SYMBOLS AND SIMILITUDES in the Bible

-Trees of life and knowledge ,17; 3:3,24; -Rainbow ,13 -Circumcision, of the covenant of Abraham ; -Passover, of the sparing of the firstborn, and of the atonement made by Christ -28; -Of the divine presence, the pillar of cloud ,22; 14:19,20; 19:9,16 -Thunder on Mount Sinai ,16 -Darkness, of God' s inscrutability ; ; ; ; 97:2; ,19 -The rock that was struck, of Christ ; -The sprinkled blood, of the covenant -Wine, of the atoning blood -29; -25; ,18,20 -The bronze serpent, of Christ ,9; -Sacrificial animals -11; ,36 -Waving the wave offering and lifting up the heave offering -28; -29; 9:21 -The whole system of Mosaic rites ,10,18-23 -Tabernacle ; ; ,5; 9:1-12,23,24 -Sanctuary -Canaan, of the spiritual rest ,12; 4:5 -Salt -Offering water to drink -15,42-44 -Lapping water -8 -Invitation to approach -12 -Bow-Shot -By Jonathan -37 -By Joash -19 -Men meeting Saul -7 -Rain and thunder -18 -The torn altar ,5 -The tearing of the curtain in the temple ; ; -Wounding -40 -Praying toward the temple ; -Harvest -Isaiah' s children -Nakedness -4 -Almond rod -Sticks and staves ,17; ,10,11,14 -Food ; -Shadow on Ahaz' sun-dial -11; ,8 -Cooking ; -15; 24:3-5 -Belt -7; -Bottles ; 19:1,2,10 -Breaking of a potter' s vessel JER 19 -Good and bad figs JER 24 -Basket of fruit -3; ,2 -Wine -17; ; ; -Yokes ,3; 28:10 -Jeremiah' s deeds of land -16 -The book thrown into the Euphrates River -Being mute ,27; 24:27; 29:21; 33:22; -22,62-64 -A siege -3 -Posture -8 -Ceremonially unclean food -17 -Ezekiel' s beard -4 -Change of domicile -11 -Eating bread with alertness -20 -Eating and drinking in fear -A vine ; 19:10-14 -Death -19 -A boiling pot -5 -Mourning forbidden -18 -Two sticks -28 -Handwriting on the wall ,6,16-28 -The plumb-line ,8 -Marrying a whore -9; 3:1-4 -Roll -4 -Ephah -11 -Jonah ; ,30 -The star in the east -The rock that was struck ; -Salt -Bread ; ; -Childhood ; ,15; ,17 -Manna -58 -OF THE HOLY SPIRIT -WATER ; 7:38,39 -Cleansing by ; 36:25; ; -Vivifying ; ,6; 44:3,4; 58:11 -FIRE -Purifying ; ,3 -Illuminating ; -Searching ; with -WIND So 4:16 -Incomprehensible ; -Powerful ; with -Sensible in its effects -Reviving ,10,14 -OIL -Healing ; ; -Comforting ; -Illuminating ,3,11-13; ,4; ,27 -Consecrating ; 30:30; -RAIN AND DEW -Fertilizing ,27; ; 10:12; 14:5 -Refreshing ; -Abundant -Imperceptible ; with -28 -A DOVE -A VOICE -Speaking -Guiding ; with -Warning -11 -A SEAL -Impressing ; with -Earnest ,14; 4:30; -CLOVEN TONGUES (like split, lashing, projections of fire) ,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