Moisture, in the biblical context, often symbolizes life, fertility, and divine blessing. It is a crucial element in the agrarian society of ancient Israel, where the dependence on rain and dew was vital for survival and prosperity. The presence or absence of moisture in the land is frequently used in Scripture to illustrate spiritual truths and divine favor or judgment.

Biblical References:

1. Genesis 2:6 · "But springs welled up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground." This verse describes the initial state of the earth, where moisture from the ground provided sustenance for the land before the advent of rain. It highlights God's provision in creation, ensuring that the earth was fertile and capable of supporting life.

2. Deuteronomy 32:2 · "Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants." Here, Moses uses the imagery of moisture to describe the life-giving and nurturing quality of God's teachings. Just as rain and dew are essential for the growth of plants, so is God's word essential for spiritual growth and vitality.

3. Job 29:19 · "My roots will spread out to the waters, and the dew will rest nightly on my branches." Job reflects on his past prosperity and the blessings he experienced, using the metaphor of moisture to describe the abundance and vitality he once knew. Moisture here symbolizes the divine favor that sustains and enriches life.

4. Psalm 65:9-10 · "You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth. You soak its furrows and level its ridges; You soften it with showers and bless its growth." This passage celebrates God's provision through the natural cycle of moisture, which ensures the fertility of the land and the success of the harvest. It underscores the belief that God is the ultimate source of all life-sustaining resources.

5. Isaiah 55:10-11 · "For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat, so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it." Moisture is used as a metaphor for the effectiveness and purposefulness of God's word, which, like rain, accomplishes its intended purpose of bringing life and growth.

6. 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." In this promise of restoration, God likens Himself to dew, a source of refreshment and renewal for Israel. The imagery of moisture here conveys the hope of revival and the assurance of God's sustaining presence.

Theological Significance:

Moisture in the Bible is not merely a physical necessity but also a profound symbol of spiritual truths. It represents God's provision, care, and the sustenance of life, both physically and spiritually. The dependence on moisture for agricultural success serves as a reminder of humanity's reliance on God for all needs. In a spiritual sense, just as moisture is essential for the growth of plants, so is God's word and presence essential for the growth and flourishing of the soul. The imagery of moisture in Scripture invites believers to trust in God's faithful provision and to seek the spiritual nourishment that only He can provide.1. (n.) A moderate degree of wetness.

2. (n.) That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity.

2429. ikmas -- moisture
... ikmas. 2430 . moisture. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: ikmas
Phonetic Spelling: (hik-mas') Short Definition: moisture Definition: moisture. ...
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4641. sklerokardia -- hardness of heart
... 4641 (from 4642 , "hard because dry" and 2588 , "heart") -- properly, of heart because
of a lack of moisture (lubricant); an obstinate, hard heart which lacks ...
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2916. krithinos -- of barley
... Suetonius speaks of a turgid rhetorician as a 'barley orator,' inflated like barley
in moisture: and Livy relates how cohorts which had lost their standards ...
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7377. ri -- moisture
... moisture. Transliteration: ri Phonetic Spelling: (ree) Short Definition: moisture.
Word Origin from ravah Definition moisture NASB Word Usage moisture (1). ...
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3893. leach -- moisture, freshness
... 3892, 3893. leach. 3894 . moisture, freshness. Transliteration: leach
Phonetic Spelling: (lay'-akh) Short Definition: vigor. Word ...
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3955. lashad -- juice, juicy or dainty bit, a dainty
... fresh, moisture. From an unused root of uncertain meaning; apparently juice, ie
(figuratively) vigor; also a sweet or fat cake -- fresh, moisture. 3954, 3955 ...
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8250. shiqquy -- a drink
... drink, marrow. From shaqah; a beverage; moisture, ie (figuratively) refreshment --
drink, marrow. see HEBREW shaqah. 8249, 8250. shiqquy. 8251 . ...
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Of the World, and Its Parts, the Elements and Seasons.
... therefore these two things are found to be of chief importance, which have power
differing from and opposed to one another"heat and moisture, which God ...
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"How Might any Pain be More to Me than to See Him that is all My ...
... For this word was shewed for the bodily thirst: the which I understood
was caused by failing of moisture. For the blessed flesh ...
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He Thus Shows the Oneness of the Eternal Son with the Father the ...
... For the moisture in the vine, which is drawn out from the root through the stem
by the pith, is, in its natural power, water: but, as it passes in orderly ...
/.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/section 4 he thus shows.htm

Of the Lightness of the Soul which May be Compared to a Wing or ...
... is not inaptly compared to a very fine feather or very light wing, which, if it
has not been damaged or affected by being spoilt by any moisture falling on it ...
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The Dew and the Plants
... 'I will be as the dew unto Israel.' Now, scholars tell us that the kind of moisture
that is meant in these words is not what we call dew, of which, as a matter ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/the dew and the plants.htm

Of the Intestines in Man, and their Use.
... because they are concealed from view, but incredible utility, since it was necessary
that this earthly body should be nourished with some moisture from food ...
/.../lactantius/on the workmanship of god/chap xi of the intestines in.htm

Concerning Light, Fire, the Luminaries, Sun, Moon and Stars.
... It has a medium amount of cold and heat, dryness and moisture, and holds a place
midway between summer and winter, combining the dryness of summer with the ...
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That Animals were not Produced Spontaneously, but by a Divine ...
... mature, being rent by the compulsion of nature, produced tender animals; afterwards,
that the earth itself abounded with a kind of moisture which resembled milk ...
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Anaximander; his Theory of the Infinite; his Astronomic Opinions ...
... And that animals are produced (in moisture [76] ) by evaporation from the sun. And
that man was, originally, similar to a different animal, that is, a fish. ...
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"Ye are the Branches"
... It has to send its roots out into the soil and hunt under the ground"the roots often
extend a long way out"for nourishment, and to drink in the moisture. ...
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Moisture (8 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Moisture (8 Occurrences). Luke 8:6 Other seed fell on
the rock, and as soon as it grew, it withered away, because it had no moisture. ...
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Dew (35 Occurrences)
... "There is no dew properly so called in Palestine, for there is no moisture in the
hot summer air to be chilled into dew-drops by the coldness of the night. ...
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Dry (217 Occurrences)
... 1. (superl.) Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid; not wet or
moist; deficient in the natural or normal supply of moisture, as rain or ...
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Sweat (3 Occurrences)
... 1. (imp. & pp) of Sweat. 2. (vi) To excrete sensible moisture from the pores of
the skin; to perspire. ... 4. (vi) To emit moisture, as green plants in a heap. ...
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Wither (30 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) To lose or want animal moisture; to waste; to pin/ away, as animal bodies. ...
5. (vt) To cause to shrink, wrinkle, or decay, for want of animal moisture. ...
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Inches (1 Occurrence)
... The moisture-laden air comes up from the sea with the west and southwest
wind. When these currents strike the hills they are thrown ...
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Rainfall
... The moisture-laden air comes up from the sea with the west and southwest
wind. When these currents strike the hills they are thrown ...
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Moister (1 Occurrence)
... Moister (1 Occurrence). Job 37:11 Yea, he ladeth the thick cloud with moisture;
He spreadeth abroad the cloud of his lightning: (See JPS). ...
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Lightning (49 Occurrences)
... earth. In a thunder-storm there is a rapid gathering of particles of moisture
into clouds and forming of large drops of rain. This ...
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Loadeth (3 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Loadeth (3 Occurrences). Job 37:11 Also with plentiful
moisture he loadeth the thick clouds, his light dispels the cloud; (DBY). ...
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