Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Defilement » Things liable to ceremonial » The sanctuary
I will turn against that man and cut him off from his people, because he gave his offspring to Molech, defiling My sanctuary and profaning My holy name.
Verse Concepts
treacherous men.
Her priests profane the sanctuary;
they do violence to instruction.
Leaders » False shepherds, characteristics of » Corrupt priests
When the chief priests and the temple police saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify! Crucify!”
Pilate responded, “Take Him and crucify Him yourselves, for I find no grounds for charging Him.” Verse Concepts
Pilate responded, “Take Him and crucify Him yourselves, for I find no grounds for charging Him.” Verse Concepts
In the same way the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked Him and said,
Verse Concepts
her priests teach for payment,
and her prophets practice divination for money.
Yet they lean on the Lord, saying,
“Isn’t the Lord
No disaster will overtake us.”
treacherous men.
Her priests profane the sanctuary;
they do violence to instruction.
But the chief priests stirred up the crowd so that he would release Barabbas to them instead.
Verse Concepts
and the priests rule by their own authority.
My people love it like this.
But what will you do at the end of it?
Her priests do violence to My instruction and profane My holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they do not explain the difference between the clean and the unclean. They disregard My Sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.
Verse Concepts
Pay attention, house of Israel!
Listen, royal house!
For the judgment applies to you
because you have been a snare at Mizpah
and a net spread out on Tabor.
a band of priests murders on the road to Shechem.
They commit atrocities.
The chief priests and the elders, however, persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to execute Jesus.
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Pollutions » Of God's house
When you brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in both heart and flesh, to occupy My sanctuary, you defiled My temple while you offered My food—the fat and the blood. You broke My covenant by all your detestable practices.
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So He brought me to the inner court of the Lord’s house, and there were about 25 men at the entrance of the Lord’s temple, between the portico and the altar, with their backs to the Lord’s temple and their faces turned to the east. They were bowing to the east in worship of the sun.
Verse Concepts
treacherous men.
Her priests profane the sanctuary;
they do violence to instruction.
In the temple complex He found people selling oxen, sheep, and doves, and He also found the money changers sitting there.
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Manasseh set up a carved image of the idol he had made, in God’s temple, about which God had said to David and his son Solomon, “I will establish My name forever in this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.
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All the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, imitating all the detestable practices of the nations, and they defiled the Lord’s temple that He had consecrated in Jerusalem.
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“For the Judeans have done what is evil in My sight.” This is the Lord’s declaration. “They have set up their detestable things in the house that is called by My name and defiled it.
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priests » Corrupt
When the chief priests and the temple police saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify! Crucify!”
Pilate responded, “Take Him and crucify Him yourselves, for I find no grounds for charging Him.” Verse Concepts
Pilate responded, “Take Him and crucify Him yourselves, for I find no grounds for charging Him.” Verse Concepts
In the same way the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked Him and said,
Verse Concepts
her priests teach for payment,
and her prophets practice divination for money.
Yet they lean on the Lord, saying,
“Isn’t the Lord
No disaster will overtake us.”
treacherous men.
Her priests profane the sanctuary;
they do violence to instruction.
But the chief priests stirred up the crowd so that he would release Barabbas to them instead.
Verse Concepts
and the priests rule by their own authority.
My people love it like this.
But what will you do at the end of it?
Her priests do violence to My instruction and profane My holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they do not explain the difference between the clean and the unclean. They disregard My Sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.
Verse Concepts
Pay attention, house of Israel!
Listen, royal house!
For the judgment applies to you
because you have been a snare at Mizpah
and a net spread out on Tabor.
a band of priests murders on the road to Shechem.
They commit atrocities.
The chief priests and the elders, however, persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to execute Jesus.
Verse Concepts
priests » Disobedient priests
Woe to the city that is rebellious and defiled, the oppressive city! She has not obeyed; she has not accepted discipline. She has not trusted in the Lord; she has not drawn near to her God. The princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are wolves of the night, which leave nothing for the morning. read more.
Her prophets are reckless- treacherous men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to instruction.
Her prophets are reckless- treacherous men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to instruction.
"Therefore, this decree is for you priests: If you don't listen, and if you don't take it to heart to honor My name," says the Lord of Hosts, "I will send a curse among you, and I will curse your blessings. In fact, I have already begun to curse them because you are not taking it to heart. "Look, I am going to rebuke your descendants, and I will spread animal waste over your faces, the waste from your festival sacrifices, and you will be taken away with it. read more.
Then you will know that I sent you this decree so My covenant with Levi may continue," says the Lord of Hosts. "My covenant with him was one of life and peace, and I gave these to him; it called for reverence, and he revered Me and stood in awe of My name. True instruction was in his mouth, and nothing wrong was found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and fairness and turned many from sin. For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the Lord of Hosts. "You, on the other hand, have turned from the way. You have caused many to stumble by your instruction. You have violated the covenant of Levi," says the Lord of Hosts. "So I in turn have made you despised and humiliated before all the people because you are not keeping My ways but are showing partiality in [your] instruction."
Then you will know that I sent you this decree so My covenant with Levi may continue," says the Lord of Hosts. "My covenant with him was one of life and peace, and I gave these to him; it called for reverence, and he revered Me and stood in awe of My name. True instruction was in his mouth, and nothing wrong was found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and fairness and turned many from sin. For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the Lord of Hosts. "You, on the other hand, have turned from the way. You have caused many to stumble by your instruction. You have violated the covenant of Levi," says the Lord of Hosts. "So I in turn have made you despised and humiliated before all the people because you are not keeping My ways but are showing partiality in [your] instruction."
False prophets » Described as » Light and treacherous
treacherous men.
Her priests profane the sanctuary;
they do violence to instruction.
Religious » False shepherds, characteristics of » Corrupt priests
When the chief priests and the temple police saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify! Crucify!”
Pilate responded, “Take Him and crucify Him yourselves, for I find no grounds for charging Him.” Verse Concepts
Pilate responded, “Take Him and crucify Him yourselves, for I find no grounds for charging Him.” Verse Concepts
In the same way the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked Him and said,
Verse Concepts
her priests teach for payment,
and her prophets practice divination for money.
Yet they lean on the Lord, saying,
“Isn’t the Lord
No disaster will overtake us.”
treacherous men.
Her priests profane the sanctuary;
they do violence to instruction.
But the chief priests stirred up the crowd so that he would release Barabbas to them instead.
Verse Concepts
and the priests rule by their own authority.
My people love it like this.
But what will you do at the end of it?
Her priests do violence to My instruction and profane My holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they do not explain the difference between the clean and the unclean. They disregard My Sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.
Verse Concepts
Pay attention, house of Israel!
Listen, royal house!
For the judgment applies to you
because you have been a snare at Mizpah
and a net spread out on Tabor.
a band of priests murders on the road to Shechem.
They commit atrocities.
The chief priests and the elders, however, persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to execute Jesus.
Verse Concepts
Temple » Pollution of God's house
When you brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in both heart and flesh, to occupy My sanctuary, you defiled My temple while you offered My food—the fat and the blood. You broke My covenant by all your detestable practices.
Verse Concepts
So He brought me to the inner court of the Lord’s house, and there were about 25 men at the entrance of the Lord’s temple, between the portico and the altar, with their backs to the Lord’s temple and their faces turned to the east. They were bowing to the east in worship of the sun.
Verse Concepts
treacherous men.
Her priests profane the sanctuary;
they do violence to instruction.
In the temple complex He found people selling oxen, sheep, and doves, and He also found the money changers sitting there.
Verse Concepts
Manasseh set up a carved image of the idol he had made, in God’s temple, about which God had said to David and his son Solomon, “I will establish My name forever in this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.
Verse Concepts
All the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, imitating all the detestable practices of the nations, and they defiled the Lord’s temple that He had consecrated in Jerusalem.
Verse Concepts
“For the Judeans have done what is evil in My sight.” This is the Lord’s declaration. “They have set up their detestable things in the house that is called by My name and defiled it.
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Unjustness » The unjust
his expectation comes to nothing,
and hope placed in wealth
Whoever is faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and whoever is unrighteous in very little is also unrighteous in much. So if you have not been faithful with the unrighteous money, who will trust you with what is genuine? And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to someone else, who will give you what is your own?
and one whose way is upright
is detestable to the wicked.
Woe to the city that is rebellious and defiled, the oppressive city! She has not obeyed; she has not accepted discipline. She has not trusted in the Lord; she has not drawn near to her God. The princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are wolves of the night, which leave nothing for the morning. read more.
Her prophets are reckless- treacherous men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to instruction. The righteous Lord is in her; He does no wrong. He applies His justice morning by morning; He does not fail at dawn, yet the one who does wrong knows no shame.
Her prophets are reckless- treacherous men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to instruction. The righteous Lord is in her; He does no wrong. He applies His justice morning by morning; He does not fail at dawn, yet the one who does wrong knows no shame.
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Priests, corrupt
When the chief priests and the temple police saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify! Crucify!”
Pilate responded, “Take Him and crucify Him yourselves, for I find no grounds for charging Him.” Verse Concepts
Pilate responded, “Take Him and crucify Him yourselves, for I find no grounds for charging Him.” Verse Concepts
In the same way the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked Him and said,
Verse Concepts
her priests teach for payment,
and her prophets practice divination for money.
Yet they lean on the Lord, saying,
“Isn’t the Lord
No disaster will overtake us.”
treacherous men.
Her priests profane the sanctuary;
they do violence to instruction.
But the chief priests stirred up the crowd so that he would release Barabbas to them instead.
Verse Concepts
and the priests rule by their own authority.
My people love it like this.
But what will you do at the end of it?
Her priests do violence to My instruction and profane My holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they do not explain the difference between the clean and the unclean. They disregard My Sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.
Verse Concepts
Pay attention, house of Israel!
Listen, royal house!
For the judgment applies to you
because you have been a snare at Mizpah
and a net spread out on Tabor.
a band of priests murders on the road to Shechem.
They commit atrocities.
The chief priests and the elders, however, persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to execute Jesus.
Verse Concepts