Thematic Bible: Dissimulation


Thematic Bible



And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said to her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning garments, I pray, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that hath a long time mourned for the dead; Verse ConceptsAnointing With OilBereavement, Expression OfMourningOintmentUnhappinessAnointing OneselfPretendingDistinctive Clothing

And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scratched on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down on his beard. Verse ConceptsdiseasesBeardsSalivaPretendingWriting On Objects

And having watched him, they sent out suborned persons, pretending to be just men, that they might take hold of him in his language, so that they might deliver him up to the power and authority of the governor. Verse ConceptsGovernorsHope, Nature OfPharisees, Attitudes To Jesus ChristHuman Authority, Nature OfSnares Laid For ChristWatching To EntrapHanding Over ChristSpyingPretendingBeware Of Your Speech

And now call me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests: let none be wanting; for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whoever shall be wanting shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtilty, in order that he might bring destruction upon the servants of Baal. Verse ConceptsFollowers Of BaalProphets Of Other Gods

Now therefore do ye with the council make a representation to the chiliarch so that he may bring him down to you, as about to determine more precisely what concerns him, and we, before he draws near, are ready to kill him. Verse ConceptsInvestigatingPreparing For ActionAttempting To Kill Specific People