Thematic Bible: Should
Thematic Bible
Children » Should » Honor the aged
Verse Concepts
Baby dedicationBad ChildrenCommitment, to God's peopleAttitudes Of PrideAttitudes, to other peopleGrace, And Christian LifeSubmission To AuthorityHumilityMaturity, PhysicalMeeknessMercy, Response To God'sMinistry, In The ChurchModestyObedience, To Human AuthoritiesOld Age, Attitudes ToOpposition, To Sin And EvilPeter, Preacher And TeacherPresumptionPride, Evil OfSubmission
SuperiorityUnselfishnessYouthContriteGod, Grace OfRemorseWardrobe, SpiritualCharacter Of SaintsChildren, attitudes towardsHumility In The Christians LifeChildren, Duties OfCaring For The ElderlyClothed With Good ThingsGod OpposingBe Humble!God And The HumbleGod Opposes The ProudRules About Young PeopleThe Grace Given To MenRespect For Old People
‘You shall rise up before the grayheaded and honor the aged, and you shall revere your God; I am the Lord.
Children » Should » Obey parents
And do not forsake the
Verse Concepts
Bad ParentsFathers, Responsibilities OfBeing A KidBeing In A RelationshipCareChildren, Attitude to ParentsLove, And The WorldResistanceRightsYouthChildren, attitudes towardsAuthority Within The Family, Kinds OfChildren, Duties OfObedient To ParentsRules About Young PeopleObeying PeopleObedienceDutyGood Children
Children » Should » Honor parents
Furthermore, we had earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected them; shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of spirits, and live?
“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the Lord your God gives you.
Verse Concepts
CriminalsBaby dedicationLoving Your MotherBad ParentsBad ChildrenAttaining Old AgeFathers, Responsibilities OfAdultsFamily, Founded OnBecoming A Parentethics, personalBeing A KidBeing A MotherBeing In A RelationshipBlessings, TemporalHonorLaw, Ten CommandmentsLife, HumanLove, And The WorldMothers, Responsibilities OfOld Age, Attainment OfOld Age, Attitudes ToOrder In The HomeParents
Respect, For Human BeingsRightsSubmissionYouthChildren, attitudes towardsChildren, Attitude to ParentsChildren, Duties OfControlling ParentsCaring For ParentsAbusive ParentsHow To Live LongHonouring ParentsObedient To ParentsHonour The HonourableRespect For PeopleAdult ChildrenmomsRespectBeing A Good FatherParents LoveRespecting ParentsEthicsRespecting AuthorityLoving Your Parents
Children » Should » Remember God
Children » Should » Obey God
and you return to the Lord your God and obey Him with all your heart and soul according to all that I command you today, you and your sons,
Children » Should » Fear parents
Every one of you shall reverence his mother and his father, and you shall keep My sabbaths; I am the Lord your God.
Children » Should » Attend to parental teaching
Hear, my son, your father's instruction And do not forsake your mother's teaching; Indeed, they are a graceful wreath to your head And ornaments about your neck.
Children » Should » Fear God
Do not associate with those who are given to change,
Children » Should » Not imitate bad parents
“I said to their children in the wilderness, ‘Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers or keep their ordinances or defile yourselves with their idols.
Children » Should » Take care of parents
but if any widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to practice piety in regard to their own family and to make some return to their parents; for this is acceptable in the sight of God.
Verse Concepts
Acceptance, From GodFaithfulness, In Human Relationshipsethics, personaldiscipleship, nature ofLearning From Other PeopleGrandchildrenGrandparentsHomeLove, And The WorldParentsPleasing GodPoverty, Remedies ForReligionRightsSanctity Of LifeYouthChildren, attitudes towardsWidows, Should BeChildren, Duties OfCaring For Children
Caring For ParentsLove Between RelativesHonouring ParentsPeople ProvidingChildren, responsibilities to GodFamiliesparentingRaising ChildrenWomen's RolesResponsibilityFamily FirstMotherhoodParenting ResponsibilitiesRespecting ParentsGrandmothersLeaving Parents For SpouseFathers Responsibilitiesparenthoodpiety
ears » Should » Hear and obey reproof
Is a wise reprover to a
Will dwell among the wise.
ears » Should » Seek knowledge
And the
ears » Should » Receive the word of God
And let your ear receive the word of His mouth;
Teach your daughters wailing,
And everyone her neighbor a dirge.
ears » Should » Be bowed down to instructions
ears » Should » Be inclined to wisdom
ears » Should » Be given to the law of God
You rulers of
Give ear to the instruction of our God,
You people of Gomorrah.
Families » Should » Be duly regulated
And does not eat the
He must be one who manages his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity (but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?),
Families » Should » Live in mutual forbearance
'Thus you shall say to Joseph, "Please forgive, I beg you, the transgression of your brothers and their sin, for they did you wrong."' And now, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father." And Joseph wept when they spoke to him. Then his brothers also came and fell down before him and said, "Behold, we are your servants." But Joseph said to them, "Do not be afraid, for am I in God's place? read more.
"As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive. "So therefore, do not be afraid; I will provide for you and your little ones." So he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.
"As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive. "So therefore, do not be afraid; I will provide for you and your little ones." So he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.
Then Peter came and said to Him, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?" Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.
Families » Should » Live in unity
A Song of Ascents, of David.
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
Forbrothers to dwell together in unity!
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For
So he sent his brothers away, and as they departed, he said to them, “Do not quarrel on the journey.”
Families » Should » Worship God together
The churches of Asia greet you. Aquila and Prisca greet you heartily in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.
Families » Should » Be taught the scriptures
"Only give heed to yourself and keep your soul diligently, so that you do not forget the things which your eyes have seen and they do not depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your sons and your grandsons. "Remember the day you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb, when the LORD said to me, 'Assemble the people to Me, that I may let them hear My words so they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on the earth, and that they may teach their children.'
Families » Should » Rejoice together before God
You may spend the money for whatever your heart desires: for oxen, or sheep, or wine, or strong drink, or whatever your heart desires; and there you shall eat in the presence of the Lord your God and rejoice, you and your household.
Kings » Should » Promote the interests of the church
"Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, 'The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and He has appointed me to build Him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. 'Whoever there is among you of all His people, may his God be with him! Let him go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah and rebuild the house of the LORD, the God of Israel; He is the God who is in Jerusalem. 'Every survivor, at whatever place he may live, let the men of that place support him with silver and gold, with goods and cattle, together with a freewill offering for the house of God which is in Jerusalem.'"
Then King Darius issued a decree, and search was made in the archives, where the treasures were stored in Babylon. In Ecbatana in the fortress, which is in the province of Media, a scroll was found and there was written in it as follows: "Memorandum-- "In the first year of King Cyrus, Cyrus the king issued a decree: 'Concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, let the temple, the place where sacrifices are offered, be rebuilt and let its foundations be retained, its height being 60 cubits and its width 60 cubits; read more.
with three layers of huge stones and one layer of timbers. And let the cost be paid from the royal treasury. 'Also let the gold and silver utensils of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon, be returned and brought to their places in the temple in Jerusalem; and you shall put them in the house of God.' "Now therefore, Tattenai, governor of the province beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai and your colleagues, the officials of the provinces beyond the River, keep away from there. "Leave this work on the house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews rebuild this house of God on its site. "Moreover, I issue a decree concerning what you are to do for these elders of Judah in the rebuilding of this house of God: the full cost is to be paid to these people from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces beyond the River, and that without delay. "Whatever is needed, both young bulls, rams, and lambs for a burnt offering to the God of heaven, and wheat, salt, wine and anointing oil, as the priests in Jerusalem request, it is to be given to them daily without fail, that they may offer acceptable sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sons. "And I issued a decree that any man who violates this edict, a timber shall be drawn from his house and he shall be impaled on it and his house shall be made a refuse heap on account of this. "May the God who has caused His name to dwell there overthrow any king or people who attempts to change it, so as to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued this decree, let it be carried out with all diligence!"
with three layers of huge stones and one layer of timbers. And let the cost be paid from the royal treasury. 'Also let the gold and silver utensils of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon, be returned and brought to their places in the temple in Jerusalem; and you shall put them in the house of God.' "Now therefore, Tattenai, governor of the province beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai and your colleagues, the officials of the provinces beyond the River, keep away from there. "Leave this work on the house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews rebuild this house of God on its site. "Moreover, I issue a decree concerning what you are to do for these elders of Judah in the rebuilding of this house of God: the full cost is to be paid to these people from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces beyond the River, and that without delay. "Whatever is needed, both young bulls, rams, and lambs for a burnt offering to the God of heaven, and wheat, salt, wine and anointing oil, as the priests in Jerusalem request, it is to be given to them daily without fail, that they may offer acceptable sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sons. "And I issued a decree that any man who violates this edict, a timber shall be drawn from his house and he shall be impaled on it and his house shall be made a refuse heap on account of this. "May the God who has caused His name to dwell there overthrow any king or people who attempts to change it, so as to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued this decree, let it be carried out with all diligence!"
Kings » Should » Study the scriptures
It shall be with him and he shall read it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the Lord his God, by carefully observing all the words of this law and these statutes,
Kings » Should » Fear God
It shall be with him and he shall read it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the Lord his God, by carefully observing all the words of this law and these statutes,
Kings » Should » Maintain the cause of the poor and oppressed
Open your mouth for the mute, For the rights of all the unfortunate. Open your mouth, judge righteously, And defend the rights of the afflicted and needy.
Kings » Should » Investigate all matters
But the glory of
Kings » Should » Not pervert judgment
And
Kings » Should » Serve Christ
Now therefore, O kings, show discernment; Take warning, O judges of the earth. Worship the LORD with reverence And rejoice with trembling. Do homage to the Son, that He not become angry, and you perish in the way, For His wrath may soon be kindled How blessed are all who take refuge in Him!
Kings » Should » Rule in the fear of God
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Kings » Should » Nourish the church
And their princesses your nurses.
They will
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And you will
Those who hopefully
Kings » Should » Keep the law of God
Keep the charge of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His ordinances, and His testimonies, according to what is written in the Law of Moses, that you may succeed in all that you do and wherever you turn,
Magistrates » Should » Judge righteously
“Then I charged your judges at that time, saying, ‘Hear the cases between your fellow countrymen, and judge righteously between a man and his fellow countryman, or the alien who is with him.
“You shall appoint for yourself judges and officers in all your towns which the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.
“If there is a dispute between men and they go to court, and the judges decide their case, and they justify the righteous and condemn the wicked,
Magistrates » Should » Rule in the fear of God
Now then let the fear of the Lord be upon you; be very careful what you do, for the Lord our God will have no part in unrighteousness or partiality or the taking of a bribe.”
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Magistrates » Should » Not take bribes
“You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of the just.
Magistrates » Should » Be impartial
“You shall not pervert the justice due to your needy brother in his dispute.
Magistrates » Should » Defend the poor, &c
And the
And I investigated the case which I did not know.
Magistrates » Should » Judge for God, not for man
He said to the judges, “Consider what you are doing, for you do not judge for man but for the Lord who is with you when you render judgment.
Magistrates » Should » Judge wisely
Then two women who were harlots came to the king and stood before him. The one woman said, "Oh, my lord, this woman and I live in the same house; and I gave birth to a child while she was in the house. "It happened on the third day after I gave birth, that this woman also gave birth to a child, and we were together. There was no stranger with us in the house, only the two of us in the house. read more.
"This woman's son died in the night, because she lay on it. "So she arose in the middle of the night and took my son from beside me while your maidservant slept, and laid him in her bosom, and laid her dead son in my bosom. "When I rose in the morning to nurse my son, behold, he was dead; but when I looked at him carefully in the morning, behold, he was not my son, whom I had borne." Then the other woman said, "No! For the living one is my son, and the dead one is your son." But the first woman said, "No! For the dead one is your son, and the living one is my son." Thus they spoke before the king. Then the king said, "The one says, 'This is my son who is living, and your son is the dead one'; and the other says, 'No! For your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.'" The king said, "Get me a sword." So they brought a sword before the king. The king said, "Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other." Then the woman whose child was the living one spoke to the king, for she was deeply stirred over her son and said, "Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and by no means kill him." But the other said, "He shall be neither mine nor yours; divide him!" Then the king said, "Give the first woman the living child, and by no means kill him. She is his mother." When all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had handed down, they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.
"This woman's son died in the night, because she lay on it. "So she arose in the middle of the night and took my son from beside me while your maidservant slept, and laid him in her bosom, and laid her dead son in my bosom. "When I rose in the morning to nurse my son, behold, he was dead; but when I looked at him carefully in the morning, behold, he was not my son, whom I had borne." Then the other woman said, "No! For the living one is my son, and the dead one is your son." But the first woman said, "No! For the dead one is your son, and the living one is my son." Thus they spoke before the king. Then the king said, "The one says, 'This is my son who is living, and your son is the dead one'; and the other says, 'No! For your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.'" The king said, "Get me a sword." So they brought a sword before the king. The king said, "Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other." Then the woman whose child was the living one spoke to the king, for she was deeply stirred over her son and said, "Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and by no means kill him." But the other said, "He shall be neither mine nor yours; divide him!" Then the king said, "Give the first woman the living child, and by no means kill him. She is his mother." When all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had handed down, they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.
Magistrates » Should » Subjection to their authority encouraged
saying: "The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses; therefore all that they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things and do not do them.
Magistrates » Should » Hate covetousness
Furthermore, you shall select out of all the people able men who fear God, men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain; and you shall place these over them as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens.
Magistrates » Should » Be diligent in ruling
or he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
Magistrates » Should » Seek wisdom from God
So give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people to discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?”
Magistrates » Should » Be faithful to the sovereign
Then the commissioners and satraps began trying to find a ground of accusation against Daniel in regard to government affairs; but they could find no ground of accusation or evidence of corruption, inasmuch as he was faithful, and no negligence or corruption was to be found in him.
Magistrates » Should » Know the law of God
“You, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God which is in your hand, appoint magistrates and judges that they may judge all the people who are in the province beyond the River, even all those who know the laws of your God; and you may teach anyone who is ignorant of them.
Magistrates » Should » Enforce the laws
The poor » Should » Provided for under the law
but on the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow, so that the needy of your people may eat; and whatever they leave the beast of the field may eat. You are to do the same with your vineyard and your olive grove.
'Now when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap to the very corners of your field, nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest. 'Nor shall you glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather the fallen fruit of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the needy and for the stranger. I am the LORD your God.
The poor » Should » Rejoice in God
And the
The poor » Should » Commit themselves to God
The
You have been the
The poor » Should » When converted, rejoice in their exaltation
The poor » Should » Hope in God
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