17 CONSPIRACIES IN THE BIBLE

 17 CONSPIRACIES IN THE BIBLE: (I guess God must be a conspiracy theorist)

1. Judas and the Chief Priests against Jesus (just read the gospels)

2. The sons of Jacob against their brother, Joseph (Genesis 37)

3. The nations and their kings against the Messiah (Psalm 2)

4. Jezebel and Ahab against Naboth to acquire his vineyard (I Kings 21)

5. Haman the Agagite against the Jewish people of the Persian Empire (Book of Esther)

6. Mordecai Uncovers a Conspiracy:

During the time Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthana[b] and Teresh, two of the king’s officers who guarded the doorway, became angry and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes. 22 But Mordecai found out about the plot and told Queen Esther, who in turn reported it to the king, giving credit to Mordecai. 23 And when the report was investigated and found to be true, the two officials were impaled on poles. All this was recorded in the book of the annals in the presence of the king. (Esther 2)

7. The Pharoah of Egypt attempted to surreptiously use the midwives Shiphrah and Puah to kill the Israelite newborn males when delivered (Exodus 1)

8. King Herod crafity tried to use the Magi to lead him to the infant Yeshua in order to murder him (Matthew 2)

9. King Saul's conspiracy to murder his armour bearer, David (1 Samuel)

10. Jealous rivals trick King Darius into issuing a decree which condemns Daniel to death. (Daniel 6)

11. Demetrius the silversmith conspires with the craftsman of Ephesus (who make idols) against Paul and his message and starts a riot. (Acts 19)

12. Conspiracy among the Judeans to kill Saul -- who became Paul (Acts 9:23-25)

13. The Jews against Paul and Barnabas in Acts 14: 2 "But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the other Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers... 4 The people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews, others with the apostles. 5 There was a PLOT afoot among both Gentiles and Jews, together with their leaders, to mistreat them and stone them."

14. The Jews against Paul and Silas. "But other Jews were jealous; so they rounded up some bad characters from the marketplace, formed a mob and started a riot in the city " Acts 17

15. Sanballat against Nehemiah and the building of the wall. (Neh. 6) "Sanballat and Geshem sent me this message: “Come, let us meet together in one of the villages on the plain of Ono.” But they were SCHEMING to harm me."...

16. Gog and Magog against the Land of Israel. “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: On that day thoughts will come into your mind and you will devise an evil SCHEME. 11 You will say, “I will invade a land of unwalled villages; I will attack a peaceful and unsuspecting people—all of them living without walls and without gates and bars. 12 I will plunder and loot and turn my hand against the resettled ruins and the people gathered from the nations, rich in livestock and goods, living at the center of the land." Ez. 38 See less

17. Absalom conspires to take the throne of his father David. "And the conspiracy grew strong, and the people with Absalom kept increasing." 2 Samuel 15:12