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GOAD

A pointed spike used to prod oxen when plowing. It was made from a straight branch of hard wood stripped of bark. The other end often had a flat, chisel-like piece of iron, which allowed farmers to scrape off mud and clay that clogged the plowshares. The iron-tipped variety most probably was used by Shamgar when he slew 600 Philistines (Judg. 3:31). The practice of sharpening iron goads with files is attested in 1 Sam. 13:21.

“Goad” appears metaphorically for “the sayings of the wise” in Eccl. 12:11, reminding the reader that sapiential teaching prods humankind toward wise living. Paul recalls his kicking against God’s prods, i.e., stubbornly fighting against God’s will for him before his conversion (Acts 26:14).

J. A. Vadnais






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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