Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



Then the Lord smote the people, because of what they did with the calf which Aaron had made. Verse ConceptsAaron, Life EventsCalf worshipAngels as agents of judgmentRetributionAnger Of God, Examples OfGod Harmed Them

Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of the Lord; and when the Lord heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp. Verse ConceptsBalaams Donkeydoubt, results ofFireGrudgesHearingProvoking GodResentment, Against GodAnger Of God, Examples OfDivine DispleasureDispleasureComplaintsFire From HeavenGod Paid Attention To ThemGod Will Be AngryProblem PeopleComplaining

In the morning, however, they rose up early and went up to the ridge of the hill country, saying, "Here we are; we have indeed sinned, but we will go up to the place which the LORD has promised." But Moses said, "Why then are you transgressing the commandment of the LORD, when it will not succeed? "Do not go up, or you will be struck down before your enemies, for the LORD is not among you. read more.
"For the Amalekites and the Canaanites will be there in front of you, and you will fall by the sword, inasmuch as you have turned back from following the LORD. And the LORD will not be with you." But they went up heedlessly to the ridge of the hill country; neither the ark of the covenant of the LORD nor Moses left the camp. Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites who lived in that hill country came down, and struck them and beat them down as far as Hormah.

The Lord sent fiery serpents among the people and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died. Verse ConceptsBitingPoisonSerpentsAnger Of God, Examples OfDeath As Punishment


Now again the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and it incited David against them to say, “Go, number Israel and Judah.” Verse ConceptsProvoking GodTribes Of IsraelAnger Of God, Examples OfGod Urging

So the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning until the appointed time, and seventy thousand men of the people from Dan to Beersheba died. Verse ConceptsPestilenceFifty To Ninety ThousandDeath As Punishment

Now the hand of the Lord was heavy on the Ashdodites, and He ravaged them and smote them with tumors, both Ashdod and its territories. Verse ConceptsDiseases, Kinds OfAnger Of God, Examples OfSwellingcancer

Now Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, and the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel. But the Lord thundered with a great thunder on that day against the Philistines and confused them, so that they were routed before Israel. Verse ConceptsConfusion, Examples OfdefeatThunderAnger Of God, Examples OfGod OvercomingThunder Expressing God's Judgment

Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of the Lord; and when the Lord heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp. Verse ConceptsBalaams Donkeydoubt, results ofFireGrudgesHearingProvoking GodResentment, Against GodAnger Of God, Examples OfDivine DispleasureDispleasureComplaintsFire From HeavenGod Paid Attention To ThemGod Will Be AngryProblem PeopleComplaining

Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of the LORD; and when the LORD heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the LORD burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp. The people therefore cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to the LORD and the fire died out. So the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD burned among them.


Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of the Lord; and when the Lord heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp. Verse ConceptsBalaams Donkeydoubt, results ofFireGrudgesHearingProvoking GodResentment, Against GodAnger Of God, Examples OfDivine DispleasureDispleasureComplaintsFire From HeavenGod Paid Attention To ThemGod Will Be AngryProblem PeopleComplaining

Fire also came forth from the Lord and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering the incense. Verse ConceptsFireDeath penaltyGod KillingFire Emanating From GodBurning PeopleIncense Offered AmissTwo Hundred And SomeGod Killed His People

And fire came out from the presence of the Lord and consumed them, and they died before the Lord. Verse ConceptsAnger Of God, Examples OfDeath As PunishmentBurning PeopleThe Presence Of God

Then the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven, Verse ConceptsBrimstoneFireMineralsRetributionSexual Sin, Nature OfAnger Of God, Examples OfBurning CitiesSulphur


Elijah replied to the captain of fifty, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty.” Then fire came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty. Verse ConceptsFiftiesDeath Due To God's PresenceFire From HeavenMan Of God

Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of the Lord; and when the Lord heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp. Verse ConceptsBalaams Donkeydoubt, results ofFireGrudgesHearingProvoking GodResentment, Against GodAnger Of God, Examples OfDivine DispleasureDispleasureComplaintsFire From HeavenGod Paid Attention To ThemGod Will Be AngryProblem PeopleComplaining

Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of the Lord; and when the Lord heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp. Verse ConceptsBalaams Donkeydoubt, results ofFireGrudgesHearingProvoking GodResentment, Against GodAnger Of God, Examples OfDivine DispleasureDispleasureComplaintsFire From HeavenGod Paid Attention To ThemGod Will Be AngryProblem PeopleComplaining

Then He will speak to them in His anger
And terrify them in His fury, saying,
Verse ConceptsDivine DispleasureDispleasureTerror Of GodGod Angry With The Nations

But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, “Permit the children to come to Me; do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Verse ConceptsBack to schoolBad ChildrenKingdom Of God, Entry IntoDivine DispleasureDispleasureDrawing Near To ChristLike ChildrenDo Not HinderPeople Of The KingdomKingdom Of Heavengirlfriends

For the choir director; according to Shushan Eduth. A Mikhtam of David, to teach; when he struggled with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.
O God, You have rejected us. You have broken us;
You have been angry; O, restore us.
Verse ConceptsCarvings Of FlowersMusicDivine DispleasureDispleasure

Yes, truth is lacking;
And he who turns aside from evil makes himself a prey.
Now the Lord saw,
And it was displeasing in His sight that there was no justice.
Verse ConceptsHuntingDivine DispleasureDispleasureGod Paid Attention To ThemMissing Someoneshunning

“The Lord was very angry with your fathers. Verse ConceptsDivine DispleasureDispleasureSins Of The Fathers

But I am very angry with the nations who are at ease; for while I was only a little angry, they furthered the disaster.” Verse ConceptsSecurityDivine DispleasureDispleasureGod Angry With The NationsGod Saves From Sin And DeathThose At Ease

Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of the LORD; and when the LORD heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the LORD burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp. The people therefore cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to the LORD and the fire died out.

Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of the Lord; and when the Lord heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp. Verse ConceptsBalaams Donkeydoubt, results ofFireGrudgesHearingProvoking GodResentment, Against GodAnger Of God, Examples OfDivine DispleasureDispleasureComplaintsFire From HeavenGod Paid Attention To ThemGod Will Be AngryProblem PeopleComplaining

When I remember God, then I am disturbed;
When I sigh, then my spirit grows faint. Selah.
Verse ConceptsComplaintsTroublePsalm InterjectionsBeing Overwhelmedoverwhelmed


Then they said to Moses, “Is it because there were no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you dealt with us in this way, bringing us out of Egypt? Verse ConceptsInfidelity To GodDying In The WildernessPossibility Of DeathWhat Do You Do?

The whole congregation of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. Verse ConceptsMurmuringCriticism, against believersComplaintsDiscontentAnimosityGod HearingGrumbling At PeopleComplaining

But the people thirsted there for water; and they grumbled against Moses and said, “Why, now, have you brought us up from Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?” Verse ConceptsCriticism, against believersFaultsComplaintsMiracles, Responses ToResentment, Against GodSelf PityWaterDiscontentGrumbling At PeopleComplaining

“How long shall I bear with this evil congregation who are grumbling against Me? I have heard the complaints of the sons of Israel, which they are making against Me. Verse ConceptsFaultsGod, Patience OfHearingRejection Of GodGod, All knowingGrumblingBefore God ActsComplaining

The people thus contended with Moses and spoke, saying, “If only we had perished when our brothers perished before the Lord! Verse ConceptsRebellion Against God, Shown InDisputesCynicismDesire For DeathDeath

The people spoke against God and Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this miserable food.” Verse ConceptsFaultsBlameComplaintsDying In The WildernessPossibility Of DeathNo FoodBringing Israel Out Of EgyptNo Water For PeopleOthers Bringing Israel Out Of EgyptWhy Do You Do This?ComplainingQuestioning Life

These are grumblers, finding fault, following after their own lusts; they speak arrogantly, flattering people for the sake of gaining an advantage. Verse ConceptsBraggingComplaintsComplaining

Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of the Lord; and when the Lord heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp. Verse ConceptsBalaams Donkeydoubt, results ofFireGrudgesHearingProvoking GodResentment, Against GodAnger Of God, Examples OfDivine DispleasureDispleasureComplaintsFire From HeavenGod Paid Attention To ThemGod Will Be AngryProblem PeopleComplaining

The Lord sent fiery serpents among the people and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died. Verse ConceptsBitingPoisonSerpentsAnger Of God, Examples OfDeath As Punishment


While the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD struck the people with a very severe plague. So the name of that place was called Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had been greedy.

"Surely all the men who have seen My glory and My signs which I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness, yet have put Me to the test these ten times and have not listened to My voice, shall by no means see the land which I swore to their fathers, nor shall any of those who spurned Me see it.

But as for you, your corpses will fall in this wilderness. Verse ConceptsDying In The WildernessDeath As Punishment

'I, the LORD, have spoken, surely this I will do to all this evil congregation who are gathered together against Me. In this wilderness they shall be destroyed, and there they will die.'" As for the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land and who returned and made all the congregation grumble against him by bringing out a bad report concerning the land, even those men who brought out the very bad report of the land died by a plague before the LORD.

The LORD said to Moses, "Take all the leaders of the people and execute them in broad daylight before the LORD, so that the fierce anger of the LORD may turn away from Israel." So Moses said to the judges of Israel, "Each of you slay his men who have joined themselves to Baal of Peor."

Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of the LORD; and when the LORD heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the LORD burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp. The people therefore cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to the LORD and the fire died out. So the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD burned among them.

Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of the Lord; and when the Lord heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp. Verse ConceptsBalaams Donkeydoubt, results ofFireGrudgesHearingProvoking GodResentment, Against GodAnger Of God, Examples OfDivine DispleasureDispleasureComplaintsFire From HeavenGod Paid Attention To ThemGod Will Be AngryProblem PeopleComplaining

When I remember God, then I am disturbed;
When I sigh, then my spirit grows faint. Selah.
Verse ConceptsComplaintsTroublePsalm InterjectionsBeing Overwhelmedoverwhelmed


Then they said to Moses, “Is it because there were no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you dealt with us in this way, bringing us out of Egypt? Verse ConceptsInfidelity To GodDying In The WildernessPossibility Of DeathWhat Do You Do?

The whole congregation of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. Verse ConceptsMurmuringCriticism, against believersComplaintsDiscontentAnimosityGod HearingGrumbling At PeopleComplaining

But the people thirsted there for water; and they grumbled against Moses and said, “Why, now, have you brought us up from Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?” Verse ConceptsCriticism, against believersFaultsComplaintsMiracles, Responses ToResentment, Against GodSelf PityWaterDiscontentGrumbling At PeopleComplaining

“How long shall I bear with this evil congregation who are grumbling against Me? I have heard the complaints of the sons of Israel, which they are making against Me. Verse ConceptsFaultsGod, Patience OfHearingRejection Of GodGod, All knowingGrumblingBefore God ActsComplaining

The people thus contended with Moses and spoke, saying, “If only we had perished when our brothers perished before the Lord! Verse ConceptsRebellion Against God, Shown InDisputesCynicismDesire For DeathDeath

The people spoke against God and Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this miserable food.” Verse ConceptsFaultsBlameComplaintsDying In The WildernessPossibility Of DeathNo FoodBringing Israel Out Of EgyptNo Water For PeopleOthers Bringing Israel Out Of EgyptWhy Do You Do This?ComplainingQuestioning Life

These are grumblers, finding fault, following after their own lusts; they speak arrogantly, flattering people for the sake of gaining an advantage. Verse ConceptsBraggingComplaintsComplaining

But on the next day all the congregation of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You are the ones who have caused the death of the Lord’s people.” Verse ConceptsDiscontentGrumbling At PeopleJudged As MurderersComplaining

The people spoke against God and Moses, "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this miserable food." The LORD sent fiery serpents among the people and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died.

While the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of the Lord was kindled against the people, and the Lord struck the people with a very severe plague. Verse ConceptsTeethAt The Same Time

The whole congregation of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. The sons of Israel said to them, "Would that we had died by the LORD'S hand in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat, when we ate bread to the full; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger."

Therefore the people quarreled with Moses and said, "Give us water that we may drink " And Moses said to them, "Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the LORD?" But the people thirsted there for water; and they grumbled against Moses and said, "Why, now, have you brought us up from Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?"

They said to them, “May the Lord look upon you and judge you, for you have made us odious in Pharaoh’s sight and in the sight of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us.” Verse ConceptsNosesSmellsApproval To Kill

There was no water for the congregation, and they assembled themselves against Moses and Aaron. The people thus contended with Moses and spoke, saying, "If only we had perished when our brothers perished before the LORD! "Why then have you brought the LORD'S assembly into this wilderness, for us and our beasts to die here? read more.
"Why have you made us come up from Egypt, to bring us in to this wretched place? It is not a place of grain or figs or vines or pomegranates, nor is there water to drink."

Then they said to Moses, "Is it because there were no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you dealt with us in this way, bringing us out of Egypt? "Is this not the word that we spoke to you in Egypt, saying, 'Leave us alone that we may serve the Egyptians'? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness."

When they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter; therefore it was named Marah. So the people grumbled at Moses, saying, "What shall we drink?"

Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of the LORD; and when the LORD heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the LORD burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp. The people therefore cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to the LORD and the fire died out. So the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD burned among them. read more.
The rabble who were among them had greedy desires; and also the sons of Israel wept again and said, "Who will give us meat to eat? "We remember the fish which we used to eat free in Egypt, the cucumbers and the melons and the leeks and the onions and the garlic, but now our appetite is gone. There is nothing at all to look at except this manna." Now the manna was like coriander seed, and its appearance like that of bdellium. The people would go about and gather it and grind it between two millstones or beat it in the mortar, and boil it in the pot and make cakes with it; and its taste was as the taste of cakes baked with oil. When the dew fell on the camp at night, the manna would fall with it. Now Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, each man at the doorway of his tent; and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly, and Moses was displeased.

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and you grumbled in your tents and said, 'Because the LORD hates us, He has brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to destroy us. 'Where can we go up? Our brethren have made our hearts melt, saying, "The people are bigger and taller than we; the cities are large and fortified to heaven. And besides, we saw the sons of the Anakim there."'

Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of the Lord; and when the Lord heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp. Verse ConceptsBalaams Donkeydoubt, results ofFireGrudgesHearingProvoking GodResentment, Against GodAnger Of God, Examples OfDivine DispleasureDispleasureComplaintsFire From HeavenGod Paid Attention To ThemGod Will Be AngryProblem PeopleComplaining

"How long shall I bear with this evil congregation who are grumbling against Me? I have heard the complaints of the sons of Israel, which they are making against Me. "Say to them, 'As I live,' says the LORD, 'just as you have spoken in My hearing, so I will surely do to you; your corpses will fall in this wilderness, even all your numbered men, according to your complete number from twenty years old and upward, who have grumbled against Me.

"Get away from among this congregation, that I may consume them instantly." Then they fell on their faces. Moses said to Aaron, "Take your censer and put in it fire from the altar, and lay incense on it; then bring it quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, for wrath has gone forth from the LORD, the plague has begun!"

Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of the Lord; and when the Lord heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp. Verse ConceptsBalaams Donkeydoubt, results ofFireGrudgesHearingProvoking GodResentment, Against GodAnger Of God, Examples OfDivine DispleasureDispleasureComplaintsFire From HeavenGod Paid Attention To ThemGod Will Be AngryProblem PeopleComplaining

Pardon, I pray, the iniquity of this people according to the greatness of Your lovingkindness, just as You also have forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.” Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfGod Forgive!Love And Forgivenessgreatness

But Moses said to the Lord, “Then the Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought up this people from their midst, Verse ConceptsGod Bringing Israel Out Of Egypt

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