Thematic Bible: Tekoah


Thematic Bible



Joab sent someone to Tekoa to get a wise woman from there. He told her: Please act like a mourner. Dress in mourning clothes. Do not use any cosmetic lotions. Act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for a long time. Verse ConceptsAnointing With OilBereavement, Expression OfMourningOintmentUnhappinessAnointing OneselfPretendingDistinctive Clothing

The woman from Tekoa came to the king. She immediately bowed down with her face touching the ground. Help me, Your Majesty, she said. Verse ConceptsBeggarsProstrationBowing Before David

Your Majesty, she said, do whatever you must. My family and I will take the blame. You and the royal family are innocent. Verse ConceptsPlea Of Innocence

Near them, the Tekoites were at work; but their chiefs did not put their necks to the work of their masters. Verse ConceptsNoblesOverseers

After him the Tekoites were making good another part, opposite the great tower that comes out, and up to the wall of the Ophel. Verse ConceptsBuilding Jerusalem's Wall

Early the next morning the people went out to the wild country near Tekoa. Before they began Jehoshaphat addressed them with these words: 'People of Judah and Jerusalem! Put your trust in Jehovah your God. You will stand your ground. Believe what his prophets tell you, and you will succeed. Verse ConceptsFaith, And Blessings Of GodDeserts, SpecificdecisionsMorningSuccessWarfare, Examples OfFaith, Object OfRising EarlyThose Who Rose EarlyRevelation Through ProphetsFriendship And TrustGod As The Object Of Faith

He rebuilt Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

He rebuilt Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

Flee for safety people of Benjamin. Run from the midst of Jerusalem! Blow a ram's horn in Tekoa and raise a signal over Beth-haccerem. Evil looks down from the north. There is great destruction. Verse ConceptsSafetyTrumpetBeaconsOut Of The NorthTrumpets For BattleNatural Disasters

The words of Amos concerning Israel. He was among the herdsmen of Tekoa in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel. It was two years before the earthquake. Verse ConceptsearthquakesOccupationsProphets, Lives OfShepherds, As OccupationsProphetic VisionsTwo YearsThose Who Kept StockAgriculture