SYMBOLS AND SIMILITUDES
-Trees of life and knowledge
Ge 2:9,17; 3:3,24; Re 22:2
-Rainbow
Ge 9:12,13
-Circumcision, of the covenant of Abraham
Ge 17:11; Ro 4:11
-Passover, of the sparing of the firstborn, and of the
atonement made by Christ
Ex 12:3-28; 1Co 5:7
-Of the divine presence, the pillar of cloud
Ex 13:21,22; 14:19,20; 19:9,16
-Thunder on Mount Sinai
Ex 19:9,16
-Darkness, of God's inscrutability
Ex 20:21; Le 16:2; 1Ki 8:12; Ps 18:11; 97:2; Heb 12:18,19
-The rock that was struck, of Christ
Ex 17:6; 1Co 10:4
-The sprinkled blood, of the covenant
Ex 24:8
-Wine, of the atoning blood
Mt 26:27-29; Mr 14:23-25; Lu 22:17,18,20
-The bronze serpent, of Christ
Nu 21:8,9; Joh 3:14
-Sacrificial animals
Ge 15:8-11; Joh 1:29,36
-Waving the wave offering and lifting up the heave offering
Ex 29:24-28; Le 8:27-29; 9:21
-The whole system of Mosaic rites
Heb 9:9,10,18-23
-Tabernacle
Ps 15:1; Eze 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
Nu 18:19
-Offering water to drink
Ge 24:13-15,42-44
-Lapping water
Jud 7:4-8
-Invitation to approach
1Sa 14:8-12
-Bow-Shot
By Jonathan
1Sa 20:21-37
By Joash
2Ki 13:15-19
-Men meeting Saul
1Sa 10:2-7
-Rain and thunder
1Sa 12:16-18
-The torn altar
1Ki 13:3,5
-The tearing of the curtain in the temple
Mt 27:51; Mr 1:38; Lu 23:45
-Wounding
1Ki 20:35-40
-Praying toward the temple
1Ki 8:29; Da 6:10
-Harvest
2Ki 19:29
-Isaiah's children
Isa 8:18
-Nakedness
Isa 20:2-4
-Almond rod
Jer 1:11
-Sticks and staves
Eze 37:16,17; Zec 11:7,10,11,14
-Food
2Ki 19:29; Isa 37:30
-Shadow on Ahaz' sun-dial
2Ki 20:8-11; Isa 38:7,8
-Cooking
Jer 1:13; Eze 4:9-15; 24:3-5
-Belt
Jer 13:1-7; Ac 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; Am 8:1,2
-Wine
Jer 25:15-17; Mt 26:27; Mr 14:23; Lu 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
Eze 3:26,27; 24:27; 29:21; 33:22; Lu 1:20-22,62-64
-A siege
Eze 4:1-3
-Posture
Eze 4:4-8
-Ceremonially unclean food
Eze 4:9-17
-Ezekiel's beard
Eze 5:1-4
-Change of domicile
Eze 12:3-11
-Eating bread with alertness
Eze 12:17-20
-Eating and drinking in fear
Eze 12:18
-A vine
Eze 15:2; 19:10-14
-Death
Eze 24:16-19
-A boiling pot
Eze 24:1-5
-Mourning forbidden
Eze 24:15-18
-Two sticks
Eze 37:15-28
-Handwriting on the wall
Da 5:5,6,16-28
-The plumb-line
Am 7:7,8
-Marrying a whore
Ho 1:2-9; 3:1-4
-Roll
Zec 5:2-4
-Ephah
Zec 5:6-11
-Jonah
Mt 16:4; Lu 11:29,30
-The star in the east
Mt 2:2
-The rock that was struck
1Co 10:4; Ex 17:6
-Salt
Col 4:6
-Bread
Mt 26:26; Mr 14:22; Lu 22:19
-Childhood
Mt 18:3; Mr 10:14,15; Lu 18:16,17
-Manna
Joh 6:31-58
-OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
WATER
Joh 3:5; 7:38,39
Cleansing by
Eze 16:9; 36:25; Eph 5:26; Heb 10:22
Vivifying
Ps 1:3; Isa 27:3,6; 44:3,4; 58:11
FIRE
Mt 3:11
Purifying
Isa 4:4; Mal 3:2,3
Illuminating
Ex 13:21; Ps 78:14
Searching
Zep 1:12; with 1Co 2:10
WIND
So 4:16
Incomprehensible
Joh 3:8; 1Co 12:11
Powerful
1Ki 19:11; with Ac 2:2
Sensible in its effects
Joh 3:8
Reviving
Eze 37:9,10,14
OIL
Ps 45:7
Healing
Isa 1:6; Lu 10:34; Re 18:13
Comforting
Isa 61:3; Heb 1:9
Illuminating
Zec 4:2,3,11-13; Mt 25:3,4; 1Jo 2:20,27
Consecrating
Ex 29:7; 30:30; Isa 61:1
RAIN AND DEW
Ps 72:6
Fertilizing
Eze 34:26,27; Ho 6:3; 10:12; 14:5
Refreshing
Ps 68:9; Isa 18:4
Abundant
Ps 133:3
Imperceptible
2Sa 17:12; with Mr 4:26-28
A DOVE
Mt 3:16
A VOICE
Isa 6:8
Speaking
Mt 10:20
Guiding
Isa 30:21; with Joh 16:13
Warning
Heb 3:7-11
A SEAL
Re 7:2
Impressing
Job 38:14; with 2Co 3:18
Earnest
Eph 1:13,14; 4:30; 2Co 1:22
CLOVEN TONGUES (like split, lashing, projections of fire)
Ac 2:3,6,11
Ablutions, a symbol of purity
See ABLUTIONS
See PURIFICATIONS
For symbolisms of color
See COLORS
See also ALLEGORY
See INSTRUCTION, BY SYMBOLS
See INSTRUCTION, OF CHILDREN
See INSTRUCTION, IN RELIGION
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