kingdom as pictured in the Old Testament:
Daniel 4:3
How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom (malkuw) is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.
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The "kingdom" is a reign from generation to generation and will last forever
Sample Commentary:
Nebuchadnezzar's reign, though a long one, had an end, and so have all others; but the kingdom of God is for ever; the kingdom of providence, and also of grace; the kingdom of his Son, the Messiah, as in (Daniel 2:44) from whence Nebuchadnezzar had learnt this: and his dominion is from generation to generation; or, "with generation and generation"; it goes along, and continues with all generations, and will do so to the end of time.
-- John Gill
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Word: malkuw (mal-koo')
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(Aramaic)
Hebrew noun
Strongs number 04437
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Meaning:
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1) royalty, reign, kingdom
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a) royalty, kingship, kingly authority
b) kingdom
c) realm (of territory)
d) reign (of time)
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| kingdom as revealed in the New Testament:
Mark 10:14
But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom (basileia) of God.
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the "kingdom" is comprised of those who are like children
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Regarding the qualities Jesus might have had in mind by his statement that those who are "like" children possess the kingdom, there are three schools of thought. Some, like Barclay, thought Jesus had in mind such subjective qualities as humility, obedience, trust, and shortness of memory (not holding grudges, etc.). Erdman rejected such subjective qualities as those cited by Barclay but accepted their trustfulness (a subjective quality), and the objective facts of their helplessness and dependence, as qualities in those receiving the kingdom. Still others, like Turlington, see only the objective qualities as applicable. Thus: "The kingdom does not belong to the mighty, the strong, the influential; it belongs to the weak, the insignificant, and the unimportant.
-- Coffman
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Word: basileia (bas-il-i'-ah)
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Greek noun
Strongs number 932
Number of verses: 162
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1) royal power, kingship, dominion, rule
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a) not to be confused with an actual kingdom but rather the right or authority to rule over a kingdom
b) of the royal power of Jesus as the triumphant Messiah
c) of the royal power and dignity conferred on Christians in the Messiah's kingdom
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2) a kingdom, the territory subject to the rule of a king
3) used in the N.T. to refer to the reign of the Messiah
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