Thematic Bible: Hyke or upper garment


Thematic Bible



You shall certainly restore the pledge (security deposit) to him at sunset, so that he may sleep in his garment and bless you; and it will be credited to you as righteousness (right standing) before the Lord your God. Verse ConceptsCloaksThe SunSunsetslent

Most of the crowd spread their coats on the road [as before a king], while others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them on the road. Verse ConceptsSpreadingCutting Off BranchesCrowds Around JesusFoliageUsing Roads

I also shook out the front of my garment and said, “So may God shake out every man from his house and from his possessions who does not keep this promise; like this may he be shaken out and emptied.” And all the assembly said, “Amen!” And they praised the Lord. Then the people acted in accordance with this promise. Verse ConceptsAmenEmptyingPeople ShakingPeople Abandoning People

Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over [with no space left for more]. For with the standard of measurement you use [when you do good to others], it will be measured to you in return.” Verse ConceptsGiving, Of PossessionsGenerosity, HumanAbundant LifeBad LeadershipEquality In PaymentGiving To OthersBeing BlessedGod, The ProviderProfitsStewardshipPressingPeople ShakingPlenty Through GodGood ReboundingRight MeasuresEconomicsGivingTreating OthersGiving Backmeasurement

Then one [of them] went into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine and gathered from it a lapful of wild gourds, and came and cut them up into the pot of stew, although they did not know what they were. Verse ConceptsUnknown ThingsHerbsWeedpot

If a man carries meat that is holy [because it has been offered in sacrifice to God] in the fold of his garment, and he touches bread, or cooked food, or wine, or oil, or any [kind of] food with this fold, does what he touches become holy [dedicated exclusively to God’s service]?’” And the priests answered, “No!” [Holiness is not transferrable.] Verse ConceptsFringe Of ClothesTouching Holy ThingsDissent

“You shall make tassels for yourself on the four corners of your outer garment with which you cover yourself. Verse ConceptsTasselsFour CornersFringe Of ClothesMixing MaterialsFour SidesGarments

“Speak to the sons of Israel and tell them to make for themselves tassels on the hems of their garments throughout their generations, and put a cord of blue on the tassel of each hem. Verse ConceptsClothGenerationsTasselsFringe Of ClothesBlue CordsGarmentsColorbordersknots

Then David returned to bless his household. But [his wife] Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David and said, “How glorious and distinguished was the king of Israel today, who uncovered himself and stripped [off his kingly robes] in the eyes of his servants’ maids like one of the riffraff who shamelessly uncovers himself!” Verse ConceptsFamilies, Examples OfBenedictionsIronySarcasmEmployers, Good ExamplesNudityPeople Stripping OffPeople Who Blessed Others

And a young man was following Him, with nothing but a linen cloth ( sheet) thrown about [his] naked [body]; and they laid hold of him, But, leaving behind the linen cloth ( sheet), he fled from them naked.

Whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his coat. Verse ConceptsCloaksOuter GarmentsNot going home directly


David's men said to him, Behold the day of which the Lord said to you, Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hands and you shall do to him as seems good to you. Then David arose [in the darkness] and stealthily cut off the skirt of Saul's robe. Afterward, David's heart smote him because he had cut off Saul's skirt.

If you ever take your neighbor's garment in pledge, you shall give it back to him before the sun goes down; For that is his only covering, his clothing for his body. In what shall he sleep? When he cries to Me, I will hear, for I am gracious and merciful.

As Samuel turned to go [away], Saul grabbed the hem of his robe [to stop him], and it tore. Verse ConceptsClothing

Then the hand of the Lord came upon Elijah [giving him supernatural strength]. He girded up his loins and outran Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel [nearly twenty miles]. Verse ConceptsBeltsWaistsPower, HumanRunningTranceGod's HandOutrunningPreparing For ActionGod's Hands On PeopleGifts Of Supernatural StrengthRace

Then Ahijah took hold of the new cloak which he was wearing and tore it into twelve pieces. Verse ConceptsCloaksThe Number TwelveThose Who Tore ClothesTwelve Thingsrehabilitation

Then the high priest tore his robes [in mock horror] and exclaimed, “He has blasphemed [by making Himself God’s equal]! What further need have we of witnesses or evidence? See, you have now heard the blasphemy. Verse ConceptsTearing Of ClothesGesturesBlasphemy, Falsely AccusedHearing ChristThose Who Tore ClothesBlasphemyMan's Needs

Most of the crowd spread their coats on the road [as before a king], while others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them on the road. Verse ConceptsSpreadingCutting Off BranchesCrowds Around JesusFoliageUsing Roads

They do all their deeds to be seen by men; for they make their phylacteries (tefillin) wide [to make them more conspicuous] and make their tassels long. Verse ConceptsPride, Examples OfHypocrites, Description OfDisplayingLong ThingsBroadnessFringe Of ClothesBeing Seen By ManSeeing PeopleGarmentspeoplephariseesdeeds

So the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading bowls being bound up in their clothes on their shoulders. Verse ConceptsDoughShouldersJoining ThingsKneading DoughPots For Cooking And Eating

Will he not instead say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat, and appropriately clothe yourself [for service] and serve me while I eat and drink; then afterward you may eat and drink?’ Verse ConceptsClothing OneselfEating And DrinkingPreparing Food


Rip your heart to pieces [in sorrow and contrition] and not your garments.”
Now return [in repentance] to the Lord your God,
For He is gracious and compassionate,
Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness [faithful to His covenant with His people];
And He relents [His sentence of] evil [when His people genuinely repent].
Verse ConceptsGod, Compassion OfGod, Patience OfGod, Repentance OfGrace, In OtReceptivenessRepentance, Nature OfRestraintGod Is GraciousLongsuffering Of GodReturning To GodNot Tearing ClothesSpeed Of God's AngerDelay Of The Second ComingSurrenderNatural DisastersBroken Heartsrelentlesswholeness

got up from supper, took off His [outer] robe, and taking a [servant’s] towel, He tied it around His waist. Verse ConceptsPeople Stripping Off

He also said, “Give me the shawl you are wearing and hold it out.” So Ruth held it and he measured out six measures of barley [into it] and placed it on her. And she went into the city. Verse ConceptsSix ThingsOther Volume Measures