Root
Root
(, shoresh, ), that part of a plant which extends downwards and fastens itself in the earth. The rocky ground of Palestine is in some places covered with a very thin soil, so that the plants growing in these spots cannot strike deep roots, and are therefore easily uptorn by the winds or withered by the scorching sun a circumstance to which a beautiful allusion is made in the parable of the sower (Mat 13:21). The root of a family is the progenitor from whom the race derives its name; thus, Out of the serpent’s root shall come forth a cockatrice (Isa 14:29), meaning Hezekiah, who was descended from David, and was, like him, a scourge to the oppressors of Israel. The word is used in this sense in a very remarkable prophecy, And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek, and his rest shall be glorious (Isa 11:10). The Messiah, elsewhere called the branch, is here described as the root, for though David’s son in his human character, yet in his divine capacity he is David’s root, as being his Lord and God. A similar passage occurs in Revelation. The lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, hath prevailed (5:5). So covetousness is the root of all evil (1Ti 6:10); that is, the origin, the cause, the occasion; Lest any root of bitterness trouble you (Heb 12:15). In Job 19:28, root of the matter signifies a ground or cause of controversy. The root may also denote the race, the posterity: Pro 12:3, The root of the righteous shall not be moved, i.e. shall not fail; Jer 12:2, Whence do the wicked prosper in all things? thou hast planted them, and they have taken root. In Daniel and in the Maccabees, Antiochus Epiphanes, the persecutor of the Jews, is represented as a young sprout or sucker, or root of iniquity, proceeding from the kings, the successors of Alexander the Great. Jesus Christ, in his humiliation, is described as a root ill nourished, growing in a dry and barren soil (Isa 53:2). In the contrary sense, Paul says (Rom 11:16-18) that the Jews are, as it were, the root that bears the tree into which the Gentiles are grafted; and that the patriarchs are the pure and holy root of which the Jews are, as it were, the branches. Jesus Christ is the root on which Christians depend, and from which they derive life and subsistence (Col 2:7).
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Root (2)
a name sometimes found in the inventories of English church furniture, by which were designated richly embroidered copes that had the stem of Jesse and the genealogy of our Lord figured upon them.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Root
ROOT ().The root is that part essential to the life of a plant (Mat 13:6, Mar 4:6), which penetrates the earth, and draws sap and nourishment from the soil. Root is, therefore, taken to signify that condition of heart without which religious life is impossible (Mat 13:21, Luk 8:13). The intelligent and stable Christian is described as rooted in love (Eph 3:17), and rooted in Christ (Col 2:7). Utter destruction is signified by plucking up by the root (Mat 13:29, Jud 1:12). The Baptists vivid the axe is laid unto the root (Mat 3:10, Luk 3:9) points to the complete overthrow he desired for the rampant growth of evils in his day. As applied to Christ (Rev 5:5; Rev 22:16), the title Root probably means more than branch or sucker from an ancient root. Rather does it point to Him as Himself the root whence David and his tribe sprang, appearing at last to manifest His transcendent power and glory.
W. Ewing.
Fuente: A Dictionary Of Christ And The Gospels
Root
root (, shoresh; , rhza): Frequently mentioned in the Old Testament and New Testament, but almost always in a figurative sense, e.g. root of the righteous (Pro 12:3, Pro 12:12); root that beareth gall (Deu 29:18); Their root shall be as rottenness (Isa 5:24); root of bitterness (Heb 12:15). Also of peoples: they whose root is in Amalek (Jdg 5:14); of Assyria (Eze 31:7); Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up (Hos 9:16); Judah shall again take root downward (2Ki 19:30; compare Isa 27:6; Isa 37:31); the root of Jesse (Isa 11:10; Rom 15:12); root of David (Rev 5:5; Rev 22:16).
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Root
is used (a) in the natural sense, Mat 3:10; Mat 13:6, Mat 13:21; Mar 4:6, Mar 4:17; Mar 11:20; Luk 3:9; Luk 8:13; (b) metaphorically (1) of “cause, origin, source,” said of persons, ancestors, Rom 11:16-18 (twice); of things, evils, 1Ti 6:10, RV, of the love of money as a “root” of all “kinds of evil” (marg., “evils;” AV, “evil”); bitterness, Heb 12:15; (2) of that which springs from a “root,” a shoot, said of offspring, Rom 15:12; Rev 5:5; Rev 22:16.
“to cause to take root,” is used metaphorically in the Passive Voice in Eph 3:17, of being “rooted” in love; Col 2:7, in Christ, i.e., in the sense of being firmly planted, or established. In the Sept., Isa 40:24; Jer 12:2.
“to root out or up” (ek, “out,” and No. 1), is rendered “to root up” in Mat 13:29; Mat 15:13; see PLUCK.
Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words
Root
Deu 29:18 (b) This is a symbol of the hidden, insidious, unseen, wicked influence among the people of GOD which produces evil results.
Jdg 5:14 (b) It is evident that the men of Ephraim in the past years were enemies of Amalek, as their children became enemies of Amalek. It was a historical hatred.
2Ki 19:30 (a) By this we learn that the people of Judah will again embrace the Word of GOD, the truth of GOD, and the Rock of Ages, as roots embrace the soil. They will publicly confess their GOD, and bear fruit to His glory, as the tree grows upward above its roots.
Job 29:19 (a) This figure represents the prosperity and the blessing that were in the life of Job before he was afflicted.
Pro 12:3 (b) Probably this is a reference to the faith of the Christian. His faith has fastened itself to the eternal Rock of Ages.
Isa 5:24 (b) This represents a life lived in a sinful atmosphere. These choose their pleasures from sin and evil activities.
Isa 11:10 (a) The term is used to express the fact that this root which is a type of the Lord JESUS existed before the human JESUS, in the eternal ages, and that Jesse came from CHRIST, the root.
Isa 14:29 (a) One kind of sin produces more sin. Evildoers shall cause trouble but GOD will punish them for it.
Isa 27:6 (b) Israel will again be established as a nation, and we see this prophecy being fulfilled today in Palestine. (See Isa 37:31).
Isa 40:24 (b) By this we learn that GOD will destroy the wicked leaders of the earth such as Moab, Assyria, et cetera. The temples may remain in ruins, while the worshipers are gone.
Isa 53:2 (a) This represents the Lord JESUS who, while, on earth, was unwanted, and undesired. The people did not believe that He would bring a blessing. Those of every group were opposed to Him. He was despised in the social circles, and by the politicians, by the educators, and by the military forces. He was not attractive to the public.
Jer 12:2 (b) This lament is from the heart of Jeremiah who could not understand why the wicked seemed to prosper. Asaph had this same difficulty (see Psa 73:3, Psa 73:12). Job also raised this question, for he was distressed by it. (See Job 21:7-14).
Eze 31:7 (a) The picture represents the great King of Assyria who had access to great wealth and business opportunities, so that he grew to be a mighty monarch.
Dan 11:7 (b) The Queen of the South had a son and he would supercede and succeed in the battle.
Hos 9:16 (a) We see by this figure that GOD’s wrath would be poured out upon His people so that their basic supplies would be cut off.
Mal 4:1 (a) In the great judgment day, whether it be the local one with the nations, or the individual one with Israel, or the eternal one in the last great final day, the wicked are to be removed from the earth, with no posterity. If the time refers to the end time, when the earth is dissolved, then also all the wicked of the earth are sent to the eternal lake of fire, and their memory is blotted out. This has already happened to the seven nations of Canaan. They have been destroyed from off the earth, root and branch.
Mat 3:10 (b) This prophecy concerns the end of the nation of Israel. Titus came with his Roman army, conquered the country, and scattered the inhabitants. (See also Luk 3:9).
Mat 13:6 (b) The hearers of GOD’s Word had no convictions and no decision in the soul. They had an outward show of repentance and of faith, but the inner heart was unmoved. (See Mat 13:21; also Mar 4:6; Luk 8:13).
Luk 3:9 (b) It probably expresses the Lord’s will and desire for Christians to obliterate and to remove all those hidden evils in the life which would prevent fruit bearing.
Luk 17:6 (b) The lesson learned from this type is that to the man of faith the cause or the causes of his troubles will be removed.
Rom 11:16 (b) We must be basically right in our faith and in our thinking.
Heb 12:15 (a) This represents hidden evil thoughts and desires, secret words of animosity and dislike coming from a bitter heart. As this grows in the church, it produces trouble among GOD’s people.
Jud 1:12 (b) Probably our Lord is reminding us of the fact that the enemies of GOD will be completely destroyed from off the earth as was Hitler and as was Judas.
Rev 5:5 (a) The Scripture plainly teaches that the Lord JESUS lived before David, and in His human form descended from David.
Rev 22:16 (a) CHRIST is the root which existed before David, David came from CHRIST as Jesse came from CHRIST. They were both products of the work and plan of the Lord JESUS. He lived before they existed.