - 27k

Unchangeable (4 Occurrences)
... Both kinds of attributes can be known only in so far as God reveals Himself, and
furthermore the so-called negative attributes involve a positive idea, while ...
/u/unchangeable.htm - 28k

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Furthermore (41 Occurrences)

2 Corinthians 2:12
Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ's gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,
(KJV WBS)

1 Thessalonians 4:1
Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.
(KJV WBS)

Hebrews 12:9
Furthermore, we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live?
(WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS)

Genesis 19:9
They said, "Stand back!" Then they said, "This one fellow came in to live as a foreigner, and he appoints himself a judge. Now will we deal worse with you, than with them!" They pressed hard on the man Lot, and drew near to break the door.
(See NAS)

Genesis 32:6
The messengers returned to Jacob, saying, "We came to your brother Esau. Not only that, but he comes to meet you, and four hundred men with him."
(See NAS)

Genesis 38:22
He returned to Judah, and said, "I haven't found her; and also the men of the place said,'There has been no prostitute here.'"
(See NAS)

Exodus 3:9
Now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come to me. Moreover I have seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.
(See NAS)

Exodus 3:15
God said moreover to Moses, "You shall tell the children of Israel this,'Yahweh, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.' This is my name forever, and this is my memorial to all generations.
(See NAS)

Exodus 4:6
Yahweh said furthermore to him, "Now put your hand inside your cloak." He put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, as white as snow.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS)

Exodus 6:5
Moreover I have heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage, and I have remembered my covenant.
(See NAS)

Exodus 11:3
Yahweh gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants, and in the sight of the people.
(See NAS)

Exodus 18:21
Moreover you shall provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God: men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
(See NAS)

Numbers 19:22
"Whatever the unclean person touches shall be unclean; and the soul that touches it shall be unclean until evening."
(See NAS)

Deuteronomy 4:21
Furthermore Yahweh was angry with me for your sakes, and swore that I should not go over the Jordan, and that I should not go in to that good land, which Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance:
(WEB KJV ASV WBS RSV)

Deuteronomy 7:3
neither shall you make marriages with them; your daughter you shall not give to his son, nor shall you take his daughter for your son.
(See NAS)

Deuteronomy 9:13
Furthermore Yahweh spoke to me, saying, "I have seen this people, and behold, it is a stiff-necked people:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

Ruth 2:8
Then Boaz said to Ruth, "Listen, my daughter. Don't go to glean in another field, and don't go from here, but stay here close to my maidens.
(See NAS)

Ruth 2:21
Ruth the Moabitess said, "Yes, he said to me,'You shall stay close to my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.'"
(See NAS)

1 Samuel 26:10
David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.
(KJV WBS)

2 Samuel 17:1
Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Let me now choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David tonight.
(See NAS)

2 Kings 23:15
Moreover the altar that was at Bethel, and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, even that altar and the high place he broke down; and he burned the high place and beat it to dust, and burned the Asherah.
(See NAS)

1 Chronicles 17:10
And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the LORD will build thee an house.
(KJV WBS)

1 Chronicles 27:16
Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri the ruler: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maacah:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

1 Chronicles 29:1
Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.
(KJV WBS)

2 Chronicles 4:9
Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors of them with brass.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

2 Chronicles 17:6
His heart was lifted up in the ways of Yahweh: and furthermore he took away the high places and the Asherim out of Judah.
(WEB JPS ASV RSV NIV)

2 Chronicles 36:14
Moreover all the chiefs of the priests, and the people, trespassed very greatly after all the abominations of the nations; and they polluted the house of Yahweh which he had made holy in Jerusalem.
(See NAS NIV)

Job 34:1
Furthermore Elihu answered and said,
(KJV WBS)

Ecclesiastes 3:16
And again, I saw under the sun, in the place of the judges, that evil was there; and in the place of righteousness, that evil was there.
(See NAS)

Ecclesiastes 4:11
So again, if two are sleeping together they are warm, but how may one be warm by himself?
(See NAS)

Ecclesiastes 5:19
Every man to whom God has given money and wealth and the power to have pleasure in it and to do his part and have joy in his work: this is given by God.
(See NAS)

Ecclesiastes 9:3
This is evil in all things which are done under the sun: that there is one fate for all, and the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil; while they have life their hearts are foolish, and after that--to the dead.
(See NAS)

Ecclesiastes 10:20
Say not a curse against the king, even in your thoughts; and even secretly say not a curse against the man of wealth; because a bird of the air will take the voice, and that which has wings will give news of it.
(See NAS)

Ecclesiastes 12:5
And he is in fear of that which is high, and danger is in the road, and the tree is white with flower, and the least thing is a weight, and desire is at an end, because man goes to his last resting-place, and those who are sorrowing are in the streets;
(See NAS)

Ecclesiastes 12:12
Furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
(WEB JPS ASV)

Ezekiel 8:6
He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations.
(KJV WBS)

Ezekiel 12:26
Again the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
(See NAS)

Ezekiel 16:51
Neither has Samaria committed half of your sins; but you have multiplied your abominations more than they, and have justified your sisters by all your abominations which you have done.
(See NAS)

Ezekiel 23:40
Furthermore you have sent for men who come from far, to whom a messenger was sent, and behold, they came; for whom you did wash yourself, paint your eyes, and decorate yourself with ornaments,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS)

Amos 4:7
"I also have withheld the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest; and I caused it to rain on one city, and caused it not to rain on another city. One place was rained on, and the piece where it didn't rain withered.
(See NAS)

Habakkuk 2:5
Yes, moreover, wine is treacherous. A haughty man who doesn't stay at home, who enlarges his desire as Sheol, and he is like death, and can't be satisfied, but gathers to himself all nations, and heaps to himself all peoples.
(See NAS)

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