Thematic Bible: As weapon
Thematic Bible
Word » As weapon » Despised
They made their hearts like a rock so as not to obey the law or the words that the Lord of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the Lord of Hosts.
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and as dry grass shrivels in the flame,
so their roots will become like something rotten
and their blossoms will blow away like dust,
for they have rejected
the instruction of the Lord of Hosts,
and they have despised
the word of the Holy One of Israel.
that they will listen?
Look, their ear is uncircumcised,
so they cannot pay attention.
See, the word of the Lord has become contemptible to them—
they find no pleasure in it.
and turn your back on My words.
As soon as Jehudi would read three or four columns, Jehoiakim would cut the scroll with a scribe’s knife and throw the columns into the blazing fire until the entire scroll was consumed by the fire in the brazier.
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“Because you have rejected this message
and have trusted in oppression and deceit,
and have depended on them,
they will be dismayed and snared.
They have rejected the word of the Lord,
so what wisdom do they really have?
I proclaim, “Violence and destruction!”
because the word of the Lord has become for me
constant disgrace and derision.
Word » As weapon » A life-giving force
So I prophesied as I had been commanded. While I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone.
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In this way the Lord’s message flourished and prevailed.
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Word » As weapon » A defensive weapon
and the sword
which is God’s word.
Word » As weapon » A crushing hammer
“Is not My word like fire”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“and like a hammer that pulverizes rock?
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Word » As weapon » A devouring flame
Therefore, this is what the Lord God of Hosts says:
Because you have spoken this word,
I am going to make My words
become fire in your mouth.
These people are the wood,
and the fire will consume them.
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I am going to make My words
become fire in your mouth.
These people are the wood,
and the fire will consume them.
Word » As weapon » A probing instrument
For the word of God is living and effective and sharper than any double-edged sword, penetrating as far as the separation of soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It is able to judge the ideas and thoughts of the heart.
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Word » As weapon » A saving power
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is God’s power for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek.
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