Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them.
The posts
They laughed
General references
Bible References
The posts
2 Chronicles 30:6
Messengers carried letters from the king and his officials throughout Israel and Judah. The king's order said: Israelites should return to Jehovah the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel. Then he will return to the few of you who escaped from the power of the kings of Assyria.
Esther 3:13
Runners delivered letters to every division of the kingdom. They ordered the death and destruction of all Jews, young and old, little children and women, on the same day, even the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month Adar, and the taking of all their goods by force.
Esther 8:10
The letters were sent in the name of King Ahasuerus and stamped with his ring, and they were taken by men on horseback, going on the quick-running horses used for the king's business, the offspring of his best horses:
Job 9:25
My days are swifter than a runner! They flee away and see no good.
They laughed
2 Chronicles 36:16
They mocked God's messengers. They despised his words, and made fun of his prophets until Jehovah became angry with his people. He could no longer heal them.
Genesis 19:14
Lot rushed out to tell his sons-in-law: Hurry! Get out of the city! Jehovah is going to destroy it. But the young men thought he was only joking.
Nehemiah 2:19
But Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, hearing of it, made sport of us. They laughed at us and said: What are you doing? Will you go against the king?
Job 12:4
I have become a laughingstock to my friends! I called upon God and he answered. Yet I am a mere laughingstock, though righteous and blameless!
Luke 8:53
They laughed him to scorn knowing that she was dead.
Luke 16:14
Hearing this the Pharisees made fun of Jesus, because they loved money.
Luke 22:63
The men that held Jesus mocked him and beat him.
Luke 23:35
The people stood watching while the rulers scoffed at him, saying: He saved others let him save himself if this is his chosen, the Christ of God.
Acts 17:32
Some mocked when they heard about the resurrection of the dead. Yet others said: We will hear you again concerning this.
Hebrews 11:36
And others had trial of cruel mocking and scourging and bonds and imprisonment.
General references
Isaiah 17:7
On that day people will regard their Maker. Their eyes will look (offer respect) to the Holy One of Israel.