Thematic Bible: Pools and ponds


Thematic Bible



The rest of the events of Hezekiah’s reign, along with all his might and how he made the pool and the tunnel and brought water into the city, are written in the Historical Record of Judah’s Kings. Verse ConceptsPoolsDrinking WaterHistorical BooksWater ChannelKings of judahaccomplishmentsaccomplishment

You made a reservoir between the walls for the waters of the ancient pool, but you did not look to the One who made it, or consider the One who created it long ago. Verse ConceptsExamples Of ConfidenceFalse Confidence, Examples OfFalse ConfidencePoolsGod Planning Of OldDoubting GodGod's Plans

Then the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rab-saris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a massive army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced and came to Jerusalem, and they took their position by the aqueduct of the upper pool, which is by the highway to the Fuller’s Field. Verse ConceptsCommanderLargenessOccupationsSiegesActual Attacks On JerusalemWater ChannelLarge Armies

Then the Lord said to Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear-jashub to meet Ahaz at the end of the conduit of the upper pool, by the road to the Fuller’s Field. Verse ConceptsOccupationsProphets, Lives OfPoolsMeeting PeopleClean ClothesWater ChannelHighways

I will open rivers on the barren heights,
and springs in the middle of the plains.
I will turn the desert into a pool of water
and dry land into springs of water.
Verse ConceptsSpiritual RenewalBarren, LandPoolsRunning Water From GodRivers As Places Of PrayerRiversChristmas TreeChange And Growthlakes

the parched ground will become a pool of water,
and the thirsty land springs of water.
In the haunt of jackals, in their lairs,
there will be grass, reeds, and papyrus.
Verse ConceptsSpiritual RenewalGrassPapyrusReedsPoolsMetaphorical Springs

I constructed reservoirs of water for myself from which to irrigate a grove of flourishing trees. Verse ConceptsWater IrrigationPools

The rest of the events of Hezekiah’s reign, along with all his might and how he made the pool and the tunnel and brought water into the city, are written in the Historical Record of Judah’s Kings. Verse ConceptsPoolsDrinking WaterHistorical BooksWater ChannelKings of judahaccomplishmentsaccomplishment

I went on to the Fountain Gate and the King’s Pool, but farther down it became too narrow for my animal to go through. Verse ConceptsPoolsNamed Gates

Then someone washed the chariot at the pool of Samaria. The dogs licked up his blood, and the prostitutes bathed in it, according to the word of the Lord that He had spoken. Verse ConceptsdogsBathing, For RefreshmentTongueWord Of GodPoolsAnimals Eating PeopleCreatures Drinking BloodClean Objects

So Joab son of Zeruiah and David’s soldiers marched out and met them by the pool of Gibeon. The two groups took up positions on opposite sides of the pool. Verse ConceptsPoolsOpposite Sides

So David gave orders to the young men, and they killed Rechab and Baanah. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron, but they took Ish-bosheth’s head and buried it in Abner’s tomb in Hebron. Verse ConceptsGallowsHangingPunishment, Legal Aspects OfMutilationPoolsDisfigurementSkullsCutting Off Hands And FeetAnother's Burial PlacePeople Hung To DeathKilling Named Individuals

Egypt’s weavers will be dejected;
all her wage earners will be demoralized.
Verse ConceptsWagesPoolsMetaphorical Pillars

You made a reservoir between the walls for the waters of the ancient pool, but you did not look to the One who made it, or consider the One who created it long ago. Verse ConceptsExamples Of ConfidenceFalse Confidence, Examples OfFalse ConfidencePoolsGod Planning Of OldDoubting GodGod's Plans

“I will make her a swampland and a region for screech owls, and I will sweep her away with a broom of destruction.”

This is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts. Verse ConceptsAnimals, Types OfPoolsThreateningsHedgehogsSweepingdistractions

Egypt’s weavers will be dejected;
all her wage earners will be demoralized.
Verse ConceptsWagesPoolsMetaphorical Pillars

You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the city of David. You collected water from the lower pool. Verse ConceptsPoolsDestruction Of Jerusalem's WallThe Act Of OpeningOpening Walls

So the Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron: Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt—over their rivers, canals, ponds, and all their water reservoirs—and they will become blood. There will be blood throughout the land of Egypt, even in wooden and stone containers.” Verse ConceptsAaron, PrivilegesRivers And StreamsStonesWoodPoolsRodsBucketsStretching OutWater ContainersWood And Stone

the parched ground will become a pool of water,
and the thirsty land springs of water.
In the haunt of jackals, in their lairs,
there will be grass, reeds, and papyrus.
Verse ConceptsSpiritual RenewalGrassPapyrusReedsPoolsMetaphorical Springs

As they pass through the Valley of Baca,
they make it a source of springwater;
even the autumn rain will cover it with blessings.
Verse ConceptsAutumnSaints, As PilgrimsPoolsTearsMetaphorical SpringsOvercoming Adversity

Nineveh has been like a pool of water
from her first days,
but they are fleeing.
“Stop! Stop!” they cry,
but no one turns back.
Verse ConceptsPoolsCessationStopping StillPeoples Who FledPeople not returning

By the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem there is a pool, called Bethesda in Hebrew, which has five colonnades. Verse ConceptsGatesLanguagesPorchesFive ThingsHallsNamed Gatescrusades

“Go,” He told him, “wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So he left, washed, and came back seeing. Verse ConceptsMedicineVisionPoolsChrist SendingBlindnessRelationships And Dating

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