CURIOSITY
Thompson Chain Reference (1908)
(1) Examples of Idle
- The Men of Beth-shemesh
- Herod,
- The Levite
- The Jews
- The Athenians
(2) Leads to the Desire for Signs
General scriptures concerning
Of Eve
Of Abraham, to know whether God would destroy the righteous people who lived in Sodom
Of Jacob, to know the name of the angel
To see God
To witness the offering in the Holy of Holies
Of Manoah, to know the name of an angel
Of the people of Beth-shemish, to look inside the ark of the covenant
Of the Babylonians, to see Hezekiah’s treasures
Of Daniel, to know a vision
To know what was being done with Jesus
To know what John would be appointed to do
A disciple, to know if few would be saved
Of Herod (Antipas), to see Jesus
To see Lazarus, after he was raised from the dead
And to see Jesus
Of the disciples, to know whether Jesus would restore the kingdom of the Jews
Of the Athenians, to hear some new thing
Of angels, to look into the mysteries of salvation