In the context of the Bible, "wetting" can refer to various instances where water or other liquids are involved, symbolizing purification, judgment, or sustenance. The act of wetting, whether through rain, dew, or other means, often carries significant theological and symbolic meanings throughout the Scriptures.

1. Wetting as Purification:

Water is frequently associated with purification and cleansing in the Bible. In the Old Testament, the ritual use of water for purification is evident in the laws given to the Israelites. For instance, in Leviticus 14:8, the cleansing of a leper involves washing with water: "The one being cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe with water, and he will be clean."

The New Testament continues this theme with the sacrament of baptism, symbolizing spiritual cleansing and rebirth. In Acts 22:16, Ananias instructs Saul (later Paul), "And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name."

2. Wetting as Judgment:

Wetting can also symbolize divine judgment. The Great Flood in Genesis 7 is a prime example, where God uses water to judge the earth's wickedness. Genesis 7:17 states, "For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and as the waters increased, they lifted the ark high above the earth."

Similarly, in the prophetic literature, rain or the withholding of rain is often a sign of God's judgment or blessing. In 1 Kings 17:1, Elijah declares, "As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years, except at my word."

3. Wetting as Sustenance:

Water is essential for life, and its provision is seen as a blessing from God. In the arid climate of the ancient Near East, rain was a crucial factor for agriculture and survival. Deuteronomy 11:14 promises, "I will provide rain for your land in season, the autumn and spring rains, that you may gather your grain, new wine, and oil."

The imagery of water as sustenance is also present in the New Testament. Jesus refers to Himself as the source of "living water" in John 4:14, saying, "But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life."

4. Symbolic Uses of Wetting:

Wetting can also have symbolic meanings beyond the literal use of water. In Psalm 23:5, the psalmist speaks of anointing with oil, a form of wetting that signifies blessing and consecration: "You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows."

In the prophetic visions of Daniel, wetting is used metaphorically to describe Nebuchadnezzar's humbling experience. Daniel 4:33 recounts, "Immediately the word concerning Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from mankind, ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird."

Throughout the Bible, wetting serves as a multifaceted symbol, representing purification, judgment, sustenance, and divine blessing. These themes underscore the importance of water and its spiritual significance in the biblical narrative.(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wet.1028. broche -- a wetting
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(brokh-ay') Short Definition: a heavy rain Definition: a heavy rain. ...
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God's Care Over Me
... We lost our way, got into the water, and got drenched. But no bad results came of
our wetting, as I was not taking the measles at all. God had protected me. ...
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Argument: Octavius, Displeased at the Act of this Superstitious ...
... Just then we were excessively delighted at its vagaries, as on the very threshold
of the water we were wetting the soles of our feet, and it now by turns ...
/.../the octavius of minucius felix/chapter iii argument octavius displeased at.htm

Seventh Tractate. On Complete Transfusion.
... allow of the sweat exuding, there is the case of those manufactured articles, slender
but without puncture, in which we can see a liquid wetting them through ...
/.../plotinus/the six enneads/seventh tractate on complete transfusion.htm

"I Waked under Water"
... upon deck, I swam around to the other side of the pettiawga, where a boat was tied,
and climbed up by the rope without any hurt, more than wetting my clothes. ...
/.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/i waked under water.htm

Why Jesus Called them an Adulterous Generation. The Law as Husband ...
... the spies of Joshua, and was saved with all her house; [5583] after this no longer
playing the harlot, but coming to the feet of Jesus, and wetting them with ...
/.../origen/origens commentary on the gospel of matthew/4 why jesus called them.htm

Whether any Liquid Can be Mingled with the Consecrated Wine?
... with the blood, but, mixed with the accidents of the previous wine, it is diffused
throughout the body which underlies them, yet without wetting what surrounds ...
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The Beach and the Sea
... another. Out with the nets once more! Never mind the darkness, and the
cold, and the wetting spray, and the weariness. You cannot ...
/.../expositions of holy scripture st john chaps xv to xxi/the beach and the sea.htm

Christ Precious to Believers
... been having a small shower of rain lately, and I dare say there are very few of
you who felt grateful for it; since it gave you a little wetting coming here. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 5 1859/christ precious to believers.htm

Sown among Thorns
... services are forsaken, farewell to the life of godliness." Such people never seem
to bathe in their religion, but they give themselves a wetting with the end ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 34 1888/sown among thorns.htm

The Iranian Conquest
History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 9. <. ...
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Wetting (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wet. Multi-Version Concordance
Wetting (1 Occurrence). Daniel 4:25 and they are driving ...
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We've (2 Occurrences)
We've. Wetting, We've. Whale . Multi-Version Concordance We've (2 Occurrences).
Luke ... NIV). Wetting, We've. Whale . Reference Bible.
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Wash (105 Occurrences)
... 11. (n.) The act of washing; an ablution; a cleansing, wetting, or dashing with
water; hence, a quantity, as of clothes, washed at once. 12. ...
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Willeth (14 Occurrences)
... men, and with the beast of the field is thy dwelling, and the herb as oxen they
do cause thee to eat, and by the dew of the heavens they are wetting thee, and ...
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Wetted (1 Occurrence)

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Cockle (1 Occurrence)
... 6. (n.) The dome of a heating furnace. 7. (vt) To cause to contract into
wrinkles or ridges, as some kinds of cloth after a wetting. ...
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Dew (35 Occurrences)
... The wetting of Gideon's fleece (Judges 6:38) is an indication of the amount of dew
formed, and the same phenomenon might be observed any clear night in summer ...
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Agriculture
... in diameter, prepared by first picking out the stones, and then wetting
the ground, tamping or rolling it, and finally sweeping it. ...
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Kingdoms (65 Occurrences)
... men, and with the beast of the field is thy dwelling, and the herb as oxen they
do cause thee to eat, and by the dew of the heavens they are wetting thee, and ...
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