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Companion Bible Appendixes CCoommppaanniioonn BBiibbllee AAppppeennddiixxeess The full appendices from the Companion Bible, printed separately. (1837-1913) Dr. E. W. Bullinger Appendixes To The Companion Bible By E.W. Bullinger This work is in the Public Domain. Copy Freely. More Freeware From Bennie Blount Ministries International Table of Contents These Appendixes Are From The Companion Bible. The Side Notes And The Appendixes Were Written By E.W. Bullinger. ● 1. The Structure of the Books of the Old Testament According to the Hebrew Canon. ● 2. Genesis: The Foundation of Divine Revelation. ● 3. Genesis Finds its Complement in the Apocalypse. ● 4. The Divine Names And Titles. ● 5. Creation Versus Evolution. ● 6. Figures of Speech. (Names and Definitions) ● 7. Italic Type in the Revised Version. ● 8. The So-Called "Creation Tablets". ● 9. The Usage of Ruach, Spirit. ● 10. The Spiritual Significance of Numbers. ● 11. The Word "Day" in Genesis 1. ● 12. The Stars Also. ● 13. The Use of Nephesh in the Old Testament. ● 14. The Synonymous Words used for "Man". ● 15. Laws Before Sinai. ● 16. The Occurrences of (Neshamah), "Breath". ● 17. The Genitive Case. ● 18. "In the Day". (Genesis 2:12) ● 19. The Serpent of Genesis 3. ● 20. The Posterity of Cain. ● 21. Enos. "Calling on the Name of the Lord. (Genesis 4:26) ● 22. The Antediluvian Patriarchs, and the Flood-Date. (Genesis 5) ● 23. "The Sons of God" In Genesis 6:2, 4. ● 24. The "Hundred and Twenty Years" of Genesis 6:3. ● 25. "The Nephilim, or "Giants" of Genesis 6. ● 26. Noah "Perfect". (Genesis 6:9) ● 27. Wine. ● 28. Nimrod. (Genesis 10:8, 9 . 1Chronicles 1:10.) ● 29. The Generations of Terah, Isaac, and Jacob. ● 30. The Massorah. ● 31. The Fifteen Extraordinary Points of the Sopherim. ● 32. The 134 Passages where the Sopherim altered "Jehovah" to "Adonai". ● 33. The "Eighteen Emendations" of the Sopherim. ● 34. The Readings Called Severin. ● 35. "Sheol". Hebrew, Sheõl. ● 36. "Thy Salvation". (Genesis 49:18) ● 37. The Pharaohs of Genesis and Exodus. ● 38. "Leaven." ● 39. The Decalogue. Exodus 20:2-17 ● 40. THE NAMES OF THE TABERNACLE. ● 41. The Cherubim. ● 42. The 'Asherah. ● 43. "Offer" and "Offerings". ● 44. "Sin, Trespass, Iniquity," etc. ● 45. The Order and Grouping of The Twelve Tribes. ● 46. Deuteronomy. ● 47. "The Book of The Law." ● 48. The Use of Various Types in the English Bible. ● 49. "The Man of God." ● 51. Money and Coins, Weights and Measures. ● 52. Proper Names. ● 53. The Sieges of Jerusalem. ● 54. The Moabite Stone. ● 55. The Dynasty of Omri. ● 56. Parallel Passages of the Historical Books. ● 57. The Genealogy of the Persian Kings. ● 58. A Harmony of The Ezra-Nehemiah History. ● 59. The Twelve Gates of Jerusalem. ● 60. The Name of Jehovah in the Book of Esther. ● 61. Quotations from the Book of Job in the other Books of the Bible. ● 62. The Septuagint Ending of the Book of Job. ● 63. The Book of Psalms. Miscellaneous Phenomena. ● 64. To the Chief Musician. ● 65. The Psalm Titles, and Words Employed in Them. ● 66. Hebrew Words in the Text of the Psalms. ● 69. Trust. ● 72. The Parenthesis of the Present Dispensation. ● 73. The Ten Words of Psalm 119. ● 77. Chronological Order of the Prophets. ● 79. Isaiah: The Evidences For One Authorship. ● 80. Isaiah. Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament. ● 81. The "Altar to Jehovah in the Land of Egypt". (Isaiah 19:19) ● 82. The The Formulæ of Prophetic Utterance. ● 84. The Septuagint Version of Jeremiah. ● 85. Jeremiah, A Type of The Messiah . ● 86. "The Fourth Year of Jehoiakim". (Jeremiah 25:1-3)(Being supplemental to Appendix 50) ● 89. The Visions of Daniel. (Chapters 7-12) Synchronous ● 90. The "Times", and Numbered "Days" of Daniel. 7:25; 8:14; 12:7, 11, 12 ● 91. The "Seventy Weeks" of Daniel. 9:24-27 ● 92. References to the Pentateuch in the Prophets. ● 93. The Alleged "Corruption" of the Hebrew Text. ● 94. The Greek Text of the New Testament. ● 96. The Diversity of The Four Gospels. ● 98. The Divine Names and Titles in The New testament. ● 100. The Six Marys. ● 101. The Usage of Pneuma in the New Testament. ● 102. The Synonymous Words for "Will" and "Wish". ● 103. The First Fulfilment of Prophecy in The New Testament. (Matthew 1:22, 23. Isaiah 7:14). ● 104. Prepositions. ● 105. The Usage of Negatives in the New Testament. ● 106. The Synonymous Words for "Appear", "Appearing", etc. ● 107. The Principle Underlying the Quotations From the Old Testament in the New. ● 108. The Synonymous Words for "Child", "Children", etc. ● 109. The Herods of The New Testament. ● 110. The Use of Psuche in the New Testament. ● 111. The Synonymous Words for "Repent", "Repentance". ● 112. The Synonymous Expressions For "Kingdom". ● 113. The "Kingdom" and The "Church". ● 114. The "Kingdom of Heaven" and The "Kingdom of God". ● 115. "Baptize, "Baptism", etc. ● 116. The Temptations of Our Lord. ● 117. The Lord's Knowledge. ● 118. "If": The Various Conditions Conveyed By Its Use. ● 119. The Fourfold Ministry of Our Lord. ● 120. The Synagogue; and Jewish Sects. ● 121. The Synonymous Words for "Preach" , etc. ● 122. The Synonymous Words for "Judge", "Condemn", etc. ● 123. The Synonymous Words for "Man", "Men". ● 124. The Synonymous Words For "Other", "Another". ● 125. The Synonymous Words for "Perfect". (Adjective and Verb) ● 126. The Eight Beatitudes of Matthew 5, and The Eight Woes of Matthew 23. ● 127. The Synonymous Words for "Poor" etc. ● 128. The Synonymous Words Used for Sin, Wickedness, Evil, Ungodliness, Disobedience, Transgression, etc. ● 129. The Synonymous Words for "World", "Earth", etc. ● 130. The Synonymous Words for "Light", etc. ● 131. The Synonymous Words for "Hell", etc. ● 132. The Synonymous Words for "Know", "Knowledge", etc. ● 133. The Synonymous Words for "See", "Look", "Behold", etc. ● 134. The Synonymous Words for "Pray" and "Prayer". ● 135. The Synonymous Words for "Love". ● 139. "Dead" and "The Dead". ● 140. "The Gospel of the Kingdom" and Other "Gospels". ● 143. "Have Ye Not Read?", (Matthew 12:3, etc.) ● 144. The "Three Days" and "Three Nights" of Matthew 12:40. ● 146. "The Foundation of the World". ● 147. "Thou Art Peter". (Matthew 16:18) ● 153. The Two Entries into Jerusalem. ● 154. "What Think Ye of Christ?" (Matthew 22:42). ● 155. The Two Great Prophecies of "The End of the Age". (Luke 21, Matthew 24, Mark 13) ● 156. "Six Days Before The Passover". (John 12:1) ● 157. The Three Suppers. ● 158. The Two Anointings. ● 159. This Is My Body. (Matthew 26:26) ● 160. The Denials of Peter. ● 161. The Purchase of "The Potters Field" and the Fulfilment of the Prophecy. ● 162. The Cross and Crucifixion. ● 163. The Inscriptions on the Cross. ● 164. The "Others" Crucified With The Lord. (Matthew 27:38 and Luke 23:32) ● 165. The Hours of the Lord's Last Day. ● 166. The Sequence of Events Following the Lord's Resurrection. ● 167. The Three Commissions. ● 168. The Last Twelve Verses of Mark's Gospel. ● 169. Galilee. (Map) ● 170. The Synonymous Words for "Life". ● 171. The Synonymous Words for "Sleep". ● 172. The Synonymous Words for "Power", etc. ● 174. The Synonymous Words for "Send", "Sent", etc. ● 179. Parallel Datings of The Times of Our Lord, Dates of The Begetting, The Nativity, and The Course of Abia. ● 179A. Apostle Paul. (Map) ● 181. The Dispensational Position of the Book of the "Acts". ● 183. "This is That", (Acts 2:16) ● 184. Synonymous Words For "Grace", etc. ● 186. Church (Greek Ekklesia). ● 190. Synonymous Words for "Servant", "Serve", etc. ● 193. The Mystery. ● 195. The Different Ages and Dispensations of God's Dealings With Men. ● 197. The Revelation. ● 198. The Eternal Purpose, (Ephesians 3:11). The Dispensational Plan of the Bible. Other Notes Found In the Companion Bible. ● Notes in Genesis Chapter one, 1st. and the 2nd. verses. ● Notes from Genesis 6:9. ● Genesis 15:9-18. ● Notes on Leviticus 20:14. ● Notes on Numbers 13:22. ● Notes on Judges 18:30. ● Notes on 2 Samuel 23:1-5. ● Notes on 2 Kings 2:15. ● Notes on Psalm 4:6, 7. ● Notes on Psalm 21. ● Notes on Psalm 72. ● Notes on Psalm 109:5. ● Notes on Psalm 144:11-15. ● Notes on Isaiah 45:18. ● Jeremiah 34:18. ● The Longer note on Jeremiah 42-44. (The Jews Which Dwell in The Land of Egypt) ● Notes on Matthew, 6:9, 10 ● Notes on Matthew, 16:6 16:12, 15:26, 15:28, 13:33, and 7:15 ● Notes on Mark 14:51-52. ● The Longer Note Found On Page 1694. (The Second Postscript Romans 16:25-27) ● Notes on Galatians 3:20. ● Notes on Philippians 1:10. ● Notes on Hebrews 9:16-22. The Structure of the Books of the Old Testament According to the Hebrew Canon This Is Appendix 1 From The Companion Bible. I. THE LAW (Torah). GENESIS. The beginning. All produced by the Word of God (Genesis A| 1:3). Israel as a "family" (Genesis 15:1). EXODUS. History. Israel emerging from Families and Tribes to a B| Nation. Called "Hebrews" according to their "tongue." LEVITICUS. Worship. Jehovah in the midst. He, Israel's God; C| and they, His People. NUMBERS. History. Israel, now a "Nation," numbered, and blessed B| as such (23, 24). DEUTERONOMY. The end. All depending on the Word of Jehovah. A| Israel regarded as in the "Land." e II. THE PROPHETS (N bi'im). JOSHUA. "The Lord of all the earth" giving A| possession of the Land. Government under Priests. | The JUDGES. Israel forsaking and returning to God; B| losing and regaining their position in the Land. | former "No king." Bethlehem. Failure under Priests. SAMUEL. Man's king "rejected"; God's king C| (David) "established." | Prophets D| KINGS. Decline and Fall under the kings. | (Zechariah 7:7). D| ISAIAH. Final blessing under God's King. | The JEREMIAH. Human kings "rejected." David's C| "righteous Branch" "raised up." | latter EZEKIEL.
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