Acts 12:23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.

Because

And he

Mark 9:44

General references

Exodus 8:4

Exodus 9:17

Psalm 37:36

Bible References

Because

And when it came to pass that Peter entered, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.

But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they rent their garments, and sprang forth among the multitude, crying out

As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?

And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.

Not unto us, O Jehovah, not unto us, But unto thy name give glory, For thy lovingkindness, and for thy truth's sake.

Whom hast thou defied and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.

Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because thy heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a god, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art man, and not God, though thou didst set thy heart as the heart of God;-

The king spake and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling-place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?

O thou king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty:

And that servant, who knew his lord's will, and made not ready, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many'stripes ;

he that opposeth and exalteth himself against all that is called God or that is worshipped; so that he sitteth in the temple of God, setting himself forth as God.

And he

And after all this Jehovah smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease.

My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; My skin closeth up, and breaketh out afresh.

And after my skin, even this body , is destroyed, Then without my flesh shall I see God;

Thy pomp is brought down to Sheol, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and worms cover thee.

For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool; but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation unto all generations.

And they shall go forth, and look upon the dead bodies of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.

where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

General references

and the frogs shall come up both upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants.

As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?

But one passed by, and, lo, he was not: Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.