INTEREST
Interest is a payment or increase received for lending money or goods. Mosaic law prohibited taking interest from a fellow Israelite in need, while lending on interest to foreigners was permitted; Christ’s parables assume its ordinary use.
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INTERMEDDLE
To intermeddle is to share in or take interest in another person’s experience. Proverbs teaches that each heart knows its own bitterness and joy in a way no stranger can fully share.
INTERPRETATION
Interpretation is the careful explanation of another person’s meaning, especially the meaning of Scripture. Biblical interpretation seeks to understand the words in their language, literary setting, historical context, and unity as divine revelation.
INTERROGATION
Interrogation is questioning, especially the questioning associated with baptism or an appeal toward God from a good conscience. The term appears in 1 Peter 3:21.
INWARD MAN
The inward man is the immaterial inner person—mind, soul, spirit, and conscience—in contrast with the outward body. It is the sphere in which spiritual renewal takes place, though it may still be troubled by sin and weakness.
INWARD PART
The inward part is a symbolic expression for the deepest inner life, including the heart, thoughts, emotions, moral nature, and spiritual understanding. Scripture portrays it as the place where God’s law may be written.
IOB
Iob was the third son of Issachar. In parallel genealogical passages he is called Jashub, which is probably the more correct form of the name.
Iphedeiah
Iphedeiah was a chief or descendant of Benjamin, belonging to the family of Shashak.
IPHTAH
Iphtah was an unidentified town in the Shephelah, or lowland, of Judah. It is listed with Libnah, Ether, and Ashan.
IPHTAH-EL
Iphtah-el was a valley forming part of the northern boundary of Zebulun. Its exact identification is uncertain, though it has been associated with the region near Tell Jefat.
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