Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Flood » References to
the same thing shall happen in the son of man's time as did in Noah's days. eating and drinking, marriages and matches was the business till the very day that Noah entred into the ark, when the flood came and overwhelm'd them all.
since he did not spare the old world, having preserved only eight persons, including Noah, that preacher of virtue, when he brought the deluge upon the impious world:
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'Twas by faith that Noah being divinely warned of unforeseen events, with a religious concern built an ark to the preservation of his family; whereby the world became inexcusable, and he obtained the reward of that righteousness which is by faith.
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for as at the time that usher'd in the deluge, they were eating and drinking, marrying themselves and their children, till the day that Noe entred into the ark,
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those antient rebels in the time of Noah, when the divine forbearance waited, till the ark was quite finish'd, in which only eight persons were saved by means of the water.
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Grass » Illustrative » Of shortness and uncertainty of life
for human nature is like grass, and all their glory like the flower of the herb, the herb withers, the flower droops,
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Grass » Figurative
for human nature is like grass, and all their glory like the flower of the herb, the herb withers, the flower droops,
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let the rich be humbled by his instability: for he is as transitory as a flower in the field. the sun is up and darts its rays, the grass is wither'd, its flowers droop, and all their beautiful appearance vanishes away. just so the rich man fades with all his projects.
natural Life » Is compared to » A sleep
Man » A social being » As grass
for human nature is like grass, and all their glory like the flower of the herb, the herb withers, the flower droops,
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let the rich be humbled by his instability: for he is as transitory as a flower in the field.
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Man » Compared to » A sleep
Mortality » Of man » Man compared to withering grass
for human nature is like grass, and all their glory like the flower of the herb, the herb withers, the flower droops,
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let the rich be humbled by his instability: for he is as transitory as a flower in the field.
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