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The term "farthest" in the Bible often denotes the utmost distance or the most remote point in a geographical, spiritual, or metaphorical sense. It is used to describe the extent of God's creation, the reach of His influence, and the boundaries of human experience.

Geographical Context

In the geographical sense, "farthest" is used to describe the distant lands and territories that were known to the people of the Bible. For instance, the "farthest corners" of the earth are often mentioned to illustrate the vastness of God's creation and His dominion over all lands. Isaiah 41:9 states, "I brought you from the ends of the earth and called you from its farthest corners." This passage emphasizes God's sovereign ability to gather His people from the most distant places.

Spiritual and Metaphorical Context

Spiritually, "farthest" can refer to the extent of God's reach and the depth of His mercy. Psalm 103:12 declares, "As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us." Here, the concept of "farthest" is used metaphorically to describe the infinite distance between a believer's sins and their standing before God once forgiven.

Prophetic and Eschatological Context

In prophetic literature, "farthest" is sometimes used to describe the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises or the finality of His judgment. For example, in the book of Daniel, the vision of the "farthest reaches" of time and history is revealed, pointing to God's control over future events and His ultimate plan for humanity.

Moral and Ethical Implications

The use of "farthest" also carries moral and ethical implications, urging believers to consider the extent of their actions and the reach of their influence. The call to spread the Gospel to the "farthest" parts of the earth reflects the Great Commission's mandate to share the message of Christ universally, as seen in Acts 1:8 : "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

Conclusion

The concept of "farthest" in the Bible serves as a powerful reminder of God's omnipresence, His boundless grace, and the expansive nature of His kingdom. It challenges believers to recognize the limitless scope of God's work and to participate in His mission to reach every corner of the world.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (Superl.) Most distant or remote; as, the farthest degree. See Furthest.

2. (adv.) At or to the greatest distance. See Furthest.

Greek

206. akron -- highest, extreme
... Word Origin from akros; from the same as akantha Definition highest, extreme NASB
Word Usage end (1), farthest end (2), other (1), tip (1), top (1). ...
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2078. eschatos -- last, extreme
... A superlative probably from echo (in the sense of contiguity); farthest, final
(of place or time) -- ends of, last, latter end, lowest, uttermost. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7093. qets -- end
... Word Origin from qatsats Definition end NASB Word Usage after (3), after* (1), course*
(1), end (52), endless* (1), farthest (2), farthest border (1), goal (1 ...
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7350. rachoq -- distant, far, a distance
... far, a distance NASB Word Usage afar (19), afar* (1), distance (11), distant (7),
distant future (1), far (31), far away (1), far off (2), farthest (1), great ...
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3605. kol -- the whole, all
... every way (1), everyone (96), everyone's (3), everyone* (3), everything (52),
everything* (4), everywhere (2), everywhere* (2), far (1), farthest (1), forever ...
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8444. totsaah -- an outgoing, extremity, perhaps source, escape
... from yatsa Definition an outgoing, extremity, perhaps source, escape NASB Word Usage
borders (1), ended* (13), escapes (1), exits (1), farthest borders (1 ...
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Library

Ambition in Service.
... We are to be ambitious in service. Jesus was ambitious. He reached out for all,
those nearest, those farthest. He talked of all nations, of a world. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on service/ambition in service.htm

The Sea of Sodom
... north) "unto Gaza" (on the south), "as thou goest forward, or until thou comest
to Sodom." Are not the bounds here bent from Gaza to the farthest term opposite ...
/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 5 the sea of.htm

Whether Presumption is Opposed to Fear Rather than to Hope
... 2. Again, those things are contrary which are farthest removed from each other.
Now presumption is farther removed from fear than from hope. ...
/.../aquinas/nature and grace/article three whether presumption is.htm

Whether Daring is Contrary to Fear?
... ii, 5) that "daring is contrary to fear.". I answer that, It is of the essence of
contraries to be "farthest removed from one another," as stated in Metaph. ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether daring is contrary to.htm

Jehovah --Jesus.
... So he fastens his line into the farthest of the far-reaches of human knowledge,
the creation, and then flings the line a bit farther back yet. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks about jesus/jehovahjesus.htm

The General Conference of 1804, and of the Annual Conferences of ...
... Conferences, provided he shall hold himself subject to the call of three of our
annual conferences to return when he is requested, but at farthest, that he ...
/.../chapter 6 the general conference.htm

Introduction
... against ourselves. God knows how far we have all drifted from our ideal,
and those who have the best excuse, not the farthest. But ...
//christianbookshelf.org/brownlie/hymns from the morningland/introduction.htm

Prayer and Humility
... In humility there is the total absence of pride, and it is at the very farthest
distance from anything like self-conceit. There is no self-praise in humility. ...
/.../bounds/the essentials of prayer/ii prayer and humility.htm

The Extension of the Church Throughout the World
... [Sidenote: The Apostles confirm and ordain.] Their Jewish persecutors followed them
and drove them to Derbe, the farthest limit of their journey; and from ...
/.../blunt/a key to the knowledge of church history/chapter iii the extension of.htm

Book Five a Year of Decision. ...
... For in truth they do not know that thou art everywhere; that no place contains thee,
and that only thou art near even to those who go farthest from thee. ...
/.../augustine/confessions and enchiridion/book five a year of.htm

Thesaurus

Farthest (33 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (Superl.) Most distant or remote; as, the farthest
degree. See Furthest. ... Multi-Version Concordance Farthest (33 Occurrences). ...
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Utmost (21 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Situated at the farthest point or extremity; farthest out; most distant;
extreme; as, the utmost limits of the land; the utmost extent of human ...
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Innermost (22 Occurrences)
... (a.) Farthest inward; most remote from the outward part; inmost; deepest within. ...
I will enter into its farthest height, the forest of its fruitful field. ...
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Farther (33 Occurrences)
... The Revised Version (British and American), on the other hand, has "its farthest
height" for "the height of his border" (Isaiah 37:24), and "his farthest...
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Northward (41 Occurrences)
... the same is Jerusalem); and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lies
before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the farthest part of the ...
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Uttermost (48 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Extreme; utmost; being; in the farthest,
greatest, or highest degree; as, the uttermost extent or end. ...
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Outmost (7 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Farthest from the middle or interior; farthest outward;
outermost. Multi-Version Concordance Outmost (7 Occurrences). ...
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Last (1087 Occurrences)
... Being after all the others, similarly classed or considered, in time, place, or
order of succession; following all the rest; final; hindmost; farthest; as, the ...
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Forests (12 Occurrences)
... the innermost parts of Lebanon; and I have cut down the tall cedars thereof, and
the choice cypresses thereof; and I have entered into his farthest lodge, the ...
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Fir-trees (11 Occurrences)
... the innermost parts of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and
the choice fir-trees thereof; and I will enter into his farthest lodging-place ...
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Resources

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Farthest (33 Occurrences)

Mark 13:27
And then he will send out the angels, and will get together his saints from the four winds, from the farthest part of the earth to the farthest part of heaven.
(BBE NAS)

Exodus 3:1
Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and came to the mountain of God, unto Horeb.
(See JPS)

Numbers 22:36
Now Balak, hearing that Balaam had come, went to the chief town of Moab, on the edge of the Arnon, in the farthest part of the land, for the purpose of meeting him.
(BBE)

Numbers 34:8
And from Mount Hor the line will go in the direction of Hamath; the farthest point of it will be at Zedad:
(BBE)

Numbers 34:9
And the limit will go on to Ziphron, with its farthest point at Hazar-enan: this will be your limit on the north.
(BBE)

Deuteronomy 28:49
The Lord will send a nation against you from the farthest ends of the earth, coming with the flight of an eagle; a nation whose language is strange to you;
(BBE)

Deuteronomy 30:4
Even if those who have been forced out are living in the farthest part of heaven, the Lord your God will go in search of you, and take you back;
(BBE)

Joshua 15:1
Now the part of the land marked out for the children of Judah by families, went up to the edge of Edom, as far as the waste land of Zin to the south, to the farthest point of it on the south.
(BBE RSV)

Joshua 15:2
Their south limit was from the farthest part of the Salt Sea, from the inlet looking to the south:
(BBE)

Joshua 15:8
The border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom to the side of the Jebusite southward (the same is Jerusalem); and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lies before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the farthest part of the valley of Rephaim northward.
(WEB BBE)

Joshua 15:21
The farthest cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the border of Edom in the South were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
(WEB BBE)

Joshua 17:18
but the hill country shall be yours. Although it is a forest, you shall cut it down, and it's farthest extent shall be yours; for you shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have chariots of iron, and though they are strong."
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Joshua 18:15
The south quarter was from the farthest part of Kiriath Jearim. The border went out westward, and went out to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah.
(WEB BBE)

Joshua 18:16
The border went down to the farthest part of the mountain that lies before the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is in the valley of Rephaim northward. It went down to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of the Jebusite southward, and went down to En Rogel.
(WEB BBE)

1 Samuel 14:2
And Saul was still waiting in the farthest part of Geba, under the fruit-tree in Migron: there were about six hundred men with him;
(BBE)

2 Samuel 15:17
And the king goeth out, and all the people at his feet, and they stand still at the farthest off house.
(YLT)

2 Kings 19:23
By your messengers you have defied the Lord, and have said,'With the multitude of my chariots, I have come up to the height of the mountains, to the innermost parts of Lebanon; and I will cut down its tall cedars, and its choice fir trees; and I will enter into his farthest lodging place, the forest of his fruitful field.
(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV)

Nehemiah 1:9
But if you come back to me and keep my orders and do them, even if those of you who have been forced out are living in the farthest parts of heaven, I will get them from there, and take them back to the place marked out by me for the resting-place of my name.
(BBE RSV NIV)

Job 28:3
Man puts an end to the dark, searching out to the farthest limit the stones of the deep places of the dark.
(BBE NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 2:8
Make your request to me, and I will give you the nations for your heritage, and the farthest limits of the earth will be under your hand.
(BBE)

Psalms 65:5
With wondrous works dost Thou answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation; Thou the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of the far distant seas;
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 65:8
Those in the farthest parts of the earth have fear when they see your signs: the outgoings of the morning and evening are glad because of you.
(BBE RSV)

Psalms 139:9
If I take the wings of the morning, and go to the farthest parts of the sea;
(BBE)

Isaiah 13:5
They come from a far country, from the farthest part of heaven, even the Lord and the instruments of his wrath, with destruction for all the land.
(BBE NAS)

Isaiah 24:16
From the farthest part of the earth comes the sound of songs, glory to the upright. But I said, I am wasting away, wasting away, the curse is on me! The false ones go on in their false way, yes, they go on acting falsely.
(BBE)

Isaiah 26:15
Thou hast increased the nation, O Jehovah, thou hast increased the nation; thou art glorified; thou hast enlarged all the borders of the land.
(See JPS)

Isaiah 37:24
By your servants, have you defied the Lord, and have said, "With the multitude of my chariots I have come up to the height of the mountains, to the innermost parts of Lebanon. I will cut down its tall cedars and its choice fir trees. I will enter into its farthest height, the forest of its fruitful field.
(WEB JPS ASV)

Isaiah 41:9
You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and sent for from its farthest parts, saying to you, You are my servant, whom I have taken for myself, and whom I have not given up:
(BBE RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 6:22
The Lord has said, See, a people is coming from the north country, a great nation will be put in motion from the inmost parts of the earth.
(See RSV)

Jeremiah 25:32
Thus says Yahweh of Armies, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great storm shall be raised up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
(See RSV)

Jeremiah 31:8
Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the uttermost parts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her who travails with child together: a great company shall they return here.
(See RSV)

Jeremiah 50:26
Come against her from the utmost border; open her storehouses; cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly; let nothing of her be left.
(See NAS)

Jeremiah 50:41
Behold, a people comes from the north; and a great nation and many kings shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
(See RSV)

Subtopics

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