Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

Bible References

God

Genesis 2:7
Then the Lord God formed the man out of the dust from the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.
Numbers 16:22
But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said, “God, God of the spirits of all flesh, when one man sins, will You vent Your wrath on the whole community?”
Numbers 27:16
“May the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the community
Isaiah 57:16
For I will not accuse you forever,
and I will not always be angry;
for then the spirit would grow weak before Me,
even the breath of man, which I have made.
Jeremiah 38:16
King Zedekiah swore to Jeremiah in private, “As the Lord lives, who has given us this life, I will not kill you or hand you over to these men who want to take your life.”
Zechariah 12:1
An Oracle

The word of the Lord concerning Israel.
A declaration of the Lord,
who stretched out the heavens,
laid the foundation of the earth,
and formed the spirit of man within him.
Hebrews 12:9
Furthermore, we had natural fathers discipline us, and we respected them. Shouldn’t we submit even more to the Father of spirits and live?

General references

Genesis 23:19
After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field at Machpelah near Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.
Job 34:15
every living thing would perish together
and mankind would return to the dust.
Zechariah 1:5
“Where are your ancestors now? And do the prophets live forever?

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