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A BIBLE HAND-BOOK,
A BIBLE HAND-BOOK,
Theologically Arranged: DESIGNED TO FACILITATE THE FINDING OF PROOF-TEXTS ON THE LEADING DOCTRINES OF THE BIBLE. BY REV. F. C. HOLLIDAY, D. D. CINCINNATI : HITCHCOCK AND WALDEN. NEW YORK : CARLTON AND LANAHAN. 1869. Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by HITCHCOCK & WALDEN, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Ohio. 1869. Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by HITCHCOCK & WALDEN, In
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PREFACE.
PREFACE.
This work has engaged the author's attention, at intervals, for several years; and is the result of the labor of such leisure moments as could be snatched from the more pressing duties of an active pastorate. It will be found a time saver to all students of the Bible, and a convenient help to young ministers and Sunday-School teachers. Trusting that the Divine blessing will rest upon this humble effort to make the Bible its own expositor on the topics herein presented, the author submits it to t
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CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER I.
Every Scripture that speaks of God implies his existence. The common interpretation makes "Lord"—Heb., Yehovah—mean the Existing One; as, Exodus III , 14. And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. John V , 26. For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself. John VI , 57. As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father; so he that eateth me, even he sha
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CHAPTER II. ATTRIBUTES.
CHAPTER II. ATTRIBUTES.
Deut. VI , 4. Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord. Deut. XXXII , 39. See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand. Deut. IV , 35. Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the Lord he is God; there is none else beside him. Mark XII , 32. And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God: and there is none other but he. Ep
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CHAPTER III. PERSONALITIES IN THE GODHEAD.
CHAPTER III. PERSONALITIES IN THE GODHEAD.
THE TRINITY IN UNITY. The word Trinity does not occur in the Scriptures, but this is no argument against the doctrine itself, since the Scriptures teach the divinity of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, as well as that of the Father; and as neither the divinity of the Father nor the unity of the Godhead was ever called in question at any period, it follows that the doctrine of the Trinity in unity has been in substance, in all its constituent parts, always known among Christians. The testimony of t
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CHAPTER IV. DIVINITY OF CHRIST PROVEN.
CHAPTER IV. DIVINITY OF CHRIST PROVEN.
John III , 17. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 1 John IV , 2. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God. Heb. II , 14. Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same: that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil. Phil. II , 8. And being found in
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CHAPTER V. THE PERSON OF CHRIST.
CHAPTER V. THE PERSON OF CHRIST.
Isaiah IX , 6. For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of peace. Matt. IV , 2. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungered. Matt. XXI , 18. Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered. Matt. XXVI , 38. Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye
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CHAPTER VI. THE HOLY GHOST.
CHAPTER VI. THE HOLY GHOST.
Matt. X , 20. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you. 1 Cor. II , 11. For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. 12. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. Gal. IV , 6. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into you
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CHAPTER I. MAN'S PRIMEVAL STATE.
CHAPTER I. MAN'S PRIMEVAL STATE.
Gen. II , 16. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: 17. But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. Deut. VI , 5. And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. Deut. X , 12. And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his wa
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CHAPTER II. THE FALL OF MAN.
CHAPTER II. THE FALL OF MAN.
The serpent the instrument—the devil the real tempter. James I , 13. Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God can not be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: 14. But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. 15. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. Gen. III , 1. Now the serpent was more subtile than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said
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CHAPTER I. REDEMPTION.
CHAPTER I. REDEMPTION.
Rom. III , 19. Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. 20. Therefore by the deeds of the law, there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. Rom. III , 31. Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law. Gal. II , 16. Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the fa
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CHAPTER II. BENEFITS OF THE DEATH OF CHRIST. CONDITIONS OF SALVATION.
CHAPTER II. BENEFITS OF THE DEATH OF CHRIST. CONDITIONS OF SALVATION.
Gal. II , 16. Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law, for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. Heb. XI , 16. But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city. Rom. IV , 5. But to him that worketh not, but b
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CHAPTER III. FURTHER BENEFITS OF THE DEATH OF CHRIST.
CHAPTER III. FURTHER BENEFITS OF THE DEATH OF CHRIST.
1 Tim. II , 8. I will therefore that men pray every-where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting. Psalm XXXIV , 15. The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous; and his ears are open unto their cry. 1 Pet. III , 12. For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. Psalm XXXIV , 17. The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. Eph. VI , 18. Prayin
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CHAPTER IV. ELECTION, DECREES, AND FREE-WILL.
CHAPTER IV. ELECTION, DECREES, AND FREE-WILL.
"To elect is to designate or select."— Webster. There are three kinds of election spoken of in the Scriptures: Ezra I , 1. Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, 2. Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he
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CHAPTER V. THE DOCTRINE OF A GENERAL JUDGMENT.
CHAPTER V. THE DOCTRINE OF A GENERAL JUDGMENT.
Acts XVII , 31. Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness, by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead. Acts XXIV , 25. And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee. Rom. II , 16. In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus C
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CHAPTER I. THE FIRST COMMANDMENT.
CHAPTER I. THE FIRST COMMANDMENT.
Exodus XX , 3: Thou shalt have no other gods before me. This command, although given in a negative form, enjoins the following positive duties: 1. That we must have a God , which, of course, is against atheism. 2. That we must have the Lord Jehovah for our God , which is against idolatry. 3. That we must have the only true God, the Lord Jehovah alone, for our God , and that is against Polytheism. 4. That all our services and acts of worship to the true and only God be performed with sincerity an
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CHAPTER II. THE SECOND COMMANDMENT.
CHAPTER II. THE SECOND COMMANDMENT.
Exodus XX , 4-6: Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. This command p
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CHAPTER III. THE THIRD COMMANDMENT.
CHAPTER III. THE THIRD COMMANDMENT.
Exodus XX , 7: Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. The term name is sometimes taken for the nature and being of the Deity itself . Psalm xx, 1: "The name of the God of Jacob defend thee." That is, God himself defend thee. Psalm cxxxv, 3: "Sing praises unto his name." Psalm cxv, 1: "Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory." Luke xxiv, 47: "And that repentance and remission of sins s
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CHAPTER IV. THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT.
CHAPTER IV. THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT.
Exodus XX , 8-11: Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work: but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed
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CHAPTER V. THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT.
CHAPTER V. THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT.
Exodus XX , 12: Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. This is the first command in the second table of the law. As the first table enjoined those duties which we owe directly to God, so the second table enjoins those duties which we owe to our fellow-men. As our parents are related to us next under God, the duties which we owe to them are appropriately placed first. Ex. XXI , 17. And he that curseth his father, or his mother,
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CHAPTER VI. THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT.
CHAPTER VI. THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT.
Exodus XX , 13: Thou shalt not kill. This command not only prohibits murder, but also prohibits all those passions and tempers which would lead to murder; such as, hatred, anger, etc. It does not prohibit the killing of animals for food; since God has granted man the use of animal food. It does not prohibit the killing of a fellow-being if necessary to self-defense. The law only requires us to love our neighbor as ourself; but to suffer ourselves to be killed rather than to take the life of an e
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CHAPTER VII. THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT.
CHAPTER VII. THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT.
Exodus XX , 14: Thou shalt not commit adultery. Ex. XX , 14. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Mark X , 19. Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honor thy father and mother. James II , 11. For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. Deut. XXIII , 17. There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel,
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CHAPTER VIII. THE EIGHTH COMMANDMENT.
CHAPTER VIII. THE EIGHTH COMMANDMENT.
Exodus XX , 15: Thou shalt not steal. Ex. XX , 15. Thou shalt not steal. Lev. XIX , 11. Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another. Deut. V , 19. Neither shalt thou steal. Rom. XIII , 9. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Eph. IV , 28.
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CHAPTER IX. THE NINTH COMMANDMENT.
CHAPTER IX. THE NINTH COMMANDMENT.
Exodus XX , 16: Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. As the eighth commandment provides for the security of every man's property, this provides for the defense of his good name; which "is rather to be chosen than great riches," and ought, therefore, to be guarded with the utmost care. A good name renders a man more serviceable to the cause of God, and the interests of his fellow men. Lev. V , 1. And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he ha
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CHAPTER X. THE TENTH COMMANDMENT.
CHAPTER X. THE TENTH COMMANDMENT.
Exodus XX , 17: Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's. The sin here prohibited is an inordinate desire for, or an unlawful lusting after, what is another man's. Thus the law of God not only condemns sinful actions, it also condemns sinful desires and thoughts. Sin has its origin in the heart. "From within, out of the heart, proceed evil thoughts,
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CHAPTER I. THE CHURCH.
CHAPTER I. THE CHURCH.
By the term Church we understand the whole body of God's true people in every period of time. This is the invisible or spiritual Church. It is also understood of the collective body of Christians, or all those over the face of the earth who believe in Christ, and acknowledge him to be the Savior of mankind. This is called the visible Church. The people of God on earth are called the Church militant, and those in heaven the Church triumphant. Dr. John Owen remarks that, sin having entered into th
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CHAPTER II. THE MINISTRY.
CHAPTER II. THE MINISTRY.
Mark XVI , 15. And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature. Luke X , 1. After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come. 2. Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth laborers into his harvest. Isaiah LXII , 2. And the Gentiles shall see
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CHAPTER III. CHRISTIAN BAPTISM.
CHAPTER III. CHRISTIAN BAPTISM.
BAPTISM. Christian baptism is a sacrament instituted by Christ himself. The authority and obligation of baptism, as a universal ordinance of the Christian Church, is derived from the commission of Christ, "Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations; baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost." That baptism is obligatory is evident from the example of Christ, who, by his disciples, baptized many that by his miracles and discourses were brought to profess faith in
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CHAPTER IV. THE LORD'S SUPPER.
CHAPTER IV. THE LORD'S SUPPER.
An ordinance instituted by our Savior in the place of the Passover, and immediately after celebrating that rite with his disciples for the last time. The Passover was an eminent type of our Lord's sacrifice and of its benefits, and since he was about to fulfill that symbolical rite, which from age to age had continued to exhibit it to the faith and hope of ancient saints, it could have no place under the new dispensation. Christ, in person, became the true Passover, and a new rite was necessary
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CHAPTER I. PRAYER.
CHAPTER I. PRAYER.
Mark XI , 25. And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. 26. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses. Matt. V , 44. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you. Matt. XXVI , 41. Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the
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CHAPTER II. PRAISE TO GOD.
CHAPTER II. PRAISE TO GOD.
Psalm XLVII , 6. Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises. 7. For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding. Psalm XCV , 1. O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the Rock of our salvation. 2. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. 3. For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. Psalm IX , 11. Sing praises to the Lord, which dwelleth i
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CHAPTER III. FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT.
CHAPTER III. FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT.
Matt. XXII , 37. Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38. This is the first and great commandment. Deut. VI , 5. And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. Deut. XI , 1. Therefore thou shalt love the Lord thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, always. Josh. XXII , 5. But take diligent heed to do the com
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CHAPTER IV. RELATIVE DUTIES OF CHRISTIANS TOWARD EACH OTHER.
CHAPTER IV. RELATIVE DUTIES OF CHRISTIANS TOWARD EACH OTHER.
Rom. XIII , 8. Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. 9. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. 10. Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. Col. III , 14. And above
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CHAPTER V. DOMESTIC DUTIES.
CHAPTER V. DOMESTIC DUTIES.
Gen. II , 18. And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him. Gen. II , 21. And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof: 22. And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. Prov. XVIII , 22. Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favor of the Lord. Eph. V , 31. For this cause sh
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1. Repentance.
1. Repentance.
Repentance is sometimes used generally, for a change of mind, and an earnest wishing that something were undone that has been done. Taken in a religious sense, it signifies contrition of sin, and sorrow for it. But there is, 1. A partial, or worldly repentance, wherein one is grieved for and turns from his sin merely on account of the hurt it has done or is likely to do him. So a malefactor, who still loves his sin, repents of doing it because it brings him to punishment. 2. An evangelical repen
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2. Regeneration.
2. Regeneration.
Regeneration—a new birth. It is that work of the Holy Spirit by which we experience a change of heart. It is designated in the Scriptures as being born again , born from above , being quickened, by Christ being formed in the heart, by our partaking of the Divine nature, by being risen with Christ. The efficient cause of regeneration is the Holy Ghost. The change in regeneration consists in the recovery of the moral image of God upon the human heart, whereby man is enabled to love God supremely,
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CHAPTER I. CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE.
CHAPTER I. CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE.
Luke XV , 17. And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! 18. I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, 19. And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. John XVI , 7. Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you;
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CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER II.
Rom. VIII , 14. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. Rom. VIII , 9. But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now, if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. John VIII , 47. He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God. John XIII , 35. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. John XIV , 21. He that hath
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