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The term "surmounted" is not directly used in the Berean Standard Bible , but the concept of overcoming or prevailing over obstacles is a recurring theme throughout the Scriptures. In a biblical context, to surmount is to rise above challenges, adversities, or enemies through faith, divine intervention, or personal perseverance.
Old Testament ContextIn the Old Testament, the Israelites often faced formidable challenges that required divine assistance to surmount. One notable example is the account of David and Goliath. David, a young shepherd, surmounted the giant Goliath not through physical might but through faith in God. As David declared in
1 Samuel 17:45, "You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied."
The Israelites' exodus from Egypt is another instance where they surmounted overwhelming odds. Despite Pharaoh's hardened heart and the might of the Egyptian army, God delivered His people through miraculous signs and wonders, culminating in the parting of the Red Sea (
Exodus 14:21-22).
New Testament ContextIn the New Testament, Jesus Christ exemplifies the ultimate act of surmounting through His victory over sin and death. His resurrection is the cornerstone of Christian faith, demonstrating that through Him, believers can overcome the power of sin and the grave. As Paul writes in
1 Corinthians 15:57, "But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!"
The Apostle Paul himself is a testament to surmounting trials through faith. Despite facing persecution, imprisonment, and numerous hardships, Paul remained steadfast in his mission. In
Philippians 4:13, he affirms, "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength."
Spiritual ApplicationThe concept of surmounting is deeply embedded in the Christian life. Believers are called to overcome the world, the flesh, and the devil through the power of the Holy Spirit. In
Revelation 3:21, Jesus promises, "To the one who is victorious, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne."
The Bible encourages Christians to persevere in faith, trusting that God will provide the strength and means to surmount any obstacle.
James 1:12 states, "Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him."
ConclusionThe biblical narrative is rich with examples of individuals and communities who, through faith and reliance on God, surmounted seemingly insurmountable challenges. This theme serves as a powerful reminder of God's sovereignty and faithfulness, encouraging believers to trust in His provision and strength in all circumstances.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
imp. & p. p.) of Surmount.
2. (a.) Having its vertical height greater than the half span; -- said of an arch.
3. (a.) Partly covered by another charge; -- said of an ordinary or other bearing.
Library
Of his PictureSurmounted by a Cross and Having Beneath it a...
... Book III. Chapter III."Of his Picturesurmounted by a Cross and having
beneath it a Dragon. And besides this, he caused to be...
On Temptation
... This difficulty may, at first, appear impossible to besurmounted. It is really
so: It cannot besurmounted, if the common translation be allowed....
Marriage of the Blessed virgin to Joseph
... On this wreath rested a crown of about a hand's-breadth, decorated with jewels
andsurmounted by three bands of metal crowned by a knob....
Preface to this Edition
... The difficulties inseparable from all great undertakings are, indeed, either nobly
surmounted, or left to subsist in all their terrors, just as success is the...
The Observations Contained in the Preceding ChapterMake it...
... the plan I have proposed to myself, I am now to give a few hints respecting the
mode in which the study is to be carried on, and obstacles to besurmounted....
Species, or Units of Nature.
... They can not be saved. All artificial varieties return to their simple form. Mr.
Huxley recognizes this as an objection that can not besurmounted....
On the Road to Jerusalem
... Through it presently, as the houses thinned out, they saw cores of great heat
surmounted by black-tipped flames that crackled savagely....
The Impossibility of Renewal.
... the waves betrays the writer's hesitancy. When he hassurmounted the first
wave, he dreads the second. When he has escaped out of...
Paul in Athens.
... THE obstacles to the success of the gospel, when it was first published, were of
too formidable a nature, to have beensurmounted by human courage and prudence...
Here Some one Will Say, what Has this to do with Holy virginity...
... I mentioned above, that the glory of that greater good is greater from the fact
that, in order to obtain it, the good of married life issurmounted, not the...
Thesaurus
Surmounted (1 Occurrence)... 3. (a.) Partly covered by another charge; -- said of an ordinary or other bearing.
Multi-Version Concordance
Surmounted (1 Occurrence).
...Cosmological
... It is true that the Hebrews had no idea of our modern Copernican astronomy, and
thought of the earth as a flat surface,surmounted by a vast expanse of heaven...
Surname (11 Occurrences)
World (2829 Occurrences)
... It is true that the Hebrews had no idea of our modern Copernican astronomy, and
thought of the earth as a flat surface,surmounted by a vast expanse of heaven...
Tower (74 Occurrences)
... As religious ceremonies were performed thereon, they were generallysurmounted
by a chapel in which sacred objects or images were kept....
Tamarisk (5 Occurrences)
... It is a "very graceful tree, with long feathery branches and tufts closely clad
with the minutest of leaves, andsurmounted in spring with spikes of beautiful...
Mediation
... The conception of mediation will differ, therefore, according to whether the distance
to besurmounted is understood ethically or metaphysically....
Mound (17 Occurrences)
... other sovereign. It is encircled with bands, enriched with precious stones,
andsurmounted with a cross; -- called also globe. 2...
Pomegranate (11 Occurrences)
... The fruit which is ripe about September is apple-shaped, yellow-brown with a blush
of red, and issurmounted by a crown-like hard calyx; on breaking the hard...
Cross (157 Occurrences)
... 6. (n.) A monument in the form of a cross, orsurmounted by a cross, set up in a
public place; as, a market cross; a boundary cross; Charing Cross in London....
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