Thematic Bible: Carnal, leads men to dream of escape from common ills
Thematic Bible
Security » Carnal, leads men to dream of escape from common ills » War and famine
Why gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall come to me?
They have belied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain, saith the LORD; who say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?
All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, The evil shall not overtake nor fall upon us.
Security » Carnal, leads men to dream of escape from common ills » death
Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we in agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not reach us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
Security » Carnal, leads men to dream of escape from common ills » Humiliation
The pride of thy heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
Security » Carnal, leads men to dream of escape from common ills » Grief
Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thy heart, I am, and none else besides me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:
Security » Carnal, leads men to dream of escape from common ills » Poverty
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast abundance of goods laid up for many years; take thy ease, eat, drink, and be merry.