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Thematic Bible




A king’s fury is a messenger of death,
but a wise man appeases it.
Verse ConceptsGood KingsExecutioners

Righteous lips are a king’s delight,
and he loves one who speaks honestly.
Verse ConceptsFlatteryLipsPleasureTrustworthinessGood KingsAccessTelling The Truth


God’s verdict is on the lips of a king;
his mouth should not give an unfair judgment.
Verse ConceptsOraclesGood KingsPeople Involved In JudgementDecision Making

A wise king separates out the wicked
and drives the threshing wheel over them.
Verse ConceptsThreshingWheelsWisdom, Human ImportanceGood KingsKings And Wisdom



A king favors a wise servant,
but his anger falls on a disgraceful one.


> Verse ConceptsServanthood, In SocietyGood KingsAccessservanthood

A king sitting on a throne to judge
sifts out all evil with his eyes.
Verse ConceptsEvil EyesJudgment SeatLeaders, PoliticalSittingThroneWinnowingGood Kings

The mighty King loves justice.
You have established fairness;
You have administered justice
and righteousness in Jacob.
Verse ConceptsGod, Justice OfGod, Righteousness OfJacob, The PatriarchJusticeGood KingsLove And Strengthfairness





But the Lord was with Joseph and extended kindness to him. He granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. Verse ConceptsKindnessPrisonersDivine FavourGod With Specific PeopleGod Showed His LovingkindnessFavor

If the God of my father, the God of Abraham, the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, certainly now you would have sent me off empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and my hard work, and He issued His verdict last night.” Verse ConceptsGod Of The FathersFear Of God, Examples OfGod Seeing Their AfflictionEmpty HandedGod For UsGod Sending His SonI Am SufferingThose Who ToiledGod Requite Them!

"The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt, but God was with him and rescued him out of all his troubles. He gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who appointed him governor over Egypt and over his whole household.

Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his household who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh, Verse ConceptsThighsinvesting

but will go to my land and my family to take a wife for my son Isaac.” Verse ConceptsBetrothalMarrying RelativesTaking A Wife

Joseph found favor in his master’s sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar also put him in charge of his household and placed all that he owned under his authority. Verse ConceptsCareResponsibility, Examples OfWorthinessAuthority Delegated To PeopleFavor



Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit,
and whoever looks after his master will be honored.
Verse ConceptsServants, GoodStewardshipOrchardsEmployeesThe Honourable Will Be Honoured

Laban said, “Come, you who are blessed by the Lord. Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.” Verse ConceptsNames And Titles For The ChristianCamelsHospitalityTravellersA Place PreparedBlessed By GodOutside The HouseBlessings From Godspace

A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son
and share an inheritance among brothers.
Verse ConceptsServanthood, In SocietyEmployeesServants Of PeopleAuthority Delegated To People

You will be over my house, and all my people will obey your commands. Only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you.” Verse ConceptsPalacesThronePromotionRelative GreatnessRespect For People

But Laban said to him, “If I have found favor in your sight, stay. I have learned by divination that the Lord has blessed me because of you.” Verse ConceptsLearningBlessing Through God's People

When his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made everything he did successful, Verse ConceptsServants, GoodGod With Specific PeopleSeeing SituationsThe Righteous Prosperprospering

The Lord, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and from my native land, who spoke to me and swore to me, ‘I will give this land to your offspring’—He will send His angel before you, and you can take a wife for my son from there. Verse ConceptsAbrahamLand, As A Divine GiftOaths, DivineServants, GoodAngels, Ministry To BelieversAngels Going At God's BiddingBringing People Out Of Other PlacesTaking A Wife

and said, “Praise the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld His kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the Lord has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.” Verse ConceptsJourneyKindnessGod Has GuidedBless The Lord!God Showed His Lovingkindness

For he who is called by the Lord as a slave is the Lord’s freedman. Likewise he who is called as a free man is Christ’s slave. Verse ConceptsStatusSlavesConsider Your Call To SalvationSlave Or FreeBeing Devoted to GodChristian LibertyReligious FreedomHard WorkslaveryFreedomFree WillBeing Contentchristianityfree


Joseph found favor in his master's sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar also put him in charge of his household and placed all that he owned under his authority. From the time that he put him in charge of his household and of all that he owned, the Lord blessed the Egyptian's house because of Joseph. The Lord's blessing was on all that he owned, in his house and in his fields.

no longer as a slave, but more than a slave—as a dearly loved brother. He is especially so to me, but even more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord. Verse ConceptsSibling Love


Deborah, the one who had nursed and raised Rebekah, died and was buried under the oak south of Bethel. So Jacob named it Oak of Weeping. Verse ConceptsBurials, Places OfNursesTreesOaksMourning Death


When his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made everything he did successful, Verse ConceptsServants, GoodGod With Specific PeopleSeeing SituationsThe Righteous Prosperprospering

or stealing, but demonstrating utter faithfulness, so that they may adorn the teaching of God our Savior in everything. Verse ConceptsAdornment, Of WomenApplying The BibleAttractionSound DoctrineDo Not StealInternal Adornmentartistsdoctrine

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