Chain Study Through the Bible
Obedience
Trace the theme of Obedience chronologically through Scripture -- from Genesis to Revelation.
226
Verses
44
Books
25
Old Testament
19
New Testament
51
Sub-topics
The Chain of Obedience Through Scripture
Old Testament25 books
Genesis
Old Testament11 referencesGenesis 6:9-- EXEMPLIFIED
Genesis 6:9,22-- Noah
Genesis 7:5-- Noah
Genesis 12:1-4-- Abraham
Genesis 17:9-- ENJOINED
+ 6 more references
EXEMPLIFIEDNoahAbrahamENJOINED+3 more
Exodus
Old Testament9 referencesExodus 7:6-- Moses and Aaron
Exodus 12:28-- The Israelites
Exodus 19:5-- General scriptures concerning
Exodus 20:6-- General scriptures concerning
Exodus 23:22-- ENJOINED
+ 4 more references
Moses and AaronThe IsraelitesGeneral scriptures concerningENJOINED
Leviticus
Old Testament4 referencesLeviticus 19:19,36,37-- ENJOINED
Leviticus 20:8,22-- ENJOINED
Leviticus 22:31-- ENJOINED
Leviticus 26:3-13-- ENJOINED
Numbers
Old Testament7 referencesNumbers 9:23-- General scriptures concerning
Numbers 9:23-- EXEMPLIFIED
Numbers 9:20,21-- The Israelites
Numbers 14:24-- General scriptures concerning
Numbers 14:24-- EXEMPLIFIED
+ 2 more references
General scriptures concerningEXEMPLIFIEDThe IsraelitesENJOINED+1 more
Deuteronomy
Old Testament14 referencesDeuteronomy 1:36-- Caleb
Deuteronomy 4:1-40-- ENJOINED
Deuteronomy 5:10-- General scriptures concerning
Deuteronomy 5:1-33-- ENJOINED
Deuteronomy 6:1-25-- ENJOINED
+ 9 more references
CalebENJOINEDGeneral scriptures concerningThe Israelites
Joshua
Old Testament10 referencesJoshua 10:40-- Joshua
Joshua 11:15-- Joshua
Joshua 14:6-14-- General scriptures concerning
Joshua 14:6-14-- EXEMPLIFIED
Joshua 22:2-- General scriptures concerning
+ 5 more references
JoshuaGeneral scriptures concerningEXEMPLIFIEDENJOINED+1 more
Judges
Old Testament2 referencesJudges 2:7-- The Israelites
Judges 6:25-28-- Gideon
The IsraelitesGideon
1 Samuel
Old Testament4 references1 Samuel 12:24-- ENJOINED
1 Samuel 15:22-- ENJOINED
1 Samuel 18:14-- David
1 Samuel 25:28-- David
ENJOINEDDavid
1 Kings
Old Testament4 references1 Kings 3:14-- General scriptures concerning
1 Kings 11:6,34-- David
1 Kings 15:5-- David
1 Kings 19:19-21-- Elisha
General scriptures concerningDavidElisha
2 Kings
Old Testament8 references2 Kings 17:37,38-- ENJOINED
2 Kings 18:6-- General scriptures concerning
2 Kings 18:6-- EXEMPLIFIED
2 Kings 18:6-- Hezekiah
2 Kings 20:3-- EXEMPLIFIED
+ 3 more references
ENJOINEDGeneral scriptures concerningEXEMPLIFIEDHezekiah+1 more
1 Chronicles
Old Testament2 references1 Chronicles 16:15-- ENJOINED
1 Chronicles 28:9,10,20-- ENJOINED
2 Chronicles
Old Testament13 references2 Chronicles 14:2-- Asa
2 Chronicles 17:3-6-- Jehoshaphat
2 Chronicles 20:32-- Jehoshaphat
2 Chronicles 22:9-- Jehoshaphat
2 Chronicles 24:16-- EXEMPLIFIED
+ 8 more references
AsaJehoshaphatEXEMPLIFIEDJehoiada+6 more
Ezra
Old Testament4 referencesEzra 1:1-4-- Cyrus
Ezra 7:10,23-- ENJOINED
Ezra 7:10-- EXEMPLIFIED
Ezra 7:10-- Ezra
CyrusENJOINEDEXEMPLIFIEDEzra
Nehemiah
Old Testament4 referencesNehemiah 1:5-- General scriptures concerning
Nehemiah 7:2-- EXEMPLIFIED
Nehemiah 7:2-- Hanani
Nehemiah 9:8-- Abraham
General scriptures concerningEXEMPLIFIEDHananiAbraham
Job
Old Testament2 referencesJob 1:8-- EXEMPLIFIED
Job 1:8-- JOB
EXEMPLIFIEDJOB
Psalms
Old Testament17 referencesPsalms 1:2-- General scriptures concerning
Psalms 17:3-- EXEMPLIFIED
Psalms 18:44-- General scriptures concerning
Psalms 25:10-- General scriptures concerning
Psalms 26:3-6-- EXEMPLIFIED
+ 12 more references
General scriptures concerningEXEMPLIFIEDENJOINEDThe Israelites
Proverbs
Old Testament3 referencesProverbs 1:33-- General scriptures concerning
Proverbs 19:16-- General scriptures concerning
Proverbs 28:7-- General scriptures concerning
Ecclesiastes
Old Testament1 referenceEcclesiastes 12:13-- ENJOINED
Isaiah
Old Testament2 referencesIsaiah 1:19-- General scriptures concerning
Isaiah 38:3-- Hezekiah
General scriptures concerningHezekiah
Jeremiah
Old Testament3 referencesJeremiah 7:23-- General scriptures concerning
Jeremiah 26:13-- ENJOINED
Jeremiah 38:20-- ENJOINED
General scriptures concerningENJOINED
Ezekiel
Old Testament2 referencesEzekiel 18:19-- General scriptures concerning
Ezekiel 33:14-16-- General scriptures concerning
Daniel
Old Testament3 referencesDaniel 3-- Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego
Daniel 6:10-- Daniel
Daniel 7:27-- General scriptures concerning
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-negoDanielGeneral scriptures concerning
Jonah
Old Testament2 referencesJonah 3:3-- Jonah
Jonah 3:5-10-- Ninevites
JonahNinevites
Haggai
Old Testament1 referenceHaggai 1:12-- Under the preaching of Haggai
Malachi
Old Testament1 referenceMalachi 4:4-- ENJOINED
400 Years of Silence
New Testament19 books
Matthew
New Testament15 referencesMatthew 1:24-- Joseph
Matthew 2:14-- Joseph
Matthew 3:15-- Jesus
Matthew 3:15-- John the Baptist
Matthew 5:19-- General scriptures concerning
+ 10 more references
JosephJesusJohn the BaptistGeneral scriptures concerning+3 more
Mark
New Testament8 referencesMark 1:19,20-- John and James
Mark 1:16-18-- Simon and Andrew
Mark 2:14-- General scriptures concerning
Mark 2:14-- ENJOINED
Mark 2:14-- Levi
+ 3 more references
John and JamesSimon and AndrewGeneral scriptures concerningENJOINED+2 more
Luke
New Testament10 referencesLuke 1:6-- General scriptures concerning
Luke 1:6-- Zacharias
Luke 1:38-- Mary
Luke 2:25-- Simeon
Luke 6:46-48-- General scriptures concerning
+ 5 more references
General scriptures concerningZachariasMarySimeon+2 more
John
New Testament15 referencesJohn 1:47-- Nathanael
John 4:32,34-- Jesus
John 5:30-- Jesus
John 8:28,51-- General scriptures concerning
John 9:4-- General scriptures concerning
+ 10 more references
NathanaelJesusGeneral scriptures concerningENJOINED+1 more
Acts
New Testament9 referencesActs 4:19-- General scriptures concerning
Acts 5:29-- General scriptures concerning
Acts 7:3-8-- Abraham
Acts 10:2-- Cornelius
Acts 13:22-- David
+ 4 more references
General scriptures concerningAbrahamCorneliusDavid+2 more
Romans
New Testament2 referencesRomans 6:17-- General scriptures concerning
Romans 6:17-- EXEMPLIFIED
General scriptures concerningEXEMPLIFIED
2 Corinthians
New Testament2 references2 Corinthians 1:12-- EXEMPLIFIED
2 Corinthians 6:3,4-- EXEMPLIFIED
Galatians
New Testament2 referencesGalatians 3:10,12-- ENJOINED
Galatians 5:3-- ENJOINED
Ephesians
New Testament3 referencesEphesians 2:10-- General scriptures concerning
Ephesians 4:1,17-- ENJOINED
Ephesians 6:6-8-- ENJOINED
General scriptures concerningENJOINED
Philippians
New Testament3 referencesPhilippians 2:12-- General scriptures concerning
Philippians 2:12-- ENJOINED
Philippians 3:7-14-- EXEMPLIFIED
General scriptures concerningENJOINEDEXEMPLIFIED
1 Thessalonians
New Testament2 references1 Thessalonians 1:9-- EXEMPLIFIED
1 Thessalonians 2:10-- EXEMPLIFIED
1 Timothy
New Testament1 reference1 Timothy 6:14,18-- ENJOINED
2 Timothy
New Testament2 references2 Timothy 1:3-- EXEMPLIFIED
2 Timothy 1:3-- Paul
EXEMPLIFIEDPaul
Hebrews
New Testament6 referencesHebrews 3:2,3-- Moses
Hebrews 3:2-- Jesus
Hebrews 10:7-- General scriptures concerning
Hebrews 11:7-- Noah
Hebrews 11:8-17-- Abraham
+ 1 more reference
MosesJesusGeneral scriptures concerningNoah+2 more
James
New Testament3 referencesJames 1:22-25-- ENJOINED
James 2:10-12-- General scriptures concerning
James 2:21-- Abraham
ENJOINEDGeneral scriptures concerningAbraham
1 Peter
New Testament1 reference1 Peter 1:2,14-- General scriptures concerning
1 John
New Testament3 references1 John 2:3-6,17-- General scriptures concerning
1 John 3:22,24-- General scriptures concerning
1 John 5:2,3-- General scriptures concerning
2 John
New Testament1 reference2 John 1:6-9-- General scriptures concerning
Revelation
New Testament5 referencesRevelation 2:19-- EXEMPLIFIED
Revelation 3:4-- EXEMPLIFIED
Revelation 12:17-- General scriptures concerning
Revelation 14:4,5-- EXEMPLIFIED
Revelation 22:7,14-- General scriptures concerning
EXEMPLIFIEDGeneral scriptures concerning
What This Chain Teaches
- 1
This theme first appears in Genesis and continues through to Revelation, spanning the full scope of Scripture.
- 2
The chain bridges both testaments with 25 Old Testament and 19 New Testament books, showing continuity of God's revelation.
- 3
Obedience is established in the Law (Torah) and fulfilled in the Gospels, tracing God's redemptive plan from promise to fulfillment.
- 4
With 51 distinct sub-topics, this chain reveals the multifaceted nature of Obedience in biblical theology.
Sub-Topics in This Chain
51 aspects of Obedience found in Scripture
General scriptures concerning(64 verses)
ENJOINED(46 verses)
EXEMPLIFIED(29 verses)
FILIAL(0 verses)
INSTANCES OF(0 verses)
Noah(3 verses)
Abraham(8 verses)
Bethuel and Laban(1 verse)
Jacob(1 verse)
Moses(2 verses)
Moses and Aaron(2 verses)
The Israelites(7 verses)
Under the preaching of Haggai(1 verse)
Caleb(1 verse)
Joshua(2 verses)
Reubenites(1 verse)
Gideon(1 verse)
David(6 verses)
Elisha(1 verse)
Hezekiah(3 verses)
... and 31 more sub-topics