The Living Bible (410 page)

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BOOK: The Living Bible

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Figurative

^{John 6:32}	^{offers you true Bread from heaven.}
^{1 Cor 5:8}	^{pure bread of honor and sincerity}
^{1 Cor 10:17}	^{all eat from the same loaf,}

BRIDE

Figurative

^{Psa 45:13}	^{The bride, a princess, waits within her}
^{Isa 61:10}	^{or a bride with her jewels.}
^{Isa 62:4}	^{new name will be The Bride,}
^{Jer 2:2}	^{as a young bride long ago}
^{Rev 19:7}	^{wedding banquet of the Lamb,}
^{Rev 21:2}	^{beautiful as a bride at her wedding.}

BRIDEGROOM

Figurative

^{Psa 19:5}	^{as a bridegroom going to his wedding,}
^{Isa 61:10}	^{like a bridegroom in his wedding}
^{Isa 62:5}	^{as a bridegroom with his bride.}

BURIAL

Nature and duties of

^{Deut 21:23}	^{You must bury him the same day,}
^{2 Chr 16:13-14}	^{a bed perfumed with sweet spices}
^{Jer 34:5}	^{will burn incense in your memory,}
^{Matt 26:12}	^{to prepare my body for burial.}
^{John 19:40}	^{as is the Jewish custom of burial}
^{Acts 9:37}	^{prepared her for burial and laid}

Unburied, desecration of

^{Deut 28:26}	^{Your dead bodies will be food}
^{2 Kgs 9:10}	^{Dogs shall eat Ahabs wife}
^{Psa 79:2}	^{bodies of your people lie exposed}
^{Jer 7:33}	^{shall be food for the birds}
^{Jer 16:4}	^{no one mourn for them or bury them,}
^{Ezek 39:15-16}	^{whenever anyone sees some bones,}

Examples of

^{Gen 23:19-20}	^{Abraham buried Sarah there,}
^{Gen 25:9-10}	^{Isaac and Ishmael buried Abraham}
^{Gen 50:5}	^{Canaan, to bury Isaac there.}
^{2 Sam 3:32}	^{They buried Abner in Hebron.}
^{Matt 27:60}	^{in his own new rock-hewn tomb,}
^{Luke 23:53}	^{laid it in a new, unused tomb}
^{Acts 8:2}	^{with great sorrow buried Stephen.}

Figurative

^{Rom 6:4}	^{was buried with him by baptism}
^{Col 2:12}	^{your evil nature was buried with him;}

BURNT OFFERING
, see
Offering, burnt

BUSYBODY
, see
Gossip
; Slander

CALL OF GOD

Examples of

^{Gen 12:1}	^{God told him, Leave your country}
^{Gen 28:13}	^{At the top stood the Lord.}
^{Exod 3:10}	^{I am going to send you to Pharaoh}
^{Judg 6:14}	^{Go and save Israel from the Midianites}
^{1 Sam 3:10}	^{Lord called as before, Samuel!}
^{Isa 6:8}	^{Whom shall I send as a messenger}
^{Jer 1:5}	^{I sanctified you and appointed you}
^{Ezek 2:3}	^{I am sending you to Israel}
^{Hos 1:2}	^{The Lord said to Hosea, Go}
^{Amos 1:2}	^{God told him some of the things}
^{Jon 1:2}	^{Go to the great city of Nineveh,}
^{Acts 9:4}	^{Paul! Paul! Why are you persecuting me?}

To repentance and salvation

^{Isa 45:20}	^{Gather together and come, you nations}
^{Isa 55:3}	^{Come to me with your ears wide open.}
^{Jer 35:15}	^{prophet to tell you to turn back}
^{Hos 6:1}	^{Come, let us return to the Lord;}
^{Hos 14:1}	^{O Israel, return to the Lord,}
^{Joel 2:12}	^{Turn to me now, while there is time.}
^{Jon 3:1}	^{warn them of their doom, as I told}
^{Matt 3:2}	^{Turn from your sins . . . turn to God}
^{Matt 4:17}	^{Turn from sin, and turn to God.}
^{2 Cor 5:20}	^{God is using us to speak to you:}

Rejected

^{Psa 50:17}	^{you have refused my discipline,}
^{Prov 1:24}	^{still you wont come. I have pleaded,}
^{Isa 66:4}	^{they refused to answer,}
^{Jer 35:17}	^{Because you refuse to listen or answer}
^{John 12:48}	^{all who reject me and my message}
^{Acts 13:46}	^{since you have rejected it,}
^{2 Thes 2:10}	^{they have refused to believe it}
^{Heb 12:25}	^{when they refused to listen to Moses,}

CHAIN(S)

As decorations

^{Gen 41:41-42}	^{royal golden chain about his neck}
^{Exod 28:13-14}	^{Two chains of pure, twisted gold}
^{Num 31:50}	^{anklets, rings, earrings and necklaces.}
^{1 Kgs 6:21-22}	^{gold chains to protect the entrance}
^{2 Chr 3:5}	^{engraved with palm trees and chains.}
^{2 Chr 3:16}	^{placed chains on top of the pillars,}
^{2 Chr 4:12-16}	^{Two sets of chains on the capitals,}
^{Isa 3:20}	^{scarves and ankle chains, headbands,}
^{Isa 40:19}	^{with silver chains around its neck?}
^{Dan 5:16}	^{with a golden chain around your neck,}
^{Dan 5:29}	^{a golden chain hung around his neck,}

For confinement

^{Gen 39:20}	^{kings prisoners were kept in chains.}
^{Gen 42:19}	^{shall remain in chains in jail,}
^{2 Kgs 17:4}	^{in chains for his rebellion.}
^{2 Chr 36:6}	^{took away the king in chains}
^{Isa 45:14}	^{They shall follow you as prisoners in chains,}
^{Matt 14:3}	^{chained him in prison}
^{Acts 16:26}	^{the chains of every prisoner fell off!}
^{Heb 11:36}	^{others were chained in dungeons.}

Figurative

^{Lev 26:13}	^{I have broken your chains}
^{Psa 2:3}	^{let us break his chains, they say,}
^{Psa 18:4}	^{Death bound me with chains,}
^{Psa 73:6}	^{sparkles like a jeweled necklace,}
^{Psa 107:14}	^{of death and snapped their chains.}
^{Isa 9:4}	^{God will break the chains that bind}
^{Lam 3:7}	^{has fastened me with heavy chains.}
^{Gal 2:4}	^{their rules, like slaves in chains.}
^{Jude 1:6}	^{chained up in prisons of darkness,}
^{Rev 20:2}	^{bound him in chains for 1,000 years,}

CHARACTER

Ideal, for Gods people

^{Deut 7:6}	^{a holy people, dedicated to the Lord}
^{Psa 15:2}	^{leads a blameless life and is truly}
^{Psa 37:26}	^{Gnerous with their gifts and loans}
^{Prov 16:20}	^{God bless those who obey him;}
^{Prov 16:21}	^{known by his common sense,}
^{Prov 28:1}	^{the godly are bold as lions!}
^{Isa 32:8}	^{good men will be generous to others}
^{Isa 57:15}	^{those with contrite, humble spirits}
^{Matt 5:6}	^{who long to be just and good,}
^{Matt 5:8}	^{whose hearts are pure,}
^{Luke 1:6}	^{godly folk, careful to obey all of Gods}
^{Luke 12:37}	^{ready and waiting for his return.}
^{Eph 2:10}	^{spend these lives in helping others.}
^{1 Pet 5:5}	^{serve each other with humble spirits,}
^{Rev 17:14}	^{the called and chosen and faithful ones.}

Of evil men

^{Deut 32:5}	^{are a stubborn, twisted generation.}
^{Psa 35:15}	^{meetings filled with slander against me}
^{Psa 37:21}	^{Evil men borrow and cannot pay it}
^{Psa 49:6}	^{They trust in their wealth and boast}
^{Prov 1:11}	^{Well hide and rob and kill,}
^{Prov 2:14}	^{exult in doing wrong,}
^{Prov 16:30}	^{The wicked man stares into space}
^{Isa 30:9}	^{For they are stubborn rebels.}
^{Isa 59:4}	^{time plotting evil deeds and doing them.}
^{Ezek 2:4}	^{hardhearted, stiff-necked people.}
^{Luke 6:35}	^{to those who are very wicked.}
^{Eph 4:17-18}	^{they are blinded and confused.}
^{1 Tim 3:2}	^{will love only themselves}
^{Titus 3:3}	^{slaves to many evil pleasures}
^{1 Pet 2:7}	^{those who reject him,}
^{Rev 21:8}	^{unfaithful to me, and corrupt,}

CHARITY
, see
Love

Encouraged

^{Prov 19:17}	^{When you help the poor}
^{Matt 6:2}	^{When you give a gift to a beggar,}
^{Matt 19:21}	^{give the money to the poor,}
^{Luke 11:41}	^{Purity is best demonstrated by generosity.}
^{Luke 12:33}	^{Sell and give to those in need.}
^{Luke 18:22}	^{give the money to the poor}
^{Acts 10:2}	^{He gave generously to charity}
^{2 Cor 9:2}	^{were ready to send an offering}
^{3 Joh 1:6}	^{on their way with a generous gift.}

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