Thematic Bible: Serpent


Thematic Bible



When Pharaoh speaketh unto you, saying, Give for yourselves a wonder; then thou hast said unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast before Pharaoh -- it becometh a monster.' Verse ConceptsAaron, PrivilegesSerpentsOther MiraclesPutting Things DownThings Changed



and if a fish he may ask -- a serpent will he present to him? Verse ConceptsRepulsive FoodFish


And having ended all temptation, the Devil departed from him till a convenient season. Verse Conceptsevil, victory overLeavingRight Time For The DevilEnd Of ActionsTemptationOpportunityResisting Temptation

Jesus answered and said, 'Not because of me hath this voice come, but because of you; now is a judgment of this world, now shall the ruler of this world be cast forth;






and they have over them a king -- the messenger of the abyss -- a name is to him in Hebrew, Abaddon, and in the Greek he hath a name, Apollyon. Verse ConceptsAbyssBottomless PitSatan, Titles ForAngels opposed to GodLanguagesSatan, As The Enemy Of GodNames And Titles For SatanChrist, Names ForThe DestroyerEvil AngelsSatan as Destroyer

And Jehovah God saith unto the serpent, 'Because thou hast done this, cursed art thou above all the cattle, and above every beast of the field: on thy belly dost thou go, and dust thou dost eat, all days of thy life; Verse ConceptsSatanticRetributionSerpentsSnakesStomachsLifelongCrawlingThe Ancient SerpentGod CursingNoting What Animals EatAdam and evePunishmentPunishmentscatsfatedust

And the day is, that sons of God come in to station themselves by Jehovah, and there doth come also the Adversary in their midst. Verse ConceptsSpiritsSatan, Character OfSons Of GodAssociationsAngels As Sons Of GodSatanThe Devilrelaxation




And supper being come, the devil already having put it into the heart of Judas of Simon, Iscariot, that he may deliver him up, Verse ConceptsGoadsevil, origins ofLove FeastSatan, Agents OfSatan, Work OfJudas Betraying ChristThe Devil Tempting PeopleThe Devilzealots


and that by the exceeding greatness of the revelations I might not be exalted overmuch, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of the Adversary, that he might buffet me, that I might not be exalted overmuch. Verse Conceptsevil, origins ofEnjoyment, Lack OfBodyGod, Purpose OfMinistry, Qualifications ForPainSatan, Kingdom OfThornsWeakness, PhysicalBeneficial Afflictions For HumilityAfflictions, Benefits OfSatan, Work OfAfflictions Of MinistersDamage To The BodySigns Of Possible Demon PossessionSatanharassment



And Jehovah God saith unto the serpent, 'Because thou hast done this, cursed art thou above all the cattle, and above every beast of the field: on thy belly dost thou go, and dust thou dost eat, all days of thy life; Verse ConceptsSatanticRetributionSerpentsSnakesStomachsLifelongCrawlingThe Ancient SerpentGod CursingNoting What Animals EatAdam and evePunishmentPunishmentscatsfatedust

And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary: 'Jehovah doth push against thee, O Adversary, Yea, push against thee doth Jehovah, Who is fixing on Jerusalem, Is not this a brand delivered from fire?' Verse Conceptsevil, victory overSatan, As The Enemy Of GodPlucking OutSaved From FireGod Requite Them!rebukingbranding



and he cast him to the abyss, and did shut him up, and put a seal upon him, that he may not lead astray the nations any more, till the thousand years may be finished; and after these it behoveth him to be loosed a little time. Verse ConceptsSatan, As DeceiverSatan, Kingdom OfSatan, Resistance ToSealsSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InAbyssA Short TimeSealing ThingsEvil And FreedomShort Time Till The EndSeasons Changing

See not wine when it showeth itself red, When it giveth in the cup its colour, It goeth up and down through the upright. Its latter end -- as a serpent it biteth, And as a basilisk it stingeth.



Exhausted by famine, And consumed by heat, and bitter destruction. And the teeth of beasts I send upon them, With poison of fearful things of the dust. Verse ConceptsDecayPoisonTeethWasteFamine ComingFamine Will Comehunger

The poison of dragons is their wine And the fierce venom of asps. Verse ConceptsAlcoholCobrasSerpentsSnakesThings Like Snakes

Gall of asps he sucketh, Slay him doth the tongue of a viper. Verse ConceptsTeeth

he then, indeed, having shaken off the beast into the fire, suffered no evil, and they were expecting him to be about to be inflamed, or to fall down suddenly dead, and they, expecting it a long time, and seeing nothing uncommon happening to him, changing their minds, said he was a god.


be angry and do not sin; let not the sun go down upon your wrath, neither give place to the devil;






And the serpent saith unto the woman, 'Dying, ye do not die, for God doth know that in the day of your eating of it -- your eyes have been opened, and ye have been as God, knowing good and evil.'


For, lo, I am sending among you serpents, Vipers that have no charmer, And they have bitten you, an affirmation of Jehovah. Verse ConceptsBitingPoisonSnakebites

Their poison is as poison of a serpent, As a deaf asp shutting its ear, Which hearkeneth not to the voice of whisperers, A charmer of charms most skilful.

If the serpent biteth without enchantment, Then there is no advantage to a master of the tongue. Verse ConceptsBabblersSnakebites



And Jehovah sendeth among the people the burning serpents, and they bite the people, and much people of Israel die; and the people come in unto Moses and say, 'We have sinned, for we have spoken against Jehovah, and against thee; pray unto Jehovah, and He doth turn aside from us the serpent;' and Moses prayeth in behalf of the people.

who is causing thee to go in the great and the terrible wilderness -- burning serpent, and scorpion, and thirst -- where there is no water; who is bringing out to thee waters from the flinty rock; Verse ConceptsFlintClimates, Typesdrought, physicalSnakesSuffering, HardshipThirstAnimals, Types OfGod Providing WaterDry PlacesProvision From RocksScorpions

neither may we tempt the Christ, as also certain of them did tempt, and by the serpents did perish; Verse ConceptsPresumptionProving, Through TestingSatan, As TempterSnakesRebellion Against God, Nature OfTesting Godexams

And Jehovah God saith unto the serpent, 'Because thou hast done this, cursed art thou above all the cattle, and above every beast of the field: on thy belly dost thou go, and dust thou dost eat, all days of thy life; Verse ConceptsSatanticRetributionSerpentsSnakesStomachsLifelongCrawlingThe Ancient SerpentGod CursingNoting What Animals EatAdam and evePunishmentPunishmentscatsfatedust

They lick dust as a serpent, as fearful things of earth, They tremble from their enclosures, Of Jehovah our God they are afraid, Yea, they are afraid of Thee. Verse ConceptsSnakesStomachsGuilty FearGroups TremblingThings Like SnakesNoting What Animals EatMoving OnTaking Care Of The Earthdustworms

Wolf and lamb do feed as one, And a lion as an ox eateth straw, As to the serpent -- dust is its food, They do no evil, nor destroy, In all My holy mountain, said Jehovah! Verse ConceptsLambsLionsMessianic AgeMillenniumRenewal, Of Natural OrderRest, EternalSnakesStomachsStrawAbstaining From MeatsDeliverance From LionsPower Over SnakesWolvesNoting What Animals EatAnimals Going To HeavenSleeping Peacefully



Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And whoso is breaking a hedge, a serpent biteth him. Verse ConceptsThe Insecurity Of The WickedDigging Pits



The burden of the beasts of the south. Into a land of adversity and distress, Of young lion and of old lion, Whence are viper and flying saraph, They carry on the shoulder of asses their wealth, And on the hump of camels their treasures, Unto a people not profitable. Verse ConceptsenvoyBackSnakesBeastsflying

Rejoice not thou, Philistia, all of thee, That broken hath been the rod of thy smiter, For from the root of a serpent cometh out a viper, And its fruit is a flying saraph. Verse ConceptsPoisonRootsSerpentsSnakesBreaking SticksLack Of RejoicingThose Flying

Wolf and lamb do feed as one, And a lion as an ox eateth straw, As to the serpent -- dust is its food, They do no evil, nor destroy, In all My holy mountain, said Jehovah! Verse ConceptsLambsLionsMessianic AgeMillenniumRenewal, Of Natural OrderRest, EternalSnakesStomachsStrawAbstaining From MeatsDeliverance From LionsPower Over SnakesWolvesNoting What Animals EatAnimals Going To HeavenSleeping Peacefully

and this one, being a daughter of Abraham, whom the Adversary bound, lo, eighteen years, did it not behove to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath-day?' Verse ConceptsdaughtersCripplesevil, origins ofPainRescueSatan, Defeat OfSatan, Kingdom OfBindingSatan, Work Of15 To 20 YearsChildren Of AbrahamOn The SabbathJesus Healing On Sabbath

and as he is yet coming near, the demon rent him, and tore him sore, and Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the youth, and gave him back to his father. Verse ConceptsRebukeSpiritsSatan, Work OfConvulsionsThose Jesus HealedSigns Of Possible Demon Possession

And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, 'For nought is Job fearing God? Hast not Thou made a hedge for him, and for his house, and for all that he hath -- round about?

The work of his hands Thou hast blessed, and his substance hath spread in the land, and yet, put forth, I pray Thee, Thy hand, and strike against anything that he hath -- if not: to Thy face he doth bless Thee!' Verse Conceptsevil, origins ofHand Of GodSatan, Work OfTouching To HarmWoundsCursing God



And the serpent hath been subtile above every beast of the field which Jehovah God hath made, and he saith unto the woman, 'Is it true that God hath said, Ye do not eat of every tree of the garden?' And the woman saith unto the serpent, 'Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we do eat, and of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden God hath said, Ye do not eat of it, nor touch it, lest ye die.' read more.
And the serpent saith unto the woman, 'Dying, ye do not die, for God doth know that in the day of your eating of it -- your eyes have been opened, and ye have been as God, knowing good and evil.' And the woman seeth that the tree is good for food, and that it is pleasant to the eyes, and the tree is desirable to make one wise, and she taketh of its fruit and eateth, and giveth also to her husband with her, and he doth eat; and the eyes of them both are opened, and they know that they are naked, and they sew fig-leaves, and make to themselves girdles. And they hear the sound of Jehovah God walking up and down in the garden at the breeze of the day, and the man and his wife hide themselves from the face of Jehovah God in the midst of the trees of the garden. And Jehovah God calleth unto the man, and saith to him, 'Where art thou?' and he saith, 'Thy sound I have heard in the garden, and I am afraid, for I am naked, and I hide myself.' And He saith, 'Who hath declared to thee that thou art naked? of the tree of which I have commanded thee not to eat, hast thou eaten?' and the man saith, 'The woman whom Thou didst place with me -- she hath given to me of the tree -- and I do eat.' And Jehovah God saith to the woman, 'What is this thou hast done?' and the woman saith, 'The serpent hath caused me to forget -- and I do eat.' And Jehovah God saith unto the serpent, 'Because thou hast done this, cursed art thou above all the cattle, and above every beast of the field: on thy belly dost thou go, and dust thou dost eat, all days of thy life; and enmity I put between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; he doth bruise thee -- the head, and thou dost bruise him -- the heel.'


serpents they shall take up; and if any deadly thing they may drink, it shall not hurt them; on the ailing they shall lay hands, and they shall be well.' Verse ConceptsBitingSerpentsSnakesCharismatic IssuesLaying On Of HandsPower Over SnakesLaying On Hands To HealHealing Through DisciplesHurthurting

he then, indeed, having shaken off the beast into the fire, suffered no evil, Verse ConceptsFireMiracles Of PaulPeople Shaking

Dan is a serpent by the way, An adder by the path, Which is biting the horse's heels, And its rider falleth backward. Verse ConceptsBitingSerpentsSnakesHeelsPeople TumblingThings Like SnakesSnakebitesFalling Backwards

And Jehovah God saith unto the serpent, 'Because thou hast done this, cursed art thou above all the cattle, and above every beast of the field: on thy belly dost thou go, and dust thou dost eat, all days of thy life; and enmity I put between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; he doth bruise thee -- the head, and thou dost bruise him -- the heel.'

and the field is the world, and the good seed, these are the sons of the reign, and the darnel are the sons of the evil one, and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is a full end of the age, and the reapers are messengers.


And he sheweth me Joshua the high priest standing before the messenger of Jehovah, and the Adversary standing at his right hand, to be an adversary to him. Verse ConceptsPersecution, Nature OfRankSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InStandingVisions And Dreams In ScriptureSatan, Work OfRight SidesRiversbrandingaccusationspriestswholeness

and He saith, 'Cast it to the earth;' and he casteth it to the earth, and it becometh a serpent -- and Moses fleeth from its presence. Verse ConceptsSnakesMiracles Of Moses And AaronOthers Who FledPutting Things DownThings Changed

go unto Pharaoh in the morning, lo, he is going out to the water, and thou hast stood to meet him by the edge of the River, and the rod which was turned to a serpent thou dost take in thy hand, Verse ConceptsMorningWaitingRodsMeeting PeopleThings Changed

and saith to him, 'If Son thou art of God -- cast thyself down, for it hath been written, that, His messengers He shall charge concerning thee, and on hands they shall bear thee up, that thou mayest not dash on a stone thy foot.' Verse ConceptsSafetySatan, As DeceiverSeductionThe If's Of SatanGod Carrying PeopleStriking RocksBeing Struck With StonesWho Is Jesus?Angels Looking After PeopleAngelic GuardianshipResisting Temptationjumping

for God doth know that in the day of your eating of it -- your eyes have been opened, and ye have been as God, knowing good and evil.' Verse ConceptsAwarenessSin, Causes OfWorldly Ambition ExamplesSatan, Work OfEyes OpenedArrogantly Like GodEating Forbidden FoodKnowing Right And WrongMen As GodsNASB



And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Make for thee a burning serpent, and set it on an ensign; and it hath been, every one who is bitten and hath seen it -- he hath lived. And Moses maketh a serpent of brass, and setteth it on the ensign, and it hath been, if the serpent hath bitten any man, and he hath looked expectingly unto the serpent of brass -- he hath lived.


The way of the eagle in the heavens, The way of a serpent on a rock, The way of a ship in the heart of the sea, And the way of a man in youth. Verse ConceptsMan's WaysAirSerpentsSkyEaglesRelationship Of Men And WomenGoing Through the MotionsFinding LoveMan And Womanflyingmovementteenagersoaringvirginity

And the Adversary goeth forth from the presence of Jehovah, and smiteth Job with a sore ulcer from the sole of his foot unto his crown. Verse ConceptsFaith, Testing OfBodydiseasesBoils Or UlcersHeadsSatan, Kingdom OfSpiritual Warfare, Causes OfSuffering, Causes OfSuffering, Nature OfSatan, Work OfLeaving God's PresenceDisease

for their authorities are in their mouth, and in their tails, for their tails are like serpents, having heads, and with them they do injure; Verse ConceptsSnakesTailsThings Like SnakesOther References To MouthsPeople Possibly Doing EvilHurt

and if a fish he may ask -- a serpent will he present to him? Verse ConceptsRepulsive FoodFish

And if they be hid in the top of Carmel, From thence I search out, and have taken them, And if they be hid from Mine eyes in the bottom of the sea, From thence I command the serpent, And it hath bitten them. Verse ConceptsCommands, in OTBitingdepthHuntingSeaSnakesExpanse Of The SeaGod Searching For PeopleHiding From GodSnakebitesGod's Ordershiding