Thematic Bible: Unfaithful ministers, general references to


Thematic Bible




Her leaders pronounce judgment for a bribe,
Her priests teach for a fee,
And her prophets foretell for money;
Yet they lean on the Lord, saying,
“Is not the Lord among us?
No tragedy or distress will come on us.”
Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceLove, Abuse OfMoney, Uses OfPriests, Institution In Ot TimesSpiritual MalnutritionReward, HumanUnfaithful MinistersSelfishness, Shown InCorrupt PriestsMisteachingWicked ProphetsGod Is Among YouBelief In GodGod SupportingDivinityRewards Of RitualFinancesMaking Decisionsprophetspriests


“For from the least of them even to the greatest of them,
Everyone is greedy for [unfair] gain;
And from the prophet even to the priest
Everyone deals deceitfully.
Verse ConceptsCoveting, prohibition ofGreed, Condemnation OfPriests, Function In Ot TimesProfitsCovetousness, Example OfWicked ProphetsGreat And SmallCovetousnessGreedpractice


Israel’s watchmen are blind,
They are all without knowledge.
They are all mute dogs, they cannot bark;
Panting, lying down, they love to slumber.
Verse ConceptsDumbnessDaydreamingOccupationsSleep, SpiritualSleep, PhysicalWatchmanSloth Examples OfSleep, Warnings AgainstBarking And HowlingDumbThose Who Were IgnorantPetsawakening


“For both [false] prophet and priest are ungodly (profane, polluted);
Even in My house I have found their wickedness,” says the Lord.
Verse ConceptsLeaders, SpiritualWicked ProphetsPeople Being Unclean


Your prophets have seen (imagined) for you
False and foolish visions;
And they have not exposed your wickedness
To restore you from captivity [by teaching you to repent],
But they have seen (imagined) and declared to you false and misleading oracles.
Verse ConceptsFutilityOraclesVisionsFalse VisionsSin Made KnownMen DeceivingFalse Prophets DenouncedWhat Sin?Peace And SafetyFake Friends

But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet and the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any one of them, he is taken away because of his corruption and sin; but I will require his blood from the watchman’s hand.’ Verse ConceptsBeing A WitnessResponsibility, For God's WorldAccountabilityTrumpets For SignallingWarning IndividualsResponsible To WarnResponsibility

Some, it is true, are [actually] preaching Christ out of envy and rivalry [toward me—for no better reason than a competitive spirit or misguided ambition], but others out of goodwill and a loyal spirit [toward me]. Verse ConceptsEnvyZeal, Without KnowledgePreaching ChristThose Who EnviedFighting One AnotherSharingSelf EsteemSpreading The GospelMotivationFake FriendsCompetitionConfidence And Self Esteempreachingweatherevangelizingmotivesothers


Her leaders pronounce judgment for a bribe,
Her priests teach for a fee,
And her prophets foretell for money;
Yet they lean on the Lord, saying,
“Is not the Lord among us?
No tragedy or distress will come on us.”
Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceLove, Abuse OfMoney, Uses OfPriests, Institution In Ot TimesSpiritual MalnutritionReward, HumanUnfaithful MinistersSelfishness, Shown InCorrupt PriestsMisteachingWicked ProphetsGod Is Among YouBelief In GodGod SupportingDivinityRewards Of RitualFinancesMaking Decisionsprophetspriests


“For from the least of them even to the greatest of them,
Everyone is greedy for [unfair] gain;
And from the prophet even to the priest
Everyone deals deceitfully.
Verse ConceptsCoveting, prohibition ofGreed, Condemnation OfPriests, Function In Ot TimesProfitsCovetousness, Example OfWicked ProphetsGreat And SmallCovetousnessGreedpractice


Israel’s watchmen are blind,
They are all without knowledge.
They are all mute dogs, they cannot bark;
Panting, lying down, they love to slumber.
Verse ConceptsDumbnessDaydreamingOccupationsSleep, SpiritualSleep, PhysicalWatchmanSloth Examples OfSleep, Warnings AgainstBarking And HowlingDumbThose Who Were IgnorantPetsawakening


“For both [false] prophet and priest are ungodly (profane, polluted);
Even in My house I have found their wickedness,” says the Lord.
Verse ConceptsLeaders, SpiritualWicked ProphetsPeople Being Unclean


Your prophets have seen (imagined) for you
False and foolish visions;
And they have not exposed your wickedness
To restore you from captivity [by teaching you to repent],
But they have seen (imagined) and declared to you false and misleading oracles.
Verse ConceptsFutilityOraclesVisionsFalse VisionsSin Made KnownMen DeceivingFalse Prophets DenouncedWhat Sin?Peace And SafetyFake Friends

But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet and the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any one of them, he is taken away because of his corruption and sin; but I will require his blood from the watchman’s hand.’ Verse ConceptsBeing A WitnessResponsibility, For God's WorldAccountabilityTrumpets For SignallingWarning IndividualsResponsible To WarnResponsibility

Some, it is true, are [actually] preaching Christ out of envy and rivalry [toward me—for no better reason than a competitive spirit or misguided ambition], but others out of goodwill and a loyal spirit [toward me]. Verse ConceptsEnvyZeal, Without KnowledgePreaching ChristThose Who EnviedFighting One AnotherSharingSelf EsteemSpreading The GospelMotivationFake FriendsCompetitionConfidence And Self Esteempreachingweatherevangelizingmotivesothers