Symbols And Similitudes Wörterbuch: Nave's Topical Bible

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 ChristEx 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