The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

right to harm, enslave, and destroy them. It was termed a covenant for these reasons. As long as Yahweh’s people confined themselves to the terms and conditions of their covenant, they could not be visited by the same evil spirits the other nations were subject to. None of these factors influenced Hammurabi’s writings. He merely sought to establish law and order in his land and minimize the criminal activity that threatened to destroy it. Issues like adultery and idolatry never figured into his code, nor were they ever meant to. 600. Hanani—A palace seer who served and rebuked King Asa for allying with the king of Syria. His name means “Yahweh’s gracious gift.” 601. Hananiah—A false prophet who confronted Jeremiah in open session by giving a false prophecy to rival the word of doom spoken by him. Jehovah showed which word was true by slaying the false prophet, according to the prophecy of Jeremiah, who retaliated at the man’s physical assault on his person. See Jeremiah 28. Hananiah’s death was a direct result of his breach with Jeremiah, the true prophet’s covenant, which is to say, Hananiah taught rebellion against the Lord. 602. Hand—An instrument of work, service, and spirituality; ministry activities that fulfill the word and will of God. See Finger. Hosea 12:10. 603. Hand of the Lord—The hand of the Lord upon the prophet is mentioned frequently in the Bible. It is a term that the prophets coined to express the weighty burden of prophecy that exhibited itself as a press upon the shoulders, upper back, or about the neck. Other prophetic sensations felt in the region of the belly were bitterness, effervescence, or burning in the chest. These sensations would be classified more as the massa prophetic burden. 604. Harlot—A) A sexually immoral woman. B) A young woman engaging in premarital sex, or a married woman committing adultery. In either case, the idea of appeasing a deity is at the heart of the word and its practices. In most instances in early times, the setting for harlotry was a sanctuary or religious worship site. A harlot differs from a prostitute in that money does not necessarily need to change hands for the harlot’s performance. With the prostitute, the exchange of money for the service is required before the woman may perform, as her services constituted her income and that of the temple she served. Harlots were often rewarded with gifts, treasures, and other valuables as opposed to the outright monetary compensation of the prostitute. The Greek word for the harlot is porne. It defines illicit sexual intercourse,