Dictionary of Bible Themes An OT synonym for death, the natural, inevitable human destiny, though not without hope for the righteous. Numbers 19:16,18The grave as a place of burial Deuteronomy 34:61 Kings 13:31 2 Kings 21:26 Isaiah 22:16 Genesis 37:35 The grave representing natural death Psalms 88:3See also Genesis 42:38; 44:292 Samuel 22:5-6 1 Kings 2:6,9 Job 3:21-22; 5:26; 10:19; 17:1 Psalms 30:3; 89:48 Proverbs 5:5; 9:18; 15:24; 30:16 Isaiah 28:15,18 Jeremiah 20:17 Habakkuk 2:5 Psalms 55:15 The grave as judgment See also Numbers 16:30,33Job 24:19; 40:13 Psalms 9:17; 31:17; 49:14 Isaiah 5:14; 14:9,11,15 Job 17:13-16 The grave represented only hopelessness and oblivion before Jesus Christ's resurrection Ecclesiastes 9:10See also Job 7:9Psalms 6:5; 31:17; 88:5,11 Isaiah 38:18 Psalms 49:15 The OT hope of redemption from the grave anticipated the gospel message 1 Corinthians 15:55See also 1 Samuel 2:6Job 14:13 Hosea 13:14 Acts 2:27 Psalms 16:10 See also 5242 buying & selling9020 death 9105 last things 9210 judgment, God's 9310 resurrection 9510 hell 9540 Sheol 9540 Sheol 9611 hope, nature of |
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