Thematic Bible: Good Parents


Thematic Bible



Jehovah's angel appeared to her and said: You have not been able to have children, but you will become pregnant and have a son. Verse ConceptsAngel of the LordCommunicationBirths ForetoldInfertility

Have no fear Zechariah, said the angel, for God has heard your prayer. Your wife Elisabeth will have a son and his name will be John. Verse ConceptsBarren WomenAnswered PrayerChildbirthHeraldAngel, AnnouncementsBirths ForetoldGod Naming PeopleGod Answered Prayer

Jehovah's angel also said: You are now with child and you will have a son. You shall name him Ishmael (means: God hears). Jehovah has heard of your misery. Verse ConceptsBirths ForetoldGod Naming PeopleGod Paid Attention To ThemGod Pays Attention

He said: Next year I will give you and Sarah a son. (Sarah was listening in the tent door behind him.) Verse ConceptsListeningSanctity Of LifeConceptionBirths ForetoldThe Promise Of A Babysarah

He actually spoke against the altar: O altar, altar, this is what Jehovah says: 'A child, whose name will be Josiah, will be born to the family of David. He will slaughter the priests serving at the pagan altars who offer sacrifices on you. He will burn human bones on you.' Verse ConceptsDivine ManifestationsSanctity Of LifeBirths ForetoldDuplicating WordsBonesBurning Idolatrous ThingsMan Of God

Elisha said to her: By this time next year you will hold a son in your arms. Please do not lie to me. You are a man of God! She said. Verse ConceptsElisha, Prophecies OfBirths ForetoldLyingTime Of Year




Their father gave them large amounts of gold, silver, and other valuable possessions, and placed each one in charge of one of the fortified cities of Judah. But because Jehoram was the oldest, Jehoshaphat made him his successor. Verse ConceptsFirstbornGoldInheritance, MaterialBirthrights

Jacob answered: I will give it to you if you give me your birthright as the firstborn son. Verse ConceptsBirthrights

To the surprise of Joseph's brothers, they were seated in front of him according to their ages, from the oldest to the youngest. Verse ConceptsBanquets, CharaceristicsFirstbornBrothersBirthrights

The day he wills his possessions to his sons, he should not put the firstborn son of the loved wife before the firstborn son of the unloved wife. Verse ConceptsReal EstateBirthrights

Jehoash did what was right in the eyes of Jehovah all his days, because he was guided by the teaching of Jehoiada the priest. Verse ConceptsChildren, needs ofPeople TeachingPeople Who Did RightTeaching ChildrenTraining Children

He did what was right in the eyes of Jehovah as David his father had done. Verse ConceptsBehaviourGood Kings Examples OfImitating Good KingsPeople Who Did Right

He did what was right in the eyes of Jehovah. He walked in the ways of David his father, without turning to the right hand or to the left. Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, Examples OfGood Kings Examples OfSteadfastness, Examples OfImitating Good KingsNot Turning AsidePeople Who Did Right

It was the eighth year of his reign. He was still a boy when he dedicated his life to service of the God of his ancestor David. In his twelfth year as king he purged Judah and Jerusalem by destroying the illegal places of worship, poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah, carved idols, and metal idols. Verse ConceptsChildren, Good Examples OfPurgingYouthful Devotionteenager

Jacob went on to say: Joseph, your two sons Ephraim and Manasseh were born in Egypt. But I accept them as my own, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine. Verse ConceptsAdoption, nature ofSonsTwo SonsPeople Possessing Other Things

Abram also said: You have given me no offspring. So a slave born in my house is to be my heir. Verse ConceptsAdoption, nature ofAbrahamSlavery, In OtBorn In One's HouseNot Giving

When he was old enough, she took him to the king's daughter, who adopted him. She named him Moses because she said: I pulled him out of the water. Verse ConceptsAdoption, nature ofMoses, Life OfSonsGrowing UpAdoptionBringing People Out Of Other PlacesPeople With Apt Names

And he had been a father to Hadassah who is Esther, the daughter of his father's brother: for she had no father or mother. When her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his daughter. She was very beautiful. Verse ConceptsFatherless, Examples OfBeauty, In WomenAdoptionExamples Of OrphansWomen's RolesDeath Of A MotherFather And Daughter RelationshipsFathers Responsibilities





She said: If you made a promise to Jehovah, do what you said you would do to me, since Jehovah has given you revenge on your enemies, the Ammonites. Verse ConceptsChildren, examples ofLove, And The WorldYouth

Isaac spoke up: Father! He answered: Yes, my son? Isaac asked: I see that you have the coals and the wood, but where is the lamb for the sacrifice? Verse ConceptsFireLambsBurning SacrificesFirewoodBehold Me!Sheep And GoatsWhere Are Things?