Thematic Bible: Anger, easily kindled into rage


Thematic Bible



Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. He spoke, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was wont to be heated.

And as they were crying, and throwing away their clothes, and casting dust into the air,

And they cried out with a loud voice, and held their ears, and rushed upon him with one accord;

But a prophet of Jehovah was there, whose name was Oded; and he went out before the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them, Behold, because Jehovah the God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, he gave them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage that reaches up to heaven.

But they insisted, saying, He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judaea, beginning from Galilee even on to here.

The Jews therefore again took stones that they might stone him.