Thematic Bible: Pillar of


Thematic Bible



Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and set up for himself a memorial pillar which is in the King’s Valley, for he said, “I have no son to keep my name in remembrance.” He named the memorial pillar after himself, and to this day it is called Absalom’s Monument. Verse ConceptsPillarsWorldly Ambition ExamplesMonumentsPeople Naming Things





but there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will take place in the latter days (end of days). This was your dream and the vision [that appeared] in your mind while on your bed. Verse ConceptsGod, All knowingFutureForeknowledgeMysteryGod's ForeknowledgeVisions And Dreams In ScriptureInterpretation Of DreamsThe Existence Of GodRevelation Of The FutureGod Revealing MysteriesDreams Interpretedsecrets

God has not rejected His [chosen] people whom He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel? Verse ConceptsGod, All knowingForeknowledgeCastawaysGod's ForeknowledgeGod Not ForsakingIsrael HardenedScripture Says


“Indeed, the former things have come to pass,
Now I declare new things;
Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”
Verse ConceptsGod, All knowingFutureForeknowledgeGod's Foreknowledgea new beginningThe Pastspringtime



Says the Lord,
Who has been making these things known from long ago.
Verse ConceptsGod Speaking Of OldGod's Things Revealed

whom God displayed publicly [before the eyes of the world] as a [life-giving] sacrifice of atonement and reconciliation (propitiation) by His blood [to be received] through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness [which demands punishment for sin], because in His forbearance [His deliberate restraint] He passed over the sins previously committed [before Jesus’ crucifixion]. Verse ConceptsAtonementAtonement, in NTExpiationBlood, of Jesus ChristAtonement, ForeordainedAtonement, Remission Of Sins ByBlood Of SacrificesRemission Of SinPunishment, DelayedMoses, Significance OfPaul, Teaching OfRedemption, In NtSin, Deliverance From GodSin, God's Remedy ForTypesLongsuffering Of GodTypes Of ChristForeordained PlansForbearanceForbearance Of GodMercy SeatPassing OverBenefits Of Faith In ChristChrist AtoningGod Does Right For PeopleGod Has ForgivenGod Showed MercyBloodSacrificesReconciliation with GodSacrificeJustificationThe Blood Of Jesuspastflexibility

Should I not have compassion on Nineveh, the great city in which there are more than 120,000 [innocent] persons, who do not know the difference between their right and left hand [and are not yet accountable for sin], as well as many [blameless] animals?” Verse ConceptsConversion, God's demands forCityLack Of DiscernmentImmaturityAnimal LifeWorldlinessAnimals, Care ForAnimals, God's Care OfOne Hundred Thousand And MoreGod Will Show MercyIgnorant Of Factsempathyjonah

But of Israel he says, “All day long I have stretched out My hands [in compassion] to a disobedient and obstinate people.” Verse ConceptsObstinacy Against GodHand Of GodGod's HandGod's Hands Stretched Outdisobediencerebellion

Then Abraham said, “Oh may the Lord not be angry [with me], and I will speak only this once; suppose ten [righteous people] are found there?” And He said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.” Verse ConceptsGod, Patience OfTen PeopleLet Not God Be AngryNumbers Of Righteous PeopleSpeaking To GodWorth




This is what the Lord says,

“Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool.
Where, then, is a house that you could build for Me?
And where will My resting place be?
Verse ConceptsFootstoolsFeetEarth, Description OfGod, Present EverywhereGod, Sovereignty OfHeaven, Nature OfHeaven, God's ThroneGod's OmnipresenceThe Temple In HeavenEarthHeaven Better Than EarthRestThe EarthGoing To Heaven

or by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfFootstoolsFeetNames For JerusalemCitySwearing


Then David the king rose to his feet and said, “Hear me, my brothers [in arms] and my people. I had intended to build a permanent home for the ark of the covenant of the Lord and as a footstool for our God, and I prepared materials for the building. Verse ConceptsFootstoolsPlansFear, Overcome ByThe Ark In The TempleMan's PurposesRoses


Heaven is My throne,
And the earth is the footstool for My feet;
What kind of house will you build for Me?’ says the Lord,
Or what place is there for My rest?
Verse ConceptsFootstoolsFeetGod, Sovereignty OfHeaven, Nature OfGod Is TranscendentHeaven, God's ThroneGod's DwellingWhat Kind?God Being Outside Of Creationfootprints

I know that after I am gone, [false teachers like] ferocious wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; Verse ConceptsShepherds, As Church LeaderWatchfulness, Of LeadersApostasy, CauseWolvesFierce MenNot Sparing



And the Lord their God shall save them on that day
As the flock of His people;
For they are like the [precious] jewels of a crown,
Displayed and glittering in His land.
Verse ConceptsJewelsChrist And His SheepSparklingGod Saves The NeedyJewellery And GodGod's Willjewelrycrowns


Remember [what happened to] Lot’s wife [when she looked back]! Verse ConceptsHesitationWifeluck

But Lot’s wife, from behind him, [foolishly, longingly] looked [back toward Sodom in an act of disobedience], and she became a pillar of salt. Verse ConceptsHesitationLooking BackwardObelisksLooking BackOther WivesSournessWifestatues