Common Idioms with Biblical Origins

[Dingleberry]

There are LOTS of them. I'll start with...

"Rise and shine"

A good mom's wake up call to her children forever. Its origin is from Isaiah 60:1

Arise, shine; for your light has come!
And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.

Not a bad message to wake up to. Rise up and shine with the light of the Lord. Spread that Light throughout your day.

 

[Dingleberry]

"If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand."

Mpst people think this came from Lincoln. It did, just not originally. He was paraphrasing Jesus in Mark 3:25.

Ironically, Jesus was referring to Satan's divided house!

 

[HSanders]

As a lover of allegory,I like this topic .thank you.

 

[Dingleberry]

As a lover of allegory,I like this topic .thank you.

Many, many more to come. There are hundreds

 

[Dingleberry]

I wash my hands of this!

Ever heard this said? It's a way of saying it's not my problem. Not my fault. I'm outta here.

It comes from the Bible. And actually, it comes from the execution of Jesus. Matthew 27:24. Pilate saw no fault in Jesus but capitulated to the Jewish authority. "He took water and washed his hands before the multitude saying, " I am innocent of the blood of this just Person."

He wasn't. We can't wash our own hands of our own sin.