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Thematic Bible



He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire before the Lord for him by the judgment (decision) of the Urim. At Joshua’s command the people shall go out and at his command they shall come in, he and all the congregation of Israel with him.” Verse Conceptsenquiring of GodGuidance, Receiving God'sHigh Priest, In OtLeaders, SpiritualThe Urim And ThummimGoing Out And Coming InUrim And Thummim

Moses then put the breastpiece on Aaron, and he put in the breastpiece the Urim and the Thummim [the sacred articles the high priest used when seeking God’s will concerning the nation]. Verse ConceptsBreastpieceHigh Priest, In OtThe Urim And ThummimUrim And Thummim

In the breastpiece of judgment you shall put the Urim (Lights) and the Thummim (Perfections) [to be used for determining God’s will in a matter]. They shall be over Aaron’s heart whenever he goes before the Lord, and Aaron shall always carry the judgment (verdict, judicial decisions) of the sons of Israel over his heart before the Lord. Verse ConceptsBreastpieceThe Urim And ThummimPeople Involved In JudgementOther References To The HeartUrim And ThummimDecision Making

But David knew that Saul was plotting evil against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod here.” Verse ConceptsephodsMischiefThe Urim And Thummim

So Saul inquired of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him, either by dreams or by Urim [used like lots by the priest to determine the will of God] or by prophets. Verse Conceptsenquiring of GodThe Urim And ThummimGod Not AnsweringProphecy AbolishedUrim And ThummimRevelation Through Prophetssaul

The governor told them that they should not eat any of the most holy food until a priest arose with Urim and Thummim [to determine God’s will in the matter]. Verse ConceptsThe Urim And ThummimUrim And Thummim

Of Levi he said,

“Your Thummim and Your Urim belong to Your godly man [Aaron],
Whom You tested and proved at Massah,
With whom You contended at the waters of Meribah;
Verse ConceptsHigh Priest, In OtTestingThe Urim And ThummimUrim And Thummim

David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech’s son, “Please bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought him the ephod. Verse ConceptsThe Urim And Thummim

The governor told them that they should not eat of the most holy things [the priests’ food] until a priest stood up with Urim and Thummim [who by consulting these articles in his breastplate could determine God’s will in the matter]. Verse ConceptsMinistry, Nature OfThe Urim And ThummimUrim And Thummim

The vision of [the prophet] Isaiah the son of Amoz concerning [the kingdom of] Judah and [its capital] Jerusalem, which he saw [as revealed by God] during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. Verse ConceptsCommunicationGod, Revelation OfVisionsProphetic VisionsThose Who Saw VisionsKings of judah

The vision of Obadiah.

Thus says the Lord God concerning Edom—

We have heard a report from the Lord,
And an ambassador has been sent among the nations, saying,
Arise, and let us rise up against Edom for battle [with the Lord as commander]!”
Verse ConceptsProphetic VisionsAmbassadors, Figurative UseGood NewsReady For WarBattlerumors

The words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders of Tekoa, which he saw [in a divine revelation] concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. Verse ConceptsearthquakesOccupationsProphets, Lives OfShepherds, As OccupationsProphetic VisionsTwo YearsThose Who Kept StockAgriculture


A harsh vision has been shown to me;
The treacherous one deals treacherously, and the destroyer destroys.
Go up, Elam! Lay siege, Media!
All the groaning [caused by Babylon’s ruthless oppressions] I [the Lord] have brought to an end.
Verse ConceptsProphetic Visionstraitors

And the Spirit lifted me up and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God to the exiles in Chaldea (Babylonia). Then the vision that I had seen left me. Verse ConceptsGod, Revelation OfInspiration Of The Holy Spirit, Means OfProphetic VisionsThe Spirit Of GodGod Lifting PeopleVisions From God

Then he [my guide] brought me back to the door of the house [the temple of the Lord]; and behold, water was flowing from under the threshold of the house (temple) toward the east, for the front of the temple was facing east. And the water was flowing down from under, from the right side of the house, from south of the altar. Verse ConceptsProphetic VisionsFacing Eastpotential

The oracle (a burdensome message—a pronouncement from God) concerning Nineveh [the capital city of Assyria]. The book of the vision of Nahum of Elkosh [which he saw in spirit and prophesied]. Verse ConceptsGod, Revelation OfOraclesVisionsProphetic VisionsProphecies concerning

“Son of man, behold, the house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision that Ezekiel sees is for many years from now, and he prophesies of the times that are far off.’ Verse ConceptsProphetic VisionsRevelation Of The Future

He caused me to pass all around them, and behold, there were very many [human bones] in the open valley; and lo, they were very dry. Verse ConceptsProphetic Visions

In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a [second] vision appeared to me, Daniel, [this was two years] after the one that first appeared to me. Verse ConceptsCommunicationGod, Revelation OfProphets, Role OfVisionsProphetic Visions