Bowels:
(Phl 1:8; 2:1; Col 3:12), compassionate feelings; R.V., "tender mercies."
Bowels:
bou'-elz (me‘ah, plural me‘im, rechem, plural rachamim; splagchnion):
(1) Literal: The literal meaning of these words is intestines, then the abdomen, the womb (matrix and uterus). As will be seen there is not much definiteness in the use of these expressions from the standpoint of physiology; but not less so than in modern oriental languages and even in many occidental languages, as popularly used. The remarkable phrases used in 2Ch 21:18,19, "Yahweh smote him in his bowels" and "His bowels fell out by reason of his sickness," refer to a severe and fatal case of hemorrh oids.
(2) Figurative: In figurative language these words denote deep emotions of various kinds. As in physiology we speak of the "nervus sympathicus," the ancients expressed by these terms "affection," "sympathy" and "mercy," feelings of distress and sorrow, as in Job 30:27 the King James Version; La 1:20 the King James Version; La 2:11 the King James Version. In one passage we have to translate me‘im by "heart," being the seat of affection and devotion (Ps 71:6): "Thy law is within my heart" (Ps 40:8). In the New Testament (Revised Version) the word is only given in Ac 1:18.
Written by H. L. E. Luering
Bowels: Inward Parts; Affections.
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, BOWELS of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering. (Colossians 3:12)
Bowels: Diseased
2Ch 21:15-20
Bowels: Judas'
Gushed out,
Act 1:18.
Bowels: Figurative
Of the sensibilities,
Gen 43:30; 1Ki 3:26; Job 30:27; Psa 22:14; Sgs 5:4; Jer 4:19; 31:20; Lam 1:20; Phl 1:8; 2:1; Col 3:12; 1Jo 3:17.
See HEART
Bowels:
always in the plural, properly denotes "the physical organs of the intestines," and is once used in this respect, Act 1:18 (for the use by Greeks and Hebrews, see AFFECTION, No. 2). The RV substitutes the following for the word "bowels:" "affections," 2Cr 6:12; "affection," 2Cr 7:15; "tender mercies," Phl 1:8; 2:1; "a heart (of compassion)," Col 3:12; "heart," Phm 1:12, 20; "hearts," Phm 1:7;"compassion," 1Jo 3:17. The word is rendered "tender" in the AV and RV of Luk 1:78, in connection with the word "mercy."
See AFFECTION, No. 2, COMPASSION, A, No. 2 and B, No. 2.
Heart: Definition Of
Seat of the affections
Heart: Renewed:
Deu 30:6; Psa 51:10; Eze 11:19; 18:31; 36:26; Rom 2:29; Eph 4:23; Col 3:10
Regenerated,
Jhn 3:3, 7.
Graciously affected of God,
1Sa 10:26; 1Ch 29:18; Ezr 6:22; 7:27; Pro 16:1; 21:1; Jer 20:9; Act 16:14.
Strengthened,
Psa 27:14; 112:8; 1Th 3:13.
Enlightened,
2Cr 4:6.
Tested,
1Ch 29:17; Psa 7:9; 26:2; Pro 17:3; Jer 11:20; 12:3; 20:12; 1Th 2:4; Hbr 11:17; Rev 2:2, 10.
Heart: Renewed: It Should Render to God
Obedience,
Deu 10:12; 11:13; 26:16; 1Ki 2:4; Psa 119:112; Eph 6:6;
faith,
Psa 27:3; 112:7; Act 8:37; Rom 6:17; 10:10;
trust,
Pro 3:5;
love,
Mat 22:37;
fear,
Psa 119:161; Jer 32:40;
fidelity,
Neh 9:8;
zeal,
2Ch 17:16; Jer 20:9.
Heart: Renewed: It Should Seek God
2Ch 19:3; 30:19; Ezr 7:10; Psa 10:17; 84:2;
Be joyful,
1Sa 2:1; Psa 4:7; 97:11; Isa 65:14; Zec 10:7;
upright,
Psa 97:11; 125:4;
clean,
Psa 51:10; 73:1;
pure,
Psa 24:4; Pro 22:11; Mat 5:8; 1Ti 1:5; 2Ti 2:22; Jam 4:8; 1Pe 1:22;
sincere,
Luk 8:15; Act 2:46; Eph 6:5; Col 3:22; Hbr 10:22;
repentant,
Deu 30:2; Psa 34:18; 51:17;
devout,
1Sa 1:13; Psa 4:4; 9:1; 27:8; 77:6; 119:10, 69, 145;
wise,
1Ki 3:9, 12; 4:29; Job 9:4; Pro 8:10; 10:8; 11:29; 14:33; 23:15;
tender,
1Sa 24:5; 2Ki 22:19; Job 23:16; Psa 22:14; Eph 4:32;
holy,
Psa 66:18; 1Pe 3:15;
compassionate,
Jer 4:19; Lam 3:51;
lowly,
Mat 11:29.
Heart: The Unregenerate:
Is full of iniquity,
Gen 6:5; 8:21; 1Sa 17:28; Pro 6:14, 18; 11:20; Ecc 8:11; 9:3; Jer 4:14, 18; 17:9; Rom 1:21.
Loves evil,
Deu 29:18; Psa 95:10; Jer 17:5.
Is a fountain of evil,
Mat 12:34.
See DEPRAVITY
Is wayward,
2Ch 12:14; Psa 101:4; Pro 6:14; 11:20; 12:8; 17:20; Jer 5:23; Hbr 3:10;
blind,
Rom 1:21; Eph 4:18.
See BLINDNESS, SPIRITUAL
Is double (duplicity),
1Ch 12:33; Psa 12:2; Hsa 10:2; Jam 1:6, 8; Pro 28:14; Isa 9:9; 10:12; 46:12.
See INSTABILITY
Is hard,
Psa 76:5; Eze 2:4; 3:7; 11:19; 36:26; Mar 6:52; 10:5; 16:14; Jhn 12:40; Rom 1:21; 2:5.
See IMPENITENCE; OBDURACY
Is deceitful,
Jer 17:9.
Is proud,
2Ki 14:10; 2Ch 25:19; Psa 101:5; Pro 18:12; 28:25; Jer 48:29; 49:16.
See PRIDE
Is subtle,
Pro 7:10.
See HYPOCRISY
Is sensual,
Eze 6:9; Hsa 13:6; Rom 8:7.
See LASCIVIOUSNESS
Is worldly,
2Ch 26:16; Dan 5:20; Act 8:21, 22.
Is judicially hardened,
Exd 4:21; Jos 11:20; Isa 6:10; Act 28:26, 27.
Is malicious,
Psa 28:3; 140:2; Pro 24:2; Ecc 7:26; Eze 25:15.
See MALICE
Is impenitent,
Rom 2:5.
See IMPENITENCE
Is diabolical,
Jhn 13:2; Act 5:3.
Is covetous,
Jer 22:17; 2Pe 2:14.
See COVETOUSNESS
Is foolish,
Pro 12:23; 22:15; Ecc 9:3.
Heart: Unclassified Scriptures Descriptive of the Seat of the Affections:
Deu 5:29; 6:5, 6; 1Sa 16:7; 1Ch 28:9; 2Ch 12:14; Psa 22:26; 34:18; 51:10, 17; 57:7; 112:7; Pro 4:23; 14:30; 15:13-15; 16:1; 20:9; Jer 17:1, 9, 10; Mat 5:8; 9:4; 12:33; 15:18-20; 23:26; Mar 7:21; Act 8:22; Rom 2:5, 14-16; Hbr 3:8, 15
Heart: Instances of Hardened Hearts:
Pharoah,
Exd 4:21; 7:3, 13, 22; 8:15, 32; 9:12.
Sihon,
Deu 2:30.
King of Canaan,
Jos 11:20.
Others,
1Sa 6:6.
Heart: Known to God
Deu 31:21; 1Sa 16:7; 2Sa 7:20; 1Ki 8:39; 1Ch 28:9; Job 11:11; 16:19; 31:4; Psa 1:6; 44:21; 51:10; 94:11; 139:1-12; Pro 5:21; 16:2; 21:2; Isa 66:18; Jer 12:3; 17:10; Eze 11:5, 19-21; 36:25, 26; Luk 16:15; Act 1:24; 15:8; Rom 8:27; 1Cr 3:20; Hbr 4:12; Rev 2:23
Heart: Change Of
INSTANCES OF:
Saul,
1Sa 10:9.
Solomon,
1Ki 3:11, 12.
Saul of Tarsus,
Act 9:1-18.
See REGENERATION; SANCTIFICATION
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