Dictionary of Bible Themes: 8032 trust, lack of

8032 trust, lack of

Dictionary of Bible Themes

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Forsaking God and relying on other objects of dependence. This is futile and it provokes God's anger. Failure to trust others may be the result of a betrayal of trust in the past.

Failure to trust God

The nature of failure to trust God

Jeremiah 2:13 See also Deuteronomy 31:16; Isaiah 8:6; Isaiah 65:11

Examples of failure to trust God

Deuteronomy 1:32-33 See also Deuteronomy 9:23; Psalm 78:21-22; Numbers 20:12 Moses and Aaron; 1 Kings 11:4 Solomon; 2 Chronicles 16:7 Asa; Revelation 3:17 the church at Laodicea

The consequences of failure to trust God

Hebrews 10:38-39 See also Habakkuk 2:4; Leviticus 26:14-20; Jeremiah 13:24-25; Jeremiah 46:25; Hosea 10:13-14

Objects of misplaced trust

Trust in false gods

Trust in alliances, real or metaphorical

Isaiah 31:1 See also Isaiah 28:15; Isaiah 30:1-2; Jeremiah 2:18

Trust in human strength and resources

Jeremiah 17:5 See also Psalm 44:6-7; Psalm 146:3; Proverbs 3:5; Proverbs 28:26; Isaiah 2:22; Isaiah 22:8-11; Isaiah 30:15-16; Ezekiel 16:15

Trust in the outward form of religion

Micah 6:6-8 See also Jeremiah 7:14 trust in the temple; Jeremiah 28:15 trust in false prophecy; John 8:33 trust in descent from Abraham; Romans 2:17 trust in possession of the law

Trust in one's own righteousness

Romans 3:19-20 See also Ezekiel 33:13; Luke 18:9

Trust in wealth

1 Timothy 6:17 See also Job 31:24-25; Psalm 49:5-6; Psalm 52:7; Psalm 62:10; Proverbs 11:28; Jeremiah 48:7; Jeremiah 49:4; Luke 12:18-20

The futility of misplaced trust

Job 15:31 See also Job 8:13-15

Futility of trust in false gods

Deuteronomy 32:37-38; 1 Kings 18:26-29; Psalm 115:5-8; Isaiah 37:19; Habakkuk 2:18

Futility of trust in human resources

Isaiah 64:6 human righteousness; Matthew 6:19-20 wealth and possessions; Colossians 2:8 human philosophy; James 4:13-14 human planning

Futility of trust in others

Proverbs 25:19; Isaiah 31:3

Failure to trust others

Judges 11:20; Jeremiah 12:6 See also Numbers 21:23; Jeremiah 9:4; Micah 7:5-6; Matthew 10:36; Mark 13:12; Acts 15:37-38; 2 Timothy 4:14-15