Thematic Bible: Mercy of


Thematic Bible






"There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, who rides through the heavens with its lofty clouds to help you.

And therefore you are great, Lord GOD, there is no one like you, there is no God except for you, just as we've heard with our own ears.

"LORD, there is no one like you, and we have heard from no god other than you.

For who in the skies compares to the LORD? Who is like the LORD among the divine beings?

"To whom, then, will you compare me, the One who is God? Or to what image will you liken me?

Then the scribe told him, "Well said, Teacher! You have told the truth that "God is one, and there is no other besides him.'





The LORD does whatever pleases him in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all its deep regions.


He stood up and shook the land; with his stare he startled the nations. The age-old mountains were shattered, and the ancient hilltops bowed down. His ways are eternal.



Then I heard what sounded like the voice of a large crowd, like the sound of raging waters, and like the sound of powerful thunderclaps, saying, "Hallelujah! The Lord our God, the Almighty, is reigning.



Go, proclaim these words to the north, and say, "Return, unfaithful Israel,' declares the LORD. "I won't look on you in anger, for I am gracious,' declares the LORD. "I won't remain angry forever.

He graciously loves thousands, and forgives iniquity, transgression, and sin. But he does not leave the guilty unpunished, visiting the iniquity of the ancestors on their children, and on their children's children to the third and fourth generation."

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous person his thoughts. Let him return to the LORD, So he'll have mercy upon him, and to our God, for he'll pardon abundantly.

I will show my gracious love toward him forever, since my covenant is securely established with him.

"For a brief moment I abandoned you; but I'll gather you with great compassion.

In the company of the gracious you demonstrate your gracious love. In the company of the blamelessly valiant you demonstrate your blamelessness.

If you return to the LORD, your relatives and children will receive compassion from those who took them away captive, and they'll return to this land, because the LORD is both gracious and compassionate he will not turn away from you if you return to him."


He sent his servants to call those who had been invited to the wedding, but they refused to come.

For this is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "In pursuit of glory I was sent to the nations who plundered you, because whoever injures you injures the pupil of my eye.

"Zerubbabel's hands have laid the foundation of this Temple, and his hands will finish it, so that you will know that the LORD of the Heavenly Armies has sent me to all of you.

Now Korah, Dathan, and Abiram stood at the entrance to their tents with their wives, sons, and little children. Then Moses said, "This is how you'll know that the LORD has sent me to do all these awesome works they're not coming merely from me.

Draw near to me, and listen to this: "From the beginning I haven't spoken in secret; at the time it happened, I was there.' And now the LORD God, and his Spirit, has sent me.

Again and again, the LORD sent all his servants, the prophets, to you, but you wouldn't listen or even turn your ears in my direction to hear.

The angel answered him, "I am Gabriel! I stand in the very presence of God. I have been sent to speak to you and to announce this good news to you.

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.


so that by these two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to prove false, we who have taken refuge in him might be encouraged to seize the hope set before us.


maker of heaven and earth, the seas and everything in them, forever the guardian of truth,


"Now therefore, Lord GOD, you are God, and your words are true, and you have spoken to your servant these good things.


Then whoever takes an oath by the God of faithfulness, and whoever takes an oath in the land, will swear by the God of faithfulness, because the former troubles are forgotten and are hidden from my eyes.

Of course not! God is true, even if everyone else is a liar. As it is written, "You are right when you speak, and win your case when you go into court."


the oath that he swore to our ancestor Abraham.

So in my anger I declared an oath: "They are not to enter my place of rest."

"The LORD has sworn by his right hand and by his mighty arm: "I will never again give your grain as food for your enemies; never again will foreigners drink your new wine for which you have toiled;

The LORD of the Heavenly Armies has sworn: "Surely as I have planned, that's what she will become; and just as I have determined, so will it remain


and said, "I have taken an oath to swear by myself," declares the LORD, "that since you have carried this out and have not withheld your only unique son,

I have sworn by my holiness once for all: I will not lie to David.

So in my anger I swore a solemn oath that they would never enter my rest."




"Tell Aaron and his sons that they are to separate themselves for the sacred things of the Israelis and that they are not to defile my holy name. I am the LORD.

"If you aren't careful to observe all the words of this Law that have been written in this book, instructing you to fear this glorious and awesome name of the LORD your God,

and said, "May the name of God be blessed forever and ever; wisdom and power are his for evermore.

For when he sees in his midst his children, the work of my hands, they will keep my name holy; they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob and stand in awe of the God of Israel.

I'm going to affirm my great reputation that has been defiled among the nations (that is, that you have defiled in their midst), and those people will learn that I am the LORD," declares the Lord GOD, "when I affirm my holiness in front of their very eyes.












The LORD is my strength and song, and he has become my salvation. This is my God and I'll praise him, the God of my father and I'll exalt him.

This God is my strong place of valor! He has made my life blameless.

The LORD is the strength of his people; he is a refuge of deliverance for his anointed.

Sing joyfully to God, our strength. Raise a shout to the God of Jacob.




so that they might look for God, somehow reach for him, and find him. Of course, he is never far from any one of us.




"Am I a God who is near," declares the LORD, "rather than a God who is far away?

The one who vindicates me is near. Who, then, will bring a charge against me? Let's face each other! Who has a case against me? Let him confront me!


"May you acknowledge and take to heart this day that the LORD is God in the heavens above and over the earth below there is no other God.

If I rise to heaven, there you are! If I lay down with the dead, there you are!


This is what the LORD says: "Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Where is the house that you would build for me, and where will my resting place be?

If a person hides himself in secret places, will I not see him?" declares the LORD. "I fill the heavens and the earth, do I not?" declares the LORD.

so that they might look for God, somehow reach for him, and find him. Of course, he is never far from any one of us.


"After all that has happened to us because of our evil behavior, and because of our great sin considering that you our God have punished us less than our iniquities deserve and have given us this deliverance

But Lot kept lingering in the city, so the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and two daughters (because of the LORD's compassion for him!), brought them out of the city, and left them outside.

As high as heaven rises above earth, so his gracious love strengthens those who fear him.

The LORD said, "If I find 50 righteous people within Sodom, I'll forgive the whole place for their sake."

They would not listen, and did not remember the miracles you did among them. Instead, they became stubborn and appointed a leader to return them to their slavery. "But you are a God of forgiveness, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, and rich in gracious love; therefore you did not abandon them.

Nevertheless, in your great compassion you did not completely destroy them or abandon them, because you are a God of grace and you are merciful.


When the Most High gave nations as their inheritance, when he separated the human race, he set boundaries for the people according to the number of the children of God.

The LORD roared from heaven! The Most High let his voice be heard!

But as for me, I will praise the LORD for his righteousness, and I will sing to the name of the LORD Most High. To the Director: On a stringed instrument. A Davidic Psalm.


Then they will know that you alone whose name is LORD are the Most High over all the earth. To the Director: On the Gittith. A Psalm by the descendants of Korah.

This order is announced by the observers, and the holy ones declare the verdict, so that the living may know that the Most High is sovereign over human kingdoms and grants them to whomever he desires, and he places the least important of men over them.'


If a resident alien lives with you and wants to observe the LORD's Passover, let him observe it according to the statutes and laws of the Passover. You are to maintain the same statute for the resident alien as you do for the native of the land."

Both of them were righteous before God, having lived blamelessly according to all of the commandments and regulations of the Lord.

You are to teach them the statutes and instructions and make known to them the way they're to go and the things they're to do.

"Ever since the time of your ancestors, you have turned away from my decrees and haven't kept them. Return to me and I'll return to you," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies. "But you ask, "How will we return?'

Furthermore, you are to be careful to observe forever the statutes, ordinances, law, and the commandment that he wrote for you. And you are not to fear other gods.

When they live by my statutes and keep my ordinances by observing them, then they'll be my people and I will be their God.



Who among you fears the LORD, obeying the voice of his servant, who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD, and rely upon his God.

Then the descendants of Levi Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said, "Stand up and bless the LORD your God from eternity to eternity! Blessed be your glorious name! May it be exalted above all blessing and praise!


Even so, from where the sun rises to where it sets my name will be great among the Gentiles. Incense will be brought to me everywhere, along with pure offerings, because my name will be great among the Gentiles," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.





Yes, Job, his eyes constantly watch the behavior of human beings; he carefully observes their every step.


If our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts and knows everything.



For God is compassionate. The LORD your God won't fail you. He won't destroy you or forget the covenant that he confirmed with your ancestors."

So David replied to Gad, "This is a very difficult choice for me to make! Let me now please fall into the hand of the LORD, since his mercy is very great, but may I never fall into human hands!"


Is there any God like you, forgiving iniquity, passing over transgressions by the survivors who are your heritage? He is not angry forever, because he delights in gracious love.




LORD, the earth overflows with your gracious love! Teach me your statutes. Teth

For your gracious love extends to the sky, and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.


Yet the LORD's gracious love remains throughout eternity for those who fear him and his righteous acts extend to their children's children,



Because of the LORD's gracious love we are not consumed, since his compassions never end. They are new every morning great is your faithfulness!






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