Thematic Bible: Measures
Thematic Bible
Measures » Just weights
but an accurate weight is His delight.
or bags of deceptive weights?
You are to have honest balances, honest weights, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure; I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
all the weights in the bag
“You must not have two different weights in your bag, one heavy and one light.
both are detestable to the Lord.
“You must have honest scales, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure.
Measures » Distances measured by rods and lines
He also defeated the Moabites, and after making them lie down on the ground, he measured them off with a cord. He measured every two cord lengths of those to be put to death and one length of those to be kept alive. So the Moabites became David’s subjects and brought tribute.
The city is laid out in a square; its length and width are the same. He measured the city with the rod at 12,000 stadia. Its length, width, and height are equal.
He brought me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze, with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand. He was standing by the gate.
A measuring line will once again stretch out straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn toward Goah.
Measures » Of liquids and solids » Omer or tenth-deal (the tenth of an ephah)
“But if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two young pigeons, he may bring two quarts of fine flour as an offering for his sin. He must not put olive oil or frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering.
“On the eighth day he must take two unblemished male lambs, an unblemished year-old ewe lamb, a grain offering of three quarts of fine flour mixed with olive oil, and one-third of a quart of olive oil.
Measures » The jews not to be unjust in
“You must not be unfair in measurements of length, weight, or volume.
You must not have two differing dry measures in your house, a larger and a smaller. You must have a full and honest weight, a full and honest dry measure, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
Measures » Of liquids and solids » Log
“On the eighth day he must take two unblemished male lambs, an unblemished year-old ewe lamb, a grain offering of three quarts of fine flour mixed with olive oil, and one-third of a quart of olive oil.
Then the priest will take some of the one-third quart of olive oil and pour it into his left palm.
Measures » Of length » Span
It must be square and folded double, nine inches long and nine inches wide.
Then a champion named Goliath, from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was nine feet, nine inches tall
Measures » Of liquids and solids » Bath or ephah
only six gallons,
and 10 bushels
only one bushel.
The dry measure and the liquid measure will be uniform, with the liquid measure containing 5½ gallons and the dry measure holding half a bushel. Their measurement will be a tenth of the standard larger capacity measure.
Measures » Of liquids and solids » Homer or cor
only six gallons,
and 10 bushels
only one bushel.
The quota of oil in liquid measures will be one percent of every cor. The cor equals 10 liquid measures or one standard larger capacity measure, since 10 liquid measures equal one standard larger capacity measure.
Measures » Illustrative » (drinking water, by measure) of severe famine
Then He said to me, “Son of man, I am going to cut off the supply of bread in Jerusalem. They will anxiously eat bread rationed by weight and in dread drink water by measure.
You are also to drink water by measure, a sixth of a gallon, which you will drink from time to time.
Measures » Of length » Handbreadth
Make a three-inch frame all around it and make a gold molding for it all around its frame.
and my life span as nothing in Your sight.
Yes, every mortal man is only a vapor.
Measures » Of length » Furlong
Now that same day two of them were on their way to a village called Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem.
Measures » Illustrative » (weighing the waters in a measure,) of God's infinite wisdom
and limited the water by measure,
Measures » Were regulated by the standard of the sanctuary
as well as the rows of the bread of the Presence, the fine flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of volume and length.
Measures » Of length » Cubit
This is how you are to make it: The ark will be 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. You are to make a roof, finishing [the sides of the ark] to within 18 inches [of the roof.] You are to put a door in the side of the ark. Make it with lower, middle, and upper [decks].
Measures » Illustrative » (the measure of the stature of Christ,) of perfection
until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of God’s Son, growing into a mature man with a stature measured by Christ’s fullness.
Measures » Illustrative » (correcting in measure,) of mitigated afflictions
this is the Lord’s declaration—
to save you!
I will bring destruction on all the nations
where I have scattered you;
however, I will not bring destruction on you.
I will discipline you justly,
and I will by no means leave you unpunished.
Measures » Unjust, an abomination to God
both are detestable to the Lord.
Measures » Of liquids and solids » Cab
So there was a great famine in Samaria, and they continued the siege against it until a donkey’s head sold for 80 silver shekels, and a cup of dove’s dung sold for five silver shekels.
Measures » Of liquids and solids » Hin
With the first lamb offer two quarts of fine flour mixed with one quart of oil from crushed olives, and a drink offering of one quart of wine.
Measures » Illustrative » (measuring the dust of the earth,) of God's greatness
or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand?
Who has gathered the dust of the earth in a measure
or weighed the mountains in a balance
and the hills in the scales?
Measures » Of length » Mile
Measures » Illustrative » (opening the mouth without measure,) of the insatiableness of hell
and opens wide its enormous jaws,
and down go Zion’s dignitaries, her masses,
her crowds, and those who carouse in her!
Measures » Illustrative » (drinking tears in great measure,) of severe afflictions
Measures » Illustrative » (the measure of our days,) of the shortness of life
and the number of my days.
Let me know how short-lived I am.
Measures » Of length » Fathom
They took a sounding and found it to be 120 feet deep; when they had sailed a little farther and sounded again, they found it to be 90 feet deep.
Measures » The jews often used unjust
and the accursed short measure
in the house of the wicked?
Measures » Of liquids and solids » Firkin
Now six stone water jars had been set there for Jewish purification. Each contained 20 or 30 gallons.
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