Bone
Bone
(prop. , ettsem; ), the hard parts of animal bodies (Exo 12:46). The expression ” bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh” (Gen 2:23), “of his flesh, and of his bones” (Eph 5:30), may be understood as implying the same nature, and being united in the nearest relation and affection. Iniquities are said to be metaphorically in men’s bones when their body is polluted by them (Job 20:11). The ” valley of dry bones” in Ezekiel’s vision represents a state of utter helplessness, apart from Divine interposition and aid (Eze 37:1-14). The Psalmist says, “Our bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth” (Psa 141:7). This appears to be a strongly figurative expression; but that it may be strictly true, the following extract from Bruce demonstrates: ” At five o’clock we left Garigana, our journey being still to the eastward, and at a quarter past six in the evening arrived at the site of a village whose inhabitants had all perished with hunger the year before; their wretched bones being all unburied, and scattered upon the surface of the ground where the village formerly stood. We encamped among the bones of the dead; no space could be found free from them.” The judgment of the Lord is denounced against the King of Moab, ” because he burnt the bones of the King of Edom into lime” (Amo 2:1), or, as the Chaldee paraphrase explains it, “to plaster the walls of his house with it,” which was a cruel insult. A piece of barbarity resembling this is mentioned by Sir Paul Rycaut, that the wall of the city of Philadelphia was made by the bones of the besieged by the prince who took it by storm. The passage in Amo 6:9-10, Roberts says, “alludes to the custom of burning human bodies, and to that of gathering up the half calcified bones, and to the putting them into an earthen vessel, and then to the carrying back these fragments to the house, or into some outbuilding, where they are kept till conveyed to a sacred place. In India this is done by a son or a near relation; but in case there is not one near akin, then any person who is going to the place (as to the Ganges) can take the fragments of bones, and thus perform the last rites.”
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(prop. , ettsem; ), the hard parts of animal bodies (Exo 12:46). The expression ” bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh” (Gen 2:23), “of his flesh, and of his bones” (Eph 5:30), may be understood as implying the same nature, and being united in the nearest relation and affection. Iniquities are said to be metaphorically in men’s bones when their body is polluted by them (Job 20:11). The ” valley of dry bones” in Ezekiel’s vision represents a state of utter helplessness, apart from Divine interposition and aid (Eze 37:1-14). The Psalmist says, “Our bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth” (Psa 141:7). This appears to be a strongly figurative expression; but that it may be strictly true, the following extract from Bruce demonstrates: ” At five o’clock we left Garigana, our journey being still to the eastward, and at a quarter past six in the evening arrived at the site of a village whose inhabitants had all perished with hunger the year before; their wretched bones being all unburied, and scattered upon the surface of the ground where the village formerly stood. We encamped among the bones of the dead; no space could be found free from them.” The judgment of the Lord is denounced against the King of Moab, ” because he burnt the bones of the King of Edom into lime” (Amo 2:1), or, as the Chaldee paraphrase explains it, “to plaster the walls of his house with it,” which was a cruel insult. A piece of barbarity resembling this is mentioned by Sir Paul Rycaut, that the wall of the city of Philadelphia was made by the bones of the besieged by the prince who took it by storm. The passage in Amo 6:9-10, Roberts says, “alludes to the custom of burning human bodies, and to that of gathering up the half calcified bones, and to the putting them into an earthen vessel, and then to the carrying back these fragments to the house, or into some outbuilding, where they are kept till conveyed to a sacred place. In India this is done by a son or a near relation; but in case there is not one near akin, then any person who is going to the place (as to the Ganges) can take the fragments of bones, and thus perform the last rites.”
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Bone
probably from a word signifying strength, or firmness, sometimes denotes “hard substances other than bones,” e.g., the stone or kernel of fruit. In the NT it always denotes “bones,” Mat 23:27; Luk 24:39; Joh 19:36; Heb 11:22.
Note: As to Eph 5:30, RV, “We are members of His body” (in contrast to the AV), “the words that follow in the common text are an unintelligent gloss, in which unsuccessful endeavor is made to give greater distinctness to the Apostle’s statement” (Westcott).
Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words
Bone
Gen 2:23 (c) This indicates the very intimate relationship which exists between CHRIST and the church. The church in a figure was made possible by His wounded side. As Adam may be taken as a type of CHRIST, so Eve being taken out of him as a very part of him, is a type of the church which owes her very existence to the pains, the suffering and the glory of the Lord JESUS CHRIST. This refers only to the true Church of true born-again believers, and not to the great false church which has been made by men.
Num 19:16 (c) Here is a type of anything that is dead. GOD does not want His people to be occupied with the dead things of this world, but with the living things of Heaven. The pleasures and the processes of this world are dead in the sight of GOD and have no spiritual value whatever in the Christian life. We are no longer dead in sins, but alive unto GOD.
Jdg 9:2 (b) Abimelech is telling the people that he is related to them by blood, being born of and in the nation of Israel. It is a type of intimate relationship. (See also 2Sa 5:1, 2Sa 19:13, 1Ch 11:1).
Psa 38:3 (a) The innermost being of the Psalmist would rejoice in GOD’s delivering power but, instead, he was filled with sorrow.
Psa 42:10 (a) David felt it deeply and keenly that GOD’s enemies should be able to question GOD’s care for him.
Psa 51:8 (a) By this figure David describes the misery of his heart because of his sin. He is hurt by his conscience as the pain of a broken bone hurts the body. (See Psa 6:2; Psa 31:10; Psa 32:3; Psa 102:3).
Psa 141:7 (b) This is a picture of the utter desolation and hopelessness of Israel when they turned their backs on GOD.
Pro 3:8 (a) By this symbol Solomon assures that if they will walk with GOD they will be a strong, vigorous, active people, a nation of conquerors.
Pro 12:4. (a) The sorrow caused by the unfaithfulness of the wife is compared to a disease that eats away the very vitals of the blood stream, and weakens the whole person.
Pro 14:30 (a) Envy is compared to a disease which destroys the very foundations of faith and leaves the person spiritually sick and weak. Since the red blood cells come from the marrow of the bones, so rottenness in that substance destroys the vitality of the body. Envy has the same effect on the soul. It is a hidden malady in the life.
Pro 15:30 (a) Good news is compared here to the life-giving effect and power of healthy bones. The good news brings new life and strength into the heart and soul. (See also Pro 16:24; Isa 58:11; Isa 66:14).
Pro 17:22 (a) Diseased bones are a type of the bad news that causes the heart to faint, the strength to fail, and joy to cease. This is also a picture of the unhappy effect upon a person who is wholly occupied with his deep sorrows and his broken spirit.
Pro 25:15 (b) Here is indicated that a kind answer will soften the hard heart of an enemy and will break down his resistance.
Isa 38:13 (a) The pain which the king suffered, both physical and spiritual, hurt him so deeply he felt as if his bones were broken.
Jer 20:9 (a) The prophet was so obsessed with a desire to serve GOD and to testify of and for Him that it stirred his whole being and he felt it as though the bones of his body were affected.
Jer 23:9 (a) The prophet’s whole body, as well as his mind. was deeply moved by the words of GOD given in power. He felt it especially because of the great failure of the prophets of Israel.
Jer 50:17 (a) These bones represent the elders and rulers of Israel who were conquered by Nebuchadnezzar.
Eze 24:4 (b) This figure is a prophecy that GOD will gather the choice men, the leading men of Israel, together for judgment because they forsook Him.
Eze 37:11 (a) These dry bones are used as a type of the condition of Israel when she had departed from GOD. The bones were dead, dry, useless, ugly and disjointed. GOD saw them as though they were all in one valley, though actually Israel was scattered over the world. All the bones were there, even the tiny ear bones. No bone was missing. This is a type of the fact that throughout the world GOD has His people in training so that when the nation is revived under GOD’s hand and restored to His favor there will be every kind of person there necessary for the operation of the fully equipped empire. He will have electricians, printers, teachers, scientists, physicians, dentists, navigators, farmers, machinists and every other form of human activity. When these bones come to life through the operation of the Spirit of GOD they become mature men, fully equipped for the purposes of GOD. Every bone must be there in order to produce this result. These bones represent the fact that there was a former life which had disappeared. We do not read of the bones of any other nation. GOD still reckons that the Jewish people are one nation, one people, and are to be again His own chosen people.
Zep 3:3 (a) The prophet uses this figure to tell us that the rulers of Jerusalem were deliberate in their wickedness and went about their sinful practices leisurely.
Mat 23:27 (a) These bones represent the old dead traditions of Israel which were worthless and useless as a means of godliness, but which were handed down from generation to generation for strict observance.
Eph 5:30 (a) This indicates the very intimate and sweet relationship which exists between CHRIST and His church.