Thematic Bible: Prophecies


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and the Lord said to her, "Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples will be separated from within you. One people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger." Verse ConceptsBabies In The WombFavouritismJacob, The PatriarchSubjectionTwo GroupsFreshness Of YouthWombServing PeopleStrong NationsOvercoming Adversity

You will live by your sword but you will serve your brother. When you grow restless, you will tear off his yoke from your neck." Verse ConceptsNecksRestlessnessYokesSubjectionServing IndividualsPeople Releasing Othersdominion

Then the Lord said to Abram, "Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a foreign country. They will be enslaved and oppressed for four hundred years. Verse ConceptsForeignersOppression, Nature Of100 Years And MoreSojourningSure KnowledgeThose OppressedReckoned As ForeignersGroups Of SlavesStrangers in israelDescendants ofslaveryoppression

The Lord took him outside and said, "Gaze into the sky and count the stars -- if you are able to count them!" Then he said to him, "So will your descendants be." Verse ConceptsAbrahamFruitfulness, NaturalAn Innumerable NumberNumberingFaith, Growth InAstronomyJacob, Life And Character OfStarsProsperity PromisedUncountableImpossible For PeopleLooking And SeeingOutside The HouseDescendants of

May God give you the dew of the sky and the richness of the earth, and plenty of grain and new wine. May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. You will be lord over your brothers, and the sons of your mother will bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed."

I will multiply your descendants so they will be as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands. All the nations of the earth will pronounce blessings on one another using the name of your descendants. Verse ConceptsMultiplyingConsistencyevangelists, identity ofBlessings, To AbrahamMission, Of IsraelBlessing Through God's People

But his father refused and said, "I know, my son, I know. He too will become a nation and he too will become great. In spite of this, his younger brother will be even greater and his descendants will become a multitude of nations." Verse ConceptsThe Youngest ChildPeople With General KnowledgeRules About Young People

The Lord took him outside and said, "Gaze into the sky and count the stars -- if you are able to count them!" Then he said to him, "So will your descendants be." Verse ConceptsAbrahamFruitfulness, NaturalAn Innumerable NumberNumberingFaith, Growth InAstronomyJacob, Life And Character OfStarsProsperity PromisedUncountableImpossible For PeopleLooking And SeeingOutside The HouseDescendants of

I will indeed bless you, and I will greatly multiply your descendants so that they will be as countless as the stars in the sky or the grains of sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the strongholds of their enemies. Verse ConceptsMultiplyingAbrahamFruitfulness, NaturalAn Innumerable NumberSkyStarsProsperity PromisedSeashoresCapturing GatesPeople OvercomingGod Multipling PeoplePeople MultiplyingGod Will BlessGod's Promise To AbrahamOvercoming EnemiesSand And GravelPromises concerningEnemiesDescendants of

I will multiply your descendants so they will be as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands. All the nations of the earth will pronounce blessings on one another using the name of your descendants. Verse ConceptsMultiplyingConsistencyevangelists, identity ofBlessings, To AbrahamMission, Of IsraelBlessing Through God's People

And I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone is able to count the dust of the earth, then your descendants also can be counted. Verse ConceptsFruitfulness, NaturalDust, Figurative UseUncountableNumerous As DustImpossible For People

Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west, east, north, and south. All the families of the earth will pronounce blessings on one another using your name and that of your descendants. Verse ConceptsConsistencyeastNorthOffspringSpreadingSouthNorth, South, East And WestNumerous As DustBlessing Through God's PeopleBlessings For Jew And Gentile

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