Thematic Bible: Instrumentalities
Thematic Bible
Weak » Instrumentalities » God's instrument case
Instead, God has chosen the world's foolish things to shame the wise, and God has chosen the world's weak things to shame the strong. God has chosen the world's insignificant and despised things-the things viewed as nothing-so He might bring to nothing the things that are viewed as something, so that no one can boast in His presence.
Weak » Instrumentalities » Five smooth stones
Instead, he took his staff in his hand and chose five smooth stones from the wadi and put them in the pouch, in his shepherd’s bag. Then, with his sling in his hand, he approached the Philistine.
Weak » Instrumentalities » Small things
For who scorns the day of small things? These seven eyes of the Lord, which scan throughout the whole earth, will rejoice when they see the plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand.”
Weak » Instrumentalities » A handful of meal and a little oil
But she said, “As the Lord your God lives, I don’t have anything baked—only a handful of flour in the jar and a bit of oil in the jug. Just now, I am gathering a couple of sticks in order to go prepare it for myself and my son so we can eat it and die.”
Weak » Instrumentalities » A cloud the size of a man's hand
On the seventh time, he reported, “There’s a cloud as small as a man’s hand coming from the sea.”
Then Elijah said, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Get your chariot ready and go down so the rain doesn’t stop you.’”
Then Elijah said, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Get your chariot ready and go down so the rain doesn’t stop you.’”
Weak » Instrumentalities » The mustard seed
Weak » Instrumentalities » A jaw-bone
He found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, reached out his hand, took it, and killed 1,000 men with it.
Weak » Instrumentalities » Arod
Weak » Instrumentalities » Five barley loaves
“There’s a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish—but what are they for so many?”