Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Accumulation of wealth » The accumulation of, disappointing
Though he have as much money as the dust of the earth, and raiment as ready as the clay, he may well prepare it: but the godly shall put it upon him, and the innocent shall deal out the money.
Yea every man walketh as it were a shadow, and disquieteth himself in vain: he heapeth up riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them.
He giveth unto man, what it pleaseth him; whether it be wisdom, understanding, or gladness. But unto the sinner he giveth weariness and sorrow, that he may gather and heap together the thing, that afterward shall be given unto him whom it pleaseth God. This is now a vain thing, yea a very disquietness and vexation of mind.
With thy wisdom and thy understanding, thou hast gotten thee great wealthiness, and gathered treasure of silver and gold.
"See that ye gather not treasure together upon the earth, where rust and moths corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
So is it with him that gathered riches, and is not rich in God."
Your gold and your silver are cankered, and the rust of them shall be a witness unto you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together in your last days.
Heart » Where your heart will be
"See that ye gather not treasure together upon the earth, where rust and moths corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But gather ye treasures together in heaven, where neither rust, nor yet moths corrupt: and where thieves neither break up, nor yet steal. For wheresoever your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Sell that ye have, and give alms. And make you bags, which wax not old, and treasure that faileth not in heaven, where no thief cometh, neither moth corrupteth. For where your treasure is; There will your hearts be also.
Insects » Locusts » Moths
"See that ye gather not treasure together upon the earth, where rust and moths corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
How much more then shall they that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is but earth: which shall be consumed by the moth?
His house shall endure as the moth, and as a booth that the watchman maketh.
Behold, the LORD God standeth by me: what is he that can condemn me? Lo, they shall be all like as an old cloth, which the moths shall eat up.
Whereas I, notwithstanding, must consume like as a foul carrion, and as a cloth that is moth eaten.
Your riches is corrupt, your garments are motheaten.
Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as a caterpillar.
Moth » Figurative
Your riches is corrupt, your garments are motheaten.
"See that ye gather not treasure together upon the earth, where rust and moths corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But gather ye treasures together in heaven, where neither rust, nor yet moths corrupt: and where thieves neither break up, nor yet steal.
Moths » Destructive to garments
"See that ye gather not treasure together upon the earth, where rust and moths corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Your riches is corrupt, your garments are motheaten.
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Should have their treasure in heaven
"See that ye gather not treasure together upon the earth, where rust and moths corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
If ye be then risen again with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the righthand of God. Set your affection on things that are above, and not on things which are on the earth.
Sell that ye have, and give alms. And make you bags, which wax not old, and treasure that faileth not in heaven, where no thief cometh, neither moth corrupteth.
Repentance » What it is
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature. Old things are passed away: behold, all things are become new.
Verse Concepts
Leaving The Past BehindComfortingConversion, nature ofAccepting ChristAbundant LifeNew ThingsMetamorphosisFaultsAwesome GodAmbassadorsBecoming A ChristianBecoming More Like ChristBorn Again, Results OfBeing Born AgainThe New Man In ChristBlessings, SpiritualBeginningGod, The CreatorTransformationNewnessParticipation, In ChristPast, TheAbiding In ChristResurrection, SpiritualSalvation, Nature Of
Sin, Avoidance OfUnion With Christ, Nature OfUnion With Christ, Significance OfCharacter Of SaintsNew Birth, Described AsFruits Of RighteousnessPassing AwayChanged HeartThe New CreationEternal SecurityThings Passing AwayNew LifeOld NatureChangeMeaning Of The Risen LifeAttitudeParticipation In Christ NatureCreationReconciliationThe PastpastchristrebirthNewLife That Is Worth Living
And therefore turn you unto me, all ye ends of the earth; so shall ye be saved, for I am God, and there is else none.
for they themselves show of you what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from images for to serve the living and true God,
Wherefore let us also - seeing that we are compassed with so great a multitude of witnesses - lay away all that presseth down, and the sin that hangeth on us, and let us run with patience, unto the battle that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, which for the joy that was set before him, abode the cross, and despised the shame, and is set down on the righthand of the throne of God.
"See that ye gather not treasure together upon the earth, where rust and moths corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But gather ye treasures together in heaven, where neither rust, nor yet moths corrupt: and where thieves neither break up, nor yet steal. For wheresoever your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
and saying, "Sirs, why do ye this? We are mortal men like unto you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven and earth and the sea and all that in them is,
Set your affection on things that are above, and not on things which are on the earth.
Repression of evil » Seven evils to be repressed » greed
"See that ye gather not treasure together upon the earth, where rust and moths corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Riches » Heavenly treasures superior to
"See that ye gather not treasure together upon the earth, where rust and moths corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But gather ye treasures together in heaven, where neither rust, nor yet moths corrupt: and where thieves neither break up, nor yet steal.
Riches » They who possess, should » Not hoard them up
"See that ye gather not treasure together upon the earth, where rust and moths corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Riches » Described as » Liable to be stolen
"See that ye gather not treasure together upon the earth, where rust and moths corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
earthly Riches » The perils of » The accumulation of, disappointing
Though he have as much money as the dust of the earth, and raiment as ready as the clay, he may well prepare it: but the godly shall put it upon him, and the innocent shall deal out the money.
Yea every man walketh as it were a shadow, and disquieteth himself in vain: he heapeth up riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them.
He giveth unto man, what it pleaseth him; whether it be wisdom, understanding, or gladness. But unto the sinner he giveth weariness and sorrow, that he may gather and heap together the thing, that afterward shall be given unto him whom it pleaseth God. This is now a vain thing, yea a very disquietness and vexation of mind.
With thy wisdom and thy understanding, thou hast gotten thee great wealthiness, and gathered treasure of silver and gold.
"See that ye gather not treasure together upon the earth, where rust and moths corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
So is it with him that gathered riches, and is not rich in God."
Your gold and your silver are cankered, and the rust of them shall be a witness unto you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together in your last days.
Seven » Evils to be repressed » greed
"See that ye gather not treasure together upon the earth, where rust and moths corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Theft » All earthly treasure exposed to
"See that ye gather not treasure together upon the earth, where rust and moths corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Treasure » A thing of highly-estimated value » Jesus forbids the hoarding of
"See that ye gather not treasure together upon the earth, where rust and moths corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
And Jesus said unto him, "If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give it to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me."
Verse Concepts
Giving, Of PossessionsFollowing Jesus ChristCommitment, to Jesus Christethics, socialChristlikenessGenerosity, Humandiscipleship, nature ofChallengesBeggarsAlms, Good DeedsHeaven, Inheritance OfInvitationsPoverty, Attitudes TowardsPoverty, Remedies ForReligionRestitutionReward, For God's PeopleRich, TheSelf Denial
Sell that ye have, and give alms. And make you bags, which wax not old, and treasure that faileth not in heaven, where no thief cometh, neither moth corrupteth.
Wealth » Accumulation of » The accumulation of, disappointing
Though he have as much money as the dust of the earth, and raiment as ready as the clay, he may well prepare it: but the godly shall put it upon him, and the innocent shall deal out the money.
Yea every man walketh as it were a shadow, and disquieteth himself in vain: he heapeth up riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them.
He giveth unto man, what it pleaseth him; whether it be wisdom, understanding, or gladness. But unto the sinner he giveth weariness and sorrow, that he may gather and heap together the thing, that afterward shall be given unto him whom it pleaseth God. This is now a vain thing, yea a very disquietness and vexation of mind.
With thy wisdom and thy understanding, thou hast gotten thee great wealthiness, and gathered treasure of silver and gold.
"See that ye gather not treasure together upon the earth, where rust and moths corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
So is it with him that gathered riches, and is not rich in God."
Your gold and your silver are cankered, and the rust of them shall be a witness unto you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together in your last days.
Worldliness » Seen in the tendency to imitate worldly customs, etc » Unprofitable
And the world vanisheth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God, abideth ever.
"See that ye gather not treasure together upon the earth, where rust and moths corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
But when I considered all the works that my hands had wrought, and all the labours that I had taken therein: Lo, all was vanity and vexation of mind, and nothing of any value under the Sun.
For what shall it advantage a man, to win the whole world, if he lose himself: or run in damage of himself?