Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.

Bible References

As a dew

Deuteronomy 32:2
Let my teaching fall like rain
and my word settle like dew,
like gentle rain on new grass
and showers on tender plants.
Judges 6:36
Then Gideon said to God, “If You will deliver Israel by my hand, as You said,
Psalm 72:6
May he be like rain that falls on the cut grass,
like spring showers that water the earth.
Psalm 110:3
Your people will volunteer
on Your day of battle.
In holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn,
the dew of Your youth belongs to You.
Isaiah 32:15
until the Spirit from heaven is poured out on us.
Then the desert will become an orchard,
and the orchard will seem like a forest.
Isaiah 44:3
For I will pour water on the thirsty land
and streams on the dry ground;
I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants
and My blessing on your offspring.
Isaiah 66:19
I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, Lud (who are archers), Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away—who have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. And they will proclaim My glory among the nations.
Ezekiel 47:1
Then he brought me back to the entrance of the temple and there was water flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east, for the temple faced east. The water was coming down from under the south side of the threshold of the temple, south of the altar.
Hosea 6:3
Let us strive to know the Lord.
His appearance is as sure as the dawn.
He will come to us like the rain,
like the spring showers that water the land.
Hosea 14:5
I will be like the dew to Israel;
he will blossom like the lily
and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
Zechariah 14:8
On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it toward the eastern sea and the other half toward the western sea, in summer and winter alike.
Matthew 28:19
Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
Acts 9:15
But the Lord said to him, “Go! For this man is My chosen instrument to take My name to Gentiles, kings, and the Israelites.
Acts 11:15
“As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came down on them, just as on us at the beginning.
Acts 13:46
Then Paul and Barnabas boldly said: “It was necessary that God’s message be spoken to you first. But since you reject it and consider yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles!
Romans 11:12
Now if their stumbling brings riches for the world, and their failure riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their full number bring!
Romans 15:19
by the power of miraculous signs and wonders, and by the power of God’s Spirit. As a result, I have fully proclaimed the good news about the Messiah from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum.
1 Corinthians 3:6
I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.

Tarrieth

Isaiah 55:10
For just as rain and snow fall from heaven
and do not return there
without saturating the earth
and making it germinate and sprout,
and providing seed to sow
and food to eat,
Jeremiah 14:22
Can any of the worthless idols of the nations bring rain?
Or can the skies alone give showers?
Are You not the Lord our God?
We therefore put our hope in You,
for You have done all these things.
Acts 16:9
During the night a vision appeared to Paul: A Macedonian man was standing and pleading with him, “Cross over to Macedonia and help us!”
Romans 9:30
What should we say then? Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained righteousness—namely the righteousness that comes from faith.
Romans 10:20
And Isaiah says boldly:

I was found
by those who were not looking for Me;
I revealed Myself
to those who were not asking for Me.

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