Thematic Bible: The rays of
Thematic Bible
The sun » The rays of » Frequently destructive to human life
“They will not hunger or thirst,
Nor will the scorching heat or sun strike them down;
For He who has compassion on them will lead them,
And He will guide them to springs of water.
When the child had grown, he went out one day to his father with the reapers. But he said to his father, My head, my head! The man said to his servant, Carry him to his mother. And when he was brought to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.
The sun will not strike you by day,
Nor the moon by night.
The sun » The rays of » Pleasant to man
The light is sweet and pleasant, and it is good for the eyes to see the sun.
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“I go about mourning without comfort [my skin blackened by disease, not by the heat of the sun];
I stand up in the assembly and cry out for help.
The sun » The rays of » Wither and burn up the herbs of the field
For the sun rises with a scorching wind and withers the grass; its flower falls off and its beauty fades away; so too will the rich man, in the midst of his pursuits, fade away.
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The sun » The rays of » Change the color of the skin
“Do not gaze at me because I am deeply tanned,
[I have worked in] the sun; it has left its mark on me.
My mother’s sons were angry with me;
They made me keeper of the vineyards,
But my own vineyard (my complexion) I have not kept.”
The sun » The rays of » Produce and ripen fruits
With the precious fruits of the sun,
And with the precious produce of the months.
The sun » The rays of » Soften and melt some substances
So they gathered it every morning, each as much as he needed, because when the sun was hot it melted.
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