Thematic Bible: Of the rich


Thematic Bible



All your clothes are scented with myrrh, aloes, and cassia. From ivory palaces stringed instruments have made you glad. Verse ConceptsSweet OdoursAdornment, Of BuildingsAnointing With OilArtHerbs And SpicesIvoryMyrrhPerfumePlantsStringsSmellsTrees

Your lips drip honey, my bride; milk and honey are under your tongue. The scent of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon. Verse ConceptsHoneyRich Foodspouse

In embroidered garments she is presented to the king. Her virgin companions who follow her train will be presented to you. Verse ConceptsClothembroideryMarriage, Customs ConcerningVirginWeddingsColorvirginity

You took your embroidered gowns and made clothes to cover them. Then you offered my olive oil and incense to them. Verse ConceptsOil On SacrificesIncense Offered Amiss


whatever he stores up, the righteous will wear, and the innocent will inherit that silver! Verse ConceptsWealth

Therefore, at a set time Herod put on his royal robes, sat down on the royal seat, and made a speech to them. Verse ConceptsClothingJudgment SeatRobesThroneRich ApparelThe Time AppointedDistinctive Clothing

Really, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fancy clothes? Look! Those who wear fine clothes and live in luxury are in royal palaces. Verse ConceptsClothing, Kinds OfLuxuryPalacesRoyal HousesFine ClothesSoftnessWealthy Peopleroyalty

So I'm a man who wears out like something rotten, like a garment that has become moth-eaten." Verse ConceptsInsectsWasteMothsPeople RottingPossessions DecayingFood Decayingworms


Really, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fancy clothes? See, those who wear fancy clothes live in kings' houses. Verse ConceptsPalacesProperty, HousesRich ApparelRoyal HousesFine ClothesSoftnessNature Of KingsWhy Do You Do This?

Suppose a man wearing gold rings and fine clothes comes into your assembly, and a poor man in dirty clothes also comes in. If you give special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, "Please take this seat," but you say to the poor man, "Stand over there" or "Sit on the floor at my feet,"

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