Thematic Bible: Great


Thematic Bible



And I looked, and look! A storm wind [was] coming from the north, a great cloud, and fire flashing back and forth, and brightness around [and] {within it}, and from its midst [it was] like [the] outward appearance of amber stone from the midst of the fire. Verse ConceptsLight, NaturalLightningNorthTheophanyWhirlwindsCompassesOut Of The NorthFire Emanating From GodGod Is LightColorThe North Wind

And it happened, as the sun {went down}, then a deep sleep fell upon Abram and, behold, a great terrifying darkness fell upon him. Verse ConceptsNightSleep, PhysicalSunsetsOvertaken By DarknessThose Frightened Of GodEclipseSolar Eclipse


and they will sing of the ways of Yahweh, because Yahweh's glory [is] great. Verse ConceptsPrayer, And WorshipGlory Of GodThose Singing Praise

And the house that I am building [will be] great, for our God [is] greater than all gods. Verse ConceptsDecision MakingWorshiping TogetherGoing To ChurchBeing Beautifulgreatnessconstructionimportance


For how [great is] his goodness, and how [great is] his beauty! Grain will make the young men thrive, and new wine [the] young women. Verse ConceptsAlcoholAttractionEffect Of WineWomen's BeautyBeauty Of NatureThe Beauty Of Naturefruitfulness

And in their kingdom and in the greatness you gave to them, and in the wide and fertile land that you gave before them, they did not serve you and did not turn from their evil deeds. Verse ConceptsNot Serving God


"For look! The day [is] about to come, burning like an oven, and all the arrogant and every {evildoer} will be stubble. The coming day will consume them," says Yahweh of hosts. "It will not leave behind for them root or 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


And [the] angels who did not keep to their own domain but deserted their proper dwelling place, he has kept in eternal bonds under deep gloom 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


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




And Yahweh {utters} his voice before his army, because his encampment [is] very large; strong [is the] one who carries out his decree, for great [is] the day of Yahweh and exceedingly fearful. 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 Yahweh draws near; [it is] near and [coming] very swiftly. The sound of the day of Yahweh [is] bitterness; there, a warrior cries out! Verse ConceptsImminenceGod Not DelayingThe Fact Of That DayNear The Time GenerallyHaving A Good DayDespairJudgement Day

From the wilderness {and the Lebanon}, up to the great river, the river Euphrates, all of the land of the Hittites, and up to {the great sea in the west}, will be your territory. Verse ConceptsempiresThe SunMediterranean SeaAs Far As The Euphratesbridgesborders

and next to the territory of Gad, to [the] side of [the] south, {southward}; and [the] territory will be from Tamar [to] the waters of Meribath Kadesh, [toward] the wadi, [on] to the Great Sea. Verse ConceptsMediterranean SeaSouthern Border

And then fishers from En Gedi and [on] up to En Eglaim will stand beside it, a sea-girt drying yard for nets; their fish for the dragnets will be {of every kind}, like the fish of the great sea, [and] very many. Verse ConceptsNetsSpreadingSeaMediterranean SeaFishingKinds Of Living Things

" 'Your western boundary will be the Great Sea; this will 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 Shephelah, and on all the coast of the great sea toward Lebanon--the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites--heard of [this], Verse ConceptsMediterranean SeaBeyond JordanGentile RulersThe Shephelah

And [the] western border [is] to the Great Sea and its coast. This [is] the border surrounding the descendants of Judah according to their families. Verse ConceptsMediterranean SeaWestern Borders

Look! I have allotted to you these remaining nations as an inheritance for your tribes, from the Jordan, [with] all the nations that I have cut off, to the Great Sea {in the west}. Verse ConceptsMediterranean Sea

And he did not permit him, but said to him, "Go to your home to your [people] and tell them all that the Lord has done for you, and [that] 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 the other side of the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon a great crowd came to him [because they] heard all that he was doing. Verse ConceptsCrowds SeekingDrawing Near To ChristHearing About ChristBeyond Jordan


He [is] your praise, and he [is] your God, who has done with you these great and awesome [things] that your eyes have seen. Verse ConceptsPraisePraise, Reasons ForAwePraise To God Is FittingHe Is Our God

Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with rejoicing. Then they said among the nations, "Yahweh has done great [things] for these [people]." Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfHistoryLaughterMission, Of IsraelSongsTongueWhat God DoesRejoicing In Success

The gift of a person will open doors for him, and before the great, it gives him access. Verse ConceptsEffect Of BribesAccessTalentsGifts And TalentsA Good Manspace

[It is] not {the aged} [who] are wise, or [it is not] [the] elders [who] understand justice. Verse ConceptsOld Age, Attitudes ToCharacters Of Old PeopleWisdomStudyingMaking DecisionsAgeThe ElderlyJudgementeldersexperiencepeoplewise

Do not promote yourself before the king, and in the place of the great ones do not stand. Verse ConceptsSelf ExaltationSeeking HonourNetworkingBeing YourselfThe Presence Of Godimportance

Thus, {I accomplished far more} than anyone who [was] before me in Jerusalem--indeed, my wisdom stood by me. Verse ConceptsGreat Individuals

Behold, I tell 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] in the right, Yahweh, when I complain to you. Even so, let me speak [my] claims with you. Why does [the] way of [the] wicked succeed? All those who deal treacherously with treachery are at ease. Verse ConceptsFaithlessness, As DisobedienceGod, Righteousness OfQuestionsApparent InjusticePartialityDoubting God's JusticeProsperity Of The WickedThe Wicked ProsperprosperingQuestioning Life


Then Jesus answered [and] said to her, "O woman, your faith [is] great! Let it be done for you as you want." And her daughter was healed from that hour. Verse ConceptsFaith, Growth InCommendationHourMission, Of Jesus ChristSuddenlyRight DesiresThose Jesus HealedGodly WomanFaith And HealingHaving FaithHealth And HealingBeing A Woman Of GodHope And Healingwomanmistress

And they were imploring him that they might only touch the edge of his cloak, and all those who touched [it] were cured. Verse ConceptsCloaksTasselsOuter GarmentsFringe Of ClothesTouching For HealingJesus Healing


Now [when] Jesus heard [this], he was astonished, and said to those who were following [him], "Truly I say to you, I have found such great faith with no one in Israel. Verse ConceptsAmazingAffirmationsFaith, Growth InMission, Of Jesus ChristAttitudes Of FaithMarvelling

And [when he] came into the house, the blind men approached him, and Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They said to him, "Yes, Lord." Verse ConceptsAbility, Of ChristDrawing Near To ChristEntering HousesAssentingBlindness

[As] he was saying these [things] to them, behold, one of the rulers came [and] knelt down before him, saying, "My daughter has just now died, but come, place 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

And they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, [and] ran to tell his disciples. Verse ConceptsecstasyRunning With NewsTelling Of Jesus

Now [when they] saw the star, they rejoiced [with] very great joy. Verse ConceptsAstrologyChristmasRejoicingJoyepiphany

And behold, a leper approached [and] worshiped him, saying, "Lord, if you are willing, you are able to make me clean." Verse ConceptsBowingKneelingCleansing The BodyChrist WillingHealing Cancercancer

And they worshiped him [and] returned to Jerusalem with great joy. Verse ConceptsWorship, Results OfWorship, Times Foradoration

for she was saying, "If I touch just his clothing, I will be healed!" Verse ConceptsCertaintyOuter GarmentsTouching For HealingSoliloquyHow Healing Came

But many of the elderly priests, Levites, and heads of the families who had seen the first temple, wept with a loud voice when they saw the foundation of this house, but many {shouted aloud with joy}. Verse ConceptsecstasyRejoicing In God's WorksThe First Temple

So they were sent on their way by the church, [and] passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, telling in detail the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers. Verse ConceptsConversion, examples ofChristiansTravelThe Soul Winners JoyPeople ConvertedPeople Sending People



And many nations will pass by this city and they will say each one to his neighbor, '{Why} has Yahweh done in this manner to this great city?' Verse ConceptsWhy Does God Do This?


And there was great joy in that city. Verse ConceptsJoyjoyfulness


They refused to listen and did not remember your wonders that you did among them. They stiffened their neck and in their rebellion {determined} to return to their slavery. But you are a God of forgiveness, gracious and compassionate, {slow to anger}, abundant in loyal love, so 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

The gift of a person will open doors for him, and before the great, it gives him access. Verse ConceptsEffect Of BribesAccessTalentsGifts And TalentsA Good Manspace

[It is] not {the aged} [who] are wise, or [it is not] [the] elders [who] understand justice. Verse ConceptsOld Age, Attitudes ToCharacters Of Old PeopleWisdomStudyingMaking DecisionsAgeThe ElderlyJudgementeldersexperiencepeoplewise

Do not promote yourself before the king, and in the place of the great ones do not stand. Verse ConceptsSelf ExaltationSeeking HonourNetworkingBeing YourselfThe Presence Of Godimportance

Thus, {I accomplished far more} than anyone who [was] before me in Jerusalem--indeed, my wisdom stood by me. Verse ConceptsGreat Individuals

'Yahweh [is] {slow to anger} and great of loyal love, {forgiving} sin and rebellion; but surely he leaves nothing unpunished, visiting the sin of the fathers on the sons to the third and fourth generations.' 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 abandoned you {for a short} moment, but I will gather you with great compassion. Verse ConceptsAbandoning FriendsAbandonmentBeing ForsakenGathering IsraelTransient HardshipGod Will Show Mercy

"Get up! Go to the great city Nineveh and cry out against her, because their evil has come up {before me}." Verse ConceptsMission, Of IsraelWitnessing, Importance Ofjonah

"Get up! Go to Nineveh, the great city, and proclaim to it the message that I [am] telling you." Verse ConceptsMission, Of IsraelMissionary Work, Examples OfMissionary Examplesjonah



Yahweh is slow to anger but great [in] power; he will certainly not allow [the guilty] to go unpunished. {He marches} in storm wind and in gale; storm clouds [are the] dust of 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 of the prisoner come before you. According to the greatness of your {power}, spare [the] children [appointed to] death. Verse ConceptsSighingOppression, God's Attitude ToPrisonersPower Of God, DescribedNot DyingDeath PreventedGod Keep!greatnesspreservation

Yahweh is slow to anger but great [in] power; he will certainly not allow [the guilty] to go unpunished. {He marches} in storm wind and in gale; storm clouds [are the] dust of 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 of the prisoner come before you. According to the greatness of your {power}, spare [the] children [appointed to] death. Verse ConceptsSighingOppression, God's Attitude ToPrisonersPower Of God, DescribedNot DyingDeath PreventedGod Keep!greatnesspreservation

Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled in Jerusalem within the three days. It was the ninth month on the twentieth day of the month. All the people sat in the public square of the house of God trembling because of this matter and from the rains. Verse ConceptsRainWeather, God's Sovereignty OverMonth 9Groups TremblingWeather Causing Sufferings

how will we escape [if we] neglect so great a salvation which had [its] beginning [when it] was spoken through the Lord [and] was confirmed to us by those who heard, Verse ConceptsForeknowledgeConfirmationComplacencydelay, humanHearingHistoryNeglecting God's ThingsWitnesses, To Jesus ChristSalvation, Described AsChrist PreachingEscaping EvilThe Gospel Of Salvation

From the wilderness {and the Lebanon}, up to the great river, the river Euphrates, all of the land of the Hittites, and up to {the great sea in the west}, will be your territory. Verse ConceptsempiresThe SunMediterranean SeaAs Far As The Euphratesbridgesborders

and next to the territory of Gad, to [the] side of [the] south, {southward}; and [the] territory will be from Tamar [to] the waters of Meribath Kadesh, [toward] the wadi, [on] to the Great Sea. Verse ConceptsMediterranean SeaSouthern Border

And then fishers from En Gedi and [on] up to En Eglaim will stand beside it, a sea-girt drying yard for nets; their fish for the dragnets will be {of every kind}, like the fish of the great sea, [and] very many. Verse ConceptsNetsSpreadingSeaMediterranean SeaFishingKinds Of Living Things

" 'Your western boundary will be the Great Sea; this will 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 Shephelah, and on all the coast of the great sea toward Lebanon--the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites--heard of [this], Verse ConceptsMediterranean SeaBeyond JordanGentile RulersThe Shephelah

And [the] western border [is] to the Great Sea and its coast. This [is] the border surrounding the descendants of Judah according to their families. Verse ConceptsMediterranean SeaWestern Borders

Look! I have allotted to you these remaining nations as an inheritance for your tribes, from the Jordan, [with] all the nations that I have cut off, to the Great Sea {in the west}. Verse ConceptsMediterranean Sea

Because your loyal love [is] high to [the] heavens, and your faithfulness to [the] clouds. Verse ConceptsGod's Truthcloudsdevotion