Thematic Bible: God's


Thematic Bible



He has prepared His deadly weapons;
He tips His arrows with fire.
Verse ConceptsArrows, Described AsGod's ArrowsWeapons Of GodArrowsinstruments

Instead, you will put them to flight
when you aim your bow at their faces.
Verse ConceptsGod's ArrowsTurning One's BackTargets

Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s enemies;
the peoples fall under you.
Verse ConceptsGod, Human Descriptions OfFeetArrows, Described AsArrows, Figurative OfGod's ArrowsSharp Tools

Flash Your lightning and scatter the foe;
shoot Your arrows and rout them.
Verse ConceptsArrows, Figurative OfLightningGod's ArrowsScattering The PeoplesArrows

He shot arrows and scattered them;
He hurled lightning bolts and routed them.
Verse ConceptsArrows, Figurative OfGod's ArrowsScattering The Peoples

He shot His arrows and scattered them;
He hurled lightning bolts and routed them.
Verse ConceptsGod's ArrowsScattering The PeoplesArrowscrusades

The clouds poured down water.
The storm clouds thundered;
Your arrows flashed back and forth.
Verse ConceptsArrows, Figurative OfWaterClouds, Natural UseGod's ArrowsPouring Water


The cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. Verse ConceptsPillar Of CloudAurasFilling The SanctuaryCovering The TabernacleCloud of gloryThe Presence Of Godcloudssmoking


The appearance of the Lord’s glory to the Israelites was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop. Verse ConceptsSymbolsTheophanyGod Appearing In FireSpectators

and because of the cloud, the priests were not able to continue ministering, for the glory of the Lord filled the temple. Verse ConceptsecstasyTheophanyPeople's Inability To Serve GodCloud of glory

For the choir director: on the Gittith. A Davidic psalm.Yahweh, our Lord,
how magnificent is Your name throughout the earth!


You have covered the heavens with Your majesty.
Verse ConceptsGod, Glory OfGod, Majesty OfKnowing God, Nature OfPrayer, And WorshipGlory Of GodGod's Glory RevealedGod Being Outside Of CreationExcellence








According to God’s grace that was given to me, I have laid a foundation as a skilled master builder, and another builds on it. But each one must be careful how he builds on it. Verse ConceptsFoundationsCraftsmenGrace, And Christian LifePaul, Apostle To GentilesGod, Grace OfNames And Titles For The ChurchThe Foundation Of The ChurchBuilding Up The ChurchTaking HeedThe Grace Given To MenWise Men In The Churchconstruction


When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged all of them to remain true to the Lord with a firm resolve of the heart, Verse ConceptsHappinessHeart, And Holy SpiritGladnessSteadfastnessWhole HeartednessThe Grace Of GodPeople Encouraging OthersRejoicing In God's WorksWitnessing


After the synagogue had been dismissed, many of the Jews and devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who were speaking with them and persuading them to continue in the grace of God. Verse Conceptsencouragement, examples ofDevout MenGrace, And Christian LifeJudaismProselytesPersevering To The EndMany In The Church



This is so that all the people of the earth may know that the Lord’s hand is mighty, and so that you may always fear the Lord your God.” Verse ConceptsMission, Of IsraelReverence, And God's NatureFear Of GodGod's HandFear God!Knowing God's Character


A psalm.Sing a new song to the Lord,
for He has performed wonders;
His right hand and holy arm
have won Him victory.
Verse ConceptsAmazement, Of God's ActionsArmsHand Of GodRight Hand Of GodSingingSongsStrength, DivinePraiseArm Of GodA New SongGod Overcoming

Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out of there with a strong hand and an outstretched arm. That is why the Lord your God has commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.
Verse ConceptsGod, Human Descriptions OfGod, As RedeemerHand Of GodHolidayRememberingCaptivity, Of IsraelAbusive ParentsArm Of GodGod's HandGroups Of SlavesKeeping The SabbathGod Bringing Israel Out Of Egypt

There are shouts of joy and victory
in the tents of the righteous:
“The Lord’s right hand performs valiantly!
Verse ConceptsJoy In WorshipShouting For JoySongsVictory, As An Act Of GodJoyJoy And HappinessCelebrationjoyfulsalesjoyfulness


My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. Verse ConceptsHand Of GodAssurance Of SalvationInvincibilityGod Giving To The SonRelationship Of Father And SonTaking Other PeopleEternal Security


The Lord also said to Moses: "I have seen this people, and they are indeed a stiff-necked people. Now leave Me alone, so that My anger can burn against them and I can destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation." But Moses interceded with the Lord his God: "Lord, why does Your anger burn against Your people You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a strong hand? read more.
Why should the Egyptians say, 'He brought them out with an evil intent to kill them in the mountains and wipe them off the face of the earth'? Turn from Your great anger and change Your mind about this disaster [planned] for Your people. Remember that You swore to Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel by Yourself and declared to them, 'I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky and will give your offspring all this land that I have promised, and they will inherit [it] forever.' " So the Lord changed His mind about the disaster He said He would bring on His people.

Knowing their thoughts, He told them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is headed for destruction, and no city or house divided against itself will stand. Verse ConceptsdisagreementsCivil StrifeThoughtJesus Christ, Omniscience OfHow Jesus Knows The HeartDisharmonyMan's ThoughtsChrist Knowing About PeoplePeople Destroying Foreign NationsDisunitydivision

Knowing their thoughts, He told them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is headed for destruction, and a house divided against itself falls. Verse ConceptsdisagreementsCivil StrifeThoughtHow Jesus Knows The HeartWeakness In DivisionChrist Knowing About People


Lord of Hosts, testing the righteous
and seeing the heart and mind,
let me see Your vengeance on them,
for I have presented my case to You.
Verse ConceptsCommitment, to GodVisionHow Jesus Knows The HeartGod, All knowingGod Testing PeopleGod And The HeartGod Knowing the Human HeartRevengeTests


Right away Jesus understood in His spirit that they were thinking like this within themselves and said to them, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts? Verse ConceptsSinful HeartsHeart, Fallen And RedeemedSpirit, Nature OfSpiritual PerceptionHow Jesus Knows The HeartDiscernment of JesusReasoned ArgumentChrist Knowing About PeopleGod Knowing the Human Heart

But He knew their thoughts and told the man with the paralyzed hand, “Get up and stand here.” So he got up and stood there. Verse ConceptsJesus Christ, Omniscience OfHow Jesus Knows The HeartMan's ThoughtsChrist Knowing About People


and because He did not need anyone to testify about man; for He Himself knew what was in man. Verse ConceptsHow Jesus Knows The HeartDiscernment of JesusChrist Knowing About Peopletestimonytestifying



even if our conscience condemns us, that God is greater than our conscience, and He knows all things. Verse ConceptsVisionGod, Omniscience OfGod And The HeartGuiltEmotionscondemnationconsciencereassurance



You know when I sit down and when I stand up;
You understand my thoughts from far away.
Verse ConceptsGod, Wisdom OfImagination, Inward DesiresMan's ThoughtsGod Far AwayRisingThoughts



and again, The Lord knows that the reasonings of the wise are meaningless. Verse ConceptsIntelligenceReasoned ArgumentFoolishness Of MenUseless Words And Thinking


the One great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are on all the ways of the sons of men in order to give to each person according to his ways and the result of his deeds. Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness Ofdiscipline, divineReward, DivineGod, All knowingGod Seeing All PeopleGod's CounselMighty OneRepaid For Deeds


I obey Your precepts and decrees,
for all my ways are before You.
Verse ConceptsMan's WaysGod, All knowingI Keep The Commandments

You observe my travels and my rest;
You are aware of all my ways.
Verse ConceptsMan's WaysGod's OmnipresencePaths Of BelieversLying Down To Rest

Although my spirit is weak within me,
You know my way.


Along this path I travel
they have hidden a trap for me.
Verse ConceptsMan's WaysTrapSnares Laid for PeopleGod, All knowingMan TrappingBeing Overwhelmedoverwhelmed

For a man’s ways are before the Lord’s eyes,
and He considers all his paths.
Verse ConceptsGod, As JudgeMan's WaysGod, All knowingGod Seeing All People


Can a man hide himself in secret places where I cannot see him?”—the Lord’s declaration. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?”—the Lord’s declaration. Verse ConceptsGod, All knowingGod's Knowledge Of PeopleFilling PlacesSecrecyAwarenessGod's OmnipresenceGod Is TranscendentGod, InfiniteBeing Filled With GodHiding From GodThe Earth Filled With Godhiding

If they hide themselves
on the top of Carmel,
from there I will track them down
and seize them;
if they conceal themselves
from My sight on the sea floor,
from there I will command
the sea serpent to bite them.
Verse ConceptsCommands, in OTBitingdepthHuntingSeaSnakesExpanse Of The SeaGod Searching For PeopleHiding From GodSnakebitesGod's Ordershiding




And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps
and punish the men who settle down comfortably,
who say to themselves:
The Lord will not do good or evil.
Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceComplacencyLampsReward, DivineSin, God's Judgment OnHoly Spirit, Types OfImpietyInfidelity To GodGod Searching For PeopleGood Or BadFeeling

And He who searches the hearts knows the Spirit’s mind-set, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. Verse ConceptsSpiritual UnderstandingSaintsSearchingChristians, Names OfGod, All knowingGod Searching HeartsAll Believers Are SaintsPrayer, And God's Willmindset


The clouds poured down water.
The storm clouds thundered;
Your arrows flashed back and forth.
Verse ConceptsArrows, Figurative OfWaterClouds, Natural UseGod's ArrowsPouring Water

Lord, when You came from Seir,
when You marched from the fields of Edom,
the earth trembled,
the heavens poured rain,
and the clouds poured water.
Verse ConceptsClouds, Natural UseWaterGod Shaking The EarthGod Sending Rain

Do you understand how the clouds float,
those wonderful works of Him who has perfect knowledge?
Verse ConceptsBalance In LifeAwesome GodBeing A Know It AllGod, Perfection OfPerfection, DivineClouds, Natural UseGod, All knowingbalanceclouds

He wraps up the waters in His clouds,
yet the clouds do not burst beneath their weight.
Verse ConceptsClouds, Natural UseDivision Of WatersOut Of The NorthGod Sending RainWaters DividingWork Ethiccloudsweight

If the clouds are full, they will pour out rain on the earth; whether a tree falls to the south or the north, the place where the tree falls, there it will lie. One who watches the wind will not sow, and the one who looks at the clouds will not reap.

before the sun and the light are darkened,
and the moon and the stars,
and the clouds return after the rain;
Verse ConceptsClouds, Natural UseLooking Through WindowsOvertaken By DarknessDarkening Sun Moon And StarsSunshineThe Moon

the oath that He swore to our father Abraham.
He has given us the privilege,
Verse ConceptsAbraham, New Testament ReferencesGod Swearing Blessings

So I swore in My anger,
“They will not enter My rest.”
Verse ConceptsExclusionGod Swearing Harm

The Lord has sworn with His right hand
and His strong arm:
I will no longer give your grain
to your enemies for food,
and foreigners will not drink your new wine
you have labored for.
Verse ConceptsForeignersHandsOaths, DivineRedemption, In OtRight Hand Of GodForeigners SubduedGod Feeds All The EarthOvercoming EnemiesAliensSpilling Your Seed On The Ground



and said, “By Myself I have sworn,” this is the Lord’s declaration: “Because you have done this thing and have not withheld your only son, Verse ConceptsAbrahamChild sacrificeOaths, DivineThe Only ChildOnly Child Of PeopleGod HimselfNot SparingSwearingmyself

Once and for all
I have sworn an oath by My holiness;
I will not lie to David.
Verse ConceptsOaths, DivineHow God Can't Liewholeness

So I swore in My anger,
“They will not enter My rest.”
Verse ConceptsSleeplessnessEntering LifeGod Swearing Harm


But Aaron and his sons did all the work of the most holy place. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offerings and on the altar of incense to make atonement for Israel according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded. Verse ConceptsCeremoniesIncensePriesthood, In OtPriests, Institution In Ot TimesSanctuary




This is the reply they gave us:

We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth and are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished. Verse ConceptsHeaven And EarthServants Of The LordThe Second Templerebuilding

At the time for offering the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “Yahweh, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, today let it be known that You are God in Israel and I am Your servant, and that at Your word I have done all these things. Verse ConceptsCommands, in OTMiracles Of ElijahKnowing That There Is A GodNamed Prophets Of The LordThe Lord [Yahweh] Is GodSacrificeGod's TimingGods Timing

Nebuchadnezzar then approached the door of the furnace of blazing fire and called: “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, you servants of the Most High God—come out!” So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out of the fire. Verse ConceptsServants Of The LordGoing OutsideFurnaces

When he reached the den, he cried out in anguish to Daniel. “Daniel, servant of the living God,” the king said, “has your God whom you serve continually been able to rescue you from the lions?” Verse ConceptsGod, Living And Self sustainingVoicesDensAbilityTo Deliver


I am afflicted and needy;
the Lord thinks of me.
You are my helper and my deliverer;
my God, do not delay.
Verse Conceptsdelay, humanHelpfulnessPoverty, SpiritualDivine DelaysGod Not DelayingGod My SalvationGod HelpsHelping The PoorHelping Those In Needmindfulness

Lord my God, You have done many things—
Your wonderful works and Your plans for us;
none can compare with You.
If I were to report and speak of them,
they are more than can be told.
Verse ConceptsAmazingGod, Perfection OfGuidance, God's Promises OfPlansGod, Works OfUncountableGod's ThoughtsGod's PlanTrusting God's PlanGods PlanWorking For GodThoughtsBeing BeautifulGod's Plan For UsWorking For The Lordworkingsurprisesdeeds


God, how difficult Your thoughts are
for me to comprehend;
how vast their sum is!
Verse ConceptsGod's ThoughtsPreciousPositive ThinkingThoughtsGod's Plan For Usphotography



so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled:

I will open My mouth in parables;
I will declare things kept secret
from the foundation of the world.
Verse ConceptsMouthsDisclosuresChrist's Fulfilment Of ProphecyFrom The BeginningOthers Using ParablesWritten In The ProphetsGod's Things Concealed


just as He spoke by the mouth
of His holy prophets in ancient times;
Verse ConceptsHoliness, As Set Apart For GodGod Speaking Of OldGod Spoke By The Prophets

so that you can remember the words previously spoken by the holy prophets and the command of our Lord and Savior given through your apostles. Verse ConceptsCommands, in NTApostles, Basis Of AuthorityHoliness, As Set Apart For GodSpeech, DivinePredicting The FutureChrist's OrdersWritten In The ProphetsInspirationThe Pastpastpetermindfulness

This took place so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled: Verse ConceptsChrist's Fulfilment Of ProphecyScriptures FulfilledWritten In The Prophets

and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice sounded like the roar of mighty waters, and the earth shone with His glory. Verse ConceptsNoiseVoicesShiningOut Of The EastSoundGod Is LightGod's VoiceCloud of glory

the voice of the Lord in power,
the voice of the Lord in splendor.
Verse ConceptsGod, Majesty OfPowerBeauty Of NatureThe Beauty Of NatureBeing Beautiful

And the Lord will make the splendor of His voice heard
and reveal His arm striking in angry wrath
and a flame of consuming fire,
in driving rain, a torrent, and hailstones.
Verse ConceptsGod, Majesty OfThunderWeather, As God's JudgmentArm Of GodFire Of God's AngerPaying Attention To GodLightning Used MetaphoricallyThunder Expressing God's Judgment

Father, glorify Your name!" Then a voice came from heaven: "I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again!" The crowd standing there heard it and said it was thunder. Others said, "An angel has spoken to Him!"



As the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and God answered him in the thunder. Verse ConceptsSymbolsTrumpets For SignallingGod Answered

After the earthquake there was a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire there was a voice, a soft whisper. Verse ConceptsGentlenessFireSpeech, DivineAdvice, Receiving God's AdviceStillnessGod Appearing In FireGod's VoiceHurricanes



the One great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are on all the ways of the sons of men in order to give to each person according to his ways and the result of his deeds. Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness Ofdiscipline, divineReward, DivineGod, All knowingGod Seeing All PeopleGod's CounselMighty OneRepaid For Deeds


I obey Your precepts and decrees,
for all my ways are before You.
Verse ConceptsMan's WaysGod, All knowingI Keep The Commandments

You observe my travels and my rest;
You are aware of all my ways.
Verse ConceptsMan's WaysGod's OmnipresencePaths Of BelieversLying Down To Rest

Although my spirit is weak within me,
You know my way.


Along this path I travel
they have hidden a trap for me.
Verse ConceptsMan's WaysTrapSnares Laid for PeopleGod, All knowingMan TrappingBeing Overwhelmedoverwhelmed

For a man’s ways are before the Lord’s eyes,
and He considers all his paths.
Verse ConceptsGod, As JudgeMan's WaysGod, All knowingGod Seeing All People


They sang the song of God’s servant Moses and the song of the Lamb:

Great and awe-inspiring are Your works,
Lord God, the Almighty;
righteous and true are Your ways,
King of the Nations.
Verse ConceptsGod, Righteousness OfGod, Sovereignty OfKingsKingship, DivineMoses, Significance OfServanthood, In Life Of BelieversSongsNames And Titles For ChristThe AlmightyGod Reigning ForeverComposersGod Doing RightDoing RightSlaves Of GodWhat God Does

"For My thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not My ways." [This is]*The bracketed text has been added for clarity. the Lord's declaration. "For as heaven is higher than earth, so My ways are higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.

He stands and shakes the earth;
He looks and startles the nations.
The age-old mountains break apart;
the ancient hills sink down.
His pathways are ancient.
Verse ConceptsHillsTheophanyThe AlmightyEternal WorldMountains RemovedGod ShakingThe Ground Being SplitGod Saves From Sin And Death



Let whoever is wise understand these things,
and whoever is insightful recognize them.
For the ways of the Lord are right,
and the righteous walk in them,
but the rebellious stumble in them.
Verse ConceptsDiscernment, Nature OfOrthodoxy, In OtRighteousness, Of BelieversStumblingWisdom, Human ImportanceWisdom, Human NatureDownfallValuing KnowledgeDiscernment

to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ—to Him be the glory forever! Amen. Verse ConceptsGlorifying GodGod, Wisdom OfPrayer, And WorshipGod, WiseThe AlmightyGod AloneEternal PraiseAmen



The Lord founded the earth by wisdom
and established the heavens by understanding.
Verse ConceptsAstronomyGod, The CreatorUnderstandingGod, WiseGod Has UnderstandingTrinityThe EarthGod's Creation

Who should not fear You,
King of the nations?
It is what You deserve.
For among all the wise people of the nations
and among all their kingdoms,
there is no one like You.
Verse ConceptsGod, Sovereignty OfGod, Wisdom OfReverence, And God's NatureGod, All knowingNo One Is Like GodGod Is WorthyGod Is To Be Fearedroyalty

and declared:

May the name of God
be praised forever and ever,
for wisdom and power belong to Him.
Verse ConceptsBlessedEternal PraiseGod, All knowingAll Things Belong To GodBless The Lord!Being Thankful For BlessingsBlessings From God




Pay homage to the Son or He will be angry
and you will perish in your rebellion,
for His anger may ignite at any moment.
All those who take refuge in Him are happy.
Verse ConceptsKissing ChristKissingAnger Of JesusKissesBlessed Through GodSpeed Of God's AngerTrustPurity

hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved. As a result, they are always completing the number of their sins, and wrath has overtaken them at last. Verse ConceptsSpeaking As From GodThose Not SavedHindering God's Work



“Go and inquire of the Lord for me, the people, and all Judah about the instruction in this book that has been found. For great is the Lord’s wrath that is kindled against us because our ancestors have not obeyed the words of this book in order to do everything written about us.” Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness Of


They drank the wine and praised their gods made of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone. Verse ConceptsGoldIronDrunkenness, Examples OfBrassDrinking WineWood And StoneBronze For Idols

You know that when you were pagans, you used to be led off to the idols that could not speak. Verse ConceptsDumbnessMutenessPagansPolytheismCarrying IdolsDumbdiscriminationstatuesHinduism

Has a nation ever exchanged its gods?
(But they were not gods!)
Yet My people have exchanged their Glory
for useless idols.
Verse ConceptsNegotiationPolytheismExchanging Good For BadGod Bestowing GloryNo Help In Other Gods

For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
but the Lord made the heavens.
Verse ConceptsAstronomyCreation Of The Physical Heavens

Then the cities of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods they have been burning incense to, but they certainly will not save them in their time of disaster. Verse ConceptsGod, As SaviorFalse ReligionemptinessIncense Offered AmissIdolatryThings Which Cannot SaveServing One's Own GodsNo Help In Other Gods

Their land is full of idols;
they bow down to the work of their hands,
to what their fingers have made.
Verse ConceptsFingersBowingFilling PlacesPolytheismIdol WorshipWorshiping God


For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth—as there are many “gods” and many “lords”— Verse ConceptsPolytheism

Can one make gods for himself?
But they are not gods.
Verse ConceptsFalse Religionpeople

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