Thematic Bible: Characteristics of wicked servants:


Thematic Bible







My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; He who walks in a blameless way is the one who will minister to me. He who practices deceit shall not dwell within my house; He who speaks falsehood shall not maintain his position before me.

So he answered, “O my lord, the king, my servant deceived me; for your servant said, ‘I will saddle a donkey for myself that I may ride on it and go with the king,’ because your servant is lame. Verse ConceptsBackPreparing To TravelSaddling DonkeysThose Who Deceived

the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with the herdsmen of Isaac, saying, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Esek, because they contended with him. Verse ConceptsServants, BadDishonesty, Examples OfPeople Possessing Other ThingsPeople Naming ThingsStock Keeping

And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. Now the Canaanite and the Perizzite were dwelling then in the land. Verse ConceptsLivestockServants, BadStock KeepingResolving Conflict

He said, “All is well. My master has sent me, saying, ‘Behold, just now two young men of the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two changes of clothes.’” Verse ConceptsExamples Of DeceitHillsLying, Examples OfPeople Giving ClothesSons Of The ProphetsTwo Other ThingsTwo Other Men

But he went in and stood before his master. And Elisha said to him, “Where have you been, Gehazi?” And he said, “Your servant went nowhere.” Verse ConceptsAmbiguityMotionlessnessStaying PutWhere From?

Under three things the earth quakes, And under four, it cannot bear up: Under a slave when he becomes king, And a fool when he is satisfied with food,

A slave will not be instructed by words alone;
For though he understands, there will be no response.
Verse ConceptsResponseServanthood, In SocietyServants, BadMere Talk

But he was unwilling and went and threw him in prison until he should pay back what was owed. Verse ConceptsImprisonmentsPrisonersPitilessnessPitilessness CondemnedSettling AccountsDebtjail

and begins to beat his fellow slaves and eat and drink with drunkards; Verse ConceptsGluttonydrinking, abstention fromEating And Drinkingdrunkards

the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour which he does not know, Verse ConceptsIgnorance Of Christ’s ReturnLack Of ExpectationThe Time UnknownThe Second Coming

But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, thought, “Behold, my master has spared this Naaman the Aramean, by not receiving from his hands what he brought. As the Lord lives, I will run after him and take something from him.” Verse ConceptsLove, Abuse OfIndividuals RunningExemptGreedservanthood

not pilfering, but showing all good faith so that they will adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in every respect. Verse ConceptsAdornment, Of WomenApplying The BibleAttractionSound DoctrineDo Not StealInternal Adornmentartistsdoctrine