SYMBOLS AND SIMILITUDES
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 EXO 12:3-28; 1CO 5:7
Of the divine presence, the pillar of cloud EXO 13:21,22; 14:19,20; 19:9,16
Thunder on Mount Sinai EXO 19:9,16
Darkness, of God' s inscrutability EXO 20:21; LEV 16:2; 1KI 8:12; PSA 18:11; 97:2; HEB 12:18,19
The rock that was struck, of Christ EXO 17:6; 1CO 10:4
The sprinkled blood, of the covenant EXO 24:8
Wine, of the atoning blood MAT 26:27-29; MRK 14:23-25; LUK 22:17,18,20
The bronze serpent, of Christ NUM 21:8,9; JHN 3:14
Sacrificial animals GEN 15:8-11; JHN 1:29,36
Waving the wave offering and lifting up the heave offering EXO 29:24-28; LEV 8:27-29; 9:21
The whole system of Mosaic rites HEB 9:9,10,18-23
Tabernacle PSA 15:1; EZK 37:27; HEB 8:2,5; 9:1-12,23,24
Sanctuary PSA 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 JDG 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 MAT 27:51; MRK 1:38; LUK 23:45
Wounding 1KI 20:35-40
Praying toward the temple 1KI 8:29; DAN 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 EZK 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; EZK 4:9-15; 24:3-5
Belt JER 13:1-7; ACT 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; AMO 8:1,2
Wine JER 25:15-17; MAT 26:27; MRK 14:23; LUK 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 EZK 3:26,27; 24:27; 29:21; 33:22; LUK 1:20-22,62-64
A siege EZK 4:1-3
Posture EZK 4:4-8
Ceremonially unclean food EZK 4:9-17
Ezekiel' s beard EZK 5:1-4
Change of domicile EZK 12:3-11
Eating bread with alertness EZK 12:17-20
Eating and drinking in fear EZK 12:18
A vine EZK 15:2; 19:10-14
Death EZK 24:16-19
A boiling pot EZK 24:1-5
Mourning forbidden EZK 24:15-18
Two sticks EZK 37:15-28
Handwriting on the wall DAN 5:5,6,16-28
The plumb-line AMO 7:7,8
Marrying a whore HOS 1:2-9; 3:1-4
Roll ZEC 5:2-4
Ephah ZEC 5:6-11
Jonah MAT 16:4; LUK 11:29,30
The star in the east MAT 2:2
The rock that was struck 1CO 10:4; EXO 17:6
Salt COL 4:6
Bread MAT 26:26; MRK 14:22; LUK 22:19
Childhood MAT 18:3; MRK 10:14,15; LUK 18:16,17
Manna JHN 6:31-58
OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
WATER JHN 3:5; 7:38,39
Cleansing by EZK 16:9; 36:25; EPH 5:26; HEB 10:22
Vivifying PSA 1:3; ISA 27:3,6; 44:3,4; 58:11
FIRE MAT 3:11
Purifying ISA 4:4; MAL 3:2,3
Illuminating EXO 13:21; PSA 78:14
Searching ZEP 1:12; with 1CO 2:10
WIND So 4:16
Incomprehensible JHN 3:8; 1CO 12:11
Powerful 1KI 19:11; with ACT 2:2
Sensible in its effects JHN 3:8
Reviving EZK 37:9,10,14
OIL PSA 45:7
Healing ISA 1:6; LUK 10:34; REV 18:13
Comforting ISA 61:3; HEB 1:9
Illuminating ZEC 4:2,3,11-13; MAT 25:3,4; 1JN 2:20,27
Consecrating EXO 29:7; 30:30; ISA 61:1
RAIN AND DEW PSA 72:6
Fertilizing EZK 34:26,27; HOS 6:3; 10:12; 14:5
Refreshing PSA 68:9; ISA 18:4
Abundant PSA 133:3
Imperceptible 2SA 17:12; with MRK 4:26-28
A DOVE MAT 3:16
A VOICE ISA 6:8
Speaking MAT 10:20
Guiding ISA 30:21; with JHN 16:13
Warning HEB 3:7-11
A SEAL REV 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) ACT 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
