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VAIL. 1. Hangings used in the tabernacle to divide the holy of holies from the holy place. Called the second veil, Heb 6:19; Heb 9:3. Ordinances prescribing, Exod 26:31-33. Made by Bezaleel and Aholiab, Exod 36:35-36. See VEIL.
2. A covering for the ark, Exod 35:12; Exod 39:34; Exod 40:21; Num 4:5.
3. Of the temple, 2 Chron 3:14. Rent at the time of the crucifixion of Jesus, Matt 27:51; Mark 15:38; Luke 23:45.
VAJEZATHA, son of Haman, Esther 9:9.
VALOR. See COURAGE.
VANIAH, an Israelite. Puts away his Gentile wife, Ezra 10:36.
VANITY. A consequence of the fall, Rom 8:20. Every man is, Ps 39:11. Every state of man is, Ps 62:9. Man at his best estate is, Ps 39:5. Man is like to, Ps 144:4. The thoughts of man are, Ps 94:11. The days of man are, Job 7:16; Eccles 6:12. Childhood and youth are, Eccles 11:10. The beauty of man is, Ps 39:11; Prov 31:30. The help of man is, Ps 60:11; Lam 4:17. Man's own righteousness is, Isa 57:12. Worldly wisdom is, Eccles 2:15,21; 1 Cor 3:20. Worldly pleasure is, Eccles 2:1. Worldly anxiety is, Ps 39:6; Ps 127:2. Worldly labor is, Eccles 2:11; Eccles 4:4. Worldly enjoyment is, Eccles 2:3,10-11. Worldly possessions are, Eccles 2:4-11. Treasures of wickedness are, Prov 10:2. Heaping up riches is, Eccles 2:26; Eccles 4:8. Love of riches is, Eccles 5:10. Unblessed riches are, Eccles 6:2. Riches gotten by falsehood are, Prov 21:6. All earthly things are, Eccles 1:2. Foolish questions are, 1 Tim 1:6-7; 1 Tim 6:20; 2 Tim 2:14,16; Titus 3:9. The conduct of the ungodly is, 1 Pet 1:18. The religion of hypocrites is, James 1:26. The worship of the wicked is, Isa 1:13; Matt 6:7. Lying words are, Jer 7:8. False teaching is but, Jer 23:32. Mere external religion is, 1 Tim 4:8; Heb 13:9. Almsgiving without charity is, 1 Cor 13:3. Faith without works is, James 2:14. Idolatry is, 2 Kings 17:15; Ps 31:6; Isa 44:9-10; Jer 10:8; Jer 18:15. Wealth gotten by, diminishes, Prov 13:11.
Saints hate the thoughts of, Ps 119:113; pray to be kept from, Ps 119:37; Prov 30:8; avoid, Ps 24:4; avoid those given to, Ps 26:4.
The wicked especially characterized by, Job 11:11; though full of, affect to be wise, Job 11:12; love, Ps 4:2; imagine, Ps 2:1; Acts 4:25; Rom 1:21; devise, Ps 36:4 [see margin]; speak, Ps 10:7; Ps 12:2; Ps 41:6; count God's service as, Job 21:15; Mal 3:14; allure others by words of, 2 Pet 2:18; walk after, Jer 2:5; walk in, Ps 39:6; Eph 4:17; inherit, Jer 16:19; reap, Prov 22:8; Jer 12:13; judicially given up to, Ps 78:33; Isa 57:13.
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Fools follow those given to, Prov 12:11. Following those given to, leads to poverty, Prov 28:19. All should know and acknowledge, Deut 4:35.—Bible Textbook.
See PRIDE.
VASHNI. See JOEL, 1.
VASHTI, wife of king Ahasuerus. Put away for refusing to exhibit herself at a royal banquet, Esther 1:9-22; Esther 2:1,4,17.
VEGETARIANS, persons who eat no flesh, Rom 14:2.
VEGETATION. Created the third day, Gen 1:11; Gen 2:5. For food, Gen 1:29-30.
VEIL. Worn by Rebekah, Gen 24:65; by Tamar, Gen 38:14,19; by Moses, to screen his face when he descended from Mount Sinai, Exod 34:33,35; 2 Cor 3:13-16.
See DRESS; WIMPLE.
VENERATION, for parents, Gen 48:15-16.
See OLD AGE; PARENTS; REVERENCE.
VENGEANCE, belongs to God, Ps 94:1; Rom 12:19.
INSTANCE OF: Sons of Jacob on Hamor and Shechem, Gen 34:20-31.
See JUDGMENTS; REVENGE; RETALIATION.
VENTRILOQUISM, Isa 29:4. Divination by, Acts 16:16.
VERDICT, against Jesus, Matt 26:66; Matt 27:24-26; Mark 15:15; Luke 23:24; John 19:16.
See COURTS.
VERMILION, a color, Jer 22:14; Ezek 23:14.
See COLOR.
VESTMENTS. Of priests, see PRIESTS.
VICARIOUS. DEATH: The ram for Isaac, Gen 22:13. Jesus for sinners, see JESUS, DEATH OF, MISSION OF, SUFFERINGS OF.
See ATONEMENT; SUFFERINGS, VICARIOUS; JESUS, SAVIOUR.
VICEGERENCY. Of Elisha, in miraculously rewarding the Shunammite, 2 Kings 4:16-17; in cursing Gehazi, 2 Kings 5:27. Of the apostles, Matt 16:19; Matt 18:18; John 20:23.
VIGILANCE. INSTANCE OF: King of Jericho, Josh 2:1-3.
See WATCHMAN.
VICTORIES. In battle, from God, Ps 55:18; Ps 76:5-6. Celebrated in song, Judg 5; 2 Sam 22; by women, 1 Sam 18:6-7; 2 Sam 1:20.
See ARMIES; WAR, GOD IN.
VINE. Degeneracy of, Jer 2:21. Fable of, Judg 9:12-13. Pruned, Isa 5:6; John 15:1-5. Parables of, Ps 80:8-14; Ezek 17:6-10; Ezek 19:10-14.
See VINEYARD.
VINEGAR, a sour wine. Forbidden to Nazarites, Num 6:3. Used with food, Ruth 2:14; Ps 69:21; Prov 10:26; Prov 25:20. Offered to Christ on the cross, Matt 27:34,48; John 19:29, with Mark 15:23.
VINEYARD. Cottages [RV, booths] in, Isa 1:8. Towers in, Isa 5:2; Matt 21:33; Mark 12:1. Winepress in, Isa 5:2. Pools in, Eccles 2:4,6. Leased, Song 8:11-12; Isa 7:23; Matt 21:33-39. Of kings, 1 Chron 27:26-28. Neglected, Prov 24:30-31. Plain of the, Judg 11:33.
Parables of, Isa 5:1-7; Isa 27:2-3; Jer 12:10; Matt 20:1-16; Matt 21:28-31,33-41; Luke 13:6-9.
See VINE; WINE. Also see ABSTINENCE.
VIOL, an instrument of music, Isa 5:12.
See MUSIC, INSTRUMENTS OF; PSALTERY.
VIPER. A serpent, Job 20:16; Isa 30:6; Isa 59:5. Fastens on Paul's hand, Acts 28:3.
See SERPENT.
FIGURATIVE: Matt 3:7; Matt 23:33; Luke 3:7.
VIRGIN. Proofs of, Deut 22:13-21. Dowry of, Exod 22:17. Character of, to be protected, Deut 22:17-21,23-24. Betrothal of, a quasi marriage, Deut 22:23-24. Distinguishing apparel of, 2 Sam 13:18. Priests might marry none but, Lev 21:14. Mourn in the temple, Lam 1:4; Lam 2:10. Virginity of, bewailed, Judg 11:37-39. Parable of the wise and foolish, Matt 25:1-13. Mother of Jesus a, Isa 7:14; Matt 1:23; Luke 1:27. Advised by Paul not to marry, 1 Cor 7.
FIGURATIVE: Of the Church, Isa 62:5; Jer 14:17; Jer 31:4,13; 2 Cor 11:2. Of personal purity, 1 Cor 7:25,37; Rev 14:4.
VIRGINITY. See VIRGIN.
VIRTUE. Power [RV], Luke 6:19; Luke 8:46. Excellence, Phil 4:8; 2 Pet 1:5.
See CHASTITY; CONTINENCE; COURAGE.
VISION, a mode of revelation, Num 12:6; 1 Sam 3:1; 2 Chron 26:5; Ps 89:19; Prov 29:18; Jer 14:14; Jer 23:16; Dan 1:17; Hos 12:10; Joel 2:28; Obad 1; Hab 2:2; Acts 2:17.
Of Abraham, concerning his descendants, Gen 15:1-17. Of Jacob, of the ladder with ascending and descending angels, Gen 28:12; at Beersheba, Gen 46:2. Of Joshua, of the captain of the Lord's host, Josh 5:13-15. Of Moses, of the burning bush, Exod 3:2; of the glory of God, Exod 24:9-11; Exod 33:18-23.
Of the Israelites, of the manifestation of the glory of God, Exod 24:10,17; Heb 12:18-21. Of Balaam, in a trance, see BALAAM. Of Elisha, at the translation of Elijah, 2 Kings 2:11. Of Elisha's servant, of the chariots of the Lord, 2 Kings 6:17. Of Micaiah, of the defeat of the Israelites; of the Lord on his throne; and of a lying spirit, 1 Kings 22:17-23; 2 Chron 18:16-22. Of David, of the angel of the Lord by the threshing floor of Ornan, 1 Chron 21:15-18. Of Job, of a spirit, Job 4:12-16. Of Isaiah, of the Lord and his glory in the temple, Isa 6; of the valley of vision, Isa 22. Of Jeremiah, of an almond rod, Jer 1:11; of the seething pot, Jer 1:13.
Of Ezekiel, of the glory of God, Ezek 1:3,12-14; Ezek 23; of the roll, Ezek 2:9; of the man
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of fire, Ezek 8-9; of the coals of fire, Ezek 10:1-7; of the dry bones, Ezek 37:1-14; of the city and temple, Ezek 40-48; of the waters, Ezek 47:1-12.
Of Daniel, of the four beasts, Dan 7; of the Ancient of days, Dan 7:9-27; of the ram and the he goat, Dan 8; of the angel, Dan 10.
Of Amos, of grasshoppers, Amos 7:1-2; of fire, Amos 7:4; of a plumb line, Amos 7:7-8; of summer fruit, Amos 8:1-2; of the temple, Amos 9:1.
Of Zechariah, of horses, Zech 1:8-11; of horns and carpenters, Zech 1:18-21; of the high priest, Zech 3:1-5; of the golden candlestick, Zech 4; of the flying roll, Zech 5:1-4; of the mountains and chariots, Zech 6:1-8.
Of Zacharias, in the temple, Luke 1:13-22. Of John the Baptist, at the baptism of Jesus, Matt 3:16; Mark 1:10; Luke 3:22; John 1:32-34. Peter, James, and John, of the transfiguration of Jesus and the appearance of Moses and Elijah, Matt 17:1-9; Luke 9:28-36. Of the people, of the tongues of fire at Pentecost, Acts 2:2,3. Of Stephen, of Christ, Acts 7:55-56. Of Paul, of Christ, on the way to Damascus, Acts 9:3-6; 1 Cor 9:1; of Ananias, Acts 9:12; of a man of Macedonia, saying, " Come over into Macedonia, and help us," Acts 16:9; in Corinth, Acts 18:9-10; in a trance, Acts 22:17-21; of paradise, 2 Cor 12:1-4. Of Ananias, of Christ, Acts 9:10-12. Of Cornelius, the centurion, of an angel, Acts 10:3. Of Peter, of the sheet lit down from heaven, Acts 10:9-18.
Of John on the Isle of Patmos, the Book of Revelation.
Of Christ and the golden candlesticks, Rev 1:10-20; the open door, Rev 4:1; a rainbow and throne, Rev 4:2-3; twenty-four elders, Rev 4:4; seven lamps, Rev 4:5; sea of glass, Rev 4:6; four living creatures, Rev 4:6-8; book with seven seals, Rev 5:1-5; golden vials, Rev 5:8; of the six seals, Rev 6; four horses, Rev 6:2-8; earthquake and celestial phenomena, Rev 6:12-14; four angels, Rev 7:1; sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand, Rev 7:2-8; of the seventh seal and seven angels, Rev 8-11; of the censer, Rev 8:5; hail and fire, Rev 8:7; mountain cast into the sea, Rev 8:8-9; falling star, Rev 8:10-11; Rev 9:1; the third part of sun and moon and stars darkened, Rev 8:12; bottomless pit, Rev 9:2; locusts, Rev 9:3-11; four angels loosed from the Euphrates, Rev 9:14; army of horsemen, Rev 9:16-19; angel having a book, Rev 10:1-10; seven thunders, Rev 10:3-4; measurement of the temple, Rev 11:1-2; two witnesses, Rev 11:3-12; court of the Gentiles, Rev 11:2; two olive trees and two candlesticks, Rev 11:4; the beast out of the bottomless pit, Rev 11:7; fall of the city, Rev 11:13; second and third woes, Rev 11:14; a woman clothed with the sum; birth of the man child, Rev 12; a red dragon, Rev 12:3-17;
war in heaven, Rev 12:7-9; the beast rising out of the sea, Rev 13:1-10; the beast coming out of the earth, Rev 13:11-18; the Lamb on Mount Zion, Rev 14:1-5; the angel having the everlasting gospel, Rev 14:6-7; the angel proclaiming the fall of Babylon, Rev 14:8-13; the Son of man with a sickle, Rev 14:14-16; angel reaping the harvest, Rev 14:14-20; angel coming out of the temple, Rev 14:17-19; an angel having power over fire, Rev 14:18; the vine and the winepress, Rev 14:18-20; angels with the seven last plagues, Rev 15; sea of glass, Rev 15:2; temple opened, Rev 15:5; the plague upon the men who had the mark of the beast, Rev 16:2; sea turned into blood, Rev 16:3; the seven angels with the seven vials of the wrath of God, Rev 16-17; destruction of Babylon, Rev 18; of the multitude praising, Rev 19:1-9; of him who is faithful and true riding a white horse, Rev 19:11-16; angel in the sun, Rev 19:17-21; Satan bound a thousand years, Rev 20:1-3; thrones of judgment, and the resurrection, and the loosing of Satan, Rev 20:1-10; great white throne, Rev 20:11; opening of the book of life, Rev 20:12; death and hell, Rev 20:14; New Jerusalem, Rev 21; river of life, Rev 22:1; tree of life, Rev 22:2.
See DREAM.
VISITORS. See GUESTS.
VOICE. OF GOD: Ezek 1:24,28; Ezek 10:5; John 5:37; John 12:28-30; Acts 7:31; Acts 9:4,7; Acts 26:14-15.
See ANTHROPOMORPHISMS.
VOLCANOES, Deut 4:11; Deut 5:23; Judg 5:5; Ps 97:5; Ps 104:32; Ps 144:5; Isa 34:9-10; Isa 64:1-3; Jer 51:25; Mic 1:4; Nah 1:5-6.
See EARTHQUAKE; MOUNTAIN.
VOLUPTUOUSNESS. See LASCIVIOUSNESS; SENSUALITY.
VOPHSI, father of Nahbi, Num 13:14.
VOWS. Mosaic laws concerning, Lev 23:37-38; Num 29:39. Must be voluntary, see below. Must be performed, see below. Estimation of the redemption price of things offered in vows, to be made by the priest, according to age and sex of the person making the offering, Lev 27:1-13. The redemption price of the offering of real estate, to be valued by the priest, Lev 27:14-15; of a field, Lev 27:16-25.
Edible things offered in, to be eaten the same day they were offered, Lev 7:16-18. Things offered in, to be brought to the tabernacle or temple, Deut 12:6,11,17-18,26; belonged to the priests, Num 18:14.
Rash: By Jephthah, in consecration of his daughter as a sacrifice, if his campaign against the Ammonites were successful, Judg 11:29-40; the Israelites, to destroy the Benjamites, Judg 21:5-6, with Judg 20-21.
Things forbidden to be offered in: Receipts of the whore and price of a dog, Deut 23:18; a minor, of himself, Mark 7:11-13.
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO:
See CONTRACT; COVENANT.
INSTANCES OF: Of Jacob, see above, Gen 28:20-22. Of the mother of Micah, in the dedication of silver for the making of an idol, Judg 17:2,3. Of Hannah, to consecrate unto the Lord the child for which she prayed, 1 Sam 1:11, with 1 Sam 1:27-28. Of Elkanah, 1 Sam 1:21. Of Absalom, 2 Sam 15:7-8. Of Job, not to entertain thoughts of fornication, Job 31:1. Of David, Ps 132:2. Of Ananias and Sapphira, in the dedication of the proceeds of the sale of their land, Acts 5:1-11. Of the Jews, to slay Paul, Acts 23:12-15. Of Jephthah, and of the Israelites, see RASH VOWS, above.
See NAZARITE.
VULTURE. A carnivorous bird, Lev 11:14; Deut 14:13. In RV, translated falcon, Job 28:7, and kite, Isa 34:15.