The Living Bible (450 page)

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BOOK: The Living Bible

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^{Gen 31:21}	^{Rachel stole her fathers household gods}
^{Josh 7:10-11}	^{disobeyed my commandment and has taken loot}
^{Judg 17:2}	^{That thousand dollars you thought was stolen}
^{Judg 18:17}	^{the five spies entered and took the idols}
^{John 12:6}	^{often dipped into them for his own use!}

Laws concerning

^{Exod 20:15}	^{You must not steal.}
^{Exod 21:16}	^{A kidnapper must be killed,}
^{Lev 19:11}	^{You must not steal nor lie nor defraud.}
^{Deut 5:19}	^{You must not steal.}

Conduct of, described

^{Job 24:14-15}	^{at night they are thieves and adulterers,}
^{Jer 2:26-27}	^{the only shame that Israel knows is getting caught.}
^{Jer 49:9-10}	^{even thieves dont take everything,}
^{Luke 10:30}	^{They stripped him of his clothes and money}
^{John 10:1}	^{who sneaks over the wall, must surely be a thief!}

Punishment of

^{Exod 22:2}	^{caught in the act of breaking into a house and is killed,}
^{Deut 24:7}	^{the kidnapper must die,}
^{Zec 5:4}	^{I am sending this curse into the home of every thief}
^{1 Cor 6:9-10}	^{Neither will thieves or greedy people,}
^{1 Pet 4:15}	^{Dont let me hear of your suffering for stealing}

Crucified next to Christ

^{Matt 27:38}	^{Two robbers were also crucified there that morning,}
^{Mark 15:27}	^{Two robbers were also crucified that morning,}
^{Luke 23:39}	^{One of the criminals hanging beside him scoffed,}

Figurative

^{Obad 1:5}

^{Far better for you if thieves had come at night}

THORN(S)

Ground, cursed with

^{Gen 3:18}

^{It will grow thorns, and thistles for you,}

Uses of

^{Psa 58:9}

^{a cooking pot can feel the blazing fire of thorns}

Hedges of

^{Hos 2:6}	^{I will fence her in with briars and thornbushes}
^{Mic 7:4}	^{Even the best of them are prickly as briars;}

Jesus crown of

^{Matt 27:29}	^{made a crown from long thorns}
^{Mark 15:17}	^{made a crown of long, sharp thorns}
^{John 19:2}	^{the soldiers made a crown of thorns}

Figurative

^{Num 33:55}	^{cinders in your eyes and thorns in your sides.}
^{Prov 22:5}	^{The rebel walks a thorny, treacherous road;}
^{Matt 13:7}	^{Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns choked them}
^{Matt 13:22}	^{The ground covered with thistles}
^{2 Cor 12:7}	^{a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan}

TIME

Beginning of

^{Gen 1:1}	^{God began creating the heavens and the earth,}
^{Gen 1:14-15}	^{seasons on the earth, and mark the days and years.}

Division of

^{Exod 14:24}	^{early in the morning Jehovah looked down}
^{1 Sam 11:11}	^{But early the next morning Saul arrived,}
^{Matt 14:25}	^{About four oclock in the morning Jesus came}
^{Mark 6:48}	^{About three oclock in the morning he walked out}

Gods right

^{Gal 4:4}	^{when the right time came, the time God decided on,}
^{Eph 1:10}	^{when the time is ripe he will gather us all together}

Exhortations concerning the wise use of

^{Psa 90:12}	^{Teach us to number our days}
^{Isa 55:6}	^{Seek the Lord while you can find him.}
^{Matt 5:25}	^{Come to terms quickly with your enemy}
^{John 9:4}	^{there is little time left before the night falls}
^{John 12:35}	^{Walk in it while you can, and go where you want to}
^{2 Cor 6:2}	^{Right now God is ready to welcome you.}

Figurative

^{2 Pet 3:8}

^{a thousand years is like tomorrow to the Lord.}

TITHE(S)

Laws concerning

^{Lev 27:30}	^{A tenth of the produce of the land,}
^{Num 18:21}	^{they shall be paid for their service with the tithes}
^{Deut 12:6}	^{burnt offerings and other sacrificesyour tithes,}
^{Deut 12:17}	^{Neither the tithe of your grain and new wine}
^{Deut 14:22}	^{You must tithe all of your crops every year.}
^{Deut 26:12}	^{you are to give all your tithes to the Levites,}

Examples of

^{Gen 14:19-20}	^{Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of all the spoils.}
^{Gen 28:22}	^{I will give you back a tenth of everything}
^{Heb 7:2}	^{Abraham took a tenth of all he had won}

Customarily paid in Christs time

^{Matt 23:23}	^{you tithe down to the last mint leaf}
^{Luke 11:42}	^{careful to tithe even the smallest part of your income,}
^{Luke 18:12}	^{I give to God a tenth of everything I earn.}

TONGUES

Miraculous gifts of

^{1 Cor 12:10}	^{able to speak in languages he never learned;}
^{1 Cor 13:8}	^{speaking in unknown languages, and special knowledge}
^{1 Cor 14:2}	^{that is, to speak in languages you havent learned,}

TRADITION(S)

Of men

^{Matt 15:2}	^{your disciples disobey the ancient Jewish traditions?}
^{Mark 7:3}	^{as required by their ancient traditions.}
^{Col 2:8}	^{shallow answers built on mens thoughts}

Those not authoritative

^{Matt 15:20}	^{going through the ritual of ceremonial handwashing!}
^{1 Tim 1:3-4}	^{men who are teaching such wrong doctrine.}

Of Paul

^{1 Cor 11:2}	^{remembering and doing everything I taught you.}
^{2 Thes 2:15}	^{on the truth that we taught you in our letters}
^{2 Thes 3:6}	^{follow the ideal of hard work we set up for you.}

TRANSFIGURATION

Of Moses

^{Exod 34:29}	^{his face glowed from being in the presence of God.}
^{Exod 34:30}	^{Because of this radiance upon his face,}
^{Exod 34:35}	^{the people would see his face aglow.}
^{Matt 17:3}	^{Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared}
^{2 Cor 3:7}	^{could not bear to look at Moses face.}

Of Jesus

^{Matt 17:2}	^{his face shone like the sun}
^{Mark 9:2}	^{Suddenly his face began to shine with glory,}
^{Luke 9:29}	^{as he was praying, his face began to shine,}
^{2 Pet 1:16}	^{My own eyes have seen his splendor and glory:}

Of Stephen

^{Acts 6:15}

^{Stephens face become as radiant as an angels!}

TREE(S)

Of life

^{Gen 2:9}	^{At the center of the garden he placed the Tree of Life,}
^{Gen 3:22}	^{what if he eats of the fruit of the Tree of Life}
^{Rev 22:14}	^{to eat the fruit from the Tree of Life.}

Of knowledge

^{Gen 2:16-17}	^{for its fruit will open your eyes}
^{Gen 3:2-3}	^{the fruit from the tree at the center of the garden}

Laws concerning

^{Lev 19:23}	^{have planted all kinds of fruit trees,}
^{Deut 20:19}	^{just dont cut down the trees.}

Parable of the

^{Judg 9:8}

^{Once upon a time the trees decided to elect a king.}

Symbolic

^{Dan 4:10-11}

^{I saw a very tall tree out in a field,}

Figurative

^{Num 24:3-9}	^{As aloes planted by the Lord himself; As cedar trees}
^{Psa 1:3}	^{They are like trees along a river bank}
^{Song 2:3}	^{My lover is an apple tree, the finest in the orchard}
^{Jer 17:8}	^{He is like a tree planted along a riverbank,}
^{Ezek 31:5}	^{It towered above all the other trees.}
^{Matt 3:10}	^{poised to chop down every unproductive tree.}
^{Matt 12:33}	^{A tree is identified by its fruit.}

TRIAL(S)

Before a court

^{Lev 24:11}

^{cursed God, and was brought to Moses for judgment.}

Right of

^{John 7:51}	^{Is it legal to convict a man before he is even tried?}
^{Acts 16:37}	^{They have publicly beaten us without trial}
^{Acts 22:25}	^{Is it legal for you to whip a Roman citizen}

Of Jesus

^{Matt 26:57}	^{Then the mob led him to the home of Caiaphas}
^{Matt 26:59}	^{the entire Jewish Supreme Court assembled there}
^{Matt 27:11}	^{Jesus was standing before Pilate, the Roman governor.}
^{Mark 14:53}	^{Jesus was led to the High Priests home}
^{Mark 15:3-4}	^{Then the chief priests accused him of many crimes,}
^{Luke 23:1}	^{the entire Council took Jesus over to Pilate,}
^{Luke 23:24}	^{so Pilate sentenced Jesus to die as they demanded.}
^{John 18:19}	^{the High Priest began asking Jesus about his followers}
^{John 18:28}	^{Jesus trial before Caiaphas ended in the early hours}

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