The term "lavish" is often associated with abundance, generosity, and extravagance. In a biblical context, it can refer to the abundant blessings and grace that God bestows upon His people, as well as the call for believers to be generous in their giving and love.

Divine Generosity

The Bible frequently highlights God's lavish generosity towards humanity. In Ephesians 1:7-8 , the Apostle Paul writes, "In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding." Here, the term "lavished" underscores the overwhelming and abundant nature of God's grace, which is freely given to believers through Jesus Christ.

Similarly, in 1 John 3:1 , the apostle John marvels at the love of God: "See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!" This passage emphasizes the extravagant love of God, which is so profound that it transforms believers into His children.

Human Generosity

The concept of lavishness is not limited to God's actions; it also extends to how believers are called to live. In 2 Corinthians 9:6-7 , Paul encourages the Corinthian church to be generous: "Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver." The principle of sowing generously reflects the idea of lavish giving, where believers are encouraged to give abundantly and joyfully.

Warnings Against Excess

While the Bible celebrates generosity, it also warns against the dangers of excessive indulgence and materialism. In the parable of the rich fool (Luke 12:16-21), Jesus warns against hoarding wealth and living lavishly without regard for God or others. The rich man's focus on accumulating wealth for himself, without being "rich toward God," ultimately leads to his downfall.

Proverbs 21:17 cautions, "He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich." This proverb warns against the pursuit of lavish living for its own sake, which can lead to spiritual and material poverty.

Conclusion

In summary, the concept of lavishness in the Bible is multifaceted. It highlights God's abundant grace and love, encourages believers to be generous, and warns against the pitfalls of excessive indulgence. Through these teachings, Scripture calls believers to reflect God's generosity in their own lives, while maintaining a focus on spiritual richness over material excess.1. (a.) Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as, lavish of money; lavish of praise.

2. (a.) Superabundant; excessive; as, lavish spirits.

3. (v. t.) To expend or bestow with profusion; to use with prodigality; to squander; as, to lavish money or praise.

2024. epichoregia -- a supply
... supply, provision, equipment, support. Cognate: 2024 -- apt, lavish resources,
making an event a . See 2023 (). Word Origin from ...
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100. hadrotes -- thickness, abundance
... Noun, Feminine Transliteration: hadrotes Phonetic Spelling: (had-rot'-ace) Short
Definition: lavishness Definition: lavishness, lavish generosity, abundance ...
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2107. zul -- to lavish
... zul. 2108 . to lavish. Transliteration: zul Phonetic Spelling: (zool) Short
Definition: lavish. ... root Definition to lavish NASB Word Usage lavish (1). ...
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8081. shemen -- fat, oil
... Word Origin from shamen Definition fat, oil NASB Word Usage choice (1), fatness
(2), fertile (2), fertile* (1), lavish (1), oil (176), oils (3), ointment (1 ...
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The True Doctrine. Creation Out of Nothing, of God's Lavish Bounty ...
... Section 3. The true doctrine. Creation out of nothing, of God's lavish bounty of
being. Man created above the rest, but incapable of independent perseverance. ...
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Of Martyrs, and their Intercession on Behalf of Scandalous ...
... Chapter XXII."Of Martyrs, and Their Intercession on Behalf of Scandalous Offenders.
But you go so far as to lavish this "power" upon martyrs withal! ...
/.../tertullian/on modesty/chapter xxii of martyrs and their.htm

Whether Magnificence is a virtue?
... iv, 2) the "magnificent man is not lavish towards himself": and this is opposed
to the natural inclination one has to look after oneself. ...
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Whether Alms Should be Given in Abundance?
... Objection 2: Further, Ambrose says (De Officiis i, 30): "We should not lavish our
wealth on others all at once, we should dole it out by degrees." But to give ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether alms should be given.htm

Blemished Offerings
... Generalise that, and it comes to this"the gifts that we lavish on men are the
condemnation of the gifts that we bring to God; and further, we should be ...
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Anxieties and Troubles, Friends and Foes
... of sausages.'. Chrysostom laughed, and then sighed. I do not mean to lavish
the money, as our saintly friend Olympias does. I mean ...
/.../chapter xxi anxieties and troubles.htm

The Love that Calls us Sons
... All this lavish bestowal of love, unspeakable as it is, may be regarded as having
one great end, which God deems worthy of even such expenditure, namely, that ...
/.../expositions of holy scripture ephesians peter/the love that calls us.htm

The Sweetness of Tears
... full compensation. In fact, this Romanianus roused the admiration of the
whole country by his luxury and lavish expenditure. He ...
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Joseph and Nicodemus
... They came now, when they must have known that it was too late, to lavish honour
and tears on the corpse of the Master whom they had been too cowardly to ...
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Go in Peace
... And when the precious ointment was poured in lavish abundance upon those precious
feet of his, he did not upbraid her, he did not refuse her gifts, but tacitly ...
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Lavish (2 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as, lavish of money;
lavish of praise. 2. (a.) Superabundant; excessive; as, lavish spirits. ...
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Lavished (7 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Lavish. Multi-Version Concordance
Lavished (7 Occurrences). Ephesians 1:8 the grace which ...
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Glutton (4 Occurrences)
... glut'-'-n, glut'-'-n-us (zalal, "to be lavish"; phagos): "Glutton" (from glut, to
swallow greedily) is the translation of zolel from zalal, "to shake or pour ...
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Gluttonous (4 Occurrences)
... glut'-'-n, glut'-'-n-us (zalal, "to be lavish"; phagos): "Glutton" (from glut, to
swallow greedily) is the translation of zolel from zalal, "to shake or pour ...
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Free (454 Occurrences)
... 8. (superl.) Unrestrained; immoderate; lavish; licentious; -- used in a
bad sense. 9. (superl.) Not close or parsimonious; liberal ...
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Profuse (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (a.) Superabundant; excessive; prodigal; lavish; as, profuse expenditure. 3.
(vt) To pour out; to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to squander. ...
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Gold (429 Occurrences)
... objects in connection with places of worship: In the description of the building
of the ark and the tabernacle in Exodus 25, we read of the lavish use of gold ...
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Lavers (6 Occurrences)

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Josephus
... Here he lived the remainder of his days, in high favor with the ruling house, and
relieved from all anxiety about worldly goods by lavish imperial patronage. ...
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Launch (3 Occurrences)
... plunge; to make a beginning; as, to launch into the current of a stream; to launch
into an argument or discussion; to launch into lavish expenditures; -- often ...
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