Thematic Bible: Obeisance


Thematic Bible



Bathsheba bowed low before the king. He asked: What do you want? Verse ConceptsBowingBowing Before David

We were all in the field tying up sheaves of wheat. My sheaf got up and stood up straight. Yours formed a circle around mine and bowed down to it. Verse ConceptsAgriculture, TermsBinding cornGrainJoining ThingsBowing Before JosephReapingPeople Getting Upvulnerability

They answered: Your servant our father is still alive and well. Again they bowed down to Joseph. Verse ConceptsBowing Before JosephLiving On

Moses went out to meet his father-in-law. Moses bowed with his face touching the ground and kissed Jethro. They asked each other how they were. Then they entered the tent. Verse ConceptsPeople KissingBowingGreetingsKissingKissesSpoken Greetings

The man would approach Absalom and bow down before him. Then Absalom would reach out and hug and kiss him. Verse ConceptsPeople KissingBowingKisses

Kings will be your guardians. Their princesses will be your nurses. They will bow down to you with their faces to the earth. They will lick the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am Jehovah. Those who hopefully wait for me will not be put to shame. Verse ConceptsFeetAssurance, basis ofBowingDust, Figurative UseHope, Results OfProstrationStomachsKings, How They Should ActNot Put To ShameHope For The RighteousMothersDisappointmentMotherhoodTaking Care Of The Earth


Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue came to Jesus. He fell down at Jesus' feet and implored him to come to his house. Verse ConceptsFeetBowing Before MessiahThose Jesus Healed