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Thematic Bible: Spiritual Tests


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Psalm 13:1
How long? LORD, will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? Verse ConceptsForgettingFace Of Goddelay, humanMusicFeelings Of Rejection By GodDivine DelaysProlonged AfflictionsGod ForgettingGod HidingBefore God ActsScoffers

James 5:7
So be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious crop from his land, being patient with it until it receives the fall and the spring rains. Verse ConceptsCropsSpiritual Famine, Relief OfAgriculture, Qualities NeededOccupationsPatienceFarmersSecond Coming Of ChristPatience, Accompanied ByDivine DelaysBe Patient!Bearing FruitPatient PeopleThe Timing Of His ComingEternal PerspectiveMaranathaAttitudes While Waiting For Second ComingFarmingWaiting On The LordBeing Patientpatientpatients

Psalm 119:82
My eyes grow weary with respect to what you have promised I keep asking, "When will you comfort me?" Verse ConceptsSearchingAfflictions, Consolation DuringBible, Given ForBible, In Christian LivingDivine DelaysEyes HarmedBefore God Acts

John 11:6
Yet, when he heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed where he was for two more days. Verse ConceptsDivine DelaysTwo DaysMotionlessnessStaying PutSick IndividualsPeople Who Delayedlazarus

Psalm 40:17
But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think about me. You are my help and deliverer. My God, do not tarry too long! To the Director: A Davidic Psalm. Verse Conceptsdelay, humanHelpfulnessPoverty, SpiritualDivine DelaysGod Not DelayingGod My SalvationGod HelpsHelping The PoorHelping Those In Needmindfulness

Psalm 69:3
I am exhausted from calling for help. My throat is parched. My eyes are strained from looking for God. Verse ConceptsEyes, Affected ByTirednessDivine DelaysNo Water For PeopleThose Who Wait For GodTired In ActivityWaiting On The Lordtired

John 11:21
Martha told Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. Verse ConceptsBlameDivine DelaysThe Presence Of ChristNot DyingDeath Preventedlazarus

2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slow about his promise, as some people understand slowness, but is being patient with you. He does not want anyone to perish, but wants everyone to repent. Verse ConceptsGod, Faithfulness Ofevangelism, motivation forGod's attitude towards peopleGod, Patience OfGod, Will OfPunishment, DelayedHesitationGod's PromisesRememberingRepentance, Importance OfRestraintSin, And God's CharacterLongsuffering Of GodDivine DelaysSalvation, Possible To All MenAge Of AccountabilityGod Not DelayingRepentanceGod WillingGod Gives RepentanceNot DestroyedDelay Of The Second ComingPromises concerningPromises respectingPromisesPatience As A Fruit Of The SpiritBeing PatientFeeling LostWaiting For God's Timingpatientpatients

Hebrews 11:8
By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. Verse ConceptsAbrahamFaith, Nature OfExamples Of FaithCommitment, to GodReceiving An InheritanceHistoryAbraham, New Testament ReferencesAbraham, Calling And LifeCalling, Of IndividualsDestinationsExploits Of FaithNot Knowing Where

Hebrews 11:17
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered Isaac he who had received the promises was about to offer his unique son in sacrifice, Verse ConceptsAbrahamFaith, Nature OfChild sacrificeAtonement, Types OfBeneficial Afflictions For FaithAfflictions, Benefits OfThe Only ChildExploits Of FaithOnly Child Of PeopleGod's Promise To AbrahamFaith KjvStaying Strong And Not Giving UpSacrificeNever Giving UpFaith In Godriskexamstrying

1 Peter 1:7
so that your genuine faith, which is more valuable than gold that perishes when tested by fire, may result in praise, glory, and honor when Jesus, the Messiah, is revealed. Verse ConceptsGenuinenessdrossGoldPraisePeter, Preacher And TeacherRefiningTestingValuesBeneficial Afflictions For FaithSecond Coming Of Christ, Names OfAfflictions, Benefits OfAnswers By FireRefining Influences Of AfflictionPossessions DecayingStrong Faith In ChristMaking Christ KnownShowing Forth His PraiseThe Fact Of His ComingSelf WorthWorthStaying Strong During Hard TimesTestsValueHard Work And Perseveranceprocesstrailstrying

James 1:3
because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance. Verse ConceptsCharacterPatience, ProducesTrialsPatience, The Nature OfAfflictions, Benefits OfGod Testing PeopleMaintaining FaithEnduringPatienceHard Timesfaith in hard timesHope In Hard TimesEnduranceLife StrugglesHope And FaithOvercoming Hard TimesBeing PatientExerciseHardshipStrugglesPatience In Hard TimesTestsSuccess And Hard WorkOvercoming AdversityPersistenceHard Work And PerseveranceMaturityperserverancepatientpatientsperseveringsteadfasttrailstrying

Matthew 9:28
When he had gone into the house, the blind men came to him. Jesus asked them, "Do you believe I can do this?" They told him, "Yes, Lord!" Verse ConceptsAbility, Of ChristDrawing Near To ChristEntering HousesAssentingBlindness

Mark 7:27
But he kept telling her, "First let the children be filled. It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the puppies." Verse ConceptsBeing FirstPeople Providing FoodSalvation For IsraelGood ChildrenFamily FirstKidsPetsFeeding The Poor

Hebrews 11:36
Still others endured taunts and floggings, and even chains and imprisonment. Verse ConceptsFloggingChainsPrisonersPunishment, Legal Aspects OfRidicule, Objects OfIron ChainsBeating Believerstrails

Psalm 17:3
When you probe my heart, and examine me at night; when you refine me, you will find nothing wrong, for I have determined that I will not transgress with my mouth. Verse ConceptsSelf ControlSpeech, Positive Aspects OfTestingVisions At NightPlea Of InnocenceTestsexamsmotivestrying

2 Chronicles 32:31
Later on, envoys came from the princes of Babylon to inquire about the miracle that had happened in the land. God left Hezekiah to himself, so that he might make known what was really in Hezekiah's heart. Verse ConceptsenvoyProving, Through TestingRulersTesting

1 Kings 3:5
The LORD appeared to Solomon one night in a dream and told him, "Ask me for whatever you want and I'll give it to you." Verse ConceptsCommunicationNightGod AppearingDuring One NightGod Answers Prayer

Psalm 11:5
The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked and those who love violence, he hates. Verse ConceptsAbusive HusbandsAbuse From a SpouseHatredSin, And God's CharacterSuffering, Of The InnocentTestingViolenceGod Testing PeopleGod Hating PeoplePassionTestsResolving Conflict

Psalm 7:9
Let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous. For you are the righteous God who discerns the inner thoughts. Verse ConceptsGod, As JudgeGod, Righteousness OfImagination, Inward DesiresGod Testing PeopleGod Establishes UsGod Knowing the Human HeartEmotionswickednessmotives

Deuteronomy 8:2
Remember how the LORD your God led you all the way these 40 years in the desert, to humble and test you in order to make known what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands. Verse ConceptsAdversity, Purpose OfDivine LeadingGod, Patience OfGuardiansGuidance, Examples Of God'sTravelling With GodHumilityPast, TheBeneficial Afflictions For FaithAfflictions, Benefits Of40 To 50 YearsGod Testing PeopleGod Led Them Through The WildernessBeing HumbleHumble YourselfTestshumblenesshumbleexamsorderwanderingcommandments

Deuteronomy 13:3
you must not listen to the words of that prophet or that diviner of dreams. For the LORD your God is testing you, to make known whether or not you'll continue to love the LORD your God with all your heart and soul. Verse ConceptsWhole HeartednessFalse Miracles, Nature OfLove For GodMisleading DreamsDo Not Listen!The Need To Love GodFalse Apostles, Prophets And TeachersFinding LoveThe SoulTests

1 Corinthians 3:13
the workmanship of each person will become evident, for the day of judgment will show what it is, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person's action. Verse ConceptsAbility, Of The ChristianFireCharacterVeilsThe Day Of JudgementFire Of JudgementGod Testing PeopleThings RevealedOne's DeedsJudgement DayTestsPurgatoryworkingexamsstructuremotiveswilltrying

James 1:12
How blessed is the man who endures temptation! When he has passed the test, he will receive the victor's crown of life that God has promised to those who keep on loving him. Verse ConceptsBattlesBlessedCrowns Of ChristiansFate Of The GodlyFaith, Testing OfAssurance, basis ofCommendationeternal life, experience ofdiscipline, divineCharacterAthleticsLove, Nature OfPerseverancePrizesGod's PromisesPunishment, By GodSatan, Resistance ToSelf DisciplineTemptation, ResistingTestingTrialsTrust, Importance OfAfflictions, Consolation DuringLove For GodSuffering, HardshipEndurance In DiscouragementCrowns For God's PeopleEnduringPeople Commended By GodBemaPromise Of HeavenUniversalismTemptationEnduranceLife StrugglesOvercoming Hard TimesHardshipPatience In Hard TimesResisting TemptationTestsOvercoming AdversityPersistenceHard Work And Perseveranceperserverancepatientsperseveringcrownsexamstrailspressure

Zechariah 13:9
And I will bring that surviving third through, testing them as if through fire, purifying them like silver, assaying them like gold. They will call on my name, and I will answer them. I will say, "This is my people,' and they will say, "The LORD is my God.'" Verse ConceptsFaith, Testing OfdrossCalling upon GodGoldSilverTestingAnswers By FireAnswered PromisesRefining Influences Of AfflictionAfflictions As Blessings In DisguiseOne ThirdFire Of JudgementGod Will AnswerGod Testing PeopleThings Like GoldThings Like SilverGod Answers PrayerYou Are Our GodTestspressuremold

Malachi 3:3
he will sit refining and purifying silver, purifying the descendants of Levi, refining them like gold and silver. Then they'll bring a righteous offering to the LORD. Verse ConceptsGoldPurificationSilverTestingTrialsGoldsmithsFruits Of RighteousnessPurgingRefining Influences Of AfflictionThings Like SilverThings ImprovedRegulating SacrificesBurnout

Exodus 20:20
Moses told the people, "Don't be afraid, for God has come to test you, so that you may fear him in order that you don't sin." Verse ConceptsBattlesRespect, For God's CharacterReverence, And ObedienceReverence, And God's NatureSin, Avoidance OfTestingThe Fear Of The LordFearing GodBeing ScaredTests

Genesis 22:1
Sometime later, God tested Abraham. He called out to him, "Abraham!" "Here I am!" he answered. Verse ConceptsAbrahamAbraham, Characteristics OfTrialsAbraham, Testing And VictoryBehold Me!Temptation

John 11:6
Yet, when he heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed where he was for two more days. Verse ConceptsDivine DelaysTwo DaysMotionlessnessStaying PutSick IndividualsPeople Who Delayedlazarus

John 6:5-6
When Jesus looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming toward him, he asked Philip, "Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?" Jesus said this to test him, because he himself knew what he was going to do.

Acts 16:23-24
After giving them a severe beating, they threw them in jail and ordered the jailer to keep them under tight security. Having received these orders, he put them into the inner cell and fastened their feet in leg irons.

1 Kings 17:13
But Elijah told her, "You can stop being afraid. Go and do what you said, but first make me a muffin and bring it to me. Then make a meal for yourself and for your son, Verse ConceptsSmallnessSacrificial GivingBreadcooking

1 Kings 17:9
"Get up, move to Zarephath in Sidon, and stay there. Look! I've commanded a widow to sustain you there." Verse Conceptsdrought, physicalMission, Of IsraelWork, Divine And HumanDivine DirectionWidows

Genesis 22:2
God said, "Please take your son, your unique son whom you love Isaac and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him as a burnt offering there on one of the mountains that I will point out to you." Verse ConceptsCalvaryAbrahamAtonement, Types OfLove, And The WorldSuffering, Of Jesus ChristWorship, Acceptable AttitudesWorship, Places OfThe Only ChildSacrificing The FirstbornOnly Child Of PeopleThose Who Loved

James 1:2-3
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you are involved in various trials, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

2 Kings 4:3
He told her, "Go out to all of your neighbors in the surrounding streets and borrow lots of pots from them. Don't get just a few empty vessels, either. Verse ConceptsBorrowing, Examples OfDebtpotdrums

2 Kings 3:6
So King Jehoram left Samaria at that time and mustered the entire army of Israel. Verse ConceptsMustering TroopsEarthly Armies

Psalm 17:3
When you probe my heart, and examine me at night; when you refine me, you will find nothing wrong, for I have determined that I will not transgress with my mouth. Verse ConceptsSelf ControlSpeech, Positive Aspects OfTestingVisions At NightPlea Of InnocenceTestsexamsmotivestrying

Joshua 6:3
March around the city, all the soldiers circling the city once. Do this for six days, Verse ConceptsSix DaysOrder Of MarchFalling

Judges 7:7
Then the LORD told Gideon, "I'm going to deliver you with the 300 soldiers who lapped by giving the Midianites into your control. Send everyone else back to their own homes." Verse ConceptsGiven Into One's Handsgroupsarmygideon

Luke 6:48
They are like a person building a house, who dug a deep hole to lay the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the floodwaters pushed against that house but couldn't shake it, because it had been founded on the rock. Verse ConceptsFoundations Of BuildingsStones For Protection

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