Thematic Bible: Expressed by
Thematic Bible
Famine » Expressed by » The arrows of famine
When I send against them the deadly arrows of hunger which were for the destruction of those whom I will send to destroy you, then I will increase the famine upon you and break your staff of bread.
Famine » Expressed by » Taking away the stay of bread, &c
Both supply and support, the whole supply of bread
And the whole supply of water;
Famine » Expressed by » Cleanness of teeth
“I also gave you cleanness of teeth [because of the famine] in all your cities
And lack of bread in all your places,
Yet you have not returned to Me [in repentance],” says the Lord.
Marriage » Expressed by » Giving daughters to sons, and sons to daughters
So now do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons; and never seek their peace or their prosperity, so that you may be strong and eat the good things of the land and leave it as an inheritance to your children forever.’
You shall not intermarry with them; you shall not give your daughter to his son, nor shall you take his daughter for your son;
Marriage » Expressed by » Joining together
Marriage » Expressed by » Making affinity
Now Solomon became a son-in-law to Pharaoh king of Egypt [and formed an alliance] by taking Pharaoh’s daughter [in marriage]. He brought her to the City of David [where she remained temporarily] until he had finished building his own house (palace) and the house of the Lord and the wall around Jerusalem.
Marriage » Expressed by » Taking to wife
Now a man of the house of Levi [the priestly tribe] went and took as his wife a daughter of Levi.
Pardon » Expressed by » Not mentioning transgression
All of his transgressions which he has committed will not be remembered against him; because of his righteousness which he has practiced [for his moral and spiritual integrity in every area and relationship], he will live.
Pardon » Expressed by » Remembering sins no more
“And their sins and their lawless acts
I will remember no more [no longer holding their sins against them].”
Pardon » Expressed by » Blotting out transgression
“I have wiped out your transgressions like a thick cloud
And your sins like a heavy mist.
Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.”
Pardon » Expressed by » Removing transgression
As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He removed our transgressions from us.
Pardon » Expressed by » Casting sins into the sea
He shall again have compassion on us;
He will subdue and tread underfoot our wickedness [destroying sin’s power].
Yes, You will cast all our sins
Into the depths of the sea.
Pardon » Expressed by » Forgiving transgression
And whose sin is covered.
Pardon » Expressed by » Not imputing sin
“Blessed and happy and favored is the man whose sin the Lord will not take into account nor charge against him.”
Pardon » Expressed by » Covering sin
And whose sin is covered.
Pardon » Expressed by » Blotting out sin
So repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, regret past sins] and return [to God—seek His purpose for your life], so that your sins may be wiped away [blotted out, completely erased], so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord [restoring you like a cool wind on a hot day];
Power » Of God » Expressed by » The hand of God
now hear this: the hand of the Lord will fall on your livestock which are out in the field, on the horses, the donkeys, the camels, the herds, and the flocks—a horrible plague shall come.
“My hand founded and established the earth,
And My right hand spread out the heavens;
When I call to them, they stand together [in obedience to carry out My decrees].
For by now I could have put out My hand and struck you and your people with a pestilence, and you would then have been cut off (obliterated) from the earth.
Power » Of God » Expressed by » The arm of God
“Have you an arm like God,
And can you thunder with a voice like His?
The Lord has bared His holy arm (His infinite power)
Before the eyes of all the nations [revealing Himself as the One by Whom Israel is redeemed from captivity],
That all the ends of the earth may see
The salvation of our God.
Power » Of God » Expressed by » The voice of God
The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
Yes, the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
To Him who rides in the highest heavens, the ancient heavens,
Behold, He sends out His voice, a mighty and majestic voice.
The voice of the Lord is upon the waters;
The God of glory thunders;
The Lord is over many waters.
Power » Of God » Expressed by » The finger of God
When I see and consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have established,
Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is the [supernatural] finger of God.” But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened and he would not listen to them, just as the Lord had said.
Power » Of God » Expressed by » The thunder of his power
“Yet these are just the fringes of His ways [mere samples of His power],
The faintest whisper of His voice!
Who can contemplate the thunder of His [full] mighty power?”