Thematic Bible: Before war


Thematic Bible



They prepare the table, they spread the rugs, they eat, they drink. Arise, O princes; oil the shield! Verse ConceptsAnointing With OilOfficersShieldsTablesAnointing ThingsEating And Drinking

"You mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain upon you, nor fields of offerings! For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, the shield of Saul, not anointed with oil. Verse Conceptsdrought, physicaldewLack Of RainAnointing Things

"Sharpen the arrows! Take up the shields!The LORD has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because his purpose concerning Babylon is to destroy it, for that is the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance for his temple. Verse ConceptsArrows, Described AsShieldsArchers, In ArmiesDestruction Of BabylonBabylon DestroyedSharpeningGod Executes VengeanceGod's PlansArrowsRevenge

"Prepare buckler and shield, and advance for battle! Verse ConceptsArmourShieldsArmor ProtectionFighting Enemies

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

The shield of his mighty men is red; his soldiers are clothed in scarlet. The chariots come with flashing metal on the day he musters them; the cypress spears are brandished. Verse ConceptsCrimsonColors, ScarletAttacking With ChariotsSparklingRed ClothesSteelColor

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