Thematic Bible: God as

then the Lord God formed [that is, created the body of] man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being [an individual complete in body and spirit]. Verse Concepts

Do we not all have one Father? Has not one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously with one another, profaning the covenant of our fathers [with God]? Verse Concepts

Then God said, “Let Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) make man in Our image, according to Our likeness [not physical, but a spiritual personality and moral likeness]; and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the cattle, and over the entire earth, and over everything that creeps and crawls on the earth.” Verse Concepts

“The Spirit of God has made me,
And the breath of the Almighty gives me life [which inspires me].
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He created them male and female, and blessed them and named them Mankind at the time they were created. Verse Concepts

“Indeed, ask now about the days that are past, [those days] which were before you, since the day that God created man on the earth, and ask from one end of the heavens to the other. Has anything been done like this great thing, or has anything been heard like it? Verse Concepts

Yet You have made him a little lower than God,
And You have crowned him with glory and honor.
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Know and fully recognize with gratitude that the Lord Himself is God;
It is He who has made us, not we ourselves [and we are His].
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Verse Concepts

That you have forgotten the Lord your Maker,
Who stretched out the heavens
And laid the foundations of the earth,
That you continually tremble with fear all day long because of the rage of the oppressor,
As he takes aim to destroy?
And where is the rage of the oppressor? Verse Concepts

For in Him we live and move and exist [that is, in Him we actually have our being], as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we also are His children.’ Verse Concepts

For by Him all things were created in heaven and on earth, [things] visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities; all things were created and exist through Him [that is, by His activity] and for Him. Verse Concepts

yet for us there is but one God, the Father, who is the source of all things, and we exist for Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things [that have been created], and we [believers exist and have life and have been redeemed] through Him. Verse Concepts

All things were made and came into existence through Him; and without Him not even one thing was made that has come into being. Verse Concepts

and to make plain [to everyone] the plan of the mystery [regarding the uniting of believing Jews and Gentiles into one body] which [until now] was kept hidden through the ages in [the mind of] God who created all things. Verse Concepts

In many separate revelations [ each of which set forth a portion of the Truth] and in different ways God spoke of old to [our] forefathers in and by the prophets, [But] in the last of these days He has spoken to us in [the person of a] Son, Whom He appointed Heir and lawful Owner of all things, also by and through Whom He created the worlds and the reaches of space and the ages of time [He made, produced, built, operated, and arranged them in order].

“The Spirit of God has made me,
And the breath of the Almighty gives me life [which inspires me].
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“By His breath the heavens are cleared;
His hand has pierced the [swiftly] fleeing serpent.
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You send out Your Spirit, they are created;
You renew the face of the ground. Verse Concepts

The earth was formless and void or a waste and emptiness, and darkness was upon the face of the deep [primeval ocean that covered the unformed earth]. The Spirit of God was moving (hovering, brooding) over the face of the waters. Verse Concepts

“There is no one holy like the Lord,
There is no one besides You,
There is no Rock like our God.
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“The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock,
And exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation.
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“The Rock! His work is perfect,
For all His ways are just;
A God of faithfulness without iniquity (injustice),
Just and upright is He.
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“For their rock is not like our Rock,
Even our enemies themselves judge this.
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For who is God, but the Lord?
Or who is a rock, except our God,
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To you I call, O Lord,
My rock, do not be deaf to me,
For if You are silent to me,
I will become like those who go down to the pit (grave).
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He alone is my rock and my salvation,
My defense and my strong tower; I will not be shaken or disheartened. Verse Concepts

But the Lord has become my high tower and defense,
And my God the rock of my refuge.
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and to the general assembly and assembly of the firstborn who are registered [as citizens] in heaven, and to God, who is Judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous (the redeemed in heaven) who have been made perfect [bringing them to their final glory], Verse Concepts

And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the Book of Life; and the dead were judged according to what they had done as written in the books [that is, everything done while on earth]. Verse Concepts

For this reason in a single day her plagues (afflictions, calamities) will come, pestilence and mourning and famine, and she will be burned up with fire and completely consumed; for strong and powerful is the Lord God who judges her. Verse Concepts

Far be it from You to do such a thing—to strike the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right [by executing just and righteous judgment]?” Verse Concepts

Men will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous;
Surely there is a God who judges on the earth.” Verse Concepts

But God is the Judge;
He puts down one and lifts up another.
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Before the Lord, for He is coming,
For He is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness
And the peoples in His faithfulness. Verse Concepts

I said to myself, “God will judge both the righteous and the wicked,” for there is a time [appointed] for every matter and for every deed. Verse Concepts

I will cut off the [war] chariot from Ephraim
And the [war] horse from Jerusalem,
And the bow of war will be cut off.
And He will speak [words of] peace to the nations,
And His dominion shall be from sea to sea [absolutely endless],
And from the River [Euphrates] to the ends of the earth. Verse Concepts

The Lord has established His throne in the heavens,
And His sovereignty rules over all [the universe].
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Princes and envoys shall come from Egypt;
Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands [with the offerings of submission] to God. Verse Concepts

Destroy them in wrath, destroy them so that they may be no more;
Let them know that God rules over Jacob (Israel)
To the ends of the earth. Selah.
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God blesses us,
And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him [with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder]. Verse Concepts

Yes, all kings will bow down before him,
All nations will serve him. Verse Concepts

There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and to destroy [the one God who has the absolute power of life and death]; but who are you to [hypocritically or self-righteously] pass judgment on your neighbor? Verse Concepts

For the Lord is our Judge,
The Lord is our Ruler,
The Lord is our King;
He will save us.
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“Listen carefully to Me [says the Lord], O My people,
And hear Me, O My nation;
For a [divine] law will go forth from Me,
And I will quickly establish My justice as a light to the peoples.
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