Nave's Topical Bible

LIGHTNING to LYSTRA

LIGHTNING

• General scriptures concerning Job 28:26; 37:3; 38:25, 35; Psalm 18:14; 77:18; 78:48; 97:4; 135:7; 144:6; Jeremiah 10:13; 51:16; Ezekiel 1:13, 14; Daniel 10:6; Nahum 2:4; Zechariah 9:14; 10:1; Matthew 24:27; 28:3; Luke 10:18; Revelation 4:5; 8:5; 11:19; 16:18

LIGN-ALOE

• A tree, not identified by naturalists Numbers 24:6

LIGURE

• A precious stone Exodus 28:19; 39:12

LILY

• The principal capitals of the temple ornamented with carvings of 1Kings 7:19, 22, 26

• Molded on the rim of the molten laver in the temple 1Kings 7:26; 2Chronicles 4:5

• Lessons of trust gathered from Matthew 6:28-30; Luke 12:27

• Figurative

• Of the lips of the beloved Song of Songs 5:13

LIME

• General scriptures concerning Isaiah 33:12; Amos 2:1

LINEN

• Exported

• From Egypt 1Kings 10:28; Ezekiel 27:7

• From Syria Ezekiel 27:16

• Curtains of the tabernacle made of Exodus 26:1; 27:9

• Vestments of priests made of Exodus 28:5-8, 15, 39-42

• Livery of royal households made of Genesis 41:42; Esther 8:15

• Garments

• For men made of Genesis 41:42; Ezekiel 9:2; Luke 16:19

• For women made of Isaiah 3:23; Ezekiel 16:10-13

• Bedding made of Proverbs 7:16

• Mosaic law forbade its being interwoven with wool Leviticus 19:19; Deuteronomy 22:11

• The corpse of Jesus was wrapped in Mark 15:46; John 20:5

• Figurative

• Pure and white, of righteousness Revelation 15:6; 19:8, 14

LINUS

• A Christian at Rome 2Timothy 4:21

LION

• King of beasts Micah 5:8

• Fierceness of Job 4:10; 28:8; Psalm 7:2; Proverbs 22:13; Jeremiah 2:15; 49:19; 50:44; Hosea 13:8

• The roaring of Psalm 22:13; Proverbs 20:2

• Strength of Proverbs 30:30; Isaiah 38:13; Joel 1:6

• Instincts of, in taking prey Psalm 10:9; 17:12; Lamentations 3:10; Amos 3:4; Nahum 2:12

• Lair of, in the jungles Jeremiah 4:7; 25:38

• The bases in the temple ornamented by mouldings of 1Kings 7:29, 36

• Twelve statues of, on the stairs leading to Solomon's throne 1Kings 10:19, 20

• Samson's riddle concerning Judges 14:14, 18

• Proverb of Ecclesiastes 9:4

• Parable of Ezekiel 19:1-9

• Kept in captivity Daniel 6

• Sent as judgment upon the Samaritans 2Kings 17:25, 26

• Killed by

• Samson Judges 14:5-9

• David 1Samuel 17:34, 36

• Benaiah 2Samuel 23:20

• Saints Hebrews 11:33

• Disobedient prophet killed by 1Kings 13:24-28

• An unnamed person killed by 1Kings 20:36

• Used for the torture of criminals Daniel 6:16-24; 7:12; 2Timothy 4:17

• Figurative

• Of a ruler's anger Proverbs 19:12; Jeremiah 5:6; 50:17; Hosea 5:14

• Of Satan 1Peter 5:8

• Of divine judgments Isaiah 15:9

• symbolic Genesis 49:9; Isaiah 29:1

• Margin Ezekiel 1:10; 10:14; Daniel 7:4; Revelation 4:7; 5:5; 9:8, 17; 13:2

LITIGATION

• To be avoided Matthew 5:25; Luke 12:58; 1Corinthians 6:1-8

• See ACTIONS AT LAW

• See ADJUDICATION

• See ARBITRATION

• See COMPROMISE

LITTER

• An oriental carriage for carrying persons Isaiah 66:20

LIVER

• Burnt in sacrifice Leviticus 3:5

• Superstitious rites with Ezekiel 21:21

LIVERY

• Of seizin the method by which the ceremonial conveyance of land was made -See LAND, CONVEYANCE OF

LIZARD

• General scriptures concerning Leviticus 11:30; Proverbs 30:28

LO-AMMI

• A symbolic name given to a son of Hosea Hosea 1:9

LOAVES

• Miracle of the five Matthew 14:15-21; 16:9; Luke 9:12-17

• Miracle of the seven Matthew 15:34-38; 16:10

• See BREAD

LOBBYING

• General scriptures concerning Ezra 4:4, 5

• See DIPLOMACY

• See INFLUENCE, POLITICAL

LOCK

• General scriptures concerning Judges 3:23-25; Nehemiah 3:13, 14; Song of Songs 5:5

LOCUST

• Authorized as food Leviticus 11:22

• Used as food Matthew 3:4; Mark 1:6

• Plague of Exodus 10:1-19; Psalm 105:34, 35

• Devastation by Deuteronomy 28:38; 1Kings 8:37; 2Chronicles 7:13; Isaiah 33:4; Joel 1:4-7; Revelation 9:7-10

• Sun obscured by Joel 2:2, 10

• Instincts of Proverbs 30:27

• In A

• V

• often inaccurately translated "grasshopper," as in Judges 6:5; 7:12; Job 39:20; Jeremiah 46:23

• See GRASSHOPPER

• Figurative Jeremiah 46:23

• symbolic Revelation 9:3-10

LOD

• A city in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin 1Chronicles 8:12; Ezra 2:33; Nehemiah 7:37; 11:35

• Called LYDDA Acts 9:38

LO-DEBAR

• A city in the territory of the tribe of Manasseh 2Samuel 9:4, 5; 17:27

• Home of Mephibosheth, the lame son of Jonathan 2Samuel 9:3-5

LOG

• A measure for liquids, holding about a pint Leviticus 14:10, 12, 15, 24

LOIS

• The grandmother of Timothy, commended by Paul for her faith 2Timothy 1:5

LONGEVITY

• General scriptures concerning Genesis 6:3; Exodus 20:12; 1Kings 3:11-14; Job 5:26; Psalm 21:4; 34:11-13; 90:10; Proverbs 3:1, 91:16; 2, 16; 9:11; 10:27; Isaiah 65:20; 1Peter 3:10, 11

• See OLD AGE

• Instances of

• Adam, nine-hundred and thirty years Genesis 5:5

• Seth, nine-hundred and twelve years Genesis 5:8

• Enos, nine-hundred and five years Genesis 5:11

• Cainan, nine-hundred and ten years Genesis 5:14

• Mahalaleel, eight-hundred and ninety-five years Genesis 5:17

• Jared, nine-hundred and sixty-two years Genesis 5:20

• Enoch, three-hundred and sixty-five years Genesis 5:23

• Methuselah, nine-hundred and sixty-nine years Genesis 5:27

• Lamech, seven-hundred and seventy-seven years Genesis 5:31

• Noah, nine-hundred and fifty years Genesis 9:29

• Shem, six-hundred years Genesis 11:10, 11

• Arphaxad, four-hundred and thirty-eight years Genesis 11:12, 13

• Salah, four-hundred and thirty-three years Genesis 11:14, 15

• Eber, four-hundred and sixty-four years Genesis 11:16, 17

• Peleg, two-hundred and thirty-nine years Genesis 11:18, 19

• Reu, two-hundred and thirty-nine years Genesis 11:20, 21

• Serug, two-hundred and thirty years Genesis 11:22, 23

• Nahor, one-hundred and forty-eight years Genesis 11:24, 25

• Terah, two-hundred and five years Genesis 11:32

• Job, "lived one-hundred and forty years" after his ordeal, and then "he died at a very great age," Job 42:16, 17

• Sarah, one-hundred and twenty-seven years Genesis 23:1

• Abraham, one-hundred and seventy-five years Genesis 25:7

• Isaac, one-hundred and eighty years Genesis 35:28

• Jacob, one-hundred and forty-seven years Genesis 47:28

• Joseph, one-hundred and ten years Genesis 50:26

• Amram, one-hundred and thirty-seven years Exodus 6:20

• Aaron, one-hundred and twenty-three years Numbers 33:39

• Moses, one-hundred and twenty years Deuteronomy 31:2; 34:7

• Joshua, one-hundred and ten years Joshua 24:29

• Eli, ninety-eight years 1Samuel 4:15

• Barzillai, eighty years 2Samuel 19:32

• Jehoiada, one-hundred and thirty years 2Chronicles 24:15

• Anna, older than eighty-four years Luke 2:36, 37

• Paul, "the aged one" Philemon 1:9

LONGSUFFERING

• General scriptures concerning 1Corinthians 13:4, 7; 2Corinthians 6:4-6; Galatians 5:22; Ephesians 4:1, 2; Colossians 1:11; 3:12, 13; 1Timothy 1:16; 2Timothy 3:10; 4:2

• See CHARITABLENESS

• See GOD, LONGSUFFERING OF

• See PATIENCE

LOOKING-GLASS

• See MIRROR

LORD

• A prince Joshua 13:3; Judges 3:3; 1Samuel 5:8; 6:4

• See GOD

• See JESUS

LORD'S DAY

• See SABBATH

LORD'S PRAYER

• General scriptures concerning Matthew 6:9-13; Luke 11:2-4

LORD'S SUPPER

• See EUCHARIST

LOST SHEEP

• Parable of Matthew 18:12, 13; Luke 15:4-7

LOST, THE

• See WICKED, PUNISHMENT OF

LO-RUHAMAH

• Hosea's daughter Hosea 1:6-8

LOT, THE

• General scriptures concerning Proverbs 16:33; 18:18; Isaiah 34:17; Joel 3:3

• The scapegoat chosen by Leviticus 16:8-10

• The land of Canaan divided among tribes by Numbers 26:55; Joshua 15; 18:10; 19:51; 21; 1Chronicles 6:61, 65; Ezekiel 45:1; 47:22; 48:29; Micah 2:5; Acts 13:19

• Saul chosen king by 1Samuel 10:20, 21

• Priests and Levites designated by, for sanctuary service 1Chronicles 24:5-31; 26:13; Nehemiah 10:34; Luke 1:9

• Used after the captivity Nehemiah 11:1

• An apostle chosen by Acts 1:26

• Achan's guilt ascertained by Joshua 7:14-18

• Jonathan's 1Samuel 14:41, 42

• Jonah's Jonah 1:7

• Used to fix the time for the execution of condemned persons Esther 3:7; 9:24

• The garments of Jesus divided by Psalm 22:18; Matthew 27:35; Mark 15:24; John 19:23, 24

LOT

• Feast of

• See PURIM

• The son of Haran

• Accompanies Terah from Ur of the Chaldees to Haran Genesis 11:31

• Migrates with Abraham to the land of Canaan Genesis 12:4

• Accompanies Abraham to Egypt

• Returns with him to Beth-el Genesis 13:1-3

• Rich in flocks, and herds, and servants

• Separates from Abraham, and locates in Sodom Genesis 13:5-14

• Taken captive by Chedorlaomer; rescued by Abraham Genesis 14:1-16

• Providentially saved from destruction in Sodom Genesis 19; Luke 17:28, 29

• Disobediently protests against going to the mountains, and chooses Zoar Genesis 19:17-22

• His wife disobediently yearns after Sodom, and becomes a pillar of salt Genesis 19:26; Luke 17:32

• Commits incest with his daughters Genesis 19:30-38
  

• Descendants of

• See AMMONITES
  

• See MOABITES

LOVE

• OF CHILDREN FOR PARENTS

• See CHILDREN

• OF GOD

• See GOD, LOVE OF

• -OF MAN FOR GOD Exodus 20:6; Deuteronomy 5:10; 6:5; 7:9; 11:1, 10:12; 13, 22; 13:3; 30:6, 16, 20; Joshua 22:5; 23:11; Psalm 18:1; 31:23; 37:4; 45:10, 11; 63:5, 6; 69:35, 36; 73:25, 26; 91:14; 97:10; 116:1; 145:20; Proverbs 8:17; 23:26; Isaiah 56:6, 7; Jeremiah 2:2, 3; Matthew 22:37, 38; Mark 12:29, 30, 32, 33; Luke 11:42; John 5:42; Romans 5:5; 8:28; 1Corinthians 8:3; Philippians 1:9; 2Thessalonians 3:5; 2Timothy 1:7; 1John 2:5, 15; 3:17, 18; 4:12, 16-21; 5:1-3; 2John 1:6; Jude 1:21

• 0F MAN FOR JESUS Matthew 10:37, 38; 25:34-40; 27:55-61; Mark 9:41; Luke 2:29, 30; 7:47; 14:15, 21, John 8:42; 23, 28; 15:9; 16:27; 17:26; 21:17; Acts 21:13; 2Corinthians 5:6, 8, 1Corinthians 16:22; 14, 15; Galatians 5:6, 22; 6:14; Ephesians 3:17-19; 4:15; Philippians 1:9, 20, 6:24; 21, 23; 3:7, 8; Colossians 1:8; 2Thessalonians 3:5; 2Timothy 1:13; 4:8; Philemon 1:5; Hebrews 6:10; James 1:12; 2:5; 1Peter 1:8; 2:7; Revelation 2:4

• Instances of LOVE FOR JESUS

• Mary Matthew 26:6-13; John 12:3-8; Luke 10:39

• Peter Matthew 17:4; John 13:37; 18:10; 20:3-6; 21:7

• Thomas John 11:16

• The disciples Mark 16:10; Luke 24:17-41; John 20:20

• Mary Magdalene and other disciples Matthew 27:55, 56, 61; 28:1-9; 23:27, Luke 8:2, 3; 55, 56; 24:1-10; John 20:1, 2, 11-18

• A man from Gadara Gerasa out of whom Jesus cast an evil spirit Mark 5:18

• Joseph of Aramathaea Matthew 27:57-60

• Nicodemus John 19:39, 40

• Women of Jerusalem Luke 23:27

• OF MAN FOR MAN Leviticus 19:18, 34; Deuteronomy 10:19; Psalm 133:1-3; Proverbs 10:12; 15:17; 17:9, 17; Song of Songs 8:6, 7; Matthew 5:41-47; 7:12; 10:41, 42; 19:19; 25:34-40; Mark 9:41; 12:30-33; Luke 6:31-35; 10:30-37; John 13:14, 15, 15:12, 34, 35; 13, 17; Romans 12:9, 10; 13:8-10; 1Corinthians 8:1; 13:1-13; 14:1; 16:14; Galatians 5:13, 14, 2Corinthians 8:7, 8; 22, 26; Ephesians 5:2; Philippians 1:9; 2:2; Colossians 2:2; 3:12; 1Thessalonians 1:3; 3:12; 4:9; 1Timothy 1:5, 14; 2:15; 4:12; 6:2; 2Timothy 2:22; Titus 3:15; Philemon 1:12-16; Hebrews 10:24; James 2:8; 1Peter 1:22; 2:17; 3:8, 9; 4:8; 2Peter 1:7; 1John 2:9-11; 3:11, 14, 4:7, 11, 12, 16-19, 23; 20, 21; 5:1, 2; 2John 1:5

• EXEMPLIFICATION OF THE LOVE OF MAN FOR MAN Exodus 32:31, 32; Psalm 133:1-3; Proverbs 24:17, 18; Matthew 5:41, 42; 10:41, 42; 25:34-40; Mark 9:41; Acts 20:26, Luke 10:25-37; 27, 31; 26:29; Romans 1:12; 5:7; 9:1-3; 12:15, 16; 15:1, 2, 5, 7, 14, 15, 14:19, 21; 24, 32; 16:1-16, 19; 1Corinthians 1:4; 4:14-16;

• 2Corinthians 1:3-6, 14, 10:24; 23, 24; 2:1-17; 3:2; 4:5; 7:1-4, 6:4-6, 11-13; 7, 12; 11:2; 12:14-16, 19-21; 13:9; 6:1, Galatians 4:11-20; 2, 10; Ephesians 3:13; 4:2, 32; Philippians 1:3-5, 7, 6:22, 24; 8, 23-26; 2:19; 3:18; 4:1; Colossians 1:3, 4, 24, 28, 29; 2:1, 5; 4:7; 2:7, 8, 11, 1Thessalonians 1:3, 4; 12, 17-20; 3:5, 5:8, 7-10, 12; 11, 14; 2Thessalonians 1:4; 1Timothy 1:5; 5:9, 10; 6:2, 11; 2Timothy 1:3, 4, 8; Philemon 1:8, 9, 2:10; 12, 16-21; Hebrews 5:2; 6:9, 10; 13:1-3, 22; James 1:27
  

• See FRATERNITY

• Instances of

• Abraham for Lot Genesis 14:14-16

• Naomi, Ruth, and Boaz Ruth 1; 2; 3

• David's subjects 2Samuel 15:30; 17:27-29

• Obadiah for the prophets 1Kings 18:4

• Jehoshabeath for Joash 2Chronicles 22:11

• Nehemiah for Israelites Nehemiah 5:10-15

• Mordecai for Esther Esther 2:7

• Job's friends Job 42:11

• Centurion for his servant Luke 7:2-6

• Roman Christians for Paul Acts 28:15

• OF MONEY

• The root of evil 1Timothy 6:10
  

• See RICHES

• OF PARENTS FOR CHILDREN
  

• See PARENTS
  

• See also BROTHER
  

• See FRATERNITY
  

• See FRIENDSHIP

LOVEFEASTS

• Assemblies of Christian fellowship 2Peter 2:13; Jude 1:12

LOVERS

• Instances of

• Isaac for Rebekah Genesis 24:67

• Jacob for Rachel Genesis 29:20, 30

• Shechem for Dinah Genesis 34:3, 12

• Boaz for Ruth Ruth 2; 3; 4

LOYALTY

• Enjoined Exodus 22:28; Numbers 27:20; Ezra 6:10; 7:26; Job 34:18; Proverbs 24:21; Ecclesiastes 8:2; 10:4; Romans 13:1; Titus 3:1

• Enforced Ezra 10:8; Proverbs 17:11

• Disloyalty 2Peter 2:10

• See PATRIOTISM

• Instances of

• Israelites Joshua 1:16-18; 2Samuel 3:36, 37; 15:23, 30; 18:3; 21:17; 1Chronicles 12:38

• David 1Samuel 24:6-10; 26:6-16; 2Samuel 1:14

• Uriah 2Samuel 11:9

• Ittai 2Samuel 15:21

• Hushai 2Samuel 17:15, 16

• David's soldiers 2Samuel 18:12, 13; 23:15, 16

• Joab 2Samuel 19:5, 6

• Barzillai 2Samuel 19:32

• Jehoiada 2Kings 11:4-12

• Mordecai Esther 2:21-23

LUBIMS

• Inhabitants of northern Africa 2Chronicles 12:3; 16:8

• The region they inhabited was called PHUT in Ezekiel 27:10; Nahum 3:9

• See PHUT

• Called LIBYA Acts 2:10

LUCAS

• Fellow-laborer of Paul Philemon 1:24

• See LUKE

LUCIFER

• Nebuchadnezzar called by this name Isaiah 14:12

LUCIUS

• A Christian at Antioch Acts 13:1

• A relative of Paul Romans 16:21

LUD

• A son of Shem Genesis 10:22; 1Chronicles 1:17

LUDIM

• Son of Mizraim Genesis 10:13; 1Chronicles 1:11

• Descendants of Ludim Genesis 10:13

• Warriors Isaiah 66:19; Jeremiah 46:9; Ezekiel 27:10; 30:5

LUHITH

• A city of Moab Isaiah 15:5; Jeremiah 48:5

LUKE

• A disciple -A physician Colossians 4:14

• Wrote to Theophilus Luke 1:1-4; Acts 1:1, 2

• Accompanies Paul in his tour of Asia and Macedonia Acts 16:10-13; 20:5, 6

• To Jerusalem Acts 21:1-18

• To Rome Acts 27; 28; 2Timothy 4:11; Philemon 1:24

LUKEWARMNESS

• Figurative Jeremiah 9:3; Ezekiel 13:5; 16:30; Hosea 6:4; 10:2; Haggai 1:2, 4-11; 2:15, 16; Matthew 26:41; 3:2, Revelation 2:4; 15, 16
  

• See BACKSLIDING
  

• See BLINDNESS, SPIRITUAL

• Instances of

• The Reubenites, when Deborah called on them to assist Sisera Judges 5:16

• The Jews under Nehemiah Nehemiah 3:5; 13:11

• A congregation at

• Pergamos Revelation 2:14-16

• Thyatira Revelation 2:20-24

• Sardis Revelation 3:1-3

• Laodicea Revelation 3:14-16

LUNACY

• See INSANITY

• See DEMONS

LUST

• Evil desire Genesis 3:6; Exodus 20:17; Job 31:9-12; Psalm 81:12; Proverbs 6:24, 25; Matthew 5:28; Mark 4:19; John 8:44; 1Corinthians 9:27; 10:6, 7; Ephesians 4:22; 1Timothy 6:9; 2Timothy 2:22; 4:3, 4; Titus 2:12; James 1:14, 15; 4:1-3; 1Peter 2:11; 4:3; 2Peter 2:18; 3:3; 1John 2:16, 17; Jude 1:16, 18

• See ADULTERY

• See COVETOUSNESS

• See INCEST

• See LASCIVIOUSNESS

• See SENSUALITY

• See SODOMY

LYCAONIA

• A province of Asia Minor -Paul visits towns of Acts 14:6-21; 16:1, 2

LYCIA

• A province of Asia Minor -Paul visits Acts 27:5

LYDDA

• Also called LOD -A city of the tribe of Benjamin 1Chronicles 8:12; Ezra 2:33; Nehemiah 11:35

• Peter heals Aeneas in Acts 9:32-35

LYDIA

• A woman of Thyatira, who with her household was converted through the preaching of Paul Acts 16:14, 15

• Entertains Paul and Silas Acts 16:15, 40

• Incorrectly put for LUD Ezekiel 30:5

LYING

• Lying spirit from God 1Kings 22:21-23; 2Chronicles 18:20-22

• See FALSEHOOD

• See HYPOCRISY

LYSANIAS

• A tetrarch Luke 3:1

LYSIAS

• Chief captain of Roman troops in Jerusalem Acts 24:7, 22

• See CLAUDIUS LYSIAS

LYSTRA

• One of two cities of Lycaonia, to which Paul and Barnabas fled from persecutions in Iconium Acts 14:6-23; 2Timothy 3:11

• Congregation of, elders ordained for, by Paul and Barnabas Acts 14:23

• Timothy a resident of Acts 16:1-4