Thematic Bible: Measures
Thematic Bible
Measures » Just weights
The LORD hates false scales, but he delights in accurate weights.
Will I tolerate those who maintain deceptive standards and who use deceitful weights in their business?
You are to maintain just balances and reliable standards for weights, dry volumes, and liquid volumes. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; he made all the weights in the bag.
"Don't have different weights in your bag one heavy and one light.
False weights and measures the LORD surely detests both of them.
"You're to use an honest scale, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure!
Measures » Distances measured by rods and lines
David also conquered Moab, then measured them with a cord, making them lie down on the ground. He executed everyone measured out in each two lengths' measurement of the cord, but spared the ones measured out by every third length. Then the Moabites were placed under servitude to David, and made to pay tribute.
The city was cubic in shape: its length was the same as its width. He measured the city with his rod, and it measured at 12,000 stadia:Its length, width, and height were the same.
That's where he took me. All of a sudden, there was a man whose appearance resembled glowing bronze! He had a measuring reed and line in his hand as he stood in the city gate.
A measuring line will go straight out from there to the hill of Gareb, and then it will turn to Goah.
Measures » Of liquids and solids » Omer or tenth-deal (the tenth of an ephah)
"If he can't afford two turtledoves or two young doves, then he is to bring as his offering a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a sin offering for what he has committed. He is to put no olive oil or frankincense on it, since it's a sin offering.
"On the eighth day, he is to take two lambs without defect, a one year old ewe lamb without defect, one third of a measure of fine flour mixed with olive oil for a meal offering, and one log of oil.
Measures » The jews not to be unjust in
"You are not to act unjustly in deciding a case or when measuring weight and quantity.
Don't have different measuring devices in your house one large and one small. You must have honest weights and measuring devices, so you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is about to give you,
Measures » Of liquids and solids » Log
"On the eighth day, he is to take two lambs without defect, a one year old ewe lamb without defect, one third of a measure of fine flour mixed with olive oil for a meal offering, and one log of oil.
Then the priest is to take some of the log of olive oil and pour it into his own left hand.
Measures » Of length » Span
It is to be square when folded double, one hand span long and one hand span wide.
A champion named Goliath from Gath came out from the Philistine camp. He was four cubits and a span tall,
Measures » Of liquids and solids » Bath or ephah
For ten acres of vineyard will produce only one bath, and one omer of seed will produce only one ephah."
The ephah and the bath are to be of equal volume; that is, the bath is to contain one tenth of an omer and the ephah one tenth of an omer. The omer is to be the standard on which their volume measurement is to be based.
Measures » Of liquids and solids » Homer or cor
For ten acres of vineyard will produce only one bath, and one omer of seed will produce only one ephah."
The olive oil quota is to be based on the bath, measured at ten baths to each omer, which is equal to one kor.
Measures » Illustrative » (drinking water, by measure) of severe famine
He also told me, "Son of Man, look! I'm about to disrupt the source of bread in Jerusalem. As a result, they'll ration bread by weight while their terror continues to grow and they'll ration drinking water while their horror continues to mount!
You are to measure one sixth of one hin of water each time you drink it.
Measures » Of length » Handbreadth
You are to make a rim one handbreadth in width around it, and you are to make a gold molding around the rim.
Look, you have made my life span fit in your hand; It is nothing compared to yours. Surely every person at their best is a puff of wind. Interlude
Measures » Of length » Furlong
On the same day, two of Jesus' followers were walking to a village called Emmaus, about 60 stadia from Jerusalem.
Measures » Illustrative » (weighing the waters in a measure,) of God's infinite wisdom
"He imparted weight to the wind; he regulated water by his measurement.
Measures » Were regulated by the standard of the sanctuary
"Instead, they are to assist by lending a hand to the descendants of Aaron regarding service to the Temple of the LORD relating to the courts, the chambers, purification of everything pertaining to holiness, and to anything else pertaining to service on behalf of the Temple of God, including assisting with the rows of showbread, selecting flour for the grain offerings, the unleavened bread, baked offerings, and oil-based offerings, no matter what the quantity or sizes.
Measures » Of length » Cubit
Make the ark like this: 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high. Make a roof for the ark, and finish the walls to within one cubit from the top. Place the entrance in the side of the ark, and build a lower, a middle, and an upper deck.
Measures » Illustrative » (the measure of the stature of Christ,) of perfection
until all of us are united in the faith and in the full knowledge of God's Son, and until we attain mature adulthood and the full standard of development in the Messiah.
Measures » Illustrative » (correcting in measure,) of mitigated afflictions
For I'll be with you to save you,' declares the LORD. "For I'll put an end to all the nations where I scattered you; but I won't make an end of you. I'll discipline you justly, but I certainly won't leave you unpunished.'
Measures » Unjust, an abomination to God
False weights and measures the LORD surely detests both of them.
Measures » Of liquids and solids » Cab
until there was a great famine throughout Samaria. The siege lasted until a donkey's head cost 80 silver coins and one quarter of a unit of dove's dung cost five silver coins.
Measures » Of liquids and solids » Hin
and there is to be a tenth measure of choice flour mixed with one fourth of a hin of oil extracted by hand, and one fourth of a hin of wine as a drink offering for one lamb.
Measures » Illustrative » (measuring the dust of the earth,) of God's greatness
"Who has measured the waters of the sea in the hollow of his hand and marked off the heavens by the width of his hand? Who has enclosed the dust of the earth in a measuring bowl, or weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance?
Measures » Of length » Mile
And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go two with him.
Measures » Illustrative » (opening the mouth without measure,) of the insatiableness of hell
Therefore Sheol's appetite has grown; it has opened its mouth beyond limit. Jerusalem's nobility and her multitudes will go there, along with her brawlers and whoever is reveling within her.
Measures » Illustrative » (drinking tears in great measure,) of severe afflictions
Measures » Illustrative » (the measure of our days,) of the shortness of life
"LORD, let me know how my life ends, and the standard by which you will measure my days, whatever it is! Then I will know how transient my life is.
Measures » Of length » Fathom
After taking soundings, they found the depth to be twenty fathoms. A little later, they took soundings again and found it was fifteen fathoms.
Measures » The jews often used unjust
Are there still wicked treasures in the house of the wicked, along with deceitful and abominable measuring standards?
Measures » Of liquids and solids » Firkin
Now standing there were six stone water jars used for the Jewish rites of purification, each one holding from two to three measures.
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