Thematic Bible: Characteristics of wicked servants:


Thematic Bible




Do not do this only while you're being watched in order to please them, but be like slaves of the Messiah, who are determined to obey God's will.



Do not do this only while you're being watched in order to please them, but be like slaves of the Messiah, who are determined to obey God's will.


My eyes are looking at the faithful of the land, so they may live with me; The one who lives a life of integrity will serve me. A deceitful person will not sit in my house; A liar will not remain in my presence.

He replied, "Well, your majesty, since your servant is lame, I told myself, "I'll have my donkey saddled and I'll ride on it so I can leave with the king.' But my servant Ziba deceived me


But the herdsmen who lived in Gerar quarreled with Isaac's herdsmen. "The water is ours," they said. As a result, Isaac named the well Esek, for they had fiercely disputed with him about it.

There was strife between the herdsmen in charge of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen in charge of Lot's livestock. Also, at that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land.


Gehazi said, "Everything's all right. My master sent me to tell you, "Just now two men from the Guild of Prophets have arrived from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them each a talent of silver bullion and two sets of clothes.'"

Later he went to address his master. Elisha asked him, "Where did you go, Gehazi?" "Your servant went nowhere in particular," he said.


Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot remain steady: Under a slave when he becomes a king, a fool when he is overfed,


By mere words a servant will not be corrected; even though he understands, there will be no response.


But he refused and had him thrown into prison until he could repay the debt.


and begins to beat his fellow servants and eat and drink with the drunks,


that servant's master will come on a day when he doesn't expect him and at an hour that he doesn't know.


After Naaman had gone only a short distance, Gehazi, the attendant to Elisha, the man of God, told himself, "Look how my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman! He declined to take from him what he brought. As the LORD lives, I'm going to run after him and get something from him."


or steal from them. Instead, they are to show complete and perfect loyalty, so that in every way they may make the teaching about God our Savior more attractive.


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