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The term "extensively" is not directly found in the Bible; however, the concept of extensive work, influence, or reach is prevalent throughout the Scriptures. The Bible often describes God's creation, His works, and His influence as vast and far-reaching, which can be understood as extensive in nature.
Creation and God's SovereigntyThe Bible begins with the account of creation, where God's extensive power is demonstrated.
Genesis 1:1 states, "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." This verse sets the stage for the extensive nature of God's creative work, encompassing the entire universe.
Psalm 19:1 further emphasizes this by declaring, "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands."
God's sovereignty is also described in extensive terms. In
Isaiah 40:28, it is written, "Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out." This passage highlights the vastness of God's understanding and His unending power.
The Spread of the GospelThe New Testament provides numerous examples of the extensive spread of the Gospel. Jesus' Great Commission in
Matthew 28:19-20 commands His disciples to "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you." This directive underscores the extensive reach of the Gospel message, intended for all nations and peoples.
The Book of Acts records the early church's efforts to spread the Gospel extensively.
Acts 1:8 states, "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." This verse illustrates the geographical and cultural expansiveness of the early Christian mission.
God's Love and MercyGod's love and mercy are also described in extensive terms.
Ephesians 3:18-19 speaks of the vastness of Christ's love: "that you may have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth of His love, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God." This passage highlights the immeasurable and extensive nature of God's love for humanity.
Similarly, God's mercy is portrayed as extensive and enduring.
Psalm 103:11-12 declares, "For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him. As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us." These verses emphasize the boundless extent of God's mercy and forgiveness.
ConclusionWhile the specific term "extensively" may not appear in the biblical text, the concept is woven throughout Scripture, illustrating the vastness of God's creation, the reach of the Gospel, and the boundless nature of His love and mercy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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adv.) To a great extent; widely; largely; as, a story is extensively circulated.
Strong's Hebrew
7230. rob -- multitude, abundance, greatness... greatness NASB Word Usage abundance (29), abundant (6), abundantly (2), age* (1),
all (1), ample (1), common sort* (1), excellent (1),
extensively (1), extent
...Library
Accordingly, as this Man's Fame was Becoming Always the More...
... 4 Accordingly, as this man's fame was becoming always the moreextensively
diffused throughout different localities? Accordingly...
Conditions of Being Saved
... I am happy to know that the great inquiry of our text is beginning to be deeply
andextensively agitated in this community, and under these circumstances it is...
History.
... In the third and fourth centuries, this doctrine prevailedextensively, and, for
aught which appears to the contrary, was then accounted orthodox....
Milton
... Two or three of them have beenextensively used.... He was educated at Cambridge.
After graduating he traveledextensively for those days....
The Anti-Missionary Agitation.
... "In July last inflammatory placards wereextensively posted throughout the... They were
copied, with changes to suit this region, andextensively circulated....
Ancient Versions of the Old Testament.
... in any language; and also as the version which exerted a very large influence on
the language and style of the New Testament; for it wasextensively used in...
A Great Religious Awakening.
... During the twenty-four years from 1821 to 1845, Wolff traveledextensively: in Africa,
visiting Egypt and Abyssinia; in Asia, traversing Palestine, Syria...
A Great Religious Awakening
... During the twenty-four years from 1821 to 1845, Wolff traveledextensively: in Africa,
visiting Egypt and Abyssinia; in Asia, traversing Palestine, Syria...
Preface by the Translator.
... Luther's Commentary on the Galatians, excellent as it is, is too voluminous and
expensive to be veryextensively circulated, while the phraseology of the early...
Introduction
... Introduction. This volume is an abridgmentextensively circulated in the
USA by the American Tract Society. It is without doubt a...
Thesaurus
Extensively (1 Occurrence)... Noah Webster's Dictionary (adv.) To a great extent; widely; largely; as, a
story is
extensively circulated.
...Extensively (1 Occurrence).
...Tree (245 Occurrences)
... use. The olive tree furnishes a wood valuable for many forms of carpentry,
and in modern Palestine isextensively burnt as fuel....
Spread (257 Occurrences)
... 4. (vt) To divulge; to publish, as news or fame; to cause to be moreextensively
known; to disseminate; to make known fully; as, to spread a report; -- often...
Repentance (28 Occurrences)
... repentance. It is usedextensively by the prophets, and makes prominent the
idea of a radical change in one's attitude toward sin and God....
Palm (49 Occurrences)
... In Egypt the tall palm stem forms a constant feature in early architecture, and
among the Hebrews it wasextensively used as a decoration of the temple (1...
Olive (61 Occurrences)
... use. The olive tree furnishes a wood valuable for many forms of carpentry,
and in modern Palestine isextensively burnt as fuel....
Extent (15 Occurrences)
Babylonia (17 Occurrences)
... In the late period another Semitic tongue was usedextensively in the land.... Bronze
was also usedextensively for works of art and utensils....
Botany
... Robinia pseudo-acacia), from America, the "Pride of India" (Melia Azedaracht) called
in Arabic zinzilukt, a stranger from India, veryextensively grown, the so...
Vine (76 Occurrences)
... frequently noticed both in the Old and New Testaments, and in the ruins of terraced
vineyards there are evidences that it wasextensively cultivated by the Jews...
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