Thematic Bible: The lord seeking that which was lost
Thematic Bible
The lord seeking that which was lost » What not to seek
Therefore, if you have been raised together with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not [on] the things on earth.
Seek good and not bad in order that you may live, and so Yahweh, the God of hosts, will be with you, as you have said.
just as I also please all [people] in all [things], not seeking my own benefit, but the [benefit] of the many, in order that they may be saved.
The lord seeking that which was lost » The reward for not seeking the lord
For the shepherds have become stupid, they do not seek Yahweh. {Therefore} they do not have insight, and all of their flock are scattered.
And in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, he fell {severely} ill in his feet. But even in his illness he did not seek Yahweh, but [only] among the healers. And Asa slept with his ancestors. And he died in the forty-first year of his reign.
The lord seeking that which was lost » Who shall not find wisdom when they seek it
Wisdom calls out in the streets, in the squares she raises her voice. On a {busy corner} she cries out, at the entrances of the gates in the city, she speaks her sayings: "{How long}, O simple ones, will you love simplicity? And [how long] will scoffers delight in their scoffing, and fools hate knowledge? read more.
May you turn to my argument! Behold, I shall pour out my spirit upon you; I will make my words known to you. Because I called out and you refused me, I stretched out my hand, yet there is none who heeds. You have ignored all my counsel, and my reproof you are not willing [to accept]. I will also laugh at your calamity; I will mock when panic comes [upon] you. When your panic comes like a storm, and your calamity arrives like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you, then they will call me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but not find me. Since they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of Yahweh,
May you turn to my argument! Behold, I shall pour out my spirit upon you; I will make my words known to you. Because I called out and you refused me, I stretched out my hand, yet there is none who heeds. You have ignored all my counsel, and my reproof you are not willing [to accept]. I will also laugh at your calamity; I will mock when panic comes [upon] you. When your panic comes like a storm, and your calamity arrives like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you, then they will call me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but not find me. Since they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of Yahweh,
A scoffer seeks wisdom, but there is none, but knowledge {comes easily to him who understands}.
The lord seeking that which was lost » Who does not seek God
{With bald-faced pride} [the] wicked will not seek [God]. There is no God in any of his thoughts.
Salvation [is] far from [the] wicked, for they do not seek your statutes.
The lord seeking that which was lost » Who not to seek after
" 'You shall not turn to the mediums and to the soothsayers; you shall not seek [them] to become unclean with them; I [am] Yahweh your God.
The lord seeking that which was lost » The reward for seeking knowledge
My child, if you will receive my sayings, and hide my commands with you, [in order] to incline your ear toward wisdom, [then] you shall apply your heart to understanding. For if you cry out for understanding, [if] you lift your voice for insight, read more.
if you seek her like silver and search her out {like treasure}, then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, and the knowledge of God you will find.
if you seek her like silver and search her out {like treasure}, then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, and the knowledge of God you will find.
The lord seeking that which was lost » Those that seek mischief
He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who inquires of evil, it will come to him.
The lord seeking that which was lost » Who seeks destruction
He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his high thresholds seeks destruction.
The lord seeking that which was lost » Those that seek good
He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who inquires of evil, it will come to him.
The lord seeking that which was lost » Who seeks rebellion
An evil person will seek only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
The lord seeking that which was lost » Those that do not seek the lord
Ah! Those who go down [to] Egypt for help! They rely on horses and trust in chariots because [they are] many, and in horsemen because they are very numerous, and they do not look to the holy one of Israel, and they do not consult Yahweh. And indeed, he [is] wise, and he brings disaster, and he does not remove his words, and he will rise against [the] house of evildoers and against [the] help of workers of iniquity. And the Egyptians [are] human and not God, and their horses [are] flesh and not spirit. And Yahweh stretches out his hand, and [the] helper will stumble, and [the] one being helped will fall, and together all of them will come to an end.
The lord seeking that which was lost » Those that seek death
He who makes treasure by a lying tongue [is a] fleeting vapor [and] seeker of death.
The lord seeking that which was lost » Who seeks love
He who forgives an affront fosters love, but he who waits on a matter will alienate a friend.
The lord seeking that which was lost » Why people seek jesus Christ
Jesus replied to them and said, "Truly, truly I say to you, you seek me not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were satisfied! Do not work for the food that perishes, but the food that remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has set his seal on this one."
The lord seeking that which was lost » Who shall seek the lord
The children of Israel will remain for many days without a king and prince, without sacrifice and stone pillar, ephod and teraphim. Afterward the children of Israel will return and seek Yahweh their God and David their king. They will come in fear to Yahweh and to his goodness at the end of days.