Thematic Bible: Great


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I looked and there was a whirlwind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire, there was a gleam like amber. Verse ConceptsLight, NaturalLightningNorthTheophanyWhirlwindsCompassesOut Of The NorthFire Emanating From GodGod Is LightColorThe North Wind

As the sun was setting, a deep sleep fell on Abram, and suddenly great terror and darkness descended on him. Verse ConceptsNightSleep, PhysicalSunsetsOvertaken By DarknessThose Frightened Of GodEclipseSolar Eclipse


They will sing of the Lord’s ways,
for the Lord’s glory is great.
Verse ConceptsPrayer, And WorshipGlory Of GodThose Singing Praise

The temple that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than any of the gods. Verse ConceptsDecision MakingWorshiping TogetherGoing To ChurchBeing Beautifulgreatnessconstructionimportance


How lovely and beautiful they will be!
Grain will make the young men flourish,
and new wine, the young women.
Verse ConceptsAlcoholAttractionEffect Of WineWomen's BeautyBeauty Of NatureThe Beauty Of Naturefruitfulness

When they were in their kingdom,
with Your abundant goodness that You gave them,
and in the spacious and fertile land You set before them,
they would not serve You or turn from their wicked ways.
Verse ConceptsNot Serving God


“For indeed, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and everyone who commits wickedness will become stubble. The coming day will consume them,” says the Lord of Hosts, “not leaving them root or branches. Verse ConceptsFurnacesFaithlessness, As Disobedienceevil, victory overevil, warnings againstPride, Results OfPunishment, By GodRootsAbaseWicked Described AsAbasement Of The ProudThe ProudEvildoersLight As ChaffBurning PeopleResidueThe Proud Will Be Abased


and He has kept, with eternal chains in darkness for the judgment of the great day, the angels who did not keep their own position but deserted their proper dwelling. Verse ConceptsDemons, Punishment OfThe Judgement Is CalledEternal JudgmentEternal JudgementInhabitationEvil AngelsOuter DarknessTying UpAssignmentRebellion of Satan and AngelsHaving A Good DayJudgement Day


because the great day of Their wrath has come! And who is able to stand?” Verse ConceptsSelf JustificationThe Judgement Is CalledAble To StandThe Day Of JudgementHaving A Good Day




The Lord raises His voice
in the presence of His army.
His camp is very large;
Those who carry out His command are powerful.
Indeed, the Day of the Lord is terrible and dreadful
who can endure it?
Verse ConceptsMany CombatantsLast DaysThunderOrderly ArmyThe Fact Of That DayEnduringGod As A WarriorGod SpeakingPeople AppalledSurvivalThe Presence Of GodarmyThunder Expressing God's Judgment

The great Day of the Lord is near,
near and rapidly approaching.
Listen, the Day of the Lord
then the warrior’s cry is bitter.
Verse ConceptsImminenceGod Not DelayingThe Fact Of That DayNear The Time GenerallyHaving A Good DayDespairJudgement Day

Your territory will be from the wilderness and Lebanon to the great Euphrates River—all the land of the Hittites—and west to the Mediterranean Sea. Verse ConceptsempiresThe SunMediterranean SeaAs Far As The Euphratesbridgesborders

Next to the territory of Gad toward the south side, the border will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, to the Brook of Egypt, and out to the Mediterranean Sea. Verse ConceptsMediterranean SeaSouthern Border

Fishermen will stand beside it from En-gedi to En-eglaim. These will become places where nets are spread out to dry. Their fish will consist of many different kinds, like the fish of the Mediterranean Sea. Verse ConceptsNetsSpreadingSeaMediterranean SeaFishingKinds Of Living Things

Your western border will be the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea; this will be your western border. Verse ConceptsWestMediterranean SeaWestern Borders

When all the kings heard about Jericho and Ai, those who were west of the Jordan in the hill country, in the Judean foothills, and all along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea toward Lebanon—the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites— Verse ConceptsMediterranean SeaBeyond JordanGentile RulersThe Shephelah

Now the western border was the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.

This was the boundary of the descendants of Judah around their clans. Verse ConceptsMediterranean SeaWestern Borders

See, I have allotted these remaining nations to you as an inheritance for your tribes, including all the nations I have destroyed, from the Jordan westward to the Mediterranean Sea. Verse ConceptsMediterranean Sea

But He would not let him; instead, He told him, “Go back home to your own people, and report to them how much the Lord has done for you and how He has had mercy on you.” Verse Conceptsevangelists, identity ofevangelism, kinds ofTestify On God's BehalfExperimental KnowledgeAcknowledging ChristReceiving God's MercyGod's Work In UsFamily And Friends


Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan, and around Tyre and Sidon. The large crowd came to Him because they heard about everything He was doing. Verse ConceptsCrowds SeekingDrawing Near To ChristHearing About ChristBeyond Jordan


He is your praise and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome works your eyes have seen. Verse ConceptsPraisePraise, Reasons ForAwePraise To God Is FittingHe Is Our God

Our mouths were filled with laughter then,
and our tongues with shouts of joy.
Then they said among the nations,
“The Lord has done great things for them.”
Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfHistoryLaughterMission, Of IsraelSongsTongueWhat God DoesRejoicing In Success

A gift opens doors for a man
and brings him before the great.
Verse ConceptsEffect Of BribesAccessTalentsGifts And TalentsA Good Manspace


Don’t brag about yourself before the king,
and don’t stand in the place of the great;
Verse ConceptsSelf ExaltationSeeking HonourNetworkingBeing YourselfThe Presence Of Godimportance

So I became great and surpassed all who were before me in Jerusalem; my wisdom also remained with me. Verse ConceptsGreat Individuals

Listen! I am telling you a mystery:

We will not all fall asleep,
but we will all be changed,
Verse ConceptsMetaphysicsMysteryPeople TransformedNot DyingDeath Of The RighteousPeople Who Didn't DieDying



You will be righteous, Lord,
even if I bring a case against You.
Yet, I wish to contend with You:
Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
Why do all the treacherous live at ease?
Verse ConceptsFaithlessness, As DisobedienceGod, Righteousness OfQuestionsApparent InjusticePartialityDoubting God's JusticeProsperity Of The WickedThe Wicked ProsperprosperingQuestioning Life


Then Jesus replied to her, “Woman, your faith is great. Let it be done for you as you want.” And from that moment her daughter was cured. Verse ConceptsFaith, Growth InCommendationHourMission, Of Jesus ChristSuddenlyRight DesiresThose Jesus HealedGodly WomanFaith And HealingHaving FaithHealth And HealingBeing A Woman Of GodHope And Healingwomanmistress

They were begging Him that they might only touch the tassel on His robe. And as many as touched it were made perfectly well. Verse ConceptsCloaksTasselsOuter GarmentsFringe Of ClothesTouching For HealingJesus Healing


Hearing this, Jesus was amazed and said to those following Him, “I assure you: I have not found anyone in Israel with so great a faith! Verse ConceptsAmazingAffirmationsFaith, Growth InMission, Of Jesus ChristAttitudes Of FaithMarvelling

When He entered the house, the blind men approached Him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I can do this?”

“Yes, Lord,” they answered Him. Verse ConceptsAbility, Of ChristDrawing Near To ChristEntering HousesAssentingBlindness

As He was telling them these things, suddenly one of the leaders came and knelt down before Him, saying, “My daughter is near death, but come and lay Your hand on her, and she will live.” Verse ConceptsFeetChildren, examples ofBowingKneelingChildren, In Jesus MiraclesLaying On Hands To HealWhile Still SpeakingDeath Of Unnamed IndividualsThose Jesus HealedChildren In The Miracles Of Jesus Christ

So, departing quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, they ran to tell His disciples the news. Verse ConceptsecstasyRunning With NewsTelling Of Jesus

When they saw the star, they were overjoyed beyond measure. Verse ConceptsAstrologyChristmasRejoicingJoyepiphany

Right away a man with a serious skin disease came up and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” Verse ConceptsBowingKneelingCleansing The BodyChrist WillingHealing Cancercancer

After worshiping Him, they returned to Jerusalem with great joy. Verse ConceptsWorship, Results OfWorship, Times Foradoration

For she said, “If I can just touch His robes, I’ll be made well!” Verse ConceptsCertaintyOuter GarmentsTouching For HealingSoliloquyHow Healing Came

But many of the older priests, Levites, and family leaders, who had seen the first temple, wept loudly when they saw the foundation of this house, but many others shouted joyfully. Verse ConceptsecstasyRejoicing In God's WorksThe First Temple

When they had been sent on their way by the church, they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, explaining in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and they created great joy among all the brothers. Verse ConceptsConversion, examples ofChristiansTravelThe Soul Winners JoyPeople ConvertedPeople Sending People



“Many nations will pass by this city and ask one another, ‘Why did the Lord do such a thing to this great city?’ Verse ConceptsWhy Does God Do This?


So there was great joy in that city. Verse ConceptsJoyjoyfulness


They refused to listen
and did not remember Your wonders
You performed among them.
They became stiff-necked and appointed a leader
to return to their slavery in Egypt.
But You are a forgiving God,
gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and rich in faithful love,
and You did not abandon them.
Verse ConceptsGod, Compassion OfAngerAggressionAnger Of God, DescriptionListeningRestraintSin, And God's CharacterLoving Kindness Of GodSelf WillGod Not ForsakingMaking SlavesA Forgiving GodSpeed Of God's AngerAnger And Forgiveness

A gift opens doors for a man
and brings him before the great.
Verse ConceptsEffect Of BribesAccessTalentsGifts And TalentsA Good Manspace


Don’t brag about yourself before the king,
and don’t stand in the place of the great;
Verse ConceptsSelf ExaltationSeeking HonourNetworkingBeing YourselfThe Presence Of Godimportance

So I became great and surpassed all who were before me in Jerusalem; my wisdom also remained with me. Verse ConceptsGreat Individuals

The Lord is slow to anger and rich in faithful love, forgiving wrongdoing and rebellion. But He will not leave the guilty unpunished, bringing the consequences of the fathers’ wrongdoing on the children to the third and fourth generation. Verse ConceptsFathers, Sin Of TheAbundant MercyGenerationsChildren, responsibilities to parentsGod, Patience OfReliabilityRestraintUnforgivenessLongsuffering Of GodParents SinSins Of The FathersA Forgiving GodSpeed Of God's AngerLove And ForgivenessAnger And ForgivenessParents LoveParents Being Wrong

“I deserted you for a brief moment,
but I will take you back with great compassion.
Verse ConceptsAbandoning FriendsAbandonmentBeing ForsakenGathering IsraelTransient HardshipGod Will Show Mercy

“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because their wickedness has confronted Me.” Verse ConceptsMission, Of IsraelWitnessing, Importance Ofjonah

“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach the message that I tell you.” Verse ConceptsMission, Of IsraelMissionary Work, Examples OfMissionary Examplesjonah



The Lord is slow to anger but great in power;
the Lord will never leave the guilty unpunished.
His path is in the whirlwind and storm,
and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfFeetClouds, God's PresenceGod, Patience OfStormsWhirlwindsPower Of God, DescribedThe AlmightyAcquittalGod In The WindCondemnation Of The WickedSpeed Of God's AngerHurricanesGuiltfootstepspatientsdustfootprintsGod Controls Storms

Let the groans of the prisoners reach You;
according to Your great power,
preserve those condemned to die.
Verse ConceptsSighingOppression, God's Attitude ToPrisonersPower Of God, DescribedNot DyingDeath PreventedGod Keep!greatnesspreservation

The Lord is slow to anger but great in power;
the Lord will never leave the guilty unpunished.
His path is in the whirlwind and storm,
and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfFeetClouds, God's PresenceGod, Patience OfStormsWhirlwindsPower Of God, DescribedThe AlmightyAcquittalGod In The WindCondemnation Of The WickedSpeed Of God's AngerHurricanesGuiltfootstepspatientsdustfootprintsGod Controls Storms

Let the groans of the prisoners reach You;
according to Your great power,
preserve those condemned to die.
Verse ConceptsSighingOppression, God's Attitude ToPrisonersPower Of God, DescribedNot DyingDeath PreventedGod Keep!greatnesspreservation

So all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered in Jerusalem within the three days. On the twentieth day of the ninth month, all the people sat in the square at the house of God, trembling because of this matter and because of the heavy rain. Verse ConceptsRainWeather, God's Sovereignty OverMonth 9Groups TremblingWeather Causing Sufferings

how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first spoken by the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him. Verse ConceptsForeknowledgeConfirmationComplacencydelay, humanHearingHistoryNeglecting God's ThingsWitnesses, To Jesus ChristSalvation, Described AsChrist PreachingEscaping EvilThe Gospel Of Salvation

Your territory will be from the wilderness and Lebanon to the great Euphrates River—all the land of the Hittites—and west to the Mediterranean Sea. Verse ConceptsempiresThe SunMediterranean SeaAs Far As The Euphratesbridgesborders

Next to the territory of Gad toward the south side, the border will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, to the Brook of Egypt, and out to the Mediterranean Sea. Verse ConceptsMediterranean SeaSouthern Border

Fishermen will stand beside it from En-gedi to En-eglaim. These will become places where nets are spread out to dry. Their fish will consist of many different kinds, like the fish of the Mediterranean Sea. Verse ConceptsNetsSpreadingSeaMediterranean SeaFishingKinds Of Living Things

Your western border will be the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea; this will be your western border. Verse ConceptsWestMediterranean SeaWestern Borders

When all the kings heard about Jericho and Ai, those who were west of the Jordan in the hill country, in the Judean foothills, and all along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea toward Lebanon—the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites— Verse ConceptsMediterranean SeaBeyond JordanGentile RulersThe Shephelah

Now the western border was the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.

This was the boundary of the descendants of Judah around their clans. Verse ConceptsMediterranean SeaWestern Borders

See, I have allotted these remaining nations to you as an inheritance for your tribes, including all the nations I have destroyed, from the Jordan westward to the Mediterranean Sea. Verse ConceptsMediterranean Sea

For Your faithful love is as high as the heavens;
Your faithfulness reaches the clouds.
Verse ConceptsGod's Truthcloudsdevotion

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