Thematic Bible: Early
Thematic Bible
Earth » Early » Divisions
When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when he divided up humankind, he set the boundaries of the peoples, according to the number of the heavenly assembly.
Rising » Early » For devotions
I look for you during the night, my spirit within me seeks you at dawn, for when your judgments come upon the earth, those who live in the world learn about justice.
A psalm of David, written when he was in the Judean wilderness. O God, you are my God! I long for you! My soul thirsts for you, my flesh yearns for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.
Lord, in the morning you will hear me; in the morning I will present my case to you and then wait expectantly for an answer.
As for me, I will sing about your strength; I will praise your loyal love in the morning. For you are my refuge and my place of shelter when I face trouble.
Let us rise early to go to the vineyards, to see if the vines have budded, to see if their blossoms have opened, if the pomegranates are in bloom -- there I will give you my love.
Rising » Early » Practiced » By the wicked
Those who devise sinful plans are as good as dead, those who dream about doing evil as they lie in bed. As soon as morning dawns they carry out their plans, because they have the power to do so.
I thought, 'Certainly you will respect me! Now you will accept correction!' If she had done so, her home would not be destroyed by all the punishments I have threatened. But they eagerly sinned in everything they did.
If someone blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted as a curse to him.
Rising » Early » Illustrates spiritual diligence
And do this because we know the time, that it is already the hour for us to awake from sleep, for our salvation is now nearer than when we became believers. The night has advanced toward dawn; the day is near. So then we must lay aside the works of darkness, and put on the weapons of light.
Rising » Early » Practiced » By drunkards
Those who get up early to drink beer are as good as dead, those who keep drinking long after dark until they are intoxicated with wine.
Rising » Early
She also gets up while it is still night, and provides food for her household and a portion to her female servants.