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RASH - RECONCILE

Allegorical, Church, Covenants, Day of Christ, REBELLION. Resistance to lawful authority; revolt;
Dispensationalism, Enoch, Great Tribulation, obstinate disobedience; insurrection (Ge. 14:4; Nu.
Imprecatory, Kingdom of God, Millennium, Noah, 20:24; De. 1:26; 2 Ki. 18:27; Ezr. 4:12). Rebellion is to
Parables, Prophecy, Second Coming, Tares.] transgress God’s law (Jos. 22:22). Rebellion is to be
RASH. Hasty (Ec. 5:2; Ac. 19:36). stubborn and to resist the details of God’s law (1 Sa.
RAVEN, RAVENING. Devouring; destructive (Ge. 15:23; Ps. 78:8). Rebellion is to transgress God’s Word
49:27; Eze. 39:4; Is. 35:9). Used to describe those who (Eze. 2:3). Rebellion produces a hard look (Eze. 2:6;
crucified Christ (Ps. 22:13); Cyrus, king of Persia (Is. 3:8, 9). Rebellious people hate God’s prophets (Eze.
46:11); false prophets (Eze. 22:25, 27; Mt. 7:15); the 2:1-10; 3:4-11). Rebellion is a stubborn and disobedient
Pharisees (Lk. 11:39). child (De. 21:18, 20). The rebellious walk after their
RAVIN. (1) To prey with rapacity; to tear in pieces own thoughts (Is. 65:2). Rebellion is to turn away from
obeying God (Is. 50:5). Rebellion is a heart problem (Je.
(Ge. 49:27). (2) That which is torn by beasts; prey (Na. 5:23). Rebellion is committed by evil men (Pr. 17:11).
2:12). Rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft (1 Sa. 15:23). God
RAVISH. (1) To seize and carry away by violence; will purge out the rebellious at His coming (Eze. 20:38).
compelling to submit to carnal intercourse (Webster) [See Humble, Impenitent, Sin, Stiffhearted, Stubborn.]
(Is. 13:16; Ze. 14:2). (2) To bear away with joy or REBUKE. To reproach; correct; reprove; chide (Ge.
delight; to delight to ecstasy (Webster) (Pr. 5:19-20; 37:10; De. 28:20; Ru. 2:16; Ne. 5:7; Pr. 9:7-8; 13:1, 8;
Song 4:9). [See Home.] 24:25; 28:23; Is. 2:4; Ze. 3:2; Am. 5:10; Mt. 20:31; 1
RAZE. To level with the ground (Ps. 137:7). Ti. 5:1). What the Lord rebukes: sin (Ps. 9:5; 38:1;
READINESS, IN A. In readiness; ready (2 Co. 10:6). 39:11; 76:6; 80:16; 119:21; Is. 2:4; 37:3; Eze. 5:15);
READY. (1) Quickly; hastily; not hesitating; prompt the devourer for the sake of those who tithe (Mal.
(Ge. 18:6). (2) Prepare; order; arrange; furnish (Ge. 3:11); the storm (Mt. 8:26); the devil (Mt. 17:18; Mk.
46:29; Ex. 19:11; Mt. 24:44). (3) Swift; quick (Ezr. 7:6; 1:25; 9:25); sickness (Lk. 4:39); the disciples (Mk. 8:32,
Ps. 45:1). (4) Willing; eager; not reluctant (Mk. 14:38; 33; Lk. 9:55). The Word of God is to be preached with
Ac. 21:13). (5) Being at the point; near; about to do or rebuke (2 Ti. 4:2). One’s attitude toward rebuke reveals
suffer (Ex. 17:4). “The phrases ‘ready to perish’ (De. his spiritual condition (Pr. 9:7-8; 13:1). [See Admonish,
26:5), ‘ready to be offered’ (2 Ti. 4:6), ‘ready to die’ (Lk. Chasten, Child Training, Church Discipline, Convince,
7:2), signify not ‘prepared’ as in ‘ready to be revealed’ (1 Correction, Counsel, Exhort, False Teaching, Guidance,
Pe. 1:5), but ‘near, soon, at the point about’” (The Bible Instruct, Pastor, Reproof, Separation, Timothy.]
Word-Book). RECEIPT OF CUSTOM. [See Custom, Receipt of;
REAIAH, REAIA (the Lord looked, whom the Lord Publican.]
cares for). 1 Ch. 4:2; 5:5. RECEIVED TEXT. [See Bible Versions, Erasmus,
REAPED DOWN. Reaped (Ja. 5:40). Masoretic Text, Westcott-Hort.]
REASON. (1) Consequence; result (Ge. 41:31; Ex. RECHAB (acquisition of a father). 2 Sa. 4:2.
2:23; 8:24). (2) Plead; discuss; argue; discourse (1 Sa. RECHAH (side, border). 1 Ch. 4:12.
12:7; Job 13:3; Is. 1:18; Ac. 24:25). (3) Reasonable; RECKON. (1) To count; to number (Le. 25:50; 2 Ki.
seemly; proper (Ac. 6:2). (4) Underlying cause; 12:15; 22:7). (2) To impute (Ro. 4:4, 9). [See Impute.]
meaning (1 Pe. 3:15). (3) To consider; to reason something to be so (Ro.
REASON OF, REASON BY. In consequence of (Ge. 6:11).
41:31; Ex. 2:23; 8:24). RECKONING. Accounting (2 Ki. 22:7).
REASONABLE. Conformable or agreeable to reason; RECOMPENSE. To compensate; to make return of an
logical; rational; expected (Ro. 12:1). equivalent for any thing given, done or suffered; to
REASONING. Discourse; discussion; argument; repay (Webster) (Nu. 5:7; Ro. 12:17). [See Vengeance.]
meditating upon a matter (Lk. 9:46). RECONCILE. To change from enmity to friendship;
REBA (the fourth). Nu. 31:8. to restore a relationship (Mt. 5:24; 1 Co. 7:11). Through
REBECCA, REBEKAH (fattened animal, to ensnare Christ’s sacrifice, believing sinners are brought into
by beauty). Daughter of Bethuel, the nephew of reconciliation with God (2 Co. 5:18-20; Col. 1:20-21;
Abraham; she became the wife of Isaac, and mother of He. 2:17). “Scripture gives no countenance to the
Esau and Jacob (Ge. 22:23; 24:15-67; 25:20-28; 26:7-8, thought common to many, either that God has to be
35; 27:5-15, 42, 46; 28:5; 29:12; 35:8; 49:31; Ro. reconciled or is reconciled. God did not depart from
9:10). man, hence needed not to be reconciled. To say that the
death of Jesus turned the heart of God to man, is to

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