Thematic Bible: Dissimulation
Thematic Bible
Dissimulation » Examples of
So Joab sent to Tekoa and brought a wise woman from there and said to her, “Please pretend to be a mourner, and put on mourning garments now, and do not anoint yourself with oil, but be like a woman who has been mourning for the dead many days;
So he disguised his sanity before them, and acted insanely in their hands, and scribbled on the doors of the gate, and let his saliva run down into his beard.
Now, summon all the prophets of Baal, all his worshipers and all his priests; let no one be missing, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal; whoever is missing shall not live.” But Jehu did it in cunning, so that he might destroy the worshipers of Baal.
Now therefore, you and the Council notify the commander to bring him down to you, as though you were going to determine his case by a more thorough investigation; and we for our part are ready to slay him before he comes near the place.”
Related Topics
- Anointing Oneself
- Anointing With Oil
- Attempting To Kill Specific People
- Beards
- Bereavement, Expression Of
- Beware Of Your Speech
- Distinctive Clothing
- Followers Of Baal
- Governors