Thematic Bible: Physical decomposition


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and say to corruption: You are my father,
and to the maggot: My mother or my sister,
Verse ConceptsGoing Down To The PitMaggotscorruptionworms



But they both lie in the dust,
and worms cover them.
Verse ConceptsEquality Of FateMaggotsCondition Of The Bodyworms

every living thing would perish together
and mankind would return to the dust.
Verse ConceptsDeath For Other ReasonsWork Ethicdust

so that he may live forever
and not see the Pit.
Verse ConceptsNot Dyingcorruption

When You hide Your face,
they are terrified;
when You take away their breath,
they die and return to the dust.
Verse ConceptsBreath Of LifeFace Of GodChaosCreatures Returning To DustDeath Of CreaturesGod Hiding

All are going to the same place; all come from dust, and all return to dust. Verse ConceptsEquality Of FateCreatures Returning To Dustdust

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I sank to the foundations of the mountains;
the earth with its prison bars closed behind me forever!
But You raised my life from the Pit, Lord my God!
Verse ConceptsPitsRootsSaved From The PitMan Going DownGod Lifting PeopleNot DyingBase Of ThingsDeath PreventedPits As A Term For Graves

Seeing this in advance, he spoke concerning the resurrection of the Messiah:

He was not left in Hades,
and His flesh did not experience decay.
Verse ConceptsThe DeadCorruption, SolutionOvercoming DeathKnowing BeforehandNo DecayChrist Would Rise

Since He raised Him from the dead, never to return to decay, He has spoken in this way, I will grant you the faithful covenant blessings made to David. Therefore He also says in another passage, You will not allow Your Holy One to see decay. For David, after serving his own generation in God's plan, fell asleep, was buried with his fathers, and decayed. read more.
But the One whom God raised up did not decay.


Brothers, I tell you this: Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, and corruption cannot inherit incorruption. Verse ConceptsKingdom Of God, Entry IntoExclusionTransient BodyLimitations Of The BodyNo DecayPeople Are Corruptiblecorruption

Neither you nor a foreigner are to present food to your God from any of these animals. They will not be accepted for you because they are deformed and have a defect.” Verse ConceptsAcceptance, Of WorshipStrangersBlemished CreaturesAcceptancecorruption

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