Definition and Context:
In biblical terms, "ease" often refers to a state of comfort, rest, or freedom from hardship. It can denote both physical and spiritual conditions. The concept of ease is addressed in various contexts throughout the Bible, sometimes as a blessing and other times as a potential pitfall leading to complacency or neglect of spiritual duties.

Old Testament References:
In the Old Testament, ease is sometimes associated with prosperity and security. For example, in the book of Deuteronomy, God promises the Israelites a land of abundance where they will "eat and be satisfied" (Deuteronomy 8:10). However, this ease comes with a warning against forgetting the Lord and turning to other gods (Deuteronomy 8:11-14).

The prophet Amos speaks against those who are "at ease in Zion" (Amos 6:1), criticizing the complacency and self-indulgence of the wealthy who neglect justice and righteousness. This serves as a reminder that ease can lead to moral and spiritual decay if not accompanied by a commitment to God's commandments.

New Testament References:
In the New Testament, Jesus addresses the concept of ease in His teachings. In the Parable of the Rich Fool, Jesus warns against storing up earthly treasures and living in ease without being "rich toward God" (Luke 12:21). This parable highlights the danger of prioritizing material comfort over spiritual readiness and devotion.

The Apostle Paul, in his letters, often speaks of the Christian life as one of struggle and perseverance, contrasting it with a life of ease. In 2 Timothy 2:3, Paul encourages believers to "share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus" , suggesting that the Christian journey involves challenges that require endurance and faithfulness.

Theological Implications:
From a theological perspective, ease is not inherently negative but must be balanced with vigilance and spiritual discipline. The Bible encourages believers to find rest and peace in God, as seen in Jesus' invitation: "Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28). This rest is not merely physical but a deeper spiritual ease found in a relationship with Christ.

However, Scripture also warns against the dangers of ease leading to spiritual complacency. Believers are called to remain alert and active in their faith, as Peter writes, "Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour" (1 Peter 5:8).

Practical Application:
Christians are encouraged to enjoy the blessings of ease and comfort when they come, but to do so with gratitude and a heart oriented towards God. They are to use times of ease to strengthen their relationship with God, serve others, and prepare for times of trial. The balance between enjoying ease and maintaining spiritual vigilance is crucial for a faithful Christian walk.1. (n.) Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment.

2. (n.) Freedom from anything that pains or troubles; as: (a) Relief from labor or effort; rest; quiet; relaxation; as, ease of body.

3. (n.) Freedom from care, solicitude, or anything that annoys or disquiets; tranquility; peace; comfort; security; as, ease of mind.

4. (n.) Freedom from constraint, formality, difficulty, embarrassment, etc.; facility; liberty; naturalness; -- said of manner, style, etc.; as, ease of style, of behavior, of address.

5. (n.) To free from anything that pains, disquiets, or oppresses; to relieve from toil or care; to give rest, repose, or tranquility to; -- often with of; as, to ease of pain; ease the body or mind.

6. (n.) To render less painful or oppressive; to mitigate; to alleviate.

7. (n.) To release from pressure or restraint; to move gently; to lift slightly; to shift a little; as, to ease a bar or nut in machinery.

8. (n.) To entertain; to furnish with accommodations.

EASE

ez (sha'anan, shal'anan, chiefly, "at ease"):

Used 19 times in the Old Testament and once in the New Testament, most frequently meaning tranquillity, security or comfort of mind; in an ethical sense, indicating carelessness or indifference with reference to one's moral or religious interests.

The prophet Jeremiah used the phrase as an indication of national or tribal indifference: "Moab hath been at ease from his youth" (Jeremiah 48:11); "I am very sore displeased with the nations that are at ease" (Zechariah 1:15). Frequent allusions are made also by various prophets to individuals or groups of individuals, as "Woe to them that are at ease in Zion" (Amos 6:1); "Rise up, ye women that are at ease" (Isaiah 32:9), and "Tremble, ye women that are at ease" (Isaiah 32:11).

The word in another form is used also in a verbal sense and to apply to physical ease and comfort, as "My couch shall ease my complaint" (Job 7:13 compare especially 2 Chronicles 10:4, 9). Simple mental tranquillity or peace of mind is also expressed by it (Jeremiah 46:27).

The single instance of its use in the New Testament is illustrative of its figurative but most common usage in the Old Testament, where it refers to moral indifference in the parable of the Rich Fool: "Soul. take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry" (Luke 12:19).

Walter G. Clippinger

4468. rhadiourgia -- ease in doing, laziness, recklessness, hence ...
... ease in doing, laziness, recklessness, hence wickedness. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: rhadiourgia Phonetic Spelling: (hrad-ee-oorg-ee'-a ...
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373. anapauo -- to give rest, give intermission from labor, by ...
... Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: anapauo Phonetic Spelling: (an-ap-ow'-o) Short
Definition: I make to rest, give rest to, rest, take my ease Definition: I ...
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2130. eumetadotos -- ready to impart
... [The prefix () "emphasizes the nuance either of liberality, or the ease, promptitude,
and joy with which one makes one's wealth useful to (cf. ...
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5035. tachu -- quickly
... Neuter singular of tachus (as adverb); shortly, ie Without delay, soon, or (by surprise)
suddenly, or (by implication, of ease) readily -- lightly, quickly. ...
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5015. tarasso -- to stir up, to trouble
... 5015 -- properly, put in (to agitate back-and-forth, shake to-and-fro); (figuratively)
to set in motion what (at ease); to "trouble" ("agitate"), causing inner ...
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425. anesis -- a loosening, relaxation
... Word Origin from aniemi Definition a loosening, relaxation NASB Word Usage ease
(1), freedom (1), relief (1), rest (2). easing, liberty, rest. ...
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7600. shaanan -- at ease, secure
... 7599, 7600. shaanan. 7601 . at ease, secure. Transliteration: shaanan
Phonetic Spelling: (shah-an-awn') Short Definition: ease. ...
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7599. shaan -- to be at ease or at peace, rest securely
... shaan. 7600 . to be at ease or at peace, rest securely. Transliteration: shaan
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-an') Short Definition: ease. Word Origin a prim. ...
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7961. shalev -- quiet, at ease
... shalev or shalev or shelev. 7962 . quiet, at ease. Transliteration: shalev or
shalev or shelev Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-lave') Short Definition: ease. ...
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7962. shalvah -- quietness, ease
... 7961, 7962. shalvah. 7963 . quietness, ease. Transliteration: shalvah
Phonetic Spelling: (shal-vaw') Short Definition: ease. Word ...
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7946. shalanan -- being at ease
... 7945, 7946. shalanan. 7947 . being at ease. Transliteration: shalanan Phonetic
Spelling: (shal-an-awn') Short Definition: ease. ... being at ease ...
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7954. sheleh -- at ease
... 7953, 7954. sheleh. 7955 . at ease. Transliteration: sheleh Phonetic Spelling:
(shel-aw') Short Definition: ease. Word Origin (Aramaic ...
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7951. shalah -- to be quiet or at ease
... shalah or shale. 7952 . to be quiet or at ease. Transliteration: shalah or shale
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-law') Short Definition: prosper. Word Origin a prim. ...
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7963. shelevah -- ease, prosperity
... 7962, 7963. shelevah. 7964 . ease, prosperity. Transliteration: shelevah
Phonetic Spelling: (shel-ay-vaw') Short Definition: prosperity. ...
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7959. shalu -- ease, prosperity
... 7958, 7959. shalu. 7960 . ease, prosperity. Transliteration: shalu Phonetic
Spelling: (sheh'-lev) Short Definition: prosperity. ...
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7043. qalal -- to be slight, swift or trifling
... 1), brought a curse (1), contempt (1), contemptible (1), curse (15), cursed (16),
curses (8), cursing (2), despise (1), despised (2), ease (1), easier (1 ...
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June the Twenty-Fourth at Ease in Zion
... JUNE The Twenty-fourth AT EASE IN ZION. "Woe to them that are at ease in Zion!"
"Amos 6:1-7. I would be delivered from the folly of confusing ease and rest. ...
/.../my daily meditation for the circling year/june the twenty-fourth at ease.htm

An Objection on the Ease of that Abstinence in which a Man is ...
... II. Second Conference of Abbot Moses. Chapter XX. An objection on the ease of
that abstinence in which a man is sustained by two biscuits. ...
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Heart's-ease
Heart's-ease. <. Heart's-ease Phillips Brooks. Produced by Al Haines Table
of Contents. Title Page. Heart's-ease. [ Prev] [Top] [Next ]. ...
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Heart's-Ease
Heart's-ease. <. ... Heart's-ease. Happiness is perfectly hollow unless
there is a meaning behind it, unless it tells of intention ...
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Heart's-ease
Heart's-ease. <. ... Title Page. Heart's-ease from. Phillips Brooks. COPYRIGHT,
1909, BY. CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY. NEW YORK. [Illustration: Cover art]. ...
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Brief Directions How to Read the Holy Scriptures once Every Year ...
... THE PRACTICE OF PIETY. BRIEF DIRECTIONS HOW TO READ THE HOLY SCRIPTURES
ONCE EVERY YEAR OVER, WITH EASE, PROFIT, AND REVERENCE. ...
/.../bayly/the practice of piety/brief directions how to read.htm

Of those who are Able to Profit Others by virtuous Example in ...
... THE GREAT BISHOP OF ROME, Chapter V. Of those who are able to profit others by virtuous
example in supreme rule, but fly from it in pursuit of their own ease. ...
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What Pelagius Thinks is Needful for Ease of Performance is Really ...
... A Treatise on the grace of christ, and on original sin, Chapter 30 [XXIX.]"What
Pelagius Thinks is Needful for Ease of Performance is Really Necessary for ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 30 xxix what pelagius thinks.htm

Seven Sanctified Thoughts and Mournful Sighs of a Sick Man Ready ...
... temper our pain and sickness, that we are not always oppressed with extremity, but
gives us in the midst of our extremities some respite, to ease and refresh ...
/.../bayly/the practice of piety/seven sanctified thoughts and mournful.htm

Philippians iii. 18-21
... Nothing is so incongruous in a Christian, and foreign to his character, as to seek
ease and rest; and to be engrossed with the present life is foreign to our ...
/.../homily xiii philippians iii 18-21.htm

Ease (46 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) Freedom from anything that pains or troubles; as: (a) Relief from
labor or effort; rest; quiet; relaxation; as, ease of body. ...
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Easy (14 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) At ease; free from pain, trouble, or
constraint. ... Take your ease, eat, drink, be merry."' (See NIV). ...
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Careless (10 Occurrences)
... Proverbs 1:32 For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease
of fools will destroy them. ... Isaiah 32:9 Rise up, you women who are at ease! ...
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Secure (78 Occurrences)
... (See NAS). Job 21:23 One dies in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet. ...
wherefore are all they at ease that deal very treacherously? (See JPS). ...
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Lees (3 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 48:11). The effect of wealthy undisturbed ease on the ungodly
is hardening. They become stupidly secure (Comp. Psalm 55 ...
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Idle (33 Occurrences)
... 4. (superl.) Given rest and ease; averse to labor or employment; lazy; slothful;
as, an idle fellow. 5. (superl.) Light-headed; foolish. ...
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Relieve (14 Occurrences)
... 5. (vt) To free, wholly or partly, from any burden, trial, evil, distress, or the
like; to give ease, comfort, or consolation to; to give aid, help, or succor ...
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Relief (32 Occurrences)
... relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any
evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which some ease is obtained ...
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Easily (15 Occurrences)
... 1. (adv.) With ease; without difficulty or much effort; as, this task may be
easily performed; that event might have been easily foreseen. ...
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Disease (213 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Lack of ease; uneasiness; trouble; vexation; disquiet. ...
3. (vt) To deprive of ease; to disquiet; to trouble; to distress. ...
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