What does the Bible say about brooks?
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The Bible presents brooks as signs of God’s generous provision, places of need, and reminders that all life depends on His sustaining care. Deuteronomy 8:7 praises the promised land as a land of brooks and fountains, displaying the Lord’s covenant goodness to Israel. In 1 Samuel 17:40, David takes stones from a brook before facing Goliath, showing that God often uses ordinary means to accomplish His saving purposes. Brooks also appear amid drought and scarcity, as Ahab searches for water in 1 Kings 18:5 and Isaiah mourns Egypt’s drying streams in Isaiah 19:6-8. Such images call us to trust the Creator, who gives and withholds water wisely, and to seek our deepest refreshment in Him.
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- Canaan abounded with Deuteronomy 8:7
- Often ran over pebbles 1 Samuel 17:40; Job 22:24
- Borders of, favourable to
- Grass 1 Kings 18:5
- Willows Leviticus 23:40; Job 40:22
- Reeds Isaiah 19:7
- Abounded with fish Isaiah 19:8
- Afforded protection to a country Isaiah 19:6
- Mentioned in scripture
- Arnon Numbers 21:14; Numbers 21:15
- Besor 1 Samuel 30:9
- Gaash 2 Samuel 23:30; 1 Chronicles 11:32
- Cherith 1 Kings 17:3; 1 Kings 17:5
- Eshcol Numbers 13:23; Numbers 13:24
- Kidron 2 Samuel 15:23; 1 Kings 15:13; John 18:1
- Kishon 1 Kings 18:40; Psalms 83:9
- Zered Deuteronomy 2:13
- Of the willows Isaiah 15:7
- Illustrative
- Of wisdom Proverbs 18:4
- Of temporal abundance Job 20:17
- (Deceptive,) of false friends Job 6:15
- (Drinking of, by the way,) of help in distress Psalms 110:7
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