In the Bible, the concept of drying is often associated with God's power and provision, as well as with purification and judgment. The act of drying, whether it be land, tears, or other elements, is frequently used to demonstrate divine intervention and the fulfillment of God's promises.

Drying of the Land

One of the most significant instances of drying in the Bible is the drying of the land after the Great Flood. In Genesis 8:13-14 , it is recorded: "By the first day of the first month of Noah’s six hundred and first year, the waters had dried up from the earth. Noah removed the covering of the ark and saw that the surface of the ground was dry. By the twenty-seventh day of the second month, the earth was fully dry." This event signifies God's covenant with Noah and His mercy in restoring the earth for human habitation.

Drying of the Red Sea

Another pivotal moment involving drying is the parting and subsequent drying of the Red Sea, allowing the Israelites to escape from Egypt. Exodus 14:21-22 states: "Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided, and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left." This miraculous event underscores God's deliverance and protection of His people.

Drying of the Jordan River

Similarly, the drying of the Jordan River allowed the Israelites to enter the Promised Land. Joshua 3:17 recounts: "The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firmly on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel passed by until the whole nation had completed the crossing on dry ground." This act of drying the riverbed served as a testament to God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises to the descendants of Abraham.

Drying as a Metaphor for Judgment and Purification

In prophetic literature, drying is often used metaphorically to describe judgment and purification. Isaiah 44:27 declares: "who says to the depths of the sea, ‘Be dry, and I will dry up your rivers.’" This imagery is employed to convey God's sovereignty over creation and His ability to bring about change and renewal.

Drying of Tears

The Bible also speaks of the drying of tears as a symbol of comfort and hope. Revelation 21:4 promises: "He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away." This assurance reflects the ultimate restoration and peace that God will bring to His people.

In summary, the theme of drying in the Bible is multifaceted, illustrating God's power, deliverance, judgment, and comfort. Through these acts, the Scriptures reveal the divine nature and the unfolding of God's redemptive plan for humanity.1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dry.

2. (a.) Adapted or tending to exhaust moisture; as, a drying wind or day; a drying room.

3. (a.) Having the quality of rapidly becoming dry.

250. aloe -- aloe
... 250 -- "The strongly aromatic, quick-drying sap of a tree (the ) -- mixed with myrrh
and used for embalming" (); "the true aloe plant (, , 1:99). ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/250.htm - 6k4894a. mishtoach -- a spreading-place (for drying fruit or nets)
... 4894, 4894a. mishtoach or mishtach. 4894b . a spreading-place (for drying fruit
or nets). Transliteration: mishtoach or mishtach Short Definition: spreading ...
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4894b. mishtach -- a spreading-place (for drying fruit or nets)
... 4894a, 4894b. mishtach. 4895 . a spreading-place (for drying fruit or
nets). Transliteration: mishtach Short Definition: spreading. ...
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4894. mishtowach -- a spreading-place (for drying fruit or nets)
... mishtowach. 4894a . a spreading-place (for drying fruit or nets). Transliteration:
mishtowach Phonetic Spelling: (mish-to'-akh) Short Definition: forth. ...
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"How Might any Pain be More to Me than to See Him that is all My ...
... and binding of the Crown all baked with dry blood, with the sweet hair clinging,
and the dry flesh, to the thorns, and the thorns to the flesh drying; and in ...
/.../julian/revelations of divine love/chapter xvii how might any.htm

Instances from Scripture of Divine Judgments Upon the Self ...
... [1113] Sameas, a "man of God," after prophesying the issue of the idolatry introduced
by King Jeroboam"after the drying up and immediate restoration of that ...
/.../chapter xvi instances from scripture of.htm

Deaf Ears and Stammering Tongues.
... or as the Friend of Sinners, teaching the fallen woman at the well; or as the
sympathising Brother of Humanity, weeping for Lazarus, and drying the tears of ...
/.../the life of duty a years plain sermons v 2/sermon xlvii deaf ears and.htm

Argument: the Arrival of Octavius at Rome During the Time of the ...
... by reason of our separation, we agreed to go to that very pleasant city Ostia, that
my body might have a soothing and appropriate remedy for drying its humours ...
/.../felix/the octavius of minucius felix/chapter ii argument the arrival of.htm

Six Months' Record
... little house. A woman stood beside him drying her fast falling tears while
a wee child hid his face in her skirts and wept. "Was ...
/.../shaw/touching incidents and remarkable answers to prayer/six months record.htm

Spiritual Dryness.
... the flesh deceive! If you neglected to water your garden, you would not
wonder for a moment why it was drying up. Then, when you ...
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The Sixth vial.
... Their alienation and withdrawal from her support, must therefore be symbolized by
the drying up of the great river Euphrates, which becomes diverted into other ...
/.../bliss/a brief commentary on the apocalypse/the sixth vial.htm

A Nation that was Born in a Day.
... The king heard that they were there and sent for them, but the woman hid them
under the flax that she was drying on the roof of her house. ...
/.../lathbury/childs story of the bible/chapter xiv a nation that.htm

"A Part of his Passion"
... seven night dead, continually dying. And methought the drying of Christ's
flesh was the most pain, and the last, of His Passion. ...
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Far Best to Cultivate virtue from Boyhood.
... flesh undefiled from childhood, practising virginity; for it speedily brings great
and much-desired gifts of hopes to those who strive for it, drying up the ...
/.../chapter iii far best to cultivate.htm

Drying (11 Occurrences)
... & vb. n.) of Dry. 2. (a.) Adapted or tending to exhaust moisture; as, a drying wind
or day; a drying room. ... Multi-Version Concordance Drying (11 Occurrences). ...
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Kiln (5 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) A large stove or oven; a furnace of brick or stone, or a heated chamber,
for the purpose of hardening, burning, or drying anything; as, a kiln for ...
/k/kiln.htm - 8k

Oven (22 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary. (n.) A place arched over with brick or stonework, and
used for baking, heating, or drying; hence, any structure, whether fixed or ...
/o/oven.htm - 15k

Hack (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (n.) A frame or grating of various kinds; as, a frame for drying bricks, fish,
or cheese; a rack for feeding cattle; a grating in a mill race, etc. ...
/h/hack.htm - 8k

Wither (30 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 42:15 I will make waste mountains and hills, drying up all their plants;
and I will make rivers dry, and pools dry land. (See NAS). ...
/w/wither.htm - 15k

Washing (56 Occurrences)
... I came into your house; you did not give me water for my feet: but she has been
washing my feet with the drops from her eyes, and drying them with her hair. ...
/w/washing.htm - 38k

Dry (217 Occurrences)
... Joshua 4:23 For the Lord your God made the waters of Jordan dry before you till
you had gone across, as he did to the Red Sea, drying it up before us till we ...
/d/dry.htm - 37k

Vegetation (18 Occurrences)
... (See NAS). Isaiah 42:15 I will make waste mountains and hills, drying up all their
plants; and I will make rivers dry, and pools dry land. (See NAS NIV). ...
/v/vegetation.htm - 11k

Order (809 Occurrences)
... the Bible of arranging wood for an altar (Leviticus 1:7 1 Kings 18:33; compare Hebrew
Genesis 22:9 Isaiah 30:33); of laying out flax-stalks for drying (Joshua 2 ...
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Ointment (29 Occurrences)
... be decanted. Olive oil, being a non-drying oil which does not thicken
readily, yielded an ointment of oily consistency. This is ...
/o/ointment.htm - 18k

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