Thematic Bible: Great


Thematic Bible



As I looked, I saw a stormy wind coming out of the north, a great cloud with fire flashing continually from it; and a brightness was around it, and in its core [there was] something like glowing [amber-colored] metal in the midst of the fire. Verse ConceptsLight, NaturalLightningNorthTheophanyWhirlwindsCompassesOut Of The NorthFire Emanating From GodGod Is LightColorThe North Wind

When the sun was setting, a deep sleep overcame Abram; and a horror (terror, shuddering fear, nightmare) of great darkness overcame him. Verse ConceptsNightSleep, PhysicalSunsetsOvertaken By DarknessThose Frightened Of GodEclipseSolar Eclipse



Yes, they will sing of the ways of the Lord [joyfully celebrating His wonderful acts],
For great is the glory and majesty of the Lord.
Verse ConceptsPrayer, And WorshipGlory Of GodThose Singing Praise

The house I am going to build will be great, for our God is greater than all the gods. Verse ConceptsDecision MakingWorshiping TogetherGoing To ChurchBeing Beautifulgreatnessconstructionimportance



For how great is God’s goodness and how great is His beauty! And how great [He will make Israel’s] goodliness and [Israel’s] beauty!
Grain and new wine will make the young men and virgins flourish.
Verse ConceptsAlcoholAttractionEffect Of WineWomen's BeautyBeauty Of NatureThe Beauty Of Naturefruitfulness


“But they, in their kingdom,
With Your great goodness which You gave them,
With the broad and rich land which You set before them,
Did not serve You or turn from their wicked deeds.
Verse ConceptsNot Serving God

And with great ability and power the apostles were continuously testifying to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace [God’s remarkable lovingkindness and favor and goodwill] rested richly upon them all. Verse ConceptsApostles, Function In Early ChurchPower Through GodGrace, And Christian LifePower, God's SavingPreaching, Effects OfWitnesses, To Jesus ChristWitnessing, Importance OfGrace, Description OfApostles, Duties OfContemporary Witness To ChristChrist Is RisenThe Apostles In ActionWitnessingtestifyingsales

“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, and all the arrogant (proud, self-righteous, haughty), and every evildoer shall be stubble; and the day that is coming shall set them on fire,” says the Lord of hosts, “so that it will leave them neither root nor branch. 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

This is why I suffer as I do. Still, I am not ashamed; for I know Him [and I am personally acquainted with Him] whom I have believed [with absolute trust and confidence in Him and in the truth of His deity], and I am persuaded [beyond any doubt] that He is able to guard that which I have entrusted to Him until that day [when I stand before Him]. Verse ConceptsCommitmentConvincingDay of the LORDAssuranceThe Final Days Of TimeAbrahamAssurance, By Faith In ChristConfidence, Based OnCertaintyBetrayalGuardiansOptimismPersecution, Attitudes ToPersuasionSecurityTrust, Importance OfTrustworthinessWatchfulness, DivineTrustworthyAbility, God's PowerBetrayal, God Never WillTrusting In GodThose Who Believed In ChristSufferingFaith And TrustGrandmothers

And angels who did not keep their own designated place of power, but abandoned their proper dwelling place, [these] He has kept in eternal chains under [the thick gloom of utter] darkness for the judgment of the great day, Verse ConceptsDemons, Punishment OfThe Judgement Is CalledEternal JudgmentEternal JudgementInhabitationEvil AngelsOuter DarknessTying UpAssignmentRebellion of Satan and AngelsHaving A Good DayJudgement Day


for the great day of their wrath and vengeance and retribution has come, and who is able to [face God and] stand [before the wrath of the Lamb]?” Verse ConceptsSelf JustificationThe Judgement Is CalledAble To StandThe Day Of JudgementHaving A Good Day





The Lord utters His voice before His army,
For His camp is very great,
Because strong and powerful is he who [obediently] carries out His word.
For the day of the Lord is indeed great and very terrible [causing dread];
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 [judgment] day of the Lord is near,
Near and coming very quickly.
Listen! The [voice of the] day of the Lord!
The warrior cries out bitterly [unable to fight or to flee].
Verse ConceptsImminenceGod Not DelayingThe Fact Of That DayNear The Time GenerallyHaving A Good DayDespairJudgement Day

From the wilderness [of Arabia in the south] and this Lebanon [in the north], even as far as the great river, the river Euphrates [in the east], all the land of the Hittites (Canaan), and as far as the Great [Mediterranean] Sea toward the west shall be your territory. Verse ConceptsempiresThe SunMediterranean SeaAs Far As The Euphratesbridgesborders

And beside the border of Gad, at the south side, southward, the border shall extend from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, to the Brook [of Egypt], to the Great [Mediterranean] Sea. Verse ConceptsMediterranean SeaSouthern Border

And it will come about that fishermen will stand beside it [at the banks of the Dead Sea]; from Engedi to Eneglaim there will be dry places to spread nets. Their fish will be of very many kinds, like the fish of the Great [Mediterranean] Sea. Verse ConceptsNetsSpreadingSeaMediterranean SeaFishingKinds Of Living Things

‘As the western boundary you shall have the Great [Mediterranean] Sea and its coastline. This shall be your western boundary. Verse ConceptsWestMediterranean SeaWestern Borders

Now when all the kings who were beyond the Jordan, in the hill country and in the lowland [at the western edge of the hills of Judea], and all along the coast of the Great [Mediterranean] Sea toward Lebanon, the Hittite and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite and the Jebusite, heard of this [army and its victories over Jericho and Ai], Verse ConceptsMediterranean SeaBeyond JordanGentile RulersThe Shephelah

The western border was at the Great Sea, with its coastline. This is the border around the tribe of the sons of Judah according to their families. Verse ConceptsMediterranean SeaWestern Borders

See, I have allotted to you these nations that remain as an inheritance for your tribes, with all the nations which I have cut off, from the Jordan [on the east] to the Great [Mediterranean] Sea toward the setting sun. Verse ConceptsMediterranean Sea

Jesus did not let him [come], but [instead] He said to him, “Go home to your family and tell them all the great things that 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


and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and [from the region] beyond the Jordan, and around Tyre and Sidon; a vast number of people came to Him because they were hearing about all [the things] that He was doing. Verse ConceptsCrowds SeekingDrawing Near To ChristHearing About ChristBeyond Jordan


He is your praise and glory; He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome things which you have seen with your own eyes. Verse ConceptsPraisePraise, Reasons ForAwePraise To God Is FittingHe Is Our God


Then our mouth was filled with laughter
And our tongue with joyful shouting;
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 man’s gift [given in love or courtesy] makes room for him
And brings him before great men.
Verse ConceptsEffect Of BribesAccessTalentsGifts And TalentsA Good Manspace


“Those [who are] abundant in years may not [always] be wise,
Nor may the elders [always] understand justice.
Verse ConceptsOld Age, Attitudes ToCharacters Of Old PeopleWisdomStudyingMaking DecisionsAgeThe ElderlyJudgementeldersexperiencepeoplewise


Do not be boastfully ambitious and claim honor in the presence of the king,
And do not stand in the place of great men;
Verse ConceptsSelf ExaltationSeeking HonourNetworkingBeing YourselfThe Presence Of Godimportance

So I became great and excelled more than all who preceded me in Jerusalem. My wisdom also remained with me. Verse ConceptsGreat Individuals

Listen very carefully, I tell you a mystery [a secret truth decreed by God and previously hidden, but now revealed]; we will not all sleep [in death], but we will all be [completely] changed [wondrously transformed], Verse ConceptsMetaphysicsMysteryPeople TransformedNot DyingDeath Of The RighteousPeople Who Didn't DieDying

This mystery [of two becoming one] is great; but I am speaking with reference to [the relationship of] Christ and the church. Verse ConceptsUnion With Christ, Nature OfThe Church UniversalThe churchHusband And WifeMarriage Between Man And WomanLove And RelationshipsLove MarriageGoing To Churchmatrimony

And great, we confess, is the mystery [the hidden truth] of godliness:He (Jesus Christ) who was revealed in human flesh,
Was justified and vindicated in the Spirit,
Seen by angels,
Preached among the nations,
Believed on in the world,
Taken up in glory.
Verse ConceptsFaith, As A Body Of BeliefsDoctrine, CommunicatedBody Of Christ, Physical BodyGospel, Historical Foundation OfHeraldIncarnationDivinity Of ChristMysteryOrthodoxy, In NtUnion With Christ, Nature OfAngels, Ministry To ChristManifesting (making Something Clear)The Mystery Of ChristChrist's NatureGod VindicatesQuestioning GodGodheadepiphanyvindicationpiety

You, O Lord are [uncompromisingly] righteous and consistently just when I plead my case with You;
Yet let me discuss issues of justice with You:
Why has the way of the wicked prospered?
Why are those who deal in treachery (deceit) at ease and thriving?
Verse ConceptsFaithlessness, As DisobedienceGod, Righteousness OfQuestionsApparent InjusticePartialityDoubting God's JusticeProsperity Of The WickedThe Wicked ProsperprosperingQuestioning Life

For the time being no discipline brings joy, but seems sad and painful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness [right standing with God and a lifestyle and attitude that seeks conformity to God’s will and purpose]. Verse ConceptsAthletesdiscipline, divineHarvestFruit Of The SpiritRighteousness, As FaithSuffering, Of BelieversPeaceablenessAfflictions As Blessings In DisguiseFruit Of CharacterA Righteous PeopleDisciplineMen Of PeacePunishmentFunSin Producing AfflictionsHard Work And Perseverancetraining

Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, your faith [your personal trust and confidence in My power] is great; it will be done for you as you wish.” And her daughter was healed from that moment. Verse ConceptsFaith, Growth InCommendationHourMission, Of Jesus ChristSuddenlyRight DesiresThose Jesus HealedGodly WomanFaith And HealingHaving FaithHealth And HealingBeing A Woman Of GodHope And Healingwomanmistress

and they begged Him to let them merely touch the fringe of His robe; and all who touched it were perfectly restored. Verse ConceptsCloaksTasselsOuter GarmentsFringe Of ClothesTouching For HealingJesus Healing


When Jesus heard this, He was amazed and said to those who were following Him, “I tell you truthfully, I have not found such great faith [as this] with anyone in Israel. Verse ConceptsAmazingAffirmationsFaith, Growth InMission, Of Jesus ChristAttitudes Of FaithMarvelling

When He went into the house, the blind men came up to Him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe [with a deep, abiding trust] that I am able to do this?” They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.” Verse ConceptsAbility, Of ChristDrawing Near To ChristEntering HousesAssentingBlindness

While He was saying these things to them, a ruler (synagogue official) entered [the house] and kneeled down and worshiped Him, saying, “My daughter has just now died; 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 the women left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and ran to tell [the good news to] the disciples. Verse ConceptsecstasyRunning With NewsTelling Of Jesus

When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. Verse ConceptsAstrologyChristmasRejoicingJoyepiphany

And a leper came up to Him and bowed down before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You are able to make me clean (well).” Verse ConceptsBowingKneelingCleansing The BodyChrist WillingHealing Cancercancer

And they worshiped Him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy [fully understanding that He lives and that He is the Son of God]; Verse ConceptsWorship, Results OfWorship, Times Foradoration

For she thought, “If I just touch His clothing, I will get well.” Verse ConceptsCertaintyOuter GarmentsTouching For HealingSoliloquyHow Healing Came

But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers’ households, the old men who had seen the first house (temple), wept with a loud voice when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, while many shouted aloud for joy, Verse ConceptsecstasyRejoicing In God's WorksThe First Temple

So, after being supplied and sent on their way by the church, they went through both Phoenicia and Samaria telling in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and they brought great joy to all the believers. Verse ConceptsConversion, examples ofChristiansTravelThe Soul Winners JoyPeople ConvertedPeople Sending People



“Many nations will pass by this city; and each man will say to another, ‘Why has the Lord done this to this great city?’ Verse ConceptsWhy Does God Do This?


Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion!
Shout aloud, O Daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your King (Messianic King) is coming to you;
He is righteous and endowed with salvation,
Humble and unassuming [in submission to the will of the Father] and riding on a donkey,
Upon a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Verse ConceptsDay of the LORDdaughtersGentlenessColtsDonkeysBackGod, Majesty OfGospel, Confirmation OfJoy, Of IsraelKingship, DivineNewsZion, As A SymbolChrist, Character OfHumility Of ChristProphecies Concerning ChristNames And Titles For ChristAnimals, Types OfRejoicingShouting For JoyMessianic PropheciesAnimal OffspringRiding DonkeysChrist Humbled HimselfChrist Is King Of IsraelRejoicing In God's WorksThrone Of David

So there was great rejoicing in that city. Verse ConceptsJoyjoyfulness



“They refused to listen and obey,
And did not remember Your wondrous acts which You had performed among them;
So they stiffened their necks and [in their rebellion] appointed a leader in order to return them to slavery in Egypt.
But You are a God of forgiveness,
Gracious and merciful and compassionate,
Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness;
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 man’s gift [given in love or courtesy] makes room for him
And brings him before great men.
Verse ConceptsEffect Of BribesAccessTalentsGifts And TalentsA Good Manspace


“Those [who are] abundant in years may not [always] be wise,
Nor may the elders [always] understand justice.
Verse ConceptsOld Age, Attitudes ToCharacters Of Old PeopleWisdomStudyingMaking DecisionsAgeThe ElderlyJudgementeldersexperiencepeoplewise


Do not be boastfully ambitious and claim honor in the presence of the king,
And do not stand in the place of great men;
Verse ConceptsSelf ExaltationSeeking HonourNetworkingBeing YourselfThe Presence Of Godimportance

So I became great and excelled more than all who preceded me in Jerusalem. My wisdom also remained with me. Verse ConceptsGreat Individuals

‘The Lord is slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, forgiving wickedness and transgression; but He will by no means clear the guilty, visiting (avenging) the wickedness and guilt of the fathers on the children, to the third and fourth generations [that is, calling the children to account for the sins of their fathers].’ 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


“For a brief moment I abandoned you,
But with great compassion and mercy I will gather you [to Myself again].
Verse ConceptsAbandoning FriendsAbandonmentBeing ForsakenGathering IsraelTransient HardshipGod Will Show Mercy

“Go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim [judgment] against it, for their wickedness has come up before Me.” Verse ConceptsMission, Of IsraelWitnessing, Importance Ofjonah

“Go to Nineveh the great city and declare to it the message which I am going to tell you.” Verse ConceptsMission, Of IsraelMissionary Work, Examples OfMissionary Examplesjonah




The Lord is slow to anger and great in power
And He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished.
The Lord has His way in the whirlwind and in the storm,
And the 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 groaning and sighing of the prisoner come before You;
According to the greatness of Your power keep safe those who are doomed to die.
Verse ConceptsSighingOppression, God's Attitude ToPrisonersPower Of God, DescribedNot DyingDeath PreventedGod Keep!greatnesspreservation


The Lord is slow to anger and great in power
And He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished.
The Lord has His way in the whirlwind and in the storm,
And the 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 groaning and sighing of the prisoner come before You;
According to the greatness of Your power keep safe those who are doomed to die.
Verse ConceptsSighingOppression, God's Attitude ToPrisonersPower Of God, DescribedNot DyingDeath PreventedGod Keep!greatnesspreservation

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

how will we escape [the penalty] if we ignore such a great salvation [the gospel, the new covenant]? For it was spoken at first by the Lord, and it was confirmed to us and proved authentic by those who personally heard [Him speak], Verse ConceptsForeknowledgeConfirmationComplacencydelay, humanHearingHistoryNeglecting God's ThingsWitnesses, To Jesus ChristSalvation, Described AsChrist PreachingEscaping EvilThe Gospel Of Salvation

From the wilderness [of Arabia in the south] and this Lebanon [in the north], even as far as the great river, the river Euphrates [in the east], all the land of the Hittites (Canaan), and as far as the Great [Mediterranean] Sea toward the west shall be your territory. Verse ConceptsempiresThe SunMediterranean SeaAs Far As The Euphratesbridgesborders

And beside the border of Gad, at the south side, southward, the border shall extend from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, to the Brook [of Egypt], to the Great [Mediterranean] Sea. Verse ConceptsMediterranean SeaSouthern Border

And it will come about that fishermen will stand beside it [at the banks of the Dead Sea]; from Engedi to Eneglaim there will be dry places to spread nets. Their fish will be of very many kinds, like the fish of the Great [Mediterranean] Sea. Verse ConceptsNetsSpreadingSeaMediterranean SeaFishingKinds Of Living Things

‘As the western boundary you shall have the Great [Mediterranean] Sea and its coastline. This shall be your western boundary. Verse ConceptsWestMediterranean SeaWestern Borders

Now when all the kings who were beyond the Jordan, in the hill country and in the lowland [at the western edge of the hills of Judea], and all along the coast of the Great [Mediterranean] Sea toward Lebanon, the Hittite and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite and the Jebusite, heard of this [army and its victories over Jericho and Ai], Verse ConceptsMediterranean SeaBeyond JordanGentile RulersThe Shephelah

The western border was at the Great Sea, with its coastline. This is the border around the tribe of the sons of Judah according to their families. Verse ConceptsMediterranean SeaWestern Borders

See, I have allotted to you these nations that remain as an inheritance for your tribes, with all the nations which I have cut off, from the Jordan [on the east] to the Great [Mediterranean] Sea toward the setting sun. Verse ConceptsMediterranean Sea


For Your faithfulness and lovingkindness are great, reaching to the heavens,
And Your truth to the clouds.
Verse ConceptsGod's Truthcloudsdevotion