Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Chaff » Figurative
His winnowing shovel [Note: This was a process whereby grain was tossed into the air so that the wind could blow the husks away, leaving only good grain on the ground] is in His hand and He will completely clear off His threshing floor [by removing all of the husks]. And He will gather His wheat into the barn, but will burn up the husks with a fire that will never go out."
Verse Concepts
His separating shovel is in His hand and He will completely clear off His threshing floor [i.e., by removing all of the husks]. And He will gather the wheat into His barn, but will burn up the husks with a fire that will never go out."
Verse Concepts
Contempt » A characteristic of the wicked
lacking in natural affection, unwilling to be reconciled [to their enemies], slanderers, lacking self-control, brutal, haters of what is good,
Verse Concepts
Despisement » The reward for despising the word of God
Evil » Kiss » Roots of
And even now the axe is ready to chop down the trees [i.e., you Jewish people]. Every tree [i.e., person] that does not produce wholesome fruit [i.e., godly, repentant lives] will be cut down and thrown into the fire [i.e., the final punishment of the wicked].
Verse Concepts
These people are like rotten spots [contaminating the food] at your love feasts, while they gorge themselves without fear [i.e., unashamed of their selfish indulgence]. [Note: This passage may mean "like selfish shepherds, looking out only for themselves, they eat the grain set out for the animals"]. They are like clouds that blow over without producing rain; [they are like] trees in the fall that do not produce any fruit and have been uprooted, [thus] being dead twice [i.e., fruitless and rootless].
Verse Concepts
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Denounces existing corruptions
Jews, the » Often displeased God by their sins
Law » Bondage of » Despised
And He said to them, "You are good at rejecting the commandment of God so you can keep your traditions.
Verse Concepts
Law » The reward for ignoring the law
The law of God » The wicked » Cast away
Message despised » Of the word of God
You are making God's message useless by [enforcing] the tradition you have been following. And you do many things like that."
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Rejection » Of Christ » Of the word of God
You are making God's message useless by [enforcing] the tradition you have been following. And you do many things like that."
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Stubble » Figurative » Of wicked people
The bible » The law part of » Despised
And He said to them, "You are good at rejecting the commandment of God so you can keep your traditions.
Verse Concepts
The word of God » The reward for despising the word of God
The wicked » Compared to chaff
His winnowing shovel [Note: This was a process whereby grain was tossed into the air so that the wind could blow the husks away, leaving only good grain on the ground] is in His hand and He will completely clear off His threshing floor [by removing all of the husks]. And He will gather His wheat into the barn, but will burn up the husks with a fire that will never go out."
Verse Concepts
Word » As weapon » Despised
You are making God's message useless by [enforcing] the tradition you have been following. And you do many things like that."
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