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Romans 8:192 Corinthians 7:7Hebrews 2:1Luke 22:441 Corinthians 12:312 Corinthians 5:2Jude 1:3 <p> 2. The [[Greek]] <i> arrabon </i> is a first payment on a purchase which obligates the purchaser to make further payments. A payment made in advance, it secures legal claim to an article or validates a sales contract before the full price is paid. The concept is a Semitic one with the word being adopted into Greek. The related [[Hebrew]] term appears in [[Genesis]] 38:17 , where [[Judah]] promised to send [[Tamar]] a young goat and she asked for a pledge to hold until she received the promised animal. [[God]] has given believers the [[Holy]] [[Spirit]] in their hearts as an earnest or pledge of the salvation to come (2 Corinthians 1:22; 2 Corinthians 5:5; Ephesians 1:14 ). [[Daily]] relationship with the Spirit brings total confidence that God will complete His plan and the believer will share His gift of eternal life. </p>

<p> <strong> EARNEST </strong> . In 2 Corinthians 1:22; 2 Corinthians 5:5 , Ephesians 1:14 St. [[Paul]] describes the [[Holy]] [[Spirit]] as the believer’s ‘earnest.’ The word means ‘part-payment,’ the deposit being the same in kind as what is to follow. Cf. Tindale’s (1533) use of ‘earnest-penny’: ‘that assured saving health and earnest-penny of everlasting life.’ [[Rabbi]] Greenstone ( <em> JE </em> <em> [Note: [[Jewish]] Encyclopedia.] </em> v. 26) quotes <em> [[Kid]] </em> . 3 <em> a </em> to the effect that the payment of a <em> perutah </em> , the smallest coin of Palestinian currency, on account of the purchase, was sufficient to bind the bargain. The Gr. word was probably introduced by the PhÅ“nicians. Deissmann ( <em> [[Bible]] Studies </em> , p. 108 f.) shows that in 2 Corinthians 1:21 the verb ‘stablisheth’ connotes a legal idea and stands in ‘an essential relation’ to ‘earnest’ in 2 Corinthians 1:22 . St. Paul represents the relation of [[God]] to believers under the image of ‘a legally guaranteed security.’ </p> <p> J. G. Tasker. </p>

<p> (ἀρραβών) </p> <p> The word occurs three times in the NT, viz. 2 Corinthians 1:22; 2 Corinthians 5:5 ‘the earnest of the Spirit,’ and Ephesians 1:14 ‘the earnest of our inheritance.’ The word means ‘pledge,’ ‘surety,’ ‘assurance,’ and is taken from an old [[Hebrew]] term used in connexion with the transference of property. The Hebrew equivalent עֵרָבוֹן is found in [[Genesis]] 38:17-18; Genesis 38:20 referring to the pledge of a staff and a signet-ring given by [[Judah]] to [[Tamar]] as an assurance that she would receive her hire. [[Probably]] the word came into [[Greek]] through Phœnician traders, and we find it in [[Latin]] in three forms: <i> arrhabo, arrabo </i> ( <i> e.g. </i> Plautus, <i> Truc </i> . III. ii. 20), and <i> arrha </i> ( <i> e.g. </i> Aulus Gellius, XVII. ii. 21). It is found in the form <i> arra </i> or <i> arrhes </i> in the languages most directly derived from the Latin. The Scotch word ‘arles’-the coin given by a master to a servant on engagement as a pledge that the fee will be duly paid-is derived from the same source, and corresponds to the obsolete English word ‘earlespenny.’ The word signifies, not merely a pledge, but also a part of the possession. In the conveyance of property in ancient times it was usual for the seller to give the buyer a handful of earth or part of the thatch of the house as a token that the bargain would be binding, and that the whole property, of which the buyer thus received a part, would be delivered over in due course. </p> <p> In [[Scripture]] the idea underlying this conception is frequently referred to. [[Thus]] in Genesis 24:22; Genesis 24:53 the earrings and the bracelets given by [[Eliezer]] to [[Rebecca]] are tokens of the wealth of his master and evidence of a comfortable home in Canaan. In the NT passages the [[Holy]] [[Spirit]] which is given to believers is regarded by the [[Apostle]] as both the pledge and the first-fruits of the inheritance that awaits them. In 2 Corinthians 1:22; 2 Corinthians 5:5 ‘the earnest of the Spirit’ is the earnest which is the Spirit. The present possessions of [[Christian]] believers imparted by the Spirit are both pledge and foretaste of the future bliss that awaits them. They ate the ‘earnest’ of the ‘inheritance’ (Ephesians 1:14). </p> <p> W. F. Boyd. </p>

<p> EARNEST, a. ern'est. </p> 1. Ardent in the pursuit of an object eager to obtain having a longing desire warmly engaged or incited. <p> They are never more earnest to disturb us, than when they see us most earnest in this duty. </p> 2. Ardent warm eager zealous animated importunate as earnest in love earnest in prayer. 3. [[Intent]] fixed. <p> On that prospect strange </p> <p> Their earnest eyes were fixed. </p> 4. Serious important that is, really intent or engaged whence the phrase, in earnest. To be in earnest, is to be really urging or stretching towards an object intent on a pursuit. Hence, from fixed attention, comes the sense of seriousness in the pursuit, as opposed to trifling or jest. Are you in earnest or in jest? <p> EARNEST, n. ern'est. [[Seriousness]] a reality a real event as opposed to jesting or feigned appearance. </p> <p> [[Take]] heed that this jest do not one day turn to earnest. </p> <p> And given in earnest what I begg'd in jest. </p> 1. First fruits that which is in advance, and gives promise of something to come. [[Early]] fruit may be an earnest of fruit to follow. The first success in arms may be an earnest of future success. The christian's peace of mind in this life is an earnest of future peace and happiness. Hence earnest or earnest-money is a first payment or deposit giving promise or assurance of full payment. Hence the practice of giving an earnest to ratify a bargain. <p> This sense of the word is primary, denoting that which goes before, or in advance. [[Thus]] the earnest of the spirit is given to saints, as a pledge or assurance of their future enjoyment of God's presence and favor. </p>

<div> 1: Ἀρραβών (Strong'S #728 — Noun Masculine — arrabon — ar-hrab-ohn' ) </div> <p> originally, "earnest-money" deposited by the purchaser and forfeited if the purchase was not completed, was probably a Phoenician word, introduced into Greece. In general usage it came to denote "a pledge" or "earnest" of any sort; in the NT it is used only of that which is assured by [[God]] to believers; it is said of the [[Holy]] [[Spirit]] as the [[Divine]] "pledge" of all their future blessedness, 2 Corinthians 1:22; 5:5; in Ephesians 1:14 , particularly of their eternal inheritance. In the Sept., [[Genesis]] 38:17,18,20 . In modern [[Greek]] arrabona is an "engagement ring." </p>

<p> (1): </p> <p> (a.) Ardent in the pursuit of an object; eager to obtain or do; zealous with sincerity; with hearty endeavor; heartfelt; fervent; hearty; - used in a good sense; as, earnest prayers. </p> <p> (2): </p> <p> (a.) Intent; fixed closely; as, earnest attention. </p> <p> (3): </p> <p> (a.) Serious; important. </p> <p> (4): </p> <p> (v. t.) To use in earnest. </p> <p> (5): </p> <p> (n.) [[Something]] given, or a part paid beforehand, as a pledge; pledge; handsel; a token of what is to come. </p> <p> (6): </p> <p> (n.) Something of value given by the buyer to the seller, by way of token or pledge, to bind the bargain and prove the sale. </p> <p> (7): </p> <p> (n.) Seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness. </p>

<p> '''''ûr´nest''''' ( ἀῤῥαβών , <i> '''''arrhabō̇n''''' </i> ): [[Found]] three times in the New Testament: The "earnest of our inheritance" (Ephesians 1:14 ); "the earnest of the Spirit" (2 Corinthians 1:22; 2 Corinthians 5:5 ). It has an equivalent in [[Hebrew]] <i> '''''‛ērābhōn''''' </i> (found in [[Genesis]] 38:17 , Genesis 38:18 , Genesis 38:20 ), in [[Latin]] <i> arrabo </i> , French <i> arrhes </i> and the Old English <i> arles </i> . The term is mercantile and comes originally from the Phoenicians. Its general meaning is that of a pledge or token given as the assurance of the fulfillment of a bargain or promise. It also carries with it the idea of forfeit, such as is now common in land deals, only from the obverse side. In other words, the one promising to convey property, wages or blessing binds the promise with an advance gift or pledge partaking of the quality of the benefit to be bestowed. If the agreement be about wages, then a part of the wages is advanced; if it be about land, then a clod given to the purchaser or beneficiary may stand as the pledge of final and complete conveyance of the property. </p> <p> Figurative: In the spiritual sense, as used in the passages above named, the reference is to the work of the [[Spirit]] of [[God]] in our hearts being a token and pledge of a perfect redemption and a heavenly inheritance. There is more than the idea of security in the word as used, for it clearly implies the continuity and identity of the blessing. </p>

<p> <p> [[Copyright]] StatementThese files are public domain. </p> <p> Bibliography InformationMcClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Earnest'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and [[Ecclesiastical]] Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/e/earnest.html. [[Harper]] & Brothers. New York. 1870. </p> </p>