Thematic Bible: Forgetfulness
Thematic Bible
Careless hearing » Forgetfulness
Because if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his own face in a mirror; for he looks at himself, goes away, and right away forgets what kind of man he was.
Forgetfulness » Prosperity tends to
be careful not to forget the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery.
Verse Concepts
"When the Lord your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that He would give you-a [land with] large and beautiful cities that you did not build, houses full of every good thing that you did not fill [them with], wells dug that you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant-and when you eat and are satisfied,
“Be careful that you don’t forget the Lord your God by failing to keep His command—the ordinances and statutes—I am giving you today.
The Israelites did not remember the Lord their God who had delivered them from the power of the enemies around them.
Forgetfulness » Fate of those guilty of
all the nations that forget God.
or I will tear you apart,
and there will be no one to rescue you.
the wonderful works He had shown them.
and you have failed to remember
the rock of your strength;
therefore you will plant beautiful plants
and set out cuttings from exotic vines.
Forgetfulness » Ends in bitter tears
the children of Israel weeping and begging for mercy,
for they have perverted their way;
they have forgotten the Lord their God.
We must, therefore, pay even more attention to what we have heard, so that we will not drift away.
Verse Concepts
Forgetfulness » Need of watchfulness against
“Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you don’t forget the things your eyes have seen and so that they don’t slip from your mind as long as you live. Teach them to your children and your grandchildren.
Verse Concepts
Forgetfulness » Begets moral cowardice
who stretched out the heavens
and laid the foundations of the earth.
You are in constant dread all day long
because of the fury of the oppressor,
who has set himself to destroy.
But where is the fury of the oppressor?
Hearing » Careless, characteristics of » Forgetfulness
Because if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his own face in a mirror; for he looks at himself, goes away, and right away forgets what kind of man he was.