Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Agriculture or husbandry » Illustrative of the » Culture of the heart
For this is what the Lord says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem:
Break up the unplowed ground;
do not sow among the thorns.
Verse Concepts
do not sow among the thorns.
and reap faithful love;
break up your unplowed ground.
It is time to seek the Lord
until He comes
on you like the rain.
Bearing fruit » Reaping what you sow
Tell the righteous that it will go well [for them], for they will eat the fruit of their deeds. Woe to the wicked-[it will go] badly [for them], for what they have done will be done to them.
Sow righteousness for yourselves and reap faithful love; break up your untilled ground. It is time to seek the Lord until He comes and sends righteousness on you like the rain. You have plowed wickedness and reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your own way and in your large number of soldiers,
For the Day of the Lord is near, against all the nations. As you have done, so it will be done to you; what you deserve will return on your own head. For as you have drunk on My holy mountain, so all the nations will drink continually. They will drink and gulp down and be as though they had never been.
Don't be deceived: God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows he will also reap, because the one who sows to his flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.
knowing that whatever good each one does, slave or free, he will receive this back from the Lord.
Verse Concepts
Doves » Sent from the ark by noah » Ge 8:8
and reap faithful love;
break up your unplowed ground.
It is time to seek the Lord
until He comes
on you like the rain.
Harvest » Spiritual, general references to
So we must not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up.
Verse Concepts
Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few.
Verse Concepts
and reap faithful love;
break up your unplowed ground.
It is time to seek the Lord
until He comes
on you like the rain.
He told them: “The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few. Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.
Verse Concepts
carrying the bag of seed,
he will surely come back with shouts of joy,
carrying his sheaves.
"Don't you say, 'There are still four more months, then comes the harvest'? Listen [to what] I'm telling you: Open your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ready for harvest. The reaper is already receiving pay and gathering fruit for eternal life, so the sower and reaper can rejoice together.
Mercy » Who shall have mercy
but the one who trusts in the Lord
will have faithful love surrounding him.
and reap faithful love;
break up your unplowed ground.
It is time to seek the Lord
until He comes
on you like the rain.
will not prosper,
but whoever confesses and renounces them
will find mercy.
to those who keep His covenant and decrees.
But those who plan good find loyalty and faithfulness.
Plowing » The breaking up or tilling of the earth
For this is what the Lord says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem:
Break up the unplowed ground;
do not sow among the thorns.
Verse Concepts
do not sow among the thorns.
and reap faithful love;
break up your unplowed ground.
It is time to seek the Lord
until He comes
on you like the rain.
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No harvest until the ground had been broken up
and reap faithful love;
break up your unplowed ground.
It is time to seek the Lord
until He comes
on you like the rain.
Rain » Spiritual showers
like spring showers that water the earth.
and reap faithful love;
break up your unplowed ground.
It is time to seek the Lord
until He comes
on you like the rain.
His appearance is as sure as the dawn.
He will come to us like the rain,
like the spring showers that water the land.
and my word settle like dew,
like gentle rain on new grass
and showers on tender plants.
I will make them and the area around My hill a blessing: I will send down showers in their season—showers of blessing.
Verse Concepts
Rain » Illustrative » Of righteousness
and reap faithful love;
break up your unplowed ground.
It is time to seek the Lord
until He comes
on you like the rain.
Reaping » Spiritual harvest
So we must not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up.
Verse Concepts
Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few.
Verse Concepts
and reap faithful love;
break up your unplowed ground.
It is time to seek the Lord
until He comes
on you like the rain.
He told them: “The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few. Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.
Verse Concepts
carrying the bag of seed,
he will surely come back with shouts of joy,
carrying his sheaves.
"Don't you say, 'There are still four more months, then comes the harvest'? Listen [to what] I'm telling you: Open your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ready for harvest. The reaper is already receiving pay and gathering fruit for eternal life, so the sower and reaper can rejoice together.
Reaping » Illustrative of » Receiving the reward of righteousness
and reap faithful love;
break up your unplowed ground.
It is time to seek the Lord
until He comes
on you like the rain.
because the one who sows to his flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit. So we must not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don't give up.
Reaping » Figurative
Sow righteousness for yourselves and reap faithful love; break up your untilled ground. It is time to seek the Lord until He comes and sends righteousness on you like the rain. You have plowed wickedness and reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your own way and in your large number of soldiers,
carrying the bag of seed,
he will surely come back with shouts of joy,
carrying his sheaves.
Righteousness » Encouraged
and reap faithful love;
break up your unplowed ground.
It is time to seek the Lord
until He comes
on you like the rain.
Stand, therefore,
with truth like a belt around your waist,
righteousness like armor on your chest,
Verse Concepts
righteousness
and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith,
love,
Now as he spoke about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix became afraid and replied, “Leave for now, but when I find time I’ll call for you.”
Verse Concepts
Therefore, may my advice seem good to you my king. Separate yourself from your sins by doing what is right, and from your injustices by showing mercy to the needy. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”
Verse Concepts
Come to your senses and stop sinning, for some people are ignorant about God. I say this to your shame.
filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.
Verse Concepts
Righteousness » The wicked » Should sow to themselves in
and reap faithful love;
break up your unplowed ground.
It is time to seek the Lord
until He comes
on you like the rain.
Seed » Sowing, illustrative of » Men's works producing a corresponding recompense
and those who sow trouble
and reap faithful love;
break up your unplowed ground.
It is time to seek the Lord
until He comes
on you like the rain.
Don't be deceived: God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows he will also reap, because the one who sows to his flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.
Seed » Illustrative
Remember this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.
Verse Concepts
and at evening do not let your hand rest,
because you don’t know which will succeed,
whether one or the other,
or if both of them will be equally good.
and reap faithful love;
break up your unplowed ground.
It is time to seek the Lord
until He comes
on you like the rain.
Don't be deceived: God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows he will also reap, because the one who sows to his flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.
Seeking God » Should be » Immediate
and reap faithful love;
break up your unplowed ground.
It is time to seek the Lord
until He comes
on you like the rain.
Seeking God » Ensures » Gifts of righteousness
and reap faithful love;
break up your unplowed ground.
It is time to seek the Lord
until He comes
on you like the rain.
Sower » Figurative
and reap the whirlwind.
There is no standing grain;
what sprouts fails to yield flour.
Even if they did,
foreigners would swallow it up.
beside abundant waters;
they let ox and donkey range freely.
and reap faithful love;
break up your unplowed ground.
It is time to seek the Lord
until He comes
on you like the rain.
Don't be deceived: God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows he will also reap, because the one who sows to his flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.
but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward.
will reap with shouts of joy.
Sowing » Spiritual, the blessings of
Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy. Though one goes along weeping, carrying the bag of seed, he will surely come back with shouts of joy, carrying his sheaves.
beside abundant waters;
they let ox and donkey range freely.
and reap faithful love;
break up your unplowed ground.
It is time to seek the Lord
until He comes
on you like the rain.
but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward.
because the one who sows to his flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.
Verse Concepts
Sowing and reaping » Reaping, harvest of sin » Harvest, spiritual, general references to
So we must not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up.
Verse Concepts
Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few.
Verse Concepts
and reap faithful love;
break up your unplowed ground.
It is time to seek the Lord
until He comes
on you like the rain.
He told them: “The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few. Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.
Verse Concepts
carrying the bag of seed,
he will surely come back with shouts of joy,
carrying his sheaves.
"Don't you say, 'There are still four more months, then comes the harvest'? Listen [to what] I'm telling you: Open your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ready for harvest. The reaper is already receiving pay and gathering fruit for eternal life, so the sower and reaper can rejoice together.
Sowing and reaping » Reaping, harvest of sin » Sowing, spiritual, the blessings of
Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy. Though one goes along weeping, carrying the bag of seed, he will surely come back with shouts of joy, carrying his sheaves.
beside abundant waters;
they let ox and donkey range freely.
and reap faithful love;
break up your unplowed ground.
It is time to seek the Lord
until He comes
on you like the rain.
but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward.
because the one who sows to his flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.
Verse Concepts
Spiritual » Examples of growth » Harvest
So we must not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up.
Verse Concepts
Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few.
Verse Concepts
and reap faithful love;
break up your unplowed ground.
It is time to seek the Lord
until He comes
on you like the rain.
He told them: “The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few. Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.
Verse Concepts
carrying the bag of seed,
he will surely come back with shouts of joy,
carrying his sheaves.
"Don't you say, 'There are still four more months, then comes the harvest'? Listen [to what] I'm telling you: Open your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ready for harvest. The reaper is already receiving pay and gathering fruit for eternal life, so the sower and reaper can rejoice together.
Spiritual » Sowing » The blessings of
Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy. Though one goes along weeping, carrying the bag of seed, he will surely come back with shouts of joy, carrying his sheaves.
beside abundant waters;
they let ox and donkey range freely.
and reap faithful love;
break up your unplowed ground.
It is time to seek the Lord
until He comes
on you like the rain.
but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward.
because the one who sows to his flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.
Verse Concepts
Spiritual » Riches general references to » Showers
like spring showers that water the earth.
and reap faithful love;
break up your unplowed ground.
It is time to seek the Lord
until He comes
on you like the rain.
His appearance is as sure as the dawn.
He will come to us like the rain,
like the spring showers that water the land.
and my word settle like dew,
like gentle rain on new grass
and showers on tender plants.
I will make them and the area around My hill a blessing: I will send down showers in their season—showers of blessing.
Verse Concepts
Symbols and similitudes » Of the holy spirit » Fertilizing
and reap faithful love;
break up your unplowed ground.
It is time to seek the Lord
until He comes
on you like the rain.
he will blossom like the lily
and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
His appearance is as sure as the dawn.
He will come to us like the rain,
like the spring showers that water the land.
I will make them and the area around My hill a blessing: I will send down showers in their season-showers of blessing. The trees of the field will give their fruit, and the land will yield its produce; My flock will be secure in their land. They will know that I am the Lord when I break the bars of their yoke and rescue them from the hands of those who enslave them.
The fruit of righteousness » The reward for sowing righteousness
and reap faithful love;
break up your unplowed ground.
It is time to seek the Lord
until He comes
on you like the rain.