Topical Studies
Symbols and similitudes
(From Nave's Topical Bible)
Trees of life and knowledge
Genesis 2:9,17; 3:3,24; Revelation 22:2 Rainbow
Genesis 9:12,13 Circumcision, of the covenant of Abraham
Genesis 17:11; Romans 4:11 Passover, of the sparing of the firstborn, and of the atonement made by Christ
Exodus 12:3-28; 1 Corinthians 5:7 Of the divine presence, the pillar of cloud
Exodus 13:21,22; 14:19,20; 19:9,16 Thunder on Mount Sinai
Exodus 19:9,16 Darkness, of God’s inscrutability
Exodus 20:21; Leviticus 16:2; 1 Kings 8:12; Psalms 18:11; 97:2; Hebrews 12:18,19 The rock that was struck, of Christ
Exodus 17:6; 1 Corinthians 10:4 The sprinkled blood, of the covenant
Exodus 24:8 Wine, of the atoning blood
Matthew 26:27-29; Mark 14:23-25; Luke 22:17,18,20 The bronze serpent, of Christ
Numbers 21:8,9; John 3:14 Sacrificial animals
Genesis 15:8-11; John 1:29,36 Waving the wave offering and lifting up the heave offering
Exodus 29:24-28; Leviticus 8:27-29; 9:21 The whole system of Mosaic rites
Hebrews 9:9,10,18-23 Tabernacle
Psalms 15:1; Ezekiel 37:27; Hebrews 8:2,5; 9:1-12,23,24 Sanctuary
Psalms 20:2 Canaan, of the spiritual rest
Hebrews 3:11,12; 4:5 Salt
Numbers 18:19 Offering water to drink
Genesis 24:13-15,42-44 Lapping water
Judges 7:4-8 Invitation to approach
1 Samuel 14:8-12 Bow-Shot Men meeting Saul
1 Samuel 10:2-7 Rain and thunder
1 Samuel 12:16-18 The torn altar
1 Kings 13:3,5 The tearing of the curtain in the temple
Matthew 27:51; Mark 1:38; Luke 23:45 Wounding
1 Kings 20:35-40 Praying toward the temple
1 Kings 8:29; Daniel 6:10 Harvest
2 Kings 19:29 Isaiah’s children
Isaiah 8:18 Nakedness
Isaiah 20:2-4 Almond rod
Jeremiah 1:11 Sticks and staves
Ezekiel 37:16,17; Zechariah 11:7,10,11,14 Food
2 Kings 19:29; Isaiah 37:30 Shadow on Ahaz’ sun-dial
2 Kings 20:8-11; Isaiah 38:7,8 Cooking
Jeremiah 1:13; Ezekiel 4:9-15; 24:3-5 Belt
Jeremiah 13:1-7; Acts 21:11 Bottles
Jeremiah 13:12; 19:1,2,10 Breaking of a potter’s vessel
Jeremiah 19 Good and bad figs
Jeremiah 24 Basket of fruit
Jeremiah 24:1-3; Amos 8:1,2 Wine
Jeremiah 25:15-17; Matthew 26:27; Mark 14:23; Luke 22:17 Yokes
Jeremiah 27:2,3; 28:10 Jeremiah’s deeds of land
Jeremiah 32:1-16 The book thrown into the Euphrates River
Jeremiah 51:63 Being mute
Ezekiel 3:26,27; 24:27; 29:21; 33:22; Luke 1:20-22,62-64 A siege
Ezekiel 4:1-3 Posture
Ezekiel 4:4-8 Ceremonially unclean food
Ezekiel 4:9-17 Ezekiel’s beard
Ezekiel 5:1-4 Change of domicile
Ezekiel 12:3-11 Eating bread with alertness
Ezekiel 12:17-20 Eating and drinking in fear
Ezekiel 12:18 A vine
Ezekiel 15:2; 19:10-14 Death
Ezekiel 24:16-19 A boiling pot
Ezekiel 24:1-5 Mourning forbidden
Ezekiel 24:15-18 Two sticks
Ezekiel 37:15-28 Handwriting on the wall
Daniel 5:5,6,16-28 The plumb-line
Amos 7:7,8 Marrying a whore
Hosea 1:2-9; 3:1-4 Roll
Zechariah 5:2-4 Ephah
Zechariah 5:6-11 Jonah
Matthew 16:4; Luke 11:29,30 The star in the east
Matthew 2:2 The rock that was struck
1 Corinthians 10:4; Exodus 17:6 Salt
Colossians 4:6 Bread
Matthew 26:26; Mark 14:22; Luke 22:19 Childhood
Matthew 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
Ezekiel 16:9; 36:25; Ephesians 5:26; Hebrews 10:22 - Vivifying
Psalms 1:3; Isaiah 27:3,6; 44:3,4; 58:11 - FIRE
Matthew 3:11 - Purifying
Isaiah 4:4; Malachi 3:2,3 - Illuminating
Exodus 13:21; Psalms 78:14 - Searching
Zephaniah 1:12; 1 Corinthians 2:10 - WIND
Solomon 4:16 - Incomprehensible
John 3:8; 1 Corinthians 12:11 - Powerful
1 Kings 19:11; Acts 2:2 - Sensible in its effects
John 3:8 - Reviving
Ezekiel 37:9,10,14 - OIL
Psalms 45:7 - Healing
Isaiah 1:6; Luke 10:34; Revelation 18:13 - Comforting
Isaiah 61:3; Hebrews 1:9 - Illuminating
Zechariah 4:2,3,11-13; Matthew 25:3,4; 1 John 2:20,27 - Consecrating
Exodus 29:7; 30:30; Isaiah 61:1 - RAIN AND DEW
Psalms 72:6 - Fertilizing
Ezekiel 34:26,27; Hosea 6:3; 10:12; 14:5 - Refreshing
Psalms 68:9; Isaiah 18:4 - Abundant
Psalms 133:3 - Imperceptible
2 Samuel 17:12; Mark 4:26-28 - A DOVE
Matthew 3:16 - A VOICE
Isaiah 6:8 - Speaking
Matthew 10:20 - Guiding
Isaiah 30:21; John 16:13 - Warning
Hebrews 3:7-11 - A SEAL
Revelation 7:2 - Impressing
Job 38:14; 2 Corinthians 3:18 - Earnest
Ephesians 1:13,14; 4:30; 2 Corinthians 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 ALLEGORY
- See INSTRUCTION, BY SYMBOLS
- See INSTRUCTION, OF CHILDREN
- See INSTRUCTION, IN RELIGION
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