STOOL
A stool was a seat or unusual two-stone arrangement mentioned in connection with childbirth. In another passage, a word translated “stool” in the King James Version is more accurately rendered “seat.”
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STORE-CITIES
Store-cities were fortified centers used as depots for provisions and magazines for arms. Pharaoh compelled the Israelites to build such cities, including Pithom and Raamses.
STOREHOUSES
Storehouses were buildings or rooms used to keep grain, provisions, treasures, or other supplies. Biblical translations use the term for barns, treasure chambers, temple store rooms, and royal or national supply depots.
STORIES
“Stories” is an older rendering for chambers or levels in a structure. In the Bible it may refer to heavenly chambers, divisions of the ark, or multiple levels of the temple.
Stork
The stork is a migratory bird listed among the birds forbidden as food under the law of Moses. Scripture also draws attention to its regular migrations and the reputed affection of the bird for its young.
STRAIN
To strain is to filter liquid by removing small impurities. Jesus used the image of straining out a gnat while swallowing a camel to condemn attention to minor matters while neglecting greater righteousness.
Strain at
“Strain at” in Matthew 23:24 is an old translation and should read “strain out.” Jesus used the expression to expose religious hypocrisy: carefully avoiding a small impurity while overlooking greater matters.
STRANGE WOMAN
The “strange woman” in Proverbs is a woman outside the proper covenant and moral order, especially a harlot or adulterous woman. The expression warns against sexual immorality and its destructive influence.
STRANGE, FIRE
“Strange fire” refers to the unauthorized fire offered by Nadab and Abihu before the Lord. Their profane approach to the holy service brought divine judgment and death.
Stranger
A stranger was a non-Israelite residing among the people of Israel. The law regulated his religious and civil status and repeatedly required that he be treated with fairness and compassion.
STRANGER AND SOJOURNER (IN THE OLD TESTAMENT)
The Old Testament distinguishes several kinds of non-Israelites: resident aliens, temporary sojourners, foreigners, and those treated as strangers in a particular religious or social setting. Israel’s law required protection and fair treatment for resident strangers, while restricting some covenant privileges.
STRANGLED
An animal described as strangled had died by choking rather than by the shedding of blood. Because its blood remained in it, the Mosaic law forbade eating it, and the Jerusalem council instructed Gentile Christians to abstain from such meat.
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