Reference: Answer
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Besides the common use of this word in the sense of to reply, it is very often used in the bible, following the Hebrew and Greek idioms, in the sense of to speak; meaning simply that one begins or resumes his discourse, Zec 3:4; 6:4; Mt 11:25; 12:38; Lu 7:40. It also means, to sing in choruses or responses, 1Sa 18:7; and to give account of one's self in judgment, Ge 30:33; Job 9:3.
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My honesty will speak for itself whenever you come to check on my wages. Any goat I have that is not speckled or spotted or any lamb that is not black will be considered stolen.
The women who celebrated sang: Saul has defeated thousands but David tens of thousands!
If one wished to argue with God, he could not answer or respond to him once in a thousand times.
He spoke to those who stood before him: Take the filthy garments from him. Behold, I have caused your iniquity to pass from you and I will clothe you with rich apparel.
Then Jesus prayed: I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth. You have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and have revealed them to children. (Acts 2:36)
Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying: Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.
Jesus said to Simon: I have something to tell you. He replied: What teacher?
Hastings
An answer is (1) an apology or defence, as 2Ti 4:16 'at my first answer no man stood by me'; so perhaps 1Pe 3:21 'the answer of a good conscience'; (2) oracle, Divine response, as Ro 11:4 'what saith the answer of God?'
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What does God say in answer to him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.
At first no one defended me. They all abandoned me. May it not be counted against them.
This was a symbol pointing to baptism, which now saves you. It is not the washing off of bodily dirt, but the promise made to God for a good conscience. It saves you through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Watsons
ANSWER. Besides the common usage of this word, in the sense of a reply, it has other significations. Moses, having composed a thanksgiving, after the passage of the Red Sea, Miriam, it is said, answered, "Sing ye to the Lord," &c,
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My honesty will speak for itself whenever you come to check on my wages. Any goat I have that is not speckled or spotted or any lamb that is not black will be considered stolen.
The people of Israel sang this song: Wells, produce your water; And we will greet it with a song.
Then it will happen, when many evils and troubles have come upon them, that this song will testify before them as a witness. It shall not be forgotten from the lips of their descendants. I know the intent they are developing today, before I have brought them into the land that I swore.
This is David, the one about whom the women sang, as they danced: Saul has killed thousands, but David has killed tens of thousands.
The pride of Israel testifies about them. Therefore Israel and Ephraim will stumble in their iniquity. Judah will also stumble with them.
When he said this one of the officers standing nearby struck Jesus with his hand, saying: You answer the high priest!
Yes, but you, O man, who are you to answer back to God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it: Why have you made me this way? (Isaiah 45:9)
Yes, we have had the sentence of death within ourselves that we should not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead.