Thematic Bible: Widow's
Thematic Bible
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Widow's » Should be » Allowed to share in our blessings
The Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance among you, and the alien, the orphan and the widow who are in your town, shall come and eat and be satisfied, in order that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.
and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your son and your daughter and your male and female servants and the Levite who is in your town, and the stranger and the orphan and the widow who are in your midst, in the place where the Lord your God chooses to establish His name.
"When you reap your harvest in your field and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow, in order that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. "When you beat your olive tree, you shall not go over the boughs again; it shall be for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow. "When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not go over it again; it shall be for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow.
Widow's » Were clothed in mourning after the decease of husbands
So Joab sent to Tekoa and brought a wise woman from there and said to her, “Please pretend to be a mourner, and put on mourning garments now, and do not anoint yourself with oil, but be like a woman who has been mourning for the dead many days;
So she removed her widow’s garments and covered herself with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gateway of Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah had grown up, and she had not been given to him as a wife.
The king said to her, “What is your trouble?” And she answered, “Truly I am a widow, for my husband is dead.
Widow's » Increase of, threatened as a punishment
Than the sand of the seas;
I will bring against them, against the mother of a young man,
A
I will suddenly bring down on her
Anguish and dismay.
and My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless.
And deliver them up to the
And let their wives become
Let their men also be smitten to death,
Their
Widow's » Character of true
having a reputation for good works; and if she has brought up children, if she has shown hospitality to strangers, if she has washed the saints’ feet, if she has assisted those in distress, and if she has devoted herself to every good work.
and then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers.
Now she who is a widow indeed and who has been left alone, has fixed her hope on God and continues in entreaties and prayers night and day.
Widow's » Laws respecting » To have a share of the triennial tithe
“At the end of every third year you shall bring out all the tithe of your produce in that year, and shall deposit it in your town.
"When you have finished paying all the tithe of your increase in the third year, the year of tithing, then you shall give it to the Levite, to the stranger, to the orphan and to the widow, that they may eat in your towns and be satisfied. "You shall say before the LORD your God, 'I have removed the sacred portion from my house, and also have given it to the Levite and the alien, the orphan and the widow, according to all Your commandments which You have commanded me; I have not transgressed or forgotten any of Your commandments.
Widow's » Laws respecting » To share in public rejoicings
and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your son and your daughter and your male and female servants and the Levite who is in your town, and the stranger and the orphan and the widow who are in your midst, in the place where the Lord your God chooses to establish His name.
and you shall rejoice in your feast, you and your son and your daughter and your male and female servants and the Levite and the stranger and the orphan and the widow who are in your towns.
Widow's » Laws respecting » Not to be oppressed
‘Cursed is he who distorts the justice due an alien, orphan, and widow.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
Widow's » Instances of great liberality in
"Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there; behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you." So he arose and went to Zarephath, and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks; and he called to her and said, "Please get me a little water in a jar, that I may drink." As she was going to get it, he called to her and said, "Please bring me a piece of bread in your hand." read more.
But she said, "As the LORD your God lives, I have no bread, only a handful of flour in the bowl and a little oil in the jar; and behold, I am gathering a few sticks that I may go in and prepare for me and my son, that we may eat it and die." Then Elijah said to her, "Do not fear; go, do as you have said, but make me a little bread cake from it first and bring it out to me, and afterward you may make one for yourself and for your son. "For thus says the LORD God of Israel, 'The bowl of flour shall not be exhausted, nor shall the jar of oil be empty, until the day that the LORD sends rain on the face of the earth.'" So she went and did according to the word of Elijah, and she and he and her household ate for many days.
But she said, "As the LORD your God lives, I have no bread, only a handful of flour in the bowl and a little oil in the jar; and behold, I am gathering a few sticks that I may go in and prepare for me and my son, that we may eat it and die." Then Elijah said to her, "Do not fear; go, do as you have said, but make me a little bread cake from it first and bring it out to me, and afterward you may make one for yourself and for your son. "For thus says the LORD God of Israel, 'The bowl of flour shall not be exhausted, nor shall the jar of oil be empty, until the day that the LORD sends rain on the face of the earth.'" So she went and did according to the word of Elijah, and she and he and her household ate for many days.
A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amount to a cent. Calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, "Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the contributors to the treasury;
Widow's » Should be » Relieved by their friends
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
If any woman who is a believer has dependent widows, she must assist them and the church must not be burdened, so that it may assist those who are widows indeed.
Widow's » God » Judges for
He executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and shows His love for the alien by giving him food and clothing.
Is God in His
Widow's » Were under the special protection of God
He executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and shows His love for the alien by giving him food and clothing.
Is God in His
Widow's » Should not be » Oppressed
if you do not oppress the alien, the orphan, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, nor walk after other gods to your own ruin,
and do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the stranger or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another.’
Widow's » The wicked » Make a prey of
And rob the poor of My people of their rights,
So
And that they may plunder the
[Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense you make long prayers; therefore you will receive greater condemnation.
Widow's » Often devoted themselves entirely to God's service
having a reputation for good works; and if she has brought up children, if she has shown hospitality to strangers, if she has washed the saints’ feet, if she has assisted those in distress, and if she has devoted herself to every good work.
and then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers.
Widow's » Should be » Relieved by the church
Now at this time while the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint arose on the part of the Hellenistic Jews against the native Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily serving of food.
A widow is to be put on the list only if she is not less than sixty years old, having been the wife of one man,
Widow's » Specially taken care of by the primitive church
Now at this time while the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint arose on the part of the Hellenistic Jews against the native Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily serving of food.
A widow is to be put on the list only if she is not less than sixty years old, having been the wife of one man,
Widow's » Not to be deplored by, considered a great calamity
And
Widow's » Were frequently oppressed and persecuted
They take the
They have treated father and mother lightly within you. The alien they have oppressed in your midst; the fatherless and the widow they have wronged in you.
Widow's » Laws respecting » When left childless, to be married by their husband's nearest of kin
"When brothers live together and one of them dies and has no son, the wife of the deceased shall not be married outside the family to a strange man. Her husband's brother shall go in to her and take her to himself as wife and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her. "It shall be that the firstborn whom she bears shall assume the name of his dead brother, so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel.
Widow's » Laws respecting » Raiment of, not to be taken in pledge by creditors
“You shall not pervert the justice due an alien or an orphan, nor take a widow’s garment in pledge.
Widow's » Laws respecting » To be allowed to glean in fields and vineyards
“When you reap your harvest in your field and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow, in order that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
Widow's » Should not be » Deprived of raiment in pledge
“You shall not pervert the justice due an alien or an orphan, nor take a widow’s garment in pledge.
Widow's » When young, exposed to may temptations
But refuse to put younger widows on the list, for when they feel sensual desires in disregard of Christ, they want to get married, thus incurring condemnation, because they have set aside their previous pledge. At the same time they also learn to be idle, as they go around from house to house; and not merely idle, but also gossips and busybodies, talking about things not proper to mention. read more.
Therefore, I want younger widows to get married, bear children, keep house, and give the enemy no occasion for reproach;
Therefore, I want younger widows to get married, bear children, keep house, and give the enemy no occasion for reproach;
Widow's » Curse for perverting judgment of
‘Cursed is he who distorts the justice due an alien, orphan, and widow.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
Widow's » Blessings on those who relieve
The Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance among you, and the alien, the orphan and the widow who are in your town, shall come and eat and be satisfied, in order that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.
Widow's » Illustrative of » Zion in captivity
That was
She has become like a
Who was once
She who was a princess among the
Has become a
Widow's » A type of zion in affliction
Widow's » Laws respecting » When daughters of priests and childless, to partake of the holy things
But if a priest’s daughter becomes a widow or divorced, and has no child and returns to her father’s house as in her youth, she shall eat of her father’s food; but no layman shall eat of it.
Widow's » Laws respecting » Not to intermarry with priests
Widow's » Intermarrying with, of kings considered treason
So she said, "Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as a wife." King Solomon answered and said to his mother, "And why are you asking Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him also the kingdom--for he is my older brother--even for him, for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah!" Then King Solomon swore by the LORD, saying, "May God do so to me and more also, if Adonijah has not spoken this word against his own life. read more.
"Now therefore, as the LORD lives, who has established me and set me on the throne of David my father and who has made me a house as He promised, surely Adonijah shall be put to death today."
"Now therefore, as the LORD lives, who has established me and set me on the throne of David my father and who has made me a house as He promised, surely Adonijah shall be put to death today."
Widow's » God » Establishes the border of
But He will
Widow's » Exhorted to trust in God
And let your
Widow's » Illustrative of » A desolate condition
"Now, then, hear this, you sensual one, Who dwells securely, Who says in your heart, 'I am, and there is no one besides me I will not sit as a widow, Nor know loss of children.' "But these two things will come on you suddenly in one day: Loss of children and widowhood They will come on you in full measure In spite of your many sorceries, In spite of the great power of your spells.
Widow's » Should not be » Treated with violence
Thus says the Lord, “Do justice and righteousness, and deliver the one who has been robbed from the power of his oppressor. Also do not mistreat or do violence to the stranger, the orphan, or the widow; and do not shed innocent blood in this place.
Widow's » Should be » Honored, if widows indeed
Honor widows who are widows indeed;
Widow's » Though poor, may be liberal
A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amount to a cent. Calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, "Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the contributors to the treasury;
Widow's » Woe to those who oppress
Woe to those who enact evil statutes And to those who constantly record unjust decisions, So as to deprive the needy of justice And rob the poor of My people of their rights, So that widows may be their spoil And that they may plunder the orphans.
Widow's » Laws respecting » Bound to perform their vows
“But the vow of a widow or of a divorced woman, everything by which she has bound herself, shall stand against her.
Widow's » Should not be » Afflicted
Widow's » The wicked » Vex
They have treated father and mother lightly within you. The alien they have oppressed in your midst; the fatherless and the widow they have wronged in you.
Widow's » God » Surely hears the cry of
If you afflict him at all, and if he does cry out to Me, I will surely hear his cry;
Widow's » The wicked » Reject the cause of
And companions of thieves;
Everyone
And chases after rewards.
They
Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.
Widow's » Should be » Pleaded for
Reprove the ruthless,
Plead for the widow.
Widow's » God » Will witness against oppressors of
“Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers and against those who swear falsely, and against those who oppress the wage earner in his wages, the widow and the orphan, and those who turn aside the alien and do not fear Me,” says the Lord of hosts.
Verse Concepts
Widow's » God » Relieves
He
But He
Widow's » Reproach connected with
And do not feel humiliated, for you will not be disgraced;
But you will forget the
And the
Widow's » The wicked » Slay
And murder the orphans.
Widow's » Should be » Visited in affliction
Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
Verse Concepts
Giving, Of PossessionsAcceptance, divineAbsent FathersExploitationsCompassion, Examples OfCommitment, to the worldethics, socialethics, incentives towardsBlamelessness, In Christian LivingdiscouragementAcceptance, Of WorshipBereaved, Care ForSocial JusticeHoliness, Worldly SeparationHonorOrphansRestored In Jesus ChristPerfection, HumanPoverty, Attitudes Towards
Purity, Moral And SpiritualReligionSensitivityShepherds, As Church LeaderSociety, Positive Aspects OfWidowsTrue ReligionAfflicted, Duty To ThemLove To Others Shown InWidows, Should BeCares Of This WorldFaultlessnessCaring For OthersVisiting Of The SickActive LifestylesAge DiscriminationPeople Helping OrphansThe FatherGod Caring For Orphans
Widow's » Were released from all obligation to former husbands
So then, if while her husband is living she is joined to another man, she shall be called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from the law, so that she is not an adulteress though she is joined to another man.
Widow's » Allowed to marry again
So then, if while her husband is living she is joined to another man, she shall be called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from the law, so that she is not an adulteress though she is joined to another man.
Widow's » The wicked » Do no good to
Widow's » Saints » Disappoint not
Or have caused the eyes of
Widow's » Saints » Cause joy to
And I made the
Widow's » Saints » Relieve
So Peter arose and went with them. When he arrived, they brought him into the upper room; and all the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing all the tunics and garments that Dorcas used to make while she was with them.
Widow's » The wicked » Take pledges from
They take the
Widow's » The wicked » Send, away empty
Related Topics
- Absent Fathers
- Actual Widows
- Aliens
- Aliens, God's Attitude
- Bereaved, Care For
- Exploitations
- Foreigners
- God Caring For Orphans
- Immigrants
- Loving Foreigners
- Not Helping Widows
- Oppressing Foreigners
- Oppression, God's Attitude To
- Oppression, Nature Of
- Orphans
- People Helping Orphans
- Poverty, Attitudes Towards
- Rights
- Social Justice
- Strangers
- Widows
- Widows, Should Be
- Widows, Should Not Be
- Ethics, social