Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
The Counsels and purposes of God » The wicked » Understand not
But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD, neither do they understand his counsel; for he has gathered them like the sheaves to the threshing floor.
Dullness » General examples of
foolish, promise-breakers, heartless, unmerciful;
They do not know, neither do they understand. They walk back and forth in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD, neither do they understand his counsel; for he has gathered them like the sheaves to the threshing floor.
Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing, they do not hear, neither do they understand.
For this people's heart has grown callous. Their ears are dull of hearing. Their eyes they have closed. Lest they should see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and would turn again, and I would heal them.'
always learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Ignorance » Spiritual » General references to
The ox knows his owner, and the donkey his master's crib; but Israel doesn't know, my people do not consider.
being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts;
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 conforming yourselves according to your former lusts as in your ignorance,
"Indeed they do not know to do right," says the LORD, "Who hoard plunder and loot in their palaces."
But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD, neither do they understand his counsel; for he has gathered them like the sheaves to the threshing floor.
The way of peace they do not know; and there is no justice in their goings: they have made them crooked paths; whoever goes therein does not know peace.
Then I said, "Surely these are poor. They are foolish; for they do not know the way of the LORD, nor the law of their God.
For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.
Spiritual » Ignorance » General references to
The ox knows his owner, and the donkey his master's crib; but Israel doesn't know, my people do not consider.
being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts;
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 conforming yourselves according to your former lusts as in your ignorance,
"Indeed they do not know to do right," says the LORD, "Who hoard plunder and loot in their palaces."
But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD, neither do they understand his counsel; for he has gathered them like the sheaves to the threshing floor.
The way of peace they do not know; and there is no justice in their goings: they have made them crooked paths; whoever goes therein does not know peace.
Then I said, "Surely these are poor. They are foolish; for they do not know the way of the LORD, nor the law of their God.
For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.
Threshing » Illustrative » (gathering the sheaves for,) of preparing the enemies of the church for judgments
But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD, neither do they understand his counsel; for he has gathered them like the sheaves to the threshing floor.