Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



I will put this third through the fire;
I will refine them as silver is refined
and test them as gold is tested.
They will call on My name,
and I will answer them.
I will say: They are My people,
and they will say: Yahweh is our God.”
Verse ConceptsFaith, Testing OfdrossCalling upon GodGoldSilverTestingAnswers By FireAnswered PromisesRefining Influences Of AfflictionAfflictions As Blessings In DisguiseOne ThirdFire Of JudgementGod Will AnswerGod Testing PeopleThings Like GoldThings Like SilverGod Answers PrayerYou Are Our GodTestspressuremold

He will be like a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the Lord in righteousness. Verse ConceptsGoldPurificationSilverTestingTrialsGoldsmithsFruits Of RighteousnessPurgingRefining Influences Of AfflictionThings Like SilverThings ImprovedRegulating SacrificesBurnout


My fruit is better than solid gold,
and my harvest than pure silver.
Verse ConceptsAlternatives To Moneyhonour

Topaz from Cush cannot compare with it,
and it cannot be valued in pure gold.
Verse ConceptsEthiopiaPrecious StonesAfricaBenefits Of WisdomUnique Things


A crucible for silver, and a smelter for gold,
and a man for the words of his praise.
Verse ConceptsFurnacesGoldSilverAlchemyBeauty And Self WorthTestspot

Ashkelon will see it and be afraid;
Gaza too, and will writhe in great pain,
as will Ekron, for her hope will fail.
There will cease to be a king in Gaza,
and Ashkelon will become uninhabited.
Verse ConceptsAgony, God's JudgmentdrynessHope, Of The WickedHope, Nature OfPessimismEmpty CitiesPhysical PainFear Will ComeWithout HopePleasurableness

Such is the destiny of all who forget God;
the hope of the godless will perish.
Verse ConceptsHope, Of The WickedFalse HopesCharacter Of Wicked





For what hope does the godless man have when he is cut off,
when God takes away his life?
Verse ConceptsHope, Of The WickedHopelessnessHope, Nature OfUngodlinessFalse HopesWithout HopeDeath Of The WickedHypocrisy

this would also be a crime deserving punishment,
for I would have denied God above.
Verse ConceptsRiches, Dangers OfDenying God





this would also be a crime deserving punishment,
for I would have denied God above.
Verse ConceptsRiches, Dangers OfDenying God


But the disciples were astonished at His words. Again Jesus said to them, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! Verse ConceptsAffluenceChildren, Figurative SenseProsperityAmazement, Of Jesus ChristFalse ConfidenceRiches, Dangers OfEntering The KingdomThe Disciples ReactionsSaying RepeatedlyHard To Be Saved



this would also be a crime deserving punishment,
for I would have denied God above.
Verse ConceptsRiches, Dangers OfDenying God

If I placed my confidence in gold or called fine gold my trust, if I have rejoiced because my wealth is great or because my own hand has acquired [so] much,

A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city;
in his imagination it is like a high wall.
Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceMisersRich, TheWallsRiches, Dangers OfFigurative WallsSatisfied With Richesimagination

Then I'll say to myself, "You have many goods stored up for many years. Take it easy; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself." ' "But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life is demanded of you. And the things you have prepared-whose will they be?'


But the disciples were astonished at His words. Again Jesus said to them, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! Verse ConceptsAffluenceChildren, Figurative SenseProsperityAmazement, Of Jesus ChristFalse ConfidenceRiches, Dangers OfEntering The KingdomThe Disciples ReactionsSaying RepeatedlyHard To Be Saved



this would also be a crime deserving punishment,
for I would have denied God above.
Verse ConceptsRiches, Dangers OfDenying God

If I placed my confidence in gold or called fine gold my trust, if I have rejoiced because my wealth is great or because my own hand has acquired [so] much,

A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city;
in his imagination it is like a high wall.
Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceMisersRich, TheWallsRiches, Dangers OfFigurative WallsSatisfied With Richesimagination

Then I'll say to myself, "You have many goods stored up for many years. Take it easy; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself." ' "But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life is demanded of you. And the things you have prepared-whose will they be?'


But the disciples were astonished at His words. Again Jesus said to them, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! Verse ConceptsAffluenceChildren, Figurative SenseProsperityAmazement, Of Jesus ChristFalse ConfidenceRiches, Dangers OfEntering The KingdomThe Disciples ReactionsSaying RepeatedlyHard To Be Saved



this would also be a crime deserving punishment,
for I would have denied God above.
Verse ConceptsRiches, Dangers OfDenying God

If I placed my confidence in gold or called fine gold my trust, if I have rejoiced because my wealth is great or because my own hand has acquired [so] much,

A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city;
in his imagination it is like a high wall.
Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceMisersRich, TheWallsRiches, Dangers OfFigurative WallsSatisfied With Richesimagination

Then I'll say to myself, "You have many goods stored up for many years. Take it easy; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself." ' "But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life is demanded of you. And the things you have prepared-whose will they be?'