Dictionary of Bible Themes: 4963 past, the

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Dictionary of Bible Themes

Jesus Christ transforms the past and sets people free to live in a new way. God's people should remember former blessings but not return to former sins.

Exodus 20:11

Recalling God's work in the past

Psalms 104:5-9; 136:1-9

Remembering God's work of creation

Psalms 105:5

Remembering God's saving works

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Deuteronomy 8:2

pp 1Ch 16:12

Joshua 24:2
1 Samuel 12:6
Nehemiah 9:7
Psalms 106:6; 114:1; 136:10; 143:5
Isaiah 51:1-2
Micah 6:5
2 Timothy 2:8

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Remembering God's work in Jesus Christ

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

One of the purposes of the Lord's Supper is to remember Jesus Christ and his death on the cross.

Romans 15:4

Learning from the past

Rediscovering God's word from the past

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2 Kings 23:1-3

pp 2Ch 34:15-21

2 Kings 23:21-23

pp 2Ch 34:29-31

2 Corinthians 5:17

Leaving the past behind

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Jesus Christ sets believers free from the past

Isaiah 65:16
Galatians 4:3-5
Colossians 1:13-14
Isaiah 43:18

Warnings not to rely on or be preoccupied with the past

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Philippians 3:13-14

This can mean either that God is not to be restricted to his past actions or that Israel should forget their former sins.

Psalms 78:11

Dangers of the past

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The danger of ignoring the past

Exodus 1:8
Deuteronomy 32:18
Psalms 106:13,21
Hosea 2:13
Galatians 4:8-9

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The danger of lapsing into past sins

Hebrews 6:4-6
2 Peter 1:9
Revelation 2:4-5; 3:3
Acts 17:30

Jesus Christ supersedes God's revelation in the past

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Jesus Christ supersedes earlier expectations

Acts 14:15-16
Hebrews 7:22

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Jesus Christ supersedes earlier covenants

Hebrews 1:1-2; 8:13; 9:14-15; 10:15-18
Jeremiah 31:33-34
Hebrews 12:24
Colossians 1:26-27

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Jesus Christ reveals God's past mystery

Romans 16:25-26
1 Corinthians 2:7
Ephesians 1:9; 3:2-6,9