Chain Study Through the Bible
War
Trace the theme of War chronologically through Scripture -- from Genesis to Revelation.
284
Verses
47
Books
28
Old Testament
19
New Testament
99
Sub-topics
The Chain of War Through Scripture
Old Testament28 books
Genesis
Old Testament1 referenceGenesis 3:15-- The Devil
Exodus
Old Testament3 referencesExodus 14:13,14-- God in
Exodus 15:14-16-- God sends panic in
Exodus 23:24-- God uses, as a judgment
God inGod sends panic inGod uses, as a judgment
Leviticus
Old Testament1 referenceLeviticus 26:17,31-39-- God uses, as a judgment
Numbers
Old Testament1 referenceNumbers 31:7-17-- Of extermination
Deuteronomy
Old Testament12 referencesDeuteronomy 1:30-- God in
Deuteronomy 2:33,34-- Of extermination
Deuteronomy 3:6-- Of extermination
Deuteronomy 3:21,22-- God in
Deuteronomy 7:17-24-- God in
+ 7 more references
God inOf exterminationGod uses, as a judgmentThreatens defeat in
Joshua
Old Testament8 referencesJoshua 1:1,5-7,9-- God in
Joshua 6:21,24-- Of extermination
Joshua 7:12,13-- Inflicts defeat in
Joshua 8:24,25-- Of extermination
Joshua 10:2-40-- Of extermination
+ 3 more references
God inOf exterminationInflicts defeat inAverted+1 more
Judges
Old Testament8 referencesJudges 1:2-- God in
Judges 2:14-- God uses, as a judgment
Judges 6:16-- God in
Judges 7:9-- God in
Judges 7:10,11-- Counsels of
+ 3 more references
God inGod uses, as a judgmentCounsels ofCivil
1 Samuel
Old Testament6 references1 Samuel 2:10-- Threatens defeat in
1 Samuel 15:3-9-- Of extermination
1 Samuel 17:45-47-- God in
1 Samuel 19:5-- God in
1 Samuel 27:8-11-- Of extermination
+ 1 more reference
Threatens defeat inOf exterminationGod in
2 Samuel
Old Testament9 references2 Samuel 2:12-31-- Civil
2 Samuel 2:26-- Evils
2 Samuel 3:1-- Civil
2 Samuel 5:22-24-- God in
2 Samuel 16:20-- Counsels of
+ 4 more references
CivilEvilsGod inCounsels of+1 more
1 Kings
Old Testament3 references1 Kings 14:30-- Civil
1 Kings 16:21-- Civil
1 Kings 20:28-- God in
CivilGod in
2 Kings
Old Testament2 references2 Kings 15:37-- God uses, as a judgment
2 Kings 18:19-36-- Enemy harangued by the general of the opposing side
God uses, as a judgmentEnemy harangued by the general of the opposing side
1 Chronicles
Old Testament3 references1 Chronicles 5:22,26-- God uses, as a judgment
1 Chronicles 21:12-- God uses, as a judgment
1 Chronicles 22:8,9-- Repugnant to
God uses, as a judgmentRepugnant to
2 Chronicles
Old Testament10 references2 Chronicles 11:4-- Forbidden
2 Chronicles 12:1-12-- God uses, as a judgment
2 Chronicles 12:5-8-- Inflicts defeat in
2 Chronicles 13:4-12-- Enemy harangued by the general of the opposing side
2 Chronicles 15:6-- God uses, as a judgment
+ 5 more references
ForbiddenGod uses, as a judgmentInflicts defeat inEnemy harangued by the general of the opposing side+1 more
Job
Old Testament1 referenceJob 19:29-- God uses, as a judgment
Psalms
Old Testament25 referencesPsalms 18:34-- God in
Psalms 20:2-- Strengthened by God in
Psalms 27:1-3-- With confidence in God
Psalms 27:14-- Strengthened by God in
Psalms 35:1-3-- With prayer
+ 20 more references
God inStrengthened by God inWith confidence in GodWith prayer+10 more
Proverbs
Old Testament4 referencesProverbs 11:14-- Counsels of
Proverbs 20:18-- Counsels of
Proverbs 21:22-- Wisdom required in
Proverbs 24:6-- Wisdom required in
Counsels ofWisdom required in
Ecclesiastes
Old Testament1 referenceEcclesiastes 9:14-18-- Wisdom required in
Isaiah
Old Testament31 referencesIsaiah 2:4-- To cease
Isaiah 3:5,25,26-- Evils
Isaiah 5:1-8,25-30-- God uses, as a judgment
Isaiah 5:25-- Inflicts defeat in
Isaiah 5:29,30-- Evils
+ 26 more references
To ceaseEvilsGod uses, as a judgmentInflicts defeat in+7 more
Jeremiah
Old Testament25 referencesJeremiah 4:19-31-- Evils
Jeremiah 5:16,17-- Evils
Jeremiah 6:24-26-- Evils
Jeremiah 7:33,34-- Evils
Jeremiah 8:16,17-- Evils
+ 20 more references
EvilsMere professors do not maintainGod uses, as a judgmentGod in+1 more
Lamentations
Old Testament5 referencesLamentations 1-- Evils
Lamentations 2-- Evils
Lamentations 3-- Evils
Lamentations 4-- Evils
Lamentations 5-- Evils
Ezekiel
Old Testament5 referencesEzekiel 15:6-8-- Threatens defeat in
Ezekiel 21:9-17-- Threatens defeat in
Ezekiel 23:22-25-- God uses, as a judgment
Ezekiel 33:27-- Evils
Ezekiel 39:17-19-- Evils
Threatens defeat inGod uses, as a judgmentEvils
Hosea
Old Testament3 referencesHosea 10:14-- Evils
Hosea 13:16-- Evils
Hosea 13:14-- Over death and the grave
EvilsOver death and the grave
Joel
Old Testament1 referenceJoel 2:2-10-- Evils
Amos
Old Testament7 referencesAmos 1:13-- Evils
Amos 2:2-- Tumult of
Amos 3:6-- God uses, as a judgment
Amos 4:11-- God uses, as a judgment
Amos 5:8,9-- God in
+ 2 more references
EvilsTumult ofGod uses, as a judgmentGod in
Micah
Old Testament3 referencesMicah 4:3-- To cease
Micah 7:6-- Often arises from the opposition of friends or relatives
Micah 7:8-- Encouraged in
To ceaseOften arises from the opposition of friends or relativesEncouraged in
Nahum
Old Testament2 referencesNahum 2:10-- Evils
Nahum 3:3,10-- Evils
Zephaniah
Old Testament1 referenceZephaniah 1:7-18-- God uses, as a judgment
Zechariah
Old Testament4 referencesZechariah 8:10-- God uses, as a judgment
Zechariah 10:5-- God in
Zechariah 14:2-- God uses, as a judgment
Zechariah 14:2-- Evils
God uses, as a judgmentGod inEvils
400 Years of Silence
New Testament19 books
Matthew
New Testament2 referencesMatthew 10:35,36-- Often arises from the opposition of friends or relatives
Matthew 24:6-- Wars and rumors of
Often arises from the opposition of friends or relativesWars and rumors of
Mark
New Testament1 referenceMark 13:7-- Wars and rumors of
Luke
New Testament3 referencesLuke 14:31,32-- Wisdom required in
Luke 21:20-26-- Evils
Luke 21:9-- Wars and rumors of
Wisdom required inEvilsWars and rumors of
John
New Testament1 referenceJohn 16:33-- The world
Romans
New Testament8 referencesRomans 7:23-- The flesh
Romans 7:25-- Thank God for victory in
Romans 7:25-- Through Christ
Romans 7:24,25-- Over the flesh
Romans 8:37-- Triumphant
+ 3 more references
The fleshThank God for victory inThrough ChristOver the flesh+4 more
1 Corinthians
New Testament9 references1 Corinthians 9:25-27-- The flesh
1 Corinthians 9:25-27-- With self-denial
1 Corinthians 15:26-- Death
1 Corinthians 15:57-- Thank God for victory in
1 Corinthians 15:57-- Victory in, is from
+ 4 more references
The fleshWith self-denialDeathThank God for victory in+5 more
2 Corinthians
New Testament13 references2 Corinthians 2:11-- The Devil
2 Corinthians 2:14-- Victory in, is from
2 Corinthians 6:7-- Called "the armor of righteousness,"
2 Corinthians 6:7-- To be on the right hand and left, an idiom meaning: "to attack and to defend."
2 Corinthians 7:5,6-- Comforted by God
+ 8 more references
The DevilVictory in, is fromCalled "the armor of righteousness,"To be on the right hand and left, an idiom meaning: "to attack and to defend."+9 more
Galatians
New Testament2 referencesGalatians 5:17-- The flesh
Galatians 5:24-- Over the flesh
The fleshOver the flesh
Ephesians
New Testament12 referencesEphesians 1:12-- The Devil
Ephesians 6:18-- With prayer
Ephesians 6:13,14-- Must stand firm in
Ephesians 6:14-- The belt of truth
Ephesians 6:14-- The breastplate of righteousness
+ 7 more references
The DevilWith prayerMust stand firm inThe belt of truth+8 more
Philippians
New Testament1 referencePhilippians 1:30-- Saints are all engaged in
1 Thessalonians
New Testament2 references1 Thessalonians 5:6-- With sobriety
1 Thessalonians 5:8-- The helmet of salvation
With sobrietyThe helmet of salvation
1 Timothy
New Testament5 references1 Timothy 1:18,19-- Is a good warfare
1 Timothy 1:18,19-- With faith
1 Timothy 1:18,19-- With a good conscience
1 Timothy 6:12-- Called the good fight of faith
1 Timothy 6:12-- Exhorted to diligence
Is a good warfareWith faithWith a good conscienceCalled the good fight of faith+1 more
2 Timothy
New Testament4 references2 Timothy 2:3,10-- With endurance of hardness
2 Timothy 2:4-- Without earthly entanglements
2 Timothy 4:17-- Strengthened by Christ
2 Timothy 4:18-- Delivered by Christ
With endurance of hardnessWithout earthly entanglementsStrengthened by ChristDelivered by Christ
Hebrews
New Testament2 referencesHebrews 2:10-- Under Christ, as our Captain
Hebrews 11:33-37-- By faith
Under Christ, as our CaptainBy faith
James
New Testament1 referenceJames 4:7-- The Devil
1 Peter
New Testament5 references1 Peter 2:11-- The flesh
1 Peter 5:8-- The Devil
1 Peter 5:9-- With steadfastness in the faith
1 Peter 5:8-- With watchfulness
1 Peter 5:8-- With sobriety
The fleshThe DevilWith steadfastness in the faithWith watchfulness+1 more
1 John
New Testament5 references1 John 2:14-- Over the Devil
1 John 4:4-- Encouraged in
1 John 5:4,5-- The world
1 John 5:4,5-- By faith
1 John 5:4,5-- Over the world
Over the DevilEncouraged inThe worldBy faith+1 more
Jude
New Testament2 referencesJude 1:3-- With earnestness Jude 1:3
Jude 1:3-- Exhorted to diligence
With earnestness Jude 1:3Exhorted to diligence
Revelation
New Testament21 referencesRevelation 2:17-- Those who overcome in, will eat of the hidden manna
Revelation 2:7-- Eat from the Tree of Life
Revelation 2:17-- Have a white stone, and in it a new name written
Revelation 2:26-- Have power over the nations
Revelation 2:28-- Have the Morning Star
+ 16 more references
Those who overcome in, will eat of the hidden mannaEat from the Tree of LifeHave a white stone, and in it a new name writtenHave power over the nations+17 more
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 28 Old Testament and 19 New Testament books, showing continuity of God's revelation.
- 3
War is established in the Law (Torah) and fulfilled in the Gospels, tracing God's redemptive plan from promise to fulfillment.
- 4
With 99 distinct sub-topics, this chain reveals the multifaceted nature of War in biblical theology.
Sub-Topics in This Chain
99 aspects of War found in Scripture
Divine approval(1 verse)
Civil(8 verses)
Forbidden(1 verse)
Averted(1 verse)
Enemy harangued by the general of the opposing side(2 verses)
Of extermination(10 verses)
God in(23 verses)
God uses, as a judgment(36 verses)
Repugnant to(4 verses)
God sends panic in(1 verse)
Threatens defeat in(6 verses)
Inflicts defeat in(8 verses)
Counsels of(7 verses)
Wisdom required in(4 verses)
Tumult of(1 verse)
Killed in, neglected(2 verses)
Evils(50 verses)
To cease(3 verses)
Wars and rumors of(3 verses)
FIGURATIVE(0 verses)
... and 79 more sub-topics