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Definition and Etymology:The term "Pull" in the context of the Bible does not refer to a specific location or person but is often associated with the action of drawing or moving something toward oneself. The word is used metaphorically and literally throughout the Scriptures to describe various actions and spiritual truths.
Biblical References and Usage:While the specific term "Pull" may not frequently appear in the Berean Standard Bible, the concept is present in various passages that describe actions of drawing or moving. For example, in the context of fishing, Jesus calls His disciples to become "fishers of men," implying the action of drawing people into the Kingdom of God (
Matthew 4:19).
In the Old Testament, the idea of pulling or drawing is often associated with God's deliverance and guidance. For instance, God is described as drawing His people out of bondage and into freedom, as seen in the Exodus narrative. This metaphorical pulling signifies God's active role in the salvation and redemption of His people.
Theological Significance:The concept of pulling in the Bible often symbolizes God's initiative in the process of salvation. It reflects the divine action of drawing individuals to Himself, as seen in
John 6:44 : "No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day." This verse highlights the belief in God's sovereign role in the salvation process, emphasizing that it is God who initiates and enables a person's response to the Gospel.
Additionally, the act of pulling can represent the believer's responsibility to actively engage in their faith journey.
James 4:8 states, "Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you." This passage encourages believers to take intentional steps toward God, promising that He will reciprocate by drawing closer to them.
Practical Application:In practical terms, the concept of pulling can be applied to the Christian life in various ways. Believers are called to actively participate in evangelism, drawing others to Christ through their words and actions. This involves living a life that reflects the love and truth of the Gospel, thereby attracting others to the faith.
Moreover, Christians are encouraged to cultivate a deeper relationship with God by engaging in spiritual disciplines such as prayer, Bible study, and worship. By doing so, they draw nearer to God, experiencing His presence and guidance more fully in their lives.
Conclusion:The concept of pulling in the Bible, while not always explicitly stated, is a powerful metaphor for God's redemptive work and the believer's active participation in their spiritual journey. It underscores the dynamic relationship between divine sovereignty and human responsibility in the process of salvation and spiritual growth.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
v. t.) To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.
2. (v. t.) To draw apart; to tear; to rend.
3. (v. t.) To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward one; to pluck; as, to pull fruit; to pull flax; to pull a finch.
4. (v. t.) To move or operate by the motion of drawing towards one; as, to pull a bell; to pull an oar.
5. (v. t.) To hold back, and so prevent from winning; as, the favorite was pulled.
6. (v. t.) To take or make, as a proof or impression; -- hand presses being worked by pulling a lever.
7. (v. t.) To strike the ball in a particular manner. See Pull, n., 8.
8. (v. i.) To exert one's self in an act or motion of drawing or hauling; to tug; as, to pull at a rope.
9. (n.) The act of pulling or drawing with force; an effort to move something by drawing toward one.
10. (n.) A contest; a struggle; as, a wrestling pull.
11. (n.) A pluck; loss or violence suffered.
12. (n.) A knob, handle, or lever, etc., by which anything is pulled; as, a drawer pull; a bell pull.
13. (n.) The act of rowing; as, a pull on the river.
14. (n.) The act of drinking; as, to take a pull at the beer, or the mug.
15. (n.) Something in one's favor in a comparison or a contest; an advantage; means of influencing; as, in weights the favorite had the pull.
16. (n.) A kind of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the side.
Greek
2507. kathaireo -- to take down,pull down... to take down,
pull down. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: kathaireo Phonetic
Spelling: (kath-ahee-reh'-o) Short Definition: I take down, depose, destroy
...5567. psallo -- topull, twitch, twang, play, sing
... topull, twitch, twang, play, sing. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: psallo
Phonetic Spelling: (psal'-lo) Short Definition: I sing psalms Definition: I sing...
385. anaspao -- to draw up
... to draw up. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: anaspao Phonetic Spelling:
(an-as-pah'-o) Short Definition: I drag up,pull up Definition: I drag up,pull...
1670. helko -- to drag
... to drag. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: helko Phonetic Spelling:
(hel-koo'-o) Short Definition: I drag, draw,pull, persuade Definition: I drag,...
4685. spao -- to draw (a sword)
... a sword). Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: spao Phonetic Spelling: (spah'-o)
Short Definition: I draw (as a sword) Definition: I draw (as a sword),pull....
1387. dolioo -- to deceive
... Cognate: 1387 (from 1388 , "bait") -- properly, to lure, using topull someone in;
to deceive, preying on people who are blinded by their own bitterness, greed...
2694. katasuro -- to drag away
... to drag away. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: katasuro Phonetic Spelling:
(kat-as-oo'-ro) Short Definition: I drag down Definition: Ipull down, drag away...
4506. rhuomai -- to draw to oneself, ie deliver
... danger or destruction). 4506 (from , "draw ") -- properly, draw (pull) ;
to rescue ("snatch up"); to draw or rescue a person . In Mt...
2218. zugos -- a yoke
... 2218 -- properly, a yoke; a wooden bar placed over the neck of a of animals so they
canpull ; (figuratively) what () two people to move (work) together as ....
1288. diaspao -- to draw apart, tear asunder
... pluck asunder, tear apart. From dia and spao; to draw apart, ie Sever or dismember --
pluck asunder,pull in pieces. see GREEK dia. see GREEK spao....
Strong's Hebrew
5423. nathaq -- topull, draw, or tear away, apart, or off... nathaq. 5424 . to
pull, draw, or tear away, apart, or off. Transliteration: nathaq
Phonetic Spelling: (naw-thak') Short Definition: away. Word Origin a prim.
...5422. nathats -- topull down, break down
... 5421, 5422. nathats. 5423 . topull down, break down. Transliteration: nathats
Phonetic Spelling: (naw-thats') Short Definition: down. Word Origin a prim....
5428. nathash -- topull or pluck up, root out
... nathash. 5429 . topull or pluck up, root out. Transliteration: nathash Phonetic
Spelling: (naw-thash') Short Definition: uproot. Word Origin a prim....
5256. nesach -- topull away
... 5255, 5256. nesach. 5257 . topull away. Transliteration: nesach Phonetic
Spelling: (nes-akh') Short Definition: drawn....pull down....
5265. nasa -- topull out or up, set out, journey
... nasa. 5266 . topull out or up, set out, journey. Transliteration: nasa Phonetic
Spelling: (naw-sah') Short Definition: journeyed. Word Origin a prim....
5255. nasach -- topull or tear away
... 5254, 5255. nasach. 5256 . topull or tear away. Transliteration: nasach Phonetic
Spelling: (naw-sakh') Short Definition: away. Word Origin a prim....
2040. haras -- to throw down, break or tear down
... break down (2), break through (2), broken down (1), destroyed (2), destroyers (1),
overthrew (2), overthrow (5), overthrown (1), overthrows (1),pull you down...
6584. pashat -- to strip off, make a dash, raid
... fall upon, flay, invade, make an invasion,pull off, put off, make a road,
run upon,. A primitive root; to spread out (ie Deploy...
7997a. shalal -- to draw out
... to draw out. Transliteration: shalal Short Definition:pull. Word Origin a prim.
root Definition to draw out NASB Word Usage purposelypull (1). 7997, 7997a....
3318. yatsa -- to go or come out
... 1), pluck (1), prematurely (1), proceed (4), proceeded (11), proceeds (1), produces
(3), projecting (3), promised* (1), publicly (2),pull (1), pursuit (1...
Library
October the Twenty-Fourth "Push" and "Pull"
... OCTOBER The Twenty-fourth "PUSH" AND "PULL". LUKE xiv.1-11.... "Push" is selfish
and exclusive: "pull" is inclusive and neighbourly....
Heretics Work toPull Down and to Destroy, not to Edify and...
... Chapter XLII."Heretics Work toPull Down and to Destroy, Not to Edify and Elevate
Heretics Do Not Adhere Even to Their Own Traditions, But Harbour Dissent...
"Pull for the Shore. "
... "Pull for the Shore.". Look at that man in a boat on Niagara River. He is
only about a mile from the rapids. A man on the bank shouts...
"Pull for the Shore, Sailor. "
... "Pull for the Shore, Sailor.". A vessel was wrecked off the shore. Eager... shore.
CHO."Pull for the shore, sailor,pull for the shore!...
Balkers
... It may be fine in appearance, strong, and able to do a great amount of work, and
it maypull along very well on good roads; but when a mud-hole is encountered...
The Heart-Strings of God.
... It's the tensepull-up of a love that grows stronger with the growth of
man's misunderstanding.... Man tried topull away, poor thing....
The Adventures of Saint Patrick of Ireland.
... Instead, however, of coming out themselves, the first held him tight, and others
arriving caught hold of him likewise, and began topull andpull away till the...
Divine Fellowship
... in service, so that when there is a difficulty to face, some burden to be carried,
or something to be moved, then you can go in for a goodpull, a strongpull...
The Distracted Mind
... To distract, means literally topull a thing two different ways"even topull
it asunder.... How should I be able topull through such a trouble?...
In Step with Jesus.
... Let'spull together, you and I." And if we willpull steadily along, content to
be by His side, and to be hearing His quiet voice, and always to keep His pace...
Thesaurus
Pull (32 Occurrences)... 2. (vt) To draw apart; to tear; to rend. 3. (vt) To gather with the hand, or by
drawing toward one; to pluck; as, to
pull fruit; to
pull flax; to
pull a finch.
...Pluck (41 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) Topull; to draw.... 6. (n.) The act of plucking;
apull; a twitch. 7. (n.) The heart, liver, and lights of an animal....
Draw (212 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing
moved; topull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow....
Mote (6 Occurrences)
... (KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT). Matthew 7:4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let mepull
out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?...
Haul (5 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) Topull or draw with force; to drag.... See under
Haul. 4. (vt) Topull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked....
Thyself (352 Occurrences)
... Luke 6:42 Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let mepull out the
mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in...
Either (152 Occurrences)
... Luke 6:42 Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let mepull out the
mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in...
Demolish (16 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (vt) Topull down; to raze; to destroy the fabric of;
topull to pieces; to ruin; as, to demolish an edifice, or a wall....
Beholdest (6 Occurrences)
... Luke 6:42 Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let mepull out the
mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in...
Canst (62 Occurrences)
... Luke 6:42 Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let mepull out the
mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in...
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