Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Ambition » Punishment of
Shining morning star, how you have fallen from the heavens! You destroyer of nations, you have been cut down to the ground. You said to yourself: "I will ascend to the heavens; I will set up my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of the [gods'] assembly, in the remotest parts of the North. I will ascend above the highest clouds; I will make myself like the Most High." read more.
But you will be brought down to Sheol into the deepest regions of the Pit.
But you will be brought down to Sheol into the deepest regions of the Pit.
one who builds a high threshold invites injury.
"Therefore this is what the Lord God says: Since it became great in height and set its top among the clouds, and it grew proud on account of its height, I determined to hand it over to a ruler of nations; he would surely deal with it. I banished it because of its wickedness.
Contentiousness » The contentious spirit
one who builds a high threshold invites injury.
but a man slow to anger
so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
they are for war.
They stir up wars all day long.
and his mouth provokes a beating.
Why do You tolerate
Oppression and violence are right in front of me.
Strife is ongoing, and conflict escalates.
Destruction » Who seeks destruction
one who builds a high threshold invites injury.
Dissention » The contentious spirit
one who builds a high threshold invites injury.
but a man slow to anger
so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
they are for war.
They stir up wars all day long.
and his mouth provokes a beating.
Why do You tolerate
Oppression and violence are right in front of me.
Strife is ongoing, and conflict escalates.
Exaltation » Of self » Self-exaltation, the folly of
one who builds a high threshold invites injury.
you said, ‘No one sees me.’
Your wisdom and knowledge
led you astray.
You said to yourself,
‘I exist, and there is no one else.’
You said to yourself: "I will ascend to the heavens; I will set up my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of the [gods'] assembly, in the remotest parts of the North. I will ascend above the highest clouds; I will make myself like the Most High."
and make your nest among the stars,
even from there I will bring you down.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
or to seek glory after glory.
Don't brag about yourself before the king, and don't stand in the place of the great; for it is better for him to say to you, "Come up here!" than to demote you in plain view of a noble.
“Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre: This is what the Lord God says:
Your heart is proud,
and you have said, ‘I am a god;
I sit in the seat of gods
in the heart of the sea.’
Yet you are a man and not a god,
though you have regarded your heart
as that of a god.
and you have said, ‘I am a god;
I sit in the seat of gods
in the heart of the sea.’
Yet you are a man and not a god,
though you have regarded your heart
as that of a god.
“Therefore this is what the Lord God says: Since it became great in height and set its top among the clouds, and it grew proud on account of its height,
Exaltation » Those that exalt themselves
against all that is proud and lofty,
against all that is lifted up—it will be humbled—
Shining morning star, how you have fallen from the heavens! You destroyer of nations, you have been cut down to the ground. You said to yourself: "I will ascend to the heavens; I will set up my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of the [gods'] assembly, in the remotest parts of the North. I will ascend above the highest clouds; I will make myself like the Most High." read more.
But you will be brought down to Sheol into the deepest regions of the Pit.
But you will be brought down to Sheol into the deepest regions of the Pit.
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt, and glorify the King of heaven, because all His works are true and His ways are just. He is able to humble those who walk in pride.
He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and looked down on everyone else: "Two men went up to the temple complex to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee took his stand and was praying like this: 'God, I thank You that I'm not like other people -greedy, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. read more.
I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of everything I get.' "But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even raise his eyes to heaven but kept striking his chest and saying, 'God, turn Your wrath from me -a sinner!' I tell you, this one went down to his house justified rather than the other; because everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted."
I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of everything I get.' "But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even raise his eyes to heaven but kept striking his chest and saying, 'God, turn Your wrath from me -a sinner!' I tell you, this one went down to his house justified rather than the other; because everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted."
one who builds a high threshold invites injury.
Moab will be destroyed as a people because he has exalted himself against the Lord. Panic, pit, and trap await you, resident of Moab. [This is]*The bracketed text has been added for clarity. the Lord's declaration.
Strife » Those that love strife
one who builds a high threshold invites injury.
Strife » Evidences a love of transgression
one who builds a high threshold invites injury.
The lord seeking that which was lost » Who seeks destruction
one who builds a high threshold invites injury.
Transgression » Who loves transgression
one who builds a high threshold invites injury.