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