Thematic Bible: Human Weakness


Thematic Bible




You are our God. Will you judge them? We do not have the strength to face this large crowd that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, so we are looking to you. Verse ConceptsDependencePower, God's SavingWeakness, PhysicalAfflictions, Prayer DuringPowerlessness

([Psalm of Solomon]) If Jehovah does not build the house, it is vain for the builders to work on it. If Jehovah does not protect a city, it is vain for the guard to stay alert. Verse ConceptsAdultsOccupationsProperty, HousesBuilding CitiesSolomon, Character OfWatchfulness, DivineWatchmanWork, Divine And HumanProtection, From GodWakefulnessBuildersBuilding HousesUseless ReligionProtecting Your Family


John answered: A man can receive nothing unless it is given to him from heaven. Verse ConceptsGod Acts From HeavenThose To Whom God Gives



A man who had been crippled from birth was carried to the gate of the temple called Beautiful. There he begged for handouts from those who entered the temple. Verse ConceptsCripplesGatesLamenessLonelinessWeakness, PhysicalBeauty, In ArtefactsHelplessnessChronic AilmentsSitting In The GatewayNamed GatesFrom The WombOnce A DayPeople Carrying Live PeopleInner BeautyThe Beauty Of Nature




The sick man replied: I have no man to put me in the pool when the water is stirred. Others step down before I can go. Verse ConceptsFriendlessnessLonelinessWeakness, PhysicalHelplessnessPeople Going BeforeDippingThings ShakingNo Help


The children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem. The Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day. Verse ConceptsJerusalem, History OfZion, As A PlacePowerlessnessNot Driving Them OutUnable To ExpelWhere People Live To This Day

The anger of Jehovah was hot against Israel. He delivered them into the hands of raiders who plundered them. He sold them to their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies. Verse ConceptsFreedom, Acts Of In OtBuying and sellingInvasions

They will stumble over each other. Yet no one will be after them. They will not be able to stand up to their enemies. Verse ConceptsStumblingPowerlessnessWithout Strength

Your sons and daughters will be dragged off to a foreign country. And you will stand there helpless. Even if you watch for them until you go blind, you will never see them again. Verse ConceptsPower, HumanPowerlessnessPeople's Inability To SaveChildren SufferingUnable To Save

Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies. They ran from their enemies, because they were accursed. I will not be with you any more until you destroy the devoted things you have among you. Verse ConceptsPowerlessnessCursing IsraelUnder The Ban


I have yet many things to say to you, but you cannot endure them now. Verse ConceptsWithheld KnowledgePeople's Inability To UnderstandUnable To UnderstandTelling The Truth

When he came to the disciples, they were sleeping. He said to Peter: Could you not watch with me one hour? Verse ConceptsHourPainPrayerlessnessSleep, PhysicalUnreliabilityOverconfidenceOne HourChrist With His DisciplesStress And Hard Times

I am not able to take care of all these people by myself. This is too much work for me! Verse ConceptsLonelinessNot AloneNot Being Alone

A sword will kill their horses, their chariots, and all the foreigners within their ranks. They will become women. A sword will destroy their treasures, and they will be looted. Verse ConceptsChariotsBabylonPowerlessnessMixed MultitudeEffeminacyDestroying ChariotsWeak Women

A time is coming when the people of Egypt will be as timid as women. They will tremble in terror when they see that Jehovah of Hosts has stretched out his hand (extended His power) to punish them. Verse ConceptsHand Of GodPowerlessnessEffeminacyGod's HandWaving The HandGroups TremblingWeak WomenTerror Of GodGod's Hands In Opposition

The warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting. They stay in their fortified cities. Their strength has failed. They have become women. Their buildings are set on fire. The bars across their gates are broken. Verse ConceptsGatesPowerlessnessEffeminacyCessationStopping FightingWeak WomenBurning CitiesNo Strength LeftWomen's Strength

Look! Your soldiers are like women! The gates of your land are wide open to your enemies. Fire will destroy the bars of your gates. Verse ConceptsFeeblenessPowerlessnessEffeminacyThe Act Of OpeningOpening GatesWeak WomenLocks And BarsWomen's Strength

One of the people answered him: Teacher I brought my son who is unable to talk because of a spirit. The spirit seizes him and slams him down. He foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth. I asked your disciples to cast it out but they could not do it.

The sick man replied: I have no man to put me in the pool when the water is stirred. Others step down before I can go. Verse ConceptsFriendlessnessLonelinessWeakness, PhysicalHelplessnessPeople Going BeforeDippingThings ShakingNo Help

He was in back of the boat sleeping on a cushion. They woke him. They said: Master is it nothing to you that we are in danger of destruction? Verse ConceptsCriticism, against believersDependenceBody Of Christ, Physical BodyLeisure, And PastimesRest, PhysicalSleep, PhysicalWorryBedsPossibility Of DeathBack Of ThingsChrist Waking UpDyingDiscipleship

He saw that they were tired of rowing for the wind was against them. It was the fourth watch of the night. He walked on the sea and was about to pass them. Verse ConceptsNightPassing ByChrist's Knowledge Of BelieversRowingharassment


The spirit seizes him and slams him down. He foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth. I asked your disciples to cast it out but they could not do it. Verse Conceptsdriving outBitingTeethGnashing Of TeethThrowing PeoplePeople Casting Out DemonsConvulsionsHardnessFoamsThe Disciples ActionsUnable To Expel

When the Israelite soldiers saw Goliath they were afraid and ran off. Verse ConceptsCowardiceSuffering, Emotional Aspects OfDesertionIsrael FleeingFear Of Individuals

The warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting. They stay in their fortified cities. Their strength has failed. They have become women. Their buildings are set on fire. The bars across their gates are broken. Verse ConceptsGatesPowerlessnessEffeminacyCessationStopping FightingWeak WomenBurning CitiesNo Strength LeftWomen's Strength

There was a woman who had an issue of blood twelve years. She suffered treatment from many physicians but did not become better. She spent all her money and grew worse.

So finally he told her the truth: My hair has never been cut, he said: I have been dedicated to God as a Nazirite from the time I was born. I would lose my strength if my hair were cut. Verse ConceptsAbstinenceAsceticism, People PracticingBeardsHairsHeadsKnivesShavingYielding To TemptationSeparated To GodLong HairFrom The WombHair

Jehovah protects defenseless people (simple ones). When I was weak, he saved me. Verse ConceptsHelpfulnessPoverty, SpiritualGod's Attitude To FoolsProtection From Danger

The sun and stars did not appear for many days. No small tempest pressed upon us. All hope of our being saved was taken away. Verse ConceptsDespair, Description OfHope, Results Of Its AbsencePessimismDark DaysWithout HopeNavigationNatural DisastersFeeling Lost

It was the night before Herod was to bring him to trial. Peter was sleeping between two soldiers. He was bound with two chains. Sentries stood guard at the prison door. Verse ConceptsLeisure, And PastimesSleep, PhysicalGod Is ImmanentIron ChainsDuring One NightTwo Other ThingsTwo Other MenSleeping Peacefullytrailsjail