Dictionary of Bible Themes Implements used for agricultural or mechanical purposes. Early tools were of wood, flint or stone. The development of ironworking brought iron-bladed tools and farm implements into common use. Axes were used to fell trees; hammers, chisels and saws were used by both carpenters and masons. Assyria and Babylon are depicted as tools in God's hand. Genesis 4:22Tools made from iron and bronze See also General references 2 Samuel 12:312 Samuel 23:7 pp 1Ch 20:3 saws, iron picks and axes 2 Kings 6:4-5iron tools Iron axe-heads See also Deuteronomy 19:5Axes comprised an iron head fitted to a wooden shaft. 1 Samuel 13:19-21Sharpening iron tools See also Ecclesiastes 10:10A ploughshare is the cutting blade of a plough. A mattock is a large pick with a flat edge used for loosening soil and cutting. Judges 9:48Tools used in specific tasks See also Axes used for felling trees Deuteronomy 20:19-20Psalms 74:5-6 Matthew 3:10 See also pp Lk 3:9 Jeremiah 46:22-23Felling trees with an axe as a symbol of judgment. Isaiah 44:13See also Woodworking tools Exodus 21:6Jeremiah 10:3-4 pp Dt 15:17 awl Job 19:24chisel, hammer and nails See also Metalworking tools Exodus 28:36Jeremiah 17:1 pp Ex 39:30 Isaiah 41:7See also Exodus 32:4Isaiah 44:12 Jeremiah 10:9 1 Kings 6:7; 7:9 Stoneworking tools See also Exodus 34:1Saws were used in both carpentry and stonemasonry. Deuteronomy 10:3Isaiah 22:16 Jeremiah 23:29 Exodus 20:25 Deuteronomy 27:5 No tools were to be used on stones for an altar: Joshua 8:31Isaiah 2:4 Agricultural tools See also pp Mic 4:3 Joel 3:10A pruning hook is a curved blade used in pruning. Isaiah 18:5Isaiah 30:24 pruning knives Jeremiah 15:7fork and shovel Matthew 3:12A winnowing fork is a wooden pitchfork used to toss grain into the wind: pp Lk 3:17 Isaiah 10:15The nations as tools in God's hand See also Isaiah 10:5Assyria is used by God to punish his people. Jeremiah 50:23See also Babylon is a hammer in God's hand. 4333 gold4342 jewels 4406 agriculture 4510 sowing & reaping 4651 goat 5213 assembly 5249 census 5308 equality 5366 king 5373 lamp & lampstand 5404 masters 7257 promised land |
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