Dictionary of Bible Themes The time marked by the rising of the sun. It signals the end of night and relief from its attendant concerns, and the approach of daylight with the opportunity for renewed daily activity. The light of dawn following darkness is a symbol of hope and vindication, fulfilled especially in the coming of the Messiah through whom God's new age dawns. Amos 5:8Dawn as the end of the night See also It ends the darkness of the night 2 Samuel 23:4Job 41:18 Genesis 32:22-26 Judges 19:25-26 It signals the end of nightly activity 1 Samuel 14:36; 25:362 Samuel 2:32; 17:22 Songs 2:16-17 Psalms 130:6 See also Waiting for the dawn to bring relief Job 7:3-4Psalms 46:5 Isaiah 21:12; 38:13 Acts 27:29 Daniel 6:19 Dawn as the beginning of a new day It provides the earliest opportunity of the day See also Genesis 19:15First light provides the earliest opportunity for action and implies urgency. Joshua 6:15Judges 9:33; 16:2 1 Samuel 19:11 Dawn was a common time for military campaigns to begin Matthew 28:1pp Mk 16:2 Mark 1:35pp Lk 24:1 Women visit Jesus Christ's tomb at dawn Luke 22:66pp Lk 4:42 John 8:2Jesus Christ prays at dawn Acts 27:33Nehemiah 4:21 See also Important activity begins at dawn Nehemiah 8:3Isaiah 9:2 Dawn as a symbol of blessings to come Revelation 22:16The Messiah brings a new dawn See also Numbers 24:17Matthew 4:16 Luke 1:78-79 John 1:4-5; 8:12 Psalms 37:6; 112:4 See also A symbol of hope and vindication Judges 5:31Psalms 57:8 Proverbs 4:18 Isaiah 58:8; 60:1-3; 62:1 pp Ps 108:2 Habakkuk 3:3-4See also A symbol of God's coming in glory Malachi 4:2Psalms 110:3 A symbol of renewal 1 John 2:8Dawn as a symbol of God's revelation See also Isaiah 8:202 Peter 1:19 Isaiah 13:10-11 Dawn as a time of reckoning See also Darkness at dawn as a picture of judgment Job 3:9Amos 4:13 Job 38:12-13 John 3:19-20 The light of dawn exposes the wicked Ephesians 5:11-13See also 1439 revelation4287 universe 4809 darkness 4822 famine 4833 light 4921 day 4954 morning 4957 night 8154 righteousness 8419 enlightenment 9165 restoration 9610 hope |
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