Thematic Bible: Causes of Delay
Thematic Bible
causes of Delay » Examples of fatal » Israel, in seeking to enter the promised land
And early in the morning they got up and went to the top of the mountain, saying, We are here and we will go up to the place which the Lord said he would give us: for we have done wrong. And Moses said, Why are you now acting against the Lord's order, seeing that no good will come of it?
But they gave no attention to his words and went to the top of the mountain, though Moses and the ark of the Lord's agreement did not go out of the tent-circle. Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites who were living in the hill-country, and overcame them completely, driving them back as far as Hormah.
causes of Delay » Examples of fatal » Saul, in repenting his disobedience
And Saul said to Samuel, Great is my sin: for I have gone against the orders of the Lord and against your words: because, fearing the people, I did what they said. So now, let my sin have forgiveness, and go back with me to give worship to the Lord.
And Samuel said to Saul, I will not go back with you: for you have put away from you the word of the Lord, and the Lord has put you from your place as king over Israel.
causes of Delay » Causes of » Family cares
And another of the disciples said to him, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.
And another man said, I will come with you, Lord, but first let me say a last good-day to those who are at my house.
causes of Delay » Examples of fatal » The foolish virgins, in preparing for the coming of the bridegroom
After that the other virgins came, saying, Lord, Lord, let us in. But he made answer and said, Truly I say to you, I have no knowledge of you.
causes of Delay » Examples of fatal » The egyptians, in attempting to escape God's judgments
And in the morning watch, the Lord, looking out on the armies of the Egyptians from the pillar of fire and cloud, sent trouble on the army of the Egyptians; And made the wheels of their war-carriages stiff, so that they had hard work driving them: so the Egyptians said, Let us go in flight from before the face of Israel, for the Lord is fighting for them against the Egyptians.
causes of Delay » Examples of fatal » Esau, in repenting the sale of his birthright
For you have knowledge that even long after, when he was desiring the blessing for his heritage, he was turned away, though he made his request frequently and with weeping; because the past might not be changed.
causes of Delay » Examples of fatal » Israel, in repenting of sin
The grain-cutting is past, the summer is ended, and no salvation has come to us.
causes of Delay » Causes of » Worldly entanglements
But while he was waiting, the men took him and his wife and his daughters by the hand, for the Lord had mercy on them, and put them outside the town.
causes of Delay » Examples of fatal » Judas, in repenting his betrayal of Christ
Then Judas, who was false to him, seeing that he was to be put to death, in his regret took back the thirty bits of silver to the chief priests and those in authority,
causes of Delay » Examples of fatal » Those knocking at the closed door
When the master of the house has got up, and the door has been shut, and you, still outside, give blows on the door, saying, Lord, let us in; he will make answer and say, I have no knowledge of where you come from.
causes of Delay » Causes of » Personal convenience
And while he was talking about righteousness and self-control and the judging which was to come, Felix had great fear and said, Go away for the present, and when the right time comes I will send for you.
causes of Delay » Causes of » Unbelief
Now on hearing about the coming back from death, some of them made sport of it, but others said, Let us go more fully into this another time.