TREASURER
A treasurer is an official responsible for keeping, managing, or distributing stores of money or valuable goods. Biblical treasurers served kings, governments, and the church community.
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Treasury
The temple treasury referred to the collection chests in the court of the women, commonly called trumpets because of their shape. Worshipers placed required and voluntary offerings there.
TREASURY, (OF TEMPLE)
The temple treasury was the place where offerings, tithes, dedicated spoils, and other valuables were kept. In Herod’s temple, worshipers gave offerings in the treasury court, where Jesus observed a poor widow giving two small coins.
TREATY
A treaty is a formal covenant or alliance between peoples or rulers. Israel was forbidden to make treaties with the Canaanites, yet later kings entered political alliances with neighboring nations, often receiving prophetic warnings against trusting them.
Tree of life
The tree of life stood in Eden and represented access to life from God. In Proverbs it pictures wisdom and blessing, and in Revelation it represents the life and joy of God’s redeemed people.
Tree of the knowledge of good and evil
The tree of the knowledge of good and evil stood in Eden, and God forbade Adam and Eve to eat its fruit. Their disobedience brought sin and death into human experience.
TRESPASS
A trespass is a violation of law or an offense against God or another person. Under the Law, it required confession, restitution where appropriate, and an offering; the New Testament emphasizes reconciliation, forgiveness, and reconciliation with God through Christ.
Trespass offering
The trespass offering was a sacrifice required for certain personal offenses against God or another person. It involved a ram and included restitution for the wrong committed.
Trial
A trial is a judicial examination of a charge or dispute. Biblical trials were conducted under established authorities and courts, including Jewish judges and the Sanhedrin.
Tribe
A tribe is a community of families descended from a common ancestor. The tribes of Israel descended from Jacob’s sons and formed the principal divisions of the covenant people.
Tribulation
Tribulation means distress, affliction, or severe trouble. Scripture uses it for hardships experienced by God’s people and for the anguish and judgment that come upon the wicked.
Tribute
Tribute is a tax or required payment imposed by a ruler or government. In the New Testament the term may refer to the temple half-shekel or to taxes imposed by Rome.
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