DUST
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· 2 viewsHuman beings were created from the dust by God and will return to it at death. Dust is therefore taken as a symbol of poverty, lowliness and humility. In Scripture dust is shaken off the feet to warn of future judgment, and is also used as a means of expressing grief.
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Human beings were created from the dust by God
Human beings were created from the dust by God
when Yahweh God formed the man of dust from the ground, and he blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.
See also Ge 18:27; Ps 103:14; 1 Co 15:47
We will all return to dust when we die
We will all return to dust when we die
Ge 3:19 God’s curse upon Adam affected all humanity; Ps 90:3
See also Job 10:9; Job 34:15; Ec 12:7
Dust as a symbol of poverty, lowliness and humility
Dust as a symbol of poverty, lowliness and humility
He raises up the poor from the dust.
From the ash heap he lifts up the needy,
to cause them to sit with noble people
and to cause them to inherit a seat of honor.
For the pillars of the earth belong to Yahweh
and he has set the inhabited world on them.
See also Ge 18:27; 1 Ki 16:2; Job 30:19
Dust as a simile for a multitude
Dust as a simile for a multitude
I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth which, if anyone were able to count the dust of the earth, your descendants would be so counted.
See also Ge 28:14; Ps 78:27
Dust is shaken off the feet as a warning of judgment
Dust is shaken off the feet as a warning of judgment
And whatever place does not welcome you or listen to you, as you go out from there, shake off the dust that is on your feet for a testimony against them.”
See also Lk 10:10–11; Ac 13:51
Dust is used in expressing grief and repentance
Dust is used in expressing grief and repentance
Job 42:5–6; La 2:10
See also Jos 7:6; Job 2:12; Eze 27:30; Re 18:19