Thematic Bible: Pillar of


Thematic Bible



Prior to this Absalom had set up a monument and dedicated it to himself in the King's Valley, reasoning "I have no son who will carry on my name." He named the monument after himself, and to this day it is known as Absalom's Memorial.






However, there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the times to come. The dream and the visions you had while lying on your bed are as follows.

God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew! Do you not know what the scripture says about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel?

Look, my earlier predictive oracles have come to pass; now I announce new events. Before they begin to occur, I reveal them to you."





Should I not be even more concerned about Nineveh, this enormous city? There are more than one hundred twenty thousand people in it who do not know right from wrong, as well as many animals!"

But about Israel he says, "All day long I held out my hands to this disobedient and stubborn people!"

Finally Abraham said, "May the Lord not be angry so that I may speak just once more. What if ten are found there?" He replied, "I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten."





This is what the Lord says: "The heavens are my throne and the earth is my footstool. Where then is the house you will build for me? Where is the place where I will rest?

not by earth, because it is his footstool, and not by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.


King David rose to his feet and said: "Listen to me, my brothers and my people. I wanted to build a temple where the ark of the Lord's covenant could be placed as a footstool for our God. I have made the preparations for building it.

Heaven is my throne, and earth is the footstool for my feet. What kind of house will you build for me, says the Lord, or what is my resting place?


I know that after I am gone fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.


On that day the Lord their God will deliver them as the flock of his people, for they are the precious stones of a crown sparkling over his land.



Remember Lot's wife!

But Lot's wife looked back longingly and was turned into a pillar of salt.


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