Dictionary of Bible Themes » 5000 Humanity » 5056 rest » 5057 rest, physical
The need for physical rest is recognised in Scripture, and provision is made for ensuring that people are allowed time for rest.
Jesus Christ needed physical rest
John 4:6 See also Mark 4:38; Mark 6:31; Luke 9:58
The provision of rest
The need for rest
Mark 6:31 See also Psalm 23:2-3; Proverbs 17:1; Ecclesiastes 4:6; Matthew 11:28-30
Provision of sleep for rest
Psalm 4:8 See also Psalm 127:2; Ecclesiastes 5:12
Provision of a Sabbath-rest
Exodus 34:21; Mark 2:27 See also Exodus 20:8-11 pp Deuteronomy 5:12-15; Exodus 31:15; Exodus 35:2; Leviticus 23:3; Nehemiah 13:15; Isaiah 58:13-14
The purpose of rest
To renew strength
Lamentations 5:5 See also Isaiah 40:29-31
To know peace
Matthew 6:25-34 See also Job 11:18-19; Psalm 3:5; Psalm 16:8; Proverbs 3:24; Philippians 4:6-7
The character of rest
The absence of war
Joshua 11:23 See also Joshua 14:15; 1 Kings 5:4; 1 Chronicles 22:9; Psalm 46:9-10; Proverbs 1:33; Isaiah 14:3
The absence of social strife
2 Corinthians 13:11 See also Ecclesiastes 10:4; 1 Corinthians 1:10; 1 Thessalonians 4:11; Hebrews 12:14; James 3:17-18; 1 Peter 3:8
The absence of fear
Mark 4:37-38 pp Matthew 8:24-25 pp Luke 8:23-24 See also Genesis 32:11; Psalm 127:2; Micah 4:4; Matthew 6:31 pp Luke 12:29
The absence of anxiety
1 Peter 5:7 See also Matthew 6:25; Philippians 4:6
The presence of God
Exodus 33:14 See also Deuteronomy 33:27; Matthew 11:28
The experience of security
Deuteronomy 33:12 See also Proverbs 19:23
The experience of peace in death
Revelation 14:13 See also Deuteronomy 31:16; Job 3:13-17
The destruction of rest
By business
Psalm 39:6 See also Genesis 31:40; Ecclesiastes 1:13; Ecclesiastes 2:23; Ecclesiastes 8:16; Luke 21:34
By conflict
2 Corinthians 7:5 See also Lamentations 5:5; 2 Corinthians 6:5; Corinthians 11:27
By grief
Jeremiah 45:3 See also Job 3:26; Psalm 77:4; Daniel 6:18
By unconfessed guilt
Psalm 32:3-5 See also Genesis 4:12; Deuteronomy 28:65-67; Isaiah 48:22; Isaiah 57:20-21; Revelation 14:11
By sickness
Job 30:17 See also Job 7:4-5
See also
5229 bed 5338 holiday 5385 leisure 5532 sleep 5582 tiredness 5636 work & rest 5831 depression 5933 restlessness 6020 sin 7428 Sabbath 7930 Lord's Day, the 8754 fear
