- They who have departed this life Ge 23:2; 25:8; Job 1:19
- TERMS USED TO EXPRESS
- Corpses 2Ki 19:35; Na 3:3
- Carcases Nu 14:29,32,33; 1Ki 13:24
- Those who are not Mt 2:18
- Deceased Isa 26:14; Mt 22:25
- CHARACTERISED BY
- Being without the Spirit Jas 2:26
- Being incapable of motion Mt 28:4; Re 1:17
- Ignorance of all human affairs Ec 9:5
- Absence of all human passions Ec 9:6
- Inability to glorify God Ps 115:17
- Return not to this life Job 7:9,10; 14:10,14
- Eyes of, closed by nearest of kin Ge 46:4
- Were washed and laid out Ac 9:37
- Were wrapped in lined with spices Joh 19:40
- MOURNING FOR, OFTEN
- Very great Ge 27:35; Jer 31:15; Mt 2:18; Joh 11:33
- Loud and clamorous Jer 16:6; Mr 5:38
- By hired mourners Jer 9:17,18; Am 5:16
- With plaintive music Jer 48:36; Mt 9:23
- Testified by change of apparel 2Sa 14:2
- Testified by taring the hair Jer 16:7
- Testified by covering the head 2Sa 19:4
- Testified by rending the garments Ge 37:34; 2Sa 3:31
- Lasted many days Ge 37:34; 50:3,10
- Regard often shown to the memory of Ru 1:8
- Too soon forgotten Ps 31:12; Ec 9:5
- Heathenish expressions of grief for, forbidden Le 19:28; De 14:1,2
- All offerings to, forbidden De 26:14
- Touching of, caused uncleanness Nu 19:11,13,16; 9:6,7
- In a house rendered it unclean Nu 19:14,15
- Even bones of, caused uncleanness Nu 19:16; 2Ch 34:5
- A priest not to mourn for, except when near of kin Le 21:1-3; Eze 44:25
- High priest in no case to mourn for Le 21:10,11
- Nazarites not to touch or mourn for Nu 6:6,7
- Those defiled by, removed from the camp Nu 5:2
- Uncleanness contracted from, removed by the water separation Nu 19:12,18
- IDOLATERS
- Tore themselves for Jer 16:7
- Offered sacrifices for Ps 106:28
- Invoked and consulted 1Sa 28:7,8
- Consecrated part of their crops to De 26:14
- The Jews looked for a resurrection from Isa 26:19; Ac 24:15
- Instances of, restored to life before Christ 1Ki 17:22; 2Ki 4:34-36; 13:21
- Instances of, restored by Christ Mt 9:25; Lu 7:15; Joh 11:44; Ac 9:40; 20:12
- ILLUSTRATIVE OF
- Man's state by nature 2Co 5:4; Eph 2:1,5
- A state of deep affliction, &c Ps 88:5,6; 143:3; Isa 59:10
- Freedom from the power of sin Ro 6:2,8,11; Col 3:3
- Freedom from the law Ro 7:4
- Faith without works 1Ti 5:6; Jas 2:17,26
- Diviners &c Isa 8:19
- Impotence Ge 20:3; Ro 4:19
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