Jehovah,” apparently at its southwest corner. The allusion in (Nehemiah 12:29) is undoubtedly to
the same place. [Gate]
Throne
The Hebrew word so translated applies to any elevated seat occupied by a person in authority,
whether a high priest, (1 Samuel 1:9) a judge, (Psalms 122:5) or a military chief (Jeremiah 1:16)
The use of a chair in a country where the usual postures were squatting and reclining was at all
times regarded as a symbol of dignity. (2 Kings 4:10; Proverbs 9:14) In order to specify a throne
in our sense of the term, it was necessary to add to the word the notion of royalty; hence the frequent
occurrence of such expressions as “throne of the kingdom.” (17:18; 1 Kings 1:46; 2 Chronicles
7:18) The characteristic feature in the royal throne was its elevation: Solomon’s throne was
approached by six steps, (1 Kings 10:19; 2 Chronicles 9:18) and Jehovah’s throne is described as
“high and lifted up.” (Isaiah 6:1) The materials and workmanship of Solomon’s throne were costly.
It was made of wood inlaid with ivory and then covered with gold except where the ivory showed.
It was furnished with arms or “stays.” The steps were also lines with pairs of lions. As to the form
of chair, we are only informed in (1 Kings 10:19) that “the top was round behind.” The king sat on
his throne on state occasions. At such times he appeared in his royal robes. The throne was the
symbol of supreme power and dignity. (Genesis 41:40) Similarly, “to sit upon the throne” implied
the exercise of regal power. (17:18; 1 Kings 16:11)
Thuhash
(badger), son of Nahor by his concubine Reumah. (Genesis 22:24) (B.C. 1880.)
Thummim
[Urim And Thummim AND THUMMIM]
Thunder
is hardly ever heard in Palestine form the middle of April to the middle of September; hence it
was selected by Samuel as a striking expression of the divine displeasure toward the Israelites. ( 1
Samuel 12:17) Rain in harvest was deemed as extraordinary as snow in summer, (Proverbs 26:1)
and Jerome states that he had never witnessed it in the latter part of June or in July. Comm. on
(Amos 4:7) In the imaginative philosophy of the Hebrews, thunder was regarded as the voice of
Jehovah, (Job 37:2,4,5; 40:9; Psalms 18:13; 29:3-9; Isaiah 30:30,31) who dwelt behind the
thunder-cloud. (Psalms 81:7) Thunder was, to the mind of the Jew, the symbol of divine power
(Psalms 29:3) etc., and vengeance. (1 Samuel 2:10; 2 Samuel 22:14)
Thyatira
a city on the Lycus, founded by Seleucus Nicator, lay to the left of the road from Pergamos to
Sardis, 27 miles from the latter city, and on the very confines of Mysia and Ionia, so as to be
sometimes reckoned within the one and sometimes within the other. Dyeing apparently formed an
important part of the industrial activity of Thyatira, as it did of that of Colossae and Laodicea. It is
first mentioned in connection with Lydia, “a seller of purple.” (Acts 16:14) One of the Seven
Churches of Asia was established here. (Revelation 2:18-29) The principal deity of the city was
Apollo; but there was another superstition, of an extremely curious nature which seems to have
been brought thither by some of the corrupted Jews of the dispersed tribes. A fane stood outside
the walls, dedicated to Sambatha—the name of the sibyl who is sometimes called Chaldean,
sometimes Jewish, sometimes Persian— in the midst of an enclosure designated “the Chaldaeans’
court.” This seems to lend an illustration to the obscure passage in (Revelation 2:20,21) which
some interpret of the wife of the bishop. Now there is evidence to show that in Thyatira there was
frankie
(Frankie)
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