Our Daily Devotional

PROCONSUL (lat. “viceconsul”). He was a governor of a Roman province under the jurisdiction of the Senate (Acts 13:7; 18:12; 19:38). He held the position for one year, and administered the province with the authority

PRISONERS OF WAR Since ancient times, and even today, despite all international conventions and treaties, prisoners of war are subjected to cruel treatment. The Assyrians put out the eyes of their prisoners, as did the

PRISCILLA Aquila’s wife, she traveled with him. Her zeal in spreading her Gospel made her stand out next to her husband (Acts 18:1-3, 18, 26; Rom. 16:3; 2 Tim. 4:19). She was highly appreciated by

BEGINNING (Heb. «rê’shîth»; Gr. «archê»). The proper meaning of this term is with reference to time. Thus, it is used: (a) to indicate a starting point in the past at which a particular event is

PRINCE There are sixteen Heb terms. which can be translated this way. The main ones are: (a) “nasi”, “exalted one”, which is also translated as “ruler, captain, chief.” It is applied to the “princes of

PRINCIPALITIES (gr. «archai»: «principles»). It is used of the position of those who have the first place as rulers among men (Tit. 3:1, “rulers”). However, this term is used in a special way to denote

PRIMOGENITURE The right of birthright was considered the exclusive property of the first born of a family. Generally, the firstborn inherited the rank, status, and prerogatives of his father; he became head of the family

FIRSTBORN The firstborn of men and beasts are declared to belong to God, who not only gave them (cf. Gen. 4:4), but also rescued them in Egypt from slavery and judgment. During the tenth and

FIRSTFRUITS (a) Just as God affirmed His ownership of the firstborn of man and animals, He also demanded the first fruits of labor in the field (Ex. 23:16, 19), in recognition of God as the

PRAETORIUM (lat. “belonging to a praetor”) Primitive meaning: space around the general’s tent; then the official residence of the governor of a province; palace. In the NT this term designates: (a) The palace occupied by