Thematic Bible: When good


Thematic Bible




A king's wrath is like a messenger of death, but a wise person appeases it. Verse ConceptsGood KingsExecutioners

The delight of kings is righteous counsel, and they love the one who speaks uprightly. Verse ConceptsFlatteryLipsPleasureTrustworthinessGood KingsAccessTelling The Truth


The divine verdict is in the words of the king, his pronouncements must not act treacherously against justice. Verse ConceptsOraclesGood KingsPeople Involved In JudgementDecision Making

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



The king shows favor to a wise servant, but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully. Verse ConceptsServanthood, In SocietyGood KingsAccessservanthood

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

The king is strong; he loves justice. You ensure that legal decisions will be made fairly; you promote justice and equity in Jacob. Verse ConceptsGod, Justice OfGod, Righteousness OfJacob, The PatriarchJusticeGood KingsLove And Strengthfairness





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

If the God of my father -- the God of Abraham, the one whom Isaac fears -- had not been with me, you would certainly have sent me away empty-handed! But God saw how I was oppressed and how hard I worked, and he rebuked you 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, because they were jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt. But God was with him, and rescued him from all his troubles, and granted him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household.

Abraham said to his servant, the senior one in his household who was in charge of everything he had, "Put your hand under my thigh Verse ConceptsThighsinvesting

You must go instead to my country and to my relatives to find a wife for my son Isaac." Verse ConceptsBetrothalMarrying RelativesTaking A Wife

So Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar appointed Joseph overseer of his household and put him in charge of everything he owned. Verse ConceptsCareResponsibility, Examples OfWorthinessAuthority Delegated To PeopleFavor



The one who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever takes care of his master will be honored. Verse ConceptsServants, GoodStewardshipOrchardsEmployeesThe Honourable Will Be Honoured

Laban said to him, "Come, you who are blessed by the Lord! Why are you standing out here when 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 servant who acts wisely will rule over an heir who behaves shamefully, and will share the inheritance along with the relatives. Verse ConceptsServanthood, In SocietyEmployeesServants Of PeopleAuthority Delegated To People

You will oversee my household, and all my people will submit to your commands. Only I, the king, will be greater than you. Verse ConceptsPalacesThronePromotionRelative GreatnessRespect For People

But Laban said to him, "If I have found favor in your sight, please stay here, for I have learned by divination that the Lord has blessed me on account of you." Verse ConceptsLearningBlessing Through God's People

His master observed that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made everything he was doing 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 the land of my relatives, promised me with a solemn oath, 'To your descendants I will give this land.' He will send his angel before you so that you may find 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

saying "Praised be the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned his faithful love for my master! The Lord has led me to the house of my master's relatives!" Verse ConceptsJourneyKindnessGod Has GuidedBless The Lord!God Showed His Lovingkindness

For the one who was called in the Lord as a slave is the Lord's freedman. In the same way, the one who was called as a free person is Christ's slave. Verse ConceptsStatusSlavesConsider Your Call To SalvationSlave Or FreeBeing Devoted to GodChristian LibertyReligious FreedomHard WorkslaveryFreedomFree WillBeing Contentchristianityfree


So Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar appointed Joseph overseer of his household and put him in charge of everything he owned. From the time Potiphar appointed him over his household and over all that he owned, the Lord blessed the Egyptian's household for Joseph's sake. The blessing of the Lord was on everything that he had, both in his house and in his fields.

no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, as a dear brother. He is especially so to me, and even more so to you now, both humanly speaking and in the Lord. Verse ConceptsSibling Love


(Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel; thus it was named Oak of Weeping.) Verse ConceptsBurials, Places OfNursesTreesOaksMourning Death

but your father has humiliated me and changed my wages ten times. But God has not permitted him to do me any harm. Verse ConceptsExamples Of DeceitMastersServants, Working Conditions OfServants, GoodMasters Duties Towards ServantsEmployers, Bad ExamplesTen TimesChangeGod Forbiddingcheaters

His master observed that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made everything he was doing successful. Verse ConceptsServants, GoodGod With Specific PeopleSeeing SituationsThe Righteous Prosperprospering

not pilfering, but showing all good faith, in order to bring credit to the teaching of God our Savior in everything. Verse ConceptsAdornment, Of WomenApplying The BibleAttractionSound DoctrineDo Not StealInternal Adornmentartistsdoctrine

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