Thematic Bible: Earthly


Thematic Bible



Your chiefs have gone against the Lord, they have become friends of thieves; every one of them is looking for profit and going after rewards; they do not give right decisions for the child who has no father, and they do not let the cause of the widow come before them. Verse ConceptsGiftsBribery, Results OfExploitationsWicked RulersOppression, Nature OfOrphansReward, HumanRiches, Dangers OfRulersStealingLeadershipRulers, WickedCovetousness, Example OfEvil AssociationsCompanionshipNot Helping Widows

You are not to be moved in your judging by a man's position, you are not to take rewards; for rewards make the eyes of the wise man blind, and the decisions of the upright false. Verse ConceptsFavouritismBlindness, SymbolicInjustice, Hated By GodReward, HumanRighteous, TheMagistratesAvoiding BribesBlindingOther Blinding

Their hands are made ready to do evil; the ruler makes requests for money, and the judge is looking for a reward; and the great man gives decisions at his pleasure, and the right is twisted. Verse ConceptsGiftsAliancesAmbition, negative aspects ofWicked RulersJudgesPower, HumanReward, HumanSkillRulers, WickedCharacter Of WickedGuileAmbidextrousTwo Of Body PartsContinuing In SinLording It

Its heads take rewards for judging, and the priests take payment for teaching, and the prophets get silver for reading the future: but still, supporting themselves on the Lord, they say, Is not the Lord among us? no evil will overtake us. Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceLove, Abuse OfMoney, Uses OfPriests, Institution In Ot TimesSpiritual MalnutritionReward, HumanUnfaithful MinistersSelfishness, Shown InCorrupt PriestsMisteachingWicked ProphetsGod Is Among YouBelief In GodGod SupportingDivinityRewards Of RitualFinancesMaking Decisionsprophetspriests

Then Daniel made answer and said to the king, Keep your offerings for yourself, and give your rewards to another; but I, after reading the writing to the king, will give him the sense of it. Verse ConceptsInscriptionsNo RewardReading Other MatterBeing Yourself

Then he went back to the man of God, with all his train, and, taking his place before him, said, Now I am certain that there is no God in all the earth, but only in Israel: now then, take an offering from me. Verse ConceptsConversion, examples ofNo Other Is GodMan Of God

So the responsible men of Moab and Midian went away, taking in their hands rewards for the prophet; and they came to Balaam and said to him what Balak had given them orders to say. Verse ConceptsOld Age, Attitudes ToReward, HumanDivination

For I will give you a place of very great honour, and whatever you say to me I will do; so come, in answer to my prayer, and put a curse on this people. Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyCursing Israel

And the king said to the man of God, Come with me to my house for food and rest, and I will give you a reward. Verse ConceptsInvitationsPeople Refreshedfriendliness


That the pride of the sinner is short, and the joy of the evil-doer but for a minute? Verse ConceptsemptinessTransient WorldProsperity Of The WickedHypocrisy

And nothing which was desired by my eyes did I keep from them; I did not keep any joy from my heart, because my heart took pleasure in all my work, and this was my reward. Verse ConceptsEvil EyesReward For WorksSelf LoveBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Life

Like the cracking of thorns under a pot, so is the laugh of a foolish man; and this again is to no purpose. Verse ConceptsVanityThornsUseless EndeavourWeedpot

And all joy is gone; no longer are they glad for the fertile field; and in the vine-gardens there are no songs or sounds of joy: the crushing of grapes has come to an end, and its glad cry has been stopped. Verse ConceptsAlcoholWinepressDestroying VineyardsVintageCessationTreading GrapesLack Of Rejoicing

Be troubled, with sorrow and weeping; let your laughing be turned to sorrow and your joy to grief. Verse ConceptsLaughterSorrowTearsLack Of RejoicingHeavinessChanging Yourselfgrieving

And he came to his end after a long life, full of days and great wealth and honour; and Solomon his son became king in his place. Verse ConceptsAgingEnjoyment, Material ThingsHeirsMaturity, PhysicalOld Age, Attainment OfAge

For I will give you a place of very great honour, and whatever you say to me I will do; so come, in answer to my prayer, and put a curse on this people. Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyCursing Israel

So the Lord made his kingdom strong; and all Judah gave offerings to Jehoshaphat, and he had great wealth and honour. Verse ConceptsGifts

And Hezekiah had very great wealth and honour; and he made himself store-houses for his gold and silver and jewels and spices, and for body-covers and all sorts of beautiful vessels. Verse ConceptsGoldHerbs And SpicesSilver


Much has been planted, but little got in; you take food, but have not enough; you take drink, but are not full; you are clothed, but no one is warm; and he who gets payment for his work, gets it to put it into a bag full of holes. Verse ConceptsBagsPursesHarvestSowing And ReapingTreasureWagesAlcohol ConsumptionGathering MuchLittle FoodGapsClothing OneselfCold WeatherNo FoodMoney BoxFinancesSaving Moneysowing




For God's word, that the earth would be his heritage, was given to Abraham, not through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. Verse ConceptsImputed RighteousnessGod's Promise To AbrahamRighteous By FaithPromisesTrust In Relationships



Those who have his blessing will have the earth for their heritage; but those who are cursed by him will be cut off. Verse ConceptsBanishmentBlessing And Curse

Your false gods will not keep you safe in answer to your cry; but the wind will take them, they will be gone like a breath: but he who puts his hope in me will take the land, and will have my holy mountain as his heritage. Verse ConceptsFalse ReligionFalse ConfidenceemptinessTrust, Importance OfLight As ChaffSalvation By Other Things

And Lot, lifting up his eyes and looking an the valley of Jordan, saw that it was well watered everywhere, before the Lord had sent destruction on Sodom and Gomorrah; it was like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, on the way to Zoar. Verse ConceptsGarden Of Eden, TheHorticultureYielding To TemptationDestruction Of Cities

Abram went on living in the land of Canaan, and Lot went to the lowland towns, moving his tent as far as Sodom. Verse ConceptsTents

And he said to them, in a story, The land of a certain man of great wealth was very fertile: And he said to himself, What is to be done? for I have no place in which to put all my fruit. And he said, This I will do: I will take down my store-houses and make greater ones, and there I will put all my grain and my goods. read more.
And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have a great amount of goods in store, enough for a number of years; be at rest, take food and wine and be happy. But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together? So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.

Now there was a certain man of great wealth, who was dressed in fair clothing of purple and delicate linen, and was shining and glad every day. And a certain poor man, named Lazarus, was stretched out at his door, full of wounds, Desiring the broken bits of food which came from the table of the man of wealth; and even the dogs came and put their tongues on his wounds. read more.
And in time the poor man came to his end, and angels took him to Abraham's breast. And the man of wealth came to his end, and was put in the earth. And in hell, being in great pain, lifting up his eyes he saw Abraham, far away, and Lazarus on his breast. And he gave a cry and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, so that he may put the end of his finger in water and put it on my tongue, for I am cruelly burning in this flame. But Abraham said, Keep in mind, my son, that when you were living, you had your good things, while Lazarus had evil things: but now, he is comforted and you are in pain. And in addition, there is a deep division fixed between us and you, so that those who might go from here to you are not able to do so, and no one may come from you to us. And he said, Father, it is my request that you will send him to my father's house; For I have five brothers; and let him give them an account of these things, so that they may not come to this place of pain. But Abraham said, They have Moses and the prophets; let them give ear to what they say. And he said, No, father Abraham, but if someone went to them from the dead, their hearts would be changed. And he said to him, If they will not give attention to Moses and the prophets, they will not be moved even if someone comes back from the dead.

When I saw among their goods a fair robe of Babylon and two hundred shekels of silver, and a mass of gold, fifty shekels in weight, I was overcome by desire and took them; and they are put away in the earth in my tent, and the silver is under it. Verse ConceptsBeautifulCriminalsCoveting, prohibition ofBad Decision Making ExamplesGreed, Condemnation OfLove, Abuse OfRobesSelf IndulgenceTemptation, Universality OfTreasureVisionCovetousness, Results InCovetousness, Example OfBeauty, In ArtefactsConcealment, Of SinAllurements Of SinYielding To TemptationThings UnderOuter GarmentsFine ClothesSpecific Sums Of Money

Let my eyes be turned away from what is false; give me life in your ways. Verse ConceptsUseless ThingsVisionPornographyEyes, GuardedVanityRevivingFocusdistractionsrevival


Again, the Evil One took him up to a very high mountain, and let him see all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them; Verse ConceptsSuffering, Of Jesus ChristSeducersAll NationsVisualizationTemptationSatanThe DevilResisting TemptationFlat Earth


But man, like the animals, does not go on for ever; he comes to an end like the beasts. Verse ConceptsLife, HumanWicked Described AsThe Frailty Of ManAnimals Fate After DeathMen Similar To AnimalsLife Being Temporary

But if you make clear the dream and the sense of it, you will have from me offerings and rewards and great honour: so make clear to me the dream and the sense of it. Verse ConceptsGiftsThings Revealed

How is it possible for you to have faith while you take honour one from another and have no desire for the honour which comes from the only God? Verse ConceptsAttention SeekersUnbelief, Sourced InGod AloneNot Seeking GodNot Believing In JesusNo Other Is GodSeeking HonourBelieving In YourselfNot Being AloneAppreciation For Pastors

The young men saw me, and went away, and the old men got up from their seats; Verse ConceptsOld Age, Attitudes ToYouthRespect For Old PeopleHiding From PeopleHabitual Getting Up

For God's word, that the earth would be his heritage, was given to Abraham, not through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. Verse ConceptsImputed RighteousnessGod's Promise To AbrahamRighteous By FaithPromisesTrust In Relationships



Those who have his blessing will have the earth for their heritage; but those who are cursed by him will be cut off. Verse ConceptsBanishmentBlessing And Curse

Your false gods will not keep you safe in answer to your cry; but the wind will take them, they will be gone like a breath: but he who puts his hope in me will take the land, and will have my holy mountain as his heritage. Verse ConceptsFalse ReligionFalse ConfidenceemptinessTrust, Importance OfLight As ChaffSalvation By Other Things


He who goes after righteousness and mercy will get life, righteousness, and honour. Verse ConceptsPursuing GoodSecrets To SuccessSource Of HonourFinding LoveBlessings And Prosperitydevotiongraciousnesshonour

But glory and honour and peace to all whose works are good, to the Jew first and then to the Greek: Verse ConceptsFavouritismTo The Jew FirstDoing GoodGod Bestowing GloryThe Gospel To Jew And Gentile

Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured. Verse ConceptsBad CounselPoverty, Causes OfReproofAdmonition, RecievingBecoming PoorReproving PeopleShame Of Bad ConductSource Of HonourDiscipline Childcriticism


Put her in a high place, and you will be lifted up by her; she will give you honour, when you give her your love. Verse ConceptsSource Of Honourhonour


And he came to his end after a long life, full of days and great wealth and honour; and Solomon his son became king in his place. Verse ConceptsAgingEnjoyment, Material ThingsHeirsMaturity, PhysicalOld Age, Attainment OfAge

For I will give you a place of very great honour, and whatever you say to me I will do; so come, in answer to my prayer, and put a curse on this people. Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyCursing Israel

So the Lord made his kingdom strong; and all Judah gave offerings to Jehoshaphat, and he had great wealth and honour. Verse ConceptsGifts

And Hezekiah had very great wealth and honour; and he made himself store-houses for his gold and silver and jewels and spices, and for body-covers and all sorts of beautiful vessels. Verse ConceptsGoldHerbs And SpicesSilver

And he was teaching in their Synagogues and all men gave him praise. Verse ConceptsJesus As Our TeacherPraising Specific People

And a great number put down their clothing in the way; and others put down branches which they had taken from the fields. Verse ConceptsSpreadingFoliageUsing Roads

And they took him to Jesus, and they put their clothing on the ass, and Jesus got on to him. Verse ConceptsRiding Donkeys

Took branches of palm-trees and went out to him, crying, A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel! Verse ConceptsPalm TreesPraise, Manner And Methods OfShoutingPraise, Nature OfMessianic Titles, King Of The JewsChrist Is King Of IsraelBless The Lord!Save Us!The Fact Of His ComingIn God's Name

And to my ears came the voice of everything in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and of all things which are in them, saying, To him who is seated on the high seat, and to the Lamb, may blessing and honour and glory and power be given for ever and ever. Verse ConceptsAdoration, Of ChristEarth, God's GloryGod, Present EverywhereHonorUnceasing PraiseChrist's Exalted GloryEternal PraiseGod Sitting In GloryAngels SingingWorship In Heaven During TribulationPetsThe Seaadorationdominionhonour

But man, like the animals, does not go on for ever; he comes to an end like the beasts. Verse ConceptsLife, HumanWicked Described AsThe Frailty Of ManAnimals Fate After DeathMen Similar To AnimalsLife Being Temporary

But if you make clear the dream and the sense of it, you will have from me offerings and rewards and great honour: so make clear to me the dream and the sense of it. Verse ConceptsGiftsThings Revealed

How is it possible for you to have faith while you take honour one from another and have no desire for the honour which comes from the only God? Verse ConceptsAttention SeekersUnbelief, Sourced InGod AloneNot Seeking GodNot Believing In JesusNo Other Is GodSeeking HonourBelieving In YourselfNot Being AloneAppreciation For Pastors

The young men saw me, and went away, and the old men got up from their seats; Verse ConceptsOld Age, Attitudes ToYouthRespect For Old PeopleHiding From PeopleHabitual Getting Up





Being certain that the Lord will give you the reward of the heritage: for you are the servants of the Lord Christ. Verse Conceptsdiscipleship, nature ofServing JesusHeaven, Inheritance OfService To GodRiches, SpiritualServants, Working Conditions OfServing ChristReward For WorksServing God

For you, O God, have made answer to my prayers; you have given me the heritage of those who give honour to your name. Verse ConceptsGod Paid Attention To Me

I have taken your unchanging word as an eternal heritage; for it is the joy of my heart. Verse ConceptsHeritageTestimoniesEternal TruthRejoicing In God's WordGod's Word As A Source Of Delight

No instrument of war which is formed against you will be of any use; and every tongue which says evil against you will be judged false. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness comes from me, says the Lord. Verse ConceptsProtectionSecurityHelp From GodJustification Under The GospelImputed RighteousnessGod VindicatesEzekiel InvasionGod Protector Of IsraelJudgementcondemnationaccusationsvindicationprospering


And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me that part of your property which will be mine. And he made division of his goods between them. Verse ConceptsPropertyDadsdivision

And said, The Lord gave orders to my lord to make distribution of the land as their heritage to the children of Israel: and my lord was ordered by the Lord to give the heritage of Zelophehad, our brother, to his daughters.

And the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their heritage. Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine Responsibility

And they came before Eleazar the priest, and Joshua, the son of Nun, and before the chiefs, saying, The Lord gave orders to Moses to give us a heritage among our brothers: so in agreement with the orders of the Lord he gave them a heritage among their father's brothers.

And the second heritage came out for the tribe of Simeon by their families; and their heritage was in the middle of the heritage of the children of Judah. Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine ResponsibilitySecond Thing

And Joshua let the people go away, and the children of Israel went, every man to his heritage, to take the land for themselves.

And the near relation said, I am not able to do the relation's part, for fear of damaging the heritage I have: you may do it in my place, for I am not able to do it myself. Verse ConceptsMarriage, Restrictions Concerning

So Hanamel, the son of my father's brother, came to me, as the Lord had said, to the place of the armed watchmen, and said to me, Give the price and get my property which is in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: for you have the nearest relation's right to the heritage; so get it for yourself. Then it was clear to me that this was the word of the Lord. Verse ConceptsNegotiationRedemption, In Everyday Life

Joshua, the son of Nun, your servant, he will go into the land: say to him that he is to be strong, for he will be Israel's guide into their heritage. Verse Conceptsencouragement, examples ofGuidance, From Godly PeopleInexperienceEncourage Others!

But I have said to you, You will take their land and I will give it to you for your heritage, a land flowing with milk and honey: I am the Lord your God who have made you separate from all other peoples. Verse ConceptsFoodLand, Spiritual Aspects OfMilkProperty, LandSeparationThe Promised LandSeparation From Evil PeopleI Am The LordMilk And Honey

Take heart and be strong; for you will give to this people for their heritage the land which I gave by an oath to their fathers. Verse ConceptsGuidance, From Godly PeopleStrength Of PeopleGod Gave The LandBe Courageous!Be Strong!CourageCourage And Strength

Moses, the servant of the Lord, and the children of Israel overcame them; and Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave their land for a heritage to the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine ResponsibilityMinistry, Nature OfReuben Gad And Half Manasseh

All the people of the hill-country from Lebanon to Misrephoth-maim, all the Zidonians; them will I send out from before the children of Israel: only make division of it to Israel for a heritage, as I have given you orders to do. Verse ConceptsThe Lord Will Drive Them Out

Their heritage by the Lord's decision, as he gave orders by Moses, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe.

Then Joshua let the people go away, every man to his heritage. Verse ConceptsSending people home

And you will take up your heritage in the land by the decision of the Lord, to every family its part; the greater the family the greater its heritage, and the smaller the family the smaller will be its heritage; wherever the decision of the Lord gives to any man his part, that will be his; distribution will be made to you by your fathers' tribes. Verse ConceptsCasting LotsReal EstateAccording To PeopleFew PeopleMany In Israel

Then when he gives his property to his sons for their heritage, he is not to put the son of his loved one in the place of the first son, the son of the hated wife: Verse ConceptsReal EstateBirthrights

And say to the children of Israel, If a man has no son at the time of his death, let his heritage go to his daughter. Verse ConceptsReal EstateLack Of Sons

And so no property will be handed from tribe to tribe among the children of Israel; but every one of the children of Israel will keep the heritage of his father's tribe. Verse ConceptsReal Estate

This is what the Lord has said: If the ruler gives a property to any of his sons, it is his heritage and will be the property of his sons; it is theirs for their heritage. Verse ConceptsReal Estate

Have joy with the woman of your love all the days of your foolish life which he gives you under the sun. Because that is your part in life and in your work which you do under the sun. Verse ConceptsUnder The SunLife StrugglesSunFinding LoveGetting Through Hard TimesBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying LifespousehardworkThe Love Of Women

And nothing which was desired by my eyes did I keep from them; I did not keep any joy from my heart, because my heart took pleasure in all my work, and this was my reward. Verse ConceptsEvil EyesReward For WorksSelf LoveBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Life

You have made them very glad, increasing their joy. They are glad before you as men are glad in the time of getting in the grain, or when they make division of the goods taken in war. Verse ConceptsHarvestJoy, And Human ExperienceGod Multipling PeopleYou Will Rejoice In SalvationDividing The SpoilJoyjoyfulness

This is what I have seen: it is good and fair for a man to take meat and drink and to have joy in all his work under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; that is his reward. Verse ConceptsDietsEating And DrinkingEating Drinking And RejoicingSunHaving A Good DayBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Lifefatehardwork


So I saw that there is nothing better than for a man to have joy in his work--because that is his reward. Who will make him see what will come after him? Verse ConceptsCareersWithheld KnowledgeUnknown FutureBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Lifeaccomplishments


Sorrow is better than joy; when the face is sad the mind gets better. Verse ConceptsBenefits Of SadnessSadnessDepressionJoy And HappinessTragedyBeing ContentSmilinggrieving

Like the cracking of thorns under a pot, so is the laugh of a foolish man; and this again is to no purpose. Verse ConceptsVanityThornsUseless EndeavourWeedpot

Be troubled, with sorrow and weeping; let your laughing be turned to sorrow and your joy to grief. Verse ConceptsLaughterSorrowTearsLack Of RejoicingHeavinessChanging Yourselfgrieving

Unhappy are you who are full of food now: for you will be in need. Unhappy are you who are laughing now: for you will be crying in sorrow. Verse ConceptsLaughterReversalsWoe To The ProsperousFeeding The Poorhunger

Of laughing I said, It is foolish; and of joy--What use is it? Verse ConceptsAmusements, Evil ResultsStudying InsanityFun


That the pride of the sinner is short, and the joy of the evil-doer but for a minute? Verse ConceptsemptinessTransient WorldProsperity Of The WickedHypocrisy

And nothing which was desired by my eyes did I keep from them; I did not keep any joy from my heart, because my heart took pleasure in all my work, and this was my reward. Verse ConceptsEvil EyesReward For WorksSelf LoveBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Life

Like the cracking of thorns under a pot, so is the laugh of a foolish man; and this again is to no purpose. Verse ConceptsVanityThornsUseless EndeavourWeedpot

And all joy is gone; no longer are they glad for the fertile field; and in the vine-gardens there are no songs or sounds of joy: the crushing of grapes has come to an end, and its glad cry has been stopped. Verse ConceptsAlcoholWinepressDestroying VineyardsVintageCessationTreading GrapesLack Of Rejoicing

Be troubled, with sorrow and weeping; let your laughing be turned to sorrow and your joy to grief. Verse ConceptsLaughterSorrowTearsLack Of RejoicingHeavinessChanging Yourselfgrieving


Come, take your bread with joy, and your wine with a glad heart. God has taken pleasure in your works. Verse ConceptsAlcoholMerrinessDrinking WineFoodAlcoholic BeveragesBreadJoy And HappinessFunBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Lifebeeralcoholismjoyfulness

And all the people went away to take food and drink, and to send food to others, and to be glad, because the words which were said to them had been made clear. Verse ConceptsEating And DrinkingUnderstanding God's Word

And from them will go out praise and the sound of laughing: and I will make them great in number, and they will not become less; and I will give them glory, and they will not be small. Verse ConceptsMultiplyingThanksgivingRestored JoyGod Multipling PeopleSource Of HonourBeing Thankful For BlessingsCelebrationThankscelebrating

For this, my son, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away from me, and has come back. And they were full of joy. Verse ConceptsSpiritually DeadFinding PeopleLost PeopleRejoicing In ReliefMissing SomeoneCelebrationBeing Lost

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