Thematic Bible: Theft
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Covetousness » Natural fruits of » Theft
When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Babylon, 200 silver shekels, and a bar of gold weighing 50 shekels, I coveted them and took them. You can see for yourself. They are concealed in the ground inside my tent, with the money under the cloak.”
Covetousness » Leads to » Theft
When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Babylon, 200 silver shekels, and a bar of gold weighing 50 shekels, I coveted them and took them. You can see for yourself. They are concealed in the ground inside my tent, with the money under the cloak.”
Theft » Not stealing
“Which ones?” he asked Him. Jesus answered:
Do not murder;
do not commit adultery;
do not steal;
do not bear false witness;
Do not owe anyone anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. The commandments: Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not covet, and if there is any other commandment-all are summed up by this: Love your neighbor as yourself.
and don’t crush the oppressed
The thief must no longer steal. Instead, he must do honest work with his own hands, so that he has something to share with anyone in need.
“You must not steal. You must not act deceptively or lie to one another.
Theft » Who made the house of the lord a den of thieves
Jesus went into the temple complex and drove out all those buying and selling in the temple. He overturned the money changers' tables and the chairs of those selling doves. And He said to them, "It is written, My house will be called a house of prayer. But you are making it a den of thieves !"
He went into the temple complex and began to throw out those who were selling, and He said, "It is written, My house will be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves !"
They came to Jerusalem, and He went into the temple complex and began to throw out those buying and selling in the temple. He overturned the money changers' tables and the chairs of those selling doves, and would not permit anyone to carry goods through the temple complex. Then He began to teach them: "Is it not written, My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations ? But you have made it a den of thieves !"
The Jewish Passover was near, so Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple complex He found people selling oxen, sheep, and doves, and [He also found] the money changers sitting there. After making a whip out of cords, He drove everyone out of the temple complex with their sheep and oxen. He also poured out the money changers' coins and overturned the tables. read more.
He told those who were selling doves, "Get these things out of here! Stop turning My Father's house into a marketplace!"
He told those who were selling doves, "Get these things out of here! Stop turning My Father's house into a marketplace!"
Theft » Illustrates the guilt of false teachers
Therefore, take note! I am against the prophets”—the Lord’s declaration—“who steal My words from each other.
Theft » Includes fraud concerning wages
“I will come to you in judgment, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the widow and the fatherless, and cheat the wage earner; and against those who deny justice to the foreigner. They do not fear Me,” says the Lord of Hosts.
Verse Concepts
Look! The pay that you withheld from the workers who reaped your fields cries out, and the outcry of the harvesters has reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
“You must not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages due a hired hand must not remain with you until morning.
Theft » Thieves
and says, “That’s no sin,”
is a companion to a man who destroys.
My son, if sinners entice you, don't be persuaded. If they say-"Come with us! Let's set an ambush and kill someone. Let's attack some innocent person just for fun! Let's swallow them alive, like Sheol, still healthy as they go down to the Pit. read more.
We'll find all kinds of valuable property and fill our houses with plunder. Throw in your lot with us, and we'll all share our money"- my son, don't travel that road with them or set foot on their path, because their feet run toward trouble and they hurry to commit murder. It is foolish to spread a net where any bird can see it, but they set an ambush to kill themselves; they attack their own lives. Such are the paths of all who pursue gain dishonestly; it takes the lives of those who profit from it.
We'll find all kinds of valuable property and fill our houses with plunder. Throw in your lot with us, and we'll all share our money"- my son, don't travel that road with them or set foot on their path, because their feet run toward trouble and they hurry to commit murder. It is foolish to spread a net where any bird can see it, but they set an ambush to kill themselves; they attack their own lives. Such are the paths of all who pursue gain dishonestly; it takes the lives of those who profit from it.
“Whoever kidnaps a person must be put to death, whether he sells him or the person is found in his possession.
Theft » Forbidden
The commandments:
Do not commit adultery;
do not murder;
do not steal;
do not covet;
and whatever other commandment—all are summed up by this: Love your neighbor as yourself.
do not murder;
do not steal;
do not covet;
and whatever other commandment—all are summed up by this: Love your neighbor as yourself.
Theft » Restoring what you stole
People don't despise the thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry. Still, if caught, he must pay seven times as much; he must give up all the wealth in his house.
The Lord spoke to Moses: "When someone sins and offends the Lord by deceiving his neighbor in regard to a deposit, a security, or a robbery; or defrauds his neighbor; or finds something lost and lies about it; or swears falsely about any of the sinful things a person may do- read more.
once he has sinned and acknowledged [his] guilt-he must return what he stole or defrauded, or the deposit entrusted to him, or the lost item he found, or anything else about which he swore falsely. He must make full restitution for it and add a fifth of its value to it. He is to pay it to its owner on the day he acknowledges [his] guilt.
once he has sinned and acknowledged [his] guilt-he must return what he stole or defrauded, or the deposit entrusted to him, or the lost item he found, or anything else about which he swore falsely. He must make full restitution for it and add a fifth of its value to it. He is to pay it to its owner on the day he acknowledges [his] guilt.
Theft » Saints » Warned against
None of you, however, should suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or a meddler.
The thief must no longer steal. Instead, he must do honest work with his own hands, so that he has something to share with anyone in need.
Theft » Brings the wrath of God upon those who commit it
The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and unlawfully exploited the foreign resident.
So I have poured out My indignation on them and consumed them with the fire of My fury. I have brought their actions down on their own heads.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.
Theft » They who connive at » Shall be reproved of God
you make friends with him,
and you associate with adulterers.
you thought I was just like you.
But I will rebuke you
and lay out the case before you.
Theft » Heavenly treasure secure from
Theft » Connected with murder
“Do you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known?
and adultery
one act of bloodshed follows another.
Theft » The wicked » Commit, under shelter of the night
to kill the poor and needy,
and by night he becomes a thief.
if marauders by night—
how ravaged you would be!—
wouldn’t they steal only what they wanted?
If grape pickers came to you,
wouldn’t they leave some grapes?
Theft » Woe denounced against
and to deprive the afflicted among my people of justice,
so that widows can be their spoil
and they can plunder the fatherless.
totally deceitful,
full of plunder,
never without prey.
Theft » Excludes from heaven
no thieves, greedy people, drunkards, verbally abusive people, or swindlers will inherit God’s kingdom.
Theft » The wicked » Repent not of
And they did not repent of their murders, their sorceries, their sexual immorality, or their thefts.
Theft » The wicked » Plead excuses for
"Do you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known? Then do you come and stand before Me in this house called by My name and insist: We are safe? As a result, you are free to continue doing all these detestable acts!
Theft » Includes fraud in general
“You must not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages due a hired hand must not remain with you until morning.
Theft » Is an abomination
"Do you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known? Then do you come and stand before Me in this house called by My name and insist: We are safe? As a result, you are free to continue doing all these detestable acts!
Theft » They who connive at » Hate their own souls
he hears the curse but will not testify.
Theft » Those that partner with thieves
he hears the curse but will not testify.
Theft » Exemplified » Rachel
When Laban had gone to shear his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household idols.
Theft » The wicked » Destroy themselves by
Theft » From the poor specially forbidden
the Lord made them both.
Theft » Shame follows the detection of
so the house of Israel has been put to shame.
They, their kings, their officials,
their priests, and their prophets
Theft » Mosaic law respecting
"When a man steals an ox or a sheep and butchers it or sells it, he must repay five cattle for the ox or four sheep for the sheep. If a thief is caught in the act of breaking in, and he is beaten to death, no one is guilty of bloodshed. But if this happens after sunrise, there is guilt of bloodshed. A thief must make full restitution. If he is unable, he is to be sold because of his theft. read more.
If what was stolen-whether ox, donkey, or sheep-is actually found alive in his possession, he must repay double. "When a man lets a field or vineyard be grazed in, and then allows his animals to go and graze in someone else's field, he must repay with the best of his own field or vineyard. "When a fire gets out of control, spreads to thornbushes, and consumes stacks of cut grain, standing grain, or a field, the one who started the fire must make full restitution for what was burned. "When a man gives his neighbor money or goods to keep, but they are stolen from that person's house, the thief, if caught, must repay double. If the thief is not caught, the owner of the house must present himself to the judges to determine whether or not he has taken his neighbor's property.
If what was stolen-whether ox, donkey, or sheep-is actually found alive in his possession, he must repay double. "When a man lets a field or vineyard be grazed in, and then allows his animals to go and graze in someone else's field, he must repay with the best of his own field or vineyard. "When a fire gets out of control, spreads to thornbushes, and consumes stacks of cut grain, standing grain, or a field, the one who started the fire must make full restitution for what was burned. "When a man gives his neighbor money or goods to keep, but they are stolen from that person's house, the thief, if caught, must repay double. If the thief is not caught, the owner of the house must present himself to the judges to determine whether or not he has taken his neighbor's property.
Theft » Proceeds from the heart
Theft » Defiles a man
Theft » The wicked » Addicted to
were wrapped around me,
I did not forget Your instruction.
Theft » All earthly treasure exposed to
Theft » Exemplified » Achan
When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Babylon, 200 silver shekels, and a bar of gold weighing 50 shekels, I coveted them and took them. You can see for yourself. They are concealed in the ground inside my tent, with the money under the cloak.”
Theft » Exemplified » Micah
He said to his mother, “The 1,100 pieces of silver taken from you, and that I heard you utter a curse about—here, I have the silver with me. I took it. So now I return it to you.”
Then his mother said, “My son, you are blessed by the Lord!”
Then his mother said, “My son, you are blessed by the Lord!”
Theft » The wicked » Associate with those who commit
friends of thieves.
They all love graft
and chase after bribes.
They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,
and the widow’s case never comes before them.
Theft » The wicked » Consent to those who commit
you make friends with him,
and you associate with adulterers.
Theft » The reward for stealing
Hear the word of the Lord, people of Israel, for the Lord has a case against the inhabitants of the land: There is no truth, no faithful love, and no knowledge of God in the land! Cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another. For this reason the land mourns, and everyone who lives in it languishes, along with the wild animals and the birds of the sky; even the fish of the sea disappear.
Theft » Brings a curse on those who commit it
Cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another. For this reason the land mourns, and everyone who lives in it languishes, along with the wild animals and the birds of the sky; even the fish of the sea disappear.
Theft » The wicked » Store up the fruits of
this is the Lord’s declaration—
those who store up violence and destruction
in their citadels.
Theft » The wicked » Lie in wait to commit
a band of priests murders on the road to Shechem.
They commit atrocities.
Theft » The wicked » May, for a season, prosper in
and those who provoke God are secure;
God’s power provides this.