Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.
Bridegroom
General references
Bible References
Bridegroom
Isaiah 61:10
I will greatly rejoice in Jehovah, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with the priestly turban, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
Isaiah 62:5
For as a young man marrieth a virgin, shall thy sons marry thee; and with the joy of the bridegroom over the bride, shall thy God rejoice over thee.
John 3:29
He that has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices in heart because of the voice of the bridegroom: this my joy then is fulfilled.
Rejoiceth
Ecclesiastes 1:5
The sun also riseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to its place where it ariseth.
1 Corinthians 9:24
Know ye not that they who run in the race-course run all, but one receives the prize? Thus run in order that ye may obtain.
Philippians 3:13
Brethren, I do not count to have got possession myself; but one thing forgetting the things behind, and stretching out to the things before,
Hebrews 12:1
Let us also therefore, having so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, laying aside every weight, and sin which so easily entangles us, run with endurance the race that lies before us,
General references
Isaiah 40:21
do ye not know? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood the foundation of the earth?
1 Corinthians 15:41
one the sun's glory, and another the moon's glory, and another the stars' glory; for star differs from star in glory.