Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.
For they
Thy great
General references
Bible References
For they
Deuteronomy 28:47
Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joyfulness and gladness of heart, because of the abundance of all things,
Jeremiah 5:19
And when your people say, 'Why has the LORD our God done all these things to us?' you shall say to them, 'As you have forsaken me and served foreign gods in your land, so you shall serve foreigners in a land that is not yours.'"
Romans 3:4
By no means! Let God be true though every one were a liar, as it is written, "That you may be justified in your words, and prevail when you are judged."
Thy great
Nehemiah 9:25
And they captured fortified cities and a rich land, and took possession of houses full of all good things, cisterns already hewn, vineyards, olive orchards and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled and became fat and delighted themselves in your great goodness.
Fat land
Deuteronomy 8:7
For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, flowing out in the valleys and hills,
Deuteronomy 31:21
And when many evils and troubles have come upon them, this song shall confront them as a witness (for it will live unforgotten in the mouths of their offspring). For I know what they are inclined to do even today, before I have brought them into the land that I swore to give."
Deuteronomy 32:12
the LORD alone guided him, no foreign god was with him.
General references
Deuteronomy 28:47
Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joyfulness and gladness of heart, because of the abundance of all things,
Job 34:31
"For has anyone said to God, 'I have borne punishment; I will not offend any more;