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 Ex. 12:3-28; 1 Cor. 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; Lev. 16:2; 1 Ki. 8:12; Ps. 18:11, 97:2; Heb. 12:18,19
• The rock that was struck, of Christ Ex. 17:6; 1 Cor. 10:4
• The sprinkled blood, of the covenant Ex. 24:8
• Wine, of the atoning blood Mt. 26:27-29; Mk. 14:23-25; Lk. 22:17,18, 20
• The bronze serpent, of Christ Num. 21:8,9; Jn. 3:14
• Sacrificial animals Gen. 15:8-11; Jn. 1:29, 36
• Waving the wave offering and lifting up the heave offering Ex. 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 Ki. 13:15-19
• Men meeting Saul 1 Sam. 10:2-7
• Rain and thunder 1 Sam. 12:16-18
• The torn altar 1 Ki. 13:3, 5
• The tearing of the curtain in the temple Mt. 27:51; Mk. 1:38; Lk. 23:45
• Wounding 1 Ki. 20:35-40
• Praying toward the temple 1 Ki. 8:29; Dan. 6:10
• Harvest 2 Ki. 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 Ki. 19:29; Isa. 37:30
• Shadow on Ahaz' sun-dial 2 Ki. 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; Mt. 26:27; Mk. 14:23; Lk. 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; Lk. 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 Mt. 16:4; Lk. 11:29,30
• The star in the east Mt. 2:2
• The rock that was struck 1 Cor. 10:4; Ex. 17:6
• Salt Col. 4:6
• Bread Mt. 26:26; Mk. 14:22; Lk. 22:19
• Childhood Mt. 18:3; Mk. 10:14,15; Lk. 18:16,17
• Manna Jn. 6:31-58
• OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
  • WATER Jn. 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 Mt. 3:11
    • Purifying Isa. 4:4; Mal. 3:2,3
    • Illuminating Ex. 13:21; Ps. 78:14
    • Searching Zeph. 1:12; with 1 Cor. 2:10
  • WIND Song 4:16
    • Incomprehensible Jn. 3:8; 1 Cor. 12:11
    • Powerful 1 Ki. 19:11; with Acts 2:2
    • Sensible in its effects Jn. 3:8
    • Reviving Ezek. 37:9,10, 14
  • OIL Ps. 45:7
    • Healing Isa. 1:6; Lk. 10:34; Rev. 18:13
    • Comforting Isa. 61:3; Heb. 1:9
    • Illuminating Zech. 4:2,3, 11-13; Mt. 25:3,4; 1 Jn. 2:20, 27
    • Consecrating Ex. 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 Mk. 4:26-28
  • A DOVE Mt. 3:16
  • A VOICE Isa. 6:8
    • Speaking Mt. 10:20
    • Guiding Isa. 30:21; with Jn. 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 ALLEGORY
• See INSTRUCTION, BY SYMBOLS
• See INSTRUCTION, OF CHILDREN
• See INSTRUCTION, IN RELIGION