Thematic Bible: Before war


Thematic Bible



They prepare the table, they set the watch, they eat, they drink. Rise up, ye rulers, anoint the shield. Verse ConceptsAnointing With OilOfficersShieldsTablesAnointing ThingsEating And Drinking

Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew nor rain upon you, neither fields of offerings, for there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, not anointed with oil. Verse Conceptsdrought, physicaldewLack Of RainAnointing Things

Make sharp the arrows. Hold firm the shields. LORD has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because his purpose is against Babylon, to destroy it. For it is the vengeance of LORD, the vengeance of his temple. Verse ConceptsArrows, Described AsShieldsArchers, In ArmiesDestruction Of BabylonBabylon DestroyedSharpeningGod Executes VengeanceGod's PlansArrowsRevenge

Prepare ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle. Verse ConceptsArmourShieldsArmor ProtectionFighting Enemies

And Elam bore the quiver, with chariots of men [and] horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield. Verse ConceptsQuiversThings Stripped

The shield of his mighty men is made red. The valiant men are in scarlet. The chariots flash with steel in the day of his preparation, and the cypress [spears] are brandished. Verse ConceptsCrimsonColors, ScarletAttacking With ChariotsSparklingRed ClothesSteelColor