Thematic Bible: Divine Ownership
Thematic Bible
divine Ownership » Of the natural world
For every animal of the forest is mine, and the livestock on a thousand hills.
The earth is Yahweh's, with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell therein.
Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice, and keep my covenant, then you shall be my own possession from among all peoples; for all the earth is mine;
"'The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine; for you are strangers and live as foreigners with me.
But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you.
Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine. Ephraim also is the defense of my head. Judah is my scepter.
The heavens are yours. The earth also is yours; the world and its fullness. You have founded them.
The silver is mine, and the gold is mine,' says Yahweh of Armies.
divine Ownership » First-born set apart as belonging to God
for all the firstborn are mine. On the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I made holy to me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and animal. They shall be mine. I am Yahweh."
"Sanctify to me all of the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of animal. It is mine."
"'Only the firstborn among animals, which is made a firstborn to Yahweh, no man may dedicate it; whether an ox or sheep, it is Yahweh's.
also the firstborn of our sons, and of our livestock, as it is written in the law, and the firstborn of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God;
but he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the hated, by giving him a double portion of all that he has; for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.
"All that opens the womb is mine; and all your livestock that is male, the firstborn of cow and sheep.
divine Ownership » Of the souls of men
For if we live, we live to the Lord. Or if we die, we die to the Lord. If therefore we live or die, we are the Lord's.
Or don't you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God? You are not your own,
Do you thus requite Yahweh, foolish people and unwise? Isn't he your father who has bought you? He has made you, and established you.
Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins, he shall die.
divine Ownership » Of men's possessions
Elijah said to her, "Don't be afraid. Go and do as you have said; but make me of it a little cake first, and bring it out to me, and afterward make some for you and for your son.
But seek first God's Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.
for all the firstborn are mine. On the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I made holy to me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and animal. They shall be mine. I am Yahweh."
that you shall take of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you shall bring in from your land that Yahweh your God gives you; and you shall put it in a basket, and shall go to the place which Yahweh your God shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there.