Thematic Bible: Discouragements of


Thematic Bible



And they were offended by him. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor, except in his fatherland, and in his house. Verse ConceptsStumbling Over ChristUnderestimationProphecy Ignoredhonour


Behold, I have made thy face hard against their faces, and thy forehead hard against their foreheads. As an adamant, harder than flint, I have made thy forehead. Fear them not, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.

So the Spirit lifted me up, and took me away. And I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit, and the hand of LORD was strong upon me. Verse ConceptsHand Of GodSpirit, Nature OfGod's HandGod Lifting PeopleGod's Hands On PeopleBitternessResolving Conflict

O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou will not hear? I cry out to thee of violence, and thou will not save. Why do thou show me iniquity, and look upon perverseness? For destruction and violence are before me, and there is strife, and contention rises up.

Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judah and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended by him. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor, except in his fatherland, and among his kin, and in his house.

And he said, Truly I say to you, that not one prophet is acceptable in his fatherland. Verse ConceptsAffirmationsJesus The ProphetAcceptanceAppreciation For Pastorsheroesrecognitionwelcome

For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own fatherland. Verse ConceptsThe Witness Of ChristProphecy Ignored