Firkin, (John ii. 6) 7 gallons.

Firmament, (Gen. i. 17), would be more accurately translated
expanse."

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Gate. In Biblical countries the gate of the city is the place
where business is transacted and justice administered.
Hence "gates" is used for "power," as "the gates of hell"
(Matt. xvi. 18), that is, the devices and power of Satan.
Ghost, is used in the Bible in the sense of "spirit.”
Goodman, (Matt. xxii. 11), that is "master."

Gog and Magog, (Ezek. xxxviii. 2. Rev. xx. 8), wild Northern
nations, used as a figure of the enemies of God's people.
Grecians, (Acts vi. 1) means Jews who spoke the Greek, and not
the Hebrew language.

Hallelujah, the Greek form of which is Alleluia, is used in the
Psalms and Revelation. It means 66 Praise Jehovah."
Halt, (Luke. xiv. 21), means crippled."

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Harness, (1 Kings xx. 11), armour.

Heave-offering, (Ex. xxix. 27), an offering which the priest
raised up or "heaved" towards heaven.

Hell, is the translation of two different words. It sometimes
means the place of future punishment (Gehenna), but
more frequently is the rendering of Sheol or Hades, which
means simply "the unseen world."

Horn, is the symbol of strength, as the strength of many
animals lies in their horns.

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Hosanna, (Matt. xxi. 9), means Save now." It was used as a
cry of triumph, like Jaya in India.

Jah, (Ps. lxviii. 4), a short way of writing Jehovah. This name
means "The self-existent One"; it was specially used of
God as the covenant God of the Jews.

Jeshurun, "upright" (Deut. xxxii. 15), one of the names of
Israel.

Jesus, means "Saviour" (Matt. i. 21). In Heb. iv. 8 the name
refers to Joshua; of which name it is the Greek rendering.
Jot, (Matt. v. 18), a very small point. The name of the smallest
Hebrew letter. Tittle means the difference between two
letters that are very much alike, as E and F.

Latchet, (Mark i. 7), the string that fastened the sandal to the
foot.

Leasing, means lying.

Legion, (Matt. xxvi. 53), a band of soldiers from 3000 to 7000.
Let, formerly meant to "hinder" and is often used in this
sense in the Bible (Is. xliii. 13).

Leviathan, (Job xli. i), probably the crocodile.

Levites, descendants of Levi, who were specially engaged in the service of the Jewish temple.

Libertines, (Acts vi. 9), not in the modern sense of the word but "freed slaves.'

Mammon, (Matt. vi. 24.), the name of the Syrian god of wealth: hence the word is used for "riches."

Manna, (Ex. xvi. 15-26), a special food which God sent down daily for 40 years for the support of the Israelites in the wilderness.

Meat, (Gen, i. 29) is used in the Bible in the general sense of food of all kinds; the "meat-offering" was composed, not of animal food, but of corn &c. (Lev. vi. 14.). The Revised English Bible calls it "meal-offering."

Messiah, (Dan. ix. 25), is the Hebrew form of the term “Christ." Mystery, (Rom. xvi. 25, 26) means in the Bible generally, not some incomprehensible truth, but a truth which formerly was not revealed, but now is revealed.

Naked, (John xxi. 7), is used of a man who has thrown off his outer coat.

Nebo, (Is. xlvi. i.), a Babylonian idol.

Nephews, (1 Tim. v. 4), means properly "grandchildren.”

Occupy, (Luke xix. 13), trade.

Offend, (Matt. v. 29), to cause to stumble, and offence means stumbling-stone.

Passion, (Acts i. 3), is used in its old sense of "suffering."
Peculiar (1 Pet. ii. 9), is used in the old sense of "

own."

A

peculiar people,means a people that is specially God's own. Peeled, (Is. xviii. 2), stripped of property.

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Pentecost, (Acts. ii. i), means fiftieth," because it was a festival kept on the fiftieth day after the Passover.

Phylactery, (Matt. xxiii. 5), literally "safeguard."

It was a

slip of parchment on which was written some passage of Scripture, and which was supposed to act as a charm to ward off evil.

Poll, (2 Sam. xiv. 26), to cut off the hair.

Presently, (Matt. xxi. 19), in old English means "immediately." Prevent, (Ps. lxxix. 8) in the Bible means to "go before," and thus to help; not, according to present usage, to hinder. Proper, (Heb. xi. 23), comely, beautiful.

Prophet, means not simply one who predicts future events, but one who speaks authoritatively in the name of God, inspired by Him.

Proselyte, (Matt. xxii. 15), a convert to the Jewish religion from heathenism.

Provoke, (Heb. x. 24), to excite, in a good sense.
Psaltery, (Ps. xxxiii. 2), an instrument of music.

Publicans, were tax-gatherers. The heathen Romans being the rulers of the country, the Jews considered it very wrong to collect the taxes for them; besides, the tax-gatherers did actually oppress the people. Hence they were generally regarded as the worst of sinners.

Quaternion, (Acts xii. 4) a band of four soldiers.
Quick, (2 Tim. iv. 1) means "living," as contrasted with" dead."
Rabbi, (Matt. xxiii. 7) a Jewish title of honour, meaning Master
or Teacher. Rabboni, (John xx. 16) means "my master."
Raca, (Matt. v. 22), a word expressive of contempt and hatred.
Rahab, (Ps. lxxxvii. 4), means sea-monster. It refers to Egypt.
In Joshua ii. 3 and Jos. ii. 25 Rahab is the name of a

woman.

Ravin, Nah ii. 12), plunder.

Reins, (Jer. xvii. 10), the inward parts of the body; applied to the imaginations and affections.

Rereward, (Is. lii. 12), now spelt rearward, the hindmost part of the army.

Sabaoth, (Jas. v. 4), a Hebrew word meaning "hosts." In many places we have the phrase "Lord of hosts" applied to God. Here the word "hosts" includes the angels, and the heavenly bodies.

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Save, (Matt. xi. 27), means except."

Scrip, (Matt. x. 9, 10), a small bag.

Seraphim, (Is. vi. 2), heavenly beings.

Shamefacedness, (I Tim. ii. 9), should be spelt shamefastness; it means modesty.

Show-bread, (Ex. xxv. 30), twelve cakes of bread, representing the twelve tribes of Israel, placed in the Jewish tabernacle or temple every Sabbath day.

Shiloh, (Gen. xlix. 10;, probably a title of the Messiah, Jesus Christ. The meaning is "Peacemaker," or "One whose right it is."

Silverling, (Is. vii. 23), piece of silver.

Sincere, (1 Pet. ii. 2), pure, unadulterated.

Stoics, (Acts xvii. 18), a Grecian philosophical sect. They professed to be insensible to the joys and griefs of life.

Strait, (Matt. vii. 13), narrow, difficult.

Strawed, (Matt. xxv, 24), that is, strewed, scattered on the ground.

Stricken, (Luke i. 7), advanced.

Synagogue, (Matt. xii. 9) a Jewish place of worship.

Tabernacle, (Num. xxiv. 5), a tent, specially applied to the tent for divine worship which Moses made in the wilderness, by God's command.

Tale, (Ex. v, 8), a fixed number.

Tares, (Matt. xiii. 25), a plant that resembles wheat.

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Tempt, (Gen. xxii. 1), often means simply to "try" or test;" not in the modern sense of tempting to evil. Teraphim, (Hos. iii. 4), small images of gods. Testament, generally means covenant, made by God with His people. In Heb. ix. 16 it appears to be used in the modern sense of "will," though some suppose that there also it means covenant.

Tetrarch, (Luke iii. 1) governor of a fourth part of a kingdom. Thought, in Matt. vi. 34, means anxiety.

Tormentors, (Matt. xviii. 34), keepers of a prison.

Transfigure, (Matt. xvii. 2), to change the appearance. Christ's body appeared shining like that of a heavenly being. Travail, (Ps. xlviii. 6), labour, pain.

Tribute-money, (Matt. xvii. 24), a half-shekel, paid yearly by every male Jew, for the service of the Temple.

Trow, (Luke xvii. 9), suppose or think.
Trump, (1 Thess, iv. 16), sounding of a trumpet.
Twain, (Is. vi. 2), two.

Unction, (1 John ii. 20), anointing, referring to the outpouring of the grace of the Holy Spirit on the soul.

Unicorn, (Num. xxiii. 22), some strong animal, perhaps the wild buffalo.

Urim and Thummim, (Ex. xxviii. 30); the words mean "light and perfection.' They referred to some special way in which God revealed His will, but it is not known what that way was.

Usury, (Ex. xxii. 25), in the Bible means interest, whether excessive or not.

Veil, (Matt. xxvii. 51), a beautiful curtain in the Temple, which divided the holy from the most holy place.

Vesture, (Matt. xxvii. 35), means simply garment.

Vial, (Rev. v. 8), a shallow vessel to hold liquids or incense. Viol, (Am. vi. 5), a harp.

Virtue, (Mark v. 30), means power.

Ward, (Acts xii. 10), prison, custody.

Ware, (Acts xiv. 6), aware.

Wave-offering, (Ex. xxix. 24), so called because the offering was

waved right and left.

Wax, (Matt. xxiv. 12), grow, become.

Wist, (Ex. xxxiv. 29), knew, the past tense of wot, to know.

Wont, (Acts xvi. 13), accustomed.

Wormwood, (Jer. ix. 15), a plant of a very bitter taste.
Worship, (Lu. xiv. 10), honour.

THE BIBLE TESTIMONY TO JESUS CHRIST.

Although the whole of the Old Testament was written hundreds of years before Jesus Christ was born, yet it contains many references, direct or indirect, to Him. The reason is that the Bible is inspired by God, who knows the future as well as the past; and therefore He led the Old Testament writers to point forward to Christ, as the New Testament writers point back to Him. The one object of the Bible is to reveal God and restore man to His image and favour; in a word, its object is to save man, and it reveals Jesus Christ as the only Saviour. For this reason the whole Bible points to Christ, and he who does not recognise this fact will never be able to read the Bible aright.

The Old Testament points to Christ in a twofold name, by prediction and by type. There are many positive predictions regarding Christ; but in addition to this there are many men, whose lives are recorded in the Old Testament, who were types of Christ, that is, their history was more or less a sort of figurative representation of Christ; and many of the Jewish religious ordinances were typical of the way of salvation through Christ which being thus foreshadowed in the Old, is clearly taught in the New Testament.

As soon as man had sinned God promised that the seed of the woman should bruise the serpent's head, (Gen. iii. 15.), that is, that Christ, who was to be a descendant of Eve, should break the power of the serpent Satan. Adam was a type of Christ, being the first head of the race, as Christ is the second and greater Head. In Adam we all became sinners, all who are in Christ are saved; in Adam we all die, in Christ all who believe in Him are made alive. Hence He is called the "last Adam." (1 Cor. xv. 45.)

God promised to Abraham that "in his seed all the