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•ILLYRICUM a country to the north-west of Macedonia, on the eastern shores of the Adriatic, now almost wholly comprehended in Dalmatia, a name formerly given to the southern part of Illyricum (2 Timothy 4:10). It was traversed by Paul in his third missionary journey (Romans 15:19). It was the farthest district he had reached in preaching the gospel of Christ. This reference to Illyricum is in harmony with Acts 20:2, inasmuch as the apostle’s journey over the parts of Macedonia would bring him to the borders of Illyricum.
•IMAGERY only in the phrase “chambers of his imagery” (Ezekiel 8:12). (See CHAMBER.)
•IMLA replenisher, the father of Micaiah the prophet (2 Chronicles 18:7,8).
•IMMANUEL God with us. In the Old Testament it occurs only in Isaiah 7:14 and 8:8. Most Christian interpreters have regarded these words as directly and exclusively a prophecy of our Saviour, an interpretation borne out by the words of the evangelist Matthew (1:23).
•IMMER talkative. (1.) The head of the sixteenth priestly order (1 Chronicles 24:14). (2.) Jeremiah 20:1. (3.) Ezra 2:37; Nehemiah 7:40. (4.) Ezra 2:59; Nehemiah 7:61. (5.) The father of Zadok (Nehemiah 3:29).
•IMMORTALITY perpetuity of existence. The doctrine of immortality is taught in the Old Testament. It is plainly implied in the writings of Moses (Genesis 5:22, 24; 25:8; 37:35; 47:9; 49:29, comp. Hebrews 11:13-16; Exodus 3:6, comp. Matthew 22:23). It is more clearly and fully taught in the later books (Isaiah 14:9; Psalm 17:15; 49:15; 73:24). It was thus a doctrine obviously well known to the Jews.
With the full revelation of the gospel this doctrine was “brought to light” (2 Timothy 1:10; 1 Corinthians 15; 2 Corinthians 5:1-6; 1 Thessalonians
4:13-18).