Thematic Bible: Divine Presence


Thematic Bible




However, Jonah got up to flee to Tarshish from the Lord’s presence. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. He paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish, from the Lord’s presence. Verse ConceptsEscapingBoatsdelay, humanSeafaringHarborsShipsThe NavyCommerceSea TravelFleeing From GodDirectionsailingjonah

As smoke is blown away,
so You blow them away.
As wax melts before the fire,
so the wicked are destroyed before God.
Verse ConceptsSmokeWicked Described AsMeltingWaxDriven From God's PresenceThe Lord Will Drive Them OutThe Presence Of GodsmokinganniversarySmoke Used Poetically

Where can I go to escape Your Spirit?
Where can I flee from Your presence?
Verse ConceptsGod, As SpiritGod, Presence OfThe Spirit Of GodFleeing From GodThe Presence Of Godhiding

Do you not fear Me?
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Do you not tremble before Me,
the One who set the sand as the boundary of the sea,
an enduring barrier that it cannot cross?
The waves surge, but they cannot prevail.
They roar but cannot pass over it.
Verse ConceptsBoundariesSandSeaAttitudes Of RespectOceansAweWavesDivine Power Over NatureBarriersEternal WorldLimits For The SeaSand And GravelFear God!

Therefore I am terrified in His presence;
when I consider this, I am afraid of Him.
Verse ConceptsThose Frightened Of God



Falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?” Verse ConceptsAn Overpowering PresenceDuplicating WordsBowing Before MessiahPersecutiondamascus

When He told them, “I am He,” they stepped back and fell to the ground. Verse ConceptsAn Overpowering PresenceThe Existence Of ChristThis Is MeBowing Before MessiahFalling Backwards


Then the Lord said to him, “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your family, and I will be with you.” Verse ConceptsGod, Present EverywhereDivine DirectionGod Will Be With YouReturning to their landFamily Firstgrandfathersland


He answered, “I will certainly be with you, and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: when you bring the people out of Egypt, you will all worship God at this mountain.” Verse ConceptsTrusting In God's PresenceDoubt, Dealing WithProphetic SignsServanthood, And Worship Of GodSigns From GodWorship, Places OfWorship, Reasons ForGod Will Be With YouWorshipping GodQuestioning GodWorshiping GodWorshiping TogetherGod Being With You




“Daughter Zion, shout for joy and be glad, for I am coming to dwell among you”—this is the Lord’s declaration. Verse ConceptsGoalsFellowship, With GodGod Living With Us

“When you go out to war against your enemies and see horses, chariots, and an army larger than yours, do not be afraid of them, for the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you. Verse ConceptsBattlesTrusting In God's PresenceDoubt, Dealing WithChariotsGod, Present EverywhereWeaponsMinoritiesGod With YouMany EnemiesDo Not Fear MenGod Bringing Israel Out Of EgyptPrinciples Of WarWarBattlearmy



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