Thematic Bible: Family trouble


Thematic Bible




When Esau was 40 years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite. They made life bitter for Isaac and Rebekah.

So Rebekah said to Isaac, “I’m sick of my life because of these Hittite women. If Jacob marries a Hittite woman like one of them, what good is my life?” Verse ConceptsHope, Results Of Its AbsenceMarriage, Restrictions ConcerningWearinessWeariness Of Life

“This is what the Lord says, ‘I am going to bring disaster on you from your own family: I will take your wives and give them to another before your very eyes, and he will sleep with them publicly. Verse ConceptsHatred Between RelativesDuring The DayGod Will Bring HarmTransferring WivesRelationship Troublesgrandfathers

As the ark of the Lord was entering the city of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, and she despised him in her heart. Verse ConceptsLeapingContempt, Examples OfHeart, Fallen And RedeemedSuperiorityBad Wives ExamplesLooking Through WindowsPeople Jumpingjumping

Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau determined in his heart: “The days of mourning for my father are approaching; then I will kill my brother Jacob.” Verse ConceptsGrudgesJealousyReconciliation, Between BelieversRegretRivalrySeasons, Of LifeSpiteAlienation, Examples OfNearness Of DeathSoliloquyMourning DeathAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleDeath Will Soon HappenNear The Time PersonallyPeople BlessingHating IndividualsNamed People Angry With Others

and said to Moses, “My lord, please don’t hold against us this sin we have so foolishly committed. Verse ConceptsAaron, Life EventsFolly, Effects OfConfession, Examples OfAaron, Character

Then Sarai said to Abram, “You are responsible for my suffering! I put my slave in your arms, and ever since she saw that she was pregnant, she has treated me with contempt. May the Lord judge between me and you.” Verse ConceptsGod, As JudgeCriticism, against believersAbraham, Testing And VictoryPeople Possibly Doing Evil

When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not bring themselves to speak peaceably to him. Verse ConceptsdisagreementsGrudgesHatredJealousyPersecution, Forms OfSpiteSuffering, Causes OfHatred Between RelativesHating IndividualsNo PeaceMan's FavouriteBrothers Lovefriendliness

But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s command that was delivered by his eunuchs. The king became furious and his anger burned within him. Verse ConceptsAnger Of Man, CauseNamed People Angry With Others

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