Thematic Bible: Characteristics of wicked servants:


Thematic Bible




Not only under your master's eye, as pleasers of men; but as servants of Christ, doing the pleasure of God from the heart; Verse ConceptsEyes, Figurative UseMen PleasersPleasing GodServants, BadPleasing MenPopularity SoughtSubmission To God's WillDoing God's WillWork As To ChristService


Not only under your master's eye, as pleasers of men; but as servants of Christ, doing the pleasure of God from the heart; Verse ConceptsEyes, Figurative UseMen PleasersPleasing GodServants, BadPleasing MenPopularity SoughtSubmission To God's WillDoing God's WillWork As To ChristService


And he said in answer, Because of the deceit of my servant, my lord king: for I, your servant, said to him, You are to make ready an ass and on it I will go with the king, for your servant has not the use of his feet. Verse ConceptsBackPreparing To TravelSaddling DonkeysThose Who Deceived

But the herdmen of Gerar had a fight with Isaac's herdmen, for they said, The spring is ours: so he gave the spring the name of Esek, because there was a fight about it. Verse ConceptsServants, BadDishonesty, Examples OfPeople Possessing Other ThingsPeople Naming ThingsStock Keeping

And there was an argument between the keepers of Abram's cattle and the keepers of Lot's cattle: at that time the Canaanites and Perizzites were still living in the land. Verse ConceptsLivestockServants, BadStock KeepingResolving Conflict

And he said, All is well: but my master has sent me, saying, Even now, two young men of the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill-country of Ephraim; will you give me a talent of silver and two changes of clothing for them? Verse ConceptsExamples Of DeceitHillsLying, Examples OfPeople Giving ClothesSons Of The ProphetsTwo Other ThingsTwo Other Men

Then he came in and took his place before his master. And Elisha said to him, Where have you come from, Gehazi? And he said, Your servant went nowhere. Verse ConceptsAmbiguityMotionlessnessStaying PutWhere From?

For three things the earth is moved, and there are four which it will not put up with: A servant when he becomes a king; a man without sense when his wealth is increased;

A servant will not be trained by words; for though the sense of the words is clear to him, he will not give attention. Verse ConceptsResponseServanthood, In SocietyServants, BadMere Talk

And he would not: but went and put him into prison till he had made payment of the debt. Verse ConceptsImprisonmentsPrisonersPitilessnessPitilessness CondemnedSettling AccountsDebtjail

And is cruel to the other servants, taking his pleasure with those who are overcome with wine; Verse ConceptsGluttonydrinking, abstention fromEating And Drinkingdrunkards

The lord of that servant will come in a day when he is not looking for him, and in an hour of which he has no knowledge, Verse ConceptsIgnorance Of Christ’s ReturnLack Of ExpectationThe Time UnknownThe Second Coming

But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, the man of God, said, Now my master has taken nothing from Naaman, this Aramaean, of what he would have given him: by the living Lord, I will go after him and get something from him. Verse ConceptsLove, Abuse OfIndividuals RunningExemptGreedservanthood

Not taking what is not theirs, but giving clear signs of their good faith, in all things doing credit to the teaching of God our Saviour. Verse ConceptsAdornment, Of WomenApplying The BibleAttractionSound DoctrineDo Not StealInternal Adornmentartistsdoctrine

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