Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Afflictions » Blessings in disguise
For our momentary light affliction is producing in us an eternal weight of glory {beyond all measure and proportion},
"Look, happy [is the] human being whom God reproves; and you must not despise the discipline of Shaddai,
But he knows {the way that I take}; he tests me--I shall come out like gold.
"Indeed, does anyone say to God, 'I have endured [chastisement]; I will not act corruptly [again];
Before I was afflicted, I was going astray, but now I heed your word.
Better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for [death is] the end of every person, and the living should take [it] to his heart.
and said, "I called {from my distress} to Yahweh, and he answered me; from the belly of Sheol I cried for help-- you heard my voice.
And I will bring the [remaining] third into the fire, and I will refine them like [one] refines silver, and I will test them like [one] tests gold. They will call my name, and I will answer them. I will say, 'They are my people,' and they will say, 'Yahweh [is] my God.'"
Now all discipline seems for the moment not to be joyful but painful, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness for those who are trained by it.
And I said to him, "My lord, you know." And he said to me, "These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation, and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Afflictions » Often blessings in disguise
For our momentary light affliction is producing in us an eternal weight of glory {beyond all measure and proportion},
"Look, happy [is the] human being whom God reproves; and you must not despise the discipline of Shaddai,
But he knows {the way that I take}; he tests me--I shall come out like gold.
"Indeed, does anyone say to God, 'I have endured [chastisement]; I will not act corruptly [again];
Before I was afflicted, I was going astray, but now I heed your word.
Better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for [death is] the end of every person, and the living should take [it] to his heart.
and said, "I called {from my distress} to Yahweh, and he answered me; from the belly of Sheol I cried for help-- you heard my voice.
And I will bring the [remaining] third into the fire, and I will refine them like [one] refines silver, and I will test them like [one] tests gold. They will call my name, and I will answer them. I will say, 'They are my people,' and they will say, 'Yahweh [is] my God.'"
Now all discipline seems for the moment not to be joyful but painful, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness for those who are trained by it.
And I said to him, "My lord, you know." And he said to me, "These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation, and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Afflictions » Promises concerning » Refining influence of
But he knows {the way that I take}; he tests me--I shall come out like gold.
And I will bring the [remaining] third into the fire, and I will refine them like [one] refines silver, and I will test them like [one] tests gold. They will call my name, and I will answer them. I will say, 'They are my people,' and they will say, 'Yahweh [is] my God.'"
For you have tested us, O God; you have tried us as silver is tried.
And I will turn my hand against you; I will purify your dross like lye, and I will remove all [of] your tin.
Look! I have refined you, but not like silver; I have chosen you in [the] furnace of misery.
Therefore, thus says Yahweh of hosts: "Look, I [am] about to refine them, and I will test them, for what else can I do, because of the {presence} of the daughter of my people?
He will sit [as] a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the children of Levi, and he will refine them like gold and like silver, and they will present to Yahweh offerings in righteousness.
so that the genuineness of your faith, more valuable than gold that is passing away, but is tested by fire, may be found to [result in] praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ,
Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, [when it] takes place to test you, as [if] [something] strange were happening to you.
Afflictions made beneficial » In testing and exhibiting our sincerity
But he knows {the way that I take}; he tests me--I shall come out like gold.
For you have tested us, O God; you have tried us as silver is tried.
A crucible [is] for the silver, and a furnace [is] for the gold, but Yahweh will test hearts.
Gold » Illustrative of » Saints after affliction
But he knows {the way that I take}; he tests me--I shall come out like gold.
spiritual Refining » The refining influence afflictions
But he knows {the way that I take}; he tests me--I shall come out like gold.
And I will bring the [remaining] third into the fire, and I will refine them like [one] refines silver, and I will test them like [one] tests gold. They will call my name, and I will answer them. I will say, 'They are my people,' and they will say, 'Yahweh [is] my God.'"
For you have tested us, O God; you have tried us as silver is tried.
And I will turn my hand against you; I will purify your dross like lye, and I will remove all [of] your tin.
Look! I have refined you, but not like silver; I have chosen you in [the] furnace of misery.
Therefore, thus says Yahweh of hosts: "Look, I [am] about to refine them, and I will test them, for what else can I do, because of the {presence} of the daughter of my people?
He will sit [as] a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the children of Levi, and he will refine them like gold and like silver, and they will present to Yahweh offerings in righteousness.
so that the genuineness of your faith, more valuable than gold that is passing away, but is tested by fire, may be found to [result in] praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ,
Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, [when it] takes place to test you, as [if] [something] strange were happening to you.
Righteous » Compared with » Gold
But he knows {the way that I take}; he tests me--I shall come out like gold.
The precious sons of Zion weighed against fine gold, how they are thought of as earthen vessels of clay, the work of the potter's hands.
compared to Saints » Gold
But he knows {the way that I take}; he tests me--I shall come out like gold.
The precious sons of Zion weighed against fine gold, how they are thought of as earthen vessels of clay, the work of the potter's hands.
Spiritual » Refining » The refining influence of afflictions
But he knows {the way that I take}; he tests me--I shall come out like gold.
And I will bring the [remaining] third into the fire, and I will refine them like [one] refines silver, and I will test them like [one] tests gold. They will call my name, and I will answer them. I will say, 'They are my people,' and they will say, 'Yahweh [is] my God.'"
For you have tested us, O God; you have tried us as silver is tried.
And I will turn my hand against you; I will purify your dross like lye, and I will remove all [of] your tin.
Look! I have refined you, but not like silver; I have chosen you in [the] furnace of misery.
Therefore, thus says Yahweh of hosts: "Look, I [am] about to refine them, and I will test them, for what else can I do, because of the {presence} of the daughter of my people?
He will sit [as] a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the children of Levi, and he will refine them like gold and like silver, and they will present to Yahweh offerings in righteousness.
so that the genuineness of your faith, more valuable than gold that is passing away, but is tested by fire, may be found to [result in] praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ,
Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, [when it] takes place to test you, as [if] [something] strange were happening to you.
Trials » Often blessings in disguise
For our momentary light affliction is producing in us an eternal weight of glory {beyond all measure and proportion},
"Look, happy [is the] human being whom God reproves; and you must not despise the discipline of Shaddai,
But he knows {the way that I take}; he tests me--I shall come out like gold.
"Indeed, does anyone say to God, 'I have endured [chastisement]; I will not act corruptly [again];
Before I was afflicted, I was going astray, but now I heed your word.
Better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for [death is] the end of every person, and the living should take [it] to his heart.
and said, "I called {from my distress} to Yahweh, and he answered me; from the belly of Sheol I cried for help-- you heard my voice.
And I will bring the [remaining] third into the fire, and I will refine them like [one] refines silver, and I will test them like [one] tests gold. They will call my name, and I will answer them. I will say, 'They are my people,' and they will say, 'Yahweh [is] my God.'"
Now all discipline seems for the moment not to be joyful but painful, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness for those who are trained by it.
And I said to him, "My lord, you know." And he said to me, "These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation, and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Trials » The refining influence of
But he knows {the way that I take}; he tests me--I shall come out like gold.
And I will bring the [remaining] third into the fire, and I will refine them like [one] refines silver, and I will test them like [one] tests gold. They will call my name, and I will answer them. I will say, 'They are my people,' and they will say, 'Yahweh [is] my God.'"
For you have tested us, O God; you have tried us as silver is tried.
And I will turn my hand against you; I will purify your dross like lye, and I will remove all [of] your tin.
Look! I have refined you, but not like silver; I have chosen you in [the] furnace of misery.
Therefore, thus says Yahweh of hosts: "Look, I [am] about to refine them, and I will test them, for what else can I do, because of the {presence} of the daughter of my people?
He will sit [as] a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the children of Levi, and he will refine them like gold and like silver, and they will present to Yahweh offerings in righteousness.
so that the genuineness of your faith, more valuable than gold that is passing away, but is tested by fire, may be found to [result in] praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ,
Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, [when it] takes place to test you, as [if] [something] strange were happening to you.
God, Wisdom of » Exhibited in knowing » The way of saints
But he knows {the way that I take}; he tests me--I shall come out like gold.
for Yahweh knows [the] way of [the] righteous, but [the] way of [the] wicked will perish.