Dictionary of Bible Themes: 4324 dross

4324 dross

Dictionary of Bible Themes

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Impurities removed from molten metal during refining. In a spiritual sense, wicked people whom God removes in judgment, and also impurities in believers which are removed by discipline and trials.

God removes the wicked like dross

Psalm 119:119 See also Isaiah 30:28; Jeremiah 6:28-30; Ezekiel 22:19-22

Dross as a metaphor for impurity in God's people

Ezekiel 22:18 See also Isaiah 1:21-23; Ezekiel 24:11-13; Ezekiel 36:25; Amos 9:8-10; James 1:21

God purges the dross from his people

Isaiah 1:25-26 See also Proverbs 17:3; Proverbs 25:4; Daniel 12:10; Malachi 3:2-3; 2 Corinthians 7:1; 1 Peter 1:7

By the blood of Jesus Christ

Zechariah 13:1; Hebrews 9:14; 1 John 1:7

By the work of the Holy Spirit

Ezekiel 36:25-27; Matthew 3:11-12 pp Luke 3:16-17

By testing and affliction

Psalm 66:10-12; Isaiah 48:10; Jeremiah 9:7; Zechariah 13:9