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Definition and Context: Rigor, in a biblical context, refers to strictness, severity, or harshness in judgment, discipline, or treatment. It is often associated with the application of the law or commandments in a manner that is unyielding and exacting. The concept of rigor can be seen in various aspects of biblical teaching, particularly in the context of God's justice and the adherence to His laws.
Old Testament References: The Old Testament provides several instances where rigor is evident, particularly in the context of the Mosaic Law. The law given to Moses was comprehensive and detailed, requiring strict adherence. In
Leviticus 25:43, the Israelites are instructed, "Do not rule over them with harshness, but fear your God." This verse highlights the balance between justice and compassion, warning against the application of the law with undue severity.
The Egyptian bondage of the Israelites is another example of rigor. In
Exodus 1:13-14, it is recorded, "They worked the Israelites ruthlessly and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all their hard labor, the Egyptians used them
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
n.) Rigidity; stiffness; inflexibility.
2. (n.) A sense of chilliness, with contraction of the skin; a convulsive shuddering or tremor, as in the chill preceding a fever.
3. (n.) The becoming stiff or rigid; the state of being rigid; rigidity; stiffness; hardness.
4. (n.) See 1st Rigor, 2.
5. (n.) Severity of climate or season; inclemency; as, the rigor of the storm; the rigors of winter.
6. (n.) Stiffness of opinion or temper; rugged sternness; hardness; relentless severity; hard-heartedness; cruelty.
7. (n.) Exactness without allowance, deviation, or indulgence; strictness; as, the rigor of criticism; to execute a law with rigor; to enforce moral duties with rigor; -- opposed to lenity.
8. (n.) Severity of life; austerity; voluntary submission to pain, abstinence, or mortification.
9. (n.) Violence; force; fury.
Greek
663. apotomia -- sharpness, steepness ... Phonetic Spelling: (ap-ot-om-ee'-ah) Short Definition: harshness, severity Definition:
(lit: sheerness, of a rock), abruptness, harshness, severity,
rigor.
... Strong's Hebrew
6531. perek -- harshness, severity... cruelty,
rigor. From an unused root meaning to break apart; fracture, ie Severity --
cruelty, rigour. 6530, 6531. perek. 6532 . Strong's Numbers.
Library
Articles xiii and xiv Original Sin Will Condemn no Man.
... For the rigor of God against the apostate angels was extreme, because
he would not pardon the crime which they had perpetrated. ...
The Thesis to be Proved
... are considered to be under the law by the further fight of redemption and
sanctification, and yet in such a manner as not to be under its rigor, because they ...
In what Manner, and from what Cause, the Functions of the ...
... It is observed with great rigor by the Western churches, [1548] particularly at
Rome, where there is a place appropriated to the reception of penitents, in ...
Of Christian Liberty.
... still accepted of God. For the law demanding perfect love condemns all
imperfection, unless its rigor is mitigated. Let any man ...
On the Justification of Man Before God
... made to a sinner, but who is a believer; (Romans 1:16, 17; Galatians 3:6, 7;) or
that man is justified before God, of debt, according to the rigor of justice ...
Appeal to the Christian Women of the South
... of his brethren at any time the money was offered; and he who redeemed him, was
not to take advantage of the favor thus conferred, and rule over him with rigor ...
Period I: the Imperial State Church of the Undivided Empire, or ...
... part in the rites of a strange superstition, let him, if his condition permits,
be beaten with staves, but if his rank exempts him from such rigor, let him ...
Restoring the Creator-Creature Relation
... The flesh whimpers against the rigor of God's inexorable sentence and begs like
Agag for a little mercy, a little indulgence of its carnal ways. It is no use. ...
Of Flattery.
... Flattery is such a Mystery, such a Riddle of iniquity, that its very softnesses
are its cruelest rigor, its Balm corrodes, and (to comprise all in the ...
Useful Phrases
... abundant opportunity. abusive epithet. abysmally apologetic. academic rigor.
accelerated progress. accentuated playfulness. accepted littleness. accessible ...
Thesaurus
Rigor (8 Occurrences)... 4. (n.) See 1st
Rigor, 2. 5. (n.) Severity of climate or season; inclemency;
as, the
rigor of the storm; the rigors of winter. 6
...Rigour (5 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Rigour (5 Occurrences). Exodus 1:13 And the Egyptians
made the children of Israel to serve with rigor: (See JPS YLT). ...
Rigorous (2 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Exact; strict; severe; relentless; uncompromising; manifesting, exercising,
or favoring rigor; allowing no abatement or mitigation; scrupulously ...
Slavery (31 Occurrences)
... "Thou shalt not rule over him (Hebrew slave) with rigor, but shalt fear thy God.....
Ye shall not rule, one over another, with rigor" (Leviticus 25:43, 46). ...
Slave (148 Occurrences)
... "Thou shalt not rule over him (Hebrew slave) with rigor, but shalt fear thy God.....
Ye shall not rule, one over another, with rigor" (Leviticus 25:43, 46). ...
Yearly (16 Occurrences)
... (WEB DBY). Leviticus 25:53 And as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: and
the other shall not rule with rigor over him in thy sight. (KJV WBS). ...
Undue (1 Occurrence)
... Not agreeable to a rule or standard, or to duty; disproportioned; excessive; immoderate;
inordinate; as, an undue attachment to forms; an undue rigor in the ...
Oppress (57 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload;
hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty. ...
Tyranny (4 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) Arbitrary or despotic exercise of power; cruel government or discipline;
as, the tyranny of a schoolmaster. 2. (n.) Severity; rigor; inclemency. ...
Rigid (1 Occurrence)
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