Motifs 1–24
23 entries in the Parables & Stories compendium.
Abrahams SacrificeGod orders Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac on the mountain called Jehovah-jireh in the Angels and MessengersAngels are divine messengers sent to guide, protect, and deliver God's words.Anointing With OilAnointing with perfume prepares Jesus for burial and demonstrates devotion.Ascension Into HeavenPhysical departures into heaven by divine intervention.Awakening Under TreeThe Buddha's awakening under a tree is the central myth of Buddhism, involving renunciatioBowing ProstrationA gesture of reverence, submission, or worship before God or others.Breaking of IdolsIdols are broken as commanded acts of reform and obedience.Cain and AbelFirst brothers: one righteous, one murderous.Covenant CutCovenants are established with blood, tokens, and divine promises.Covenant LawDivine agreements with binding obligations and visible signs.Daniel Lions DenDaniel's deliverance from lions by divine intervention.Deliverance From FireDivine rescue from fire through faith and God's power.Divine Breath SpiritGod's breath gives life and Spirit; divination is forbidden.Divine IncarnationsDivination is a forbidden practice in Israel, used by others.Divine WarriorDivine Warrior is not found in these passages.Dust and AshesDust and ashes: mortality, humility, judgment, and renewal.Eschatological JudgmentFinal separation and divine evaluation of all peoples.Exile and ReturnExile and return: a cycle of displacement and divine restoration.Eye For An EyeA principle of proportional justice contrasted with non-retaliation.Fasting Self DenialFasting is a physical act of spiritual seeking and mourning.Fire From HeavenDivine fire descends for judgment, presence, and purification.Garden ParadiseA divinely planted garden of life, loss, and longing.Go and Do LikewiseA recurring call to imitate actions across scripture.
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