Thematic Bible: The Providence of God


Thematic Bible



For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal. Therefore will I return, and take away my corn in its time, and my wine in its season, and I will recover my wool and my flax given to cover her nakedness.

For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man: And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped. Shall the ax boast itself against him that heweth with it? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that moveth it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it, or as if the staff should lift itself, as if it were no wood. read more.
Therefore will the Lord, the LORD of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he will kindle a burning like the burning of a fire. And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day;

Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thy heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a god, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou settest thy heart as the heart of God: Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee: With thy wisdom and with thy understanding thou hast gained for thee riches, and hast gained gold and silver into thy treasures: read more.
By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thy heart is lifted up because of thy riches: Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thy heart as the heart of God; Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness. They shall bring thee down to the pit, and thou shalt die the deaths of them that are slain in the midst of the seas. Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou shalt be a man, and no god, in the hand of him that slayeth thee. Thou shalt die the deaths of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.

At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. The king spoke, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honor of my majesty? While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom hath departed from thee.



Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever. Verse ConceptsNutritionAnimal LifeGifts From God, TemporalGod Feeds All The Earthdevotion

These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their food in due season. Verse ConceptsNutritionGod Feeds All The EarthWaiting On The LordWaiting For God's Timingproviding

When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me; Verse ConceptsStriving With GodUnintelligibleness



Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known. Verse ConceptsThe Sea DividedThe OceanThe SeaPathsfootstepsfootprints


But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened to me have fallen out rather to the furtherance of the gospel; Verse ConceptsBeneficial Affliction In Furthering The GospelAfflictions, Benefits OfGrowth In ProclamationThe Gospel PreachedServingEverything Happening For A ReasonSpreading The Gospelpartnershiptrails

Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither; for God sent me before you to preserve life. For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in which there shall neither be tillage nor harvest. And God sent me before you, to preserve for you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.





Why, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish becometh putrid, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst. Verse ConceptsdrynessProvidenceRebukeSeaThe Shortness Of TimeGod's WeaknessGod Drying Things UpNo One AvailableOthers Not Answering

John testified concerning him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spoke, He that cometh after me, is preferred before me; for he was before me. Verse ConceptsHeraldJohn The BaptistWitnesses, To Jesus ChristWitnessing, Importance OfPreexistence Of ChristThe Existence Of ChristGreatness Of ChristChrist Going BeforeContemporary Witness To ChristSaid To Be The Christ

From the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold from the north. By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened. Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud: read more.
And it is turned around by his counsels: that they may do whatever he commandeth them upon the face of the world on the earth. He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.

Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.

Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses; Verse ConceptsCopperBeltsPursesBrassLacking MoneyMoney Boxcats


And the cows took the straight way to the way of Beth-shemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them to the border of Beth-shemesh. Verse ConceptsNot Turning AsideDirectionNatural Disasters

In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD taketh shall come according to their families: and the family which the LORD shall take shall come by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man. Verse ConceptsMorningAdministration

Now therefore make a new cart, and take two milch-cows on which there hath come no yoke, and tie the cows to the cart, and bring their calves home from them: And take the ark of the LORD, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold which ye return to him for a trespass-offering, in a coffer by its side; and send it away, that it may go. And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Beth-shemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know, that it is not his hand that smote us; it was a chance that happened to us. read more.
And the men did so; and took two milch cows, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home:

For the LORD had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun. Verse ConceptsExclusionDying In The WildernessDeath As PunishmentSole SurvivorsDying In The Desert

There failed not aught of any good thing which the LORD had spoken to the house of Israel; all came to pass. Verse ConceptsGod, Faithfulness OfGod's PromisesThe promises of GodPromises concerningPromisesfulfillment

Verily I say to you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my word shall not pass away.

For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, To GodOffspringSaintsFaithful, Choose To RemainParents SinSustaining ProvidenceEternal DeliveranceGod Not ForsakingGod Judges The WickedGod Keepsatheismpreservation

But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Verse ConceptsGod, All knowingHairsGod, Omniscience OfNumber Of HairsHair






Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever. Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains. At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away. read more.
They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys to the place which thou hast founded for them. Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.



But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he swore to thy fathers, as it is this day. Verse ConceptsGiving, Of TalentsGiving, Of OneselfAbilityGuardiansMaterialism, As An Aspect Of SinMoney, Attitudes ToProfitsRememberingWork, Divine And HumanFinancial AdviceGod Gives WealthGod Keeps CovenantRichesFinancesempowermentBelievers Remembering God



Behold, thou hast made my days as a hand-breadth; and my age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah. Verse ConceptsPhysical LifeWeights And Measures, LinearVanityMan A Mere BreathPsalm InterjectionsPerspective

And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God:

And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, prosper me this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham. Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water: And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and by that shall I know that thou hast shown kindness to my master.

The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them. Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sunk as lead in the mighty waters. Who is like to thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders! read more.
Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, the earth swallowed them. Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength to thy holy habitation. The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina. Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away. Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thy arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased. Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thy inheritance, in the place, O LORD, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in; in the sanctuary, O Lord. which thy hands have established. The LORD shall reign for ever and ever. For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea.

And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom. Then said Hushai to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counseled.

Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, in which were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drouth, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint; Verse ConceptsFlintClimates, Typesdrought, physicalSnakesSuffering, HardshipThirstAnimals, Types OfGod Providing WaterDry PlacesProvision From RocksScorpions

And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God hath led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thy heart, whether thou wouldst keep his commandments, or not. 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

And thou shalt speak to him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak to him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine. Verse ConceptsdogsInjustice, Hated By GodSuffering, Nature OfTongueDivine DirectionAnimals Eating PeopleCreatures Drinking BloodReady To KillTaking Possessionsjezebel

So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria. And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armor; according to the word of the LORD which he spoke.

And I bowed my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter for his son. Verse ConceptsBowing Heads Before GodGod Has GuidedBlessed Be God!

And he said to them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered my way: send me away, that I may go to my master. Verse ConceptsDo Not HinderPeople Sending PeopleSuccess Through God

O Assyrian, the rod of my anger, and the staff in their hand is my indignation. I will send him against a hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets. Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few. read more.
For he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings? Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus? As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images excelled them of Jerusalem and of Samaria; Shall I not, as I have done to Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols? Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.

And now, brethren, I know that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers. But those things which God before had shown by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.

And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said to the driver of his chariot, Turn thy hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded. Verse ConceptsBreastplatesBow And Arrows, Uses OfArmourDeath Of The Wicked, Examples OfArchers, Men Shot ByChancearmorlungs

And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle. Verse ConceptsRobesdisguisesDistinctive Clothing

Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase. Verse ConceptsPraiseHumilityPraise, Reasons ForPredestinationAbility, God's PowerGod Doing RightDoing RightGod Opposes The ProudSpecific Praising Of GodWhat God DoesMental IllnessHuman Duty To Glorify God

The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. Verse ConceptsGod, Righteousness OfProvidencePerfection Of CreationGod's Faithfulnessdeeds


Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. Verse ConceptsDivine LeadingGuardiansHand Of GodProvidenceRight Hand Of God


Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. Verse ConceptsGuardiansEzekiel InvasionGod Protector Of Israel

Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. Verse ConceptsHuntingSatan, Compared With AnimalsEscaping The TrapDisease

As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it. Verse Conceptsdefence, divineGuardsRemnantShieldsWingsGod Being Our DefenceBirdsProtection And Safetyflyingpreservation


O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle. Verse ConceptsShieldsGod's Salvation Made KnownStrength In BattleWarBattle


I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect to thy ways. Verse ConceptsScripture, UnderstandingThoughtMeditation On God's WorkMeditation On God's Word

Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up. He raiseth the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them.



And David was greatly distressed: for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons, and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God. Verse ConceptsPrayerfulnessResentment, Against PeopleStoningBeing BitterBraveryRelying Upon GodGod Strengthening PeopleFear Of StoningCourage And StrengthFamily StrengthStress And Hard TimesFamily ProblemsTragedyMotivationencouragingupliftingmyselfFinding Comfort In God

A Song of degrees for Solomon. Except the LORD shall build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except the LORD shall keep the city, the watchman waketh in vain. It is vain for you to rise early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my down-sitting and my up rising, thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. read more.
For there is not a word on my tongue, but lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether. Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thy hand upon me.

As a beast goeth down in the valley, the Spirit of the LORD caused him to rest: so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious name. Verse ConceptsDivine LeadingThe Spirit Of GodThe Spirit Of The LordGod Has GuidedGod Giving Rest



The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works. Verse ConceptsGod, Goodness OfGod Doing GoodMercyTaking Care Of The Earth

And he said to them, When I sent you without purse, and sack, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing. Verse ConceptsPursesSandalsShortagesChrist SendingGod ProvidingNot EquippedMoney Boxluck


Shalt a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it? Verse ConceptsTrumpetCalamityGod Appointed AfflictionsTremblingTrumpets For SignallingGod Can Harm PeopleWisdomNatural Disasters