Chain Study Through the Bible
Joy
Trace the theme of Joy chronologically through Scripture -- from Exodus to Jude.
189
Verses
41
Books
22
Old Testament
19
New Testament
52
Sub-topics
The Chain of Joy Through Scripture
Old Testament22 books
Exodus
Old Testament1 referenceExodus 15:1-22-- Of Moses and the Israelites, when Pharaoh and his army were destroyed
Deuteronomy
Old Testament3 referencesDeuteronomy 12:18-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Deuteronomy 28:63-- Attributed to God
Deuteronomy 30:9-- Attributed to God
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOAttributed to God
Judges
Old Testament2 referencesJudges 5-- Of Deborah and the Israelites, when Sisera was overthrown
Judges 11:34-- Of Jephthah's daughter, when he returned from his victory over the Ammonites
Of Deborah and the Israelites, when Sisera was overthrownOf Jephthah's daughter, when he returned from his victory over the Ammonites
Ruth
Old Testament2 referencesRuth 2:20-- Of Naomi, when Boaz showed kindness to Ruth
Ruth 4:14-- Of Naomi, when Boaz showed kindness to Ruth
1 Samuel
Old Testament4 references1 Samuel 2:1-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
1 Samuel 2:1-11-- Of Hannah, when Samuel was born
1 Samuel 10:24-- When Saul was presented as their king
1 Samuel 18:6,7-- When David killed Goliath
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOOf Hannah, when Samuel was bornWhen Saul was presented as their kingWhen David killed Goliath
1 Chronicles
Old Testament6 references1 Chronicles 12:40-- When they came to David to Hebron to make him king
1 Chronicles 13:8-- When they took the ark of the covenant from Kirjath-jearim
1 Chronicles 15:16,25,28-- When they brought the ark of the covenant from the house of Obed-edom to Jerusalem
1 Chronicles 16:27-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
1 Chronicles 29:9-- When they made gifts to the house of
+ 1 more reference
When they came to David to Hebron to make him kingWhen they took the ark of the covenant from Kirjath-jearimWhen they brought the ark of the covenant from the house of Obed-edom to JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO+2 more
2 Chronicles
Old Testament5 references2 Chronicles 7:10-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
2 Chronicles 15:14,15-- When they turned away from idolatry
2 Chronicles 23:18,21-- When they turned away from idolatry
2 Chronicles 29:30,36-- When they turned away from idolatry
2 Chronicles 30:21,23,26-- When they turned away from idolatry
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOWhen they turned away from idolatry
Ezra
Old Testament3 referencesEzra 3:11-13-- When the foundation of the second temple was laid
Ezra 6:22-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Ezra 6:16,22-- When they observed the dedication of the temple, and the feast of tabernacles under Ezra
When the foundation of the second temple was laidUNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOWhen they observed the dedication of the temple, and the feast of tabernacles under Ezra
Nehemiah
Old Testament4 referencesNehemiah 8:10,12-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Nehemiah 8:9-18-- Of the Jews, after hearing, anew, the word of God
Nehemiah 12:43-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Nehemiah 12:43-- When the wall of Jerusalem was dedicated
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOOf the Jews, after hearing, anew, the word of GodWhen the wall of Jerusalem was dedicated
Esther
Old Testament1 referenceEsther 8:15,16-- Jews, over the hanging of Haman
Job
Old Testament4 referencesJob 8:21-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Job 20:5-- OF THE WICKED
Job 22:21,26-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Job 33:26-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOOF THE WICKED
Psalms
Old Testament41 referencesPsalms 2:11-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Psalms 4:7-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Psalms 5:11-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Psalms 9:2,14-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Psalms 13:5-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
+ 36 more references
Proverbs
Old Testament7 referencesProverbs 10:28-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Proverbs 13:9-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Proverbs 14:13-- OF THE WICKED
Proverbs 15:21-- OF THE WICKED
Proverbs 19:23-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
+ 2 more references
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOOF THE WICKED
Ecclesiastes
Old Testament4 referencesEcclesiastes 2:26-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Ecclesiastes 2:10-- OF THE WICKED
Ecclesiastes 7:6-- OF THE WICKED
Ecclesiastes 11:8,9-- OF THE WICKED
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOOF THE WICKED
Isaiah
Old Testament17 referencesIsaiah 9:3-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Isaiah 12:1-6-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Isaiah 16:10-- OF THE WICKED
Isaiah 25:9-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Isaiah 29:19-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
+ 12 more references
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOOF THE WICKED
Jeremiah
Old Testament4 referencesJeremiah 15:16-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Jeremiah 31:12-14,25,26-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Jeremiah 32:41-- Attributed to God
Jeremiah 33:6,11-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOAttributed to God
Joel
Old Testament1 referenceJoel 2:23-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Nahum
Old Testament1 referenceNahum 1:15-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Habakkuk
Old Testament1 referenceHabakkuk 3:18-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Zephaniah
Old Testament1 referenceZephaniah 3:14-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Haggai
Old Testament1 referenceHaggai 2:9-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Zechariah
Old Testament3 referencesZechariah 2:10-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Zechariah 9:9-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Zechariah 10:7-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
400 Years of Silence
New Testament19 books
Matthew
New Testament5 referencesMatthew 2:10-- Of the Magi
Matthew 18:13-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Matthew 21:8,9-- Of the disciples, when Jesus triumphantly entered Jerusalem
Matthew 25:21-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Matthew 28:8-- Of the women who returned from the Lord's sepulcher
Of the MagiUNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOOf the disciples, when Jesus triumphantly entered JerusalemOf the women who returned from the Lord's sepulcher
Mark
New Testament1 referenceMark 11:8-10-- Of the disciples, when Jesus triumphantly entered Jerusalem
Luke
New Testament18 referencesLuke 1:47-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Luke 1:5-44-- Of Elisabeth, when Mary visited her
Luke 1:46-56-- Of Mary, when she visited Elisabeth
Luke 1:67-79-- Of Zecharias, when John the Baptist was born
Luke 2:10-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
+ 13 more references
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOOf Elisabeth, when Mary visited herOf Mary, when she visited ElisabethOf Zecharias, when John the Baptist was born+9 more
John
New Testament2 referencesJohn 16:20,22,24,33-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
John 17:13-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Acts
New Testament11 referencesActs 2:28-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Acts 2:46,47-- Of the disciples in the temple because they had received the gift of the Holy Spirit
Acts 3:8-- Of the immobile man who was healed by Peter
Acts 8:8,39-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Acts 11:18-- Of the disciples at Jerusalem, when Peter told them about the conversion of Cornelius and other Gentiles
+ 6 more references
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOOf the disciples in the temple because they had received the gift of the Holy SpiritOf the immobile man who was healed by PeterOf the disciples at Jerusalem, when Peter told them about the conversion of Cornelius and other Gentiles+4 more
Romans
New Testament5 referencesRomans 5:2,11-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Romans 12:12-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Romans 14:17-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Romans 15:13-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Romans 15:32-- Of Paul and Titus, because of the hospitality of the Corinthians
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOOf Paul and Titus, because of the hospitality of the Corinthians
1 Corinthians
New Testament1 reference1 Corinthians 16:18-- Of Paul and Titus, because of the hospitality of the Corinthians
2 Corinthians
New Testament9 references2 Corinthians 1:12,24-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
2 Corinthians 1:24-- Of Paul and the Corinthians, because the excommunicated member repented
2 Corinthians 2:3-- Of Paul and the Corinthians, because the excommunicated member repented
2 Corinthians 6:10-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
2 Corinthians 7:4-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
+ 4 more references
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOOf Paul and the Corinthians, because the excommunicated member repentedOf Paul and Titus, because of the hospitality of the CorinthiansOf the Macedonian Christians, when they made a contribution for the Christians at Jerusalem
Galatians
New Testament1 referenceGalatians 5:22-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Ephesians
New Testament1 referenceEphesians 5:18,19-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Philippians
New Testament3 referencesPhilippians 1:4-- Of Paul, when he prayed for the Philippian Christians
Philippians 3:3-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Philippians 4:4-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Of Paul, when he prayed for the Philippian ChristiansUNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Colossians
New Testament1 referenceColossians 1:11-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
1 Thessalonians
New Testament5 references1 Thessalonians 1:6-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
1 Thessalonians 1:6-- Of Thessalonians, when they believed Paul's gospel
1 Thessalonians 2:19,20-- Of Paul, rejoicing over his converts
1 Thessalonians 3:9-- Of Paul, rejoicing over his converts
1 Thessalonians 5:16-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOOf Thessalonians, when they believed Paul's gospelOf Paul, rejoicing over his converts
Philemon
New Testament1 referencePhilemon 1:7-- Of Paul, rejoicing over his converts
Hebrews
New Testament1 referenceHebrews 10:34-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
James
New Testament3 referencesJames 1:2-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
James 4:9-- OF THE WICKED
James 5:13-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOOF THE WICKED
1 Peter
New Testament3 references1 Peter 1:8-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
1 Peter 1:8,9-- Of early Christians, when they believed in Jesus
1 Peter 4:13-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOOf early Christians, when they believed in Jesus
1 John
New Testament1 reference1 John 1:4-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Jude
New Testament1 referenceJude 1:24-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
What This Chain Teaches
- 1
This theme first appears in Exodus and continues through to Jude, spanning the full scope of Scripture.
- 2
The chain bridges both testaments with 22 Old Testament and 19 New Testament books, showing continuity of God's revelation.
- 3
Joy is established in the Law (Torah) and fulfilled in the Gospels, tracing God's redemptive plan from promise to fulfillment.
- 4
With 52 distinct sub-topics, this chain reveals the multifaceted nature of Joy in biblical theology.
Sub-Topics in This Chain
52 aspects of Joy found in Scripture
Attributed to God(3 verses)
In heaven(1 verse)
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO(121 verses)
INSTANCES OF(0 verses)
Of Moses and the Israelites, when Pharaoh and his army were destroyed(1 verse)
Of Deborah and the Israelites, when Sisera was overthrown(1 verse)
Of Jephthah's daughter, when he returned from his victory over the Ammonites(1 verse)
Of Hannah, when Samuel was born(1 verse)
Of Naomi, when Boaz showed kindness to Ruth(2 verses)
Of the Israelites(0 verses)
When Saul was presented as their king(1 verse)
When David killed Goliath(1 verse)
When they came to David to Hebron to make him king(1 verse)
When they took the ark of the covenant from Kirjath-jearim(1 verse)
When they brought the ark of the covenant from the house of Obed-edom to Jerusalem(1 verse)
When they made gifts to the house of(1 verse)
When they observed the dedication of the temple, and the feast of tabernacles under Ezra(1 verse)
Of the Jews, after hearing, anew, the word of God(1 verse)
When they turned away from idolatry(4 verses)
When the wall of Jerusalem was dedicated(1 verse)
... and 32 more sub-topics