Thematic Bible: Earthly


Thematic Bible



Your princes [are] rebels and companions of thieves. Every one loves a bribe and runs after gifts. They do not defend [the] orphan and [the] legal dispute of [the] widow does not come before them. Verse ConceptsGiftsBribery, Results OfExploitationsWicked RulersOppression, Nature OfOrphansReward, HumanRiches, Dangers OfRulersStealingLeadershipRulers, WickedCovetousness, Example OfEvil AssociationsCompanionshipNot Helping Widows

You shall not subvert justice; you shall not {show partiality}; and you shall not take a bribe, for the bribe makes blind [the] eyes of [the] wise and misrepresents [the] words of [the] righteous. Verse ConceptsFavouritismBlindness, SymbolicInjustice, Hated By GodReward, HumanRighteous, TheMagistratesAvoiding BribesBlindingOther Blinding

Their hands [are] upon evil, to do [it] well; the official and the judge ask for the bribe, and the great [man] utters the evil desire of his soul; and they weave [it] together. Verse ConceptsGiftsAliancesAmbition, negative aspects ofWicked RulersJudgesPower, HumanReward, HumanSkillRulers, WickedCharacter Of WickedGuileAmbidextrousTwo Of Body PartsContinuing In SinLording It


Then Daniel answered and said before the king, "Let your gifts be for yourself or your rewards give to another; nevertheless, I will read the writing to the king and I will make known to him the explanation. Verse ConceptsInscriptionsNo RewardReading Other MatterBeing Yourself

When he returned to the man of God, he and all of his army, he came and stood before him and said, "Please now, I know that there is no God in all of the world except in Israel. So then, please take a gift from your servant." Verse ConceptsConversion, examples ofNo Other Is GodMan Of God

So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian went [with] a fee for divination in their hand; they came to Balaam and spoke the words of Balak to him. Verse ConceptsOld Age, Attitudes ToReward, HumanDivination

because I will surely honor you greatly, and all that you say to me I will do. Please, come; curse this people for me.'" Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyCursing Israel

Then the king spoke to the man of God, "Come with me to the house and refresh yourself, that I may give you a gift." Verse ConceptsInvitationsPeople Refreshedfriendliness


that [the] rejoicing of [the] wicked [is] {short}, and the joy of [the] godless {lasts only a moment}? Verse ConceptsemptinessTransient WorldProsperity Of The WickedHypocrisy

I neither withheld anything from my eyes that they desired, nor did I deprive any pleasure from my heart. My heart rejoiced in all my toil, for this was my reward from all my toil. Verse ConceptsEvil EyesReward For WorksSelf LoveBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Life

Like the sound of thorns under a pot, so also the laughter of fools. This also [is] vanity! Verse ConceptsVanityThornsUseless EndeavourWeedpot

And joy and gladness are taken away from the fruitful land, and in the vineyards no one exults, no one shouts for joy; no treader treads wine in the presses; I have put to an end to [the] jubilant shout. Verse ConceptsAlcoholWinepressDestroying VineyardsVintageCessationTreading GrapesLack Of Rejoicing

Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to gloominess. Verse ConceptsLaughterSorrowTearsLack Of RejoicingHeavinessChanging Yourselfgrieving

And he died in a good old age, full of days, wealth, and honor. And Solomon his son reigned in his place. Verse ConceptsAgingEnjoyment, Material ThingsHeirsMaturity, PhysicalOld Age, Attainment OfAge

because I will surely honor you greatly, and all that you say to me I will do. Please, come; curse this people for me.'" Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyCursing Israel

So Yahweh established the kingdom in his hand. And all Judah gave tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he had much wealth and honor. Verse ConceptsGifts

And Hezekiah had very much wealth and honor, and he made storehouses for himself for silver, gold, precious stones, spices, small shields, and all [sorts of] desirable objects; Verse ConceptsGoldHerbs And SpicesSilver


You have sown much but have harvested little. You have eaten without [being] satisfied; {you have drunk without being satiated}; you have worn clothes without [being] warm; the one who earns wages puts it in {a pouch with holes}.' Verse ConceptsBagsPursesHarvestSowing And ReapingTreasureWagesAlcohol ConsumptionGathering MuchLittle FoodGapsClothing OneselfCold WeatherNo FoodMoney BoxFinancesSaving Moneysowing



considering {reproach endured for the sake of Christ} greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward. Verse ConceptsReproachHeavenly RewardsRiches, SpiritualTreasureSufferings RewardedSpiritual TreasuresSeeking Things AboveChoosing God's WayTreasure In HeavenReward For WorksWorthAbuseValueaccounting

For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants, [that] he would be heir of the world, [was] not through the law, but through the righteousness by faith. Verse ConceptsImputed RighteousnessGod's Promise To AbrahamRighteous By FaithPromisesTrust In Relationships



For those blessed [by] him shall possess [the] land, but those cursed [by] him shall be cut off. Verse ConceptsBanishmentBlessing And Curse

When {you cry}, let your collection deliver you, and [the] wind will carry all of them away; a breath will take [them] away. But he who takes refuge in me shall take possession [of] [the] land, and he shall inherit my {holy mountain}." Verse ConceptsFalse ReligionFalse ConfidenceemptinessTrust, Importance OfLight As ChaffSalvation By Other Things

And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw the whole plain of the Jordan, that all of it [was] well-watered land--[this was] before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah--like the garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt {in the direction of} Zoar. Verse ConceptsGarden Of Eden, TheHorticultureYielding To TemptationDestruction Of Cities

Abram settled in the land of Canaan, and Lot settled in the cities of the plain. And he pitched his tent toward Sodom. Verse ConceptsTents

And he told a parable to them, saying, "The land of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. And he reasoned to himself, saying, 'What should I do? For I do not have anywhere I can gather in my crops.' And he said, 'I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and I will gather in there all my grain and possessions. read more.
And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many possessions stored up for many years. Relax, eat, drink, celebrate!" ' But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your life is demanded from you, and [the things] which you have prepared--whose will they be?' So [is] the one who stores up treasure for himself, and who is not rich toward God!"

"Now a certain man was rich, and dressed [in] purple cloth and fine linen, feasting sumptuously every day. And a certain poor man {named} Lazarus, covered with sores, lay at his gate, and was longing to be filled with what fell from the table of the rich man. But even the dogs came [and] licked his sores. read more.
Now it happened that the poor man died, and he was carried away by the angels to {Abraham's side}. And the rich man also died and was buried. And in Hades he lifted up his eyes [as he] was in torment [and] saw Abraham from a distance, and Lazarus {at his side}. And he called out [and] said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he could dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am suffering pain in this flame!' But Abraham said, 'Child, remember that you received your good [things] during your life, and Lazarus likewise bad [things]. But now he is comforted here, but you are suffering pain. And in [addition to] all these [things], a great chasm has been established between us and you, so that those who want to cross over from here to you are not able [to do so], nor can they cross over from there to us.' So he said, 'Then I ask you, father, that you send him to my father's house, for I have five brothers, so that he could warn them, in order that they also should not come to this place of torment!' But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the prophets; they must listen to them.' And he said, 'No, father Abraham, but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent!' But he said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone rises from the dead.'"


Turn away my eyes from looking at [what is] worthless; revive me in your ways. Verse ConceptsUseless ThingsVisionPornographyEyes, GuardedVanityRevivingFocusdistractionsrevival


Again the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory, Verse ConceptsSuffering, Of Jesus ChristSeducersAll NationsVisualizationTemptationSatanThe DevilResisting TemptationFlat Earth



But if you tell me the dream and its explanation, you will receive gifts and rewards and great honor from me. Therefore, tell me the dream and its explanation." Verse ConceptsGiftsThings Revealed

How are you able to believe, [if you] accept glory from one another, and do not seek the glory [which is] 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

Young men saw me and stepped aside, and [the] aged rose up [and] stood. Verse ConceptsOld Age, Attitudes ToYouthRespect For Old PeopleHiding From PeopleHabitual Getting Up

For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants, [that] he would be heir of the world, [was] not through the law, but through the righteousness by faith. Verse ConceptsImputed RighteousnessGod's Promise To AbrahamRighteous By FaithPromisesTrust In Relationships



For those blessed [by] him shall possess [the] land, but those cursed [by] him shall be cut off. Verse ConceptsBanishmentBlessing And Curse

When {you cry}, let your collection deliver you, and [the] wind will carry all of them away; a breath will take [them] away. But he who takes refuge in me shall take possession [of] [the] land, and he shall inherit my {holy mountain}." Verse ConceptsFalse ReligionFalse ConfidenceemptinessTrust, Importance OfLight As ChaffSalvation By Other Things


He who pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor. Verse ConceptsPursuing GoodSecrets To SuccessSource Of HonourFinding LoveBlessings And Prosperitydevotiongraciousnesshonour

but glory and honor and peace to everyone who does good, to the Jew first and to the Greek. Verse ConceptsFavouritismTo The Jew FirstDoing GoodGod Bestowing GloryThe Gospel To Jew And Gentile



Cherish her and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her. Verse ConceptsSource Of Honourhonour


And he died in a good old age, full of days, wealth, and honor. And Solomon his son reigned in his place. Verse ConceptsAgingEnjoyment, Material ThingsHeirsMaturity, PhysicalOld Age, Attainment OfAge

because I will surely honor you greatly, and all that you say to me I will do. Please, come; curse this people for me.'" Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyCursing Israel

So Yahweh established the kingdom in his hand. And all Judah gave tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he had much wealth and honor. Verse ConceptsGifts

And Hezekiah had very much wealth and honor, and he made storehouses for himself for silver, gold, precious stones, spices, small shields, and all [sorts of] desirable objects; Verse ConceptsGoldHerbs And SpicesSilver

And he began to teach in their synagogues, [and] was praised by all. Verse ConceptsJesus As Our TeacherPraising Specific People

And many [people] spread their cloaks on the road, and others [spread] leafy branches [they] had cut from the fields. Verse ConceptsSpreadingFoliageUsing Roads

And they brought it to Jesus, and throwing their cloaks on the colt, they put Jesus [on it]. Verse ConceptsRiding Donkeys

took the branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, and began crying out, "Hosanna! Blessed [is] the one who comes in the name of the Lord, even 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 I heard every creature that [is] in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and in the sea and everything in them saying, "To the one who is seated on the throne and to the Lamb [be] praise and honor and glory and power {forever 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 if you tell me the dream and its explanation, you will receive gifts and rewards and great honor from me. Therefore, tell me the dream and its explanation." Verse ConceptsGiftsThings Revealed

How are you able to believe, [if you] accept glory from one another, and do not seek the glory [which is] 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

Young men saw me and stepped aside, and [the] aged rose up [and] stood. Verse ConceptsOld Age, Attitudes ToYouthRespect For Old PeopleHiding From PeopleHabitual Getting Up






For you, O God, you have heard my vows. You have given [me] the heritage of those who fear your name. Verse ConceptsGod Paid Attention To Me

I have taken as my own your testimonies forever, for they [are] the joy of my heart. Verse ConceptsHeritageTestimoniesEternal TruthRejoicing In God's WordGod's Word As A Source Of Delight

Every weapon formed against you shall not succeed, and you shall declare guilty every tongue [that] rises against you for judgment. This [is] the inheritance of the servants of Yahweh, and their {legal right} from me," {declares} Yahweh. 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 the share of the property that is coming to [me].' So he divided [his] assets between them. Verse ConceptsPropertyDadsdivision

And they said, "Yahweh commanded my lord to give the land by lot as an inheritance to the {Israelites}, and my lord was commanded by Yahweh to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother to his daughters.

And the descendants of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received their inheritance. Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine Responsibility

They came before Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, saying, "Yahweh commanded Moses to give an inheritance to us among our kinsmen." Therefore, according to the {command of Yahweh} he gave them an inheritance among the kinsmen of their father.

The second allotment {fell} for Simeon, for the tribe of the descendants of Simeon, according to their families. And their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the descendants of Judah. Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine ResponsibilitySecond Thing

And Joshua sent the people away, and the {Israelites} went each to their own inheritance to take possession of the land.

And the redeemer said, "I am not able to redeem for myself, lest I ruin my inheritance. You redeem for yourself my kinsman-redemption, for I am not able to redeem [it]." Verse ConceptsMarriage, Restrictions Concerning

Then Hanamel, the son of my uncle, came to me, to the courtyard of the guard {according to} the word of Yahweh, and he said to me, 'Please buy my field that [is] at Anathoth, that [is] in the land of Benjamin, for to you [is] the claim of possession, and to you the redemption; buy [it] for yourself.' Then I knew that this [was] the word of Yahweh. Verse ConceptsNegotiationRedemption, In Everyday Life

Joshua, the son of Nun, {your assistant}, will go there; encourage him because he will cause Israel to inherit it. Verse Conceptsencouragement, examples ofGuidance, From Godly PeopleInexperienceEncourage Others!

So I said to you, "You yourselves shall take possession of their land, and I myself shall give it to you to possess it--a land flowing with milk and honey"; I [am] Yahweh your God, who {has set you apart} from the nations. Verse ConceptsFoodLand, Spiritual Aspects OfMilkProperty, LandSeparationThe Promised LandSeparation From Evil PeopleI Am The LordMilk And Honey

Be strong and courageous, for you will give the people this land as an inheritance that I swore to their ancestors to give them. Verse ConceptsGuidance, From Godly PeopleStrength Of PeopleGod Gave The LandBe Courageous!Be Strong!CourageCourage And Strength

Moses Yahweh's servant and the {Israelites} defeated them; and Moses Yahweh's servant gave it [as] a possession to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine ResponsibilityMinistry, Nature OfReuben Gad And Half Manasseh

all the inhabitants of the hill country, from the Lebanon up to Misrephoth Maim, and all [the] Sidonians. I will drive them out from before the {Israelites}; only allocate it to Israel as an inheritance just as I have commanded you. Verse ConceptsThe Lord Will Drive Them Out

Their inheritance [was] by lot, just as Yahweh commanded through the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe.

Then Joshua sent the people away to their inheritance. Verse ConceptsSending people home

You will distribute the land by lot according to your clans; to the larger group you will give a larger inheritance, and to the smaller group you will give less inheritance. However the lot falls for him, there the lot will be. You will distribute it according to the tribes of your ancestors. Verse ConceptsCasting LotsReal EstateAccording To PeopleFew PeopleMany In Israel

[nevertheless] {it will be the case that} on the day of bestowing his inheritance upon his sons, he will not be allowed to treat as [the] firstborn son the son of the beloved [wife] {in preference to} the son of the disliked [wife], [who is] the firstborn [son]. Verse ConceptsReal EstateBirthrights

And you must speak to the {Israelites}, saying, 'If a man dies and has no son, you must transfer his inheritance to his daughter. Verse ConceptsReal EstateLack Of Sons

Thus an inheritance of the {Israelites} will not go around from tribe to tribe. Rather, the inheritance of each tribe of his father will remain with the {Israelites}. Verse ConceptsReal Estate

Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "If the prince gives a gift to any [one] from [among] his sons, it [is] his inheritance [and] it will belong to his sons; it is their possession as an inheritance. Verse ConceptsReal Estate

Enjoy life with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life which he gives you under the sun, because this [is] your lot in life and in the toil with which you toil under the sun. Verse ConceptsUnder The SunLife StrugglesSunFinding LoveGetting Through Hard TimesBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying LifespousehardworkThe Love Of Women

I neither withheld anything from my eyes that they desired, nor did I deprive any pleasure from my heart. My heart rejoiced in all my toil, for this was my reward from all my toil. Verse ConceptsEvil EyesReward For WorksSelf LoveBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Life

You have made the nation numerous; you have not made the joy great. They rejoice in your presence as [with] joy at the harvest, as they rejoice when they divide plunder. Verse ConceptsHarvestJoy, And Human ExperienceGod Multipling PeopleYou Will Rejoice In SalvationDividing The SpoilJoyjoyfulness

Look! I have discovered what is good and fitting: to eat and to drink and {to enjoy} all [the fruit of] the toil with which one toils under the sun during the number of the days of his life that God gives to him--for this [is] his lot. Verse ConceptsDietsEating And DrinkingEating Drinking And RejoicingSunHaving A Good DayBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Lifefatehardwork

And for anyone to eat and drink, that is, {to enjoy the fruit of all his toil}, this also is a gift of God. Verse ConceptsEating And DrinkingGifts Of GodOther Gifts Of GodArt Of CelebratingWorking TogetherGifts And TalentsBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Lifehardwork

So I concluded that there is nothing better for a person than to enjoy [the fruit of] his labor, for this is his lot in life. {For no one knows what will happen in the future.} Verse ConceptsCareersWithheld KnowledgeUnknown FutureBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Lifeaccomplishments


Sorrow [is] better than laughter, for by sadness of countenance the heart is made good. Verse ConceptsBenefits Of SadnessSadnessDepressionJoy And HappinessTragedyBeing ContentSmilinggrieving

Like the sound of thorns under a pot, so also the laughter of fools. This also [is] vanity! Verse ConceptsVanityThornsUseless EndeavourWeedpot

Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to gloominess. Verse ConceptsLaughterSorrowTearsLack Of RejoicingHeavinessChanging Yourselfgrieving

Woe to you who are satisfied now, because you will be hungry. Woe, you who laugh now, because you will mourn and weep. Verse ConceptsLaughterReversalsWoe To The ProsperousFeeding The Poorhunger

I said of laughter, "[It is] folly!" and of pleasure, "{What does it accomplish?}" Verse ConceptsAmusements, Evil ResultsStudying InsanityFun


that [the] rejoicing of [the] wicked [is] {short}, and the joy of [the] godless {lasts only a moment}? Verse ConceptsemptinessTransient WorldProsperity Of The WickedHypocrisy

I neither withheld anything from my eyes that they desired, nor did I deprive any pleasure from my heart. My heart rejoiced in all my toil, for this was my reward from all my toil. Verse ConceptsEvil EyesReward For WorksSelf LoveBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Life

Like the sound of thorns under a pot, so also the laughter of fools. This also [is] vanity! Verse ConceptsVanityThornsUseless EndeavourWeedpot

And joy and gladness are taken away from the fruitful land, and in the vineyards no one exults, no one shouts for joy; no treader treads wine in the presses; I have put to an end to [the] jubilant shout. Verse ConceptsAlcoholWinepressDestroying VineyardsVintageCessationTreading GrapesLack Of Rejoicing

Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to gloominess. Verse ConceptsLaughterSorrowTearsLack Of RejoicingHeavinessChanging Yourselfgrieving


Go--eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart! For God already has approved your deeds. Verse ConceptsAlcoholMerrinessDrinking WineFoodAlcoholic BeveragesBreadJoy And HappinessFunBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Lifebeeralcoholismjoyfulness

All of the people went to eat, to drink, to send a share, and to have great joy because they understood the words that they had made known to them. Verse ConceptsEating And DrinkingUnderstanding God's Word

And thanksgiving and [the] sound of merrymakers will come out from them, and I will make them numerous, and they will not be few. And I will make them honored, and they will not be lowly. Verse ConceptsMultiplyingThanksgivingRestored JoyGod Multipling PeopleSource Of HonourBeing Thankful For BlessingsCelebrationThankscelebrating

because this son of mine was dead, and is alive again! He was lost and is found!' And they began to celebrate. Verse ConceptsSpiritually DeadFinding PeopleLost PeopleRejoicing In ReliefMissing SomeoneCelebrationBeing Lost