Thematic Bible: Causes of Delay
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causes of Delay » Examples of fatal » Israel, in seeking to enter the promised land
And they rose early in the morning and went up to the heights of the hill country, saying, "Here we are. We will go up to the place that the LORD has promised, for we have sinned." But Moses said, "Why now are you transgressing the command of the LORD, when that will not succeed?
But they presumed to go up to the heights of the hill country, although neither the ark of the covenant of the LORD nor Moses departed out of the camp. Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites who lived in that hill country came down and defeated them and pursued them, even to Hormah.
causes of Delay » Examples of fatal » Saul, in repenting his disobedience
Saul said to Samuel, "I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice. Now therefore, please pardon my sin and return with me that I may worship the LORD."
And Samuel said to Saul, "I will not return with you. For you have rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD has rejected you from being king over Israel."
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causes of Delay » Causes of » Family cares
Another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."
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Yet another said, "I will follow you, Lord, but let me first say farewell to those at my home."
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causes of Delay » Examples of fatal » The foolish virgins, in preparing for the coming of the bridegroom
Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, 'Lord, lord, open to us.' But he answered, 'Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.'
causes of Delay » Examples of fatal » The egyptians, in attempting to escape God's judgments
And in the morning watch the LORD in the pillar of fire and of cloud looked down on the Egyptian forces and threw the Egyptian forces into a panic, clogging their chariot wheels so that they drove heavily. And the Egyptians said, "Let us flee from before Israel, for the LORD fights for them against the Egyptians."
causes of Delay » Examples of fatal » Esau, in repenting the sale of his birthright
For you know that afterward, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no chance to repent, though he sought it with tears.
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causes of Delay » Examples of fatal » Israel, in repenting of sin
"The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved."
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causes of Delay » Causes of » Worldly entanglements
But he lingered. So the men seized him and his wife and his two daughters by the hand, the LORD being merciful to him, and they brought him out and set him outside the city.
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causes of Delay » Examples of fatal » Judas, in repenting his betrayal of Christ
Then when Judas, his betrayer, saw that Jesus was condemned, he changed his mind and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders,
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causes of Delay » Examples of fatal » Those knocking at the closed door
When once the master of the house has risen and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, 'Lord, open to us,' then he will answer you, 'I do not know where you come from.'
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causes of Delay » Causes of » Personal convenience
And as he reasoned about righteousness and self-control and the coming judgment, Felix was alarmed and said, "Go away for the present. When I get an opportunity I will summon you."
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causes of Delay » Causes of » Unbelief
Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked. But others said, "We will hear you again about this."
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