Idioms and Allusions from the Bible.docx

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IdiomsandAllusionsfromtheBible

IdiomsandAllusionsfromtheBible

1.Atreeisknownbyitsfruit:

Amanisknownbythecompanyhekeeps

Matthew12:

33Eithermakethetreegood,anditsfruitgood,ormakethetreecorrupt,anditsfruitcorrupt;forthetreeisknownbyitsfruit.

2.Aaron’sserpent:

thepowerconqueringeverything

Exodus7:

10MosesandAaronwentintoPharaoh,andtheydidso,asYahwehhadcommanded:

andAaroncastdownhisrodbeforePharaohandbeforehisservants,anditbecameaserpent.7:

11ThenPharaohalsocalledforthewisemenandthesorcerers.Theyalso,themagiciansofEgypt,didinlikemannerwiththeirenchantments.7:

12Fortheycastdowneverymanhisrod,andtheybecameserpents:

butAaron'srodswalloweduptheirrods.7:

13Pharaoh'sheartwashardened,andhedidn'tlistentothem;asYahwehhadspoken.

e.g.ThusPrussiawastheAaron'sserpentthatswallowedupthelesserGermanStatesbetween1866and1870.

3.Absalomhair:

ahandsomeorprettypersonisruinedcriticallybyhisorherappearance

4.Adam:

thesymbolofbeingold,obsoleteandprimitive

e.g.ThatjokeyoutoldisasoldasAdam,butIstillthinkit’sveryfunny.

5.Adam’sale:

water

6.Adam’sapple:

theprotrudingpartinaman’sthroat

AccordingtotheBible,whendeceivedbytheserpent,EveandAdamatetheappleandthelatterwaschokedbytheforbiddenfruit.Sincethen,therehasbeenaprotrudingpartinmen’sthroat,whichisoneoftheprimaryphysicaldifferencesbetweenmalesandfemales.

7.Adam’sprofession:

agriculture,gardening

8.Adam’sson:

menorhumanbeings

9.afterone’s（own）heart[13:

14]:

satisfying

ISamuel13:

13SamuelsaidtoSaul,Youhavedonefoolishly;youhavenotkeptthecommandmentofYahwehyourGod,whichhecommandedyou:

fornowwouldYahwehhaveestablishedyourkingdomonIsraelforever.13:

14Butnowyourkingdomshallnotcontinue:

Yahwehhassoughthimamanafterhisownheart,andYahwehhasappointedhimtobeprinceoverhispeople,becauseyouhavenotkeptthatwhichYahwehcommandedyou.

e.g.Shewasengagedtoamanafterherownheart.

10.Ahab:

insatiablyavaricious,extremelygreedyman

AhabwasthekingofIsrael（869-850BC）.HemarriedJezebel,aTyrianprincess,andthroughherinfluencethePhoenicianworshipofthegodBaalwasintroducedintoIsrael.AhabcovetedafarmerNaboth’svineyard,andwantedtouseittogrowherbs.WhenNabothrefusedtogivethevineyard—theinheritancefromhisfather,AhabcomplainedtohisevilwifeJezebelwhothencomfortedhim,andsoonmanagedtohaveNabothstonedtodeathafteraccusinghimofcursingGodandtheking.Thus,theytookthepossessionofthevineyardofNaboth.

11.AholahandAholibah:

licentiouswomen

InthebookofEzekialThereweretwosisterswhoplayedtheprostituteinEgypt.ThenameofthemwereAholahtheelder,andAholibahhersister.YahwehthoughttheyhadcommittedadulteryanddefiledHissanctuaryandprofanedSabbaths.Yahwehpunishedthembymakingacompanyofpeoplestonethem,dispatchthemwiththeirswords,killtheirsonsandtheirdaughters,andburnuptheirhouseswithfire.Thusallwomenweretaughtnottodolewdness.

12.（be）allthingstoallmen:

totrytopleaseeveryone,evenwhenitisimpossibletodothis.

ICorinthians9:

20TotheJewsIbecameasaJew,thatImightgainJews;tothosewhoareunderthelaw,asunderthelaw,thatImightgainthosewhoareunderthelaw;9:

21tothosewhoarewithoutlaw,aswithoutlaw（notbeingwithoutlawtowardGod,butunderlawtowardChrist）,thatImightwinthosewhoarewithoutlaw.9:

22TotheweakIbecameasweak,thatImightgaintheweak,Ihavebecomeallthingstoallmen,thatImaybyallmeanssavesome.

e.g.Thoughsheisquiteyoung,sheisveryallthingstoallmeninmakingsocialconnections.

13.alphaandomega:

wholenessorthemostimportantpart

Revelation1:

8“IamAlphaandtheOmega,”saystheLordGod,“whoisandwhowasandwhoistocome,theAlmighty.”

e.g.Riceisthealphaandomegaoftheirdiet.

14.AmImybrother’skeeper?

It’snoneofmybusiness

Genesis4:

9YahwehsaidtoCain,"WhereisAbel,yourbrother?

"Hesaid,"Idon'tknow.AmImybrother'skeeper?

"

15.anchor:

spiritualpillar,backerorpatron,comfortingmanorobject

16.answerafoolaccordingtohisfolly:

teethtoteeth,armtoarm

Proverbs26:

4-5Davidsaid,Don'tanswerafoolaccordingtohisfolly,Lestyoualsobelikehim.Answerafoolaccordingtohisfolly,Lesthebewiseinhisowneyes.

17.appleofSodom:

superficiallycleverorgoodbutwithoutpracticaluse

SodomandGomorrahweretwocitiesdestroyedbyGodforpeoplethereweresinful.Afterthebigfirethathaddestroyedeverything,thereappearedmanytreesonthisland,whichyieldedprettyfruits.Butifyoutastetheseapples,theybecameashesimmediately.

e.g.ThebedheboughtyesterdayturnedouttobeanappleofSodom.

18.applesandoranges:

thingssodifferentfromeachotherintypesofnature

19.（The）arkrestedonMt.Ararat:

out-of-datenews

20.Armageddon:

largescalewarsordestructiveaccidents

ThiswordappearsinRevelation.Armageddonisthebattlefieldofthewarbetweenthegoodandtheevil.

21.aspoorasLazarus

TheGospelAccordingtoLuke

AbeggarnamedLazaruswaslaidathisgate,fullofsores,anddesiringtobefedwiththecrumbsthatfellfromtherichman'stable.

e.g.Hespentallhisparents'moneywithintwoyears,andnowhe'saspoorasLazarus.

22.asthesparksflyupward:

inevitabletruth

Job5:

6Forhardshipdoesnotspringfromthesoil,nordoestroublesproutfromtheground.5:

7Yetmanisborntotrouble,assurelyassparksflyupward.Thingsunreasonableareneverdurable,asthesparksflyupward.

23.askforbreadandbegivenastone:

whatisgivenisnotwhatisasked,befooledorcoldshouldered

24.atone’swit’send:

withouteffectivewaystosolveproblem

ThePsalms107:

27Theyreelbackandforth,andstaggerlikeadrunkenman,Andareattheirwits'end.

25.attheeleventhhour:

atthelastcrucialmoment

TheGospelaccordingtoMatthew

"FortheKingdomofHeavenislikeamanwhowasthemasterofahousehold,whowentoutearlyinthemorningtohirelaborersforhisvineyard.20:

2Whenhehadagreedwiththelaborersforadenariusaday,hesentthemintohisvineyard.20:

3Hewentoutaboutthethirdhour,andsawothersstandingidleinthemarketplace.20:

4Tothemhesaid,'Youalsogointothevineyard,andwhateverisrightIwillgiveyou.'Sotheywenttheirway.20:

5Againhewentoutaboutthesixthandtheninthhour,anddidlikewise.20:

6Abouttheeleventhhourhewentout,andfoundothersstandingidle.Hesaidtothem,'Whydoyoustandherealldayidle?

'20:

7"Theysaidtohim,'Becausenoonehashiredus.'"Hesaidtothem,'Youalsogointothevineyard,andyouwillreceivewhateverisright.'20:

8Wheneveninghadcome,thelordofthevineyardsaidtohissteward,'Callthelaborersandpaythemtheirwages,beginningfromthelasttothefirst.'20:

9"Whenthosewhowerehiredatabouttheeleventhhourcame,theyeachreceivedadenarius.20:

10Whenthefirstcame,theysupposedthattheywouldreceivemore;andtheylikewiseeachreceivedadenarius.20:

11Whentheyreceivedit,theymurmuredagainstthemasterofthehousehold,20:

12saying,'Theselasthavespentonehour,andyouhavemadethemequaltous,whohavebornetheburdenofthedayandthescorchingheat!

'20:

13"Butheansweredoneofthem,'Friend,Iamdoingyounowrong.Didn'tyouagreewithmeforadenarius?

20:

14Takethatwhichisyours,andgoyourway.Itismydesiretogivetothislastjustasmuchastoyou.20:

15Isn'titlawfulformetodowhatIwanttowithwhatIown?

Orisyoureyeevil,becauseIamgood?

'20:

16Sothelastwillbefirst,andthefirstlast.Formanyarecalled,butfewarechosen."

26.Babel:

noisyplaceorcastlesintheair

27.Balaam’sass:

apersonwhoisusuallysilentandtamedbutrevoltedsuddenly

Numbers

ThechildrenofIsraeltraveled,andencampedintheplainsofMoabbeyondtheJordanatJericho.Moabwassoreafraidofthepeople,becausetheyweremany.MoabsaidtotheeldersofMidian,Nowwillthismultitudelickupallthatisroundaboutus,astheoxlicksupthegrassofthefield.BalakthesonofZipporwaskingofMoabatthattime.HesentmessengersfortwicetoBalaamtocursethispeopleandpromisedtogiveBalaamgreathonorandwealth.Balaamsaddledhisdonkey,andwentwiththeprincesofMoab.God'sangerwaskindledbecausehewent;andtheangelofYahwehplacedhimselfinthewayforanadversaryagainsthim.Nowhewasridingonhisdonkey,andhistwoservantswerewithhim.ThedonkeysawtheangelofYahwehstandingintheway,withhissworddrawninhishand;andthedonkeyturnedasideoutoftheway,andwentintothefield:

andBalaamstruckthedonkey,toturnherintotheway.ThentheangelofYahwehstoodinanarrowpathbetweenthevineyards,awallbeingonthisside,andawallonthatside.ThedonkeysawtheangelofYahweh,andshethrustherselftothewall,andcrushedBalaam'sfootagainstthewall:

andhestruckheragain.TheangelofYahwehwentfurther,andstoodinanarrowplace,wherewasnowaytoturneithertotherighthandortotheleft.ThedonkeysawtheangelofYahweh,andshelaydownunderBalaam:

andBalaam'sangerwaskindled,andhestruckthedonkeywithhisstaff.Yahwehopenedthemouthofthedonkey,andshesaidtoBalaam,WhathaveIdonetoyou,thatyouhavestruckmethesethreetimes?

Balaamsaidtothedonkey,Becauseyouhavemockedme,Iwouldtherewereaswordinmyhand,fornowIhadkilledyou.ThedonkeysaidtoBalaam,AmInotyourdonkey,onwhichyouhaveriddenallyourlifelongtothisday?

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