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Definition and Context: The concept of "starting" in the Bible often relates to beginnings, initiations, or the commencement of significant events or actions. It can refer to the start of creation, the beginning of a journey, the initiation of a covenant, or the onset of a new phase in a person's life or in the history of God's people.

Biblical Instances:

1. Creation: The most profound "starting" in the Bible is the creation of the world. Genesis 1:1 states, "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." This marks the commencement of time and the universe, initiated by God's sovereign will.

2. Covenants: The Bible records several covenants that signify new beginnings in God's relationship with humanity. For instance, the covenant with Noah after the flood (Genesis 9:8-17) represents a fresh start for humanity. Similarly, the covenant with Abraham (Genesis 12:1-3) marks the beginning of a chosen people through whom God would bless all nations.

3. Exodus and the Promised Land: The departure of the Israelites from Egypt is a significant starting point in their history. Exodus 12:2 declares, "This month is to be for you the first month, the first month of your year." This event marks the beginning of their journey to the Promised Land and the establishment of their identity as a nation under God.

4. New Testament Beginnings: The New Testament introduces the start of the new covenant through Jesus Christ. Mark 1:1 states, "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God." This signifies the commencement of the good news and the fulfillment of God's redemptive plan.

5. Personal Transformation: The Bible also speaks of personal new beginnings through spiritual rebirth. In John 3:3, Jesus tells Nicodemus, "Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again." This highlights the start of a new life in Christ, characterized by repentance and faith.

6. The Church: The book of Acts records the beginning of the Christian Church. Acts 2 describes the day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit descended upon the apostles, marking the start of the Church's mission to spread the gospel to all nations.

Theological Significance: The theme of starting is deeply embedded in the biblical narrative, emphasizing God's initiative in creation, redemption, and the establishment of His kingdom. It underscores the idea that God is the author of new beginnings, whether in the cosmos, in the history of His people, or in the lives of individuals. Each starting point in the Bible is a testament to God's faithfulness and His desire to bring about His purposes in the world.

Practical Application: Believers are encouraged to embrace new beginnings with faith and trust in God's guidance. Philippians 1:6 reassures Christians, "being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." This verse encourages believers to trust in God's ongoing work in their lives, knowing that He is faithful to complete what He has started.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Start.

2. (a. & n.) from Start.

Greek

874. aphorme -- a starting point, ie fig. an occasion
... 873, 874. aphorme. 875 . a starting point, ie fig. an ... Word Origin from
apo and hormao Definition a starting point, ie fig. an ...
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1096. ginomai -- to come into being, to happen, to become
... 4), prove (7), proved (6), proving (1), put (1), reached (2), realized (1), results
(2), show (1), spent (1), split (1), spoken (1), starting (1), take place ...
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757. archo -- to rule, to begin
... verb Definition to rule, to begin NASB Word Usage began (62), begin (7), beginning
(8), begins (2), begun (1), proceed (1), rule (1), rulers (1), starting (2). ...
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746. arche -- beginning, origin
... 746 -- properly, from the ( sense), ie " (starting) point"; (figuratively) what
comes and therefore is (foremost), ie has the because ahead of the rest ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7725. shub -- to turn back, return
... to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
(not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally ...
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6974. quts -- arise, be awake, watch
... A primitive root (identical with quwts through the idea of abruptness in starting
up from sleep (compare yaqats)); to awake (literally or figuratively) -- arise ...
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4161. motsa -- a place or act of going forth, issue, export ...
... going forth (1), import (1), imported (1), issuing (1), mine (1), outlet (1), proceeds
(2), rising (1), seeds (1), spring (2), springs (2), starting places (2 ...
/hebrew/4161.htm - 6k

Library

The Starting Point.
... CHAPTER I. THE STARTING POINT. Reader, are you a BA? This little book is only
for those who possess that degree from the King's College. ...
/.../macneil/the spirit-filled life/chapter i the starting point.htm

Starting from this Point You May Understand the Majesty of the ...
... Starting from this point you may understand the majesty of the Holy Ghost also. ... Starting
from this point you may understand the majesty of the Holy Ghost also. ...
/.../10 starting from this point.htm

Starting a Newspaper. An Experience of Mr. John Jones.
... WORDS FOR THE WISE. STARTING A NEWSPAPER. AN EXPERIENCE OF MR. JOHN JONES.
IT ... him. So much for my experience in starting a newspaper. ...
/.../arthur/words for the wise/starting a newspaper an experience.htm

And of the Jews a Certain Other One, Starting Up...
... Chapter 6. And of the Jews a certain other one, starting up? And of the Jews a certain
other one, starting up, asks the governor that he might say a word. ...
/.../unknown/the gospel of nicodemus /chapter 6 and of the.htm

Introduction
... Christianity is based upon the impregnable rock of Holy Scripture. The starting
point of all doctrinal discussion must be the Bible. ...
/.../pink/the divine inspiration of the bible/introduction.htm

Three Aspects of Faith
... on Him.' I take these words, then, for consideration, not so much to deal with other
thoughts suggested by them, as because they afford me a starting-point for ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture i/three aspects of faith.htm

Demonstration Defined.
... But if the second, those things which are self-evident will become the starting
points [and fundamental grounds] of demonstration. ...
/.../clement/the stromata or miscellanies/chapter iii demonstration defined.htm

The Domain or Province of Science.
... substance also, finds his ultimate or resting place in God, who is the last element
in vital and mental analysis, and also the Christian's starting point in ...
/.../the domain or province of.htm

There Is, Then, in the First Year, the New Moon of the First Month ...
... to call the first dodecatemorion (twelfth part), and the equinox, and the beginning
of months, and the head of the cycle, and the starting-point [1164] of the ...
/.../the paschal canon of anatolius of alexandria/section ii there is then.htm

Pastoral and Personal
... The great fire, which destroyed so large a part of the city of Rome on the 18th
of July, 64 AD, was used by the Emperor Nero as an excuse for starting a great ...
/.../sell/bible studies in the life of paul/study x pastoral and personal.htm

Thesaurus

Starting (34 Occurrences)
...Starting (34 Occurrences). Matthew 14:30 But when he saw the wind he was in fear
and, starting to go down, he gave a cry, saying, Help, Lord. (BBE). ...
/s/starting.htm - 17k

Exodus (2 Occurrences)
... ek'-so-dus: Contents I. THE ROUTE 1. The Starting-Point 2. Rameses to Succoth 3.
Succoth to Etham 4. Passage of the Sea 5. Other Views of the Route II. ...
/e/exodus.htm - 82k

Started (51 Occurrences)
... sweet spices, and take it quickly into the meeting of the people, and make them
free from sin: for wrath has gone out from the Lord, and the disease is starting...
/s/started.htm - 21k

Verse (5 Occurrences)
... 1 By David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away,
and he departed.Psalm 34 is an acrostic poem, with each verse starting with a ...
/v/verse.htm - 8k

Apollyon (1 Occurrence)
... 1. The Starting-Point: The starting-point of the Apocalyptist's use of "Apollyon"
is to be found in the fundamental meaning of "Abaddon" as moral destruction ...
/a/apollyon.htm - 12k

Start (50 Occurrences)
... 10. (n.) The act of starting; a sudden spring, leap, or motion, caused by surprise,
fear, pain, or the like; any sudden motion, or beginning of motion. 11. ...
/s/start.htm - 23k

Acrostic (2 Occurrences)
... 1 By David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away,
and he departed.Psalm 34 is an acrostic poem, with each verse starting with a ...
/a/acrostic.htm - 15k

Immortal (3 Occurrences)
... THE BIBLICAL DOCTRINE-THE OLD TESTAMENT 1. Starting-Point-Man's Relation to God
Man's Nature 2. Sin and Death 3. Grace and Redemption-The True Immortality ...
/i/immortal.htm - 33k

Immortality (6 Occurrences)
... THE BIBLICAL DOCTRINE-THE OLD TESTAMENT 1. Starting-Point-Man's Relation to God
Man's Nature 2. Sin and Death 3. Grace and Redemption-The True Immortality ...
/i/immortality.htm - 35k

Point (106 Occurrences)
... Acts 16:27 Starting up from sleep and seeing the doors of the jail wide open, the
jailer drew his sword and was on the point of killing himself, supposing that ...
/p/point.htm - 40k

Resources

What is a prolegomena? | GotQuestions.org

What is the Baptist Church, and what do Baptists believe? | GotQuestions.org

Who were the Anabaptists, and what did they believe? | GotQuestions.org

Starting: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Starting (34 Occurrences)

Matthew 14:30
But when he saw the wind he was in fear and, starting to go down, he gave a cry, saying, Help, Lord.
(BBE)

Matthew 27:24
So when Pilate saw that nothing was being gained, but rather that a disturbance was starting, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this righteous person. You see to it."
(WEB NAS NIV)

Luke 23:5
But they insisted, saying, "He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee even to this place."
(See NAS)

John 8:9
And when his words came to their ears, they went out one by one, starting with the oldest even to the last, because they were conscious of what was in their hearts: and Jesus was there by himself with the woman before him.
(BBE)

Acts 1:22
Starting from the baptism of John till he went up from us, one will have to be a witness with us of his coming back from death.
(BBE)

Acts 8:35
So Philip, starting from this writing, gave him the good news about Jesus.
(BBE)

Acts 10:37
That word you yourselves have knowledge of, which was made public through all Judaea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism of which John was the preacher,
(BBE NAS)

Acts 16:27
Starting up from sleep and seeing the doors of the jail wide open, the jailer drew his sword and was on the point of killing himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
(WEY)

Acts 23:23
Then, calling to him two of the Captains, he gave his orders. "Get ready two hundred men," he said, "to march to Caesarea, with seventy cavalry and two hundred light infantry, starting at nine o'clock to-night."
(WEY)

Acts 24:2
And when he had been sent for, Tertullus, starting his statement, said, Because by you we are living in peace, and through your wisdom wrongs are put right for this nation,
(BBE)

Colossians 1:18
And he is the head of the body, the church: the starting point of all things, the first to come again from the dead; so that in all things he might have the chief place.
(BBE)

1 Peter 4:17
For the time has come for the judging, starting with the church of God; but if it makes a start with us, what will be the end of those who are not under the rule of God?
(BBE)

Genesis 44:12
And he made a search, starting with the oldest and ending with the youngest; and the cup was in Benjamin's bag.
(BBE)

Numbers 16:46
And Moses said to Aaron, Take your vessel and put in it fire from the altar, and sweet spices, and take it quickly into the meeting of the people, and make them free from sin: for wrath has gone out from the Lord, and the disease is starting.
(BBE)

Numbers 33:2
And Moses wrote their goings forth, stage by stage, by the commandment of the LORD; and these are their stages at their goings forth.
(See NAS RSV)

Joshua 9:12
This bread which we have with us for our food, we took warm and new from our houses when starting on our journey to you; but now see, it has become dry and broken up.
(BBE)

Judges 16:22
But the growth of his hair was starting again after it had been cut off.
(BBE)

1 Samuel 9:13
When you come into the town you will see him straight away, before he goes up to the high place for the feast: the people are waiting for his blessing before starting the feast, and after that the guests will take part in it. So go up now and you will see him.
(BBE)

1 Samuel 13:8
And he went on waiting there for seven days, the time fixed by Samuel: but Samuel did not come to Gilgal; and the people were starting to go away from him.
(BBE)

2 Samuel 5:9
So David took the strong tower for his living-place, naming it the town of David. And David took in hand the building of the town all round, starting from the Millo.
(BBE)

2 Samuel 24:5
And they went over Jordan, and starting from Aroer, from the town which is in the middle of the valley, they went in the direction of the Gadites, and on to Jazer;
(BBE)

2 Kings 15:16
Then Menahem struck Tiphsah, and all who were therein, and its borders, from Tirzah: because they didn't open to him, therefore he struck it; and all the women therein who were with child he ripped up.
(See NIV)

1 Chronicles 5:9
And to the east his limits went as far as the starting point of the waste land, ending at the river Euphrates, because their cattle were increased in number in the land of Gilead.
(BBE)

1 Chronicles 11:8
And he took in hand the building of the town all round, starting from the Millo; and Joab put the rest of the town in order.
(BBE)

Ezra 7:9
For, starting his journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month, he came to Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month, by the good help of his God.
(BBE)

Esther 6:13
And Haman gave his wife Zeresh and all his friends an account of what had taken place. Then his wise men and his wife Zeresh said to him, If Mordecai, who is starting to get the better of you, is of the seed of the Jews, you will not be able to do anything against him, but you will certainly go down before him.
(BBE)

Psalms 19:5
Who is like a newly married man coming from his bride-tent, and is glad like a strong runner starting on his way.
(BBE)

Psalms 34:1
By David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.Psalm 34 is an acrostic poem, with each verse starting with a letter of the alphabet (ordered from Alef to Tav). I will bless Yahweh at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth.
(WEB)

Psalms 145:1
A praise psalm by David.This is an acrostic psalm, with every verse (including the second half of verse 13) starting with a consecutive letter of the Hebrew alphabet. I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name forever and ever.
(WEB)

Isaiah 43:19
See, I am doing a new thing; now it is starting; will you not take note of it? I will even make a way in the waste land, and rivers in the dry country.
(BBE)

Jeremiah 25:29
For see, I am starting to send evil on the town which is named by my name, and are you to be without any punishment? You will not be without punishment: for I will send a sword on all people living on the earth, says the Lord of armies.
(BBE)

Lamentations 2:19
Up! give cries in the night, at the starting of the night-watches; let your heart be flowing out like water before the face of the Lord, lifting up your hands to him for the life of your young children who are falling down, feeble for need of food, at the top of every street.
(BBE)

Ezekiel 21:19
And thou, son of man, appoint for thee two ways, for the coming in of the sword of the king of Babylon; from one land they come forth, both of them, and a station prepare thou, at the top of the way of the city prepare 'it'.
(See NIV)

Amos 7:1
This is what the Lord God let me see: and I saw that, when the growth of the late grass was starting, he made locusts; it was the late growth after the king's cutting was done.
(BBE)

Subtopics

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Related Terms

Exodus (2 Occurrences)

Started (51 Occurrences)

Verse (5 Occurrences)

Apollyon (1 Occurrence)

Start (50 Occurrences)

Acrostic (2 Occurrences)

Immortal (3 Occurrences)