Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
The Counsels and purposes of God » The wicked » Understand not
But they did not know the thoughts of the LORD, neither did they understand his counsel by which he gathered them as sheaves onto the threshing floor.
Dullness » General examples of
without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, without mercy.
They do not know, neither do they understand; they walk in darkness; they move all the foundations of the earth.
But they did not know the thoughts of the LORD, neither did they understand his counsel by which he gathered them as sheaves onto the threshing floor.
Therefore, I speak to them in parables because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
for the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and should be converted and I should heal them.
ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Ignorance » Spiritual » General references to
The ox knows his owner, and the ass his master's crib; but Israel does not know, my people do not have understanding.
having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them because of the blindness of their heart,
Verse Concepts
Spiritual DeathDarkness, As A Symbol Of SinFall Of Man, Consequences OfCommunicationGod, Revelation OfHardness Of HeartHeart, Fallen And RedeemedLonelinessReconciliation, Of The World To GodSalvation, Necessity And Basis OfStubbornness, Consequences OfUnbelief, Nature And Effects OfVeilsApathyCharacter Of WickedNations DescribedIgnorance Towards God, Leads ToInsensibilityEstrangement
as obedient sons, not conforming yourselves with the former desires that you had before in your ignorance,
For they do not know to do right, said the LORD, storing up violence and robbery in their palaces.
But they did not know the thoughts of the LORD, neither did they understand his counsel by which he gathered them as sheaves onto the threshing floor.
The way of peace they did not know; nor is there anything straight about their ways; they have wilfully made themselves crooked paths; whosoever goes therein shall not know peace.
Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they have become foolish; for they do not know the way of the LORD nor the judgment of their God.
For they, being ignorant of God's righteousness and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
Spiritual » Ignorance » General references to
The ox knows his owner, and the ass his master's crib; but Israel does not know, my people do not have understanding.
having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them because of the blindness of their heart,
Verse Concepts
Spiritual DeathDarkness, As A Symbol Of SinFall Of Man, Consequences OfCommunicationGod, Revelation OfHardness Of HeartHeart, Fallen And RedeemedLonelinessReconciliation, Of The World To GodSalvation, Necessity And Basis OfStubbornness, Consequences OfUnbelief, Nature And Effects OfVeilsApathyCharacter Of WickedNations DescribedIgnorance Towards God, Leads ToInsensibilityEstrangement
as obedient sons, not conforming yourselves with the former desires that you had before in your ignorance,
For they do not know to do right, said the LORD, storing up violence and robbery in their palaces.
But they did not know the thoughts of the LORD, neither did they understand his counsel by which he gathered them as sheaves onto the threshing floor.
The way of peace they did not know; nor is there anything straight about their ways; they have wilfully made themselves crooked paths; whosoever goes therein shall not know peace.
Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they have become foolish; for they do not know the way of the LORD nor the judgment of their God.
For they, being ignorant of God's righteousness and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
Threshing » Illustrative » (gathering the sheaves for,) of preparing the enemies of the church for judgments
But they did not know the thoughts of the LORD, neither did they understand his counsel by which he gathered them as sheaves onto the threshing floor.