Dictionary of Bible Themes » 6000 Sin and salvation » 6600 Aspects of salvation » 6700 peace » 6702 peace, human destruction of
Because of human sinfulness, God's provision of peace is always under threat. Scripture shows that this breaking of peace has implications for the whole of creation.
Causes of the destruction of peace
Sin and self-centredness
Isaiah 57:21 See also Genesis 11:4-9; Isaiah 59:7-8; Luke 19:41-44
Idolatry
Zechariah 10:2 See also Exodus 32:7-10; 1 Timothy 6:9-10
Fear and anxiety
John 20:19 See also Joshua 7:3-5; Proverbs 29:25; Jeremiah 30:10; Jeremiah 46:27; Matthew 6:31-34 pp Luke 12:29-30
The sins of ancestors
Leviticus 26:36-42 See also Genesis 3:16-19; 2 Kings 23:26-27; Jeremiah 31:29; Ezekiel 18:2
Friends
Jeremiah 20:10 See also Lamentations 1:1-2,19
Enemies
Psalm 35:19-20 See also 2 Kings 9:14-28; Lamentations 1:16
The consequences of the human destruction of peace
Humanity suffers
Deuteronomy 28:53-57; 1 Kings 2:5-6; 2 Kings 6:24-29; Kings 25:2-3; Ezekiel 13:10-16; Revelation 6:3-8
Nations suffer
Jeremiah 49:31-32 See also Ezekiel 38:14-23
The land suffers
Jeremiah 25:37 See also Exodus 8:12-14; Leviticus 26:27-35; Isaiah 1:7; Isaiah 36:16-20
The whole creation suffers
Revelation 6:3-4 See also Genesis 6:5-7; Isaiah 24:1-5; Romans 8:22; Revelation 8:7-13
See also
4030 world, behaviour in 4120 Satan 5605 warfare 6020 sin 8727 enemies 8754 fear 8768 idolatry 8827 selfishness
