Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
The Counsels and purposes of God » The wicked » Understand not
And they knew not the purposes of Jehovah, and they understood not his counsel for he gathered them as sheaves of the threshing-floor.
Dullness » General examples of
Destitute of understanding, unsteady, devoid of natural affection, implacable, merciless:
They will not know, they will not Understand: they will go about in darkness: all the foundations of the earth will be moved.
And they knew not the purposes of Jehovah, and they understood not his counsel for he gathered them as sheaves of the threshing-floor.
For this I speak to them in parables: for seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
For the heart of this people was thickened, and with ears heard they heavily, and their eyes they closed; lest they should see with the eyes, and with ears should hear, and with the heart they should understand, and turn back, and I should heal them.
Always learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Ignorance » Spiritual » General references to
. The ox knew his possessor, and the ass his lord's stall: Israel knew not; my people understood not
Being darkened in understanding, alienated from the life of God by ignorance being in them, by the hardness of their heart;
Verse Concepts
Spiritual DeathDarkness, As A Symbol Of SinFall Of Man, Consequences OfCommunicationGod, Revelation OfHardness Of HeartHeart, Fallen And RedeemedLonelinessReconciliation, Of The World To GodSalvation, Necessity And Basis OfStubbornness, Consequences OfUnbelief, Nature And Effects OfVeilsApathyCharacter Of WickedNations DescribedIgnorance Towards God, Leads ToInsensibilityEstrangement
As children of obedience, not as formerly conforming yourselves to eager desire in your ignorance:
And they knew not to do the straight, says Jehovah, storing up violence and oppression in their palaces.
And they knew not the purposes of Jehovah, and they understood not his counsel for he gathered them as sheaves of the threshing-floor.
The way of peace they knew not, and no judgment in their paths: they perverted their beaten paths for themselves: every one treading in it shall not know peace.
And I said, Surely, they are weak; they became foolish: for they knew not the way of Jehovah, the judgment of their God.
For not knowing the justice of God, and seeking to establish their own justice, they have not been subjected to the justice of God.
Spiritual » Ignorance » General references to
. The ox knew his possessor, and the ass his lord's stall: Israel knew not; my people understood not
Being darkened in understanding, alienated from the life of God by ignorance being in them, by the hardness of their heart;
Verse Concepts
Spiritual DeathDarkness, As A Symbol Of SinFall Of Man, Consequences OfCommunicationGod, Revelation OfHardness Of HeartHeart, Fallen And RedeemedLonelinessReconciliation, Of The World To GodSalvation, Necessity And Basis OfStubbornness, Consequences OfUnbelief, Nature And Effects OfVeilsApathyCharacter Of WickedNations DescribedIgnorance Towards God, Leads ToInsensibilityEstrangement
As children of obedience, not as formerly conforming yourselves to eager desire in your ignorance:
And they knew not to do the straight, says Jehovah, storing up violence and oppression in their palaces.
And they knew not the purposes of Jehovah, and they understood not his counsel for he gathered them as sheaves of the threshing-floor.
The way of peace they knew not, and no judgment in their paths: they perverted their beaten paths for themselves: every one treading in it shall not know peace.
And I said, Surely, they are weak; they became foolish: for they knew not the way of Jehovah, the judgment of their God.
For not knowing the justice of God, and seeking to establish their own justice, they have not been subjected to the justice of God.
Threshing » Illustrative » (gathering the sheaves for,) of preparing the enemies of the church for judgments
And they knew not the purposes of Jehovah, and they understood not his counsel for he gathered them as sheaves of the threshing-floor.