In the context of biblical literature, the term "inroad" is not directly mentioned in the Berean Standard Bible or other traditional translations. However, the concept of an inroad, understood as an incursion or invasion, can be seen throughout the biblical narrative, particularly in the context of military campaigns, spiritual warfare, and the influence of sin.

Military Inroads

The Old Testament is replete with accounts of military inroads, where nations invade or make incursions into the territories of others. One prominent example is the repeated incursions of the Philistines into Israelite territory. The Philistines were a constant threat to Israel, as seen in the time of King Saul and David. In 1 Samuel 13:5, the Philistines gathered to fight against Israel, making an inroad with a formidable army: "Now the Philistines assembled to fight against Israel with three thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Michmash, east of Beth-aven" .

Similarly, the Assyrian and Babylonian invasions represent significant inroads into the land of Judah and Israel, leading to exile and destruction. These invasions were often seen as divine judgment for the people's unfaithfulness to God.

Spiritual Inroads

Beyond physical invasions, the Bible also addresses spiritual inroads, where external influences or internal weaknesses lead to spiritual decline. The Apostle Paul warns against such spiritual incursions in the New Testament. In Ephesians 6:11-12, Paul exhorts believers to "Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms" . Here, the "devil’s schemes" can be understood as inroads into the believer's life, seeking to undermine faith and righteousness.

Inroads of Sin

The concept of sin making an inroad into the human heart is a recurring theme in Scripture. In Genesis 4:7, God warns Cain about the inroad of sin: "If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires you, but you must master it" . This imagery of sin "crouching at your door" suggests an invasive force seeking to enter and dominate one's life.

The New Testament continues this theme, emphasizing the need for vigilance against the inroads of sin. James 1:14-15 describes the process by which sin makes its inroad: "But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death" .

Conclusion

While the term "inroad" itself may not appear in the biblical text, the concept is woven throughout the narrative of Scripture, illustrating the physical, spiritual, and moral challenges faced by God's people. These inroads serve as reminders of the need for vigilance, faithfulness, and reliance on God's strength to withstand the incursions of both external and internal adversaries.1. (n.) The entrance for a hostile invasion or encroachment; as making inroads to a competitor's market; sudden or desultory incursion or invasion; raid; encroachment.

2. (v. t.) To make an inroad into; to invade.

ROAD (INROAD)

rod the King James Version (1 Samuel 27:10; compare 1 Samuel 23:27).

See RAID.

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spirits is fraught with confusion? 36. But the inroad and ...
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None of Your Party, O Manes, Will You Make a Galatian...
... and no vessel of honour, in sooth, but a mean and base one, used by him as any
barbarian or tyrant may do, who, in attempting to make an inroad on a people ...
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Martin Performs Various Miracles.
... In the meanwhile, as a sudden report had troubled the city as to the movement and
inroad of the barbarians, Martin orders a possessed person to be set before ...
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The Prophet Joel.
... From this, Credner infers that Joel must have prophesied before the first inroad
of the Syrians on Judea, which, according to 2 Kings 12:18 ff.; 2 Chronicles 24 ...
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The Meats are no Burden to Us, Most Holy Father...
... Footnotes: [121] Of the holy Gregory, archbishop of Neo-C??sareia, surnamed Thaumaturgus,
concerning those who, in the inroad of the barbarians, ate things ...
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Now those who have Been So Audacious as to Invade the Houses of ...
... Footnotes: [137] Concerning those who have been so audacious as to invade the houses
of others in the inroad of the barbarians. [138] ton hupostrephonton. ...
/.../canonical epistle of gregory thaumaturgus/canon viii now those who.htm

Appendix iv the Scotch Service-Book
... The Scotch Presbyters, apart from their innate dislike to the use of any precomposed
Form of Prayer, regarded the action of the King as an inroad upon the ...
/.../studies in the book of common prayer/appendix iv the scotch service-book.htm

Concerning Idolatry in Words.
... the man and his deeds;" [322] so, "Out of thy own mouth shalt thou be justified"
[323] ), we ought to remember that, even in words, also the inroad of idolatry ...
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The Eloi.
... more delicate the nature, the more alive to all that is lovely and true, lawful
and right, the more does it feel the antagonism of pain, the inroad of death ...
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Now I have Only Taken the Test Case of Female Suffrage Because it ...
... It is breaking down, under the inroad of women who are adopting the unprecedented
and impossible course of taking the system seriously and doing it well. ...
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Inroad
... invasion; raid; encroachment. 2. (vt) To make an inroad into; to invade. Int.
Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ROAD (INROAD). rod the King ...
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Road (155 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary (1 Samuel 27:10; RV, "raid"), an inroad, an incursion.
This word ... journey. 2. (n.) An inroad; an invasion; a raid. 3 ...
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Insane (10 Occurrences)

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Ir-ha-heres
... There was to be also some inroad made upon the heathenism of Egypt by the message
of the Lord (Isaiah 19:21 f), and about that time a deliverer should arise in ...
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Inquisitors (1 Occurrence)

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Irhaheres
... There was to be also some inroad made upon the heathenism of Egypt by the message
of the Lord (Isaiah 19:21 f), and about that time a deliverer should arise in ...
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Raid (15 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted
men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray. ...
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Saul (371 Occurrences)
... No sooner had he got the fugitive within his grasp than he was called away by an
inroad of the Philistines (1 Samuel 23:27 f); but after his life had been ...
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