Thematic Bible: Revenge, the spirit of, manifested


Thematic Bible



This is what the Lord God says: “Because the Philistines acted in vengeance and took revenge with deep contempt, destroying because of their ancient hatred,


and say, ‘This is what the king says: Put this guy in prison and feed him only bread and water until I come back safely.’”


And prompted by her mother, she answered, “Give me John the Baptist’s head here on a platter!”


So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods punish me and do so severely if I don’t make your life like the life of one of them by this time tomorrow!”


And when he learned of Mordecai’s ethnic identity, Haman decided not to do away with Mordecai alone. He planned to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout Ahasuerus’s kingdom.


When it was day, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under a curse: neither to eat nor to drink until they had killed Paul.


When they heard this, they were enraged and wanted to kill them.


They got up, drove Him out of town, and brought Him to the edge of the hill that their town was built on, intending to hurl Him over the cliff.


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