Thematic Bible: Fowling


Thematic Bible



Now don't let my blood fall to the ground away from the Lord's presence, for the king of Israel has gone out to look for a flea the way one looks for a partridge in the hill country." Verse ConceptsHuntingInsectsBirds, Types Of BirdsRestraints From KillingFleasPartridges

Surely, no one knows his appointed time! Like fish that are caught in a deadly net, and like birds that are caught in a snare -- just like them, all people are ensnared at an unfortunate time that falls upon them suddenly. Verse ConceptsDisastersThe Right TimeThe Insecurity Of The WickedWithheld KnowledgeSudden DestructionSudden EventsUnreadinessNot Knowing The FutureGod TrappingBad DaysHard TimesBirdsGod's TimingTragedyGods TimingFishGetting Through Hard Timessurprises

Surely it is futile to spread a net in plain sight of any bird, Verse ConceptsNetsInstinctUseless LabourThings Manifest

Does a bird swoop down into a trap on the ground if there is no bait? Does a trap spring up from the ground unless it has surely caught something? Verse ConceptsTrapBirds, Figurative UseGod TrappingEnticing

Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me. (Selah) Verse ConceptsHuntingNetsPride, Results OfTrapSnares Laid for PeopleHidden ThingsMan TrappingPsalm Interjections

Protect me from the snare they have laid for me, and the traps the evildoers have set. Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I escape.

(Tsade) For no good reason my enemies hunted me down like a bird. Verse ConceptsHuntingBirds, Figurative Userelentless

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