SPECIAL TOPIC: SHADOW, SHADE (BDB 853, KB 1024)

  1. OT imagery of shade/shadow
    1. Protection
      1. of YHWH
        1. wings
           (1) of a mother bird ‒ Hebrew idiom of God as mother bird ‒ Ps. 17:8; 36:7; 57:1; 61:4; 91:1,4; Isa. 31:5 (same imagery in Deut. 32:10-11; Ruth 2:12
           (2) of the Cherubim ‒ possibly related to the place between the wings of the Cherubim over the Mercy Seat on the Ark of the Covenant. The place where heaven and earth met!

          SPECIAL TOPIC: ARK OF THE COVENANT

          SPECIAL TOPIC: MERCY SEAT

          SPECIAL TOPIC: CHERUBIM

        2. shadow of a tree ‒ Ezek. 17:23; Hosea 14:7
            (a) parable in connection with Abimelech ‒ Jdgs. 9:15
            (b) parable of eagel and vine ‒ Ezek. 17:23
            (c) parable of Egypt ‒ Ezek. 31:6,17
            (d) dream of Nebuchadnezzar ‒ Dan. 4:12
            (e) imagery of Israel's captivity ‒ Hosea 14:7
        3. of His hand ‒ Ps. 121:5; Isa. 49:2; 51:26 (also note Exod. 33:22)
      2. of Egypt
        1. from Egypt ‒ Ps. 80:10-11
        2. of Egypt ‒ Isa. 30:2-3
      3. of Messiah ‒ Isa. 4:6; 16:1-5; 32:1-2; Lam. 4:20
      4. of Assyria ‒ Ezek. 31:6,17
      5. a king ‒ Jdg. 9:15; Dan. 4:12
      6. Israel's enemies ‒ Num. 14:9
    2. Transitoriness ‒ 1 Chr. 29:15; Job 8:9; 14:1-2; Ps. 102:11; 109:23; 144:4; Eccl. 6:12; 8:13
    3. Near the end of life ‒ Job. 17:7; Ps. 102:11; 109:23
    4. idolatry's influence ‒ Hosea 4:13
    5. shade of something ‒ Job 7:1-2
      1. a roof ‒ Gen. 19:8
      2. YHWH's cloud during the Exodus and Wilderness Wandering Period, (different root but same imagery. see SPECIAL TOPIC: THE CLOUD) ‒ Exod. 13:21-22; 14:19,20,24; Isa. 4:6; 25:4-5; 32:1-2
      3. a place of rest for the laborer ‒ Job. 7:1-2
      4. lotus plant ‒ Job 40:22
      5. shade on the right hand (imagery) ‒ Ps. 121:5; Isa. 49:2; 51:16
      6. city wall ‒ Jer. 48:45
      7. a young lover ‒ S of S. 2:3
      8. a rock ‒ Isa. 32:3
      9. wisdom ‒ Eccl. 7:12
      10. a plant ‒ Jonah 4:5,6

  2. NT imagery shade/shadow
    1. Kingdom of God ‒ Mark 4:32
    2. imagery of God as mother bird ‒ Matt. 23:37; Luke 13:34

  3. For desert peoples, shade has always been a powerful image of safety and protection. This shade is caused by several different things, some real, some imagery.

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