What does the Bible say about manure?
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The Bible presents manure as an ordinary agricultural material that can illustrate both fruitful cultivation and shameful judgment. In Luke 13:8, the gardener asks for time to dig around the barren fig tree and apply manure, portraying God’s patience and the means He uses to call His people to repentance and fruitfulness. Luke 14:34-35 says salt that has lost its savor is fit neither for soil nor for a manure pile, warning against empty discipleship. Isaiah 25:10 uses a dung pit as a vivid picture of Moab’s humbling under God’s righteous hand. These images remind us that the Lord patiently tends His people, yet He opposes pride and requires genuine faith that bears fruit.
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- Used as fertilizer Isaiah 25:10; Luke 13:8; Luke 14:34; Luke 14:35
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