Thematic Bible: Reasons for


Thematic Bible



Filled with joy, they bowed down to him in adoration. Then they returned to Jerusalem. They continued blessing God in the Temple.

Midway through the feast Jesus went to the temple and taught. Verse ConceptsAcademicsPilgrimageJesus As Our TeacherChrist TeachingChrist In The Temple



You should seek Jehovah at the place Jehovah your God chooses out of all your tribes. This is where he will dwell and establish his name. This is where you should go. Verse ConceptsChoicesHousesWorship, Places OfSacred PlacesA Place For God's Name

Three times a year all your men must come into the presence of Jehovah your God at the place he will choose. At the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Booths. But no one may come into the presence of Jehovah without an offering. Verse ConceptsFeasting On Special OccasionsLaw, OtPilgrimageWorship, Times ForMen WorshippingEmpty HandedThree Times A YearFestivals Observedvacation

King Hezekiah heard it and he tore his clothes. He covered himself with sackcloth and entered the house of Jehovah. Verse ConceptsEntering The TempleThose Who Tore Clothes

Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it. He went to the temple of Jehovah and spread it out before Jehovah. Verse ConceptsLettersSpreading

How happy (blessed) are those who live in your temple always singing praise to you. Verse ConceptsBlessed Through GodPsalm InterjectionsBlessings From GodPraising God In Public Worship

All of Jehovah's tribes go to that city because it is a law in Israel to give thanks to the name of Jehovah.

Then he returned to Nazareth the place where he was raised. He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day. This was his custom. There he stood up to read. Verse ConceptsCustomReadingHabitsLiteracySabbath, In NtSynagogueWorship, Times ForReading The ScripturesOn The SabbathGoing To Churchculture

Two men went to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector. Verse ConceptsRich, TheJewish SectsTwo PeopleCharacteristics Of PhariseesPraying For OthersGoing To ChurchPrayingtaxespharisees

Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher was a very old prophetess. She had been a widow eighty-four years. She never left the temple. She worshipped and fasted with supplications day and night.

Many nations will come. They will say: Come you people, let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths! For out of Zion will go forth the law, and the word of Jehovah from Jerusalem. Verse ConceptsKnowing God's WaysParticipation, In ChristPilgrimageRevival, CorporateWord Of GodGod As Our TeacherGoing Up MountainsGod TeachingWalking In The Ways Of GodThe Gospel To The NationsThe Temple In HeavenThe Law Given To IsraelPaths