The concept of "frozen" in the Bible is not directly addressed as a specific topic, but the imagery and symbolism associated with cold, ice, and frost can be found throughout the Scriptures. These elements often serve as metaphors for God's power, judgment, and the condition of the human heart.

God's Sovereignty Over Nature

The Bible frequently highlights God's control over the natural world, including the cold and frozen elements. In Job 37:10, it is written, "By the breath of God the ice is formed, and the watery expanses are frozen." This verse underscores God's sovereign power in commanding the elements, demonstrating His authority over creation. Similarly, Psalm 147:17-18 states, "He hurls down His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast? He sends forth His word and melts them; He stirs up His breezes, and the waters flow." Here, the freezing and thawing processes are depicted as acts of divine will.

Judgment and Hardness of Heart

The imagery of coldness and frost can also symbolize spiritual conditions, particularly the hardness of the human heart. In Matthew 24:12, Jesus warns, "Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold." This metaphorical use of coldness reflects a spiritual state where love and compassion are diminished, often due to sin and disobedience.

Preservation and Purity

In some contexts, the concept of being frozen or preserved can be seen as a means of maintaining purity and integrity. While the Bible does not explicitly use the term "frozen" in this sense, the preservation of God's word and His people is a recurring theme. Psalm 12:6 declares, "The words of the LORD are pure words, like silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times." This purification process, akin to preservation, ensures the enduring truth and holiness of God's commands.

Metaphorical Use in Wisdom Literature

The wisdom literature of the Bible often employs natural phenomena to convey deeper truths. Proverbs 25:13 uses the imagery of cold to describe reliability and refreshment: "Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest is a faithful messenger to those who send him; he refreshes the soul of his masters." Here, the cold is not a negative force but a source of comfort and reliability, illustrating the value of faithfulness and trustworthiness.

Conclusion

While the Bible does not explicitly focus on the concept of "frozen," the associated imagery of cold, ice, and frost serves as powerful metaphors for God's sovereignty, judgment, and the spiritual state of humanity. These elements remind believers of the divine control over creation and the importance of maintaining a warm, loving heart in a world prone to spiritual coldness.1. (p. p.) of Freeze.

2. (a.) Congealed with cold; affected by freezing; as, a frozen brook.

3. (a.) Subject to frost, or to long and severe cold; chilly; as, the frozen north; the frozen zones.

4. (a.) Cold-hearted; unsympathetic; unyielding.

3920. lakad -- to capture, seize, take
... catch self, be frozen, stick together, take. A primitive root; to catch (in
a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also ...
/hebrew/3920.htm - 6k

7087. qapha' -- to thicken, condense, congeal
... A primitive root; to shrink, ie Thicken (as unracked wine, curdled milk, clouded
sky, frozen water) -- congeal, curdle, dark, settle. 7086, 7087. ...
/hebrew/7087.htm - 5k

4164. mutsaq -- constraint, distress
... Word Origin from tsuq Definition constraint, distress NASB Word Usage anguish
(1), constraint (1), frozen (1). anguish, straitness. ...
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Man's Working Day
... In the very cold countries again, far away in the frozen north, the sun never sets
all the summer, and never rises all the winter, and there is six months day ...
/.../kingsley/twenty-five village sermons/sermon xix mans working day.htm

The Dying News Boy
... The cold air seemed to have no pity as it pierced through his ragged clothes,
and made the flesh beneath blue and almost frozen. ...
/.../shaw/touching incidents and remarkable answers to prayer/the dying news boy.htm

Keep the Fire Burning While the Frost Lasts!
... The very supply pipes have been frozen, and men of power are at present
quiet, because they have not received the Water of Life. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/champness/broken bread/xlvi keep the fire burning.htm

The Poetry of a Root Crop
... blood, and bone, Children of the barren stone; Children of the flaming Air, With
his blue eye keen and bare, Spirit-peopled smiling down On frozen field and ...
/.../kingsley/andromeda and other poems/the poetry of a root.htm

Ode to the North-East Wind
... verse to thee. Welcome, black North-easter! O'er the German foam; O'er
the Danish moorlands, From thy frozen home. Tired we are ...
/.../kingsley/andromeda and other poems/ode to the north-east wind.htm

Letter ix. --An Invitation.
... wont of spring to shine forth in its radiant beauty all at once, but there come
as preludes of spring the sunbeam gently warming earth's frozen surface, and ...
/.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/letter ix an invitation.htm

Was it for this He Sent Souls, that Some Should Infest the ...
... and early edd. give boletos--"mushrooms.". [3703] For his, Heinsius proposes
hiris--"with the intestines.". [3704] Lit., "in a frozen condition." As to the ...
/.../arnobius/the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/42 was it for this.htm

Fragrant Graces
... When the old oak has lost its last leaf by the howling blasts of winter; when the
sap is frozen up in the veins, and you cannot, though you search to the ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 61 1915/fragrant graces.htm

The Carrion and the Vultures
... the crash! The ice palace, built upon the frozen blocks, stands for a while,
but when the spring thaws come, it breaks up. Let me ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture b/the carrion and the vultures.htm

Fun and Mischief. His Little Cousin and the "Gnats. " the Aurora ...
... persons. One of my difficulties was so peculiar that I will recount it.
It was in the winter, and the ground was frozen deep. The ...
/.../chapter iv fun and mischief.htm

Frozen (2 Occurrences)
... 1. (pp) of Freeze. 2. (a.) Congealed with cold; affected by freezing; as, a
frozen brook. ... Multi-Version Concordance Frozen (2 Occurrences). ...
/f/frozen.htm - 7k

Ice (20 Occurrences)
... (see CRYSTAL.). Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) Water or other fluid
frozen or reduced to the solid state by cold; frozen water. ...
/i/ice.htm - 13k

Hail (42 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Frozen rain-drops; one of the plagues of Egypt (Exodus
9:23). ... 2. (vi) To pour down particles of ice, or frozen vapors. ...
/h/hail.htm - 25k

Imprisoned (19 Occurrences)
... talent of gold. (See NAS). Job 38:30 The waters become hard like stone, when
the surface of the deep is frozen. (See NAS). Jeremiah 32 ...
/i/imprisoned.htm - 11k

Frost (9 Occurrences)
... 3. (vi) Frozen dew; -- called also hoarfrost or white frost. 4. (vi) Coldness
or insensibility; severity or rigidity of character. ...
/f/frost.htm - 14k

Froze (1 Occurrence)

/f/froze.htm - 6k

Expanse (18 Occurrences)
... DBY YLT NAS NIV). Job 37:10 By the breath of God, ice is given, and the
breadth of the waters is frozen. (See NAS). Job 37:18 Thou ...
/e/expanse.htm - 11k

Produces (27 Occurrences)
... in it: (See NIV). Job 37:10 By the breath of God, ice is given, and the
breadth of the waters is frozen. (See NIV). Psalms 119:38 ...
/p/produces.htm - 13k

Congealed (2 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Job 38:30 The waters hide themselves
and become like stone, And the face of the deep is frozen. (See JPS). ...
/c/congealed.htm - 7k

Hailstone (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) A single particle of ice falling from a cloud;
a frozen raindrop; a pellet of hail. Multi-Version Concordance ...
/h/hailstone.htm - 6k

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