Thematic Bible: Human Limitations
Thematic Bible
human Limitations » Man subject to » Boundaries of life
He walled me in so that I cannot get out;
He has weighted down my chain.
You have enclosed me behind and before,
And [You have] placed Your hand upon me.
human Limitations » Man subject to » Time limited
There is no man who has power and authority over the wind to restrain the wind,
Nor does he have authority over the day of death;
There is no discharge [from service] during time of war,
And evil will not rescue those who [actively seek to] practice it.
The days of our life are
Or even, if because of strength, eighty years;
Yet their pride [in additional years] is only labor and sorrow,
For it is soon gone and we fly away.
human Limitations » Man subject to » Feet in the stocks
“You also put my feet in the stocks [as punishment]
And [critically] observe all my paths;
You set a circle and limit around the soles of my feet [which I must not overstep],
“He has walled up my way so that I cannot pass,
And He has set darkness upon my paths.
human Limitations » Knowledge limited strength limited » Five barley loaves and two small fishes
And the disciples said to Him, Where are we to get bread sufficient to feed so great a crowd in this isolated and desert place? And Jesus asked them, How many loaves of bread do you have? They replied, Seven, and a few small fish.
human Limitations » Knowledge limited strength limited » A handful of meal and a cruse of oil
But she said, “As the Lord your God lives, I have no bread, only a handful of flour in the bowl and a little oil in the jar. See, I am gathering a few sticks so that I may go in and bake it for me and my son, that we may eat it [as our last meal] and die.”
Verse Concepts
human Limitations » Knowledge limited strength limited » Man's limited resources
So Abraham got up early in the morning and took bread and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar, putting them on her shoulder, and gave her the boy, and sent her away. And she left [but lost her way] and wandered [aimlessly] in the Wilderness of Beersheba.
Verse Concepts
human Limitations » Man subject to » No power to change a hair
human Limitations » Man subject to » No power to add a stature
human Limitations » Knowledge limited strength limited » A pot of oil
Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have [of value] in the house?” She said, “Your maidservant has nothing in the house except a [small] jar of [olive] oil.”
Verse Concepts
human Limitations » Knowledge limited strength limited » An empty larder
human Limitations » Man subject to » Way hedged up
“Why is the light of day given to a man whose way is hidden,
And whom God has hedged in?