Thematic Bible: Half-hearted


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Call judgment down on Meroz,' says the Lord's angelic messenger; 'Be sure to call judgment down on those who live there, because they did not come to help in the Lord's battle, to help in the Lord's battle against the warriors.' Verse ConceptsOpposition, To Sin And EvilAngels, Ministry To UnbelieversCursing The UngodlyNo Helpcurses


A curse on anyone who is lax in doing the Lord's work! A curse on anyone who keeps from carrying out his destruction! Verse ConceptsCareNeglecting God's ThingsCursingApproval To KillCursing The UngodlyBloodWorking For GodWorking For The LordWorking Hard And Not Being Lazyconsequencescurses

The men of Tekoa worked on the section adjacent to them, but their town leaders would not assist with the work of their master. Verse ConceptsNoblesOverseers

So Joshua said to the Israelites: "How long do you intend to put off occupying the land the Lord God of your ancestors has given you? Verse ConceptsGod Of The FathersBefore People Act

He assembled the priests and Levites and ordered them, "Go out to the cities of Judah and collect the annual quota of silver from all Israel for repairs on the temple of your God. Be quick about it!" But the Levites delayed. Verse ConceptsCollectionsCareNeglectHaste

Moses said to the Gadites and the Reubenites, "Must your brothers go to war while you remain here? Verse ConceptsReady For War

Then Mary took three quarters of a pound of expensive aromatic oil from pure nard and anointed the feet of Jesus. She then wiped his feet dry with her hair. (Now the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfumed oil.) Verse ConceptsSweet OdoursFeetAnointing, Social CustomAnointing With OilGuestsHairsPerfumeSmellsAdoration, Of ChristAdmirationAnointed By PeopleExpensiveOther References To HairPure ThingsWeights Of Other ThingsHair

And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple, I tell you the truth, he will never lose his reward." Verse ConceptsNeedWagesWaterBeverages, LiteralCold, Literal UseChrist's Knowledge Of BelieversMan Providing WaterReward For WorksGivingRewardLosing Someone

When they arrived, he said to them, "You yourselves know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I set foot in the province of Asia, serving the Lord with all humility and with tears, and with the trials that happened to me because of the plots of the Jews.

However, the high places were not eliminated; the people were still not devoted to the God of their ancestors. Verse ConceptsComplacencyHalf Heartedness

He did what the Lord approved, but not with wholehearted devotion. Verse ConceptsHalf HeartednessLosing A FriendDoing The Right Thingdevotion

Then Elisha said, "Take the arrows," and he did so. He told the king of Israel, "Strike the ground!" He struck the ground three times and stopped. The prophet got angry at him and said, "If you had struck the ground five or six times, you would have annihilated Syria! But now, you will defeat Syria only three times."

In spite of all this, Israel's sister, unfaithful Judah, has not turned back to me with any sincerity; she has only pretended to do so," says the Lord. Verse ConceptsNot Whole HeartedPretenceRepentance, Nature OfHalf HeartednessNot Returning To GodRelated Nations

But Jehu did not carefully and wholeheartedly obey the law of the Lord God of Israel. He did not repudiate the sins which Jeroboam had encouraged Israel to commit. Verse ConceptsHalf Heartedness

Their heart is slipping; soon they will be punished for their guilt. The Lord will break their altars; he will completely destroy their fertility pillars. Verse ConceptsHeart, Of Unregenerate PeopleInstabilityLukewarmnessHalf HeartednessIndecisionDestruction Of Satan's WorksObelisks

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