Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Anger of God » Is slow
Jehovah is slow to anger, and great in power! He will by no means reprieve the guilty (leave them unpunished). Jehovah has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm. The clouds are the dust of his feet.
Jehovah is merciful and gracious. He is slow to anger, and rich in loving-kindness.
For my name's sake I will be patient. For my glory's sake I will hold my anger back from you, and not destroy you.
He prayed to Jehovah: I pray to you, O Jehovah, was this what I said, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I hurried to flee to Tarshish. Because I knew that you are a gracious God. You are merciful, slow to anger, abundant in loving kindness, and one who takes pity over calamity (tragedy) (catastrophe) (disaster).
divine Delays » In inflicting punishment
They shall come back here in the fourth generation. The iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.
For my name's sake I will be patient. For my glory's sake I will hold my anger back from you, and not destroy you.
They were disobedient while the ark was being built. Yet God waited patiently in the days of Noah. But few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water.
Have you noticed how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Since he has done this, I will not bring disaster on him during his lifetime. It will be during his son's lifetime that I will bring disaster on Ahab's family.
I will not do it in your lifetime, because of your father David, but I will take it from your son.
But Jehovah was kind to them and had pity on them, caring for them, because of his agreement with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He would not put them to destruction or send them away from his presence until now.
Sentence against an evil deed is not executed quickly. Therefore the hearts of the sons of men are fully committed to do evil.
So he told his gardener, I have been coming here looking for figs on this tree for three years. I have not found any. So cut it down! Why should it continue using the soil? But the gardener said: Just give it one more year, sir. I will dig around it, fertilize it and leave it alone.
If the tree bears figs next year it will be good. If it does not you can have it cut down.
Error » Sin's penalty » Penalty sometimes delayed
They shall come back here in the fourth generation. The iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.
For my name's sake I will be patient. For my glory's sake I will hold my anger back from you, and not destroy you.
They were disobedient while the ark was being built. Yet God waited patiently in the days of Noah. But few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water.
Have you noticed how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Since he has done this, I will not bring disaster on him during his lifetime. It will be during his son's lifetime that I will bring disaster on Ahab's family.
I will not do it in your lifetime, because of your father David, but I will take it from your son.
But Jehovah was kind to them and had pity on them, caring for them, because of his agreement with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He would not put them to destruction or send them away from his presence until now.
Sentence against an evil deed is not executed quickly. Therefore the hearts of the sons of men are fully committed to do evil.
So he told his gardener, I have been coming here looking for figs on this tree for three years. I have not found any. So cut it down! Why should it continue using the soil? But the gardener said: Just give it one more year, sir. I will dig around it, fertilize it and leave it alone.
If the tree bears figs next year it will be good. If it does not you can have it cut down.
God » Leader » Longsuffering of
For my name's sake I will be patient. For my glory's sake I will hold my anger back from you, and not destroy you.
If God decided to show his wrath and make his power known, endured with much long-suffering vessels of wrath fit for destruction.
They were disobedient while the ark was being built. Yet God waited patiently in the days of Noah. But few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water.
Jehovah is patient, forever loving; He forgives wrongdoing and disobedience. He never lets the guilty go unpunished. In fact he punishes children for their parents' sins to the third and fourth generation.
But I had compassion on them. I did not destroy them or completely wipe them out in the desert.
Jehovah is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness. He is longsuffering (patient) toward you. He does not wish that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Verse Concepts
Longsuffering » Of God
For my name's sake I will be patient. For my glory's sake I will hold my anger back from you, and not destroy you.
If God decided to show his wrath and make his power known, endured with much long-suffering vessels of wrath fit for destruction.
They were disobedient while the ark was being built. Yet God waited patiently in the days of Noah. But few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water.
Jehovah is patient, forever loving; He forgives wrongdoing and disobedience. He never lets the guilty go unpunished. In fact he punishes children for their parents' sins to the third and fourth generation.
But I had compassion on them. I did not destroy them or completely wipe them out in the desert.
Jehovah is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness. He is longsuffering (patient) toward you. He does not wish that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Verse Concepts
Longsuffering Of God » Exemplified
But he is compassionate. He forgave their sin. He did not destroy them. He restrained his anger many times. He did not display all of his fury.
For my name's sake I will be patient. For my glory's sake I will hold my anger back from you, and not destroy you.
delayed Penalty » Sin's penalty sometimes delayed
They shall come back here in the fourth generation. The iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.
For my name's sake I will be patient. For my glory's sake I will hold my anger back from you, and not destroy you.
They were disobedient while the ark was being built. Yet God waited patiently in the days of Noah. But few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water.
Have you noticed how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Since he has done this, I will not bring disaster on him during his lifetime. It will be during his son's lifetime that I will bring disaster on Ahab's family.
I will not do it in your lifetime, because of your father David, but I will take it from your son.
But Jehovah was kind to them and had pity on them, caring for them, because of his agreement with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He would not put them to destruction or send them away from his presence until now.
Sentence against an evil deed is not executed quickly. Therefore the hearts of the sons of men are fully committed to do evil.
So he told his gardener, I have been coming here looking for figs on this tree for three years. I have not found any. So cut it down! Why should it continue using the soil? But the gardener said: Just give it one more year, sir. I will dig around it, fertilize it and leave it alone.
If the tree bears figs next year it will be good. If it does not you can have it cut down.
Punishment » Capital Punishment » Delayed
They shall come back here in the fourth generation. The iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.
For my name's sake I will be patient. For my glory's sake I will hold my anger back from you, and not destroy you.
They were disobedient while the ark was being built. Yet God waited patiently in the days of Noah. But few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water.
Have you noticed how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Since he has done this, I will not bring disaster on him during his lifetime. It will be during his son's lifetime that I will bring disaster on Ahab's family.
I will not do it in your lifetime, because of your father David, but I will take it from your son.
But Jehovah was kind to them and had pity on them, caring for them, because of his agreement with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He would not put them to destruction or send them away from his presence until now.
Sentence against an evil deed is not executed quickly. Therefore the hearts of the sons of men are fully committed to do evil.
So he told his gardener, I have been coming here looking for figs on this tree for three years. I have not found any. So cut it down! Why should it continue using the soil? But the gardener said: Just give it one more year, sir. I will dig around it, fertilize it and leave it alone.
If the tree bears figs next year it will be good. If it does not you can have it cut down.
Sin » Penalty for » Penalty sometimes delayed
They shall come back here in the fourth generation. The iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.
For my name's sake I will be patient. For my glory's sake I will hold my anger back from you, and not destroy you.
They were disobedient while the ark was being built. Yet God waited patiently in the days of Noah. But few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water.
Have you noticed how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Since he has done this, I will not bring disaster on him during his lifetime. It will be during his son's lifetime that I will bring disaster on Ahab's family.
I will not do it in your lifetime, because of your father David, but I will take it from your son.
But Jehovah was kind to them and had pity on them, caring for them, because of his agreement with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He would not put them to destruction or send them away from his presence until now.
Sentence against an evil deed is not executed quickly. Therefore the hearts of the sons of men are fully committed to do evil.
So he told his gardener, I have been coming here looking for figs on this tree for three years. I have not found any. So cut it down! Why should it continue using the soil? But the gardener said: Just give it one more year, sir. I will dig around it, fertilize it and leave it alone.
If the tree bears figs next year it will be good. If it does not you can have it cut down.
Sins » Penalty » Penalty sometimes delayed
They shall come back here in the fourth generation. The iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.
For my name's sake I will be patient. For my glory's sake I will hold my anger back from you, and not destroy you.
They were disobedient while the ark was being built. Yet God waited patiently in the days of Noah. But few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water.
Have you noticed how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Since he has done this, I will not bring disaster on him during his lifetime. It will be during his son's lifetime that I will bring disaster on Ahab's family.
I will not do it in your lifetime, because of your father David, but I will take it from your son.
But Jehovah was kind to them and had pity on them, caring for them, because of his agreement with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He would not put them to destruction or send them away from his presence until now.
Sentence against an evil deed is not executed quickly. Therefore the hearts of the sons of men are fully committed to do evil.
So he told his gardener, I have been coming here looking for figs on this tree for three years. I have not found any. So cut it down! Why should it continue using the soil? But the gardener said: Just give it one more year, sir. I will dig around it, fertilize it and leave it alone.
If the tree bears figs next year it will be good. If it does not you can have it cut down.
Transgression » Sin's penalty » Penalty sometimes delayed
They shall come back here in the fourth generation. The iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.
For my name's sake I will be patient. For my glory's sake I will hold my anger back from you, and not destroy you.
They were disobedient while the ark was being built. Yet God waited patiently in the days of Noah. But few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water.
Have you noticed how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Since he has done this, I will not bring disaster on him during his lifetime. It will be during his son's lifetime that I will bring disaster on Ahab's family.
I will not do it in your lifetime, because of your father David, but I will take it from your son.
But Jehovah was kind to them and had pity on them, caring for them, because of his agreement with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He would not put them to destruction or send them away from his presence until now.
Sentence against an evil deed is not executed quickly. Therefore the hearts of the sons of men are fully committed to do evil.
So he told his gardener, I have been coming here looking for figs on this tree for three years. I have not found any. So cut it down! Why should it continue using the soil? But the gardener said: Just give it one more year, sir. I will dig around it, fertilize it and leave it alone.
If the tree bears figs next year it will be good. If it does not you can have it cut down.