Meaning
Thankfulness Jesus set an example of
Mat 11:25; Mat 26:27; Joh 11:41
The heavenly host engage in
Rev 4:9; Rev 7:12; Rev 11:17
Commanded
Psa 50:14
Should be offered:
- To God
Psa 50:14
- To Christ
1Ti 1:12
- Through Christ
Rom 1:8; Col 3:17; Heb 13:15
- In the name of Christ
Eph 5:20
- In behalf of ministers
2Co 1:11
- In private worship
Dan 6:10
- In public worship
Psa 35:18
- In everything
1Th 5:18
- Upon the completion of great undertakings
Neh 12:31; Neh 12:40
- Before taking food
Joh 6:11; Act 27:35
- Always
Eph 1:16; Eph 5:20; 1Th 1:2
- As the remembrance of God's holiness
Psa 30:4; Psa 97:12
- For the goodness and mercy of God
Psa 106:1; Psa 107:1; Psa 136:3
- For the gift of Christ
2Co 9:15
- For Christ's power and reign
Rev 11:17
- For the reception and effectual working of the word of God in others
1Th 2:13
- For deliverance through Christ, from indwelling sin
Rom 7:25
- For victory over death and the grave
1Co 15:57
- For wisdom and might
Dan 2:23
- For the triumph of the gospel
2Co 2:14
- For the conversion of others
Rom 6:17
- For faith exhibited by others
Rom 1:8; 2Th 1:3
- For love exhibited by others
2Th 1:3
- For the grace bestowed on others
1Co 1:4; Phi 1:5; Col 1:6
- For the zeal exhibited by others
2Co 8:16
- For nearness of God's presence
Psa 75:1
- For appointment to the ministry
1Ti 1:12
- For willingness to offer our property for God's service
1Ch 29:14
- For the supply of our bodily wants
Rom 14:7; 1Ti 4:4
- For all men
1Ti 2:1
- For all things
2Co 9:11; Eph 5:20
Should be accompanied by intercession for others
1Ti 2:1; 2Ti 1:3; Phm 1:4
Should always accompany prayer
Neh 11:17; Phi 4:6; Col 4:2
Should always accompany praise
Psa 92:1; Heb 13:15
Expressed in Psalms
1Ch 16:7
Ministers appointed to offer, in public
1Ch 16:4; 1Ch 16:7; 1Ch 23:30; 2Ch 31:2
Saints exhorted to:
- General references
Psa 105:1; Col 3:15
- Resolve to offer
Psa 18:49; Psa 30:12
- Habitually offer
Dan 6:10
- Offer sacrifices of
Psa 116:17
- Abound in the faith with
Col 2:7
- Magnify God by
Psa 69:30
- Come before God with
Psa 95:2
- Enter God's gates with
Psa 100:4
Of hypocrites, full of boasting
Luk 18:11
The wicked averse to thankfulness
Rom 1:21
Exemplified:
- General references
Gen 32:10; Gen 48:11; Gen 48:16; Exo 15:21; Num 21:18; 1Ki 8:56; 1Ch 29:14; Ezr 7:27; Psa 9:2; Psa 9:4; Psa 13:6; Psa 22:25; Psa 26:7; Psa 28:7; Psa 30:1; Psa 30:3; Psa 30:12; Psa 31:7; Psa 31:21; Psa 35:10; Psa 35:18; Psa 40:3; Psa 40:5; Psa 41:12; Psa 44:8; Psa 54:7; Psa 56:13; Psa 59:17; Psa 66:9; Psa 66:16; Psa 66:20; Psa 68:19; Psa 71:15; Psa 71:24; Psa 79:13; Psa 89:1; Psa 92:2; Psa 92:4; Psa 98:1; Psa 100:4; Psa 102:20; Psa 104:1; Psa 116:14; Psa 116:17; Psa 119:65; Psa 119:108; Psa 136:26; Isa 63:7; Dan 2:23; Dan 4:2; Dan 4:34; Dan 6:22; Act 2:47; Act 28:15; Rom 14:6; Col 1:3; 1Ti 1:12
- By David
1Ch 29:13
- By the Levites
2Ch 5:13
- By Daniel
Dan 2:23
- By Jonah
Jon 2:9
- By Simeon
Luk 2:28
- By Anna
Luk 2:38
- By Paul
Act 28:15
Joy; Praise; Psalms; Worship
Enjoined:
- General references
Gen 35:1; Exo 12:14; Exo 12:17; Exo 12:42; Exo 13:3; Exo 13:10; Exo 13:16; Exo 16:32; Exo 34:26; Lev 19:24; Lev 23:14; Deu 12:18; Deu 16:15; Deu 26:10; Jdg 5:11; Psa 48:11; Psa 50:15; Psa 98:1; Psa 105:45; Psa 106:1; Psa 107:2; Psa 107:15; Psa 107:22; Psa 107:43; Psa 118:1; Psa 118:4; Pro 3:10; Ecc 7:14; Isa 48:20; Joe 2:26; Rom 2:4; Rom 15:27; Eph 5:4; Eph 5:20; Phi 4:6; Col 1:12; Col 2:7; Col 3:17; Col 4:2; 1Th 5:18; 1Ti 2:1; 1Ti 4:5; Heb 13:15; Jas 1:9
Joy; Praise; Psalms
Of man to man:
- The Israelites, to Joshua
Jos 19:50
- The spies, to Rahab
Jos 6:25
- Saul, to the Kenites
1Sa 15:6
- Naomi, to Boaz
Rth 2:20
- David:
b to the men of Jabesh-Gilead
2Sa 2:7
b to Hanun
2Sa 10:2
b to Barzillai
1Ki 2:7
- Paul:
b to Phebe
Rom 16:4
b to Onesiphorus
2Ti 1:18
- The people of Melita, to Paul
Act 28:10
To God
- Instances of:
b Eve
Gen 4:1; Gen 4:25
b Noah
Gen 8:20
b Melchizedek
Gen 14:20
b Lot
Gen 19:19
b Sarah
Gen 21:7
b Abraham
Gen 12:7; Gen 13:4
b Abraham's servant
Gen 24:27; Gen 24:35
b Isaac
Gen 26:22
b Leah
Gen 29:35
b Rachel
Gen 30:6
b Jacob
Gen 31:42; Gen 35:3; Gen 35:7
b Joseph
Gen 41:52
b Moses
Exo 15:19
b Miriam
Exo 15:22
b Jethro
Exo 18:10
b Israel
Exo 4:31; Num 21:17; Num 31:54; 1Ch 29:22
b Deborah
b Hannah
1Sa 1:28
b Samuel
1Sa 7:12
b David
b General references
2Sa 6:21
Psalms
b the queen of Sheba
1Ki 10:9
b Hiram
2Ch 2:12
b Jehoshaphat's army
2Ch 20:28
b the Levites
Neh 9:38
b the Jews
Neh 12:43
b the mariners
Jon 1:16
b the shepherds
Luk 2:20
b Those whom Jesus healed:
b the man with palsy
Luk 5:25
b the healed demoniac
Luk 8:39
b the woman bent with infirmity
Luk 13:13
b One of the ten lepers whom Jesus healed
Luk 17:16
b Blind Bartimaeus
Luk 18:43; Mar 10:52
b the centurion for his son
Joh 4:53
b the lame man healed by Peter
Act 3:8
b Before taking food, by Jesus
Mat 14:19; Mar 8:7
b Paul
Act 27:35
Praise; Prayer, Thanksgiving Before Taking Food
