Archives: Glossary Terms

Malachi

Malachi is the final prophet of the Old Testament, speaking to a post‑exilic Israel struggling with spiritual apathy. His message confronts corrupt worship, unfaithful leadership, and fading devotion, while pointing…

Manasseh

Manasseh was the firstborn son of Joseph and the grandson of Jacob. Although he was the elder of Joseph's two sons, his younger brother Ephraim received the greater blessing from…

Masoretic Text

Masoretic Text is the authoritative Hebrew tradition of the Old Testament preserved by Jewish scribes known as the Masoretes. Through meticulous copying, vocalization, and margin notes, they safeguarded the biblical…

Melchizedek

Melchizedek is the mysterious priest‑king who blesses Abram in Genesis 14. He is “king of Salem” and “priest of God Most High,” appearing without genealogy and receiving Abram’s tithe. The…

Messiah

Messiah means “Anointed One,” the promised deliverer foretold throughout the Hebrew Scriptures. In the New Testament, Jesus is revealed as this Messiah — the fulfillment of prophecy, the bearer of…

Molech

Molech is a Canaanite underworld deity associated with fire, kingship, and child sacrifice. Scripture condemns his worship as one of the darkest expressions of idolatry and portrays Molech as a…

Moses

Moses was the great prophet, lawgiver, and leader chosen by God to deliver the children of Israel from slavery in Egypt. Through Moses, God gave the Law, established the Old…

Mount of Olives

Mount of Olives is the ridge east of Jerusalem overlooking the Temple Mount. It appears throughout Scripture as a place of worship, prophecy, and major events in Jesus’ ministry —…

Mount Pion

Mount Pion is one of the two major hills of ancient Ephesus, the geological foundation into which the city’s Great Theater was carved. It forms the physical stage of the…

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