Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Afflictions, Prayer During » That we may be taught the uncertainty of life
and the number of my days.
Let me know how short-lived I am.
death » Preparation for
And if you address as Father the One who judges impartially based on each one’s work, you are to conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your temporary residence.
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and the number of my days.
Let me know how short-lived I am.
In those days Hezekiah became terminally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came and said to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Put your affairs in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’”
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But there is hope for whoever is joined with all the living, since a live dog is better than a dead lion.
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If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
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For me, living is Christ and dying is gain.
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For we do not have an enduring city here; instead, we seek the one to come.
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they would understand their fate.
so that I may be cheered up
before I die and am gone.”
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Whatever your hands find to do, do with all your strength, because there is no work, planning, knowledge, or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.
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Light is sweet, and it is pleasing for the eyes to see the sun. For if a man should live many years, let him rejoice in them all, and let him remember the days of darkness, since they will be many. All that comes is futile.
For Sheol cannot thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who go down to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness. The living, only the living can thank You, as I do today; a father will make Your faithfulness known to children.
"Be ready for service and have your lamps lit. You must be like people waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet so that when he comes and knocks, they can open [the door] for him at once. Those slaves the master will find alert when he comes will be blessed. I assure you: He will get ready, have them recline at the table, then come and serve them.
Instead, you should say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.”
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natural Death » Pray to be prepared for
and the number of my days.
Let me know how short-lived I am.
Measures » Illustrative » (the measure of our days,) of the shortness of life
and the number of my days.
Let me know how short-lived I am.