SYMBOLS AND SIMILITUDES
Trees of life and knowledge
Rainbow
Circumcision, of the covenant of Abraham
Passover, of the sparing of the firstborn, and of the atonement made by Christ
Of the divine presence, the pillar of cloud
Thunder on Mount Sinai
Darkness, of God’ s inscrutability
The rock that was struck, of Christ
The sprinkled blood, of the covenant
Wine, of the atoning blood
The bronze serpent, of Christ
Sacrificial animals
Waving the wave offering and lifting up the heave offering
The whole system of Mosaic rites
Tabernacle
Sanctuary
Canaan, of the spiritual rest
Salt
Offering water to drink
Lapping water
Invitation to approach
By Jonathan
By Joash
Men meeting Saul
Rain and thunder
The torn altar
The tearing of the curtain in the temple
Wounding
Praying toward the temple
Harvest
Isaiah’ s children
Nakedness
Almond rod
Sticks and staves
Food
Shadow on Ahaz’ sun-dial
Cooking
Belt
Bottles
Breaking of a potter’ s vessel
Good and bad figs
Basket of fruit
Wine
Yokes
Jeremiah’ s deeds of land
The book thrown into the Euphrates River
Being mute
A siege
Posture
Ceremonially unclean food
Ezekiel’ s beard
Change of domicile
Eating bread with alertness
Eating and drinking in fear
A vine
Death
A boiling pot
Mourning forbidden
Two sticks
Handwriting on the wall
The plumb-line
Marrying a whore
Roll
Ephah
Jonah
The star in the east
The rock that was struck
Bread
Childhood
Manna
WATER
Cleansing by
Vivifying
FIRE
Purifying
Illuminating
Searching
WIND
Incomprehensible
Powerful
Sensible in its effects
Reviving
OIL
Healing
Comforting
Consecrating
RAIN AND DEW
Fertilizing
Refreshing
Abundant
Imperceptible
A DOVE
A VOICE
Speaking
Guiding
Warning
A SEAL
Impressing
Earnest
CLOVEN TONGUES (like split, lashing, projections of fire)