Thematic Bible: Seven excuses offered for the neglect of duty
Thematic Bible
Excuses » Seven excuses offered for the neglect of duty » Personal incompetency
And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee.
And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.
And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?
Excuses » Seven excuses offered for the neglect of duty » For sin, not accepted
Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
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Excuses » Seven excuses offered for the neglect of duty » Pressure of business
And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
Excuses » Seven excuses offered for the neglect of duty » The hardness of the master
Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
Excuses » Seven excuses offered for the neglect of duty » No need discovered
Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
Excuses » Seven excuses offered for the neglect of duty » Difficulties of the undertaking
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
Excuses » Seven excuses offered for the neglect of duty » Personal weakness (jeremiah)
Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
Excuses » Seven excuses offered for the neglect of duty » Lack of social position (gideon)
And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.