The term "expended" refers to the act of using up or consuming resources, energy, or effort. In a biblical context, this concept can be explored through various passages and themes that illustrate the use of resources, both material and spiritual, for the fulfillment of God's purposes.

Old Testament Context

In the Old Testament, the idea of expending resources is often associated with offerings and sacrifices. The Israelites were commanded to bring offerings to the Lord, which required the expenditure of their livestock, grain, and other resources. For example, in Leviticus 1:3-4 , the burnt offering is described: "If one's offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to offer an unblemished male. He must present it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, so that he may be accepted by the LORD. He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so that it may be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him."

The construction of the Tabernacle also involved the expenditure of resources. In Exodus 35:21-29 , the Israelites are described as bringing freewill offerings for the work of the Tabernacle: "Everyone whose heart stirred him and whose spirit prompted him came and brought an offering to the LORD for the work on the Tent of Meeting, for all its service, and for the sacred garments."

New Testament Context

In the New Testament, the concept of expending oneself is often linked to the idea of self-sacrifice and service. Jesus Christ is the ultimate example of this, as He expended His life for the salvation of humanity. In Philippians 2:7-8 , it is written: "But He emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross."

The Apostle Paul also speaks of expending himself for the sake of the Gospel. In 2 Corinthians 12:15 , Paul expresses his willingness to give of himself for the spiritual well-being of others: "So I will most gladly spend and be expended for your souls. If I love you more, am I to be loved less?"

Spiritual Implications

The expenditure of resources, time, and energy in the service of God is a recurring theme throughout Scripture. Believers are encouraged to use their gifts and resources for the edification of the church and the advancement of God's kingdom. In Romans 12:1 , Paul urges believers to present their bodies as living sacrifices: "Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship."

The concept of expending oneself is also tied to the idea of stewardship. Christians are called to be faithful stewards of the resources God has entrusted to them, using them wisely and generously for His glory. In 1 Peter 4:10 , it is written: "As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another."

Conclusion

The biblical concept of expending resources and oneself is deeply rooted in the principles of sacrifice, service, and stewardship. Whether through offerings, personal sacrifice, or the use of spiritual gifts, the act of expending is ultimately an expression of devotion and obedience to God.(imp. & p. p.) of Expend.1550. ekdapanao -- to expend wholly, ie to exhaust
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Due Measure must be Observed in Liberality, that it May not be ...
... Book II. Chapter XVI. Due measure must be observed in liberality, that
it may not be expended on worthless? Due measure must be ...
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The Death of the Christian
... How much anxiety has been expended on that field! ... And so with the grey-headed
man. How many years of anxiety have been expended upon him! ...
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I Would Now have These Most Religious Protectors and vindicators ...
... which forbade more than a hundred asses to be expended on a supper, and more than
one fowl to be set on the table at a time, and that not a fatted one; which ...
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Epistle Lii. To John, Archbishop.
... Inasmuch, therefore, as the above-named Paul the deacon asserts that he expended
much for the advantage of your Church, and desires to be aided by the succour ...
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More and More
... I look at a field loaded with precious grain and ripening for the harvest: I hear
that the husbandman has expended so much in rent, so much upon the ploughing ...
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Extracts No. 1.
... "It gives me pain when I see what time and money, what labour and toil have been
expended, and are still expending, in plodding over, as it were an old dead ...
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Ittai of Gath
... of personal consequences; that is ready to accept anything for itself if it can
serve the object of its devotion, and will count life well expended if it is ...
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Bad Ecclesiastics and Base Plots
... bishops, to communicate with their episcopal brethren within the rail of the sacrarium;
the other, that the money which they had simoniacally expended might be ...
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The Future State a Self-Conscious State.
... He still has a capacity for loving; but in eternity where is the fame, the
wealth, the pleasure upon which he has hitherto expended it? ...
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Preface.
... This proposition was well responded to by Mr. PUNSHON'S friends, and the Wesleyan
public, and forty thousand pounds have already been expended in the erection ...
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Expended (1 Occurrence)
... (imp. & pp) of Expend. Multi-Version Concordance Expended (1 Occurrence). 2 Corinthians
12:15 I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. ...
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Expense (7 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) That which is expended, laid out, or consumed; cost; outlay; charge; --
sometimes with the notion of loss or damage to those on whom the expense falls ...
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Yield (78 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To give in return for labor expended; to produce, as payment or interest
on what is expended or invested; to pay; as, money at interest yields six or ...
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Saving (37 Occurrences)
... 4. (a.) Bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss,
though not gainful; as, a saving bargain; the ship has made a saving voyage ...
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Outlay (2 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To lay out; to spread out; to display. 2. (n.) A laying out or expending.
3. (n.) That which is expended; expenditure. 4. (n.) An outlying haunt. ...
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Jason (5 Occurrences)
... He even sent deputies from Jerusalem to Tyre to take part in the worship of Hercules;
but what he sent for sacrifices, the deputies expended on the "equipment ...
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Reimburse (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (vt) To pay back; to replace in a treasury or purse, as an equivalent for what
has been taken, lost, or expended; to refund; to pay back; to restore; as, to ...
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Receipt (3 Occurrences)
... 8. (n.) That which is received; that which comes in, in distinction from what is
expended, paid out, sent away, and the like; -- usually in the plural; as, the ...
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Expend (2 Occurrences)

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Exhaust (2 Occurrences)
... with water, alcohol, and ether. 6. (a.) Drained; exhausted; having expended
or lost its energy. 7. (a.) Pertaining to steam, air ...
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