Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
death » Preparation for
And if you call upon Him as [your] Father Who judges each one impartially according to what he does, [then] you should conduct yourselves with true reverence throughout the time of your temporary residence [on the earth, whether long or short].
We must work the works of Him Who sent Me and be busy with His business while it is daylight; night is coming on, when no man can work.
Lord, make me to know my end and [to appreciate] the measure of my days -- "what it is; let me know and realize how frail I am [how transient is my stay here].
In those days Hezekiah became deadly ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came and said to him, Thus says the Lord: Set your house in order, for you shall die; you shall not recover.
[There is no exemption] but he who is joined to all the living has hope -- "for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or we die, we belong to the Lord.
For me to live is Christ [His life in me], and to die is gain [the gain of the glory of eternity].
For here we have no permanent city, but we are looking for the one which is to come.
O that they were wise and would see through this [present triumph] to their ultimate fate!
O look away from me and spare me, that I may recover cheerfulness and encouraging strength and know gladness before I go and am no more!
So teach us to number our days, that we may get us a heart of wisdom.
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol (the place of the dead), where you are going.
Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun. Yes, if a man should live many years, let him rejoice in them all; yet let him [seriously] remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. All that comes is vanity (emptiness, falsity, vainglory, and futility)!
For Sheol (the place of the dead) cannot confess and reach out the hand to You, death cannot praise and rejoice in You; they who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness [to Your promises; their probation is at an end, their destiny is sealed]. The living, the living -- "they shall thank and praise You, as I do this day; the father shall make known to the children Your faithfulness and Your truth.
Keep your loins girded and your lamps burning, And be like men who are waiting for their master to return home from the marriage feast, so that when he returns from the wedding and comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately. Blessed (happy, fortunate, and to be envied) are those servants whom the master finds awake and alert and watching when he comes. Truly I say to you, he will gird himself and have them recline at table and will come and serve them!
You ought instead to say, If the Lord is willing, we shall live and we shall do this or that [thing].
natural Death » Pray to be prepared for
Lord, make me to know my end and [to appreciate] the measure of my days -- "what it is; let me know and realize how frail I am [how transient is my stay here].
So teach us to number our days, that we may get us a heart of wisdom.
Exhortations » Special » To redeem the time
Behave yourselves wisely [living prudently and with discretion] in your relations with those of the outside world (the non-Christians), making the very most of the time and seizing (buying up) the opportunity.
Remember [earnestly] also your Creator [that you are not your own, but His property now] in the days of your youth, before the evil days come or the years draw near when you will say [of physical pleasures], I have no enjoyment in them -- "
So teach us to number our days, that we may get us a heart of wisdom.
I mean, brethren, the appointed time has been winding down and it has grown very short. From now on, let even those who have wives be as if they had none,
Making the very most of the time [buying up each opportunity], because the days are evil.
The Heart » Should be » Applied unto wisdom
So teach us to number our days, that we may get us a heart of wisdom.
Making your ear attentive to skillful and godly Wisdom and inclining and directing your heart and mind to understanding [applying all your powers to the quest for it];
natural Life » Shortness of, should lead to spiritual improvement
O that they were wise and would see through this [present triumph] to their ultimate fate!
So teach us to number our days, that we may get us a heart of wisdom.
Prayer » Seven earnest suppliants » For wisdom
If any of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask of the giving God [Who gives] to everyone liberally and ungrudgingly, without reproaching or faultfinding, and it will be given him.
So teach us to number our days, that we may get us a heart of wisdom.
For this reason we also, from the day we heard of it, have not ceased to pray and make [ special] request for you, [asking] that you may be filled with the full (deep and clear) knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom [ in comprehensive insight into the ways and purposes of God] and in understanding and discernment of spiritual things -- "
Verse Concepts
FulnessFulness Of KnowledgeSurrenderingAskingGrace, And Christian LifeKnowing God, Effects OfThe Lord's PrayerPerseverancePrayer, And God's WillPrayerfulnessUnderstandingWisdom, Human NatureWisdom, Source Of HumanSpiritual UnderstandingSpiritual FulnessThe Holy Spirit, Source Of WisdomUnceasingGod Giving Understanding
Give me now wisdom and knowledge to go out and come in before this people, for who can rule this Your people who are so great?
[For I always pray to] the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, that He may grant you a spirit of wisdom and revelation [of insight into mysteries and secrets] in the [deep and intimate] knowledge of Him,
Redeeming the time » How secured » By realizing the brevity of life
So teach us to number our days, that we may get us a heart of wisdom.
Time » Redeeming the » By realizing the brevity of life
So teach us to number our days, that we may get us a heart of wisdom.
Wisdom » True wisdom, general references to » Prayer for
If any of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask of the giving God [Who gives] to everyone liberally and ungrudgingly, without reproaching or faultfinding, and it will be given him.
So teach us to number our days, that we may get us a heart of wisdom.
For this reason we also, from the day we heard of it, have not ceased to pray and make [ special] request for you, [asking] that you may be filled with the full (deep and clear) knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom [ in comprehensive insight into the ways and purposes of God] and in understanding and discernment of spiritual things -- "
Verse Concepts
FulnessFulness Of KnowledgeSurrenderingAskingGrace, And Christian LifeKnowing God, Effects OfThe Lord's PrayerPerseverancePrayer, And God's WillPrayerfulnessUnderstandingWisdom, Human NatureWisdom, Source Of HumanSpiritual UnderstandingSpiritual FulnessThe Holy Spirit, Source Of WisdomUnceasingGod Giving Understanding
Give me now wisdom and knowledge to go out and come in before this people, for who can rule this Your people who are so great?
[For I always pray to] the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, that He may grant you a spirit of wisdom and revelation [of insight into mysteries and secrets] in the [deep and intimate] knowledge of Him,