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Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

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<strong>Word</strong> <strong>Pictures</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> NT [Mat<strong>the</strong>w: Chapter 4].<br />

supposedly followed <strong>the</strong> phases of <strong>the</strong> moon (Bruce) as shown also<br />

<strong>in</strong> Mt 17:15, paralytics (our very word). Our word "lunatic" is<br />

from <strong>the</strong> Lat<strong>in</strong> _luna_ (moon) and carries <strong>the</strong> same picture as <strong>the</strong><br />

Greek \sel•niazomai\ from \sel•n•\ (moon). These diseases are<br />

called "torments."<br />

4:25 {Great multitudes} (\ochloi polloi\). Note <strong>the</strong> plural, not<br />

just one crowd, but crowds and crowds. And from all parts of<br />

Palest<strong>in</strong>e <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g Decapolis, <strong>the</strong> region of <strong>the</strong> Ten Greek Cities<br />

east of <strong>the</strong> Jordan. No political campaign was equal to this<br />

outpour<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>the</strong> people to hear Jesus and to be healed by Jesus.<br />

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(Mat<strong>the</strong>w: Chapter 4)

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