Nourishment to the 1 Cor. 3:2, 1 Pet. 2:1–3 (milk); Deut. 8:3, Matt. 4:4 (bread); 1 Cor. 3:3,
27 Heb. 1:10–12 Creation, Eternality
109:6–19 Acts 1:15–20 Betrayal
110:1–7 Matt. 22:43–45; Acts 2:33–35; Heb. 1:13; 5:6– 10; 6:20; 7:24 Deity, Ascension, Heavenly Priesthood, Millennial Kingship 118:22– 23 Matt. 21:42; Mark 12:10–11; Luke 20:17; Acts 4:8–12; 1 Pet. 2:7 Rejection as Savior
132:12– 18 Acts 2:30 Millennial Kingship
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Symbols for the Bible
Symbols for the Bible Symbol Reality Texts 1. Jesus Christ
Personification of the Word John 1:1; Rev. 19:13
2. Valuable Metals Incalculable worth Ps. 12:6 (silver); Ps. 19:10, 119:127 (gold)
3. Seed Source of new life Matt. 13:10–23; James 1:18; 1 Pet. 1:23 4. Water Cleansing from sin Eph. 5:25–27; Rev. 21:6; 22:17 5. Mirror Self-examination James 1:22–25
6. Food Nourishment to the soul
1 Cor. 3:2, 1 Pet. 2:1–3 (milk); Deut. 8:3, Matt. 4:4 (bread); 1 Cor. 3:3, Heb 5:12–14 (meat); Ps. 19:10 (honey)
7. Clothing A life dressed in truth Titus 2:10; 1 Pet. 3:5
8. Lamp Light for direction Ps. 119:105; Prov. 6:23; 2 Pet. 1:19 9. Sword Spiritual weapon Eph. 6:17 (outwardly); Heb. 4:12 (inwardly) 10. Plumb Line
Benchmark of spiritual reality Amos 7:8
11. Hammer Powerful judgment Jer. 23:29
12. Fire Painful judgment Jer. 5:14; 20:9; 23:29 ©1997 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.
The "Vanities" of Ecclesiastes
The "Vanities" of Ecclesiastes (1:2; 12:8) 1. Human wisdom 2:14–16 2. Human effort 2:18–23