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Broken
Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types
or Leviticus 21:19 (b) The spiritual teaching probably is that this man cannot walk with GOD properly nor serve GOD acceptably. The broken foot indicates a bad walk. The broken hand indicates ineffective work. The Lord wants us to walk well with Him and work well for Him.
Job 22:9 (a) This is a picture of the helplessness of orphans when some cruel man has taken from them their living.
Psalm 31:12 (a) This is descriptive of the feelings of one who is reproached, neglected and laid aside.
Proverbs 15:13 (a) Here is a crushed spirit from which pride and antagonism have been removed.
Ecclesiastes 12:6 (b) This describes the end of life when the hand and the heart fail. In this passage we may consider that the silver cord is the spinal cord, the bowl is the brain, the pitcher is the heart, and the wheel is the nerve center.
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Watson, Walter. Entry for 'Broken'. Wilson's Dictoinary of Bible Types. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/wdt/b/broken.html. 1957.
