Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me. He who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God, [he shall be] as the light of the morning, when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, [when] the tender grass [springs] out of the earth, through clear shining after rain.

The Spirit of LORD spoke by me, and his word was upon my tongue. The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me. He who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God, [he shall be] as the light of the morning, when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, [when] the tender grass [springs] out of the earth, through clear shining after rain. read more.
Truly my house is not so with God. Yet he has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure. For it is all my salvation, and all [my] desire, though he does not make it to grow. But the worthless shall be as thorns to be thrust away, all of them, because they cannot be taken with the hand. But the man who touches them must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear, and they shall be utterly burned with fire in [their] place.

All this, [David said], I have been made to understand in writing from the hand of LORD, even all the works of this pattern. Verse ConceptsGod, Human Descriptions OfArchitectureLiteracyUnderstandingDivine PlansGod's HandGod's Hands On People

Now the Pharisees having been gathered together, Jesus interrogated them, saying, What does it seem to you about the Christ? Whose son is he? They say to him, Of David. He says to them, How then does David in spirit call him Lord, saying, read more.
The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand until I place thine enemies a footstool of thy feet? If David therefore calls him Lord, how is he his son? And no man was able to answer him a word, nor did any man from that day dare to question him any more.

For David speaks for him: I beheld the Lord always before me, because he is at my right hand, so that I may not be moved. Because of this my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad. And moreover my flesh will also rest in hope. Because thou will not leave my soul in Hades, nor will thou give thy Holy man to see decay. read more.
Thou made known to me the paths of life. Thou will fill me of joy with thy countenance. Men, brothers, being permitted to speak to you with openness about the patriarch David, that he both perished and was buried, and his sepulcher is with us to this day. Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, to raise the Christ from the fruit of his loins according to flesh to sit upon his throne. Having foreseen this, he spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that his soul was not left behind in Hades, nor did his flesh see decay. This Jesus, God raised up, of which we are all witnesses. Therefore, exalted by the right hand of God, and having received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, he poured out this that ye now see and hear. For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand until I place thine enemies a footstool of thy feet. Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God has made him, this Jesus whom ye crucified, both Lord and Christ. Now having heard this, they were pierced in the heart, and said to Peter and the other apostles, Men, brothers, what will we do? And Peter said to them, Repent ye, and be immersed each of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

He who said through the mouth of thy boy David, Why do the nations rage, and the peoples meditate vain things? Verse ConceptsMinistry, Nature OfMouthsTrapThe Holy Spirit, And ScriptureWhat Foreigners DoSpeaking By The SpiritAngry With GodSpeaking The Word God Gives

Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse says, and the man who was raised on high says, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel: The Spirit of LORD spoke by me, and his word was upon my tongue. The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me. He who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God, read more.
[he shall be] as the light of the morning, when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, [when] the tender grass [springs] out of the earth, through clear shining after rain. Truly my house is not so with God. Yet he has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure. For it is all my salvation, and all [my] desire, though he does not make it to grow. But the worthless shall be as thorns to be thrust away, all of them, because they cannot be taken with the hand. But the man who touches them must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear, and they shall be utterly burned with fire in [their] place.

Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he may multiply horses, inasmuch as LORD has said to you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way. Verse ConceptsHorsesKings, Duties OfNeverPeople not returningAcquiring Horses


The king who faithfully judges the poor, his throne shall be established forever. Verse ConceptsBeing A LeaderCivic RighteousnessKings, Duties OfCommerceAuthorityfairness

The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me. He who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God, Verse ConceptsFearGod, The RockReverence, And BlessingKings, Duties OfKings, How They Should ActMagistratesCivil GovernmentReverence To GodAuthorityFearing God

and said to the judges, Consider what ye do. For ye judge not for man, but for LORD, and [he is] with you in the judgment. Verse ConceptsKings, Duties OfMagistratesGod With Specific PeopleMaking DecisionsJudgement

Now therefore be wise, O ye kings. Be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.


Kindness and truth preserve the king, and his throne is upheld by kindness. Verse ConceptsSafetyKings, Duties OfAuthority

The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me. He who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God, Verse ConceptsFearGod, The RockReverence, And BlessingKings, Duties OfKings, How They Should ActMagistratesCivil GovernmentReverence To GodAuthorityFearing God


In the multitude of people is the king's glory, but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince. Verse ConceptsMany CombatantsFew PeopleKings And PrideSource Of Honour

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for rulers [to say], Where is strong drink? Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the justice [due] to any who is afflicted. Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish, and wine to the bitter in soul. read more.
Let him drink, and forget his need, and remember his misery no more.

The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me. He who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God, Verse ConceptsFearGod, The RockReverence, And BlessingKings, Duties OfKings, How They Should ActMagistratesCivil GovernmentReverence To GodAuthorityFearing God

For thou, O God, have heard my vows. Thou have given [me] the heritage of those who fear thy name. Thou will prolong the king's life. His years shall be as many generations. He shall abide before God forever. O prepare loving kindness and truth that they may preserve him.

Vow, and pay to LORD your God. Let all who are round about him bring presents to him who ought to be feared. He will cut off the spirit of rulers. He is fearful to the kings of the earth.

All the kings of the earth shall give thee thanks, O LORD, for they have heard the words of thy mouth. Yea, they shall sing of the ways of LORD, for great is the glory of LORD.

It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness, for the throne is established by righteousness. Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him who speaks right. The wrath of a king is messengers of death, but a wise man will pacify it. read more.
In the light of the king's countenance is life, and his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.

Excellent speech is not appropriate to a fool, much less lying lips to a prince. Verse ConceptsKings Warned AboutArrogance, Characterizes The WickedEleganceLyingUnfitting Things

A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes. Verse ConceptsEvil EyesJudgment SeatLeaders, PoliticalSittingThroneWinnowingGood Kings

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It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter. As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the heart of kings is unsearchable. Take away the dross from the silver, and there comes forth a vessel for the refiner. read more.
Take away the wicked [from] before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

For the king's word [has] power, and who may say to him, What are thou doing? Verse ConceptsWhat Do You Do?AuthorityPowerThe Power Of Words


But ye denied the Holy and Righteous, and asked for a man, a murderer to be granted to you. Verse ConceptsBarabbasGod, Unity OfJesus Christ, Holiness OfChrist, Names ForDenying ChristJudged As MurderersRighteousness Of Christdenial


And he said, The God of our fathers appointed thee to know his will, and to see the Righteous man, and to hear a voice from his mouth, Verse ConceptsChrist, Character OfPredestination, Of PersonsHearing God's WordKnowing God's WillGod Appointing OthersKnowing FactsRighteousness Of Christ

And while he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, There is nothing for thee and that righteous man. For I suffered many things this day in a dream because of him. Verse ConceptsInnocence, Examples OfJudgment SeatJudgesWise CouncelSittingSleeplessnessWivesVisions And Dreams In ScriptureChrist, Names ForJudgement SeatLeave Them AloneWife

The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me. He who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God, Verse ConceptsFearGod, The RockReverence, And BlessingKings, Duties OfKings, How They Should ActMagistratesCivil GovernmentReverence To GodAuthorityFearing God

The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me. He who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God, Verse ConceptsFearGod, The RockReverence, And BlessingKings, Duties OfKings, How They Should ActMagistratesCivil GovernmentReverence To GodAuthorityFearing God

Thus says lord LORD: Let it suffice you, O rulers of Israel. Remove violence and spoil, and execute justice and righteousness. Take away your exactions from my people, says lord LORD. Verse ConceptsCruelty, God's attitude toViolenceCessationStopping EvilAvoiding ViolenceNot Destroyedcheaters

The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me. He who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God, Verse ConceptsFearGod, The RockReverence, And BlessingKings, Duties OfKings, How They Should ActMagistratesCivil GovernmentReverence To GodAuthorityFearing God

The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me. He who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God, Verse ConceptsFearGod, The RockReverence, And BlessingKings, Duties OfKings, How They Should ActMagistratesCivil GovernmentReverence To GodAuthorityFearing God

Now therefore let the fear of LORD be upon you. Take heed and do it. For there is no iniquity with LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes. Verse ConceptsFavouritismBribery, Is SinAcceptance Of BribesGod, Justice OfGod, Impartiality OfReverence, And Social BehaviourMagistrates

The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me. He who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God, Verse ConceptsFearGod, The RockReverence, And BlessingKings, Duties OfKings, How They Should ActMagistratesCivil GovernmentReverence To GodAuthorityFearing God

The Spirit of LORD spoke by me, and his word was upon my tongue. The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me. He who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God, [he shall be] as the light of the morning, when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, [when] the tender grass [springs] out of the earth, through clear shining after rain. read more.
Truly my house is not so with God. Yet he has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure. For it is all my salvation, and all [my] desire, though he does not make it to grow. But the worthless shall be as thorns to be thrust away, all of them, because they cannot be taken with the hand. But the man who touches them must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear, and they shall be utterly burned with fire in [their] place.

Therefore David praised LORD before all the assembly. And David said, Blessed be thou, O LORD, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever. Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and on the earth [is thine]. Thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou are exalted as head above all. Both riches and honor come of thee, and thou rule over all. And in thy hand is power and might. And in thy hand it is to make great, and to give strength to all. read more.
Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name. But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? For all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee. For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as all our fathers were. Our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is no abiding. O LORD our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee a house for thy holy name comes of thy hand, and is all thine own. I know also, my God, that thou try the heart, and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things. And now I have seen with joy thy people, who are present here, off O LORD, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart to thee. And give to Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace [for thee], for which I have made provision.

And a man shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a great rock in a weary land. Verse ConceptsRocksShadowsStormsThirstWindGod Being Our Hiding PlacePeople As RocksNo WindsBrooksshelterhidingThe Storms Of Life

Bow down thine ear to me. Deliver me speedily. Be thou to me a strong rock, a house of defense to save me. Verse ConceptsGod, As SaviorHope, Results OfRefugeGod Being Our DefencePay Attention O God!Save Us!


and they all drank the same spiritual drink, for they drank from a spiritual rock that followed them. And the rock was the Christ. Verse ConceptsSpiritual FoodTypes Of ChristOld Testament Events As TypesProvision From RocksChrist The RockChrist's Originfollowing



The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me. He who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God, Verse ConceptsFearGod, The RockReverence, And BlessingKings, Duties OfKings, How They Should ActMagistratesCivil GovernmentReverence To GodAuthorityFearing God

LORD lives. And blessed be my rock. And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation, Verse ConceptsGod, The RockRefugeRocksSpiritual FoundationsBlessed Be God!

For thou have forgotten the God of thy salvation, and have not been mindful of the rock of thy strength. Therefore thou plant pleasant plants, and set it with foreign slips. Verse ConceptsFortressesGod, The RockRocksMetaphorical Plantingmindfulness

For who is God, except LORD? And who is a rock, except our God? Verse ConceptsGod, The RockRefugeStabilityNo Other Is GodThe Lord [Yahweh] Is Godcrusades

Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he may multiply horses, inasmuch as LORD has said to you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way. Verse ConceptsHorsesKings, Duties OfNeverPeople not returningAcquiring Horses


The king who faithfully judges the poor, his throne shall be established forever. Verse ConceptsBeing A LeaderCivic RighteousnessKings, Duties OfCommerceAuthorityfairness

The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me. He who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God, Verse ConceptsFearGod, The RockReverence, And BlessingKings, Duties OfKings, How They Should ActMagistratesCivil GovernmentReverence To GodAuthorityFearing God

and said to the judges, Consider what ye do. For ye judge not for man, but for LORD, and [he is] with you in the judgment. Verse ConceptsKings, Duties OfMagistratesGod With Specific PeopleMaking DecisionsJudgement

Now therefore be wise, O ye kings. Be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.


Kindness and truth preserve the king, and his throne is upheld by kindness. Verse ConceptsSafetyKings, Duties OfAuthority