23 Bible Verses about Lamps

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Genesis 15:17

And after the sun had gone down and it [was] dusk, behold, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch passed between those half pieces.

Exodus 25:37

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}.

Judges 7:16

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.

1 Samuel 3:3

and the lamp of God had not yet gone out, Samuel was lying in the temple of Yahweh where the ark of God [was].

1 Kings 7:49

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].

Exodus 37:23

And he made its seven lamps and its snuffers and its fire pans of pure gold.

1 Chronicles 28:15

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},

Matthew 25:1

"Then the kingdom of heaven may be compared to ten virgins who took their lamps [and] went out to meet the bridegroom.

Zephaniah 1:12

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.'

Job 29:3

when his shining lamp [was] over my head-- by his light I walked through darkness--

Proverbs 31:18

She perceives that her merchandise [is] good; her lamp does not go out in the night.

Job 18:6

The light becomes dark in his tent, and his lamp above him is put out.

Revelation 1:20

[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.

Job 21:17

"How often is [the] lamp of [the] wicked put out, and their disaster comes upon them? He distributes pains in his anger.

Acts 20:8

Now there were quite a few lamps in the upstairs room where we were gathered.

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Candlestick » Used for holding » Lamps

Exodus 25:37

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}.

Exodus 25:31

"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

Job 21:17

"How often is [the] lamp of [the] wicked put out, and their disaster comes upon them? He distributes pains in his anger.

Job 18:5

Furthermore, the light of [the] wicked is put out, and the flame of his fire will not shine.

Proverbs 13:9

The light of the righteous will rejoice, but the lamp of the wicked will die out.

Lamps » Illustrative » Of omniscience of Christ

Daniel 10:6

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.

Lamps » Illustrative » Of the word of God

Lamps » Illustrative » Of a succession of heirs

1 Kings 15:4

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;

1 Kings 11:36

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

Lamps » Illustrative » Of salvation of God

Isaiah 62:1

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.

Genesis 15:17

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

Matthew 25:3

For [when] the foolish ones took their lamps, they did not take olive oil with them.

Matthew 25:8

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

Revelation 8:10

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

Lamps » Illustrative » Of graces of the holy ghost

Revelation 4:5

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

Lamps » Illustrative » Of wise rulers

2 Samuel 21:17

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

Proverbs 31:18

She perceives that her merchandise [is] good; her lamp does not go out in the night.

Lamps » Described as » Burning

Genesis 15:17

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

Zechariah 4:2

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

Matthew 25:1

"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

Exodus 25:37

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

Ezekiel 1:13

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

Matthew 5:15

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

Matthew 25:7

Then all those virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.

Lamps » Oil for, carried in vessels

Matthew 25:4

But the wise ones took olive oil in flasks with their lamps.

Lamps » Design of

Lamps » Used for lighting » Chariots of war by night

Nahum 2:3-4

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

Judges 7:16

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

Job 29:3-4

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

John 18:3

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

Acts 20:8

Now there were quite a few lamps in the upstairs room where we were gathered.

Lamps » Illustrative » Of ministers

John 5:35

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

John 5:35

That one was the lamp [which was] burning and shining, and you wanted to rejoice for an hour in his light.

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Light Of Lamps

Exodus 40:25

And he set up the lamps before Yahweh, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

Oil For Lamps

Exodus 25:6

oil for the lamp, balsam oils for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense,

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