Thematic Bible: Revenge, the spirit of, manifested


Thematic Bible



"This is what the sovereign Lord says: 'The Philistines have exacted merciless revenge, showing intense scorn in their effort to destroy Judah with unrelenting hostility.


Say, 'This is what the king says, "Put this man in prison. Give him only a little bread and water until I safely return."'"


Instructed by her mother, she said, "Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter."


Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah with this warning, "May the gods judge me severely if by this time tomorrow I do not take your life as you did theirs!"


But the thought of striking out against Mordecai alone was repugnant to him, for he had been informed of the identity of Mordecai's people. So Haman sought to destroy all the Jews (that is, the people of Mordecai) who were in all the kingdom of Ahasuerus.


When morning came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink anything until they had killed Paul.


Now when they heard this, they became furious and wanted to execute them.


They got up, forced him out of the town, and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff.


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