Thematic Bible: Seeks counsel from prophets
Thematic Bible
Government » Mosaic » Seeks counsel from prophets
In the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth of the month [after the beginning of the exile in Babylon], certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the Lord and sat down before me.
Verse Concepts
Consecrate a fast,
Proclaim a solemn assembly,
Gather the elders
And all the inhabitants of the land
To the house of the Lord your God,
And cry out to the Lord [in penitent pleadings].
It came about in the sixth year [of the captivity of King Jehoiachin], on the fifth day of the sixth month, as I sat in my house [near Babylon] with the elders of Judah sitting before me, that the hand of the Lord God fell on me there.
Verse Concepts
Then certain of the elders of Israel came to me [seeking an oracle from God] and sat down before me.
Verse Concepts
“Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Have you come to inquire of Me? As I live,” says the Lord God, “I will not be inquired of by you.”’
Verse Concepts
Gather the people, sanctify the congregation,
Assemble the elders,
Gather the children and the nursing infants.
Let the bridegroom come out of his room
And the bride out of her bridal chamber. [No one is excused from the assembly.]
Related Topics
- Assembling Israel
- Breasts, Nursing Mothers
- Bridegroom
- Brides
- Closets
- Day 10
- Dealing With Young People
- Examples of Leadership
- Fasting
- Fasting And Prayer
- God Is Gracious