Thematic Bible: Designed for
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Covenants » Designed for » Mutual protection
They said, “We see clearly that the Lord has been with you; so we said, ‘There should now be an oath between us [with a curse for the one who breaks it], that is, between you and us, and let us make a covenant (binding agreement, solemn promise) with you,
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If you should afflict, humiliate, or lower [divorce] my daughters, or if you should take other wives beside my daughters, although no man is with us [to witness], see (remember), God is witness between you and me. And Laban said to Jacob, See this heap and this pillar, which I have set up between you and me. This heap is a witness and this pillar is a witness, that I will not pass by this heap to you, and that you will not pass by this heap and this pillar to me, for harm.
Covenants » Designed for » Procuring assistance in war
Then Asa took all the silver and gold left in the treasuries of the house of the Lord and of the king's house and delivered them into the hands of his servants. And King Asa sent them to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, who dwelt at Damascus, saying, Let there be a league between me and you, as was between my father and your father. Behold, I am sending you a present of silver and gold; go, break your league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may withdraw from me.
Covenants » Designed for » Selling land
Ephron replied to Abraham, saying, My lord, listen to me. The land is worth 400 shekels of silver; what is that between you and me? So bury your dead. So Abraham listened to what Ephron said and acted upon it. He weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: 400 shekels of silver, according to the weights current among the merchants.
Covenants » Designed for » Promoting commerce
So, Hiram, command them to hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; my servants shall join yours, and I will give you whatever wages you set for your servants. For you know that no one among us can equal the skill of the Sidon men in cutting timber. When Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly and said, Blessed be the Lord this day, Who has given David a wise son to be over this great people. And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things for which you sent to me; I will do all you wish concerning the cedar and cypress timber. read more.
My servants shall bring the logs down from Lebanon to the sea, make them into rafts, and float them by sea to the place that you direct. I will have them released there, and you shall take them away. And you shall fulfill my desire by providing food for my household. So Hiram gave Solomon all the cedar and cypress trees he desired, And Solomon gave Hiram 20,000 measures of wheat for food for his household, and 20 measures of pure, beaten oil. He gave these to Hiram yearly.
My servants shall bring the logs down from Lebanon to the sea, make them into rafts, and float them by sea to the place that you direct. I will have them released there, and you shall take them away. And you shall fulfill my desire by providing food for my household. So Hiram gave Solomon all the cedar and cypress trees he desired, And Solomon gave Hiram 20,000 measures of wheat for food for his household, and 20 measures of pure, beaten oil. He gave these to Hiram yearly.
Covenants » Designed for » Establishing peace
Joshua made peace with them, covenanting with them to let them live, and the assembly's leaders swore to them. Then three days after they had made a covenant with [the strangers, the Israelites] heard that they were their neighbors and that they dwelt among them.
Covenants » Designed for » Establishing friendship
Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.
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Marriage » Designed for » Increasing the species
And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.
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And God blessed them [granting them certain authority] and said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, and subjugate it [putting it under your power]; and rule over (dominate) the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and every living thing that moves upon the earth.”
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Marriage » Designed for » Preventing fornication
But because of [the temptation to participate in] sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
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Marriage » Designed for » Raising up Godly seed
But not one has done so who has a remnant of the Spirit. And what did that one do while seeking a godly offspring? Take heed then to your spirit, and let no one deal treacherously against the wife of your youth.
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Marriage » Designed for » The happiness of man
Now the Lord God said, “It is not good (beneficial) for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper [one who balances him—a counterpart who is] suitable and complementary for him.”
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Rain » Designed for » Refreshing the earth
May he come down like rain on the mown grass,
Like showers that water the earth.
You, O God, sent abroad plentiful rain;
You confirmed Your inheritance when it was parched and weary.
Rain » Designed for » Replenishing the springs and fountains of the earth
The mountains rose, the valleys sank down
To the place which You established for them.
Rain » Designed for » Making fruitful the earth
For soil that drinks the rain which often falls on it and produces crops useful to those for whose benefit it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God;
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The scriptures » Designed for » Admonishing
Moreover, by them Your servant is warned [reminded, illuminated, and instructed];
In keeping them there is great reward.
Now these things happened to them as an example and warning [to us]; they were written for our instruction [to admonish and equip us], upon whom the ends of the ages have come.
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The scriptures » Designed for » Supporting life
He humbled you and allowed you to be hungry and fed you with manna, [a substance] which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, so that He might make you understand [by personal experience] that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord.
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But Jesus replied, “It is written and forever remains written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes out of the mouth of God.’”
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The scriptures » Designed for » Sanctifying
so that He might sanctify the church, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word [of God],
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The scriptures » Designed for » Quickening
This is my comfort in my affliction,
That Your word has revived me and given me life.
I will never forget Your precepts,
For by them You have revived me and given me life.
The scriptures » Designed for » Cleansing the heart
so that He might sanctify the church, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word [of God],
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The scriptures » Designed for » Rejoicing the heart
The precepts of the Lord are right, bringing joy to the heart;
The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
I have taken Your testimonies as a heritage forever,
For they are the joy of my heart.
The scriptures » Designed for » Producing hope
For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope and overflow with confidence in His promises.
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Zayin.
Remember [always] the word and promise to Your servant,
In which You have made me hope.
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Remember [always] the word and promise to Your servant,
In which You have made me hope.
The scriptures » Designed for » Comforting
My eyes fail [with longing, watching] for [the fulfillment of] Your promise,
Saying, “When will You comfort me?”
For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope and overflow with confidence in His promises.
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The scriptures » Designed for » Regenerating
It was of His own will that He gave us birth [as His children] by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits of His creatures [a prime example of what He created to be set apart to Himself—sanctified, made holy for His divine purposes].
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for you have been born again [that is, reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose] not of seed which is perishable but [from that which is] imperishable and immortal, that is, through the living and everlasting word of God.
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The scriptures » Designed for » Producing obedience
And he shall keep it with him, and he shall read in it all the days of his life, that he may learn [reverently] to fear the Lord his God, by keeping all the words of this law and these statutes and doing them, That his [mind and] heart may not be lifted up above his brethren and that he may not turn aside from the commandment to the right hand or to the left; so that he may continue long, he and his sons, in his kingdom in Israel.
The scriptures » Designed for » Illuminating
The unfolding of Your [glorious] words give light;
Their unfolding gives understanding to the simple (childlike).
The scriptures » Designed for » Promoting growth in grace
like newborn babies [you should] long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may be nurtured and grow in respect to salvation [its ultimate fulfillment],
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The scriptures » Designed for » Cleansing the ways
Beth.
How can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping watch [on himself] according to Your word [conforming his life to Your precepts].
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How can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping watch [on himself] according to Your word [conforming his life to Your precepts].
The scriptures » Designed for » Keeping from destructive paths
Concerning the deeds of men, by the word of Your lips
I have kept away from the paths of the violent.
The scriptures » Designed for » Building up in the faith
And now I commend you to God [placing you in His protective, loving care] and [I commend you] to the word of His grace [the counsel and promises of His unmerited favor]. His grace is able to build you up and to give you the [rightful] inheritance among all those who are sanctified [that is, among those who are set apart for God’s purpose—all believers].
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The scriptures » Designed for » Making wise the simple
The law of the Lord is perfect (flawless), restoring and refreshing the soul;
The statutes of the Lord are reliable and trustworthy, making wise the simple.
The scriptures » Designed for » Converting the soul
The law of the Lord is perfect (flawless), restoring and refreshing the soul;
The statutes of the Lord are reliable and trustworthy, making wise the simple.
The scriptures » Designed for » Producing faith
but these have been written so that you may believe [with a deep, abiding trust] that Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), the Son of God; and that by believing [and trusting in and relying on Him] you may have life in His name.
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