Symbols And Similitudes
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- Trees of life and knowledge Gen. 2:9,17; 3:3,24; Rev. 22:2
- Rainbow Gen. 9:12,13
- Circumcision, of the covenant of Abraham Gen. 17:11; Rom. 4:11
- Passover, of the sparing of the firstborn, and of the atonement made by Christ Exod. 12:3-28; 1 Cor. 5:7
- Of the divine presence, the pillar of cloud Exod. 13:21,22; 14:19,20; 19:9,16
- Thunder on Mount Sinai Exod. 19:9,16
- Darkness, of God' s inscrutability Exod. 20:21; Lev. 16:2; 1 Kgs. 8:12; Ps. 18:11; 97:2; Heb. 12:18,19
- The rock that was struck, of Christ Exod. 17:6; 1 Cor. 10:4
- The sprinkled blood, of the covenant Exod. 24:8
- Wine, of the atoning blood Matt. 26:27-29; Mark 14:23-25; Luke 22:17,18,20
- The bronze serpent, of Christ Num. 21:8,9; John 3:14
- Sacrificial animals Gen. 15:8-11; John 1:29,36
- Waving the wave offering and lifting up the heave offering Exod. 29:24-28; Lev. 8:27-29; 9:21
- The whole system of Mosaic rites Heb. 9:9,10,18-23
- Tabernacle Ps. 15:1; Ezek. 37:27; Heb. 8:2,5; 9:1-12,23,24
- Sanctuary Ps. 20:2
- Canaan, of the spiritual rest Heb. 3:11,12; 4:5
- Salt Num. 18:19
- Offering water to drink Gen. 24:13-15,42-44
- Lapping water Judg. 7:4-8
- Invitation to approach 1 Sam. 14:8-12
- Bow-Shot
- By Jonathan 1 Sam. 20:21-37
- By Joash 2 Kgs. 13:15-19
- Men meeting Saul 1 Sam. 10:2-7
- Rain and thunder 1 Sam. 12:16-18
- The torn altar 1 Kgs. 13:3,5
- The tearing of the curtain in the temple Matt. 27:51; Mark 1:38; Luke 23:45
- Wounding 1 Kgs. 20:35-40
- Praying toward the temple 1 Kgs. 8:29; Dan. 6:10
- Harvest 2 Kgs. 19:29
- Isaiah' s children Isa. 8:18
- Nakedness Isa. 20:2-4
- Almond rod Jer. 1:11
- Sticks and staves Ezek. 37:16,17; Zech. 11:7,10,11,14
- Food 2 Kgs. 19:29; Isa. 37:30
- Shadow on Ahaz' sun-dial 2 Kgs. 20:8-11; Isa. 38:7,8
- Cooking Jer. 1:13; Ezek. 4:9-15; 24:3-5
- Belt Jer. 13:1-7; Acts 21:11
- Bottles Jer. 13:12; 19:1,2,10
- Breaking of a potter' s vessel Jer. 19
- Good and bad figs Jer. 24
- Basket of fruit Jer. 24:1-3; Amos 8:1,2
- Wine Jer. 25:15-17; Matt. 26:27; Mark 14:23; Luke 22:17
- Yokes Jer. 27:2,3; 28:10
- Jeremiah' s deeds of land Jer. 32:1-16
- The book thrown into the Euphrates River Jer. 51:63
- Being mute Ezek. 3:26,27; 24:27; 29:21; 33:22; Luke 1:20-22,62-64
- A siege Ezek. 4:1-3
- Posture Ezek. 4:4-8
- Ceremonially unclean food Ezek. 4:9-17
- Ezekiel' s beard Ezek. 5:1-4
- Change of domicile Ezek. 12:3-11
- Eating bread with alertness Ezek. 12:17-20
- Eating and drinking in fear Ezek. 12:18
- A vine Ezek. 15:2; 19:10-14
- Death Ezek. 24:16-19
- A boiling pot Ezek. 24:1-5
- Mourning forbidden Ezek. 24:15-18
- Two sticks Ezek. 37:15-28
- Handwriting on the wall Dan. 5:5,6,16-28
- The plumb-line Amos 7:7,8
- Marrying a whore Hos. 1:2-9; 3:1-4
- Roll Zech. 5:2-4
- Ephah Zech. 5:6-11
- Jonah Matt. 16:4; Luke 11:29,30
- The star in the east Matt. 2:2
- The rock that was struck 1 Cor. 10:4; Exod. 17:6
- Salt Col. 4:6
- Bread Matt. 26:26; Mark 14:22; Luke 22:19
- Childhood Matt. 18:3; Mark 10:14,15; Luke 18:16,17
- Manna John 6:31-58
- OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
- WATER John 3:5; 7:38,39
- Cleansing by Ezek. 16:9; 36:25; Eph. 5:26; Heb. 10:22
- Vivifying Ps. 1:3; Isa. 27:3,6; 44:3,4; 58:11
- FIRE Matt. 3:11
- Purifying Isa. 4:4; Mal. 3:2,3
- Illuminating Exod. 13:21; Ps. 78:14
- Searching Zeph. 1:12; with 1 Cor. 2:10
- WIND Song 4:16
- Incomprehensible John 3:8; 1 Cor. 12:11
- Powerful 1 Kgs. 19:11; with Acts 2:2
- Sensible in its effects John 3:8
- Reviving Ezek. 37:9,10,14
- OIL Ps. 45:7
- Healing Isa. 1:6; Luke 10:34; Rev. 18:13
- Comforting Isa. 61:3; Heb. 1:9
- Illuminating Zech. 4:2,3,11-13; Matt. 25:3,4; 1 John 2:20,27
- Consecrating Exod. 29:7; 30:30; Isa. 61:1
- RAIN AND DEW Ps. 72:6
- Fertilizing Ezek. 34:26,27; Hos. 6:3; 10:12; 14:5
- Refreshing Ps. 68:9; Isa. 18:4
- Abundant Ps. 133:3
- Imperceptible 2 Sam. 17:12; with Mark 4:26-28
- A DOVE Matt. 3:16
- A VOICE Isa. 6:8
- Speaking Matt. 10:20
- Guiding Isa. 30:21; with John 16:13
- Warning Heb. 3:7-11
- A SEAL Rev. 7:2
- Impressing Job 38:14; with 2 Cor. 3:18
- Earnest Eph. 1:13,14; 4:30; 2 Cor. 1:22
- CLOVEN TONGUES (like split, lashing, projections of fire) Acts 2:3,6,11
- Ablutions, a symbol of purity
- See ABLUTIONS
- See PURIFICATIONS
- For symbolisms of color
- See Colors
- See also [3904]ALLEGORY
- See INSTRUCTION, BY SYMBOLS
- See INSTRUCTION, OF CHILDREN
- See INSTRUCTION, IN RELIGION
From Nave's Topical Bible (1896). Public domain.