From Nave’s Topical Bible
Nation
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 82Passages listed
- 27Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
- Sins ofIsaiah 30:1Isaiah 30:2
- ChastisedIsaiah 14:26Isaiah 14:27Jeremiah 5:29Jeremiah 18:6–10Jeremiah 25:12–33Ezekiel 2:3–5Ezekiel 39:23Ezekiel 39:24Daniel 7:9–12Daniel 9:3–16Hosea 7:12Joel 1:1–20Amos 9:9Zephaniah 3:6Zephaniah 3:8
- PerishPsalms 9:17Isaiah 60:12
- National adversity, prayer inJudges 21:2–42 Chronicles 7:132 Chronicles 7:14Psalms 74Joel 2:12
- LamentedEzra 9Nehemiah 1:4–11Jeremiah 6:14Jeremiah 8:11
- See Sin, National
- Prayer forPsalms 85:1–7Lamentations 2:20–22Lamentations 5Daniel 9:3–21
- Involved in sins of rulersGenesis 20:4Genesis 20:92 Samuel 24:10–171 Chronicles 21:7–17
- Involved in the sins of other individuals, as AchanJoshua 7:1Joshua 7:11–26
- Peace ofJob 34:29Psalms 33:12Psalms 89:15–18
- Promises of peace toLeviticus 26:61 Kings 2:332 Kings 20:191 Chronicles 22:9Psalms 29:11Psalms 46:9Psalms 72:3Psalms 72:7Psalms 128:6Isaiah 2:4Isaiah 14:4–7Isaiah 60:17Isaiah 60:18Isaiah 65:25Jeremiah 30:10Jeremiah 50:34Ezekiel 34:25–28Hosea 2:18Micah 4:3Micah 4:4
- Prayer for peaceJeremiah 29:71 Timothy 2:11 Timothy 2:2
Show the rest of Nave’s outline (7 more headings) ▾
- Peace given by GodJoshua 21:441 Chronicles 22:181 Chronicles 23:25Psalms 147:13Psalms 147:14Ecclesiastes 3:8Isaiah 45:7
- Instances of national peaceJoshua 14:15Judges 3:11Judges 3:301 Kings 4:241 Kings 4:25
- See War
- Righteousness exaltsProverbs 14:34
- See Government
- See King
- See Rulers
The passages, in Bible order (82)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- Genesis 20:4
Now Abimelech had not gone near her, so he replied, “Lord, would You destroy a nation even though it is innocent?
Commentary on Genesis 20:42 voices
The expression "had not touched" is emphatic, like the statement "it is good for a man not to touch a woman," which means, even apart from sexual union, in no other way either to gaze at or to touch a woman with passion. God, of course, did not permit Abimelech to touch Sarah, though perhaps too because he had perfect self-control in all matters. Such a quality is truly a divine gift.
Origen of Alexandria· SELECTIONS ON GENESIS, 253Patristic
But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night and said to him: Behold, you are about to die because of the woman you have taken, for she has a husband; but Abimelech had not touched her and said: Lord, will you kill an …
Bede· Commentary on Genesis (Hexaemeron), 735Patristic
- Genesis 20:9
Then Abimelech called Abraham and asked, “What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought such tremendous guilt upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should not be done.”
Commentary on Genesis 20:91 voice
Then Abimelech called Abraham,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Leviticus 26:6
And I will give peace to the land, and you will lie down with nothing to fear. I will rid the land of dangerous animals, and no sword will pass through your land.
Commentary on Leviticus 26:62 voices
Then follow the words "and I will establish peace in your lands." What peace does God give? The peace which the world possesses? Christ says he does not give that kind of peace, for he declares, "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give …
Caesarius of Arles· SERMON 105.5, 542Patristic
And I will give peace in the land,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Joshua 7:1
The Israelites, however, acted unfaithfully regarding the things devoted to destruction. Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set apart. So the anger of the LORD burned against the Israelites.
Commentary on Joshua 7:11 voice
But also we should not let it be passed over without comment that by one sinner wrath comes upon all the people.…But let us also see what sort of sin this person did. He stole, it says, "a tongue of gold" and placed it in his own tent. I do not think so great a force of sin was in that theft of a little gold that it defiled the innumerable church of the Lord. But let us see if a deeper understanding does not reveal the enormity and severity of the sin.
Origen of Alexandria· HOMILIES ON JOSHUA 7.6-7, 253Patristic
- Joshua 7:11–26
Israel has sinned; they have transgressed My covenant that I commanded them, and they have taken some of what was devoted to destruction. Indeed, they have stolen and lied, and they have put these things with their own possessions.
Commentary on Joshua 7:11–261 voice
Israel hath sinned,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Joshua 14:15
(Hebron used to be called Kiriath-arba, after Arba, the greatest man among the Anakim.) Then the land had rest from war.
Commentary on Joshua 14:151 voice
And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Joshua 21:44
And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
Commentary on Joshua 21:441 voice
And the Lord gave them rest round about,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Judges 3:11
So the land had rest for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.
Commentary on Judges 3:111 voice
And the land had rest forty years,.... As it should seem from the time of this deliverance; though, according to Ben Gersom and Abarbinel, the eight years' servitude are to be included in them; and Bishop Usher (r) reckons these forty years from the rest first settled in the land by Joshua; but the former sense seems best: and Othniel the son of Kenaz died: not at the end of the forty years; it is not likely he should live so long, but when he died is not certain; Eusebius (s) says he judged Israel fifty years. (r) Anual. Vet.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Judges 3:30
So Moab was subdued under the hand of Israel that day, and the land had rest for eighty years.
Commentary on Judges 3:301 voice
So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Judges 21:2–4
So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, lifting up their voices and weeping bitterly.
Commentary on Judges 21:2–41 voice
The end of the war was also the end of their wrath, and anger turned to sorrow. Then, putting off their armor, the men of Israel met together and wept much and celebrated a fast, grieving that one tribe of their brothers had perished and a strong band of people had been wiped out.
Ambrose of Milan· LETTER 33, 397Patristic
- 2 Samuel 24:10–17
After David had numbered the troops, his conscience was stricken and he said to the LORD, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, O LORD, I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”
Commentary on 2 Samuel 24:10–172 voices
The characters, then, of rulers are so assigned according to the deserts of their subjects, that frequently they who seem to be good are soon changed by the acceptance of power. As holy Scripture observed of the same Saul that he changed his heart with his dignity. Whence it is written, "When thou wast little in thine own eyes, I made thee the head among the tribes of Israel."
Gregory the Dialogist· Morals on the Book of Job, Book 25.35, 604Patristic
And David's heart smote him, after that had numbered the people,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- 1 Kings 2:33
Their blood will come back upon the heads of Joab and his descendants forever; but for David, his descendants, his house, and his throne, there shall be peace from the LORD forever.”
Commentary on 1 Kings 2:331 voice
Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- 1 Kings 4:24
For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates—over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza—and he had peace on all sides.
Commentary on 1 Kings 4:241 voice
For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river,.... Or beyond the river Euphrates, in the sense before given, 1Ki 4:21; which accounts for the plenty of provisions he had, and the revenue with which he supported such a table he kept: from Tiphsah even to Azzah; or Gaza, one of the five principalities of the Philistines.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- 1 Kings 4:25
Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.
Commentary on 1 Kings 4:251 voice
And Judah and Israel dwelt safely,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- 2 Kings 20:19
But Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “Will there not at least be peace and security in my lifetime?”
Commentary on 2 Kings 20:192 voices
Good is the word ... - The language is, according to some, that of a true spirit of resignation and humility; according to others, that of a feeling of relief and satisfaction that the evil was not to come in his day. Such a feeling would be but natural, and though not according to the standard of Christian perfectness, would imply no very great defect of character in one who lived under the old Dispensation. Peace and truth - Rather, peace and continuance. The evils threatened were war and the dissolution of the kingdom.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)Evangelical
Surely the just Hezekiah did not rejoice that the disaster of the captivity had fallen on his children, but he could not oppose the will of the Lord, and so he received the Lord's commands with patience like a humble servant. Thus it happens that one could judge that merit and virtue could be evident even in captivity. For Jeremiah was not less happy in captivity, nor was Daniel, nor Ezra, nor were Ananias and Azariah and Misael less happy than if they had not fallen into captivity.
Ambrose of Milan· On Jacob and the Blessed Life, Book 1, Chapter 8.36, 397Patristic
- 1 Chronicles 21:7–17
This command was also evil in the sight of God; so He struck Israel.
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