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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
[AGRICULTURE
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
With
Israel
the harvest was associated with the
Feasts
, which should have kept ever before them the goodness of
God
.
Barley
harvest was at the feast of first fruits; the
wheat
harvest at the
feast of weeks
; and the
vintage
at the
feast of tabernacles
(
Lev. 23:10,16,34
10
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest: (Leviticus 23:10)
16
Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the Lord. (Leviticus 23:16)
34
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the Lord. (Leviticus 23:34)
). Harvest was a joyful
time
(
Isa. 9:3
3
Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil. (Isaiah 9:3)
), and the
poor
were not to be forgotten (
Deut. 24:19-22
19
When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.
20
When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
21
When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
22
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing. (Deuteronomy 24:19‑22)
).
The harvest is used symbolically in the
New
Testament
for the gathering of souls to God (
Matt. 9:37-38
37
Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few;
38
Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest. (Matthew 9:37‑38)
;
John 4:35
35
Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. (John 4:35)
). Also of the
judgment
of the
kingdom
at the end of the
age
, when the
angels
as reapers will first gather the
tares
and bind them in bundles for burning, and then the wheat will be gathered into God’s barn (
Matt. 13:39-41
39
The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
40
As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
41
The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; (Matthew 13:39‑41)
). There will also be a harvest of judgment for the
earth
: the earth will be reaped; and the
vine
of the earth, that should have produced fruit to God, will be cast into the winepress of the
wrath
of God (
Rev. 14:15-20
15
And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.
16
And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.
17
And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.
18
And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.
19
And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
20
And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs. (Revelation 14:15‑20)
). In the harvest there is discrimination in judgment.
Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:
Number:
2326
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Greek:
θερισμός
Transliteration:
therismos
Phonic:
ther-is-mos’
Meaning:
from
2325
; reaping, i.e. the crop
KJV Usage:
harvest
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