Thematic Bible: Prodigality
Thematic Bible
spiritual Loss » Causes of » Prodigality
Old age » Disrespect for pleasure-seeking » Prodigality
Then Elisha went up from Jericho to Bethel. On the way, young boys came out of the city and mocked him and said to him, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!”
Whose fathers I refused to put with the sheepdogs of my flock.
Princes were hung by their hands;
Elders were not respected.
Prodigality » General references to
Who drink wine from sacrificial bowls
And anoint themselves with the finest oils [reflecting their unrestrained celebration];
Yet they are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph (Israel).
He who is careless in his work
Is a brother to him who destroys.
There is precious treasure and oil in the house of the wise [who prepare for the future],
But a short-sighted and foolish man swallows it up and wastes it.
Profit and loss » Spiritual loss causes of » Prodigality
Unsatisfied » Prodigality
The ripe fruits and delicacies of your soul’s desire have gone from you, and all things that were luxurious and extravagant are lost to you, never again to be found.
sins of Youth » Special temptations of pleasure-seeking » Prodigality
Then Elisha went up from Jericho to Bethel. On the way, young boys came out of the city and mocked him and said to him, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!”
Whose fathers I refused to put with the sheepdogs of my flock.
Princes were hung by their hands;
Elders were not respected.