Water Symbolism in Literature
Water is a powerful element that can affect anything. Babies begin in the womb surrounded by a watery substance called amniotic fluid. Water is required for life and is essential in order to function properly. Not to mention, about 70% of a human’s body weight is water. Asside from keeping things alive, it also has the power to cause a catastrophe. Some of these problems include flooding, droughts, tidal waves, or hurricanes. It may seem like water can be controlled, but that is only true some of the time. For example, splashing someone in a pool. The rest of the time it is part of nature and is completely uncontrollable. For example, someone is being pulled underwater by a rip current not being able to reach the …show more content…
For example, when God says Noah to build an ark for his family and two of every animal because he is going to wipe everything out that He created with a flood. Another example is when Elijah proclaims a three year drought to discipline King Aheb and Queen Jezebel for worshipping other idols, going against one of the ten commandments. Both of these stories play a significant role in showing how destructive water can be. In Job 15:16 sin is related to water, “how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks up evil like water.” Basically, it is saying that those who are dishonest take in the sinfulness just as naturally as humans drink water. It is easy to go off the wrong path and get into your own harmful habits when sin overtakes your life. In Genesis 1:2 water compares to the instability of the world before the completion of creation, “Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.” These waters speak of the depths and darkness in the biblical world. They can be controlled, but cannot be eliminated because this life does not have the power to tame death (de Souza). Fear also connects to water in Joshua 7:5 when he says, “At this the hearts of the people melted and became like water.” In this verse, water is shown to be weak and powerless kind of like how death seems to be. The depths and darkness of water can create a sense of fear and destruction in The
Water is a powerful element that can affect anything. Babies begin in the womb surrounded by a watery substance called amniotic fluid. Water is required for life and is essential in order to function properly. Not to mention, about 70% of a human’s body weight is water. Asside from keeping things alive, it also has the power to cause a catastrophe. Some of these problems include flooding, droughts, tidal waves, or hurricanes. It may seem like water can be controlled, but that is only true some of the time. For example, splashing someone in a pool. The rest of the time it is part of nature and is completely uncontrollable. For example, someone is being pulled underwater by a rip current not being able to reach the …show more content…
For example, when God says Noah to build an ark for his family and two of every animal because he is going to wipe everything out that He created with a flood. Another example is when Elijah proclaims a three year drought to discipline King Aheb and Queen Jezebel for worshipping other idols, going against one of the ten commandments. Both of these stories play a significant role in showing how destructive water can be. In Job 15:16 sin is related to water, “how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks up evil like water.” Basically, it is saying that those who are dishonest take in the sinfulness just as naturally as humans drink water. It is easy to go off the wrong path and get into your own harmful habits when sin overtakes your life. In Genesis 1:2 water compares to the instability of the world before the completion of creation, “Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.” These waters speak of the depths and darkness in the biblical world. They can be controlled, but cannot be eliminated because this life does not have the power to tame death (de Souza). Fear also connects to water in Joshua 7:5 when he says, “At this the hearts of the people melted and became like water.” In this verse, water is shown to be weak and powerless kind of like how death seems to be. The depths and darkness of water can create a sense of fear and destruction in The