Thematic Bible: Counsel of


Thematic Bible



I advise you to buy from me gold refined by fire, in order that you may become rich, and white clothing, in order that you may be clothed and the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed, and eye salve to smear on your eyes, in order that you may see.



You will guide me with your advice, and afterward you will take me [into] honor.

This also comes forth from Yahweh of hosts. He is wonderful [in] advice; he makes great wisdom.

great in counsel and great [in] deed, whose eyes [are] opened to all the ways of the children of humankind, to give to each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds,


So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Acbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah the son of Harhas, the keeper of the robes. Now she [was] living in Jerusalem in the second district. Then they spoke to her,

And there was a prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Asher (she was advanced {in years}, having lived with [her] husband seven years {after her marriage},

"Thus the Lord has done for me in the days in which he has concerned himself with [me], to take away my disgrace among people."


But few [things] are necessary, or [only] one [thing], for Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her."

And a certain woman {named} Lydia from the city of Thyatira, a merchant dealing in purple cloth who showed reverence for God, was listening. The Lord opened {her} heart to pay attention to what was being said by Paul.

"Go, gather all the Jews that are found in Susa and fast for me; do not eat or drink [for] three days, both night and day. I and my young girls will fast likewise, and then I will go to the king, which [is] not according to the law; if I perish, I perish.


So Mary said, "Behold, the Lord's female slave! May it happen to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.

Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, the laborers in the Lord. Greet Persis, the dear [friend] who {has worked hard} in the Lord.

But Hannah answered and said, "No, my lord. I am a woman {deeply distressed}, but I have not drunk wine [or] strong drink. [Rather], I have poured out my soul before Yahweh.



and Adam was not deceived, but the woman, [because she] was deceived, came into transgression.



Then Yahweh God said to the woman, "What [is] this you have done?" And the woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."


And Yahweh God fashioned the rib which he had taken from the man into a woman and brought her to the man.