Thematic Bible: Examples of human
Thematic Bible
Compassion » Examples of human » The barbarians
For you sympathized with the prisoners and cheerfully submitted to the violent seizure of your property, because you know that you have a better and more permanent possession.
The people who lived there were unusually kind to us. It had started to rain and was cold, so they started a bonfire and invited us to join them around it.
Compassion » Examples of human » Certain leaders in israel
After this, some men who were chosen by name took charge of the captives, clothed those who were naked with clothes appropriated from the war booty, gave them clothes and sandals, fed them, gave them something to drink, anointed them with oil, provided those who weren't able to walk with donkeys to ride on, and took them back to their relatives at Jericho, the city of palm trees. Then they returned to Samaria.
Compassion » Examples of human » The good samaritan
But as he was traveling along, a Samaritan came across the man. When the Samaritan saw him, he was moved with compassion. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
Compassion » Examples of human » Pharaoh's daughter
When she opened it and saw the child, the little boy suddenly began crying. Filled with compassion for him, she exclaimed, "This is one of the Hebrew children!"
Compassion » Examples of human » The philippian jailor
At that hour of the night, he took them and washed their wounds. Then he and his entire family were baptized immediately.
Compassion » Examples of human » Job
Forgiveness » Examples of human
Then the king addressed Shimei, "You won't die!" affirming his promise with an oath.
Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, don't hold this sin against them!" After he had said this, he died.
Esau ran to meet Jacob and embraced him. Then he fell on his neck and kissed him. And they wept.
He kissed all of his brothers and wept with them, too, and then his brothers were able to talk with him.
So King Solomon sent for him, and he was brought down from the altar. When he had arrived, he fell on his face in front of King Solomon, so Solomon told him, "Go home!"
Jealousy » Examples of human » King saul
because jealousy incites a strong man's rage, and he will show no mercy when it's time for revenge.
Saul was very angry and he did not like what the women sang. He told himself, "They have attributed tens of thousands to David, but to me they have attributed thousands. What else can he have but the kingdom?"
Not long afterward, all the men of Israel started coming to the king, complaining to him, "Why did our relatives in Judah's army sneak you away, taking the king and his household over the Jordan River, along with David's army?"
Jealousy » Examples of human » The labourers in the vineyard
"These last fellows worked only one hour, but you paid them the same as us, and we've been working all day, enduring the scorching heat!'
Jealousy » Examples of human » Joseph's brethren
When Joseph's brothers realized that their father loved him more than all of his brothers, they hated him so much that they were unable to speak politely to him.
Jealousy » Examples of human » The men of ephraim
Later on, the descendants of Ephraim spoke to Gideon. They argued vehemently, "What are you doing to us? You never called us! But you went out to fight Midian!"
Jealousy » Examples of human » The elder brother
"Then the older son became angry and wouldn't go into the house. So his father came out and began to plead with him.
Justice » Examples of human
I answered them that it was not the Roman custom to sentence a man to be punished until the accused met his accusers face to face and had an opportunity to defend himself against the charge.
David reigned over all of Israel, administering justice and equity to every one of his people.
but he did not execute the children of the murderers, in keeping with what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, as the LORD had commanded: "Fathers must not be put to death because of their children's sin; nor are children to die because of their fathers' sin, for each person is to be put to death for his own sin."
Are you a king because you try to outdo everyone with cedar? Your father ate and drank and upheld justice and righteousness, did he not? And then it went well for him.
Who will listen to you in this matter? Indeed, the share of those who went down into battle and the share of those who stayed with the supplies will be the same. They'll share alike."
"If he's done nothing wrong, not a hair of his head will be harmed," Solomon replied. "But if we find evil in him, he's a dead man."
When this decision that the king had handed down was announced, everybody in Israel was amazed at the king, because they all saw that God's wisdom was in him, enabling him to administer justice.