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The concept of "regain" in the Bible often relates to the themes of restoration, redemption, and recovery. These themes are central to the biblical narrative, reflecting God's desire to restore humanity to a right relationship with Him and to renew what has been lost or broken.
Restoration and RedemptionThe idea of regaining what was lost is deeply rooted in the biblical account of redemption. In the Old Testament, the nation of Israel frequently experienced periods of loss and restoration. For instance, after the Babylonian exile, God promised to restore Israel to their land and renew their covenant relationship with Him. In
Jeremiah 30:17, God declares, "For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, declares the LORD, because they have called you an outcast: 'It is Zion, for whom no one cares!'"
The New Testament further develops this theme through the work of Jesus Christ. The mission of Christ is often described as one of seeking and saving the lost (
Luke 19:10). Through His death and resurrection, believers are offered the opportunity to regain a right standing with God, as articulated in
2 Corinthians 5:18-19: "All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them."
Recovery of Spiritual Sight and UnderstandingThe concept of regaining is also evident in the spiritual awakening and understanding that comes through faith in Christ. In the Gospels, Jesus often healed the blind, symbolizing the recovery of spiritual sight. In
John 9:25, a man healed by Jesus testifies, "One thing I do know: I was blind, but now I see!" This physical healing mirrors the spiritual enlightenment that believers experience when they come to faith, regaining the ability to perceive and understand spiritual truths.
Regaining Lost Joy and PeaceThe Bible also speaks to the regaining of joy and peace that can be lost due to sin or life's trials.
Psalm 51:12 is a plea for such restoration: "Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit." This verse highlights the believer's desire to regain the joy that comes from a close relationship with God, a joy that can be diminished by sin but is restored through repentance and God's grace.
Regaining Strength and CourageIn times of weakness or fear, the Bible encourages believers to regain strength and courage through reliance on God.
Isaiah 40:31 promises, "But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not faint." This verse assures believers that God provides the strength needed to overcome challenges and continue in faithful service.
ConclusionThe biblical theme of regaining encompasses a wide range of spiritual and physical restorations, all pointing to God's redemptive work in the world. Through Christ, believers are invited to regain what was lost through sin, including a right relationship with God, spiritual insight, joy, peace, and strength.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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v. t.) To gain anew; to get again; to recover, as what has escaped or been lost; to reach again.
Greek
366. ananepho -- to return to soberness, ieregain one's senses... to return to soberness, ie
regain one's senses. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration:
ananepho Phonetic Spelling: (an-an-ay'-fo) Short Definition: I become
...308. anablepo -- to look up, recover sight
... up, recover sight NASB Word Usage looked (4), looking (5), receive...sight (2),
receive sight (2), received...sight (2), received sight (2),regain his sight (1...
326. anazao -- to live again
... Transliteration: anazao Phonetic Spelling: (an-ad-zah'-o) Short Definition: I come
to life again, revive Definition: I come to life again, revive,regain life....
Strong's Hebrew
7725. shub -- to turn back, return... 1), receded (1), recompense (1), recompense* (1), recompensed (4), recovered (4),
refreshes (1), refund (3), refuse (4), refute (1),
regain (1), remade* (1
...Library
The Heavenly Treasure in Earthen Vessels
... It is true, he mayregain a considerable measure of "the image of God wherein he
was created:" But still, whatever weregain, we shall "have this treasure in...
The Eternal Home in Heaven Beautiful Exposition by Tertullian of...
... with the vesture which is from heaven, [5742] if so be, that having been unclothed,
[5743] we shall not be found naked;" in other words, shallregain that of...
Watching the Horizon
... close, and so on toward the events to follow, there will be a coming together of
the Jews scattered throughout the world in an attempt toregain Palestine and...
Book v. --General Reply to Sundry of Marcion's Heresies.
... [1635] and then with his mouth. Seeks toregain another's subjects: ne'er.... While
then the Son Himself of God. Is seeking toregain the flesh's limbs, [1674]....
Book iii when She Finished Her Lay, Its Soothing Tones Left Me...
... But to return to the aims of men: their minds seem to seek toregain the
highest good, and their memories seem to dull their powers....
To the Rev. Andrew Brandram
... I turned my horse and was hastening toregain the path which I had left, when Antonio,
my faithful Greek, pointed out to me a meadow, by which he said we might...
Proverbs i. 28
... This may be so; but the point to observe is, that one prospect was lost so
irretrievably by his own fault, that afterwards, when he wished toregain it, he...
Letter ii. --Interior Troubles.
... risk of your salvation. In abandoning all to God, therefore, weregain
all in Him alone and with profit to our souls. In this way...
The Avenging of the Saviour.
... anything either of cosmetics or herbs which could cure the wound that I have in
my face, as thou seest, so that I should become whole, andregain my former...
The Conflict.
... Since that time one effort has been made upon the part of paganism toregain
her former strength in the old world. Julian made that effort....
Thesaurus
Regain (12 Occurrences)...Regain (12 Occurrences). Matthew 5:13 "*You* are the salt of the earth; but if salt
has become tasteless, in what way can it
regain its saltness?
...Recover (37 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To get renewed possession of; to win
back; toregain. 2. (vt) To cover again. 3. (vt) To make...
Redeem (56 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To purchase back; toregain possession
of by payment of a stipulated price; to repurchase. 2. (vt...
Right (4703 Occurrences)
... 31. (v.) To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert
orregain the rights of; as, to right the oppressed; to right one's self; also...
Year (4027 Occurrences)
... owner (Leviticus 25:10; compare 25:13), and those who, compelled by poverty, had
sold themselves as slaves to their brothers, shouldregain their liberty...
Kir-haraseth (1 Occurrence)
... After this Jehoram, king of Israel, in seeking toregain his supremacy over Moab,
entered into an alliance with Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, and with the king...
Kirharaseth (1 Occurrence)
... After this Jehoram, king of Israel, in seeking toregain his supremacy over Moab,
entered into an alliance with Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, and with the king...
Jubilee (25 Occurrences)
... owner (Leviticus 25:10; compare 25:13), and those who, compelled by poverty, had
sold themselves as slaves to their brothers, shouldregain their liberty...
Longer (373 Occurrences)
... Longer (373 Occurrences). Matthew 5:13 "*You* are the salt of the earth; but if
salt has become tasteless, in what way can itregain its saltness?...
Thrown (126 Occurrences)
... WEY). Matthew 5:13 "*You* are the salt of the earth; but if salt has become
tasteless, in what way can itregain its saltness? It...
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