Thematic Bible: Measures


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You are to have honest balances, honest weights, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure; I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. Verse ConceptsBalances, For BusinessTrustworthinessBusiness EthicsJust WeightsWeighingThe Lord Is GodGod Bringing Israel Out Of EgyptRight Measuresbalanceweight


“You must not have two different weights in your bag, one heavy and one light. Verse ConceptsBagsDeception, Forbidden By GodWork, And The FallBusiness EthicsDishonesty CondemnedJust Weightsbalanceweight


“You must have honest scales, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure. Verse ConceptsBalances, For BusinessHonestyBalances, Dishonest UseMerchandiseJust WeightsRight Measuresbalance

He also defeated the Moabites, and after making them lie down on the ground, he measured them off with a cord. He measured every two cord lengths of those to be put to death and one length of those to be kept alive. So the Moabites became David’s subjects and brought tribute. Verse ConceptsGiving To OthersLengthTaxationTributesDividing Into Three GroupsThose Subjected To People

The city is laid out in a square; its length and width are the same. He measured the city with the rod at 12,000 stadia. Its length, width, and height are equal. Verse ConceptsBreadthHeightLengthSquaresCubesEleven To Nineteen ThousandCity SquaresMeasuring Jerusalem And The LandNew JerusalemNervousnessoutreachmeasurement

He brought me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze, with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand. He was standing by the gate. Verse ConceptsBronzeMeasuring RodLinenWeights And Measures, LinearStanding In The GatewayThings Like Bronze

A measuring line will once again stretch out straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn toward Goah. Verse ConceptsMeasuring Rod

“But if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two young pigeons, he may bring two quarts of fine flour as an offering for his sin. He must not put olive oil or frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering. Verse ConceptsFooddovesFrankincenseIncenseOilPigeonsWeights And Measures, DryOil On SacrificesFragranceA Tenth Of ThingsBeing PoorEphah [Ten Omers]Regulations For The Sin Offering

“On the eighth day he must take two unblemished male lambs, an unblemished year-old ewe lamb, a grain offering of three quarts of fine flour mixed with olive oil, and one-third of a quart of olive oil. Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, LiquidDay 8Oil On SacrificesMale AnimalsFemale AnimalsPerfect SacrificesAnimals At Specific AgesEphah [Ten Omers]Making Cereal Offerings And LibationsOther Volume Measures



You must not have two differing dry measures in your house, a larger and a smaller. You must have a full and honest weight, a full and honest dry measure, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

“On the eighth day he must take two unblemished male lambs, an unblemished year-old ewe lamb, a grain offering of three quarts of fine flour mixed with olive oil, and one-third of a quart of olive oil. Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, LiquidDay 8Oil On SacrificesMale AnimalsFemale AnimalsPerfect SacrificesAnimals At Specific AgesEphah [Ten Omers]Making Cereal Offerings And LibationsOther Volume Measures

Then the priest will take some of the one-third quart of olive oil and pour it into his left palm. Verse ConceptsLeft HandsOil On Sacrifices


Then a champion named Goliath, from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was nine feet, nine inches tall Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, LinearGiantsChampions

For a ten-acre vineyard will yield
only six gallons,
and 10 bushels of seed will yield
only one bushel.
Verse ConceptsSowing And ReapingUnfruitfulnessWeights And Measures, DistancesWeights And Measures, DryWeights And Measures, LiquidComparative Measures

The dry measure and the liquid measure will be uniform, with the liquid measure containing 5½ gallons and the dry measure holding half a bushel. Their measurement will be a tenth of the standard larger capacity measure. Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, DryWeights And Measures, LiquidComparative MeasuresRight Measuresmeasurement

For a ten-acre vineyard will yield
only six gallons,
and 10 bushels of seed will yield
only one bushel.
Verse ConceptsSowing And ReapingUnfruitfulnessWeights And Measures, DistancesWeights And Measures, DryWeights And Measures, LiquidComparative Measures

The quota of oil in liquid measures will be one percent of every cor. The cor equals 10 liquid measures or one standard larger capacity measure, since 10 liquid measures equal one standard larger capacity measure. Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, DryWeights And Measures, LiquidComparative Measures

Then He said to me, “Son of man, I am going to cut off the supply of bread in Jerusalem. They will anxiously eat bread rationed by weight and in dread drink water by measure. Verse ConceptsBreaking SticksDrinking WaterFamine ComingFear Will ComePeople AppalledFamine Will ComeAnxiety And FearDespairweight

You are also to drink water by measure, a sixth of a gallon, which you will drink from time to time. Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, LiquidDrinking WaterNo Water For Peoplemeasurement

Make a three-inch frame all around it and make a gold molding for it all around its frame. Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, LinearBreadthGold Items For The TabernaclEdge Of Other Things

You, indeed, have made my days short in length,
and my life span as nothing in Your sight.
Yes, every mortal man is only a vapor.Selah
Verse ConceptsPhysical LifeWeights And Measures, LinearVanityMan A Mere BreathPsalm InterjectionsPerspective

Bethany was near Jerusalem (about two miles away). Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, Lineardistance

Now that same day two of them were on their way to a village called Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem. Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, LinearTwo Disciples

But God understands the way to wisdom,
and He knows its location.
Verse ConceptsWisdom

When God fixed the weight of the wind
and limited the water by measure,
Verse ConceptsWindGod Dispensing WindAtmospherebalanceweightpressuremeasurement

as well as the rows of the bread of the Presence, the fine flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of volume and length. Verse ConceptsFoodConsecrated BreadShowbread

This is how you are to make it: The ark will be 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. You are to make a roof, finishing [the sides of the ark] to within 18 inches [of the roof.] You are to put a door in the side of the ark. Make it with lower, middle, and upper [decks].


For I will be with you—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
to save you!
I will bring destruction on all the nations
where I have scattered you;
however, I will not bring destruction on you.
I will discipline you justly,
and I will by no means leave you unpunished.
Verse ConceptsGod Scattering IsraelGod With Specific PeopleReproving PeopleAmerica


So there was a great famine in Samaria, and they continued the siege against it until a donkey’s head sold for 80 silver shekels, and a cup of dove’s dung sold for five silver shekels. Verse ConceptsFamine, Examples OfCoinagedung and manureHeadsMonotonySuffering, Nature OfWeights And Measures, DryDefecationHelp In ShortageA Fourth PartExpensiveOther Volume Measuresboyfriendspoop

With the first lamb offer two quarts of fine flour mixed with one quart of oil from crushed olives, and a drink offering of one quart of wine. Verse ConceptsOilOlivesWinedrink offeringAnimal Sacrifices, Meal OfferingQuantities Of WineA Fourth PartA Tenth Of ThingsEphah [Ten Omers]

Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand
or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand?
Who has gathered the dust of the earth in a measure
or weighed the mountains in a balance
and the hills in the scales?
Verse ConceptsBalance In LifeBreadthDivine BalancesHand Of GodHillsNatureBalances, Metaphorical UseStrength, DivineWeighingNumerous As DustHollowScienceThe OceanbalancedustweightmeasurementThe Vastness Of Nature

And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two. Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, LinearGoing TogetherOutward CompulsionPeople Willing

Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat
and opens wide its enormous jaws,
and down go Zion’s dignitaries, her masses,
her crowds, and those who carouse in her!
Verse ConceptsGrave, TheThe Glory Of ManThe Fact Of Death

You fed them the bread of tears
and gave them a full measure
of tears to drink.
Verse ConceptsCup Of SufferingTearsSevere Afflictions

Lord, reveal to me the end of my life
and the number of my days.
Let me know how short-lived I am.
Verse ConceptsEuthanasiaLife, HumanDeath, Preparation ForLife, Brevity OfAfflictions, Prayer DuringTransient WealthPeople EndedDeathDaysEnd Of Days

They took a sounding and found it to be 120 feet deep; when they had sailed a little farther and sounded again, they found it to be 90 feet deep. Verse ConceptsdepthDepthingNavigation

Are there still the treasures of wickedness
and the accursed short measure
in the house of the wicked?
Verse ConceptsAbominations, To GodStoring Treasure On EarthCursing ThingsProsperity Of The Wicked


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