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the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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Thigh
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
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occurs in Revelation 19:16; Christ appears there in the manifestation of His judicial capacity and action hereafter as the executor of Divine vengeance upon the foes of God; His name is spoken of figuratively as being upon His "thigh" (where the sword would be worn; cp. Psalm 45:3 ), emblematic of His strength to tread down His foes, His action being the exhibition of His Divine attributes of righteousness and power.
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Thigh'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/t/thigh.html. 1940.
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Thigh'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/t/thigh.html. 1940.
