Difference between revisions of "Spoil"

<p> (noun) </p> <p> Psalm 119:162 (a) The wonderful Word of GOD is full of rich treasures for the heart, the soul and the mind. The [[Psalmist]] felt like he was being greatly enriched as he found these precious jewels in the Scriptures. The [[Bible]] is not just a text book, but rather it is a storehouse of food, of jewels, or rich treasures of every kind, and as these are found by the reader, they bring joy to the soul and heart. </p> <p> (NOUN) </p> <p> Song of [[Solomon]] 2:15 (a) The picture presented here represents those little sins, habits and conditions which are called "foxes," and which hinder the [[Christian]] from growing in grace and from bearing fruit for GOD. </p> <p> Matthew 12:29 (a) Our Lord gives in this parable the story of salvation or conversion. The strong man's house is the Devil's house, or the Devil's territory. The "goods" are the people who are ensnared and enslaved by Satan. The one who enters the house is the Lord JESUS CHRIST who alone is able to bind and to conquer Satan. He then takes those who have belonged to [[Satan]] and delivers them from Satan's power and sets them free. This operation is represented as the spoiling of his (Satan's). house. (See Mark 3:27). </p> <p> Colossians 2:8 (a) The thought presented by this type is that of ruining; the testimony and the godly life of a believer through the teaching of false doctrines, or of evil practices. </p>

<p> [[Booty]] taken in war, in which all the soldiers were permitted by David to share, whether actually engaged in battle or not, 1 Samuel 30:21-25 . A portion of what was thus gained was devoted to the Lord of hosts as early as the time of Abraham, [[Genesis]] 14:20; and under the [[Mosaic]] legislation a definite rule for this purpose was established, Numbers 31:26-47 1 Chronicles 26:27 . </p> <p> Christ "spoiled" principalities and powers when by his atoning work he triumphed over Satan and his hosts, and deprived them of their power to injure his people, Colossians 2:15 . Paul warns [[Christians]] not to permit human philosophy, tradition, etc., to "spoil" them, that is, to rob them of [[Scripture]] truths and spiritual blessings, Colossians 2:8 . See [[Philosophy]] . </p>

<p> (represented by many Heb. and several Gr. words in our version). (See [[Akrothinion]]); (See [[Booty]]). </p> <p> The modern [[Arab]] nomads, or Bedawin, live in great part on the plunder of caravans or single travelers, and do not regard the trade of robbers as dishonorable (Arvieux, Descr. 3, 220 sq.; Niebuhr, Bed. p. 382 sq.; Mayeux, Les Bedouins, ou Arabes du Desert [Par. 1816], 12, 3). This was the case with their ancestors the Ishmaelites, as well as the neighboring [[Chaldees]] (Genesis 16:12; Job 1:17). The same is related of [[Israelitish]] hordes in the times of the Judges (Judges 9:25; Judges 11:3; comp. 1 Chronicles 7:21), and many invasions by the Philistines, Amalekites, etc., were but attacks from bands of robbers (comp. 1 Samuel 23:1; 1 Samuel 27:8 sq.; Judges 2:14; Judges 2:16), such as are still frequent in the villages of Palestine. In the organized [[Jewish]] state open plundering was rare (yet see Hosea 6:9; Micah 2:8), and the figures of speech referring to it (Proverbs 23:28) may be referred chiefly to neighboring countries. But after the Captivity, especially under the oppressive rule of the Romans, and in consequence of almost unceasing wars of which Nearer Asia was the scene, the bands of robbers, aided by the multitude of hiding places which the cavernous nature of the country afforded (see Josephus, Ant. 14, 15, 5; Heliot. Eth. 1, 28 sq.), gained the upper hand in [[Palestine]] and in [[Trachonitis]] on its northeast border (Josephus, Ant. 15, 10, 1; 16, 9,1), so that [[Herod]] (ibid. 14, 9, 2; 15, 5; War, 1, 16, 4) and the procurators were compelled to send military force against them from time to time (Ant. 20, 6, 1), unless they preferred to tolerate them for tribute (ibid. 20, 11,1). Sometimes these officers even increased the number of the robbers by accepting bribes to release prisoners (ibid. 20, 9, 5) or dismissing them for other reasons (ibid. 20, 9, 3). The wilderness between [[Jerusalem]] and [[Jericho]] through which the highway led, and which, in great part, is a deep valley traversed by clefts and shut in with walls of cavernous sandstone (Berggren, Reis. 3, 100 sq.), was especially infested (Luke 10:30 sq.; Jerome, in Jeremiah 3:2; comp. Robinson, Bibl. Res. 2, 509). During the investment of Jerusalem by the Romans the robbers played a prominent part in the doomed city. (See [[Theudas]]). </p> <p> Some would find a reference to sea robbery or piracy in Job 24:18 (Koster, Erl ut. d. heil. Schr. p. 208 sq.), but without ground. (See [[Rob]]). </p>