Thematic Bible: Whole


Thematic Bible





Blessed and favored by God is the man who fears [sin and its consequence] at all times,
But he who hardens his heart [and is determined to sin] will fall into disaster.
Verse ConceptsFreedom, Of The WillHardness Of HeartIrreverenceStubbornness, Consequences OfFear Of God, Results OfObstinacy Against GodStiffnecked PeopleObstinate Individuals



Therefore He poured out on Israel the heat of His anger
And the fierceness of battle;
And engulfed him in fire,
Yet he did not recognize [the lesson of repentance which the Assyrian conquest was intended to teach];
It burned him, but he did not take it to heart.
Verse ConceptsHardened HeartsHeart, Fallen And RedeemedChastisementSensitivityInsensibilityBurning PeopleStrength In Battle



Do not harden your hearts and become spiritually dull as at Meribah [the place of strife],
And as at Massah [the place of testing] in the wilderness,
Verse ConceptsFreedom, Of The WillTestingInsensitivityAvoiding Obstinacy


“Even now,” says the Lord,
“Turn and come to Me with all your heart [in genuine repentance],
With fasting and weeping and mourning [until every barrier is removed and the broken fellowship is restored];
Verse ConceptsGesturesAbstinence as a disciplineEarnestnessdrought, physicalRegretRepentance, Examples OfWeepingFasting, Accompanied ByWhole HeartednessFasting In MourningFastingFasting And Prayer

[Philip said to him, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he replied, “I do believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”] Verse ConceptsFaith, As Basis Of SalvationWitnessing, Importance OfEarnestnessConfessing ChristSaving FaithThose Who Believed In Christ



and you have returned to the Lord your God and have listened to and obeyed His voice with all your heart and with all your soul, in accordance with everything that I am commanding you today, you and your children, Verse ConceptsChildren, attitudes towardsChildren, Duties OfEarnestnessReturning To GodWhole HeartednessBlessings Of ObedienceObeying God


Blessed and favored by God are those who keep His testimonies,
And who [consistently] seek Him and long for Him with all their heart.
Verse ConceptsHeart, And Holy SpiritSeeking GodSpiritualityEarnestnessKeep The Commandments!


Give me understanding [a teachable heart and the ability to learn], that I may keep Your law;
And observe it with all my heart.
Verse ConceptsHeart, And Holy SpiritInsightWisdom, Human ImportanceWisdom, Human NatureEarnestnessWhole HeartednessUnderstanding God's WordWanting To Keep The Commandmentslawobeying

Then [with a deep longing] you will seek Me and require Me [as a vital necessity] and [you will] find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. Verse ConceptsEarnestnessPrayer, Advice For EffectivePrayer, As A Response To GodSearchingSeeking GodPrayer, Offered WithSincereityApproaching GodGod, Presence OfFinding GodWhole HeartednessSingle MindednessFinding Loveseeking