Thematic Bible: Exclusion Admission


Thematic Bible



will by no means see the land which I swore to [give to] their fathers; nor will any who treated me disrespectfully and rejected Me see it. Verse ConceptsIrreverenceExclusion

Except for Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun, not one of you shall enter the land in which I swore [an oath] to settle you. Verse ConceptsHomeHand Of GodReward, For God's PeopleExclusionland

For the Lord had said of them, “They shall certainly die in the wilderness.” And not a man was left of them except Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun. Verse ConceptsExclusionDying In The WildernessDeath As PunishmentSole SurvivorsDying In The Desert

‘None of the men who came up from Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I promised to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, because they have not followed Me completely, Verse ConceptsGod Of The FathersJacob, The PatriarchExclusionAncestorsFollowing God

‘Not one of these men, this evil generation, shall see the good land which I swore (solemnly promised) to give to your fathers, Verse ConceptsEvil GenerationsExclusion

For the Israelites walked forty years in the wilderness, until all the nation, that is, the men of war who came out of Egypt, died because they did not listen to the voice of the Lord; to them the Lord had sworn [an oath] that He would not let them see the land which He had promised to their fathers to give us, a land [of abundance] flowing with milk and honey. Verse ConceptsFoodProperty, LandThe Number FortyDisobedience, To GodExclusionThe Promised Land40 To 50 YearsDeath As PunishmentMilk And Honeyconsequencesmovementwandering


“Therefore I swore [an oath] in My wrath,
‘They absolutely shall not enter My rest [the land of promise].’”
Verse ConceptsExclusionGod Swearing Harm

I also swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, [a land of plenty] flowing with milk and honey, which is the ornament and glory of all lands, Verse ConceptsExclusionJudgement In The WildernessGod Swearing HarmMilk And Honey

So we see that they were not able to enter [into His rest—the promised land] because of unbelief and an unwillingness to trust in God. Verse ConceptsUnbelief, Nature And Effects OfUnbelief, Results Of Being GuiltyExclusionbelief

Therefore, since the promise remains for some to enter His rest, and those who formerly had the good news preached to them failed to [grasp it and did not] enter because of [their unbelief evidenced by] disobedience, Verse ConceptsSpiritual FailureExclusionEntering LifeCauses of failure indisobedience

Who shall go up into the mountain of the Lord? Or who shall stand in His Holy Place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted himself up to falsehood or to what is false, nor sworn deceitfully.


“Open the gates, that the righteous nation may enter,
The one that remains faithful and trustworthy.
Verse ConceptsAdmission Into God's PresenceThe Act Of OpeningOpening GatesA Righteous People

I am the Door; anyone who enters through Me will be saved [and will live forever], and will go in and out [freely], and find pasture (spiritual security). Verse ConceptsSpiritual FoodAccess To God, Through ChristWay, TheChrist And His SheepPenitentAdmission Into God's PresenceEntering LifeFeeding AnimalsGoing Out And Coming InBeing SavedThe Narrow Gate








When the tabernacle is to go forward, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to [be set up for] camp, the Levites shall set it up. But the layman (non-Levite) who approaches the tabernacle shall be put to death. Verse ConceptsAccess To God, In Old TestamentStrangersExclusionMaking The TabernacleDeath Due To God's PresenceDanger When God Is NearDeath ApproachingMoving To A New Place

So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall observe and attend to their priesthood; but the layman (non-Levite) who approaches [the holy things] shall be put to death.” Verse ConceptsAccess To God, In Old TestamentAaron, As High PriestHigh Priest, In OtMediatorPriesthood, In OtPriests, Function In Ot TimesSanctuaryStrangersExclusionDeath Due To God's PresenceDanger When God Is Near

Now those to camp before the tabernacle toward the east, before the Tent of Meeting, toward the sunrise, were to be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, performing the duties of the sanctuary for whatever was required of the Israelites; and the layman (non-Levite) who approached [the sanctuary] was to be put to death. Verse ConceptsHigh Priest, In OtExclusionDeath Due To God's PresenceCamping During The ExodusDanger When God Is Near

But the Kohathites shall not go in to see the holy things, even for an instant, or they will die.” Verse ConceptsExclusion

as a reminder to the sons of Israel so that no layman—that is, one who is not of the descendants of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the Lord; so that he will not become like Korah and as his company—just as the Lord had said to him through Moses. Verse ConceptsPriests, Institution In Ot TimesStrangersExclusion

And the Levites shall attend to your duty [as assistants] and to the duties of all the tent (tabernacle); only they shall not approach the articles of the sanctuary and the altar, or both they and you will die. Verse ConceptsExclusionDeath Due To God's PresenceDanger When God Is Near

Therefore you and your sons with you shall attend to your priesthood for everything concerning the altar [of burnt offering and the altar of incense] and [of the Holy of Holies] within the veil, and you are to serve. I am giving you the priesthood as a bestowed service, but the stranger (outsider, layman) who approaches shall be put to death.” Verse ConceptsAaron, Priestly ResponsibilitiesAccess To God, In Old TestamentMediatorPriesthood, In OtServanthood, And Worship Of GodExclusionDeath Due To God's PresenceDanger When God Is Near

The Israelites shall never again approach the Tent of Meeting [the covered sanctuary, the Holy Place, and the Holy of Holies], or they [who do] will incur sin and die. Verse ConceptsExclusionDeath Due To God's PresenceDanger When God Is Near