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Topic:
Thoughts
And Things Of The Bible -- Bands
The word "bands" has several uses and meaning in the
scriptures.
(1) Bands of love (Hos. 11:4);
(2) bands of Christ (Ps. 2:3);
(3) bands uniting together as Christ's body the church (Col. 2:19; 3:14;
Eph. 4:3);
(4) bands the emblem of the captivity of Israel (Ezek. 34:27; Isa. 28:22;
52:2);
(5) bands of brotherhood (Ezek. 37:15-28);
(6) no bands to the wicked in their death (Ps. 73:4; Job 21:7; Ps. 10:6).
Also denotes chains (Luke 8:29); companies of soldiers (Acts 21:31); a
shepherd's staff, indicating the union between Judah and Israel (Zech.
11:7).
Derived from Easton's and Smith's Bible Dictionaries
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