Thematic Bible: Penalty


Thematic Bible




Do not be like your ancestors and your relatives who were unfaithful to Jehovah the God of their ancestors. He made them something that shocks people, as you have seen. Verse ConceptsGod Of The FathersBeing A Good FatherParents Being Wrong

Behold, your house is left desolate. Verse ConceptsEmpty Places


She shouted: Samson! The Philistines are coming! He woke up and thought: I will get loose and go free, as always. He did not know that Jehovah had left him. Verse ConceptsSelf ConfidenceWeakness, PhysicalGod Abandoning Individualsresilienceflexibilitypremonitions

So he asked Jehovah what to do. But Jehovah did not answer him. He did not answer by dreams or by the use of Urim and Thummim or by prophets. Verse Conceptsenquiring of GodThe Urim And ThummimGod Not AnsweringProphecy AbolishedUrim And ThummimRevelation Through Prophetssaul

Therefore I gave them over to their stubborn hearts. They walked in their own counsel. Verse ConceptsGod Hardening PeoplePassionimaginationfollowing


God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven. It is written in the book of the prophets: O you house of Israel, have you offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness? Verse ConceptsBody40 To 50 YearsIsrael In The WildernessBooks Of ProphecyWorshiping Together


For my name's sake I will be patient. For my glory's sake I will hold my anger back from you, and not destroy you. Verse ConceptsGod, Patience OfRestraintPunishment, DelayedForbearanceDivine DelaysRestraints From Killing


Have you noticed how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Since he has done this, I will not bring disaster on him during his lifetime. It will be during his son's lifetime that I will bring disaster on Ahab's family. Verse ConceptsHumilityPunishment, DelayedDivine DelaysGod Will Bring HarmHumbling OneselfHumble Yourselfhumbleness

I will not do it in your lifetime, because of your father David, but I will take it from your son. Verse ConceptsDivine DelaysFor The Sake Of God's Peoplegrandfathers

But Jehovah was kind to them and had pity on them, caring for them, because of his agreement with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He would not put them to destruction or send them away from his presence until now. Verse ConceptsAcceptance, From GodGod Of The FathersGod Is GraciousDivine FavourDivine DelaysDriven From God's PresenceGod's Covenant With The Patriarchs

Sentence against an evil deed is not executed quickly. Therefore the hearts of the sons of men are fully committed to do evil. Verse ConceptsSecurity, FalseDivine DelaysPunishmentPunishmentsPunishment of the The WickedExerciseconsequences

So he told his gardener, I have been coming here looking for figs on this tree for three years. I have not found any. So cut it down! Why should it continue using the soil? But the gardener said: Just give it one more year, sir. I will dig around it, fertilize it and leave it alone.

If the tree bears figs next year it will be good. If it does not you can have it cut down. Verse ConceptsDivine DelaysFelling TreesBearing FruitOlive Treescutting





You broke faith with me among the sons of Israel at the waters of Meribah-kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin. You did not treat me as holy among of the sons of Israel. Verse ConceptsGod, Zeal OfWilderness Of ZinDisloyalty

Saul died because of his unfaithfulness to Jehovah. He did not obey the word of Jehovah (YHWH). He asked a medium to request information from a dead person. Verse ConceptsLast ThingsMediumsSin, God's Judgment OnSin, Nature OfUnfaithfulness, To GodWord Of GodOccultismPunishment Of the WickedNames And Titles For The ChristianNecromancypsychics

Righteousness leads to life and he that pursues evil participates in his own death. Verse ConceptsLast ThingsSin, God's Judgment OnPursuingresilience


Moses saw that the people were naked. Aaron had made them naked to their shame among their enemies. Verse ConceptsAmusementsdisgraceShameDegradationPeople Stripping PeopleShame Of Bad Conductvulnerability

All day long my disgrace is in front of me. Shame covers my face. Verse ConceptsdisgraceShameSin, Effects OfAll DayShame Has Come

I said, O my God, shame keeps me from lifting up my face (praying) to you (being in your presence), my God: for our sins have increased higher than our heads and our evil-doing has come up to heaven. Verse ConceptsGuilty ConsciencesConfession, Examples OfGuilt, Human Aspects OfShameSin, Effects OfBlushingFound GuiltyShame Has Come



I will bring on you everlasting shame and disgrace that will never be forgotten.' Verse ConceptsHumiliationShameNot ForgettingGod Requite Them!

All the rulers from the north and all the people from Sidon are there. They also went down with the dead. They are disgraced because they terrified people with their power. They were godless people. Now they lie with those who were killed in battle. They suffer disgrace with those who went down to the pit. Verse ConceptsShameGoing Down To The PitDying With The UncircumcisedFearing Other PeopleShame Has Come

Your enemies will be clothed in shame. The tents of the wicked will be no more. Verse ConceptsShameTentsClothed With Bad Things


Go to that land flowing with milk and honey. I will not be with you, because you are impossible to deal with. I would probably destroy you on the way. Verse ConceptsFoodStubbornness, Consequences OfTent Of MeetingObstinacy Against GodGod Might Kill His PeopleMilk And HoneyRich Food

Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant I commanded them to keep. They have taken some of the devoted things and put them in their own possessions. Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies. They ran from their enemies, because they were accursed. I will not be with you any more until you destroy the devoted things you have among you.



They will go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Jehovah. But they will not find him. He has withdrawn from them. Verse Conceptsethics, incentives towardsLonelinessSin, Effects OfReprobatesNot FindingGod Hiding