Nave’s Topical Bible
Promotion
10 Bible references
Sub-topics and passages
- General scriptures concerning
- As a reward of merit
- INSTANCES OF
- Abraham
- Joseph, from imprisoned slave to prince
Moses, from exile to lawgiver
See MOSES
Aaron, from slave to high priest
See AARON
Saul, from obscurity to a scepter
See SAUL
David, from a shepherd to the throne
See DAVID
- Jeroboam, from a slave to the throne
- Baasha, "out of the dust" to the throne
- Daniel, from a captive to premier
See DANIEL
- Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego
Bible verses about “Promotion”
The first verses cited, in the King James Version.
- Psalms 75:6For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
- Psalms 75:7But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
- Psalms 78:70He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
- Psalms 78:71From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.
- Psalms 113:7He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
- Psalms 113:8That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.
- 1 Chronicles 11:6And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.
- Genesis 12:2And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
- Genesis 41:1And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.
- Genesis 41:2And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.
- Genesis 41:3And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.
- Genesis 41:4And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.
- Genesis 41:5And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
- Genesis 41:6And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.
- Genesis 41:7And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.
- Genesis 41:8And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.
- Genesis 41:9Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:
- Genesis 41:10Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard’s house, both me and the chief baker:
- Genesis 41:11And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.
- Genesis 41:12And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.
- Genesis 41:13And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.
- Genesis 41:14Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.
- Genesis 41:15And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.
- Genesis 41:16And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
- Genesis 41:17And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:
- Genesis 41:18And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:
- Genesis 41:19And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:
- Genesis 41:20And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:
- Genesis 41:21And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
- Genesis 41:22And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:
- Genesis 41:23And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:
- Genesis 41:24And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.
- Genesis 41:25And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.
- Genesis 41:26The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.
- Genesis 41:27And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.
- Genesis 41:28This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.
- Genesis 41:29Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:
- Genesis 41:30And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;
- Genesis 41:31And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.
- Genesis 41:32And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.