Bible Dictionaries
Bands

Easton's Bible Dictionary

(1) Of love (Hosea 11:4 ); (2) of Christ (Psalm 2:3 ); (3) uniting together Christ's body the church (Colossians 2:19; 3:14; Ephesians 4:3 ); (4) the emblem of the captivity of Israel (Ezekiel 34:27; Isaiah 28:22; 52:2 ); (5) of brotherhood (Ezekiel 37:15-28 ); (6) no bands to the wicked in their death (Psalm 73:4; Job 21:7; Psalm 10:6 ). Also denotes chains (Luke 8:29 ); companies of soldiers (Acts 21:31 ); a shepherd's staff, indicating the union between Judah and Israel (Zechariah 11:7 ).