Thematic Bible: Reviling and reproaching


Thematic Bible




Like the shattering of my bones are the taunts of my oppressors, saying to me all day long, "Where is your God?" Verse ConceptsCruelty, examples ofAgony, Of BodyAgony, DeathSuffering, Causes OfSuffering, Nature OfDerisionGod Not ExistingAll DayWhere Is God?

because of the voice of the one who mocks and reviles, because of the enemy and the avenger. Verse ConceptsInsultsMan AvengingRevenge


For even the Messiah did not please himself. Instead, as it is written, "The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me." Verse ConceptsGiving, Of OneselfInsultsSelfishnessUnselfishnessHumility Of ChristProphecies Concerning ChristNot Pleasing People

when your enemies reproached you, LORD, when they reproached the footsteps of your anointed. Verse ConceptsThe Lord's Anointedfootstepsfootprints




At times you were made a public spectacle by means of insults and persecutions, while at other times you associated with people who were treated this way. Verse ConceptsReproachSpectaclePersecutionAbuse

Turn your ear, LORD, and listen! Open your eyes, LORD, and observe! Listen to the message sent by Sennacherib to insult the living God! Verse ConceptsAfflictions, Prayer DuringGod, Living And Self sustainingPay Attention O God!

"This is what Hezekiah says: "Today is a day of trouble, rebuke, and blasphemy, because children are about to be born, but there is no strength to bring them to birth. Perhaps the LORD your God will take note of everything that Rab-shakeh has said, whom his master the king of Assyria sent to taunt the living God, and then he will rebuke the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore offer a prayer for the survivors who remain.'" Verse ConceptsBlasphemy, Examples OfGod, Living And Self sustainingRemnantRidicule, Objects OfSurvivors FavouredPray For UsWill God Pay Attention?

My enemies revile me all day long; those who ridicule me use my name to curse. Verse ConceptsCruelty, examples ofEvil SpeakingLossUnceasingContinual HardshipBeing ReprovedUngodly CursingSwearing

"I've heard Moab's insults and the curses from those Ammonites by which they defame my people and boast about their territory. Verse ConceptsSpreading


The men standing near him asked, "Do you mean to insult God's high priest?" Paul answered, "I didn't realize, brothers, that he is the high priest. After all, it is written, "You must not speak evil about a ruler of your people.'"


Those who passed by kept insulting him, shaking their heads, Verse ConceptsGesturesShaking The HeadInsulting ChristAbusenagging

Get up, God, and prosecute your case remember that you're being scorned by fools all day long. Verse Conceptsdefence, divineRevival, Nature OfFools, Description OfAudacityUnceasingContinual SinGod ArisingFools Attitude To God

Pay back our neighbors seven times the reproach with which they reproached you, LORD. Verse ConceptsSevenfoldLet Evil Rebound

He will send help from heaven to deliver me from those who harass and despise me. Interlude God will send his gracious love and truth. Verse ConceptsGod Saving From EnemiesPsalm InterjectionsGod's Truthrebukingharassment

Then I can answer the one who insults me, for I place my trust in your word. Verse ConceptsTrust, Importance OfBible, In Christian LivingAnswering PeopleBelieving Prophets



That is why I take such pleasure in weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and difficulties for the Messiah's sake, for when I am weak, then I am strong. Verse ConceptsInsultsPersecution, Nature OfWeakness, SpiritualInfirmitiesSuffering For Christ's SakeGod Giving StrengthGod Gives StrengthHard TasksGrace Being SufficientPersecutionWeaknessStaying Strong During Hard TimesHardship

That is why I take such pleasure in weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and difficulties for the Messiah's sake, for when I am weak, then I am strong. Verse ConceptsInsultsPersecution, Nature OfWeakness, SpiritualInfirmitiesSuffering For Christ's SakeGod Giving StrengthGod Gives StrengthHard TasksGrace Being SufficientPersecutionWeaknessStaying Strong During Hard TimesHardship

thieves, greedy people, drunks, slanderers, and robbers will not inherit the kingdom of God. Verse ConceptsAlcoholAlcohol AbuseAddictionAlcoholicsCovetousnessDrunkennessInheritanceGreedthievescheatersdrunkards

Those who passed by kept insulting him, shaking their heads, and saying, "You who were going to destroy the sanctuary and rebuild it in three days save yourself! If you're the Son of God, come down from the cross!"

especially those who satisfy their flesh by indulging in its passions and who despise authority. Being bold and arrogant, they are not afraid to slander glorious beings. Yet even angels, although they are greater in strength and power, do not bring a slanderous accusation against them from the Lord.

"Get out of here! Get out!" Shimei yelled as he cursed. "You murderer! You who think you're above the law! The LORD has repaid you personally for murdering the entire dynasty of Saul, whose place you've taken to reign! And the LORD has given the kingdom into your son Absalom's control. Now look! Your own evil has caught up with you, because you're guilty of murder!"

"I've heard Moab's insults and the curses from those Ammonites by which they defame my people and boast about their territory. Therefore as I'm alive and living," declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, the God of Israel, "Moab will surely become like Sodom, and the Ammonites like Gomorrah, a place overrun by weeds and salty marshes, unpopulated forever. The survivors of my people will confiscate their property, and those who remain of my nation will inherit what was theirs.


"I've heard Moab's insults and the curses from those Ammonites by which they defame my people and boast about their territory. Verse ConceptsSpreading

"Look!" they said. "Here comes the Dream Master!

When David returned to bless his household, Saul's daughter Michal came out to meet him and called out, "How the king of Israel honored himself today by undressing himself right in front of his women staff members, just like any pervert would dare to expose himself!" Verse ConceptsFamilies, Examples OfBenedictionsIronySarcasmEmployers, Good ExamplesNudityPeople Stripping OffPeople Who Blessed Others

It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher and a slave to be like his master. If they have called the head of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they do the same to those of his household!" Verse ConceptsFalse Accusations, Examples OfChristlikenessBeelzebubGrowth Of EvilSlavesBecoming Like PeopleRelatives Also InvolvedAccused Of Being Demonised


When he was insulted, he did not retaliate. When he suffered, he did not threaten. It was his habit to commit the matter to the one who judges fairly. Verse ConceptsFaith, Nature OfInsultsPunishment, By GodRevenge, Examples OfSuffering, Of The InnocentViolenceJesus Christ, Meekness OfForbearance Of GodBelief In GodAbuse

Listen to me, you who know righteousness, you people who have my instruction in their hearts. Don't fear the insults of mortals, and don't be dismayed at their hateful words. Verse ConceptsJustice, In Believers' LivesMorality, And RedemptionBeing ReprovedPay Attention To God!People In RighteousnessTaking The Law To Heart

"Now as for you, Son of Man, never be afraid of them or of anything they have to say, because being with them will be like settling down to live among briers, thorn bushes, and scorpions! Don't be afraid of anything they have to say, and don't be awed by their appearance, since they are a rebellious group. Verse ConceptsBriersThornsMinisters, Way They Should TeachWicked Described AsScorpionsDo Not Fear Men


Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also debated with him. Some asked, "What is this blabbermouth trying to say?" while others said, "He seems to be preaching about foreign gods." This was because Paul was telling the good news about Jesus and the resurrection. Verse ConceptsBabblersevangelism, nature ofPhilosophyResurrection, Of The DeadFalse Teachers, Examples OfScoffersAmateursAmbiguityEncouraged To Serve Foreign gods

Now one of the criminals hanging there kept insulting him, "You are the Messiah, aren't you? Save yourself"and us!" Verse ConceptsThe If's Of SatanJesus Christ, Temptation OfSaid To Be The ChristSaving OneselfSave Us!Abuseassertiveness

I am being mocked because of you. Dishonor overwhelms me. Verse ConceptsJesus Christ, Prophecies OfProphecies Concerning ChristMessianic Prophecies


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