Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.
The kingdom
But that by keeping of his covenant it might stand
Bible References
The kingdom
Ezekiel 17:6
Then it sprouted and became a low, spreading vine with its branches turned toward him, but its roots remained under it. So it became a vine and yielded shoots and sent out branches.
Ezekiel 29:14
I will turn the fortunes of Egypt and make them return to the land of Pathros, to the land of their origin, and there they will be a lowly kingdom.
Deuteronomy 28:43 The alien who is among you shall rise above you higher and higher, but you will go down lower and lower.
1 Samuel 2:7 “The Lord makes poor and rich;
He brings low, He also exalts.
Nehemiah 9:36 “Behold, we are slaves today,
And as to the land which You gave to our fathers to eat of its fruit and its bounty,
Behold, we are slaves in it.
And as to the land which You gave to our fathers to eat of its fruit and its bounty,
Behold, we are slaves in it.
Lamentations 5:10 Our skin has become as hot as an oven,
Because ofthe burning heat of famine.
Because of
Matthew 22:17
Tell us then, what do You think? Is it lawful to give a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?”
But that by keeping of his covenant it might stand
Jeremiah 27:12
I spoke words like all these to Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, “Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him and his people, and live!
Jeremiah 38:17
Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “Thus says the Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘If you will indeed go out to the officers of the king of Babylon, then you will live, this city will not be burned with fire, and you and your household will survive.