Thematic Bible: Unfaithfulness


Thematic Bible



Do not gaze at me because I am black, because the sun has stared [at] me. The sons of my mother were angry with me; they made me keeper of the vineyards, [but] my own "vineyard" I did not keep. Verse ConceptsAfrican AmericansScorchingLooking Intently At PeopleBlack PeopleUnnamed People Angry With OthersSunMothers And SonsColorSunshine

And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to another, who will give you your own? Verse ConceptsFraudPossessingServants, BadFaithfulnessPropertyTreating OthersTrusting OthersMoney Managementpossessions

And the one who had received the one talent came up also [and] said, 'Master, [because I] knew you, that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering from where you did not scatter [seed]. And [because I] was afraid, I went away [and] hid your talent in the ground. See, you have [what is] yours!'

Israel [is] a luxuriant vine; he yields fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, [the more] he made numerous altars. The more his land prospered, [the more] he improved [his] stone pillars. Verse ConceptsPeace, Human Search ForVinesAltars, PaganSocial SelfishnessFertile LandObelisksBearing Fruit

For this [reason], I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and will be given to a people who produce its fruits. Verse ConceptsFaithlessness, As DisobedienceKingdom Of God, Entry IntoLossUnfruitfulnessIsrael HardenedTaking God's Things

For the vineyard of Yahweh of hosts [is] the house of Israel, and the man of Judah [is] the plantation of his delight. [And] he waited for justice, but look! Bloodshed! For righteousness, but look! A cry of distress! Verse ConceptsGarden, NaturalGod, Will OfHorticultureNeglectOppression, Examples OfMetaphorical VineyardsKilling The InnocentOutcryGardens