INFLAMMATION
Inflammation refers chiefly to a burning fever or similar illness in Deuteronomy 28:22. In Leviticus 13:28, the term is better understood as a scar.
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Inheritance
Inheritance is property or a portion received from another. In the Old Testament it especially includes Israel’s God-given land, while the New Testament applies the term spiritually to the promised portion received through Christ.
INIQUITY
Iniquity is moral crookedness, perversity, or deviation from what is right. The word may also refer to the guilt incurred by sin or the punishment that follows it.
INJURIOUS
Injurious describes conduct that is harmful, insulting, insolent, or abusive toward others. Paul used the term of his former opposition to the Christian faith.
INK-HORN
An ink-horn was a writing case or container for ink and writing tools. Ezekiel describes a writer carrying such a case at his side or in his girdle.
Ink, Inkhorn
An ink or inkhorn was a container used by writers for carrying ink. It is associated with the writing practices of biblical times.
Inkhorn
An inkhorn was a small vessel or cup for holding ink, commonly carried in a writer’s girdle. The term appears in Ezekiel’s vision of the man clothed in linen.
Inn
An inn in biblical usage could mean a night resting place, a caravan stopping place, or a guest chamber rather than a modern hotel. The New Testament also mentions public lodging places for travelers.
INNOCENTS, MASSACRE OF THE
The Massacre of the Innocents was Herod’s slaughter of boys two years old and under in Bethlehem and its region, in an attempt to destroy the newborn Christ. Matthew presents the event as part of the danger surrounding Jesus’ early life.
INORDINATE
Inordinate means immoderate, excessive, or improperly regulated. In biblical usage it describes uncontrolled lust or passion.
INQUIRE
To inquire is to ask, seek information, or seek God’s direction. Scripture may use the word for consulting the Lord through prayer, priest, prophet, or oracle, but also for forbidden divination.
INQUISITION
Inquisition is careful and diligent investigation to discover the truth, especially by examining witnesses or circumstances. It may occur in a court or without official authority.
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