The Living Bible (421 page)

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BOOK: The Living Bible

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Symbolic

^{Exod 19:18}	^{descended upon it in the form of fire;}
^{Acts 2:3}	^{like flames or tongues of fire appeared}

Figurative

^{Deut 4:24}	^{He is a devouring fire, a jealous God.}
^{Psa 104:4}	^{his messengershis servants of fire!}
^{Jer 23:29}	^{Does not my word burn like fire?}
^{Luke 12:49}	^{come to bring fire to the earth,}

FLATTERY

Examples of

^{Gen 33:10}	^{I was frightened of you}
^{Judg 8:2-3}	^{What have I done in comparison with that?}
^{2 Sam 14:17}	^{you are like the angel of God}
^{2 Sam 15:3}	^{I can see that you are right in this}
^{1 Kgs 1:42}	^{for you are a good man;}
^{Dan 6:7}	^{for the next thirty days anyone who prays to another}
^{Luke 20:21}	^{we know what an honest teacher}
^{Acts 12:22}	^{It is the voice of a god and not a man!}
^{Acts 24:2}	^{you have given quietness and peace to us}
^{Acts 26:2}	^{I am fortunate, King Agrippa,}

Condemned

^{Psa 5:9}	^{Their tongues are filled with flatteries}
^{Psa 12:2}	^{Everyone deceives and flatters and lies.}
^{Prov 7:5}	^{prostitute, from listening to her flattery.}
^{Prov 26:28}	^{Flattery is a form of hatred}
^{Prov 29:5-6}	^{Flattery is a trap; evil men are caught}
^{Dan 11:21}	^{will take over the kingdom by flattery}
^{1 Thes 2:5}	^{flattery, as you very well know,}

FOOD

Article of

^{Num 6:3-4}	^{strong drink or wine or even fresh wine,}
^{Deut 12:17}	^{grain and new wine and olive oil,}
^{Deut 32:14}	^{He gave them milk and meatChoice}
^{1 Sam 17:17}	^{roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread}
^{2 Sam 6:19}	^{some wine, and a cake of raisins.}
^{Job 10:10}	^{like milk, and curdled me like cheese.}
^{Prov 15:17}	^{soup with someone you love than steak}
^{Song 5:1}	^{honeycomb with my honey. I drink my wine}
^{Matt 7:10}	^{If he asks for a fish, will he be given a snake?}

From heaven (manna)

^{Exod 16:4}	^{food from heaven for them.}
^{Num 11:6}	^{day after day we have to face this manna!}
^{Deut 8:3}	^{feeding you with manna, a food}
^{Josh 5:11-12}	^{The following day no manna fell,}

FOOL(S)

Character and conduct of

^{Psa 14:1}	^{The man is a fool who says to himself,}
^{Psa 53:1}	^{say to himself, There is no God.}
^{Prov 10:8}	^{self-sufficient fool falls flat on his face.}
^{Prov 13:16}	^{a fool doesnt, and even brags about it}
^{Prov 14:16}	^{a fool plunges ahead with great confidence}
^{Prov 15:5}	^{a fool despises his fathers advice;}
^{Eccl 4:5-6}	^{The fool wont work}
^{Eccl 10:2}	^{a fools heart leads him to do evil.}
^{Isa 44:25}	^{make them into fools.}
^{Matt 7:26}	^{like a foolish man who builds his house on sand}
^{Matt 23:17}	^{Blind fools!}
^{Rom 1:22}	^{they became utter fools}

Parables of

^{Matt 25:2-4}	^{the other five were foolish and forgot.}
^{Luke 12:20}	^{Fool! Tonight you die.}

FOREIGNERS
, see
Gentiles
;
Aliens

FORGIVENESS

Of enemies

^{Prov 19:11}	^{restrains his anger and overlooks insults.}
^{Matt 5:44}	^{Love your enemies!}
^{Matt 6:14-15}	^{forgive those who sin against you;}
^{Luke 6:35}	^{Love your enemies! Do good to them!}
^{Col 3:13}	^{Be gentle and ready to forgive;}

Mutual, commanded

^{Gen 50:16-17}	^{father instructed us to tell you to forgive}
^{Matt 18:21}	^{how often should I forgive a brother}
^{Mark 11:25}	^{forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against,}
^{Luke 11:4}	^{forgive our sinsfor we have forgiven others}

Promised

^{Lev 4:20}	^{everyone will be forgiven.}
^{2 Chr 7:14}	^{will hear them from heaven and forgive}
^{Isa 55:7}	^{for he will abundantly pardon!}
^{Jer 31:34}	^{I will forgive and forget their sins.}
^{Jer 33:8}	^{I will cleanse away all their sins}
^{Matt 26:28}	^{poured out to forgive the sins}
^{Mark 1:4}	^{so that God could forgive them.}
^{Luke 24:47}	^{There is forgiveness of sins for all}
^{Heb 10:18}	^{sins have once been forever forgiven}
^{1 Joh 1:9}	^{he can be depended on to forgive us}

Of sin, see
Sin, forgiveness of

FORNICATION
, see
Adultery

Laws concerning

^{Exod 22:16}	^{If a man seduces a girl who is not engaged}
^{Lev 19:20}	^{If a man seduces a slave girl}
^{Deut 22:21}	^{She has defiled Israel by flagrant crime,}
^{Deut 23:17-18}	^{No prostitutes are permitted in Israel,}

Denounced

^{Prov 2:16-17}	^{save a man from the flattery of prostitutes;}
^{Prov 6:25}	^{Dont lust for their beauty.}
^{Prov 31:3}	^{do not spend your time with women}
^{Matt 15:19}	^{fornication, theft, lying and slander.}
^{1 Cor 5:10}	^{who live in sexual sin, or are greedy}
^{Eph 5:11}	^{Take no part in worthless pleasures}

Spiritual

^{Hos 1:2}	^{marry a girl who is a prostitute,}
^{Rev 14:8}	^{she seduced the nations of the world}
^{Rev 17:2}	^{have had immoral relations with her,}

Examples of

^{Gen 19:5}	^{Bring them to us so we can rape them.}
^{Gen 19:32}	^{then we will sleep with him,}
^{Gen 38:16}	^{So he stopped and propositioned her}
^{Judg 19:25}	^{they abused her all night,}
^{1 Sam 2:22}	^{his sons were seducing the young women}

FRIENDSHIP

Examples of

^{Ruth 1:16}	^{Dont make me leave you,}
^{1 Sam 18:1}	^{an immediate bond of love between them.}
^{2 Sam 10:2}	^{Nahash was always so loyal and kind}
^{2 Kgs 10:15}	^{Are you as loyal to me as I am to you?}
^{Job 2:11}	^{three of Jobs friends heard}
^{John 11:3}	^{Sir, your good friend is very, very sick.}
^{Rom 16:3}	^{They have been my fellow workers}
^{Phil 2:22}	^{He has been just like a son to me}

Value of

^{Prov 18:24}	^{a friend who sticks closer than a brother.}
^{Prov 27:6}	^{Wounds from a friend are better}
^{John 15:13}	^{person lays down his life for his friends;}

Of Jesus and his disciples

^{Luke 12:4}	^{Dear friends, dont be afraid of these}
^{John 15:14}	^{you are my friends if you obey me}

Exhortations to

^{Job 6:14}	^{be kind to a fainting friend,}
^{Prov 17:17}	^{a true friend is always loyal,}
^{Eccl 4:9}	^{Two can accomplish more than twice}

With the world, condemned

^{Rom 12:2}	^{Dont copy the behavior and customs of the world}
^{2 Cor 6:17}	^{separate yourselves from them;}
^{Jas 4:4}	^{making friends with Gods enemies}
^{1 Joh 2:15}	^{Stop loving this evil world}

GENEROSITY

Examples of

^{Exod 35:21}	^{returned with their offerings of materials}
^{Num 7:2}	^{they brought their offerings.}
^{Acts 2:45}	^{selling possessions and dividing with those in need}
^{Acts 4:34-35}	^{brought the money to the apostles}
^{2 Cor 8:2}	^{an overflow of giving to others.}
^{2 Cor 9:13}	^{because of your generous gifts}
^{Phil 4:15}	^{my partners in giving and receiving.}

Laws concerning, see
Offering(s), freewill

^{Exod 25:1-7}	^{everyone who wants to bring me an offering}
^{Exod 36:3}	^{materials donated by the people}
^{Deut 12:17}	^{nor your freewill offerings,}
^{Deut 15:9}	^{Dont refuse a loan because the year of cancellation}
^{Deut 24:19}	^{Leave it for the migrants, orphans, and widows;}

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