Thematic Bible: Anthropomorphisms


Thematic Bible



And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool [afternoon breeze] of the day, so the man and his wife hid and kept themselves hidden from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. Verse ConceptsGod, Human Descriptions OfAdam, Sin OfGarden Of Eden, TheQuietnessSuffering, Emotional Aspects OfUnity, God's Goal OfWalkingGuilty FearConcealment, Of SinGod, Presence OfGod WalkingThe Cool Of The DayHearing God's VoiceHiding From GodAdam and eveAdam and eve disobey godGardensThe Presence Of Godhidingfootprints


Since the Lord your God walks in the midst of your camp to rescue you and to defeat your enemies before you, therefore your camp must be holy (undefiled); and He must not see anything indecent among you or He will turn away from you. Verse Conceptsenemies, of Israel and JudahCamps, Unclean ThingsHoliness, Purpose OfGod Is Among YouBe Holy For I Am HolyGod's ProtectionNever Giving UpTaking Care Of Your BodyProtecting Your FamilyThe Environment


‘Thick clouds are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see,
And He walks on the vault (circle) of the heavens.’
Verse ConceptsClouds, God's Presence


You have trampled on the sea with Your horses,
On the surge of many waters.

but the seventh day is a Sabbath [a day of rest dedicated] to the Lord your God; on that day you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter or your male servant or your female servant or your ox or your donkey or any of your livestock or the stranger who stays inside your [city] gates, so that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. Verse ConceptsServanthood, In SocietyWork, And RestStrangersThe Seventh Day Of The WeekForeigners Included In The LawDay 7No Work On Feast DaysRegulations For Men And Women

And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. And God blessed (spoke good of) the seventh day, set it apart as His own, and hallowed it, because on it God rested from all His work which He had created and done.

For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea and everything that is in them, and He rested (ceased) on the seventh day. That is why the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy [that is, set it apart for His purposes]. Verse ConceptsCreation, Origin OfCompletionEarth, Creation OfGod, Human Descriptions OfHoliness, As Set Apart For GodHoliness, Believers' Growth InPast, TheWork, And RestConsecrationSix DaysCreation Of The SeasHoly TimesSabbaths InstitutedBlessed By GodHallowedDaysCreationEarthGod's CreationTaking Care Of The Earth

It is a sign between Me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day He ceased and was refreshed.” Verse ConceptsEarth, Creation OfSabbath, In OtThe Seventh Day Of The WeekSix DaysDay 7Refreshing GodSabbaths Instituted

For somewhere [in Scripture] He has said this about the seventh day: “And God rested on the seventh day from all His works”; Verse ConceptsHolidayThe Seventh Day Of The WeekDay 7Sabbaths Instituted

For the one who has once entered His rest has also rested from [the weariness and pain of] his [human] labors, just as God rested from [those labors uniquely] His own. Verse ConceptsWorks Of The LawstruggleRestStruggles

And with whom was He angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose dead bodies were scattered in the desert? Verse ConceptsDesertsIrritationMisused Privileges40 To 50 YearsDying In The WildernessDying In The Desert Sinners Grasped By Death


So they removed the foreign gods from among them and served the Lord; and He could bear the misery of Israel no longer. Verse ConceptsGod, Suffering OfAbandoning ThingsPutting Away Other GodsCompetition


“For forty years I was grieved and disgusted with that generation,
And I said, ‘They are a people who err in their heart,
And they do not acknowledge or regard My ways.’
Verse ConceptsKnowing God's WaysRejection Of GodThe Number FortySin, Nature OfWay, TheIgnorance Towards God, Examples Of40 To 50 YearsFalling Away From God


Therefore I was angered with this generation,
And I said, ‘They always go astray in their heart,
And they did not know My ways [nor become progressively better and more intimately acquainted with them]’;
Verse ConceptsKnowing God's WaysWay, TheHeart, Of Unregenerate PeoplePeople Going Astray


The Lord laughs at him [the wicked one—the one who oppresses the righteous],
For He sees that his day [of defeat] is coming.
Verse ConceptsAfflictions Of The WickedLaughterGod MockingGod LaughingGod's PlanSmiling


He who sits [enthroned] in the heavens laughs [at their rebellion];
The [Sovereign] Lord scoffs at them [and in supreme contempt He mocks them].
Verse ConceptsContemptLaughterDerisionGod MockingGod LaughingSmiling


But You, O Lord, will laugh at them [in scorn];
You scoff at and deride all the nations.
Verse ConceptsLaughterRidicule, Objects OfSuffering, Of The InnocentGod MockingGod Laughing



He saw that there was no man,
And was amazed that there was no one to intercede [on behalf of truth and right];
Therefore His own arm brought salvation to Him,
And His own righteousness sustained Him.
Verse ConceptsHelpfulnessRevival, Nature OfGod's Salvation Made KnownMessianic PropheciesGod HimselfNo One AvailableGod's InterventionSupportsurprises


“I looked, but there was no one to help,
And I was amazed and appalled that there was no one to uphold [truth and right].
So My own arm brought salvation to Me,
And My wrath sustained Me.
Verse ConceptsGod, Human Descriptions OfHelpfulnessGod AloneGod Has AngerGod HimselfSupport

He wondered at their unbelief.

And He was going around in the villages teaching. Verse ConceptsLack Of FaithPoverty, SpiritualVillagesNot Believing In JesusChrist TeachingsurprisesUnbelief Toward Christ


Remind Me [of your merits with a thorough report], let us plead and argue our case together;
State your position, that you may be proved right.
Verse ConceptsLogicReasoningSuing GodThe Pastremembrancepastvindication


Then His people remembered the days of old, of Moses [and they said],
Where is He who brought our fathers up out of the [Red] Sea, with the shepherds of His flock [Moses and Aaron]?
Where is He who put His Holy Spirit in their midst,
Verse ConceptsGod, As ShepherdIndwelling Of The Holy SpiritGod Remembering His CovenantA Way Through The Red Sea


Awake! Why do You sleep, O Lord?
Awaken, do not reject us forever.
Verse ConceptsDo Not Forsake Us!God Waking UpSleeping Peacefullylukewarm


And gave up His strength and power (the ark of the covenant) into captivity,
And His glory into the hand of the enemy (the Philistines).
Verse ConceptsNames And Titles For The Church


The Lord has sworn [an oath] by His right hand and by His mighty arm,
“I will never again give your grain as food for your enemies,
Nor will [the invading] foreigners drink your new wine for which you have labored.”
Verse ConceptsForeignersHandsOaths, DivineRedemption, In OtRight Hand Of GodForeigners SubduedGod Feeds All The EarthOvercoming EnemiesAliensSpilling Your Seed On The Ground




“Come now, and let us reason together,”
Says the Lord.
Though your sins are like scarlet,
They shall be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They shall be like wool.
Verse ConceptsCrimsonForgiveness, DivineInvitationsMarketsOpinionsPurity, Moral And SpiritualSnowThoughtWhiteWoolLogicReasoningAfflictions, Consolation DuringColors, ScarletAdvice, Receiving God's AdviceWashing ClothesWhite HairReasoned ArgumentComing TogetherColorscars

When the rainbow is in the clouds and I look at it, I will [solemnly] remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.” Verse ConceptsCovenant breakersCovenant, God's with NoahImmortality, In OtThe Eternal CovenantGod Seeing All The EarthGod Remembering His CovenantPromises concerningThe RainbowRainbow

You will say to me then, “Why does He still blame me [for sinning]? For who [including myself] has [ever] resisted His will and purpose?” Verse ConceptsBlameResistanceGod Works His Will