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== Charles Spurgeon's Illustration Collection <ref name="term_76020" /> == | == Charles Spurgeon's Illustration Collection <ref name="term_76020" /> == | ||
<p> [[Clemens]] Brentano, a literary acquaintance of Dr. Krummacher, and a Catholic, once said to the doctor, 'Till you [[Protestants]] pull down the chatter-box,' ('Plapperkasten,') be meant the pulpit, 'or, at least, throw it into the corner, where it ought to be, there is no hope of you.' I could only reply to him, 'It is true indeed, that our 'Plapperkasten' stands greatly in the way of you Catholics.' </p> <p> The pulpit is the Thermopyho of Protestantism, the tower of the flock, the [[Palladium]] of the church of God. | <p> [[Clemens]] Brentano, a literary acquaintance of Dr. Krummacher, and a Catholic, once said to the doctor, 'Till you [[Protestants]] pull down the chatter-box,' ('Plapperkasten,') be meant the pulpit, 'or, at least, throw it into the corner, where it ought to be, there is no hope of you.' I could only reply to him, 'It is true indeed, that our 'Plapperkasten' stands greatly in the way of you Catholics.' </p> <p> The pulpit is the Thermopyho of Protestantism, the tower of the flock, the [[Palladium]] of the church of God. Well might Paul magnify his office, for not only [[Glasgow]] but the city of our God 'flourishes by the preaching of the word.' </p> | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_162713" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_162713" /> == | ||
<p> (1): | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) An elevated place, or inclosed stage, in a church, in which the clergyman stands while preaching. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' a.) Of or pertaining to the pulpit, or preaching; as, a pulpit orator; pulpit eloquence. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) A desk, or platform, for an orator or public speaker. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' n.) The whole body of the clergy; preachers as a class; also, preaching. </p> | ||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_62332" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_62332" /> == | ||
<p> PUL'PIT, n. L. pulpitum, a state, scaffold, or higher part of a stage. </p> 1. An elevated place or inclosed stage in a church, in which the preacher stands. It is called also a desk. 2. In the | <p> PUL'PIT, n. L. pulpitum, a state, scaffold, or higher part of a stage. </p> 1. An elevated place or inclosed stage in a church, in which the preacher stands. It is called also a desk. 2. In the Roman theater, the pulpitum was the place where the players performed their parts, lower than the scene and higher than the orchestra. 3. A movable desk, from which disputants pronounced their dissertations, and authors recited their works. | ||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_68093" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_68093" /> == | ||
<p> <i> migdal. </i> Some temporary platform on which Ezra stood, Nehemiah 8:4; probably the same as that called 'the stairs' in Nehemiah 9:4 . The [[Hebrew]] word is often translated 'tower.' </p> | <p> <i> migdal. </i> Some temporary platform on which Ezra stood, Nehemiah 8:4; probably the same as that called 'the stairs' in Nehemiah 9:4 . The [[Hebrew]] word is often translated 'tower.' </p> | ||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_33151" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_33151" /> == | ||
Nehemiah 8:4[[Ezra]] | Nehemiah 8:4[[Ezra]] | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_43268" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_43268" /> == | ||
Nehemiah 8:4 | Nehemiah 8:4 | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_7417" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_7417" /> == | ||
<p> ''''' pool´pit ''''' : Nehemiah 8:4 , "Ezra the scribe stood upon a <i> '''''mighdōl''''' </i> of wood." <i> '''''Mighdōl''''' </i> is one of the commonest words in the Old [[Testament]] and means simply a high object - here a scaffolding or platform ( <i> '''''bema''''' </i> , 1 [[Esdras]] 9:42). "Tower" (so the Revised Version margin) gives an entirely wrong picture. </p> | <p> ''''' pool´pit ''''' : Nehemiah 8:4 , "Ezra the scribe stood upon a <i> ''''' mighdōl ''''' </i> of wood." <i> ''''' Mighdōl ''''' </i> is one of the commonest words in the Old [[Testament]] and means simply a high object - here a scaffolding or platform ( <i> ''''' bema ''''' </i> , 1 [[Esdras]] 9:42). "Tower" (so the Revised Version margin) gives an entirely wrong picture. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_57094" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_57094" /> == | ||
<p> Bibliography | <p> '''Bibliography Information''' McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Pulpit'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and [[Ecclesiastical]] Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/p/pulpit.html. [[Harper]] & Brothers. New York. 1870. </p> | ||
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