Dictionary of Bible Themes » 4000 Creation » 4400 Vegetation and food » 4522 threshing
The process of beating out or separating grain from harvested stalks.
Threshing and the harvest
Leviticus 26:5See alsoJudges 6:11;1 Chronicles 21:20;1 Corinthians 9:9;Deuteronomy 25:4;1 Timothy 5:18Paul is adapting a humane OT law to the support of Christian workers.
Threshing implements
2 Samuel 24:22 pp1 Chronicles 21:23A threshing-sledge was a board studded underneath with sharp stones which was dragged by oxen over the wheat ears in order to separate the kernels.See alsoJob 41:30;Isaiah 28:27-28;Isaiah 41:15
Threshing used figuratively
Isaiah 27:12;Hosea 10:11See also2 Kings 13:7;Proverbs 20:26;Jeremiah 50:11;Micah 4:13
See also
4426 chaff4456 grain4464 harvest4510 sowing & reaping4524 threshing-floor4550 winnowing5530 sifting5621 wheel
