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In the biblical context, "provisions" refer to the supplies or necessities required for sustenance and survival, often highlighting God's providence and care for His people. The concept of provisions is woven throughout Scripture, illustrating both physical and spiritual sustenance.

Old Testament

In the Old Testament, provisions are frequently associated with God's direct intervention in the lives of His people. One of the most notable examples is the provision of manna in the wilderness. After the Israelites were delivered from Egypt, they faced a lack of food in the desert. In response, God provided manna from heaven. Exodus 16:4 states, "Then the LORD said to Moses, 'Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day.'"

Another significant instance is the account of Elijah and the widow of Zarephath. During a severe famine, God instructed Elijah to go to Zarephath, where a widow would provide for him. Despite her limited resources, God miraculously multiplied her provisions. 1 Kings 17:14 records, "For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'The jar of flour will not be exhausted and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the LORD sends rain on the face of the earth.'"

New Testament

In the New Testament, Jesus emphasizes God's provision for His followers. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches about reliance on God's care, urging believers not to worry about their material needs. Matthew 6:31-33 states, "Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you."

The feeding of the five thousand is another powerful example of divine provision. With only five loaves and two fish, Jesus miraculously fed a multitude, demonstrating His ability to provide abundantly. John 6:11 recounts, "Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to those who were seated, as much as they wanted; and He did the same with the fish."

Spiritual Provisions

Beyond physical needs, the Bible also speaks of spiritual provisions. God provides wisdom, strength, and guidance to those who seek Him. James 1:5 encourages believers, "Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him."

The ultimate provision is found in Jesus Christ, who offers eternal life and spiritual nourishment. In John 6:35 , Jesus declares, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst."

Conclusion

Throughout Scripture, the theme of provisions underscores God's faithfulness and care for His people, both in meeting their physical needs and providing spiritual sustenance. Believers are encouraged to trust in God's provision, knowing that He is aware of their needs and is able to supply them abundantly.

Greek

1979. episitismos -- provisions
... provisions. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: episitismos Phonetic
Spelling: (ep-ee-sit-is-mos') Short Definition: provision, nourishment, food ...
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4711. spuris -- a (large, flexible) basket (for carrying ...
... a (large, flexible) basket (for carrying provisions). Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: spuris Phonetic Spelling: (spoo-rece') Short Definition: a ...
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3800. opsonion -- provisions, wages
... provisions, wages. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: opsonion Phonetic
Spelling: (op-so'-nee-on) Short Definition: pay, wages Definition: pay, wages ...
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1928. epidiatassomai -- to add provisions
... to add provisions. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: epidiatassomai Phonetic
Spelling: (ep-ee-dee-ah-tas'-som-ahee) Short Definition: I furnish with ...
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4134. pleres -- full
... Cognate: 4134 (an adjective) -- ; used of being of the presence of the Lord
(His provisions) which is the definition of a life. See 4130 (). ...
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926. barus -- heavy
... Word Origin a prim. word Definition heavy NASB Word Usage burdensome (1), heavy
(1), savage (1), serious (1), weightier provisions (1), weighty (1). ...
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378. anapleroo -- to fill up
... o) Short Definition: I fill up, make up, fulfill Definition: I fill up, make up,
complete the measure of, fulfill, carry out the commands (provisions, etc.) of ...
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4145. plousios -- wealthy
... adjective, derived from 4149 , "abundance") -- properly, resourced; (filled), by
having God's "" -- ie His that comes from receiving provisions (material and ...
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4082. pera -- a leather pouch
... Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: pera Phonetic Spelling: (pay'-rah) Short
Definition: a sack, wallet Definition: a sack, wallet for carrying provisions. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

624. asoph -- a store (ie a supply of provisions)
... 623, 624. asoph. 625 . a store (ie a supply of provisions). Transliteration:
asoph Phonetic Spelling: (aw-soof') Short Definition: storehouse. ...
/hebrew/624.htm - 6k

6720. tsedah -- provision, food
... 6719b, 6720. tsedah. 6721 . provision, food. Transliteration: tsedah
Phonetic Spelling: (tsay-daw') Short Definition: provisions. ...
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6719b. tsid -- take as one's provision
... 6719a, 6719b. tsid. 6720 . take as one's provision. Transliteration:
tsid Short Definition: provisions. Word Origin denominative ...
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6718b. tsayid -- provision, food
... Word Origin from an unused word Definition provision, food NASB Word Usage food
(1), nourishment (1), provision (2), provisions (1). 6718a, 6718b. ...
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Library

The Provisions for the Table of Our Lord; Or, the Tree of Life ...
... Hymns. Book 3. Prepared for the Lord's Supper. Hymn 3:20. The provisions for
the table of our Lord; or, The tree of life, and river of love. ...
/.../watts/hymns and spiritual songs/hymn 3 20 the provisions for.htm

The Provisions of the Table of Our Lord.
... Hymns, Book II HYMN 20 The provisions of the table of our Lord. CM The provisions
of the table of our Lord. Lord, we adore thy bounteous hand,. ...
/.../watts/the psalms and hymns of isaac watts/hymn 20 the provisions of.htm

The Love of Christ to the Church, in his Language to Her, and ...
... HYMNS AND SPIRITUAL SONGS IN THREE BOOKS. HYMN 77 The love of Christ to the church,
in his language to her, and provisions for her. SS 7:5-13. LM ...
/.../watts/the psalms and hymns of isaac watts/hymn 77 the love of.htm

Concerning Loans Prohibition of Usury and the Usurious Spirit. The ...
... Chapter XVII."Concerning Loans Prohibition of Usury and the Usurious Spirit. The
Law Preparatory to the Gospel in Its Provisions; So in the Present Instance. ...
/.../the five books against marcion/chapter xvii concerning loans prohibition of.htm

The Love of Christ to the Church, in his Language to Her, and ...
... Hymns. Book 1. Hymn 1:77. The love of Christ to the church, in his language
to her, and provisions for her, Cant. 7. 5 6 9 12 13. ...
/.../watts/hymns and spiritual songs/hymn 0 095138889 the love of.htm

How Herod Sailed Out of Italy to Judea, and Fought with Antigonus ...
... 3. And now it was that Silo discovered that he had taken bribes; for he set a good
number of his soldiers to complain aloud of the want of provisions they were ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 15 how herod sailed.htm

Expedition of Julian into Persia; He was Worsted and Broke
... by remaining in its present position, or by retreating through the cities and villages
which he had so utterly devastated that no provisions were attainable ...
/.../the ecclesiastical history of sozomenus/chapter i expedition of julian into.htm

Of the Third Seal.
... Many will have famine or dearness of provisions the subject of this seal, deducing
their proof rather from the black colour of the horse, and from the mention ...
//christianbookshelf.org/mede/a key to the apocalypse/of the third seal.htm

Sanctification.
... is sufficient grace that does not, as a matter of fact, secure the faith, and obedience,
and perfection of the saints; and therefore that the provisions of the ...
/.../finney/systematic theology/lecture xli sanctification.htm

Concerning the Seditions at Jerusalem and what Terrible Miseries ...
... And because they had plenty of provisions, they were of good courage, for there
was a great abundance of what was consecrated to sacred uses, and they scrupled ...
/.../chapter 1 concerning the seditions.htm

Thesaurus

Provisions (41 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Provisions (41 Occurrences). Matthew 23:23 "Woe
to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe ...
/p/provisions.htm - 19k

Provision (50 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) That which is stipulated in advance; a condition; a previous agreement;
a proviso; as, the provisions of a contract; the statute has many provisions. ...
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Market (24 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) A meeting together of people, at a stated time and place, for the purpose
of traffic (as in cattle, provisions, wares, etc.) by private purchase and ...
/m/market.htm - 19k

Allowance (11 Occurrences)
... a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose; a stated quantity, as of food or drink;
hence, a limited quantity of meat and drink, when provisions fall short. ...
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Sojourner (81 Occurrences)
... stranj'-er: I. THE GER 1. Legal provisions (1) Principles (2) Rules 2. Relation
to Sacrifice and Ritual 3. Historical Circumstances II. THE TOSHABH III. ...
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Stranger (152 Occurrences)
... stranj'-er: I. THE GER 1. Legal provisions (1) Principles (2) Rules 2. Relation
to Sacrifice and Ritual 3. Historical Circumstances II. THE TOSHABH III. ...
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Laws (184 Occurrences)
... and Circumstances of the Legislation 6. Form of the Legislation 7. Its Operation
and Extension 8. Other Laws Affecting the Land The Mosaic provisions on this ...
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Agrarian
... and Circumstances of the Legislation 6. Form of the Legislation 7. Its Operation
and Extension 8. Other Laws Affecting the Land The Mosaic provisions on this ...
/a/agrarian.htm - 17k

Nabal (18 Occurrences)
... threatened her household. She forthwith proceeded to the camp of David, bringing
with her ample stores of provisions (25:18). She so ...
/n/nabal.htm - 16k

Levitical (19 Occurrences)
... LEVITICAL CITIES. le-vit'-i-kal I. LEGAL PROVISIONS 1. Numbers 2. Deuteronomy
II. WELLHAUSEN'S VIEW III. ALTERNATIVE VIEW AND EVIDENCE ...
/l/levitical.htm - 20k

Resources

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Provisions (41 Occurrences)

Matthew 23:23
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.
(See NAS)

Luke 3:11
He answereth and saith to them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath provisions, let him do likewise.
(WBS)

Luke 9:12
And the day began to wear away; and the twelve came, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages and country round about, and lodge, and get provisions: for we are here in a desert place.
(ASV RSV)

Luke 9:13
"You yourselves," He said, "must give them food." "We have nothing," they replied, "but five loaves and a couple of fish, unless indeed we were to go and buy provisions for all this host of people."
(WEY WBS)

Luke 12:42
And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of provisions in due season?
(WBS)

John 4:8
for His disciples were gone to the town to buy provisions.
(WEY DBY WBS)

Genesis 14:11
And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way.
(WBS RSV)

Genesis 42:25
Then Joseph commanded to fill their vessels with grain, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provisions for the way: and thus was it done unto them.
(ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 45:21
And the sons of Israel did so; and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 45:23
To his father, he sent after this manner: ten donkeys loaded with the good things of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and provision for his father by the way.
(See NIV)

Exodus 12:39
And they bake with the dough which they have brought out from Egypt unleavened cakes, for it hath not fermented; for they have been cast out of Egypt, and have not been able to delay, and also provision they have not made for themselves.
(See NAS RSV)

Joshua 1:11
Pass through the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare you provisions; for within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God giveth you to possess it.
(WBS NAS RSV)

Joshua 9:4
they also resorted to a ruse, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks on their donkeys, and wineskins, old and torn and bound up,
(See RSV)

Joshua 9:5
and worn shoes and clouted upon their feet, and worn garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and was become crumbs.
(See RSV)

Joshua 9:11
Wherefore our elders, and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying, Take provisions with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say to them, We are your servants: therefore now make ye a league with us:
(WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Joshua 9:12
This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and is become crumbs.
(See NAS)

Joshua 9:14
The men sampled their provisions, and didn't ask counsel from the mouth of Yahweh.
(WEB WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Judges 7:8
And the people take the provision in their hand, and their trumpets, and every man of Israel he hath sent away, each to his tents; and on the three hundred men he hath kept hold, and the camp of Midian hath been by him at the lower part of the valley.
(See NAS NIV)

Judges 20:10
and we will take ten men of a hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred of a thousand, and a thousand of ten thousand, to bring provisions for the people, that when they come they may requite Gib'e-ah of Benjamin, for all the wanton crime which they have committed in Israel."
(DBY WBS RSV NIV)

1 Samuel 17:20
David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the place of the wagons, as the army which was going forth to the fight shouted for the battle.
(See RSV)

1 Samuel 22:10
and he asketh for him at Jehovah, and provision hath given to him, and the sword of Goliath the Philistine hath given to him.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 19:42
All the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, "Because the king is a close relative to us. Why then are you angry about this matter? Have we eaten at all at the king's cost? Or has he given us any gift?"
(See NIV)

1 Kings 4:7
And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year.
(See NIV)

1 Kings 4:22
And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal;
(See NIV)

1 Kings 4:27
And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month; they let nothing be lacking.
(See RSV NIV)

1 Kings 10:5
And the provisions of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cup-bearers, and his ascent by which he went up to the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.
(WBS)

1 Kings 20:27
The children of Israel were mustered, and were provisioned, and went against them. The children of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of young goats; but the Syrians filled the country.
(See NIV)

1 Chronicles 12:39
They were there with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brothers had made preparation for them.
(See NIV)

1 Chronicles 12:40
and those too that were near them, as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought food on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen; provisions of meal, fig-cakes and raisin-cakes, and wine and oil, and oxen and sheep, abundantly; for there was joy in Israel.
(DBY RSV)

2 Chronicles 9:4
And the provisions of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel; his cup-bearers also, and their apparel; and his ascent by which he went up into the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.
(WBS)

2 Chronicles 11:11
And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of provisions, and of oil and wine.
(WBS)

2 Chronicles 11:23
And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city: and he gave them provisions in abundance. And he desired many wives.
(WBS RSV NIV)

Ezra 3:7
They gave money also to the masons, and to the carpenters; and provisions, and drink, and oil, to them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.
(WBS)

Nehemiah 13:15
In those days I saw in Judah some treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day in which they sold provisions.
(WBS)

Psalms 78:25
Man did eat the bread of the mighty: He sent them food to the full.
(See JPS)

Psalms 132:15
I will abundantly bless her provision; I will give her needy bread in plenty.
(See RSV NIV)

Proverbs 6:8
Provideth her provisions in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
(WBS NIV)

Jeremiah 40:5
And while he had not yet given answer; he said, Yea, go back to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath appointed over the cities of Judah, and abide with him in the midst of the people; or go wheresoever it seemeth right in thy sight to go. And the captain of the body-guard gave him provisions and a present, and let him go.
(DBY WBS NIV)

Jeremiah 44:17
But we will certainly do whatever thing proceedeth from our own mouth, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings to her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then we had plenty of provisions, and were well, and saw no evil.
(WBS)

Ezekiel 16:19
My provisions also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and honey, with which I fed thee, thou hast even set before them for a sweet savor: and thus it was, saith the Lord GOD.
(WBS)

Daniel 11:26
Yes, they that feed of the portion of his provisions shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow: and many shall fall down slain.
(WBS NIV)

Subtopics

Provisions

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