Flint tools
Joshua 5:2–3 See also Exodus 4:25; Jeremiah 17:1
At that time the LORD said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the sons of Israel once again.” So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth.
Flinty rock
Job 28:9 See also Deuteronomy 32:13–14
The miner strikes the flint; he overturns mountains at their base.
Metaphorical use of flint
Ezekiel 3:9 See also Isaiah 5:28, Isaiah 50:7; Zechariah 7:12
I will make your forehead like a diamond, harder than flint. Do not be afraid of them or dismayed at their presence, even though they are a rebellious house.”
Related themes
Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Bible Aquifer. Formatted for this site, with Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible.