Glory
(Heb. kabhod; Gr. doxa). (1.) Abundance, wealth, treasure, and hence honour (Ps. 49:12); glory (Gen. 31:1; Matt. 4:8; Rev. 21:24, 26). (2.) Honour, dignity (1 Kings 3:13; Heb. 2:7 1 Pet. 1:24); of God (Ps. 19:1; 29:1); of the mind or heart (Gen. 49:6; Ps. 7:5; Acts 2:46). (3.) Splendour, brightness, majesty (Gen. 45:13; Isa. 4:5; Acts 22:11; 2 Cor. 3:7); of Jehovah (Isa. 59:19; 60:1; 2 Thess. 1:9). (4.) The glorious moral attributes, the infinite perfections of God (Isa. 40:5; Acts 7:2; Rom. 1:23; 9:23; Eph. 1:12). Jesus is the "brightness of the Father's glory" (Heb. 1:3; John 1:14; 2:11). (5.) The bliss of heaven (Rom. 2:7, 10; 5:2; 8:18; Heb. 2:10; 1 Pet. 5:1, 10). (6.) The phrase "Give glory to God" (Josh. 7:19; Jer. 13:16) is a Hebrew idiom meaning, "Confess your sins." The words of the Jews to the blind man, "Give God the praise" (John 9:24), are an adjuration to confess. They are equivalent to, "Confess that you are an impostor," "Give God the glory by speaking the truth;" for they denied that a miracle had been wrought.
Passages cited in this entry
Psalms 49:12 · Genesis 31:1 · Matthew 4:8 · Revelation 21:24 · 1 Kings 3:13 · Hebrews 2:7 · 1 Peter 1:24 · Psalms 19:1 · Genesis 49:6 · Psalms 7:5 · Acts 2:46 · Genesis 45:13 · Isaiah 4:5 · Acts 22:11 · 2 Corinthians 3:7 · Isaiah 59:19 · 2 Thessalonians 1:9 · Isaiah 40:5 · Acts 7:2 · Romans 1:23 · Ephesians 1:12 · Hebrews 1:3 · John 1:14 · Romans 2:7 · Hebrews 2:10 · 1 Peter 5:1 · Joshua 7:19 · Jeremiah 13:16 · John 9:24
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 3rd edition (1897). Public domain; text from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library. A nineteenth-century Protestant reference: its dates, archaeology and judgements reflect the scholarship of its time and are not Imago Dei's editorial position.