Thematic Bible: Obeisance


Thematic Bible



So Bathsheba bowed down and paid respect to the king. And the king said, “What do you wish?” Verse ConceptsBowingBowing Before David

we [brothers] were binding sheaves [of grain stalks] in the field, and lo, my sheaf [suddenly] got up and stood upright and remained standing; and behold, your sheaves stood all around my sheaf and bowed down [in respect].” Verse ConceptsAgriculture, TermsBinding cornGrainJoining ThingsBowing Before JosephReapingPeople Getting Upvulnerability

And they answered, “Your servant our father is in good health; he is still alive.” And they bowed down [their heads before Joseph] in respect. Verse ConceptsBowing Before JosephLiving On

So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and he bowed down [in respect] and kissed him. They asked each other about their well-being and went into the tent. Verse ConceptsPeople KissingBowingGreetingsKissingKissesSpoken Greetings

And whenever a man approached to bow down before him, he would put out his hand, take hold of him, and kiss him. Verse ConceptsPeople KissingBowingKisses


“Kings will be your attendants,
And their princesses your nurses.
They will bow down to you with their faces to the earth
And lick the dust of your feet;
And you shall know [with an understanding based on personal experience] that I am the Lord;
For they shall not be put to shame who wait and hope expectantly for Me.
Verse ConceptsFeetAssurance, basis ofBowingDust, Figurative UseHope, Results OfProstrationStomachsKings, How They Should ActNot Put To ShameHope For The RighteousMothersDisappointmentMotherhoodTaking Care Of The Earth


Now a man named Jairus, a synagogue official, came [to Him]; and he fell at Jesus’ feet and began begging Him to come to his house; Verse ConceptsFeetBowing Before MessiahThose Jesus Healed