Dawn
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· 4 viewsThe time marked by the rising of the sun. It signals the end of night and relief from its attendant concerns, and the approach of daylight with the opportunity for renewed daily activity. The light of dawn following darkness is a symbol of hope and vindication, fulfilled especially in the coming of the Messiah through whom God’s new age dawns.
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Dawn as the end of the night
Dawn as the end of the night
It ends the darkness of the night
It ends the darkness of the night
8 The one who made the Pleiades and Orion and who turns deep darkness into the morning and darkens day into night, the one who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the surface of the earth, Yahweh is his name!
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It signals the end of nightly activity
It signals the end of nightly activity
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Waiting for the dawn to bring relief
Waiting for the dawn to bring relief
6 My soul waits for the Lord
more than watchmen for the morning.
Yes, more than watchmen for the morning.
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Dawn as the beginning of a new day
Dawn as the beginning of a new day
It provides the earliest opportunity of the day
It provides the earliest opportunity of the day
First light provides the earliest opportunity for action and implies urgency.
See also ; Dawn was a common time for military campaigns to begin; ; ; ; Women visit Jesus Christ’s tomb at dawn; Jesus Christ prays at dawn; ; ;
Important activity begins at dawn
Important activity begins at dawn
21 So we labored at the work, and half of them were holding the spears from dawn until the stars came out.
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Dawn as a symbol of blessings to come
Dawn as a symbol of blessings to come
The Messiah brings a new dawn
The Messiah brings a new dawn
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A symbol of hope and vindication
A symbol of hope and vindication
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A symbol of God’s coming in glory
A symbol of God’s coming in glory
3 God came from Teman;
the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah
His splendor covers the heavens,
and his praise fills the earth.
4 And his brightness was like the light;
flashing rays came from his hand for him;
And there is the covering of his strength.
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A symbol of renewal
A symbol of renewal
3 Your people will volunteer in the day of your power.
In holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn,
you will have the dew of your youth.
Dawn as a symbol of God’s revelation
Dawn as a symbol of God’s revelation
8 Again, I am writing a new commandment to you, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light already is shining.
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Dawn as a time of reckoning
Dawn as a time of reckoning
Darkness at dawn as a picture of judgment
Darkness at dawn as a picture of judgment
10 For the stars of the heavens and their constellations will not flash forth their light;
the sun will keep back when it comes out,
and the moon will not cause its light to shine.
11 And I will punish the world for its evil
and the wicked for their iniquity.
And I will put an end to the pride of the arrogant,
and I will bring the haughtiness of tyrants low.
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The light of dawn exposes the wicked
The light of dawn exposes the wicked
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