Thematic Bible: Illustrated by
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Hope » Illustrated by
This hope [this confident assurance] we have as an anchor of the soul [it cannot slip and it cannot break down under whatever pressure bears upon it]—a safe and steadfast hope that enters within the veil [of the heavenly temple, that most Holy Place in which the very presence of God dwells],
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Medo-persian kingdom » Illustrated by » Silver part of image in nebuchadnezzar's dream
As for this statue, its head was made of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of bronze,
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After you will arise another kingdom (Medo-Persia) inferior to you, and then a third kingdom of bronze (Greece under Alexander the Great), which will rule over all the earth.
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Medo-persian kingdom » Illustrated by » A ram with two horns
The ram which you saw with the two horns represents the kings of Media and Persia.
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Then I raised my eyes and looked, and behold, there in front of the canal stood a [lone] ram (the Medo-Persian Empire) which had two horns. The two horns were high, but one (Persia) was higher than the other (Media), and the higher one came up last.
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Medo-persian kingdom » Illustrated by » A bear
And behold, another beast, a second one (the Medo-Persian Empire), was like a bear, and it was raised up on one side (domain), and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth; and it was told, ‘Arise, devour much meat.’
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Salvation » Illustrated by » Clothing
I will rejoice greatly in the Lord,
My soul will exult in my God;
For He has clothed me with garments of salvation,
He has covered me with a robe of righteousness,
As a bridegroom puts on a
And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
“Her priests also I will clothe with salvation,
And her godly ones will shout aloud for joy.
“Now then arise, O Lord God, [and come] to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength and power. Let Your priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation and let Your godly ones rejoice in [Your] goodness.
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For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
He will beautify the humble with salvation.
Salvation » Illustrated by » A rock
“The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock,
And exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation.
“But Jeshurun (Israel) became fat and kicked [at God].
You became fat, thick, sleek, and obstinate!
Then he abandoned God who had made him,
And scorned the Rock of his salvation.
Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.
Salvation » Illustrated by » A helmet
For He [the Lord] put on righteousness like a coat of armor,
And salvation like a helmet on His head;
He put on garments of vengeance for clothing
And covered Himself with zeal [and great love for His people] as a cloak.
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.
Salvation » Illustrated by » Typified by the bronze serpent
And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert [on a pole], so must [so it is necessary that] the Son of Man be lifted up [on the cross], In order that everyone who believes in Him [who cleaves to Him, trusts Him, and relies on Him] may not perish, but have eternal life and [actually] live forever!
And they journeyed from Mount Hor by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom, and the people became impatient (depressed, much discouraged), because [of the trials] of the way. And the people spoke against God and against Moses, Why have you brought us out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no bread, neither is there any water, and we loathe this light (contemptible, unsubstantial) manna. Then the Lord sent fiery (burning) serpents among the people; and they bit the people, and many Israelites died. read more.
And the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against you; pray to the Lord, that He may take away the serpents from us. So Moses prayed for the people. And the Lord said to Moses, Make a fiery serpent [of bronze] and set it on a pole; and everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, shall live. And Moses made a serpent of bronze and put it on a pole, and if a serpent had bitten any man, when he looked to the serpent of bronze [ attentively, expectantly, with a steady and absorbing gaze], he lived.
And the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against you; pray to the Lord, that He may take away the serpents from us. So Moses prayed for the people. And the Lord said to Moses, Make a fiery serpent [of bronze] and set it on a pole; and everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, shall live. And Moses made a serpent of bronze and put it on a pole, and if a serpent had bitten any man, when he looked to the serpent of bronze [ attentively, expectantly, with a steady and absorbing gaze], he lived.
Salvation » Illustrated by » Walls and bulwarks
In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:
“We have a strong city;
He sets up salvation as walls and ramparts.
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He sets up salvation as walls and ramparts.
“Violence will not be heard again in your land,
Nor devastation or destruction within your borders;
But you will call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise [to God].
Salvation » Illustrated by » A horn
The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and the One who rescues me;
My God, my rock and strength in whom I trust and take refuge;
My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower—my stronghold.
And He has raised up a
In the house of David His servant—
Salvation » Illustrated by » A victory
but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory [as conquerors] through our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Salvation » Illustrated by » A shield
“You have also given me the shield of Your salvation,
And Your help and gentleness make me great.
Salvation » Illustrated by » A tower
“He is a tower of salvation and great deliverance to His king,
And shows lovingkindness to His anointed,
To David and his offspring forever.”
Salvation » Illustrated by » Chariots
Did the Lord rage against the rivers,
Or was Your anger against the rivers,
Or was Your wrath against the [Red] Sea,
That You rode on Your horses,
On Your chariots of salvation?
Salvation » Illustrated by » A cup
I will lift up the cup of salvation
And call on the name of the Lord.
Salvation » Illustrated by » Wells
Therefore with joy you will draw water
From the springs of salvation.
Salvation » Illustrated by » A lamp
And for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep quiet,
Until her righteousness and vindication go forth as brightness,
And her salvation goes forth like a burning torch.