Thankfulness
THANKFULNESS
See GRATITUDE, and the next article.
Fuente: Theological Dictionary
Thankfulness
Jesus set an example of
Mat 11:25; Mat 26:27; Joh 11:41
The heavenly host engage in
Rev 4:9; Rev 7:11-12; Rev 11:16-17
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 136:1-3
– 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 7:23-25
– 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 1:3-5; Col 1:3-6
– 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 29:6-14
– For the supply of our bodily wants
Rom 14:6-7; 1Ti 4:3-4
– 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 48:15-16; Exo 15:1-21; Num 21:17-18; 1Ki 8:56; 1Ch 29:14; Ezr 7:27; Psa 9:1-2; Psa 9:4; Psa 13:6; Psa 22:23-25; Psa 26:7; Psa 28:7; Psa 30:1; Psa 30:3; Psa 30:11-12; Psa 31:7; Psa 31:21; Psa 35:9-10; Psa 35:18; Psa 40:2-3; Psa 40:5; Psa 41:11-12; Psa 44:7-8; Psa 54:6-7; Psa 56:12-13; Psa 59:16-17; Psa 66:8-9; Psa 66:12-16; Psa 66:20; Psa 68:19; Psa 71:15; Psa 71:23-24; Psa 79:13; Psa 89:1; Psa 92:1-2; Psa 92:4; Psa 98:1; Psa 100:4; Psa 102:18-20; Psa 104:1; Psa 116:12-14; Psa 116:17; Psa 119:65; Psa 119:108; Psa 136:1-26; Isa 63:7; Dan 2:23; Dan 4:2; Dan 4:34; Dan 6:22; Act 2:46-47; Act 28:15; Rom 14:6; Col 1:3; 1Ti 1:12
– By David
1Ch 29:13
– By the Levites
2Ch 5:12-13
– 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 13:8-10; Exo 13:14-16; Exo 16:32; Exo 34:26; Lev 19:24; Lev 23:14; Deu 12:18; Deu 16:9-15; Deu 26:10; Jdg 5:11; Psa 48:11; Psa 50:14-15; Psa 98:1; Psa 105:1-45; Psa 106:1; Psa 107:1-2; Psa 107:15; Psa 107:22; Psa 107:42-43; Psa 118:1; Psa 118:4; Pro 3:9-10; Ecc 7:14; Isa 48:20; Joe 2:26; Rom 2:4; Rom 15:27; Eph 5:4; Eph 5:19-20; Phi 4:6; Col 1:12; Col 2:7; Col 3:15-17; Col 4:2; 1Th 5:18; 1Ti 2:1; 1Ti 4:3-5; Heb 13:15; Jas 1:9 Joy; Praise; Psalms
Of man to man:
– The Israelites, to Joshua
Jos 19:49-50
– The spies, to Rahab
Jos 6:22-25
– Saul, to the Kenites
1Sa 15:6
– Naomi, to Boaz
Rth 2:19-20
– David:
b To the men of Jabesh-Gilead
2Sa 2:5-7
b To Hanun
2Sa 10:2
b To Barzillai
1Ki 2:7
– Paul:
b To Phebe
Rom 16:1-4
b To Onesiphorus
2Ti 1:16-18
– 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 21:6-7
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 29:32-35
b Rachel
Gen 30:6
b Jacob
Gen 31:42; Gen 35:3; Gen 35:7
b Joseph
Gen 41:51-52
b Moses
Exo 15:1-19
b Miriam
Exo 15:20-22
b Jethro
Exo 18:10
b Israel
Exo 4:31; Num 21:17; Num 31:49-54; 1Ch 29:22
b Deborah
Jud 1:5
b Hannah
1Sa 1:27-28
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 20:27-28
b The Levites
Neh 9:4-38
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 17:15-16
b Blind Bartimaeus
Luk 18:43; Mar 10:46-52
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 8:6-7
b Paul
Act 27:35 Praise; Prayer, Thanksgiving Before Taking Food