Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



Do not be like a horse or mule,
without understanding,
that must be controlled with bit and bridle
or else it will not come near you.
Verse ConceptsMulesBridlesHorsesRestraintRopesStubbornnessDivine RestraintsSelf WillBinding As Animals


I said to myself, "This happens concerning people, so that God may test them and they may see for themselves that they are like animals." For the fate of people and the fate of animals is the same. As one dies, so dies the other; they all have the same breath. People have no advantage over animals, for everything is futile. All are going to the same place; all come from dust, and all return to dust. read more.
Who knows if the spirit of people rises upward and the spirit of animals goes downward to the earth?



and say to corruption: You are my father,
and to the maggot: My mother or my sister,
Verse ConceptsGoing Down To The PitMaggotscorruptionworms



But they both lie in the dust,
and worms cover them.
Verse ConceptsEquality Of FateMaggotsCondition Of The Bodyworms

every living thing would perish together
and mankind would return to the dust.
Verse ConceptsDeath For Other ReasonsWork Ethicdust

so that he may live forever
and not see the Pit.
Verse ConceptsNot Dyingcorruption

When You hide Your face,
they are terrified;
when You take away their breath,
they die and return to the dust.
Verse ConceptsBreath Of LifeFace Of GodChaosCreatures Returning To DustDeath Of CreaturesGod Hiding

All are going to the same place; all come from dust, and all return to dust. Verse ConceptsEquality Of FateCreatures Returning To Dustdust

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I sank to the foundations of the mountains;
the earth with its prison bars closed behind me forever!
But You raised my life from the Pit, Lord my God!
Verse ConceptsPitsRootsSaved From The PitMan Going DownGod Lifting PeopleNot DyingBase Of ThingsDeath PreventedPits As A Term For Graves

Seeing this in advance, he spoke concerning the resurrection of the Messiah:

He was not left in Hades,
and His flesh did not experience decay.
Verse ConceptsThe DeadCorruption, SolutionOvercoming DeathKnowing BeforehandNo DecayChrist Would Rise

Since He raised Him from the dead, never to return to decay, He has spoken in this way, I will grant you the faithful covenant blessings made to David. Therefore He also says in another passage, You will not allow Your Holy One to see decay. For David, after serving his own generation in God's plan, fell asleep, was buried with his fathers, and decayed. read more.
But the One whom God raised up did not decay.


Brothers, I tell you this: Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, and corruption cannot inherit incorruption. Verse ConceptsKingdom Of God, Entry IntoExclusionTransient BodyLimitations Of The BodyNo DecayPeople Are Corruptiblecorruption





every living thing would perish together
and mankind would return to the dust.
Verse ConceptsDeath For Other ReasonsWork Ethicdust

All are going to the same place; all come from dust, and all return to dust. Verse ConceptsEquality Of FateCreatures Returning To Dustdust

Then Abraham answered, “Since I have ventured to speak to the Lord—even though I am dust and ashes— Verse ConceptsDust, Literal UseAshesHumility, Examples OfSelf AbasementApproaching GodCreatures From DustSpeaking To GodI Am Unimportantdust

Please remember that You formed me like clay.
Will You now return me to dust?
Verse ConceptsClayPouringClay, Figurative UseCreatures Returning To DustDeathdust

All are going to the same place; all come from dust, and all return to dust. Verse ConceptsEquality Of FateCreatures Returning To Dustdust


For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead also comes through a man. For just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.


The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also knew that one fate comes to them both. So I said to myself, "What happens to the fool will also happen to me. Why then have I been overly wise?" And I said to myself that this is also futile.