23 Bible Verses about Lamps
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And after the sun had gone down and it [was] dusk, behold, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch passed between those half pieces.
And you will make its seven lamps, and its lamps will be set up, and it will give light {in the space in front of it}.
He divided the three hundred men [into] three companies, and he put trumpets and empty jars in everyone's hand, with torches inside the jars.
and the lamp of God had not yet gone out, Samuel was lying in the temple of Yahweh where the ark of God [was].
as well as the five lampstands of beaten gold at the south and five lampstands at the north before the presence of the inner sanctuary, with the flower-shaped ornaments, the lamps, and the pair of tongs [all of gold].
And he made its seven lamps and its snuffers and its fire pans of pure gold.
And the weight of the golden lampstands and the golden lamps, {the weight of each lampstand and each lamp}, [and] the silver according to the weight of a lampstand and its lamp, according to the use of {each lampstand},
"Then the kingdom of heaven may be compared to ten virgins who took their lamps [and] went out to meet the bridegroom.
Your word [is] a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
For [like] a lamp [is] a commandment, and instruction [is] light, and the way of life [is the] reproof of discipline,
And it shall be [that] at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men {whose senses are dulled from drinking}, who say in their hearts, 'Yahweh will not do good, nor will he do evil.'
The lamp of Yahweh [is] the spirit of humankind, he who searches every {innermost part}.
when his shining lamp [was] over my head-- by his light I walked through darkness--
She perceives that her merchandise [is] good; her lamp does not go out in the night.
[As for] the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand and the seven gold lampstands--the seven stars are [the] angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are [the] seven churches.
and his head and hair [were] white like wool, white as snow, and his eyes [were] like a fiery flame,
"How often is [the] lamp of [the] wicked put out, and their disaster comes upon them? He distributes pains in his anger.
For you light my lamp; Yahweh, my God, lights up my darkness.
Now there were quite a few lamps in the upstairs room where we were gathered.
From Thematic Bible
Candlestick » Used for holding » Lamps
And you will make its seven lamps, and its lamps will be set up, and it will give light {in the space in front of it}.
"And you will make a lampstand of pure gold; the lampstand will be made of hammered work--its base and its branch, its cups, its buds, and its blossoms will be from it.
Lamps » Illustrative » (put out,) of destruction of the wicked
"How often is [the] lamp of [the] wicked put out, and their disaster comes upon them? He distributes pains in his anger.
Furthermore, the light of [the] wicked is put out, and the flame of his fire will not shine.
The light of the righteous will rejoice, but the lamp of the wicked will die out.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of omniscience of Christ
Now his body [was] like turquoise, and his face [was] like [the] appearance of lightning, and his eyes [were] like torches of fire, and his arms and his legs [were] like [the] gleam of polished bronze, and the sound of his words [was] like [the] sound of a multitude.
and his head and hair [were] white like wool, white as snow, and his eyes [were] like a fiery flame,
Lamps » Illustrative » Of the word of God
Your word [is] a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
For [like] a lamp [is] a commandment, and instruction [is] light, and the way of life [is the] reproof of discipline,
Lamps » Illustrative » Of a succession of heirs
For the sake of David, Yahweh his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, by establishing his son after him and by causing Jerusalem to exist;
To his son I will give one tribe in order to be a lamp for my servant David, always before my face, in Jerusalem the city in which I have chosen to place my name.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of God's guidance
For you light my lamp; Yahweh, my God, lights up my darkness.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of salvation of God
For the sake of Zion I will not be silent, and for the sake of Jerusalem I will not maintain a quiet attitude, until her righteousness goes out like the bright light, and her salvation burns like a torch.
And after the sun had gone down and it [was] dusk, behold, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch passed between those half pieces.
Lamps » Lighted with oil
For [when] the foolish ones took their lamps, they did not take olive oil with them.
And the foolish ones said to the wise ones, 'Give us [some] of your olive oil, because our lamps are going out!'
Lamps » Illustrative » Of severe judgments
And the third angel blew the trumpet, and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.
Lamps » Illustrative » (totally quenched,) of complete destruction of those who curse parents
He who curses his father and his mother, his lamp will be extinguished {in the midst of darkness}.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of graces of the holy ghost
And from the throne came out lightnings and sounds and thunders, and seven torches of fire [were] burning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of spirit of man
The lamp of Yahweh [is] the spirit of humankind, he who searches every {innermost part}.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of wise rulers
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah helped him, and he attacked the Philistine and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, "You shall not go out with us any longer to the battle, so that you do not quench the lamp of Israel."
Lamps » Often kept lighting all night
She perceives that her merchandise [is] good; her lamp does not go out in the night.
Lamps » Described as » Burning
And after the sun had gone down and it [was] dusk, behold, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch passed between those half pieces.
Lamps » Sometimes supplied with oil from a bowl through pipes
And he said to me, "What do you see?" And I said, "I see, and look, {a lampstand all of gold}, and a bowl [was] on its top, and its seven lamps on it, and seven lips on [each of] the lamps that [are] on its top.
Lamps » Used for lighting » Marriage processions
"Then the kingdom of heaven may be compared to ten virgins who took their lamps [and] went out to meet the bridegroom.
Lamps » Used for lighting » The tabernacle
And you will make its seven lamps, and its lamps will be set up, and it will give light {in the space in front of it}.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of glory of the cherubim
As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance [was] like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches. It [was] moving to and fro between the living creatures, and {the fire was very bright} and lightning [was] going out from the fire.
Lamps » Placed on a stand to give light to all in the house
nor do they light a lamp and place it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it shines on all those in the house.
Lamps » Required to be constantly trimmed
Lamps » Oil for, carried in vessels
Lamps » Design of
and we possess [as] more reliable the prophetic word, to which you do well [if you] pay attention to [it] as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts,
Lamps » Used for lighting » Chariots of war by night
The shields of his warriors [are] dyed red; The powerful men [are] dressed in scarlet. The metal of the chariots [shines] like fire {on the day of battle}, and [their] spears quiver. The chariots race madly through the streets; they rush back and forth in the public squares. Their appearance like lightning bolts, they dart about like flashes of lightning.
Lamps » Probable origin of dark lantern
He divided the three hundred men [into] three companies, and he put trumpets and empty jars in everyone's hand, with torches inside the jars.
Lamps » Illumination of the tents of arab chiefs by, alluded to
when his shining lamp [was] over my head-- by his light I walked through darkness-- as when I was in the days of my prime, when God's confiding [was] over my {house},
Lamps » Used for lighting » Persons going out at night
So Judas, taking the cohort and officers from the chief priests and from the Pharisees, came there with lanterns and torches and weapons.
Lamps » Used for lighting » Private apartments
Now there were quite a few lamps in the upstairs room where we were gathered.
Lamps » Illustrative » Of ministers
That one was the lamp [which was] burning and shining, and you wanted to rejoice for an hour in his light.
Lamps » Described as » Shining
That one was the lamp [which was] burning and shining, and you wanted to rejoice for an hour in his light.
Topics on Lamps
Light Of Lamps
Exodus 40:25And he set up the lamps before Yahweh, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
Oil For Lamps
Exodus 25:6oil for the lamp, balsam oils for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense,