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GAAL (rejection). Ju. 9:26. GALL. (1) A bitter poisonous herb which deadens
GAASH (quaking). Jos. 24:30. pain (De. 29:18; Ps. 69:21; Mt. 27:34). The Lord Jesus
GABA (height). Jos. 18:24. Christ refused the gall which was offered to Him on the
GABBAI (ingatherer). Ne. 11:8. cross. He drank the full cup of God’s wrath for sin and
refused to mollify the bitter experience (Mt. 26:39,42;
GABBATHA (elevated place). Jn. 19:13. 27:34). (2) Bitter experiences and judgment (Je. 8:14;
GABRIEL (God is mighty). An angel mentioned four 9:15; 23:15; La. 3:5; Am. 6:12). (3) A bitter attitude
times in the Bible (Da. 8:16; 9:21; Lk. 1:11-20, 26-38). (Ac. 8:23).
[See Angel, Archangel, Michael.] GALLANT. Powerful; mighty (Is. 33:21).
GAD (good fortune). Jacob’s seventh son (Ge. GALLERY. A covered part of a building, commonly in
30:9-11; 46:16; 49:19). His children form the tribe of the wings, used as a place for walking (Eze. 41:15).
Gad, one of the twelve tribes of Israel (Nu. 1:24-25; GALLEY. A ship powered by oars (Is. 33:21).
26:18; De. 33:20; Jos. 4:12; 13:24-28; 18:7; 20:8;
21:7,38; 22:9-34; 1 Sa. 13:7; 1 Ch. 2:2; 5:11; 6:63, 80; GALLIM (fountains or heaps). 1 Sa. 25:44.
Eze. 48:27-34; Re. 7:5). GALLOWS. The wooden frame on which persons are
GADARENES (people of Gadara). Mk. 5:1; Lk. hanged (Es. 5:14; 6:4; 7:10; 8:7; 9:13,25).
8:26,37. GAMALIEL (God is recompenser). Nu. 1:10; Ac.
GADDEST. To walk about; to rove or ramble idly or 5:34. “Gamaliel was an unconverted Pharisee. God used
without any fixed purpose (Je. 2:36). him to deliver Peter and John from death (Acts 5), but
GADDI (belonging to fortune). Nu. 13:11. he said a foolish thing which many Christians quote as
gospel truth. He advised the Jewish rulers not to kill
GADDIEL (Gad is fortune bringer). Nu. 13:10. Peter and John who had been preaching. People say that
GADI (fortunate). 2 Ki. 15:14. it is none of our business to rebuke sin, to expose
GAHAM (blackness). Ge. 22:24. modernism. We should leave that to God to attend to.
GAHAR (prostration, concealment). Ezr. 2:47. They say if the work be of God, it will grow; if it is not
GAIN THIS HARM. To escape or avoid danger (Ac. of God, it will fail. But when they quote Gamaliel they
26:21). are quoting an unsaved man, not what God Himself
says. Note that the Bible only quotes Gamaliel; it does
GAINSAY. To refuse; resist; contradict; oppose; deny not approve his statement. It is not true that if a work
(Lk. 21:15; Ac. 10:29; Ro. 10:21; Tit. 1:9; Jude 11). be not of God, ‘it will come to nought.’ The Jehovah’s
GALAL (great, rolling). 1 Ch. 9:15. Witnesses movement is not of God, but it is more than
GALATIA. A Roman province in western Asia which one hundred years old and has not yet come to nought.
today is known as the country of Turkey. Many churches So with Mohammedanism and Romanism and Spiritism
were established in this area in the first century (1 Co. and Mormonism. So with the liquor business, so with
16:1; Ga. 1:2; 2 Ti. 4:10; 1 Pe. 1:1). lewd literature. It is a foolish and unscriptural idea that
GALBANUM. A resin used to increase the fragrance we are to leave things alone and if there is anything
in incense (Ex. 30:34). wrong with them, then they will come to nought of
GALEED (heap of witness). Ge. 31:47. themselves. This idea that the truth should never be
GALILEE, SEA OF. A lake in northern Israel. It is also defended and a wrong should never be attacked is
wholly different from the plain teaching of the Bible.
called (1) the Sea of Gennesaret (Lk. 5:1), so named The Lord Jesus commanded us to ‘beware of false
because of the plain of Gennesaret located northwest of prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but
the lake (Mt. 14:34); (2) the Sea of Chinnereth (Nu. inwardly they are ravening wolves’ (Mt. 7:15). Young
34:11; De. 3:17; Jos. 13:27), meaning harp-shaped and Timothy was commanded, ‘Them that sin rebuke before
describing the shape of the lake; (3) Chinneroth (Jos. all, that others also may fear’ (1 Ti. 5:20). Paul was
12:3; 1 Ki. 15:20), so named because of a town by this inspired to write Titus about some ‘vain talkers and
name on its shore (Jos. 19:35); (4) the Sea of Tiberias, deceivers, specially they of the circumcision ...
so named after the Roman city on the western shore Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound
(Jn. 6:1; 21:1). Many events of Jesus’ life were in the faith’ (Tit. 1:10, 13). And Jude 3 tells us that ‘ye
associated with this lake (Mt. 4:18; 15:29; 17:22; Jn. should earnestly contend for the faith which was once
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