Thematic Bible: Imprisonment mutilations
Thematic Bible
The Nation » Imprisonment mutilations » Instruments of judgment sent against sinful nation
from far away against you,
house of Israel.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
It is an established nation,
an ancient nation,
a nation whose language you do not know
and whose speech you do not understand.
My weapons of war.
With you I will smash nations;
with you I will bring kingdoms to ruin.
and whistles
Look—how quickly and swiftly they come!
the Lord will whistle
that is at the farthest streams of the Nile
and to the bee that is in the land of Assyria.
a ruthless nation, showing no respect for the old and not sparing the young.
The Israelites again did what was evil in the Lord’s sight. He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done what was evil in the Lord’s sight.
So the Lord raised up Hadad the Edomite as an enemy against Solomon. He was of the royal family in Edom.
This is what the Lord says:
Look, an army is coming from a northern land;
a great nation will be awakened
from the remote regions of the earth.
a great nation will be awakened
from the remote regions of the earth.
The Nation » Imprisonment mutilations » Ambassadors
He sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel and said to him, “This is what Ben-hadad says:
However, this king revolted against him by sending his ambassadors to Egypt so they might give him horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and still escape?
Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says, ‘You know all the hardships that have overtaken us.
Amaziah then sent messengers to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us meet face to face.”
So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. March up and save me from the power of the king of Aram and of the king of Israel, who are rising up against me.”
King Hiram of Tyre sent envoys to David; he also sent cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.
they acted deceptively. They gathered provisions and took worn-out sacks on their donkeys and old wineskins, cracked and mended.
The Nation » Imprisonment mutilations » Census taken, of the israelites
Satan stood up against Israel and incited David to count the people of Israel.
“Take a census of the entire Israelite community by their ancestral houses of those 20 years old or more who can serve in Israel’s army.”
In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole empire should be registered.
“Take a census of the entire Israelite community by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting the names of every male one by one.
So the king said to Joab, the commander of his army, “Go through all the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba and register the troops so I can know their number.”