What does the Bible say about threshing?
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The Bible presents threshing as both an ordinary work of harvest and a vivid picture of God’s wise judgment, provision, and care for laborers. Ruth 2:17 shows gleaning and threshing as part of God’s gracious provision for the needy, while Deuteronomy 25:4, echoed in 1 Corinthians 9:9 and 1 Timothy 5:18, teaches that those who labor deserve material support. Isaiah 28:27-28 portrays the farmer’s skill as reflecting God’s fitting and measured wisdom. Yet threshing can also signify judgment: Isaiah 25:10 and Amos 1:3 describe God humbling the proud and punishing cruelty. In all, the harvest belongs to the Lord, who justly separates, provides, and judges.
Study outline
Curated topical outlines from classic public-domain study works.
Nave's Topical Bible
- By beating Ruth 2:17
- By treading Deuteronomy 25:4; Isaiah 25:10; Hosea 10:11; 1 Corinthians 9:9; 1 Timothy 5:18
- With instruments
- Of wood 2 Samuel 24:22
- Of iron Amos 1:3
- With a cart wheel Isaiah 28:27; Isaiah 28:28
- Floors for Genesis 50:10; Genesis 50:11; Judges 6:37; Ruth 3:2-14; 1 Samuel 23:1; 2 Samuel 6:6; Hosea 9:2; Joel 2:24
- Floor of Araunah purchased by David for a place of sacrifice 2 Samuel 24:16-25
- Floor for, in barns 2 Kings 6:27
Torrey's New Topical Textbook
- The removing or separating corn, &c form the straw 1 Chronicles 21:20
- Was performed
- By a rod or staff Isaiah 28:27
- By cart wheels Isaiah 28:27; Isaiah 28:28
- By instruments with teeth Isaiah 41:15; Amos 1:3
- By the feet of horses and oxen Isaiah 28:28; Hosea 10:11; 2 Samuel 24:22
- Cattle employed in, not to be muzzled Deuteronomy 25:4; 1 Corinthians 9:9; 1 Timothy 5:18
- Continued until the vintage in years of abundance Leviticus 26:5
- The place for
- Called the floor Judges 6:37; Isaiah 21:10
- Called the threshing floor Numbers 18:27; 2 Samuel 24:18
- Called the barn-floor 2 Kings 6:27
- Called the corn-floor Hosea 9:1
- Was large and roomy Genesis 50:10
- Generally on high ground 1 Chronicles 21:18; 2 Chronicles 3:1
- Sometimes beside the wine-press for concealment Judges 6:11
- Used for winnowing the corn Ruth 3:2
- Often robbed 1 Samuel 23:1
- The Jews slept on, during the time of Ruth 3:7
- Fulness of, promised as a blessing Joel 2:24
- Scarcity in, a punishment Hosea 9:2
- Followed by a winnowing with a shovel or fan Isaiah 30:24; Isaiah 41:16; Matthew 3:12
- Illustrative
- Of the judgments of God Isaiah 21:10; Jeremiah 51:33; Habakkuk 3:12
- Of the labours of ministers 1 Corinthians 9:9; 1 Corinthians 9:10
- Of the church in her conquests Isaiah 41:15; Isaiah 41:16; Micah 4:13
- (Gathering the sheaves for,) of preparing the enemies of the Church for judgments Micah 4:12
- (Dust made by,) of complete destruction 2 Kings 13:7; Isaiah 41:15
- (An instrument for, with teeth,) of the Church overcoming opposition Isaiah 41:15
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