515. A Bath by Pouring

By: James M. Freeman

Narrator: Chris Genthree

Isaiah 44:3

Isaiah 44:3³For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring: (Isaiah 44:3). I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground.

Roberts thinks there is an allusion here to one mode of bathing practiced by Orientals, which is to have water poured on the body by an attendant. The Egyptian monuments give evidence that this mode was practiced in Egypt.

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Manners and Customs of the Bible

• 510. Sowing

• 511. Parchment Rolls

• 512. Prisoners Bridled

• 513. Preparing the Way of the King

• 514. Lamp Wicks

• 515. A Bath by Pouring

• 516. How Idols Were Made

• 517. Eyes Sealed

• 518. Nebo

• 519. Mode of Carrying Idols

• 520. Astrologers

• 521. Pictures on the Hands

• 522. Modes of Carrying Children

• 523. Dust Shaken Off

• 524. Preparing for War

• 525. Sprinkling

• 526. Invitation to Buy

• 527. Stone Worship

• 528. The Arm an Emblem of Power

• 529. Mode of Carrying Children

• 530. Pigeon Houses

• 531. The Open Gates

• 532. A Diadem for Ashes

• 533. Wedding Jewelry

• 534. Repetition

• 535. Idolatrous Feasts

• 536. Cisterns

• 537. Hands on the Head

• 538. Bellows

• 539. Mirth at Marriages