Dictionary of Bible Themes » 5000 Humanity » 5760 Human attitudes and behaviour » 5940 searching
Scripture points to several aspects of searching: the human search for satisfaction in the things of this world, the human search for God and God's search for lost humanity.
The human search for security in the world
The search for material well-being
Luke 12:16-19 See also Genesis 42:1-3; Ruth 3:1; Job 28:1-11; Lamentations 1:11
The search for comfort
Psalm 119:82 See also Exodus 14:10-12; Numbers 11:4-6; 1 Kings 1:1-4
The search for success
Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 See also 2 Chronicles 18:9-12; Jeremiah 45:5
The search for security
Joshua 9:22-24 The Gibeonites resorted to deception in their eagerness to be secure. See also Exodus 16:2-3; Judges 18:7; 2 Kings 20:19 pp Isaiah 39:8
The search for love
Proverbs 7:18 See also Judges 14:1-3; 2 Samuel 13:1-14; 1 Kings 11:1-3
The search for wisdom and understanding
Ecclesiastes 8:16-17 See also Ecclesiastes 7:24-29
Instructions to search for God
Isaiah 55:6-7 See also 1 Chronicles 28:9; 2 Chronicles 7:14; Jeremiah 29:13; Matthew 7:7-8
God's search for lost humanity
Ezekiel 34:11 See also Luke 15:1-10; Luke 19:9-10
God searches a person's innermost being
Proverbs 20:27 See also 1 Chronicles 28:9; Psalm 139:1-4; Jeremiah 17:10; Romans 8:27; Revelation 2:23
See also
1020 God, all-knowing 1220 God as shepherd 5935 riddles 5960 success 6650 finding 6701 peace, search for 8160 seeking God 8648 enquiring of God 8778 materialism
