Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Long life » Examples of vigorous » Gray hairs, an indication of
yes, they shall be afraid of heights, and terrors will be in the way; and the almond tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goes to his everlasting home, and the mourners go about the streets:
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he doesn't realize it. Indeed, gray hairs are here and there on him, and he doesn't realize it.
Gray hair is a crown of glory. It is attained by a life of righteousness.
Now, behold, the king walks before you; and I am old and gray-headed; and behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my youth to this day.
With us are both the gray-headed and the very aged men, much elder than your father.
The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.
Old age » Examples of vigorous » Gray hairs, an indication of
yes, they shall be afraid of heights, and terrors will be in the way; and the almond tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goes to his everlasting home, and the mourners go about the streets:
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he doesn't realize it. Indeed, gray hairs are here and there on him, and he doesn't realize it.
Gray hair is a crown of glory. It is attained by a life of righteousness.
Now, behold, the king walks before you; and I am old and gray-headed; and behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my youth to this day.
With us are both the gray-headed and the very aged men, much elder than your father.
The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.
Strength » Physical
Delilah said to Samson, "Please tell me where your great strength lies, and what you might be bound to afflict you."
The Spirit of Yahweh came mightily on him, and he tore him as he would have torn a young goat; and he had nothing in his hand: but he didn't tell his father or his mother what he had done.
Samson said, "Let me die with the Philistines!" He bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell on the lords, and on all the people who were therein. So the dead that he killed at his death were more than those who he killed in his life.
The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.
Samson lay until midnight, and arose at midnight, and laid hold of the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and plucked them up, bar and all, and put them on his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of the mountain that is before Hebron.
I went out after him, and struck him, and rescued it out of his mouth. When he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and struck him, and killed him.