Thematic Bible: Limited resources
Thematic Bible
Limited resources » Limitations, human » God condescends to meet the limited resources and conditions of men » Small offerings accepted from the poor
But if he be poor and his hand hath not enough, then shall he take one he-lamb as a guilt-bearer to be waved to put a propitiatory-covering over him, - and one-tenth of fine meal, overflowed with oil for a meal-offering, and a log of oil, and two turtle-doves or two young pigeons, for which his hand hath enough, - so shall one be a sin-bearer, and the other an ascending-sacrifice.
Limited resources » Man's limited resources » Five barley loaves and two small fishes
And his disciples say unto him - Whence, to us, in a wilderness, loaves in such numbers as to fill a multitude, so great? And Jesus saith unto them - How many, loaves have ye? And, they, said, - Seven, and a few small fishes.
Limited resources » Limitations, human » God condescends to meet the limited resources and conditions of men » Two or three assembled in Christ's name have the promise of the divine presence
For, where there are two or three, gathered together into my name, there, am I, in their midst.
Limited resources » Limitations, human » God condescends to meet the limited resources and conditions of men » Faith, even as a grain of mustard seed, mighty
And, he, saith unto them - Because of your little faith. For, verily, I say unto you - If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say to this mountain, remove hence yonder; and it shall be removed, and, nothing, shall be impossible to you.
Limited resources » Limitations, human » God condescends to meet the limited resources and conditions of men » A cup of cold water, not despised
And, whosoever shall give to drink - unto one of these little ones - a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, Verily, I say unto you, in nowise, shall lose his reward!
Limited resources » Limitations, human » God condescends to meet the limited resources and conditions of men » Two mites from the widow
And there came, one destitute, widow, and cast in two mites, which are, a farthing. And, calling near his disciples, he said to them - Verily, I say unto you, this destitute widow, more than they all, hath cast in, of those casting into the treasury; For, they all, out of their surplus, cast in, but, she, out of her deficiency, all, as much as she had, cast in, - the whole of her living.
Limited resources » Man's limited resources » A handful of meal and a cruse of oil
And she said - By the life of Yahweh, thy God, verily I have not a cake, only a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the cruse, - and lo! I have been gathering a couple of sticks, so I shall go in and make it ready for me and for my son, that we may eat it - and die!
Limited resources » Man's limited resources » A little bread and a bottle of water
So Abraham rose up early in the morning - and took bread and a skin of water and gave unto hagar, - putting them on her shoulder and the child, and sent her forth, - so she went her way and wandered, in the desert of Beer-sheba.
Limited resources » Man's limited resources » A pot of oil
And Elisha said unto her - What shall I do for thee? tell me what thou, hast, in the house. And she said - Thy maid-servant hath, nothing at all, in the house, save a flask of oil.
Limited resources » Man's limited resources » An empty larder
forasmuch as, a friend of mine, hath come off a journey unto me, and I have not what I can set before him;