Thematic Bible: Illustrative
Thematic Bible
Arrows » Illustrative » Of God's judgment
He has also prepared for him the weapons of death; he ordains his arrows against the persecutors.
Therefore shalt thou separate them; thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.
When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction and which I will send to destroy you, then I will increase the famine upon you and will destroy your sustenance of bread.
I will heap evils upon them; I will spend my arrows upon them. They shall be consumed with hunger and devoured with burning heat and with bitter destruction; I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust. The sword without and terror within shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs. read more.
I said I would shatter them in pieces: I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men, if I did not fear the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should become vain and lest they should say, Our high hand has done this and not the LORD. For they are a Gentile void of counsel, neither is there any intelligence in them. O that they were wise, if they were prudent, they would understand their latter end! How could one chase a thousand and two put ten thousands to flight if their strong One had not sold them, and the LORD had not delivered them up? For their strong one is not as our strong One, and even our enemies are judges of this. Therefore, their vine is of the vine of Sodom and of the fields of Gomorrah; their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are very bitter. Their wine is the poison of dragons and the cruel venom of asps. Do I not have this laid up in store, sealed up in my treasuries? Vengeance and recompense are mine, in the time when their foot shall slide; for the day of their calamity is at hand and that which is determined upon them makes haste. For the LORD shall judge his people and repent himself for his slaves when he sees that their power is gone, and there is none shut up or left. And he shall say, Where are their gods, their strong one in whom they trusted, who ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let them rise up and help you, and be your protection. See now that I, I am he, and there are no gods with me; I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal; and there is not one that can deliver out of my hand. When I shall lift up my hand to the heavens and shall say, I live for ever, if I whet the resplendence of my sword and my hand takes hold on judgment, I will render vengeance to my enemies and will recompense those that hate me. I will make my arrows drunk with blood and my sword shall devour flesh, in the blood of the slain and of the captives of the heads, in revenge as an enemy.
I said I would shatter them in pieces: I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men, if I did not fear the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should become vain and lest they should say, Our high hand has done this and not the LORD. For they are a Gentile void of counsel, neither is there any intelligence in them. O that they were wise, if they were prudent, they would understand their latter end! How could one chase a thousand and two put ten thousands to flight if their strong One had not sold them, and the LORD had not delivered them up? For their strong one is not as our strong One, and even our enemies are judges of this. Therefore, their vine is of the vine of Sodom and of the fields of Gomorrah; their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are very bitter. Their wine is the poison of dragons and the cruel venom of asps. Do I not have this laid up in store, sealed up in my treasuries? Vengeance and recompense are mine, in the time when their foot shall slide; for the day of their calamity is at hand and that which is determined upon them makes haste. For the LORD shall judge his people and repent himself for his slaves when he sees that their power is gone, and there is none shut up or left. And he shall say, Where are their gods, their strong one in whom they trusted, who ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let them rise up and help you, and be your protection. See now that I, I am he, and there are no gods with me; I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal; and there is not one that can deliver out of my hand. When I shall lift up my hand to the heavens and shall say, I live for ever, if I whet the resplendence of my sword and my hand takes hold on judgment, I will render vengeance to my enemies and will recompense those that hate me. I will make my arrows drunk with blood and my sword shall devour flesh, in the blood of the slain and of the captives of the heads, in revenge as an enemy.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of severe afflictions
For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; my spirit drinks of the poison; and terrors of God combat me.
For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presses me sore.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of lightnings
The clouds poured out floods of waters; the heavens thundered; thy bolts of lightning also went forth. The voice of thy thunder was all around; the lightnings lightened the world; the earth trembled and shook.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of false witnesses
A man that bears false witness against his neighbour is a maul and a sword and a sharp arrow.
Arrows » Illustrative » (falling from the hand), of the paralyzing power
and I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of slanderous tongues
Their tongue is as a sharp arrow; it speaks deceit: one speaks peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth but in heart he lays in wait.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of young children
Happy is the man that has filled his quiver with them: he shall not be ashamed when he speaks with the enemies in the gate.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of Christ
And he has made my mouth like a sharp sword; with the shadow of his hand he has covered me, and made me a clean arrow; in his quiver he has kept me.
Arrows » Illustrative » (broken), of destruction of power
There he broke the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the war. Selah.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of devices of the wicked
For, behold, the wicked bend their bow; they make ready their arrow upon the string that they may secretly shoot at the upright in heart.
Arrows » Illustrative » Of bitter words
Who whet their tongue like a sword and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words
Arrows » Illustrative » Of the word of Christ
Thine arrows, by which the peoples fall under thee, penetrate the heart of the enemies of the king.
or adder Asp » Illustrative » Of obstinate rejecters of God's word
Their poison is like the poison of a serpent; they are like the deaf adder that stops her ear, which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.
or adder Asp » Illustrative » Of the enemies of God's people
Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
Beds » Illustrative » (too short,) of plans which afford no rest or peace
For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.
Beds » Illustrative » (made on high,) of carnal security
Upon the lofty and high mountain thou hast set thy bed: even there thou didst go up to offer sacrifice.
Beds » Illustrative » Of the grave
He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.
Beds » Illustrative » (made in sickness,) of divine support and comfort
The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing; thou wilt soften all his bed in his sickness.
Beds » Illustrative » (made in darkness,) of extreme misery
If I wait, Sheol is my house; I have made my bed in the darkness.
Birds » Illustrative » (snaring,) of designs of the wicked
Our soul has escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers; the snare has broken, and we are escaped.
My son, if sinners entice thee, do not consent. If they say, Come with us, let us lay in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without cause. Let us swallow them up alive as Sheol and whole as those that go down into the pit; read more.
We shall find all kinds of riches, we shall fill our houses with spoil. Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse: My son, do not walk in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: For their feet shall run to evil and make haste to shed blood. Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
We shall find all kinds of riches, we shall fill our houses with spoil. Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse: My son, do not walk in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: For their feet shall run to evil and make haste to shed blood. Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
until the arrow pierces through his liver. He is as a bird struggling in the snare and not knowing that it is against his own life.
Birds » Illustrative » Of people of different countries
All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches all the beasts of the field brought forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt many Gentiles.
which indeed is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the heaven come and make their nests in its branches.
Birds » Illustrative » Of the devil and his spirits
When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and catches away that which was sown in his heart. This is he who was planted beside the way.
and when he sowed, some of the seed fell beside the way, and the fowls came and devoured them up.
Birds » Illustrative » Of unsettled persons, &c
For it shall be that as a wandering bird cast out of the nest so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon.
As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man that wanders from his place.
Birds » Illustrative » (snaring,) of death
For man also does not know his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net and as the birds that are caught in the snare, so are the sons of men snared in the evil time, when it falls suddenly upon them.
Birds » Illustrative » Of hostile nations
My heritage is unto me as a speckled bird; the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour her.
Birds » Illustrative » Of cruel and rapacious kings
Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executes my counsel from a far country; I have spoken it; I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it; I will also do it.
Blood » Illustrative » (on one's own head,) of guilt
And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head, for thy mouth has testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD's anointed.
For any man that curses his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.
gives forth upon usury and takes increase, shall he then live? He shall not live; he has done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.
Blood » Illustrative » (given to drink,) of severe judgments
And I will judge thee by the laws regarding women who commit adultery and those that shed blood; and I will give thee away in blood of fury and of jealousy.
for they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they deserve it.
Blood » Illustrative » (washing the feet in,) of victories
Thy foot shall be dipped in the blood of thine enemies and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.
The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance; he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
Blood » Illustrative » (building with,) of oppression and cruelty
Woe to him that builds the city with blood and founds the village with iniquity!
Blood » Illustrative » (preparing to,) of ripening for destruction
therefore, as I live, said the Lord GOD, I will prepare thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee: and if thou dost not hate blood, blood shall pursue thee.
Bottles » Illustrative » (broken,) of severe judgments
And your destruction shall be as the breaking of a potter's vessel that without mercy is broken to pieces so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it even a shard to take fire from the hearth or to take water from the well.
Therefore, behold, the days come, said the LORD, that I will send unto him captors that shall take him captive and shall empty his vessels and break his wineskins.
Bottles » Illustrative » Of sinners ripe for judgment
Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word: Thus hath the LORD God of Israel said, Every bottle shall be filled with wine; and they shall say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine? Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus hath the LORD said, Behold, I fill all the inhabitants of this land with drunken ness, even the kings that sit upon David's throne and the priests and the prophets and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And I will break them one against another, even the fathers with the sons together, saith the LORD; I will not pity nor spare nor have mercy to not destroy them.
Bottles » Illustrative » (dried up,) of the afflicted
For I am become like a wine skin in the smoke; yet I have not forgotten thy statutes.
Bottles » Illustrative » Of God's remembrance
Thou tellest my wanderings; put my tears into thy bottle; are they not in thy book?
Bottles » Illustrative » (ready to burst,) of the impatient
Behold, my belly is as wine which has no vent; it is ready to burst forth like spirits.
Bottles » Illustrative » Of the clouds
Who declared the heavens in wisdom? Or who can stay the bottles of heaven
the Bow » Illustrative » (when broken,) of the overthrow of power
And it shall come to pass in that day that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.
Thus hath the LORD of the hosts said: Behold, I break the bow of Elam, the foundation of their might.
And in that time I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and with the fowls of the heaven and with the serpents of the earth; and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle of the earth and will cause them to sleep safely.
the Bow » Illustrative » Of the tongue of the wicked
For, behold, the wicked bend their bow; they make ready their arrow upon the string that they may secretly shoot at the upright in heart.
And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies, but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth for they proceed from evil to evil, and they did not recognize me, said the LORD.
the Bow » Illustrative » (when deceitful,) of the hypocrite
But turned back and rebelled like their fathers; they became like a deceitful bow.
They returned, but not to the most High; they were like a deceitful bow; their princes fell by the sword for the arrogance of their tongue; this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
the Bow » Illustrative » Of strength and power
My glory is renewed with me, and my bow is renewed in my hand.
Bread » Illustrative » (seeking of begging,) of extreme poverty
Nun I have been young and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
And it shall come to pass that every one that is left in thy house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into some aspect of the priesthood that I may eat a piece of bread.
Caph All her people sought their bread with sadness; they have given all their precious things for food to maintain life; see, O LORD, and consider, for I am become vile.
Bread » Illustrative » (when broken,) of the death of Christ
And as they were eating, Jesus took the bread, and, having blessed it, broke it and gave it to the disciples and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread; and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you; this do in remembrance of me.
Bread » Illustrative » (partaking of,) of communion of saints
And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food together with gladness and singleness of heart,
For one loaf of bread means that many are one body, for we are all partakers of that one loaf.
Bread » Illustrative » (want of,) of extreme poverty
He that despises himself and becomes a slave is better than he that honours himself and lacks bread.
in that day he shall swear, saying, I will not be a healer for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: do not make me a ruler of the people.
Bread » Illustrative » (eating without scarceness,) of plenty
a land in which thou shalt eat bread without scarceness; thou shalt not lack any thing in it, a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose mountains thou may dig brass.
Bread » Illustrative » (of deceit,) of unlawful gain
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Bread » Illustrative » (of idleness,) of sloth
Tzaddi She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat bread in idleness.
Bread » Illustrative » (of wickedness,) of oppression
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
Bread » Illustrative » (fulness of,) of abundance
Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom: pride, fullness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the afflicted and needy.
Bread » Illustrative » (of adversity,) of heavy affliction
But the Lord shall give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction; thy rain shall never more be taken away, but thine eyes shall see thy rain:
Bread » Illustrative » Of Christ
For the bread of God is he who descended from heaven and gives life unto the world. Then said they unto him, Lord, always give us this bread. And Jesus said unto them, I AM the bread of life; he that comes to me shall never hunger, and he that believes in me shall never thirst.
Bread » Illustrative » (of tears,) of sorrow
Thou dost feed them with the bread of tears and give them tears to drink in great measure.
Brooks » Illustrative » Of wisdom
The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
Brooks » Illustrative » (drinking of, by the way,) of help in distress
Brooks » Illustrative » Of temporal abundance
Brooks » Illustrative » (deceptive,) of false friends
My brethren have lied to me as a brook; they passed away as an impetuous stream,
Cities of refuge » Illustrative » Of Christ
For thou hast been strength to the poor, strength to the needy in his distress, refuge from the storm, shadow from the heat, for the force of the violent is as a storm against the wall.
I will say of the LORD, He is my hope and my fortress: my God; in him will I secure myself.
Cities of refuge » Illustrative » (the way to,) of Christ
Jesus said unto him, I AM the way, the truth, and the life; no one comes unto the Father, but by me.
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And a highway shall be there and a way, and it shall be called The Way of Holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; and for those in it there shall be someone to go with them, in such a manner that the foolish shall not err therein.
Cities of refuge » Illustrative » Of the hope of the gospel
that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us,
Clouds » Illustrative » Of judgments of God
As the shepherd recognizes his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered, so will I recognize my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
Aleph How has the Lord darkened the daughter of Zion in his anger! He has cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel and not remembered his footstool in the day of his anger!
For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the Gentiles.
a day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of shadow that spreads itself upon the mountains as the dawn: a people great and strong; there has not ever been the like, neither shall there be any more after him, even to the years of many generations.
Clouds » Illustrative » Of hostile armies
Behold, he shall come up as a cloud, and his chariots as a whirlwind; his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us, for we are given over to be spoiled!
Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm; thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy companies and many peoples with thee.
and thou shalt come up against my people of Israel as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be at the end of the days, and I will bring thee upon my land, that the Gentiles may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.
Clouds » Illustrative » Of unsearchableness of God
And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, and a great cloud, and a fire enfolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.
He placed darkness like tabernacles round about him, dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
Clouds and darkness are round about him; righteousness and judgment are the seat of his throne.
Clouds » Illustrative » Of multitudes of persons
Therefore, seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, leaving behind all the weight of the sin which surrounds us, let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
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Clouds » Illustrative » (riding upon,) of the power and greatness of God
The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rides upon a swift cloud and shall come into Egypt, and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
who dost establish his chambers between the waters, who makes the clouds his chariot, who walks upon the wings of the wind,
Clouds » Illustrative » (passing away,) of the goodness and prosperity of hypocrites
O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? Your mercy is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goes away.
Therefore they shall be as the morning mist and as the early dew that passes away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the threshing floor and as the smoke out of the chimney.
Clouds » Illustrative » (a morning without,) of wise rulers
The God of Israel dictated unto me, the strong One of Israel spoke): He that rules over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. And as the light of the morning when the sun rises, of a morning shining forth without clouds, as the shining forth through light rain upon the tender grass of the earth:
Clouds » Illustrative » (when seasonable,) of the favor of good rulers
In the light of the king's countenance is life, and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
Clouds » Illustrative » (without rain,) of the fraudulent
Whosoever boasts in a gift of falsehood is like clouds and wind without rain.
Clouds » Illustrative » (carried away by a tempest,) of false teachers
These are wells without water, clouds that are brought by a whirlwind, to whom gross darkness is reserved for ever.
Clouds » Illustrative » Of sins of men
I have undone, as a cloud, thy rebellions, and thy sins, as a mist, return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.
Clouds » Illustrative » (without water,) of false teachers
These are spots in your banquets of charity, feeding themselves without any fear whatsoever: clouds without water, carried to and fro of the winds; trees withered as in fall, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
Covenants » Illustrative » Of the united determination of a people to serve God
Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people, that they should be the LORD's people; and likewise between the king and the people.
And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;
Strengthened with their brethren, their nobles, they came forward in an oath with a curse that they would walk in God's law, which was given by the hand of Moses, the slave of God, and observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;
Covenants » Illustrative » Of God's promises to man
that at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world,
Behold that I establish my covenant with you and with your seed after you and with every living soul that is with you, of the fowl, of the animals, and of every beast of the earth with you, from all that go out of the ark to every animal of the earth, that I will establish my covenant with you, that all flesh shall not be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.
Covenants » Illustrative » (with death and hell,) of carnal security
Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol we are at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood we have hid ourselves:
And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with Sheol shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
Covenants » Illustrative » (with stones and beasts of the earth,) of peace and prosperity
And in that time I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and with the fowls of the heaven and with the serpents of the earth; and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle of the earth and will cause them to sleep safely.
for thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field; and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
Covenants » Illustrative » Of the contract of marriage
Yet ye say, Why? Because the LORD has been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously; yet she is thy companion and the wife of thy covenant.
Covenants » Illustrative » Of good resolutions
I made a covenant with my eyes; why then should I look upon a maid?
Defilement » Illustrative » Of sin
not that which goes into the mouth defiles the man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles the man.
But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart, and they defile the man.
Defilement » Illustrative » Of unholy doctrines
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone defiles the temple of God, God shall destroy that one; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
the Deluge » Illustrative » Of the destruction of sinners
Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one who as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing shall cast down to the earth with the hand.
And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with Sheol shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
For this shall every one that is merciful pray unto thee in the time when thou may be found; surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come near unto him.
the Deluge » Illustrative » (unexpectedness of,) of suddenness of Christ's coming
But of that day and hour no one knows, no, not even the angels of the heavens, but my Father only. But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as they were in the days before the flood, eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, read more.
and they knew not until the flood came and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
and they knew not until the flood came and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; read more.
but the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.
but the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.
the Deluge » Illustrative » Of baptism
which in the time past were disobedient, when once the patience of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being made ready, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. Unto the figure of which the baptism that does now correspond saves us (not taking away the uncleanness of the flesh, but giving testimony of a good conscience before God) by the resurrection of Jesus, the Christ,
Dogs » Illustrative » Of obstinate sinners
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet and turn again and rend you.
But outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the fornicators and the murderers and the idolaters and whosoever loves and makes a lie.
Dogs » Illustrative » (dead,) of the mean
After whom is the king of Israel come out? After whom dost thou pursue? After a dead dog? After a flea?
And he bowed himself and said, Who is thy slave, that thou should look upon such a dead dog as I am?
Dogs » Illustrative » Of gentiles
And, behold, a woman of Canaan having come out of the same borders cried unto him, saying, Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me; my daughter is sick, possessed by a demon.
But he answered and said, It is not good to take the children's bread and to cast it to the little dogs.
Dogs » Illustrative » Of persecutors
For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
Deliver my soul from the sword; my life from the power of the dog.
Dogs » Illustrative » Of false teachers
Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.
Dogs » Illustrative » Of fools
As a dog returns to his vomit, so the fool returns to his folly.
Dogs » Illustrative » (dumb,) of unfaithful ministers
His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant; they are all dumb dogs; they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, they love to slumber.
Dogs » Illustrative » Of covetous ministers
And these anxious dogs are insatiable, and even the shepherds did not know enough to understand: they all look to their own ways, each one for his gain, from his quarter.
Dogs » Illustrative » Of apostates
But it has happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog returns unto his own vomit, and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
Doves » Illustrative » Of the church
I sleep, but my heart watches for the voice of my beloved that knocks at the door, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my perfect one: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.
O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is beautiful.
Doves » Illustrative » Of mourners
We all roar like bears and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for saving health, but it has withdrawn from us.
Like a crane or a swallow, so did I complain; I mourned as a dove; I raised my eyes upward, O LORD, I am suffering violence; comfort me.
Doves » Illustrative » Of the holy ghost
And Jesus, after he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water; and, behold, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting upon him;
And John gave testimony, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
Doves » Illustrative » Of the meekness of Christ
His eyes are as doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, as doves that are next to abundance.
Doves » Illustrative » (in its flight,) of the return of israel from captivity
As a bird they shall move speedily out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria; and I will place them in their houses, saith the LORD.
Doves » Illustrative » Of converts to the church
the Dragon » Illustrative » Of the devil
And he laid hold on the dragon, the serpent of old, which is the Devil and Satan and bound him a thousand years
And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison
And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and its feet were as the feet of a bear, and its mouth as the mouth of a lion; and the dragon gave it his power and his throne and great authority.
the Dragon » Illustrative » Of cruel and persecuting kings
Speak and say, Thus hath the Lord GOD said: Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lies in the midst of his rivers, who has said, My river is my own, and I have made it for myself.
In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall visit punishment upon leviathan the fleeing serpent, and upon leviathan that serpent of double vision; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in ages past. Art thou not he who cut off the proud one, and he who smote the dragon?
the Dragon » Illustrative » (poison of,) of wine
the Dragon » Illustrative » Of enemies of the church
Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
the Dragon » Illustrative » Of wicked men
though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons and covered us with the shadow of death.
Eagles » Illustrative » (swiftness of,) of the swiftness of hostile armies
For thus hath the LORD said: Behold, he shall fly as an eagle and shall spread his wings over Moab.
Behold, he shall come up as a cloud, and his chariots as a whirlwind; his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us, for we are given over to be spoiled!
Koph Our persecutors were swifter than the eagles of the heaven; they pursued us upon the mountains; they laid wait for us in the wilderness.
The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from afar, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flies, a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand,
Eagles » Illustrative » (mode of teaching her young to fly,) of God's care of his church
As an eagle stirs up her nest, flutters over her young, spreads abroad her wings, takes them, bears them on her wings,
Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians and how I bore you on eagles' wings and brought you unto myself.
Eagles » Illustrative » Of wisdom and zeal of God's ministers
And the likeness of their faces was human faces; and lion faces, on the right side; and they four had ox faces on the left side; likewise they four had eagle faces.
And the first animal was like a lion and the second animal like a calf, and the third animal had a face as a man, and the fourth animal was like a flying eagle.
Eagles » Illustrative » (height and security of its dwelling,) of the fancied but fatal security of the wicked
Thy arrogance has deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dost dwell in the clefts of the rock, that dost hold the height of the mountain: though thou should make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from there, said the LORD.
Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle and though thou set thy nest among the stars, from there I will bring thee down, said the LORD.
Eagles » Illustrative » Of great and powerful kings
and say: Thus hath the Lord GOD said, A great eagle with great wings and long members, full of feathers of diverse colours, came unto Lebanon and took the highest branch of the cedar:
Set the shofar to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORD because they have transgressed my covenant and rebelled against my law.
Eagles » Illustrative » (wings of,) of protection afforded to the church
And to the woman were given two wings of the great eagle that she might fly from the presence of the serpent into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time and times.
Eagles » Illustrative » (swiftness of,) of the melting away of riches
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon riches which are not? For they shall certainly make themselves wings; they shall fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
Eagles » Illustrative » (upward flight of,) of the saint's rapid progress toward heaven
but those that wait for the LORD shall have new strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Eagles » Illustrative » (renewed strength and beauty of,) of the renewal of saints
who satisfies thy mouth with good things so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Eagles » Illustrative » (increased baldness of, in the moulting season,) of calamities
Make thee bald, and shave thee for the sons of thy delight; enlarge thy baldness as the eagle, for they are gone into captivity from thee.
Eagles » Illustrative » (hasting to the prey,) of the swiftness of man's days
They are passed away as the ships of Ebeh as the eagle that throws himself on the prey.
Eyes » Illustrative » (open,) of spiritual illumination
Open my eyes, and I shall behold the wonders of thy law.
Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity, and cause me to live in thy way.
Eyes » Illustrative » (anointing with eyesalve,) of healing by the spirit
I counsel thee to buy of me gold refined in the fire, that thou may be made rich; and clothed in white raiment, so that the shame of thy nakedness not be uncovered; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou may see.
Eyes » Illustrative » Of the mind
The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye is sincere, thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye is evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If, therefore, the light that is in thee is darkness, how great is that darkness!
Feet » Illustrative » (sliding,) of yielding to temptation
The torch is held in low esteem in the thought of him that is prosperous, which was prepared to guard against a slip of the feet.
For I said, Let them not rejoice over me; let them not magnify themselves against me when my foot slips.
Feet » Illustrative » (treading under,) of complete destruction
In that time the present shall be brought unto the LORD of the hosts, the people scattered and peeled, the people full of fears from their beginning and until now, a people tired of waiting and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled, to the place of the name of the LORD of the hosts, to the Mount Zion.
Samech The Lord has trodden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of me; he has called a company against me to crush my young men; the Lord has trodden the virgin daughter of Judah as in a winepress.
Feet » Illustrative » (washed or dipped in oil,) of abundance
And to Asher he said, Asher, more blessed than the sons, shall be acceptable unto his brethren and shall dip his foot in oil.
Feet » Illustrative » (dipped in blood,) of victory
Thy foot shall be dipped in the blood of thine enemies and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.
Feet » Illustrative » (set in a large place,) of liberty
and hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy; thou hast set my feet in a wide place.
Feet » Illustrative » (set on a rock,) of stability
He brought me up also out of the pit of hopelessness, out of the miry clay and set my feet upon a rock and straightened my steps.
Fig tree » Illustrative » (barren,) of mere professors of religion
And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it and found nothing upon it, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee from now on for ever. And then the fig tree withered away.
And He spoke this parable: A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came and sought fruit upon it and found none. Then he said unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none; cut it down; why does it cumber the ground?
Fig tree » Illustrative » (sitting under one's own,) of prosperity and peace
But each one shall sit under their vine and under their fig tree, and no one shall make them afraid, for the mouth of the LORD of the hosts has spoken it.
And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, each one under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
Fishes » Illustrative » Of men ignorant of future events
For man also does not know his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net and as the birds that are caught in the snare, so are the sons of men snared in the evil time, when it falls suddenly upon them.
Fishes » Illustrative » (bad,) of mere professors
which, when it was full, they drew to shore and sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. So shall it be at the end of the age; the angels shall come forth and separate the wicked from among the just
Fishes » Illustrative » (good,) of saints
which, when it was full, they drew to shore and sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. So shall it be at the end of the age; the angels shall come forth and separate the wicked from among the just
Fishes » Illustrative » Of the whole population of egypt
But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall come out stuck onto thy scales. And I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers; thou shalt fall upon the open fields; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered; I have given thee for food to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven.
Fishes » Illustrative » Of those ensnared by the wicked
And dost make men as the fishes of the sea, as reptiles that have no lord?
Fishes » Illustrative » Of the visible church
which, when it was full, they drew to shore and sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
Forests » Illustrative » (destroyed by fire,) of destruction of the wicked
For wickedness burns as the fire, it shall devour the briers and thorns and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke.
And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day; and shall consume the glory of his forest and of his fruitful field, from the soul unto the flesh; and they shall come to be as a standard-bearer in defeat.
Forests » Illustrative » (a fruitful field turned into,) of the jews rejected by God
until the spirit is poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness is turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is counted for a forest.
Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into Carmel a fruitful field, and shall not Carmel be esteemed as a forest?
Forests » Illustrative » Of the unfruitful world
And the hail, when it shall come down, shall be in the forest; and the city shall be completely laid low.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of God
For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters to hew them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
O hope of Israel! LORD, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed; and those that depart from me shall be written in the dust because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.
For with thee is the fountain of life; in thy light shall we see light.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of spiritual wisdom
The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that has it, but the instruction of fools is folly.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (corrupt,) of the natural heart
But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart, and they defile the man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of eternal life
And he said unto me, It is done. I AM the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is thirsty of the fountain of the water of life freely.
but whosoever drinks of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst, but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a fountain of water springing up into eternal life.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of the means of grace
And it shall come to pass in that day that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD and shall water the valley of Shittim.
I will open rivers in high places and fountains in the midst of the plains; I will turn the wilderness into pools of water and the dry land into springs of water.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (sealed up,) of the church
A closed garden is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of a numerous posterity
Then Israel, the fountain of Jacob, shall dwell in safety alone in a land of grain and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (troubled,) of saints led astray
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain and a corrupt spring.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of the law of the wise
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of Godly fear
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of Christ
In that time there shall be an open fountain for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem against sin and against uncleanness.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of a good wife
Thy fountain shall be blessed; and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (always flowing,) of unceasing wickedness of the jews
As the waters never cease to flow from a fountain, so her wickedness never ceases to flow; injustice and robbery is heard in her; in my presence continually, sickness and wounds.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (not failing,) of the church
And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of the holy ghost
He that believes in me, as the scripture has said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this he spoke concerning the Spirit, which those that believe on him should receive, for the Holy Spirit was not yet given because Jesus was not yet glorified.)
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of constant supplies of grace
And singers and players on instruments in her shall say: all my springs are in thee.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of a holy conversation
A man's belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth, and with the product of his lips shall he be filled.
Man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the recompense of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of effects of industry
Zain She considered the inheritance and bought it; with the fruit of her hands she planted a vineyard.
Tau Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her own works praise her in the gates.
Fruits » Illustrative » (bad,) of the conduct and conversation of evil men
Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree corrupt and its fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by its fruit.
Even so every good tree brings forth good fruit, but a corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of converts to the church
There shall be planted a handful of grain in the earth upon the tops of the mountains; its fruit shall thunder like Lebanon; and out of the city they shall blossom like the grass of the earth.
And he that reaps receives wages and gathers fruit unto eternal life, that both he that sows and he that reaps may rejoice together.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of doctrines of Christ
As the apple tree among the trees of the wild, so is my beloved among the sons. I desired to sit under his shadow, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of works of the spirit
But the fruit of the Spirit is this: Charity, joy, peace, tolerance, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of the reward of the wicked
The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked; who shall know it? I the LORD search the heart; I try the kidneys, even to give each man according to his ways and according to the fruit of his doings.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of good works
Even so every good tree brings forth good fruit, but a corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of the example, &c of the Godly
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he that wins souls is wise.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of praise
By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips confessing his name.
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Fruits » Illustrative » Of effects of repentance
Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance
Fruits » Illustrative » Of the reward of saints
Say unto the righteous that it shall be well with him, for they shall eat of the fruit of their doings.
Gardens » Illustrative » Of the church
I came into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh and my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey; I have drunk my wine and my milk: eat, O friends; drink, beloved, drink abundantly.
My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather the lilies.
I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vines flourished, and the pomegranates budded.
Gardens » Illustrative » (well watered,) of spiritual prosperity of the church
And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.
Therefore they shall come and do praises in the height of Zion and shall run unto the goodness of the LORD, unto the bread, and unto the wine, and unto the oil, and unto the gain of the flock and of the herd and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.
Gardens » Illustrative » (enclosed,) of the pleasantness, fruitfulness, and security of the church
A closed garden is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
Gardens » Illustrative » (when dried up,) of the wicked
For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf falls and as a garden that has no water.
Garments » Illustrative » (white,) of righteousness
I counsel thee to buy of me gold refined in the fire, that thou may be made rich; and clothed in white raiment, so that the shame of thy nakedness not be uncovered; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou may see.
His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow;
Garments » Illustrative » (washed in wine,) of abundance
Binding his foal unto the vine and his ass's colt unto the choice roots; he washed his garments in wine and his covering in the blood of grapes;
Garments » Illustrative » (rolled in blood,) of victory
For every battle of him who fights is with shaking of the earth and the rolling of garments in blood; but this shall be with burning and consuming of fire.
Gates » Illustrative » (of heaven,) of access to God
And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven; and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. And, behold, the LORD stood above it and said, I AM the God of Abraham, thy father, and the God of Isaac; the land upon which thou dost lie, to thee will I give it and to thy seed; and thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt multiply to the west and to the east and to the Aquilon and to the Negev; and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. read more.
And, behold, I am with thee and will keep thee in all places where thou goest and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of. And Jacob awakened out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place, and I knew it not. And he was afraid and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
And, behold, I am with thee and will keep thee in all places where thou goest and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of. And Jacob awakened out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place, and I knew it not. And he was afraid and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
Gates » Illustrative » (of hell,) of satan's power
And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, a small rock and upon the large rock I will build my congregation , and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against her.
Gates » Illustrative » (strait,) of the entrance to life
because narrow is the gate, and confined is the way which leads unto life, and there are few that find it.
Gates » Illustrative » (wide,) of the entrance to ruin
Enter ye in at the narrow gate, for the way that leads to destruction is wide and spacious, and those who follow it are many;
Gates » Illustrative » (of the grave,) of death
I said in the cutting off of my days; I shall go to the gates of Sheol: I am deprived of the residue of my years.
Gates » Illustrative » Of Christ
I AM the door; whosoever enters in by me shall be saved and shall go in and out and find pasture.
Goat » Illustrative » Of the wicked
My anger is kindled against the pastors, and I will visit the he goats, for the LORD of the hosts shall visit his flock, the house of Judah, and shall make them as his horse of honour in the battle.
and before him shall be gathered all nations; and he shall separate them one from another as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats, and he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
Goat » Illustrative » Of macedonian empire
And as I was considering, behold, a he goat came from the west upon the face of the whole earth and did not touch the earth: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
And the he goat is the king of Grecia, and the great horn that he had between his eyes is the first king.
Goat » Illustrative » (flock of,) of the church
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks; thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Mount Gilead.
Grass » Illustrative » Of shortness and uncertainty of life
For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls away,
Thou dost cause them to pass by as the waters of a river; they are as a dream, which is strong in the morning like grass.
As for man, his days are as grass; as an open flower of the field, so he blossoms.
The voice that said, Cry. And I said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the mercy thereof is as the open flower of the field: The grass withers, the flower fades because the spirit of the LORD blows upon it; surely the people is grass.
Grass » Illustrative » (on tops of houses,) of the wicked
Therefore their inhabitants' hands were too short; dismayed and confounded, they shall be as the grass of the field and as the green herb, as the hay on the housetops, that is dried up before it comes to maturity.
And their inhabitants, of little strength, dismayed and confounded shall be as the grass of the field and as the green shrub as the grass on the housetops, that before it comes to maturity it is dried up.
Grass » Illustrative » (refreshed by dew and showers,) of the saints refreshed by grace
He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass as the dew that waters the earth.
And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples as the dew of the LORD, as the rains upon the grass, which did not expect a man, nor did they expect the sons of men.
Grass » Illustrative » Of prosperity of the wicked
The wicked spring forth as the grass, and all the workers of iniquity blossom, so that they shall be destroyed for ever:
hands » Illustrative » (opened,) of liberality
but thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he lacks.
Thou givest unto them, they gather; thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.
hands » Illustrative » Of power
And the hand of the LORD was upon Elijah, who girded up his loins and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
(And the LORD gave Israel a saviour so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians, and the sons of Israel dwelt in their tents as beforetime.
hands » Illustrative » (shut,) of illiberality
If there should be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy towns in thy land which the LORD thy God gives thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother,
hands » Illustrative » (lifted up against another,) of rebellion
The matter is not so, but a man of Mount Ephraim, Sheba, the son of Bichri, by name, has lifted up his hand against King David; give only him over, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.
The Heart » Illustrative » Of Christ
Run, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices.
My beloved is like a roe or a young hart; behold, he stands behind our wall; he looks through the windows, blossoming through the lattice.
The Heart » Illustrative » (sure-footedness of,) of experienced saints
The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and upon my high places he will cause me to walk victorious in my instruments of music.
He makes my feet like hinds' feet and sets me upon my high places.
The Heart » Illustrative » (without pasture,) of the persecuted
Vau And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed; her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer.
The Heart » Illustrative » (panting for water,) of afflicted saints longing for God
As the hart pants after the water brooks, so does my soul pant after thee, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; when shall I come and appear before God?
The Heart » Illustrative » Of converted sinners
Then the lame one shall leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall praise; for waters shall be dug in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.
Harvest » Illustrative » Of the end of the world
Let both grow together until the harvest, and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.
and the enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels.
Harvest » Illustrative » Of ripeness for wrath
Put in the sickle for the harvest is ripe; come, go down for the press is full, the vats overflow; for their wickedness is great.
And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that was seated on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle and reap; for the hour is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is dry.
Harvest » Illustrative » Of a time of judgment
For thus hath the LORD of the hosts, the God of Israel said: The daughter of Babylon is like a threshingfloor; it is now time to thresh her: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come.
Harvest » Illustrative » Of a time when many are ready to receive the gospel
Then he said unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
Harvest » Illustrative » (cold in,) of a refreshing message
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to those that send him, for he refreshes the soul of his master.
Harvest » Illustrative » (rain in,) of honor given to fools
As snow in summer and as rain in harvest, so honour is not suited for a fool.
Harvest » Illustrative » Of seasons of grace
The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.
Harvest » Illustrative » (dew in,) of God's protection
For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will look forth from my dwelling place like a clear sun after the rain and like a cloud filled with dew in the heat of the harvest.
Head » Illustrative » Of Christ
And has put all things under his feet and gave him to be the head over all things to the congregation ,
and not holding fast to the Head, from whom all the body, fed and united by its joints and bonds, grows in the increase of God.
But I would have you know that the head of every man is the Christ, and the head of the woman is the man, and the head of Christ is God.
Verse Concepts
Head » Illustrative » (made bald,) of heavy judgments
He is gone up to Bajith and to Dibon, the altars, to weep; Moab shall howl over Nebo and over Medeba: every head among her shall become bald, and every beard shall be cut off.
Therefore the Lord GOD of the hosts did call in this day unto weeping and to mourning and to baldness and to girding with sackcloth:
Make thee bald, and shave thee for the sons of thy delight; enlarge thy baldness as the eagle, for they are gone into captivity from thee.
And it shall come to pass that instead of sweet perfumes, there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent and instead of well-set hair baldness and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth and burning instead of beauty.
Head » Illustrative » (covered,) of subjection
But every woman that prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonours her head, for that is even the same as if she were shaven.
For this cause the woman ought to have authority over her head: because of the angels.
Head » Illustrative » Of rulers
And everything that is inhabited by children of men, beasts of the field, and fowls of the heaven, he has given into thine hand, and has made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.
And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel?
Head » Illustrative » (lifted up,) of exaltation
yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head and restore thee unto thy place, and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand after the former manner when thou wast his butler.
And now shall my head be lifted up above my enemies round about me; therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in his tabernacle; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.
Head » Illustrative » (anointed,) of joy and prosperity
But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of a unicorn; I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
Thou shalt prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; thou hast anointed my head with oil; my cup is running over.
Head » Illustrative » (lifted up,) of joy and confidence
But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory and the lifter up of my head.
And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up and lift up your heads, for your redemption draws near.
Head » Illustrative » Of God
But I would have you know that the head of every man is the Christ, and the head of the woman is the man, and the head of Christ is God.
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Head » Illustrative » Of chief men
Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day. The ancient and venerable to look upon is the head; the prophet that teaches lies, he is the tail.
Head » Illustrative » (covered,) of defense and protection
O GOD the Lord, the strength of my saving health, cover thou my head in the day of battle.
Head » Illustrative » Of the chief city of a kingdom
For the head of Syria shall be Damascus, and the head of Damascus Rezin; and within sixty-five years Ephraim shall be broken, and it shall never again be a people.
Head » Illustrative » (lifted up,) of pride, &c
For, behold, thine enemies make a tumult, and those that hate thee have lifted up their head.
Hedges » Illustrative » Of heavy judgments
Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns and make a wall that she shall not find her paths.
Hedges » Illustrative » Of holy ordinances, &c
Hear another parable: There was a certain husband of a house who planted a vineyard and hedged it round about and dug a winepress in it and built a tower and let it out to husbandmen and went into a far country,
and he had fenced it and gathered out the stones thereof and planted it with the choicest vine and built a tower in the midst of it and also made a winepress therein; and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.
Hedges » Illustrative » (broken down,) of the taking away of protection
And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it shall be eaten up; and break down its wall, and it shall be trodden down:
Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all those who pass by the way pluck her?
Hedges » Illustrative » Of numerous afflictions
He has walled off my way and I shall not pass, and he has set darkness in my paths.
Hedges » Illustrative » Of the way of the slothful
The way of the slothful man is as a hedge of thorns, but the path of the righteous is made plain.
Hedges » Illustrative » Of God's protection
Hast thou not made a hedge about him and about his house and about all that he has on every side? Thou hast blessed the work of his hands; therefore, his substance has increased in the land.
Herbs » Illustrative » Of the wicked
Therefore their inhabitants' hands were too short; dismayed and confounded, they shall be as the grass of the field and as the green herb, as the hay on the housetops, that is dried up before it comes to maturity.
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass and wither as the green herb.
Herbs » Illustrative » (dew on,) of grace given to saints
For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will look forth from my dwelling place like a clear sun after the rain and like a cloud filled with dew in the heat of the harvest.
Highways » Illustrative » Of facilities for the restoration of the jews
Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; clear up, clear up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a banner as an example for the people.
And there shall be a highway for the remnant of his people, which shall be left from Assyria like as it was for Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.
Highways » Illustrative » (made in the deserts,) of facilities for the spread of the gospel
The voice of him that cries in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Behold, I will do a new thing; it shall come to light quickly; shall ye not know it? I will again make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
Highways » Illustrative » (broad,) of the way to destruction
Enter ye in at the narrow gate, for the way that leads to destruction is wide and spacious, and those who follow it are many;
Highways » Illustrative » (narrow,) of the way of life
because narrow is the gate, and confined is the way which leads unto life, and there are few that find it.
Highways » Illustrative » Of the way of holiness
And a highway shall be there and a way, and it shall be called The Way of Holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; and for those in it there shall be someone to go with them, in such a manner that the foolish shall not err therein.
Highways » Illustrative » Of Christ
Jesus said unto him, I AM the way, the truth, and the life; no one comes unto the Father, but by me.
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Horns » Illustrative » Of antiChristian powers
And the angel said unto me, Why didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and ten horns.
And I stood upon the sand of the sea and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon its horns ten crowns, and upon its heads the name of blasphemy.
So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman seated upon a scarlet-coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
Horns » Illustrative » Of kings
And as I was considering, behold, a he goat came from the west upon the face of the whole earth and did not touch the earth: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
After this I saw in the night visions, and behold the fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and exceedingly strong; and it had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces and trod down that which was left with its feet; and it was very different from all the beasts that had been before her; and it had ten horns. As I was considering the horns, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots; and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking grand things.
and I lifted up my eyes and saw, and, behold, a ram was standing before the river, which had two horns; and even though they were high, the one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last.
Horns » Illustrative » (cutting off,) of destruction of power
And I will cut off all the horns of the wicked, but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.
Gimel He has cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel; he has caused his right hand to draw back in the presence of the enemy, and he burned in Jacob like a flaming fire, which devours round about.
Horns » Illustrative » (pushing with,) of conquests
His beauty is like the firstborn of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns; with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth; these are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and these are the thousands of Manasseh.
Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion; for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs bronze; and thou shalt break in pieces many peoples; and thou shalt consecrate their spoil unto the LORD and their riches unto the Lord of the whole earth.
And Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, made himself horns of iron, and he said, Thus hath the LORD said, With these shalt thou push the Syrians until thou have consumed them.
Horns » Illustrative » (budding of,) of the commencement or revival of a nation
In that time I will cause the horn of the house of Israel to bud forth, and I will give thee the opening of the mouth in the midst of them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
Horns » Illustrative » (exalting,) of increase of power and glory
LORD, thine adversaries shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven he shall thunder upon them. The LORD shall judge the ends of the earth, and he shall give strength unto his king and exalt the horn of his anointed.
And Hannah prayed and said, My heart rejoices in the LORD, my horn is exalted in the LORD; my mouth is enlarged over my enemies because I have rejoiced in thy saving health.
Horns » Illustrative » Of power of Christ
And has raised up a horn of saving health for us in the house of his servant David,
And I saw, and, behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four animals and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
Horns » Illustrative » Of power of the wicked
And I will cut off all the horns of the wicked, but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.
Horns » Illustrative » Of power of God
The LORD is my rock and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
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And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand; and there was hidden his strength.
Horns » Illustrative » Of power of ephraim, &c
His beauty is like the firstborn of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns; with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth; these are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and these are the thousands of Manasseh.
Horns » Illustrative » (raising up,) of arrogance
I said unto the fools, Do not deal foolishly and to the wicked, Do not lift up the horn: Do not lift up your horn on high; speak not with a stiff neck.
Horns » Illustrative » (bringing down,) of degradation
Iron » Illustrative » Of severe affliction
But the LORD has taken you and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him the people of his inheritance, as ye are this day.
Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and in irons,
Iron » Illustrative » Of severe exercise of power
and he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter they shall be broken to shivers, even as I received of my Father.
Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
Iron » Illustrative » Of strength
And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron; and as iron breaks in pieces and subdues all things, and as iron that breaks all these things, it shall break in pieces and bruise.
Iron » Illustrative » Of a hard barren soil
And thy heavens which are over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron.
Iron » Illustrative » (seared with,) of insensibility of conscience
that in hypocrisy shall speak lies; having their conscience seared as with a hot iron;
Iron » Illustrative » Of stubbornness
Because I know that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow bronze;
Jerusalem » Illustrative » Of the church glorified
And I, John, saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven, prepared of God as a bride adorned for her husband.
He that overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go out no more, and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God which is the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from and with my God, and I will write upon him my new name.
And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of the heaven from and with God,
Jerusalem » Illustrative » Of the church
For this Hagar or Sinai is a mount in Arabia, which corresponds to the one that is now Jerusalem, which together with her children is in slavery. But the Jerusalem of above is free, which is the mother of us all.
Jerusalem » Illustrative » (its strong position,) of saints under God's protection
As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from now on even for ever.
Lambs » Illustrative » Of any thing dear or cherished
Why, therefore, hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? Thou hast killed Uriah, the Hittite, with the sword and hast taken his wife to be thy wife and hast slain him with the sword of the sons of Ammon.
but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up, and it grew up together with him and with his children; it ate of his own food and drank of his own cup and lay in his bosom and was unto him as a daughter.
Lambs » Illustrative » Of Christ as a sacrifice
The next day John saw Jesus coming unto him and said, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.
And I saw, and, behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four animals and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
Lambs » Illustrative » Of the lord's people
The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a child shall shepherd them.
Then the lambs shall be fed after their manner, and strangers shall eat the fat ones that are forsaken.
Lambs » Illustrative » Of weak believers
So when they had dined, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He said unto him, Yes, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He said unto him, Feed my lambs.
He shall feed his flock like a shepherd; he shall gather the lambs with his arm and carry them in his bosom and shall gently lead those that are with young.
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Lambs » Illustrative » (patience of,) of the patience of Christ
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he did not open his mouth.
The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter, and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth;
Lambs » Illustrative » (brought to slaughter,) of the wicked under judgments
Lambs » Illustrative » Of purity of Christ
but with the precious blood of the Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without contamination,
Lambs » Illustrative » (consumed in sacrifice,) of complete destruction of the wicked
Caph But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD as the fattest of rams shall be consumed; as smoke they shall fade away.
Lambs » Illustrative » (deserted and exposed,) of israel deprived of God's protection
for Israel has turned away as a wild heifer; shall the LORD now feed them as rams in a large place?
Lambs » Illustrative » (among wolves,) of ministers among the unGodly
Lamps » Illustrative » (put out,) of destruction of the wicked
How often is the lamp of the wicked put out and their destruction comes upon them, and God distributes sorrows upon them in his anger.
The light of the wicked shall certainly be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
The light of the righteous shall rejoice: but the fire of the wicked shall be put out.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of omniscience of Christ
his body was like the stone of Tarsis turquoise, and his face as a bolt of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to brilliant brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of an army.
His head and his hairs were white like white wool, as the snow, and his eyes were as a flame of fire
Lamps » Illustrative » Of the word of God
NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my way.
For the commandment is fire, and the law is light; and reproofs of chastening are the way of life,
Lamps » Illustrative » Of a succession of heirs
Nevertheless for David's sake, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him and to establish Jerusalem.
And unto his son I will give one tribe, that David my slave may have a lamp always before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name in her.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of God's guidance
For thou wilt light my fire: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
For thou art my lamp, O LORD, and the LORD gives light unto my darkness.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of salvation of God
For Zion's sake I will not hold my peace; and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest until her righteousness goes forth as brightness and her saving health is lit as a flaming torch.
And it came to pass that when the sun went down and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of severe judgments
And the third angel sounded the trumpet, and a great star fell from heaven, burning as a lit torch, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers and upon the fountains of waters;
Lamps » Illustrative » (totally quenched,) of complete destruction of those who curse parents
Whosoever curses his father or his mother, his fire shall be put out in obscure darkness.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of graces of the holy ghost
And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices; and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of spirit of man
The spirit of man is the fire of the LORD, which searches the secrets of the inward parts.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of wise rulers
But Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, helped David, and smote the Philistine and killed him. Then the men of David swore unto him, saying, From now on thou shalt not go out with us to battle that thou not quench the light of Israel.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of glory of the cherubim
As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire and like the appearance of lit torches; the fire went up and down among the living creatures and the brightness of the fire; and out of the fire went forth lightning.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of ministers
He was a burning and a shining light, and ye were willing to rejoice for one hour in his light.
Lebanon » Illustrative » (fragrance of,) of the graces of the church
Thy lips, O my spouse, drip as the honeycomb; honey and milk are under thy tongue, and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
His branches shall spread, and his glory shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon. Those that shall sit under his shadow shall return; they shall be given life as the wheat, and they shall flourish as the vine; the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.
Lebanon » Illustrative » Of the jewish nation
Thou didst inhabit Lebanon, thou didst make thy nest in the cedars. How shalt thou cry out when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!
For thus hath the LORD said regarding the house of the king of Judah: Thou art Gilead unto me and the head of Lebanon: yet surely I will make thee a wilderness and cities which are not inhabited.
Lebanon » Illustrative » Of great and powerful monarchs
And he shall cut down the thickness of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by force.
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD of the hosts, O my people, dweller of Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian; he shall smite thee with a rod and shall lift up his stick against thee by the way of Egypt;
Lebanon » Illustrative » (glory of,) of the glory of the church
It shall blossom abundantly and shall also praise and sing for joy; the honour of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the beauty of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the LORD and the beauty of our God.
The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will honour the place of my feet.
Lebanon » Illustrative » Of the temple
Lebanon » Illustrative » (mourning of,) of deep affliction
Thus said the Lord GOD; In the day when he went down to Sheol I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the floods thereof, and the many waters were stayed: and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted.
Lebanon » Illustrative » Of the gentile world
Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into Carmel a fruitful field, and shall not Carmel be esteemed as a forest?
Lebanon » Illustrative » (shaking of its forests,) of prodigious growth of the church
There shall be planted a handful of grain in the earth upon the tops of the mountains; its fruit shall thunder like Lebanon; and out of the city they shall blossom like the grass of the earth.
Leopard » Illustrative » Of antiChrist
And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and its feet were as the feet of a bear, and its mouth as the mouth of a lion; and the dragon gave it his power and his throne and great authority.
Leopard » Illustrative » (tamed,) of the wicked subdued by the gospel
The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a child shall shepherd them.
Leopard » Illustrative » Of the macedonian empire
After this I beheld, and behold another, like a tiger, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; this beast also had four heads; and power was given to it.
Leopard » Illustrative » Of God in his judgments
Lions » Illustrative » Of God in executing judgments
I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps and will rend the veil of their heart, and there I will devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them apart.
For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion and as a young lion to the house of Judah; I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and there shall be no one left to escape.
I reckoned that I had until morning. As a lion, he broke all my bones: from the morning even unto the night thou shalt make an end of me.
Lions » Illustrative » Of cruel and powerful enemies
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan to the strong habitation: for I will make rest and make him run from upon her, and he who is chosen I shall appoint over her; for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
their roaring shall be like a lion: they shall roar like young lions; they shall gnash their teeth and lay hold of the prey and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.
Lions » Illustrative » Of imaginary fears of the slothful
The slothful man says, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
Lions » Illustrative » (roaring of,) of a king's wrath
The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion, but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
The fear of the king is as the roaring of a lion; whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own soul.
Lions » Illustrative » Of brave men
Saul and Jonathan were loved and desired in their lives, and in their death they were not divided; they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
Then, Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, slew two lions of Moab; he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow.
Lions » Illustrative » Of persecutors
But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, that by me the preaching might be fully known and that all the Gentiles might hear, and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
They opened their mouth upon me as a ravening and a roaring lion.
Lions » Illustrative » (tamed,) of the natural man subdued by grace
The cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
The wolf and the lamb shall be fed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent's food. They shall not afflict nor do evil in all my holy mountain, said the LORD.
Lions » Illustrative » Of the tribe of gad
And to Gad he said, Blessed is he that caused Gad to be enlarged; he shall dwell as a lion and shall tear the arm with the crown of the head.
Lions » Illustrative » Of Christ
And one of the elders said unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, who has overcome to open the book and to loose its seven seals.
Lions » Illustrative » Of boldness of saints
The wicked flee when no man pursues, but the righteous are bold as a young lion.
Lions » Illustrative » Of the tribe of judah
Judah is a lion's whelp; from the prey, my son, thou art gone up; he stooped down, he couched as a lion and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?
Lions » Illustrative » Of israel
He couched, he lay down as a lion and as a great lion; who shall awaken him? Blessed is he that blesses thee, and cursed is he that curses thee.
Lions » Illustrative » Of God in protecting his church
For thus has the LORD spoken unto me, Like the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, even if a multitude of shepherds come forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voices, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of the hosts come down to fight for Mount Zion and for his hill.
Lions » Illustrative » Of the devil
Be temperate and vigilant because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he may devour,
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Locusts » Illustrative » Of destructive enemies
For a people has come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he has the molars of a great lion.
a day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of shadow that spreads itself upon the mountains as the dawn: a people great and strong; there has not ever been the like, neither shall there be any more after him, even to the years of many generations. A fire devours before him and behind him a flame burns: the earth is as the garden of Eden before him, and behind him a desolate wilderness; neither shall anyone escape him. His appearance is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run. read more.
Like the thunder of chariots they shall leap over the tops of mountains, like the noise of a flame of fire that devours the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array. Before him the peoples shall fear: all faces shall go pale. They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war, and they shall march each one in his ways, and they shall not break his ranks. No one shall crowd his companion; they shall walk each one in his path: and even falling upon the sword, they shall not be wounded. They shall go through the city; they shall run upon the wall; they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.
Like the thunder of chariots they shall leap over the tops of mountains, like the noise of a flame of fire that devours the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array. Before him the peoples shall fear: all faces shall go pale. They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war, and they shall march each one in his ways, and they shall not break his ranks. No one shall crowd his companion; they shall walk each one in his path: and even falling upon the sword, they shall not be wounded. They shall go through the city; they shall run upon the wall; they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.
Locusts » Illustrative » Of false teachers of the apostacy
And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
Locusts » Illustrative » (destruction of,) of destruction of God's enemies
There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off; it shall eat thee up like the cankerworm: make thyself many as the cankerworm, make thyself many as the locusts.
Locusts » Illustrative » Of unGodly rulers
Thy princes shall be as the locusts and thy captains as the great grasshoppers which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun arises, they flee away, and it is not known where they were.
Measures » Illustrative » (drinking water, by measure) of severe famine
Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I break the sustenance of bread in Jerusalem; and they shall eat bread by weight, and with anguish; and they shall drink water by measure, and with terror.
Thou shalt also drink water by measure, the sixth part of a hin; from time to time shalt thou drink.
Measures » Illustrative » (weighing the waters in a measure,) of God's infinite wisdom
To make a weight for the wind and to supply water by measure,
Measures » Illustrative » (the measure of the stature of Christ,) of perfection
until we all come forth in the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the coming of age of the Christ:
Measures » Illustrative » (correcting in measure,) of mitigated afflictions
For I shall be with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee; and I shall make a full end in all Gentiles among whom I scattered thee, yet I will not make a full end of thee: but I will chastise thee with judgment and will not cut thee off altogether.
Measures » Illustrative » (measuring the dust of the earth,) of God's greatness
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand and prepared the heavens with his palm and with three fingers measured the dust of the earth and weighed the mountains in a balance and the hills with weights?
Measures » Illustrative » (opening the mouth without measure,) of the insatiableness of hell
Therefore Sheol has enlarged himself and opened his mouth without measure; and their glory, and their multitude descended into it and their pomp and he that rejoiced in him.
Measures » Illustrative » (drinking tears in great measure,) of severe afflictions
Thou dost feed them with the bread of tears and give them tears to drink in great measure.
Measures » Illustrative » (the measure of our days,) of the shortness of life
LORD, make me to know my end and the measure of my days, what it is that I may know how long I am to be of this world.
Mills » Illustrative » (ceasing,) of desolation
And the voice of harpers and musicians and of pipers and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatever craft he is, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;
And I will cause them to lose the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp.
Mills » Illustrative » (grinding at,) of degradation, &c
Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; sit on the ground, without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for thou shalt no longer be called tender and delicate. Take the millstones and grind meal; uncover thy locks, remove the shoes from thy feet, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.
Moon » Illustrative » (withdrawing her light,) of deep calamities
Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from the heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken,
For this reason the stars of the heavens and the lights thereof shall not shine: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not give forth her light.
The earth shall quake before him; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall go dark; and the stars shall withdraw their shining:
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
Moon » Illustrative » Of fairness of the church
Who is she that shows herself forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and imposing as the standard-bearer of the army?
Moon » Illustrative » Of changeableness of the world
And there appeared a great sign in the heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars;
Moon » Illustrative » (becoming blood,) of judgments
And I saw when he had opened the sixth seal, and, behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
Moon » Illustrative » Of glory of Christ in the church
Thy sun shall set no more; neither shall thy moon wane: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
Morning » Illustrative » (breaking forth,) of the glory of the church
Who is she that shows herself forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and imposing as the standard-bearer of the army?
Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall gather thee.
Morning » Illustrative » (star of,) of the glory of Christ
I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify unto you these things in the congregations . I AM the root and the offspring of David and the bright and morning star.
Morning » Illustrative » (star of,) of reward of saints
And I will give him the morning star.
Morning » Illustrative » (wings of,) of rapid movements
If I take the wings of the dawn and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
Morning » Illustrative » Of the resurrection day
Like sheep they are laid in Sheol; death shall feed on them, and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning, and their beauty shall be consumed in the grave from their dwelling.
Morning » Illustrative » (clouds in,) of the short lived profession of hypocrites
O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? Your mercy is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goes away.
Morning » Illustrative » (spread upon the mountains,) of heavy calamities
a day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of shadow that spreads itself upon the mountains as the dawn: a people great and strong; there has not ever been the like, neither shall there be any more after him, even to the years of many generations.
Moths » Illustrative » (eating a garment,) of God's judgments
Behold, the Lord GOD will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? behold, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.
For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my saving health from age to age.
Moths » Illustrative » Of God in the execution of his judgments
Moths » Illustrative » (making its house in garments,) of man's folly in providing earthly things
He built his house as a moth and as a booth that the keeper makes.
Moths » Illustrative » (garments eaten by,) of those who have suffered severe judgments
And man, is as a rotten thing that is being consumed, as a garment that is moth eaten.
Mountains » Illustrative » Of difficulties
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unfaithfulness; for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove from here to yonder place, and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
Who art thou, O great mountain before Zerubbabel? Thou shalt be reduced to a plain; and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.
Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places made plain:
Mountains » Illustrative » Of the church of God
Then was the iron, the baked clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold broken to pieces together and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away that no place was found for them again; and the stone that smote the image was made into a great mountain that filled the whole earth.
And it shall come to pass in the last of the days or times, that the mountain of the LORD's house shall be confirmed as the head of the mountains and shall be exalted above the hills; and all the Gentiles shall flow unto it.
And in the days of those kings the God of heaven shall raise up a kingdom which eternally shall never become corrupted, and this kingdom shall not be left to another people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. In the manner which thou didst see that out of the mountain was cut one stone, not with hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God has shown the king what shall come to pass hereafter; and the dream is true, and its interpretation sure.
Mountains » Illustrative » (burning,) of destructive enemies
Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, said the LORD, which destroys all the earth; and I will stretch out my hand upon thee and roll thee down from the rocks and will make thee a burnt mountain.
And the second angel sounded the trumpet, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea; and the third part of the sea became blood;
Mountains » Illustrative » (breaking forth into singing,) of exceeding joy
Sing praises, O ye heavens; for the LORD has done it; shout with joy, ye lower parts of the earth; break forth into praise, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein, for the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and in Israel he shall be glorified.
For ye shall go out with joy, and be returned with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Mountains » Illustrative » (made waste,) of desolation
and I rejected Esau and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.
I will make waste mountains and hills and dry up all their grass, and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.
Mountains » Illustrative » Of persons in authority
Sing praises, O ye heavens; for the LORD has done it; shout with joy, ye lower parts of the earth; break forth into praise, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein, for the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and in Israel he shall be glorified.
The mountains shall bring peace to the people and the little hills by righteousness.
Mountains » Illustrative » (threshing of,) of heavy judgments
Behold, I have placed thee as a threshing instrument, as a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth; thou shalt thresh the mountains and beat them small and shalt make the hills as chaff.
Mountains » Illustrative » Of proud and haughty persons
and upon all the high mountains and upon all the hills that are lifted up,
Mountains » Illustrative » Of God's righteousness
Thy righteousness is like the mountains of God; thy judgments are a great deep; O LORD, thou dost preserve man and beast.
Mountains » Illustrative » (dropping new wine,) of abundance
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall catch up with the reaper, and the treader of grapes with him that sows seed; and the mountains shall drop new wine, and all the hills shall melt.
Music » Illustrative » Of joy and gladness
The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save; he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love; he will joy over thee with singing.
speaking among yourselves with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and praising the Lord in your hearts,
Music » Illustrative » Of heavenly felicity
And when he had taken the book, the four animals and the twenty-four elders fell on their faces before the Lamb, each one of them having harps, and golden vials full of incense, which are the prayers of saints. And they sang a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book and to open its seals, for thou wast slain and hast redeemed us unto God by thy blood, out of every kindred and tongue and people and nation
Music » Illustrative » (ceasing of,) of calamities
The mirth of tambourines ceases; the noise of those that rejoice ends; the joy of the harp ceases. They shall not drink wine with a song; the drink shall be bitter to them that would drink it.
Oak Trees » Illustrative » Of wicked rulers
And upon all the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up and upon all the oaks of Bashan,
Howl, fir tree, for the cedar is fallen because the magnificent are cut down; howl, O ye oaks of Bashan, for the strong mountain is brought down.
Oak Trees » Illustrative » (fading,) of the wicked under judgments
For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf falls and as a garden that has no water.
Oak Trees » Illustrative » Of the church
But yet in it shall remain a tenth, and it shall return and shall be razed; as the teil tree and as the oak, of which the stump remains alive when they are cut down, likewise in these his stump shall remain holy seed.
Oak Trees » Illustrative » Of strong and powerful men
Yet I destroyed the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as an oak; yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots beneath.
Olive Trees » Illustrative » (when wild,) of the gentiles
For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature and wert grafted contrary to nature into the good olive tree, how much more shall these, which are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?
And if some of the branches were broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert grafted in among them and hath been made participant of the root and of the fatness of the olive tree,
Olive Trees » Illustrative » Of Christ
For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature and wert grafted contrary to nature into the good olive tree, how much more shall these, which are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?
And if some of the branches were broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert grafted in among them and hath been made participant of the root and of the fatness of the olive tree,
Olive Trees » Illustrative » (gleaning of,) of the remnant of grace
Yet gleaning shall be left in it as when the olive tree is shaken; two or three berries are left in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the outmost fruitful branches thereof, saith the LORD God of Israel.
For thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the peoples as the shaking of an olive tree, as the gleanings when the vintage is done.
Olive Trees » Illustrative » Of the righteous
But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the eternal mercy of God for ever.
His branches shall spread, and his glory shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
Olive Trees » Illustrative » Of the two witnesses
And I will give my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands standing before the God of the earth.
Olive Trees » Illustrative » Of the jewish church
The LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, beautiful in fruit and in appearance. At the voice of a great word he caused fire to be kindled upon it, and they broke her branches.
Olive Trees » Illustrative » Probable origin of its being the emblem of peace
and the dove came in to him in the evening, and, behold, in her mouth was an olive leaf plucked off, so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
Olive Trees » Illustrative » Of children of pious parents
Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thy house; thy children like olive plants round about thy table.
Ostriches » Illustrative » Of the unnatural cruelty of the jews in their calamities
Gimel Even the sea monsters draw out the breast; they give suck to their young ones; the daughter of my people is cruel like the ostriches in the wilderness.
Ostriches » Illustrative » (companionship with,) of extreme desolation
Oxen » Illustrative » (prepared for a feast,) of the provision of the gospel
Again, he sent forth other slaves, saying, Tell those who are invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my bulls and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready; come unto the marriage.
She has killed her sacrifice; she has mingled her wine; and she has furnished her table.
Oxen » Illustrative » (engaged in husbandry,) of ministers
Thine oxen and thine asses that work the ground shall eat clean grain, which has been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan.
Oxen » Illustrative » (not muzzled in treading corn,) of minister's right to support
For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treads out the grain. Does God take care for oxen? Or does he say it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that plows should plow in hope, and that he that threshes in hope should be partaker of his hope.
Oxen » Illustrative » (led to slaughter,) of saints under persecution
But I was like a ram or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; for I did not understand that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, and let us cut him off from the land of the living that his name may no longer be remembered.
Oxen » Illustrative » (stall fed,) of sumptuous living
Better is a dinner of vegetables where love is than a fatted calf and hatred therewith.
Oxen » Illustrative » (led to slaughter,) of a rash youth
He went after her straightway, as an ox goes to the slaughter or as a fool to the correction of the stocks,
Plowing » Illustrative » Of peace and prosperity
And he shall judge among the Gentiles and shall rebuke many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruninghooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
And he shall judge among many peoples and correct strong nations even afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruninghooks; nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they train for war any more.
Plowing » Illustrative » Of a course of sin
Even as I have seen, those that plow iniquity and sow wickedness, reap the same.
Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye shall eat the fruit of lies because thou didst trust in thy way and in the multitude of thy mighty men.
Plowing » Illustrative » Of the labor ministers
Or does he say it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that plows should plow in hope, and that he that threshes in hope should be partaker of his hope.
Plowing » Illustrative » Of repentance and reformation
For thus has the LORD said to every man of Judah and of Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and do not sow among thorns.
Plowing » Illustrative » Of a severe course of affliction
Ephraim is a heifer that is taught and loves to tread out the wheat; but I shall pass over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to draw; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.
Plowing » Illustrative » (attention and constancy required in,) of continued devotedness
And Jesus said unto him, No one having put his hand to the plough and looking back is fit for the kingdom of God.
Pomegranate-trees » Illustrative » Of saints
I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vines flourished, and the pomegranates budded.
Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vines flourish, whether the tender flowers appear, if the pomegranates bud forth; there I will give thee my loves.
Pomegranate-trees » Illustrative » (fruit of,) of the graces of the church
Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is lovely; thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.
Pomegranate-trees » Illustrative » (an orchard of,) of the church
Thy newly budded plants are a paradise of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, , with spikenard,
Pools and ponds » Illustrative » (in the wilderness,) of the gifts of the spirit
I will open rivers in high places and fountains in the midst of the plains; I will turn the wilderness into pools of water and the dry land into springs of water.
The parched ground shall become a pool and the thirsty land springs of water; in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
Pools and ponds » Illustrative » (turning cities into,) of great desolation
I will also make it a possession for the bittern and pools of water, and I will sweep it with brooms of destruction, saith the LORD of the hosts.
Pools and ponds » Illustrative » Of nineveh
And Nineveh was of old like a pool of water; but now they flee away. Stand, stand, shall they cry; but no one looks back.
Rain » Illustrative » Of spiritual blessings
who passing through the valley of Baca, shall make it a well; the rain also shall fill the pools.
Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, by which thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.
And I will give unto them and to the places round about my hill blessing, and I will cause the rain to come down in its season; they shall be rains of blessing.
Rain » Illustrative » (destructive,) of God's judgments
Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, with winds of whirlwinds: this shall be the portion of their cup.
And I will litigate against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him and upon his companies and upon the many peoples that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.
When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him and shall rain it upon him and upon his food.
Rain » Illustrative » Of Christ in the communication of his graces
He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass as the dew that waters the earth.
And we shall know and follow on in knowing the LORD; his going forth is prepared as the dawn; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
Rain » Illustrative » Of the doctrine of faithful ministers
My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb and as the showers upon the grass.
Rain » Illustrative » Of the word of God
For as the rain comes down, and the snow from the heavens, and does not return there, but waters the earth and makes it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater: So shall my Word be that goes forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall be prospered in that for which I sent it.
Rain » Illustrative » (destructive,) of a poor man oppressing the poor
A poor man that oppresses the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaves no food.
Rain » Illustrative » Of righteousness
Sow yourselves unto righteousness, reap yourselves unto mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is the time to seek the LORD until he comes and teaches you righteousness.
Rings » Illustrative » Of the glory of Christ
His hands are as gold rings set with beryls; his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.
Rings » Illustrative » (put on the hands,) of favor
But the father said to his slaves, Bring forth the best robe and put it on him and put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet
Rivers » Illustrative » (drying up of,) of God's judgments
And the tribulation shall pass through the sea and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up; and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall be lost.
He reprehends the sea and makes it dry and dries up all the rivers; Bashan was destroyed, and Carmel; and the flower of Lebanon was destroyed.
Therefore thus hath the LORD said: Behold, I judge thy cause and shall take thy vengeance; and I will dry up her sea and make her flowing waters dry.
The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rides upon a swift cloud and shall come into Egypt, and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it. And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians, and they shall fight each one against his brother, and each one against his neighbour; city against city and kingdom against kingdom. And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof, and I will destroy the counsel thereof; and they shall seek to the idols and to the charmers and to the spiritists and to the wizards. read more.
And I will give the Egyptians over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a violent king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of the hosts. And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up. And they shall turn the rivers far away, and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up; the reeds and flags shall wither. The vegetables by the river, by the mouth of the river, and every thing sown beside the river shall dry up, wither away, and be no more. The fishermen also shall mourn, and all those that cast fishhooks into the river shall lament, and those that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.
And I will give the Egyptians over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a violent king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of the hosts. And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up. And they shall turn the rivers far away, and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up; the reeds and flags shall wither. The vegetables by the river, by the mouth of the river, and every thing sown beside the river shall dry up, wither away, and be no more. The fishermen also shall mourn, and all those that cast fishhooks into the river shall lament, and those that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.
Rivers » Illustrative » Of the gifts and graces of the holy spirit
There is a river, the streams of which shall make glad the city of God, the sanctuary of the tents of the most High.
I will open rivers in high places and fountains in the midst of the plains; I will turn the wilderness into pools of water and the dry land into springs of water.
Behold, I will do a new thing; it shall come to light quickly; shall ye not know it? I will again make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls because I give waters in the wilderness and rivers in the desert to give drink to my people, my chosen.
Rivers » Illustrative » (overflowing of,) of God's judgments
Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one who as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing shall cast down to the earth with the hand.
now therefore, behold, the Lord brings up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria and all his power, and he shall come up over all his channels and go over all his banks:
And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with Sheol shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
Rivers » Illustrative » (fruitfulness of trees planted by,) of the permanent prosperity of saints
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.
For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, that spreads out her roots by the river and shall not see when heat comes, but her leaf shall be green and shall not be fatigued in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
Rivers » Illustrative » Of heavy afflictions
I sink in deep mire where there is no standing; I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
When thou dost pass through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; when thou dost walk through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
Rivers » Illustrative » Of the abundance of grace in Christ
And that man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a hot land.
And of his fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.
Rivers » Illustrative » Of abundance
Rivers » Illustrative » (steady course of,) of peace of saints
For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream; then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees.
Rivers » Illustrative » Of people flying from judgments
Pass by as a river from thy land, O daughter of Tarshish; for thou shalt have no more strength.
Sackcloth » Illustrative » (girding with,) of heavy afflictions
Therefore the Lord GOD of the hosts did call in this day unto weeping and to mourning and to baldness and to girding with sackcloth:
And it shall come to pass that instead of sweet perfumes, there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent and instead of well-set hair baldness and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth and burning instead of beauty.
Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones: strip you, and make yourselves bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins.
Sackcloth » Illustrative » (heavens becoming black as,) of severe judgments
And I saw when he had opened the sixth seal, and, behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
Sackcloth » Illustrative » (covering the heavens with,) of severe judgments
I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.
Sackcloth » Illustrative » (putting of,) of joy and gladness
Thou hast turned my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth and girded me with gladness;
Salt » Illustrative » (without savor,) of graceless professors
Ye are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its savour, with what shall it be salted? From then on it is good for nothing, but to be cast out and to be trodden under foot of men.
Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltness, with what will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.
Salt » Illustrative » Of wisdom in speech
Let your word be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.
Salt » Illustrative » (pits of,) of desolation
Therefore as I live, said the LORD of the hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom and the sons of Ammon as Gomorrah, even a field of nettles and saltpits and a perpetual desolation; the remnant of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my Gentiles shall inherit them.
Salt » Illustrative » Of saints
Ye are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its savour, with what shall it be salted? From then on it is good for nothing, but to be cast out and to be trodden under foot of men.
Salt » Illustrative » Of grace in the heart
Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltness, with what will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.
Salt » Illustrative » Preparation » The wicked » For destruction
For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.
Scorpions » Illustrative » Ministers of antiChrist
And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should torment them five months; and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion when he strikes a man.
And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails; and their power was to hurt men five months.
Scorpions » Illustrative » Severe scourges
And now whereas my father ladened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke; my father has chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
Scorpions » Illustrative » Wicked men
And thou, son of man, do not be afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, for they are rebels; though thou find thyself among thorns and thy dwelling be with briers, do not be afraid of their words, nor fear before them, for they are a rebellious house.
the Sea » Illustrative » (smooth as glass,) of the peace of heaven
And I saw, as it were, a sea of glass mingled with fire and those that had gotten the victory over the beast and over its image and over its mark and over the number of its name stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.
And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal, and in the midst of the throne and round about the throne were four animals full of eyes in front and behind.
the Sea » Illustrative » Of heavy afflictions
When thou dost pass through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; when thou dost walk through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
Mem What witness shall I take to thee? Or unto whom shall I liken thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? Unto whom shall I compare thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is as great as the sea: who shall heal thee?
the Sea » Illustrative » (covered with waters,) of the diffusion of spiritual knowledge over the earth in the latter days
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
the Sea » Illustrative » (roaring,) of hostile armies
And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea; and if one looks unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.
They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and they shall have no mercy; their voice shall roar like the sea; and they shall ride upon horses set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion.
the Sea » Illustrative » (waves of,) of devastating armies
therefore thus hath the Lord GOD said; Behold, I am against thee, O Tyre, and will cause many nations to come up against thee as the sea causes its waves to come up. And they shall demolish the walls of Tyre and destroy her towers; I will also scrape her dust from her and make her like the top of a rock.
the Sea » Illustrative » (waves of,) of righteousness
O that thou would look unto my commandments! Then thy peace would be as a river and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:
the Sea » Illustrative » (trouble,) of the wicked
But the wicked are like the sea in tempest, that cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
the Sea » Illustrative » (waves of,) of the unsteady
But ask in faith, not doubting anything. For he that doubts is like the wave of the sea which is driven of the wind and is tossed from one side to another.
Seed » Illustrative
But this I say, He who sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly, and he who sows in blessings shall also reap blessings.
In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand; for thou knowest not which shall prosper, either this or that or whether they both shall be equally good.
Sow yourselves unto righteousness, reap yourselves unto mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is the time to seek the LORD until he comes and teaches you righteousness.
Do not deceive yourselves; God is not mocked: for whatever a man sows that shall he also reap. For he that sows to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption, but he that sows in the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life.
Serpents » Illustrative » Of the devil
And he laid hold on the dragon, the serpent of old, which is the Devil and Satan and bound him a thousand years
And the great dragon was cast out, the serpent of old, who is called Devil and the Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
Now the serpent was more astute than all the animals of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Has God indeed said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
But I fear that as the serpent deceived Eve through his craftiness, so your senses should be corrupted in some way, and ye should fall from the simplicity that is in the Christ.
Serpents » Illustrative » (poisonous bite of,) of baneful effects of wine
for the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, and drowsiness shall cause them to wear rags.
Serpents » Illustrative » Of enemies who harass and destroy
For, behold, I send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, said the LORD.
Rejoice not thou, whole Philistia, because thou didst break the rod of him that smote thee: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.
Serpents » Illustrative » Of the tribe of dan
Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that bites the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.
Serpents » Illustrative » Of hypocrites
Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the judgment of hell?
Serpents » Illustrative » (sharp tongue of,) of malice of the wicked
They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
Sheep » Illustrative » (in proneness to wander,) of those who depart from God
All we like sheep have become lost; we have turned each one to his own way; and the LORD transposed in him the iniquity of us all.
I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy slave; for I have not forgotten thy commandments.
I will seek that which was lost and bring again that which was driven away and will bind up that which was broken and will strengthen that which was sick but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them in judgment.
Sheep » Illustrative » Of the jews
But made his own people to go forth like sheep and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? Why does thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: from generation to generation we will sing thy praises.
Sheep » Illustrative » Of the people of Christ
He said to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He said unto him, Yes, Lord thou knowest that I love thee. He said unto him, Feed my sheep. He said unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus said unto him, Feed my sheep.
Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I AM the door of the sheep. All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. I AM the door; whosoever enters in by me shall be saved and shall go in and out and find pasture. read more.
The thief comes not but for to steal and to kill and to destroy the sheep; I am come that they might have life and that they might have it in abundance. I AM the good shepherd; the good shepherd gives his life for the sheep. But the hireling, who is not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches them and scatters the sheep. The hireling flees because he is a hireling, and the sheep do not belong to him. I AM the good shepherd, and know my sheep and am known of mine. As the Father knows me, even so I know the Father, and I lay down my soul for the sheep. And I have other sheep which are not of this fold; it is expedient that I bring them also, and they shall hear my voice, and there shall be one fold and one shepherd. Therefore does my Father love me, because I lay down my soul that I might take it again. No man takes it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment I have received of my Father. There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these words. And many of them said, He has a demon and is beside himself; why do ye hear him? Others said, These are not the words of him that has a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind? And they celebrated the dedication in Jerusalem, and it was winter. And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch. Then the Jews came round about him and said unto him, Until when wilt thou hold our soul in suspense? If thou art the Christ, tell us plainly. Jesus answered them, I have told you, and ye do not believe; the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me. But ye believe not because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
The thief comes not but for to steal and to kill and to destroy the sheep; I am come that they might have life and that they might have it in abundance. I AM the good shepherd; the good shepherd gives his life for the sheep. But the hireling, who is not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches them and scatters the sheep. The hireling flees because he is a hireling, and the sheep do not belong to him. I AM the good shepherd, and know my sheep and am known of mine. As the Father knows me, even so I know the Father, and I lay down my soul for the sheep. And I have other sheep which are not of this fold; it is expedient that I bring them also, and they shall hear my voice, and there shall be one fold and one shepherd. Therefore does my Father love me, because I lay down my soul that I might take it again. No man takes it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment I have received of my Father. There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these words. And many of them said, He has a demon and is beside himself; why do ye hear him? Others said, These are not the words of him that has a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind? And they celebrated the dedication in Jerusalem, and it was winter. And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch. Then the Jews came round about him and said unto him, Until when wilt thou hold our soul in suspense? If thou art the Christ, tell us plainly. Jesus answered them, I have told you, and ye do not believe; the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me. But ye believe not because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
Sheep » Illustrative » (when found,) of restored sinners
I say unto you that likewise there shall be more joy in heaven over one sinner that repents than over ninety-nine just persons, who need no repentance.
And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
Sheep » Illustrative » (separated from the goats,) of the separation of saints from the wicked
and before him shall be gathered all nations; and he shall separate them one from another as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats, and he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
Sheep » Illustrative » (lost,) of the unregenerate
Sheep » Illustrative » (in patience and simplicity,) of patience, &c of Christ
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he did not open his mouth.
Sheep » Illustrative » Of the wicked in their death
Like sheep they are laid in Sheol; death shall feed on them, and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning, and their beauty shall be consumed in the grave from their dwelling.
Sheep » Illustrative » Of those under God's judgment
We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days in the times of old.
Shepherds » Illustrative » (ignorant and foolish,) of bad ministers
Thus hath the Lord GOD said: Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any longer; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, and they shall no longer be food for them.
And these anxious dogs are insatiable, and even the shepherds did not know enough to understand: they all look to their own ways, each one for his gain, from his quarter.
Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy and say unto the pastors, Thus hath the Lord GOD said; Woe unto the shepherds of Israel that feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?
My people have been lost sheep; their shepherds have caused them to go astray; they have turned them away on the mountains; they have gone from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their restingplace.
Shepherds » Illustrative » Of Christ as the good shepherd
Awake, O sword, upon the pastor and upon the man that is my fellow, said the LORD of the hosts; smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered; and I will turn my hand upon the little ones.
Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the eternal testament,
And I will raise up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my slave David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
I AM the good shepherd, and know my sheep and am known of mine.
Shepherds » Illustrative » Of kings as the leaders of the people
that calls Cyrus, my shepherd, and all that I desire, he shall fulfil, by saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan to the strong habitation: for I will make rest and make him run from upon her, and he who is chosen I shall appoint over her; for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
The shepherds with their flocks shall come unto her; they shall pitch their tents against her round about; they shall feed each one his portion.
Shepherds » Illustrative » (their care and tenderness,) of tenderness of Christ
He shall feed his flock like a shepherd; he shall gather the lambs with his arm and carry them in his bosom and shall gently lead those that are with young.
Verse Concepts
And I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries and will bring them to their own land and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers and in all the habitations of the country. I will feed them in good pastures and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be; there they shall sleep in a good fold, and in fat pastures they shall be fed upon the mountains of Israel. I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to have a fold, saith the Lord GOD. read more.
I will seek that which was lost and bring again that which was driven away and will bind up that which was broken and will strengthen that which was sick but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them in judgment.
I will seek that which was lost and bring again that which was driven away and will bind up that which was broken and will strengthen that which was sick but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them in judgment.
Shepherds » Illustrative » (searching out straying sheep,) of Christ seeking the lost
As the shepherd recognizes his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered, so will I recognize my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receives sinners and eats with them. And he spoke this parable unto them, saying, What man of you having a hundred sheep if he lose one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after that which is lost until he finds it? read more.
And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost. I say unto you that likewise there shall be more joy in heaven over one sinner that repents than over ninety-nine just persons, who need no repentance.
And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost. I say unto you that likewise there shall be more joy in heaven over one sinner that repents than over ninety-nine just persons, who need no repentance.
Shepherds » Illustrative » Of God as leader of israel
Thou didst lead thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubim, shine forth.
Shepherds » Illustrative » Ministers » Of the gospel
And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them; and they shall fear no more nor be dismayed neither shall they be lacking, said the LORD.
Ships » Illustrative » (wrecked,) of departure from the faith
holding fast faith and a good conscience, which some, having cast away, have shipwrecked in their faith,
Ships » Illustrative » Of industrious women
Shoes » Illustrative » Of the beauty conferred on saints
But the father said to his slaves, Bring forth the best robe and put it on him and put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet
How beautiful are thy feet in thy shoes, O prince's daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of an excellent workman.
Shoes » Illustrative » (taken off,) of an ignominious and servile condition
Withhold thy foot from being unshod and thy throat from thirst; but thou didst say, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them I will go.
Take the millstones and grind meal; uncover thy locks, remove the shoes from thy feet, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.
Shoes » Illustrative » (thrown over a place,) of subjection
Moab is my washpot; over Edom I will cast out my shoe; Philistia, triumph thou because of me.
Moab shall be my washpot; over Edom I will cast my shoe; over Philistia I will triumph.
Shoes » Illustrative » Of the preparation of the gospel
and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace,
Shoes » Illustrative » (having blood on,) of being engaged in war and slaughter
Moreover thou knowest also what Joab, the son of Zeruiah, did to me and what he did to the two captains of the host of Israel, unto Abner, the son of Ner and unto Amasa, the son of Jether, whom he slew, shedding the blood of war in peace and putting the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins and in his shoes that were on his feet.
Silver » Illustrative » Of saints purified by affliction
And I will put the third part into the fire and will refine them as silver is refined and will try them as gold is tried; He shall call on my name, and I will hear him; I will say, My people, and he shall say, The LORD is my God.
For thou, O God, hast proved us; thou hast refined us as silver is refined.
Silver » Illustrative » (dross of,) of the wicked
Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross; they are all brass and tin and iron and lead in the midst of the furnace; they are become the dross of silver.
Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water:
Silver » Illustrative » Of the medo-persian kingdom
The head of this image was of fine gold, its breasts and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of brass,
And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the land.
Silver » Illustrative » Of the tongue of the just
The tongue of the just is as choice silver, but the understanding of the wicked is worth little.
Silver » Illustrative » Of good rulers
Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water: Thy princes are rebellious and companions of thieves; every one loves bribes and follows after rewards; they do not hear the fatherless in judgment, neither does the cause of the widow come unto them.
Silver » Illustrative » (reprobate,) of the wicked
Reprobate silver shall men call them because the LORD has rejected them.
Silver » Illustrative » (labor of seeking for,) of diligence required for attaining knowledge
if thou seekest her as silver and searchest for her as for hid treasures,
Silver » Illustrative » Of the words of the lord
The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
Stars » Illustrative » (withdrawing their light,) of severe judgments
And when thou art dead, I will cover the heavens and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.
For this reason the stars of the heavens and the lights thereof shall not shine: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not give forth her light.
The earth shall quake before him; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall go dark; and the stars shall withdraw their shining:
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
Stars » Illustrative » Of ministers
Unto the angel of the congregation of Ephesus write; These things, saith he that holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands:
And he had in his right hand seven stars, and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword, and his countenance was as the sun when it shines in its strength.
Stars » Illustrative » Of princes and subordinate governors
And the fourth angel sounded the trumpet, and the third part of the sun was smitten and the third part of the moon and the third part of the stars, in such a manner that the third part of them was darkened, and the third part of the day did not shine, and the night likewise.
And it magnified itself unto the host of heaven, and it cast down part of the host and of the stars to the ground and trod them under.
Stars » Illustrative » (bright and morning star,) of Christ
I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify unto you these things in the congregations . I AM the root and the offspring of David and the bright and morning star.
Stars » Illustrative » (morning star,) of glory to be given to faithful saints
And I will give him the morning star.
Stars » Illustrative » Of Christ
I shall see him, but not now; I shall behold him, but not near by; there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel and shall smite the corners of Moab and destroy all the sons of Seth.
Stars » Illustrative » (setting the nest amongst,) of pride and carnal security
Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle and though thou set thy nest among the stars, from there I will bring thee down, said the LORD.
Stars » Illustrative » (shining of,) of the reward of faithful ministers
And those that understand shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and those that teach righteousness to the multitude as the stars in perpetual eternity.
Stars » Illustrative » (wandering,) of false teachers
raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own abominations; erratic stars, to whom is reserved gross darkness eternally.
Stars » Illustrative » Of angels
when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
The sun » Illustrative » Of the glory of Christ
and [he] was transfigured before them, and his face shined as the sun, and his raiment was as white as the light.
And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud; and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:
And he had in his right hand seven stars, and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword, and his countenance was as the sun when it shines in its strength.
The sun » Illustrative » (darkened,) of severe calamities
The sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood before the great and the terrible day of the LORD comes.
And when thou art dead, I will cover the heavens and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.
The earth shall quake before him; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall go dark; and the stars shall withdraw their shining:
The sun » Illustrative » (its brightness,) of the future glory of saints
And those that understand shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and those that teach righteousness to the multitude as the stars in perpetual eternity.
Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
The sun » Illustrative » Of supreme rulers
For this reason the stars of the heavens and the lights thereof shall not shine: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not give forth her light.
And he dreamed yet another dream and told it to his brethren, saying, Behold, I have dreamed another dream; and, behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars made obeisance to me.
The sun » Illustrative » (going down at noon,) of premature destruction
And it shall come to pass in that day, said the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will cover the earth with darkness in the clear day;
She that has borne seven languishes; her soul is filled with sorrow; her sun is gone down while it was yet day; she has been ashamed and confounded; and the residue of them I will deliver to the sword before their enemies, saith the LORD.
The sun » Illustrative » (its clearness,) of the purity of the church
Who is she that shows herself forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and imposing as the standard-bearer of the army?
The sun » Illustrative » (before or in sight of,) of public ignominy
Thus hath the LORD said, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thy own house, and I will take thy wives before thy eyes and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun. For thou hast done it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel and before the sun.
The sun » Illustrative » (no more going down,) of perpetual blessedness
Thy sun shall set no more; neither shall thy moon wane: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
The sun » Illustrative » (its power,) of the triumph of saints
So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD, but let those that love thee be as the sun when he rises in all his might. And the land had rest forty years.
The sun » Illustrative » Of Christ's coming
But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness be born, and in his wings he shall bring saving health; and ye shall go forth and jump like calves of the herd.
The sun » Illustrative » Of God's favor
For the LORD God is a sun and shield unto us; the LORD will give grace and glory; he will not withhold good from those that walk uprightly.
Swords » Illustrative » Of severe and heavy calamities
Or if I bring a sword upon the land and say: Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast out of her;
Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled; and thou shalt take a third part and smite about it with a knife; and a third part thou shalt scatter in the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them.
Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus hath the LORD said: Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:
Swords » Illustrative » Of the tongue of the wicked
My soul is among lions, and I lie even among those that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows and their tongue a sharp sword.
Who whet their tongue like a sword and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words
There are those that speak like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise is medicine.
Swords » Illustrative » Of the justice of God
Awake, O sword, upon the pastor and upon the man that is my fellow, said the LORD of the hosts; smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered; and I will turn my hand upon the little ones.
if I whet the resplendence of my sword and my hand takes hold on judgment, I will render vengeance to my enemies and will recompense those that hate me.
Swords » Illustrative » (drawing of,) of war and destruction
And I will scatter you among the Gentiles and will draw out a sword after you, and your land shall be desolate and your cities waste.
and thou shalt say to the land of Israel, Thus hath the LORD said: Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of its sheath and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked. Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked therefore shall my sword go forth out of its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north: that all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn forth my sword out of its sheath; it shall not return any more.
Swords » Illustrative » Of the word of Christ
And he has made my mouth like a sharp sword; with the shadow of his hand he has covered me, and made me a clean arrow; in his quiver he has kept me.
And he had in his right hand seven stars, and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword, and his countenance was as the sun when it shines in its strength.
Swords » Illustrative » Of the word of God
And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;
For the word of God is alive and efficient and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Swords » Illustrative » Of the protection of God
Blessed art thou, O Israel, who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help and the sword of thy excellency? Thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee, and thou shalt tread upon their high places.
Swords » Illustrative » (not departing from one's house,) of perpetual calamity
Now, therefore, the sword shall never depart from thy house because thou hast despised me and hast taken the wife of Uriah, the Hittite, to be thy wife.
Swords » Illustrative » Of false witnesses
A man that bears false witness against his neighbour is a maul and a sword and a sharp arrow.
Swords » Illustrative » (putting, into its sheath,) of peace and friendship
O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
Swords » Illustrative » (living by,) of rapine
and by thy sword shalt thou live and shalt serve thy brother; yet there shall be a time when thou shalt have dominion, and thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.
Swords » Illustrative » Of war and contention
Think not that I have come to introduce peace into the land; I came not to introduce peace, but a sword.
Swords » Illustrative » Of the end of the wicked
Swords » Illustrative » Of persecuting spirit of the wicked
He The wicked have drawn out the sword and have bent their bow to cast down the poor and needy and to slay such as are of upright conversation.
Swords » Illustrative » Of judicial authority
for he is a minister of God for thy good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain, for he is a minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that does evil.
Swords » Illustrative » Of the wicked
Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, with thy sword;
Swords » Illustrative » Of deep mental affliction
(yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.
Tabernacle » Illustrative » Of the church
LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in the mountain of thy holiness?
a minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.
Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes;
And in mercy shall the throne be established; and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging and seeking judgment and hastening righteousness.
And I, John, saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven, prepared of God as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold the tabernacle of God with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them and be their God.
Tabernacle » Illustrative » Of Christ
And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth.
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But Christ being now come, high priest of the good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation,
And there shall be a covert for a shadow in the daytime from the heat and for a place of refuge and for a shelter from storm and from rain.
The Holy Spirit signifying in this, that the way into the sanctuary was not yet made manifest, as long as the first tabernacle was yet standing: Which was a figure of that time present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience,
Tabernacle » Illustrative » (the holy of holies,) of heaven
Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus,
which we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters even into that which is within the veil,
neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the sanctuary designed for eternal redemption.
Tabernacle » Illustrative » Of the body
For we know that if the earthly house of this our habitation were dissolved, we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
Because I have the right (as long as I am in this tabernacle) to stir you up by reminding you,
Tabernacle » Illustrative » (the vail,) of the obscurity of the mosaic dispensation
The Holy Spirit signifying in this, that the way into the sanctuary was not yet made manifest, as long as the first tabernacle was yet standing:
but in foods and drinks and different washings and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of correction.
Tabernacle » Illustrative » (the vail,) of Christ's body
by a new and living way, which he has consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
Tents » Illustrative » (spread out,) of the heavens
He is seated upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; he stretches out the heavens as a curtain and spreads them out as a tent to dwell in:
Tents » Illustrative » (enlarging of,) of the great extension of the church
Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes;
Threshing » Illustrative » Of the judgments of God
For thus hath the LORD of the hosts, the God of Israel said: The daughter of Babylon is like a threshingfloor; it is now time to thresh her: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come.
Thou didst tread upon the land in wrath; thou didst thresh the Gentiles in anger.
O my harvest, and the people of my threshing floor, that which I have heard of the LORD of the hosts, the God of Israel, I have declared unto you.
Threshing » Illustrative » (dust made by,) of complete destruction
Behold, I have placed thee as a threshing instrument, as a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth; thou shalt thresh the mountains and beat them small and shalt make the hills as chaff.
Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen and ten chariots and ten thousand footmen, for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like dust to be tread upon.
Threshing » Illustrative » Of the labors of ministers
For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treads out the grain. Does God take care for oxen? Or does he say it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that plows should plow in hope, and that he that threshes in hope should be partaker of his hope.
Threshing » Illustrative » Of the church in her conquests
Behold, I have placed thee as a threshing instrument, as a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth; thou shalt thresh the mountains and beat them small and shalt make the hills as chaff. Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them; but thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, thou shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.
Threshing » Illustrative » (an instrument for, with teeth,) of the church overcoming opposition
Behold, I have placed thee as a threshing instrument, as a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth; thou shalt thresh the mountains and beat them small and shalt make the hills as chaff.
Threshing » Illustrative » (gathering the sheaves for,) of preparing the enemies of the church for judgments
But they did not know the thoughts of the LORD, neither did they understand his counsel by which he gathered them as sheaves onto the threshing floor.
Trees » Illustrative » (good and fruitful,) of saints
to order in Zion those that mourn, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD has planted, and as cedars beside the waters.
Even so every good tree brings forth good fruit, but a corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.
For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, that spreads out her roots by the river and shall not see when heat comes, but her leaf shall be green and shall not be fatigued in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
Trees » Illustrative » Of Christ
For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature and wert grafted contrary to nature into the good olive tree, how much more shall these, which are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?
He that has an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the congregations ; To him that overcomes I will give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
Blessed are those who do his commandments that their power and authority might be in the tree of life and they may enter in through the gates into the city.
In the midst of her plaza and on either side of the river was the tree of life, which brings forth twelve manner of fruits, yielding her fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the Gentiles.
Trees » Illustrative » Of kings, &c
And he shall cut down the thickness of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by force.
And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish; I the LORD have spoken and have done it.
He made himself beautiful in his greatness, with the extension of his branches: for his root was by many waters. The cedars in the garden of God did not cover him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chestnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty. I have made him beautiful with the multitude of his branches: and all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him. read more.
Therefore thus hath the Lord GOD said; Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and he has shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;
Therefore thus hath the Lord GOD said; Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and he has shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;
Thus were the visions of my head in my bed: It seemed that I saw a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height was great. The tree grew and made itself strong, and its height reached unto heaven, and its sight to the end of all the earth: His leaves were fair, and his fruit abundant, and in him was food for all; underneath him the beasts of the field lay down in his shadow, and in his branches dwelt the fowls of the heaven, and all flesh was fed of him. read more.
I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, one who was a watchman and holy descended from heaven; he cried aloud and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit; let the beasts get away from under him and the fowls from his branches:
I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, one who was a watchman and holy descended from heaven; he cried aloud and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit; let the beasts get away from under him and the fowls from his branches:
Trees » Illustrative » Of the life and conversation of the righteous
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he that wins souls is wise.
The wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
Trees » Illustrative » (producing evil fruit,) of the wicked
Even so every good tree brings forth good fruit, but a corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that does not bring forth good fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire.
Trees » Illustrative » Of wisdom
She is a tree of life to those that lay hold upon her, and blessed is every one that retains her.
Trees » Illustrative » (duration of,) of continued prosperity of saints
They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of the trees shall be the days of my people, and my elect shall perpetuate the work of their hands.
Trees » Illustrative » of the elect
But yet in it shall remain a tenth, and it shall return and shall be razed; as the teil tree and as the oak, of which the stump remains alive when they are cut down, likewise in these his stump shall remain holy seed.
Trees » Illustrative » (dry,) of useless persons
Neither let the son of the stranger that has joined himself to the LORD speak, saying, The LORD shall utterly separate me from his people: nor let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.
Trees » Illustrative » (evergreen,) of saints
Blessed is the man that does not walk in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in his law he meditates day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.
Trees » Illustrative » (shaking of the leaves off,) of the terror of the wicked
And it was told the house of David, saying Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved and the heart of his people as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind.
Trees » Illustrative » (dry,) of the wicked ripe for judgment
For if they do these things in the green tree, what shall be done in the dry?
Trees » Illustrative » (green,) of the innocence of Christ
For if they do these things in the green tree, what shall be done in the dry?
Trees » Illustrative » (barren,) of the wicked
Ephraim was smitten, their root is dried up; they shall bear no more fruit; even though they bring forth, yet I will slay even the desirable fruit of their womb.
Unicorn » Illustrative » Of God as the strength of israel
God brought them out of Egypt; he has, as it were the strength of a unicorn.
God brought him forth out of Egypt; he has, as it were, the strength of a unicorn; he shall eat up the Gentiles his enemies and shall break their bones and pierce them through with his arrows.
Unicorn » Illustrative » (horns of,) of the strength of the descendants of joseph
His beauty is like the firstborn of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns; with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth; these are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and these are the thousands of Manasseh.
Unicorn » Illustrative » (the position of its horns,) of the exaltation of saints
But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of a unicorn; I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
Unicorn » Illustrative » (horns of,) of the strength of powerful enemies
Unicorn » Illustrative » Of the wicked
And the unicorns shall fall with them, and the bulls with the calves; and their land shall become drunk with blood, and their dust shall be greased with fatness.
Valleys » Illustrative » (filling up of,) of removing all obstructions to the gospel
Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places made plain:
Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low, and the crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;
Valleys » Illustrative » Of the church of Christ
I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vines flourished, and the pomegranates budded.
Valleys » Illustrative » (fruitful and well watered,) of the tents of israel
As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD has planted, and as cedars beside the waters.
Valleys » Illustrative » (dark,) of affliction and death
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff shall comfort me.
Veil or veil » Illustrative » Of the spiritual blindness of the jewish nation
(And thus their senses became hardened, for until this day remains the same veil not uncovered in the reading of the old testament, which veil is taken away in Christ. But even unto this day when Moses is read, the veil is upon their heart. Nevertheless when they convert to the Lord, the veil shall be taken away.)
Veil or veil » Illustrative » Of the spiritual blindness of the gentile nations
And he will undo in this mountain the mask of the covering with which all the peoples are covered and the veil that is extended over all the Gentiles.
the sacred Veil » Illustrative » Of the flesh of Christ which concealed his divinity
With all this he shall grow up before him as a tender sprout and as a root out of a dry ground. There is no outward appearance in him, nor beauty. We shall see him, yet nothing attractive about him that we should desire him.
by a new and living way, which he has consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
the sacred Veil » Illustrative » (rending of,) of the death of Christ which opened heaven to saints
Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way, which he has consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
the sacred Veil » Illustrative » Of the obscurity of the mosaic dispensation
The Holy Spirit signifying in this, that the way into the sanctuary was not yet made manifest, as long as the first tabernacle was yet standing:
The vine » Illustrative » (sitting under one's own) of peace and prosperity
But each one shall sit under their vine and under their fig tree, and no one shall make them afraid, for the mouth of the LORD of the hosts has spoken it.
And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, each one under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
In that day, saith the LORD of the hosts, each one of you shall call his neighbour under his vine and under his fig tree.
The vine » Illustrative » Of israel
and he had fenced it and gathered out the stones thereof and planted it with the choicest vine and built a tower in the midst of it and also made a winepress therein; and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.
Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt; thou hast cast out the Gentiles and planted it.
For the vineyard of the LORD of the hosts is the house of Israel and every man of Judah his pleasant plant; and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.
The vine » Illustrative » (its unfruitful branches,) of mere professors
Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he shall take away; and every one that bears fruit, he shall purge that they may bring forth more fruit.
He who does not abide in me shall be cast forth as an unsound branch and shall wither, and they are gathered and cast into the fire and are burned.
The vine » Illustrative » (its rich clusters,) of the graces of the church
I said, I will climb up the palm tree, I will take hold of the clusters thereof; now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine and the smell of thy nose like apples;
The vine » Illustrative » (worthlessness of its wood,) of the unprofitableness, of the wicked
Therefore thus hath the Lord GOD said: As the vine tree among the trees of the forest which I have given to the fire for fuel, so I have given over the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And I will set my face against them; they came out of one fire, and another fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am the LORD when I set my face against them.
The vine » Illustrative » Of Christ
I AM the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he shall take away; and every one that bears fruit, he shall purge that they may bring forth more fruit.
The vine » Illustrative » (its quick growth,) of the growth of saints in grace
Those that shall sit under his shadow shall return; they shall be given life as the wheat, and they shall flourish as the vine; the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.
The vine » Illustrative » (unfruitful,) of the wicked
Israel is an empty vine. Shall he bring forth fruit unto himself? According to the multiplication of his fruit he has multiplied altars; according to the goodness of his land they have bettered their statues.
The vine » Illustrative » (pruning of,) of God's purifying his people by afflictions
Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he shall take away; and every one that bears fruit, he shall purge that they may bring forth more fruit.
The vine » Illustrative » (its fruitful branches,) of saints
I AM the vine, ye are the branches: he that abides in me, and I in him, the same brings forth much fruit; for without me ye can do nothing.
Vineyards » Illustrative » Of the jewish church
Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard; they have trodden my heritage under foot; they have made my precious heritage a desolate wilderness.
And when he was come into the temple, the princes of the priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?
For the vineyard of the LORD of the hosts is the house of Israel and every man of Judah his pleasant plant; and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.
Vineyards » Illustrative » (gleaning grapes of,) of the elect
For thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the peoples as the shaking of an olive tree, as the gleanings when the vintage is done.
Vineyards » Illustrative » (failure of,) of severe calamities
Many days and years shall ye be troubled, ye careless women: for the vintage shall fail, and the harvest shall not come in.
Walls » Illustrative » Of ordinances as a protection to the church
And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it shall be eaten up; and break down its wall, and it shall be trodden down:
My beloved is like a roe or a young hart; behold, he stands behind our wall; he looks through the windows, blossoming through the lattice.
Walls » Illustrative » Of those who afford protection
and upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,
They were a wall unto us both by night and day all the time that we were feeding the sheep with them.
Walls » Illustrative » Of salvation
In that day they shall sing this song in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; God has appointed saving health for walls and bulwarks.
Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Saving Health and thy gates Praise.
Walls » Illustrative » (bowing or tottering,) of the wicked under judgments
Therefore this sin shall be to you as an open wall ready to fall and as a breach in a high defence, whose breaking comes suddenly at an instant.
How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? Shall ye murder each other until ye are as a bowing wall and as a tottering fence?
Walls » Illustrative » Of the church as a protection to the nation
If she is a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver; and if she is a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar. I am a wall, and my breasts like towers since I was in his eyes as the one that found peace.
Walls » Illustrative » (daubed with untempered mortar,) of the teaching of false prophets
Therefore and because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up the wall, and, behold, others plastered it with loose mud: say unto those who plaster it with loose mud, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing rain; and I shall send great hailstones that will cause it to fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it. And behold, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the mud with which ye have plastered it? read more.
Therefore thus hath the Lord GOD said: I will cause a stormy wind to rend it in my fury; and there shall come an overflowing rain in my anger and great hailstones in my wrath to consume it. So I will break down the wall that ye have plastered with loose mud and bring it down to the ground, and its foundation shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall and upon those that have plastered it with loose mud and will say unto you, The wall is no more, neither those that plastered it;
Therefore thus hath the Lord GOD said: I will cause a stormy wind to rend it in my fury; and there shall come an overflowing rain in my anger and great hailstones in my wrath to consume it. So I will break down the wall that ye have plastered with loose mud and bring it down to the ground, and its foundation shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall and upon those that have plastered it with loose mud and will say unto you, The wall is no more, neither those that plastered it;
Walls » Illustrative » (brazen,) of prophets in their testimony against the wicked
Go up to Lebanon and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan and cry unto all parts: for all thy lovers are destroyed.
Walls » Illustrative » (of partition,) of separation of jews and gentiles
For he is our peace, who of both has made one, breaking down the middle wall of separation,
Walls » Illustrative » Of the wealth of the rich in his own conceit
The rich man's wealth is his strong city and as a high wall in his imagination.
Walls » Illustrative » Of the protection of God
For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about and will be the glory in the midst of her.
Walls » Illustrative » (whited,) of hypocrites
Then Paul said unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whitewashed wall, for dost thou sit to judge me after the law and command me to be smitten contrary to the law?
Watchmen » Illustrative » Of ministers
whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent; their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and the wheels of their chariots like a whirlwind;
Listen to your pastors, and do not resist them, for they watch for your souls as those that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief; for that is unprofitable for you.
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I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night; ye that make mention of the LORD, do not keep silent
Son of man, I have placed thee as a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth and give them warning from me.
Watchmen » Illustrative » (looking for the morning,) of anxious waiting for God
I have waited for the LORD, my soul has waited, and for his word I have waited. My soul has waited for the Lord more than those that watch for the morning: I say, more than those that watch for the morning.
Watchmen » Illustrative » (blind,) of careless ministers
His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant; they are all dumb dogs; they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, they love to slumber.
Water » Illustrative » Of the gifts and graces of the holy spirit
The poor and needy seek the waters that are not; their tongue fails for thirst; I the LORD will hear them; I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
And I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be cleansed from all your filthiness, and from all your idols I will cleanse you.
For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty and floods upon the dry ground; I will pour my spirit upon thy seed and my blessing upon thine offspring:
He that believes in me, as the scripture has said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this he spoke concerning the Spirit, which those that believe on him should receive, for the Holy Spirit was not yet given because Jesus was not yet glorified.)
Water » Illustrative » (deep,) of severe affliction
Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.
But the Lord shall give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction; thy rain shall never more be taken away, but thine eyes shall see thy rain:
Thou hast placed a man over our head; we went through fire and through water, but thou didst bring us out into abundance.
When thou dost pass through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; when thou dost walk through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
Water » Illustrative » (many,) of different nations and people
And there came one of the seven angels who had the seven vials and talked with me, saying unto me, Come here; I will show unto thee the condemnation of the great whore that sits upon many waters,
And he said unto me, The waters which thou hast seen, where the whore sits, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.
Water » Illustrative » (covering the sea,) of the general diffusion of the knowledge of God
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
Water » Illustrative » (its weakness,) of faintness and cowardice
And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty-six men; for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down; therefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.
All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water.
Water » Illustrative » Of hostile armies
now therefore, behold, the Lord brings up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria and all his power, and he shall come up over all his channels and go over all his banks:
The peoples shall make noise like the rushing of great waters, but God shall reprehend them, and they shall flee far off and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind and like the tumbleweed before the whirlwind.
Water » Illustrative » (rapidly flowing away,) of the career of the wicked
Let them melt away as waters which run continually; when he bends his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.
They are swift upon the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth; they never come by the way of the vineyards.
Water » Illustrative » (noise of many,) of the word of Christ
and his feet like unto brilliant metal as if they burned in a furnace and his voice as the sound of many waters.
Water » Illustrative » (difficulty of stopping,) of strife and contention
To release the waters (to speak rashly) is the beginning of contention; therefore, leave off strife before it gets started.
Water » Illustrative » (many,) of a variety of afflictions
He extended his hand from above, he took me; he drew me out of the impetuous waters;
Water » Illustrative » (spilled on the ground,) of death
For it is certain that we die and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither does God respect any person; yet he does devise means that his outcasts not be expelled from him.
Water » Illustrative » (deep,) of the words of the wise of the wise
The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
Water » Illustrative » (deep,) of counsel in the heart
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, but a man of intelligence will draw it out.
Water » Illustrative » Of persecutors
then the waters would have overwhelmed us; the flood would have gone over our soul; then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.
Water » Illustrative » (pouring, out of buckets,) of a numerous progeny
From his branches he shall distil waters, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
Water » Illustrative » (its instability,) of a wavering disposition
Unstable as water, thou shalt not be principal because thou didst go up to thy father's bed; then thou became defiled, going up to my couch.
Water » Illustrative » (poured out,) of faintness by terror
I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
Water » Illustrative » Of persecutions
Water » Illustrative » (still,) of the ordinances of the gospel
He makes me to lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside the still waters.
Water » Illustrative » (poured out,) of the wrath of God
The princes of Judah were like those that move the boundaries; therefore I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.
Water » Illustrative » Of the support of God
Forasmuch as this people refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly and rejoiced in Rezin and Remaliah's son,
Weights » Illustrative » (heavy,) of the exceeding glory reserved for saints
For our tribulation, which is momentary and light, prepares an exceeding and eternal weight of glory unto us;
Weights » Illustrative » Of sins
Therefore, seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, leaving behind all the weight of the sin which surrounds us, let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
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Weights » Illustrative » Of the restraints put on the elements
To make a weight for the wind and to supply water by measure,
Wells » Illustrative » Of the holy spirit in saints
but whosoever drinks of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst, but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a fountain of water springing up into eternal life.
Wells » Illustrative » Of wisdom and understanding in man
The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that has it, but the instruction of fools is folly.
Wells » Illustrative » Of the mouth of the righteous
The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life, but the mouth of the wicked covers violence.
Wells » Illustrative » (drinking from one's own,) of enjoyment of domestic happiness
Drink waters out of thine own cistern and running waters out of thine own well.
Wells » Illustrative » (a fruitful bough by,) of joseph's numerous posterity
Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a fountain, whose daughters run over the wall.
Wells » Illustrative » (without water,) of hypocrites
These are wells without water, clouds that are brought by a whirlwind, to whom gross darkness is reserved for ever.
Wells » Illustrative » Of the ordinances of the church
Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of saving health.
Wind » Illustrative » (when destructive,) of the judgments of God
Thou shalt be visited of the LORD of the hosts with thunders, with earthquakes, and with great noise, with whirlwind and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.
Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them; but thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, thou shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.
In measure, she shall be chastised in her stalks: he stays his rough wind in the day of the east wind.
Wind » Illustrative » Of the operations of the holy spirit
Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the spirit, prophesy, son of man, and say to the spirit, Thus hath the Lord GOD said: Come from the four winds, O spirit, and breathe upon these slain, and they shall live.
The wind blows where it desires, and thou hearest the sound of it, but canst not tell from where it comes or where it goes; so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
Wind » Illustrative » (chaff or stubble before,) of the wicked
The ungodly are not so but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
Wind » Illustrative » (without rain,) of one who boasts of a false gift
Whosoever boasts in a gift of falsehood is like clouds and wind without rain.
Wind » Illustrative » Of false doctrines
That we no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men and cunning craftiness, by which they lie in wait to deceive,
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Wind » Illustrative » (bringing forth,) of disappointed expectations
We have conceived, we have had birth pangs; we have, as it were, brought forth wind; we have not wrought any health in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.
Wind » Illustrative » Of molten images
Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.
Wind » Illustrative » Of iniquity which leads to destruction
But we were all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses as filthy rags; and we all fell as the leaves of a tree; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Wind » Illustrative » (feeding upon,) of vain hopes
Ephraim feeds on wind and follows after the east wind; he daily increases lies and desolation because they made a covenant with the Assyrians, and the oil is carried into Egypt.
Wind » Illustrative » Of terrors which pursue the soul
They have loosed terrors upon me; they fought my will as the wind and my saving health as a cloud that passes.
Wind » Illustrative » (sowing,) of a course of sin
For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind; they shall have no harvest; the fruit shall yield no meal: if so be it yields, the strangers shall swallow it up.
Wind » Illustrative » Of the speeches of the desperate
Wind » Illustrative » Of the life of man
Wine » Illustrative » Of the wrath and judgments of God
Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word: Thus hath the LORD God of Israel said, Every bottle shall be filled with wine; and they shall say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine? Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus hath the LORD said, Behold, I fill all the inhabitants of this land with drunken ness, even the kings that sit upon David's throne and the priests and the prophets and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And I will break them one against another, even the fathers with the sons together, saith the LORD; I will not pity nor spare nor have mercy to not destroy them.
For the cup is in the hand of the LORD, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he pours out of the same; yea, the dregs thereof, shall wring out and swallow up all the wicked of the earth.
Thou hast showed thy people hard things; thou hast made us to drink the wine of shaking.
For thus hath the LORD God of Israel said unto me: Take the wine cup of this fury from my hand and cause all the Gentiles, to whom I send thee, to drink of it. And they shall drink and be moved and become mad, before the sword that I will send among them. Then took I the cup from the LORD's hand and made all the Gentiles to drink, unto whom the LORD had sent me, read more.
unto Jerusalem and to the cities of Judah and to its kings and to its princes, that I might place them into desolation, into astonishment, and into hissing, and into a curse, as this day,
unto Jerusalem and to the cities of Judah and to its kings and to its princes, that I might place them into desolation, into astonishment, and into hissing, and into a curse, as this day,
Wine » Illustrative » Of the abominations of the apostacy
For all the Gentiles have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the power of her delicacies.
with whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
Wine » Illustrative » Of the blessings of the gospel
She has killed her sacrifice; she has mingled her wine; and she has furnished her table.
Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
Wine » Illustrative » Of the blood of Christ
And taking the cup and having given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; for this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. But I say unto you, I will not drink from now on of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.
Wine » Illustrative » Of violence and rapine
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
Wolves » Illustrative » Of wicked rulers
Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they do not leave a bone for tomorrow.
Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to follow their own greed.
Wolves » Illustrative » Of fierce enemies
Therefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the desert shall destroy them and a tiger shall lie in wait over their cities; anyone that goes out from there shall be torn in pieces because their rebellions have been multiplied, and their backslidings are increased.
Their horses shall be swifter than tigers and are sharper than the evening wolves, and their horsemen shall multiply themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as eagles that hasten to eat.
Wolves » Illustrative » (taming of,) of the change effected by conversion
The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a child shall shepherd them.
The wolf and the lamb shall be fed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent's food. They shall not afflict nor do evil in all my holy mountain, said the LORD.
Wolves » Illustrative » Of false teachers
Keep yourselves also from the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
For I know this, that after my departing, grievous wolves shall enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
Wolves » Illustrative » Of the wicked
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves; be ye therefore prudent as serpents and innocent as doves.
Wolves » Illustrative » Of the tribe of benjamin
Benjamin, ravening wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and in the evening he shall divide the spoil.
Wolves » Illustrative » Of the devil
But the hireling, who is not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches them and scatters the sheep.
Woman » Illustrative » (chaste and holy,) of saints
Because of the savour of thy good ointments (ointment poured forth is thy name), therefore have the virgins loved thee.
These are those who are not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are those who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These are redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
For I am jealous over you with the jealousy of God, for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to the Christ.
Woman » Illustrative » (gloriously arrayed,) of the church of Christ
The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.
But the Jerusalem of above is free, which is the mother of us all.
And there appeared a great sign in the heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars;
Woman » Illustrative » (lewd,) of the roman apostacy
And the woman which thou hast seen is that great city, which reigns over the kings of the earth.
And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and of the filthiness of her fornication;
Woman » Illustrative » (wise,) of saints
Then shall the kingdom of the heavens be likened unto ten virgins who, taking their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were prudent, and five were foolish.
Woman » Illustrative » (at ease and careless,) of a state of carnal security
Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear unto my speech.
Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones: strip you, and make yourselves bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins.
Woman » Illustrative » (foolish,) of mere professors
Then shall the kingdom of the heavens be likened unto ten virgins who, taking their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were prudent, and five were foolish. Those that were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them;
Woman » Illustrative » (delicate,) of backsliding israel
Woman » Illustrative » (forsaken,) of israel in her captivity
For as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit has the LORD called thee, and as a young woman who is put away, said thy God.
Years » Illustrative » (of visitation,) of severe judgments
Therefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness; they shall be driven on and fall therein; for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.
and there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation.
Years » Illustrative » (acceptable,) of the dispensation of the gospel
to proclaim the year of the LORD's favour, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
Years » Illustrative » (coming to,) of manhood
By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
Years » Illustrative » (being full of,) of old age
Then Abraham expired and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people.
Years » Illustrative » (of the right hand of the most high,) of prosperity
And I said, This is my infirmity, but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High.
Years » Illustrative » (of the redeemed,) of redemption by Christ
For the day of vengeance is in my heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.
Years » Illustrative » (of recompenses,) of judgments
For it shall be the day of the LORD's vengeance and the year of recompenses for the controversy of Zion.
Years » Illustrative » (well stricken in,) of old age
And they had no child because Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well advanced in years.
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