Thematic Bible: Characterized as
Thematic Bible
Fire » Characterized as » Purifying
take my advice and buy gold from me refined by fire so you can become rich! Buy from me white clothing so you can be clothed and your shameful nakedness will not be exposed, and buy eye salve to put on your eyes so you can see!
Such trials show the proven character of your faith, which is much more valuable than gold -- gold that is tested by fire, even though it is passing away -- and will bring praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
everything that may stand the fire, you are to pass through the fire, and it will be ceremonially clean, but it must still be purified with the water of purification. Anything that cannot withstand the fire you must pass through the water.
Fire » Characterized as » Enlightening
He spread out a cloud for a cover, and provided a fire to light up the night.
He led them with a cloud by day, and with the light of a fire all night long.
Fire » Characterized as » Melting
As smoke is driven away by the wind, so you drive them away. As wax melts before fire, so the wicked are destroyed before God.
As when fire ignites dry wood, or fire makes water boil, let your adversaries know who you are, and may the nations shake at your presence!
Fire » Characterized as » Drying
Even the wild animals cry out to you; for the river beds have dried up; fire has destroyed the grassy pastures.
He will not escape the darkness; a flame will wither his shoots and he will depart by the breath of God's mouth.
Fire » Characterized as » Insatiable
the grave, the barren womb, land that is not satisfied with water, and fire that never says, "Enough!"
Fire » Characterized as » Consuming
Samson went and captured three hundred jackals and got some torches. He tied the jackals in pairs by their tails and then tied a torch to each pair. He lit the torches and set the jackals loose in the Philistines' standing grain. He burned up the grain heaps and the standing grain, as well as the vineyards and olive groves.
Fire » Characterized as » Bright
In the middle of the living beings was something like burning coals of fire or like torches. It moved back and forth among the living beings. It was bright, and lightning was flashing out of the fire.
Fire » Characterized as » Heating
And Peter had followed him from a distance, up to the high priest's courtyard. He was sitting with the guards and warming himself by the fire.
Fire » Characterized as » Spreading
So too the tongue is a small part of the body, yet it has great pretensions. Think how small a flame sets a huge forest ablaze.
Gentiles » Characterized as » Idolatrous
and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for an image resembling mortal human beings or birds or four-footed animals or reptiles.
You know that when you were pagans you were often led astray by speechless idols, however you were led.
They exchanged the truth of God for a lie and worshiped and served the creation rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.
Gentiles » Characterized as » Ignorant of God
not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God.
For although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or give him thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts and their senseless hearts were darkened.
Gentiles » Characterized as » Depraved and wicked
Because they are callous, they have given themselves over to indecency for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness.
And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what should not be done. They are filled with every kind of unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice. They are rife with envy, murder, strife, deceit, hostility. They are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, contrivers of all sorts of evil, disobedient to parents, read more.
senseless, covenant-breakers, heartless, ruthless. Although they fully know God's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but also approve of those who practice them.
senseless, covenant-breakers, heartless, ruthless. Although they fully know God's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but also approve of those who practice them.
Gentiles » Characterized as » Superstitious
Those nations that you are about to dispossess listen to omen readers and diviners, but the Lord your God has not given you permission to do such things.
Gentiles » Characterized as » Constant to their false gods
Has a nation ever changed its gods (even though they are not really gods at all)? But my people have exchanged me, their glorious God, for a god that cannot help them at all!
Gentiles » Characterized as » Blasphemous and reproachful
Then I said, "The thing that you are doing is wrong! Should you not conduct yourselves in the fear of our God in order to avoid the reproach of the Gentiles who are our enemies?
Gentiles » Characterized as » Refusing to know God
And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what should not be done.
Gentiles » Characterized as » Without the law
For whenever the Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature the things required by the law, these who do not have the law are a law to themselves.
Wine » Characterized as » Strengthening
Sustain me with raisin cakes, refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love. The Double Refrain: Embracing and Adjuration
The king asked Ziba, "Why did you bring these things?" Ziba replied, "The donkeys are for the king's family to ride on, the loaves of bread and the summer fruit are for the attendants to eat, and the wine is for those who get exhausted in the desert."
Wine » Characterized as » Making mirthful
On the seventh day, as King Ahasuerus was feeling the effects of the wine, he ordered Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven eunuchs who attended him,
Feasts are made for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.
Wine » Characterized as » Cheering God and man
How precious and fair! Grain will make the young men flourish and new wine the young women.
But the grapevine said to them, 'I am not going to stop producing my wine, which makes gods and men so happy, just to sway above the other trees!'
Wine » Characterized as » Gladdening the heart
as well as wine that makes people feel so good, and so they can have oil to make their faces shine, as well as food that sustains people's lives.
Woman » Characterized as » Timid
Destructive forces will come against her horses and her chariots. Destructive forces will come against all the foreign troops within her; they will be as frightened as women! Destructive forces will come against her treasures; they will be taken away as plunder!
At that time the Egyptians will be like women. They will tremble and fear because the Lord who commands armies brandishes his fist against them.
The soldiers of Babylonia will stop fighting. They will remain in their fortified cities. They will lose their strength to do battle. They will be as frightened as women. The houses in her cities will be set on fire. The gates of her cities will be broken down.
Your warriors will be like women in your midst; the gates of your land will be wide open to your enemies; fire will consume the bars of your gates.
Woman » Characterized as » Tender and constant to her offspring
Can a woman forget her baby who nurses at her breast? Can she withhold compassion from the child she has borne? Even if mothers were to forget, I could never forget you!
(Yod) The hands of tenderhearted women cooked their own children, who became their food, when my people were destroyed.
Woman » Characterized as » Loving and affectionate
I grieve over you, my brother Jonathan! You were very dear to me. Your love was more special to me than the love of women.
Woman » Characterized as » Weaker than man
Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as the weaker partners and show them honor as fellow heirs of the grace of life. In this way nothing will hinder your prayers.
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