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This concept is deeply rooted in the biblical narrative, where God, His angels, and His people are often depicted as offering aid to those who are struggling or in distress.<br><br><b>Biblical Instances and Themes:</b><br><br>1. <b>Divine Aid:</b> <br> The Bible frequently emphasizes God's role as a helper and protector of His people. In <a href="/psalms/46.htm">Psalm 46:1</a> , it is written, "God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble." This verse highlights the belief that God is always ready to provide aid to those who seek Him.<br><br>2. <b>Angelic Assistance:</b> <br> Angels are often depicted as messengers and agents of God's aid. In the New Testament, <a href="/hebrews/1-14.htm">Hebrews 1:14</a> states, "Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?" This suggests that angels are dispatched by God to assist believers.<br><br>3. <b>Human Aid:</b> <br> The Bible also calls upon individuals to aid one another. In <a href="/galatians/6-2.htm">Galatians 6:2</a> , Paul instructs, "Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." This reflects the Christian duty to support and help fellow believers.<br><br>4. <b>Jesus as the Ultimate Helper:</b> <br> Jesus Christ is portrayed as the ultimate source of aid and salvation. In <a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28</a> , Jesus invites, "Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." This invitation underscores His role as a compassionate helper to those in need.<br><br>5. <b>Aid in the Early Church:</b> <br> The early Christian community is depicted as one that actively provided aid to its members. <a href="/acts/2-44.htm">Acts 2:44-45</a> describes how "All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need." This communal support was a hallmark of the early church.<br><br>6. <b>Aid to the Poor and Needy:</b> <br> The Bible consistently advocates for aiding the poor and needy. <a href="/proverbs/19-17.htm">Proverbs 19:17</a> states, "Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender." This verse highlights the importance of generosity and the divine reward for aiding those in need.<br><br><b>Theological Implications:</b><br><br>The concept of aid in the Bible is not merely a social or moral obligation but is deeply theological. It reflects God's character as a helper and sustainer and calls believers to emulate this divine attribute. Aid is seen as an expression of love, compassion, and obedience to God's commandments. It is both a reflection of God's grace and a means through which His love is manifested in the world.<br><br><b>Practical Application:</b><br><br>Believers are encouraged to seek God's aid in times of trouble and to be instruments of His aid to others. This involves prayer, reliance on God's promises, and active participation in the community of faith. Christians are called to be attentive to the needs of those around them and to respond with generosity and compassion, thereby fulfilling the law of Christ and advancing His kingdom on earth.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>(<I>imp. & p. p.</I>) of Aid.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/3135.htm"><span class="l">3135. Yoash -- "the LORD has <b>aided</b>," two Israelites</span></a><br><b>...</b> 3134, 3135. Yoash. 3136 . "the LORD has <b>aided</b>," two Israelites. Transliteration:<br> Yoash Phonetic Spelling: (yo-awsh') Short Definition: Joash. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3135.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/tertullian/the_five_books_against_marcion/chapter_ii_marcion_aided_by_cerdon.htm"><span class="l">Marcion, <b>Aided</b> by Cerdon, Teaches a Duality of Gods; How He <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Marcion. Chapter II."Marcion, <b>Aided</b> by Cerdon, Teaches a Duality of Gods;<br> How He Constructed This Heresy of an Evil and a Good God. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the five books against marcion/chapter ii marcion aided by cerdon.htm</font><p><a href="/library/scholasticus/the_ecclesiastical_history_of_scholasticus/chapter_i_after_the_death_of.htm"><span class="l">After the Death of Valens the Goths Again Attack Constantinople <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book V. Chapter I."After the Death of Valens the Goths again attack Constantinople,<br> and are repulsed by the Citizens, <b>aided</b> by Some Saracen Auxiliaries. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the ecclesiastical history of scholasticus/chapter i after the death of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/the_confessions_and_letters_of_st/chapter_vii_clearly_seeing_the_fallacies.htm"><span class="l">Clearly Seeing the Fallacies of the Manich??ans, He Retires from <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book V. Chapter VII."Clearly Seeing the Fallacies of the Manich??ans,<br> He Retires from Them, Being Remarkably <b>Aided</b> by God. 12. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the confessions and letters of st/chapter vii clearly seeing the fallacies.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/city_of_god/chapter_7_whether_earthly_kingdoms_in.htm"><span class="l">Whether Earthly Kingdoms in their Rise and Fall have Been Either <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book IV. Chapter 7."Whether Earthly Kingdoms in Their Rise and Fall Have<br> Been Either <b>Aided</b> or Deserted by the Help of the Gods. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 7 whether earthly kingdoms in.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/city_of_god/chapter_20_concerning_virtue_and_faith.htm"><span class="l">Concerning virtue and Faith, which the Pagans have Honored with <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Why, in fine, is fortitude not a goddess, who <b>aided</b> Mucius when he thrust his right<br> hand into the flames; who <b>aided</b> Curtius, when for the sake of his country <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 20 concerning virtue and faith.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/city_of_god/chapter_5_of_the_runaway_gladiators.htm"><span class="l">Of the Runaway Gladiators Whose Power Became Like that of Royal <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Let them say what god <b>aided</b> these men, so that from a small and contemptible band<br> of robbers they attained to a kingdom, feared even by the Romans, who had <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 5 of the runaway gladiators.htm</font><p><a href="/library/palmer/a_birds-eye_view_of_the_bible/vii_the_kingdom_restored.htm"><span class="l">The Kingdom Restored</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Chapter VI. The Dedication of the Temple: 1. What kings <b>aided</b>? 2. What prophets<br> helped? <b>...</b> 4. Name eight classes of people who <b>aided</b> in rebuilding the wall. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../palmer/a birds-eye view of the bible/vii the kingdom restored.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/on_care_to_be_had_for_the_dead_/2_but_this_being_the.htm"><span class="l">But this Being the Case, How to this Opinion that Should not be <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> possible for these things to be of some help to the departed; and, consequently,<br> it is "according to the things done by the body," that they are <b>aided</b> by the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/on care to be had for the dead /2 but this being the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/on_care_to_be_had_for_the_dead_/7_when_therefore_the_faithful.htm"><span class="l">When Therefore the Faithful Mother of a Faithful Son Departed <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> mother of a faithful son departed desired to have his body deposited in the basilica<br> of a Martyr, forasmuch as she believed that his soul would be <b>aided</b> by the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/on care to be had for the dead /7 when therefore the faithful.htm</font><p><a href="/library/chadwick/the_gospel_of_st_mark/chapter_15_1-20_pilate.htm"><span class="l">Pilate</span></a> <br><b>...</b> own. And the conscience of Pilate struggled hard, <b>aided</b> by superstitious<br> fear. The <b>...</b> judge. His wife's dream <b>aided</b> the effect. And <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chadwick/the gospel of st mark/chapter 15 1-20 pilate.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/a/aided.htm"><span class="l"><b>Aided</b> (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Aid. Multi-Version Concordance<br><b>Aided</b> (4 Occurrences). Judges 9:24 That the cruelty done <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/aided.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/sidon.htm"><span class="l">Sidon (35 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> gained control without difficulty, and Sidon was prominent in the Persian period<br> as the leading naval power among the Phoenicians who <b>aided</b> their suzerain in <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sidon.htm - 25k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/aide.htm"><span class="l">Aide (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/aide.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/apocrypha.htm"><span class="l">Apocrypha</span></a><br><b>...</b> itself. This movement among Greek Christians was greatly <b>aided</b> by Gnostic<br> sects and the esoteric literature to which they gave rise. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/apocrypha.htm - 48k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/favored.htm"><span class="l">Favored (19 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (imp. & pp) of Favor. 2. (a.) Countenanced;<br><b>aided</b>; regarded with kindness; as, a favored friend. 3. (a <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/favored.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/thigh.htm"><span class="l">Thigh (38 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Doubtless this association of the thigh with life (<b>aided</b> perhaps by its excellence<br> as food (1 Samuel 9:24 Ezekiel 24:4)) determined its choice as a sacrificial <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/thigh.htm - 22k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/maaseiah.htm"><span class="l">Maaseiah (25 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (2) A Levite captain who <b>aided</b> Jehoiada at the coronation of Joash (2 Chronicles<br> 23:1). (3) An officer of Uzziah (2 Chronicles 26:11). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/maaseiah.htm - 19k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pitch.htm"><span class="l">Pitch (25 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2:3 Isaiah 34:9. In Genesis 6:14 the words are the ordinary forms for "covering,"<br> "cover," so that the translation "pitch" is largely guesswork, <b>aided</b> by the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pitch.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/baruch.htm"><span class="l">Baruch (24 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 4th or 5th century. (2) A son of Zabbai who <b>aided</b> Nehemiah in rebuilding<br> the walls of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 3:20). (3) One of the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/baruch.htm - 46k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/achzib.htm"><span class="l">Achzib (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The cities on the coast doubtless <b>aided</b> one another, and Sidon had become rich and<br> powerful before this and could succor such a small town in case of attack. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/achzib.htm - 10k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Leah-and-Rachel.html">How could Jacob not notice he married Leah instead of Rachel? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Phoebe-in-the-Bible.html">Who was Phoebe in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/end-times-timeline.html">What is the end times timeline? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/aided.htm">Aided: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Aided (4 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/9-24.htm">Judges 9:24</a></span><br />That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which <span class="boldtext">aided</span> him in the killing of his brethren.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezra/1-6.htm">Ezra 1:6</a></span><br />All those who were around them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with animals, and with precious things, besides all that was willingly offered.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezra/6-22.htm">Ezra 6:22</a></span><br />and kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for Yahweh had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezra/8-36.htm">Ezra 8:36</a></span><br />They delivered the king's commissions to the king's satraps, and to the governors beyond the River: and they furthered the people and the house of God.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/a/aided.htm">Aided</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/aided.htm">Aided (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/aija.htm">Aija (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/responded.htm">Responded (35 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/habitations.htm">Habitations (38 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/forsaken.htm">Forsaken (110 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/drawn.htm">Drawn (131 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/fortified.htm">Fortified (79 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/a/aide.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Aide"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Aide" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/a/aiim.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Aiim"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Aiim" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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