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 as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshiped him.

Which, when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,

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

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

Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake.

Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed; and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted thy eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.

Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus saith the Lord GOD; 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 a man, and not God, though thou settest thy heart as the heart of God:

The king spoke, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honor of my majesty?

O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honor:

And that servant who knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshiped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.

And he

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

My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken and become lothsome.

And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:

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

For the moth shall eat them like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.

And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcasses 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 to all flesh.

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

General references

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

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

Yet he passed away, and lo, he was not: yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.