River, stream, and fountain imagery uses flowing water, springs, fountains, and rivers to describe life from God, refreshment, blessing, cleansing, wisdom, Spirit-given vitality, and final restoration.
River, stream, and fountain imagery uses flowing water, springs, fountains, and rivers to describe life from God, refreshment, blessing, cleansing, wisdom, Spirit-given vitality, and final restoration.
A life-and-supply motif in which flowing water represents divine provision, Edenic abundance, covenant refreshment, purification, spiritual vitality, and the eschatological river of life proceeding from God.
These examples show how River, Stream, and Fountain Imagery functions in biblical language, rhetoric, poetry, prophecy, narrative, or theological imagery.
a river went out of Eden to water the garden
The Eden river pictures ordered abundance and life-giving provision.
like a tree planted by the rivers of water
The rivers image stable fruitfulness under delight in God’s law.
thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures
The river depicts abundant delight supplied by God.
There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad
The streams signify gladness and security in the city of God.
draw water out of the wells of salvation
Wells become a figure of joyful salvation received from the LORD.
in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert
Streams in dry places picture restoration and renewed creation.
the fountain of living waters
The LORD is portrayed as the true source of life, rejected for broken cisterns.
every thing shall live whither the river cometh
The temple river imagery pictures life spreading from God’s presence.
out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water
Jesus uses river imagery for Spirit-given life flowing from believers.
a pure river of water of life
The final river images eternal life proceeding from God and the Lamb.
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