Thematic Bible: Privileges of


Thematic Bible



The delights of your house will be showered on them; you will give them drink from the river of your pleasures. Verse ConceptsAbundance, SpiritualPlenty Through GodAbundancehomecoming

And of Zion it will be said, This or that man had his birth there; and the Most High will make her strong. Verse ConceptsWhat Heaven Will Be Likezion

Who are Israelites: who have the place of sons, and the glory, and the agreements with God, and the giving of the law, and the worship, and the hope offered by God: Verse ConceptsAdoption, nature ofAdoptionGod Bestowing GloryGod's Promise To AbrahamGod's Covenant With The PatriarchsHow To Worship GodThe Law Given To IsraelPromisesisraelcovenantsonship

Reuben, you are my oldest son, the first-fruit of my strength, first in pride and first in power: But because you were uncontrolled, the first place will not be yours; for you went up to your father's bed, even his bride-bed, and made it unclean.

And the sons of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel, (for he was the oldest son, but, because he made his father's bride-bed unclean, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel; but he is not to be given the place of the oldest. Verse ConceptsConcubinesBirthrightsFirstborn Sons

To you, Judah, will your brothers give praise: your hand will be on the neck of your haters; your father's sons will go down to the earth before you. Verse ConceptsBowingCommendationSalutationsOvercoming EnemiesShowing Forth His Praiseserenity

Let peoples be your servants, and nations go down before you: be lord over your brothers, and let your mother's sons go down before you: a curse be on everyone by whom you are cursed, and a blessing on those who give you a blessing. Verse ConceptsJacob, Life And Character OfServing PeopleSalutationsBlessing Through God's PeopleCursing Israel

Saying, Our family is making an offering in the town, and my brothers have given me orders to be there: so now, if I have grace in your eyes, let me go away and see my brothers. This is why he has not come to the king's table. Verse ConceptsBrothersethics, personalTown

And Jacob said, First of all give me your oath; and he gave him his oath, handing over his birthright to Jacob. Verse ConceptsOaths, HumanYielding To Temptation

And Jacob said, First of all give me your birthright. Verse ConceptsBirthrights

And he said, Your brother came with deceit, and took away your blessing. Verse ConceptsInjustice, Examples OfPeople BlessingThose Who Deceived

And make me food, good to the taste, such as is pleasing to me, and put it before me, so that I may have a meal and give you my blessing before death comes to me. Verse ConceptsTasteRequesting FoodSavourinessBefore DeathLoving Other ThingsPeople Blessing

If a man has two wives, one greatly loved and the other hated, and the two of them have had children by him; and if the first son is the child of the hated wife: Then when he gives his property to his sons for their heritage, he is not to put the son of his loved one in the place of the first son, the son of the hated wife:

If brothers are living together and one of them, at his death, has no son, the wife of the dead man is not to be married outside the family to another man: let her husband's brother go in to her and make her his wife, doing as it is right for a brother-in-law to do. Then the first male child she has will take the rights of the brother who is dead, so that his name may not come to an end in Israel.

And their father gave them much silver and gold and things of great value, as well as walled towns in Judah; but the kingdom he gave to Jehoram, because he was the oldest. Verse ConceptsFirstbornGoldInheritance, MaterialBirthrights

But he is to give his first son his birthright, and twice as great a part of his property: for he is the first-fruits of his strength and the right of the first son is his. Verse ConceptsHeirsDouble Portions

Then taking Ephraim with his right hand, Joseph put him at Israel's left side, and with his left hand he put Manasseh at Israel's right side, placing them near him. And Israel, stretching out his right hand, put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, crossing his hands on purpose, for Manasseh was the older.

In Judah is the knowledge of God; his name is great in Israel, In Salem is his tent, his resting-place in Zion.

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain