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The term "reddened" in the biblical context often refers to the color red, which can symbolize a variety of themes including sin, judgment, and sacrifice. The color red is frequently associated with blood, which holds significant theological implications throughout the Scriptures.

Symbolism of Red and Blood

In the Bible, the color red is often linked to blood, which is a powerful symbol of life and sacrifice. In the Old Testament, the sacrificial system established by God required the shedding of blood for the atonement of sins. Leviticus 17:11 states, "For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement by the life."

The reddening of the earth or objects can also symbolize the presence of bloodshed or divine judgment. In Isaiah 63:2-3 , the imagery of garments stained red is used to depict God's judgment: "Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress? 'I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My wrath; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained.'"

Reddened in Prophetic and Apocalyptic Literature

In prophetic and apocalyptic literature, the color red often signifies war, destruction, and divine wrath. The book of Revelation uses the imagery of red to convey these themes. Revelation 6:4 describes the second horseman of the apocalypse: "Then another horse went forth. It was bright red, and its rider was granted permission to take peace from the earth, and to make men slay one another. And he was given a great sword."

Reddened as a Metaphor for Sin

The concept of sin is sometimes metaphorically described using the color red. In Isaiah 1:18 , the Lord invites His people to repentance with the promise of forgiveness: "Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD. Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool." Here, the reddened state of sin is contrasted with the purity and cleansing that God offers.

Reddened in the Context of Wine

The Bible also uses the imagery of red wine to convey themes of joy and celebration, as well as excess and moral decay. Proverbs 23:31 warns against the dangers of overindulgence: "Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly."

Conclusion

The concept of "reddened" in the Bible is rich with symbolic meaning, often pointing to deeper spiritual truths about sin, sacrifice, judgment, and redemption. Through the imagery of red, the Scriptures communicate the gravity of sin and the profound nature of God's redemptive work through the shedding of blood.
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Non-Resistance
... its doer, he is resisting evil more harmfully to himself than is many a man who
makes his adversary's cheeks tingle before his own have ceased to be reddened. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/non-resistance.htm

How the Steps in the Passion of the Saviour were Predetermined in ...
... nature; and as He was to suffer therein, He represents the bleeding condition of
His flesh under the metaphor of garments dyed in red, as if reddened in the ...
/.../tertullian/the five books against marcion/chapter xl how the steps in.htm

What was Heard in the Basilica of Peace
... palm-trees. The carved acanthus-leaves in the capitals of the pillars
droop like bunches of palms reddened by the summer. Quite ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bertrand/saint augustin/ii what was heard in.htm

Was Fuercht'st Du, Feind Herodes, Sehr? Why, Herod, Unrelenting ...
... 4. And now a miracle was done: Six waterpots stood there of stone; Christ spake
the word with power divine, The water reddened into wine. ...
/.../bacon/the hymns of martin luther/xxxv was fuerchtst du feind.htm

The Great Confession - the Great Commission - the Great ...
... C??sarea Philippi did Vespasian pass through Tiberias to Tarich??a, when the town
and people were destroyed, and the blood of the fugitives reddened the Lake ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter xxxvii the great confession.htm

Narrative of Events at Alexandria in the Time of Lucius the Arian ...
... A boy who had forsworn his sex and would pass for a girl, with eyes, as it is written,
smeared with antimony, [737] and face reddened with rouge like their ...
/.../the ecclesiastical history of theodoret/chapter xix narrative of events at.htm

Hymns of Wales.
... Daylight came slowly after the morning star, but when the dawn reddened it was in
welcome to Pritchard's and Penry's gospel song; and sunrise hastened at the ...
/.../brown/the story of the hymns and tunes/chapter xi hymns of wales.htm

And we Affirm Indeed the Existence of Certain Spiritual Essences.. ...
... power which they have as spirits: of these Castor apparitions, [111] of water carried
by a sieve, and a ship drawn along by a girdle, and a beard reddened by a ...
//christianbookshelf.org/tertullian/apology/chapter xxii and we affirm.htm

David's Charge to Solomon
... That hands reddened with blood, even though it had been shed in justifiable war,
were not fitted to build the Temple, was a thought so far in advance of ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/davids charge to solomon.htm

David's Prohibited Desire and Permitted Service
... Not only was it incongruous that hands which had been reddened with blood should
rear the Temple, but the fact that his reign had been largely occupied with ...
/.../expositions of holy scripture g/davids prohibited desire and permitted.htm

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Reddened (1 Occurrence)
... & pp) of Redden. Multi-Version Concordance Reddened (1 Occurrence). Job 16:16 My
face is red with weeping, And on my eyelids is the shadow of death; (See JPS). ...
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Redder (1 Occurrence)

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Shadows (11 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). Job 16:16 My face is reddened with weeping, and on my eyelids is the
shadow of death; (See NIV). Psalms 11:2 For, behold, the wicked bend their bows. ...
/s/shadows.htm - 9k

Fever (13 Occurrences)
... This is called in Septuagint erethismos or irritation, and may have been a feverish
condition with a reddened skin, possibly erysipelas or else one of the ...
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Red (124 Occurrences)

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Reddened (1 Occurrence)

Job 16:16
My face is red with weeping, And on my eyelids is the shadow of death;
(See JPS)

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