What does the Bible say about day?
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The Bible presents each day as ordered by God, marked by His sovereign rule over creation, human labor, worship, trial, and hope. Genesis 1:5 shows God establishing the pattern of evening and morning, while Leviticus 23:32 teaches Israel to set apart holy time in humble rest before Him. Jacob’s experiences in Genesis 31:39-40 and Genesis 32:24 portray long days and nights of costly service and dependence on God. Nehemiah 4:21-22 commends faithful work joined with watchfulness, and Ezekiel 4:6 shows that God may use days symbolically to communicate judgment. Daniel 12:12 directs believers to patient perseverance, looking for the blessing God appoints.
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Curated topical outlines from classic public-domain study works.
Nave's Topical Bible
- A creative period Genesis 1:5; Genesis 1:8; Genesis 1:13; Genesis 1:19; Genesis 1:23; Genesis 1:31; Genesis 2:2
- Divided into twelve hours John 11:9
- Prophetic 2 Peter 3:8; Daniel 8:14; Daniel 9:24-27; Daniel 12:11; Daniel 12:12; Revelation 11:3; Revelation 9:15; Revelation 12:6
- Six working days ordained Exodus 20:9; Ezekiel 46:1
- Th sixth day of the week called preparation day Mark 15:42; John 19:14; John 19:31; John 19:42
- The first day of the week called the Lord’s day Revelation 1:10
- Day’s journey, eighteen or twenty miles Exodus 3:18; 1 Kings 19:4; Jonah 3:4
- Sabbath day’s journey, about two-thousand paces Acts 1:12
- The seventh of the week ordained as a day of rest
- See SABBATH
- Times of adversity called Day of the Lord Isaiah 2:12; Isaiah 13:6; Isaiah 13:9; Isaiah 34:8; Jeremiah 46:10; Lamentations 2:22; Ezekiel 30:3; Amos 5:18; Joel 2:1; Obadiah 1:15; Zephaniah 1:8; Zephaniah 1:18
- JUDGMENT
- Called THE DAY OF THE LORD Malachi 4:5; 1 Corinthians 5:5; 2 Corinthians 1:14; 1 Thessalonians 5:2; 2 Peter 3:10
- See JUDGMENT
- A figure of spiritual illumination Proverbs 4:18; 1 Thessalonians 5:8
Torrey's New Topical Textbook
- The light first called Genesis 1:5
- Natural, from evening to evening Genesis 1:5; Leviticus 23:32
- Artificial, the time of the sun’s continuance above the horizon Genesis 31:39; Genesis 31:40; Nehemiah 4:21; Nehemiah 4:22
- Prophetical, a year Ezekiel 4:6; Daniel 12:12
- Artificial, divided into
- Break of Genesis 32:24; Genesis 32:26; Song of Solomon 2:17
- Morning Exodus 29:39; 2 Samuel 23:4
- Noon Genesis 43:16; Psalms 55:17
- Decline of Judges 19:8; Judges 19:9; Luke 9:12; Luke 24:29
- Evening Genesis 8:11; Psalms 104:23; Jeremiah 6:4
- Sometimes divided into four parts Nehemiah 9:3
- Later subdivided into twelve hours Matthew 20:3; Matthew 20:5; Matthew 20:6; John 11:9
- Time of, ascertained by the dial 2 Kings 20:11
- Succession of, secured by covenant Genesis 8:22
- Made for the glory of God Psalms 74:16
- Proclaims the glory of God Psalms 19:2
- Under the control of God Amos 5:8; Amos 8:9
- A time of judgment called a day of
- Anger Lamentations 2:21
- Wrath Job 20:28; Zephaniah 1:15; Zephaniah 1:18; Romans 2:5
- Visitation Micah 7:4
- Destruction Job 21:30
- Darkness Joel 2:2; Zephaniah 1:15
- Trouble Psalms 102:2
- Calamity Deuteronomy 32:35; Jeremiah 18:17
- Adversity Proverbs 24:10
- Vengeance Proverbs 6:34; Isaiah 61:2
- Slaughter Isaiah 30:25; Jeremiah 12:3
- Evil Jeremiah 17:17; Amos 6:3; Ephesians 6:13
- The Lord Isaiah 2:12; Isaiah 13:6; Zephaniah 1:14
- A time of mercy called a day of
- Salvation 2 Corinthians 6:2
- Redemption Ephesians 4:30
- Visitation Jeremiah 27:22; 1 Peter 2:12
- God’s power Psalms 110:3
- A time of festivity called a
- Good day Esther 8:17; Esther 9:19
- Day of good tidings 2 Kings 7:9
- Day which the Lord has made Psalms 118:24
- Solemn day Numbers 10:10; Hosea 9:5
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