Bible Verses About Symbols and Similitudes

Trees of life and knowledge: Ge 2:9,17; 3:3,24; Re 22:2
Rainbow: Ge 9:12,13
Circumcision, of the covenant of Abraham: Ge 17:11; Ro 4:11
Passover, of the sparing of the firstborn, and of the atonement made by Christ: Ex 12:3-28; 1Co 5:7
Of the divine presence, the pillar of cloud: Ex 13:21,22; 14:19,20; 19:9,16
Thunder on Mount Sinai: Ex 19:9,16
Darkness, of God' s inscrutability: Ex 20:21; Le 16:2; 1Ki 8:12; Ps 18:11; 97:2; Heb 12:18,19
The rock that was struck, of Christ: Ex 17:6; 1Co 10:4
The sprinkled blood, of the covenant: Ex 24:8
Wine, of the atoning blood: Mt 26:27-29; Mr 14:23-25; Lu 22:17,18,20
The bronze serpent, of Christ: Nu 21:8,9; Joh 3:14
Sacrificial animals: Ge 15:8-11; Joh 1:29,36
Waving the wave offering and lifting up the heave offering: Ex 29:24-28; Le 8:27-29; 9:21
The whole system of Mosaic rites: Heb 9:9,10,18-23
Tabernacle: Ps 15:1; Eze 37:27; Heb 8:2,5; 9:1-12,23,24
Sanctuary: Ps 20:2
Canaan, of the spiritual rest: Heb 3:11,12; 4:5
Salt: Nu 18:19
Offering water to drink: Ge 24:13-15,42-44
Lapping water: Jud 7:4-8
Invitation to approach: 1Sa 14:8-12
Bow-Shot
By Jonathan: 1Sa 20:21-37
By Joash: 2Ki 13:15-19
Men meeting Saul: 1Sa 10:2-7
Rain and thunder: 1Sa 12:16-18
The torn altar: 1Ki 13:3,5
The tearing of the curtain in the temple: Mt 27:51; Mr 1:38; Lu 23:45
Wounding: 1Ki 20:35-40
Praying toward the temple: 1Ki 8:29; Da 6:10
Harvest: 2Ki 19:29
Isaiah' s children: Isa 8:18
Nakedness: Isa 20:2-4
Almond rod: Jer 1:11
Sticks and staves: Eze 37:16,17; Zec 11:7,10,11,14
Food: 2Ki 19:29; Isa 37:30
Shadow on Ahaz' sun-dial: 2Ki 20:8-11; Isa 38:7,8
Cooking: Jer 1:13; Eze 4:9-15; 24:3-5
Belt: Jer 13:1-7; Ac 21:11
Bottles: Jer 13:12; 19:1,2,10
Breaking of a potter' s vessel: Jer 19
Good and bad figs: Jer 24
Basket of fruit: Jer 24:1-3; Am 8:1,2
Wine: Jer 25:15-17; Mt 26:27; Mr 14:23; Lu 22:17
Yokes: Jer 27:2,3; 28:10
Jeremiah' s deeds of land: Jer 32:1-16
The book thrown into the Euphrates River: Jer 51:63
Being mute: Eze 3:26,27; 24:27; 29:21; 33:22; Lu 1:20-22,62-64
A siege: Eze 4:1-3
Posture: Eze 4:4-8
Ceremonially unclean food: Eze 4:9-17
Ezekiel' s beard: Eze 5:1-4
Change of domicile: Eze 12:3-11
Eating bread with alertness: Eze 12:17-20
Eating and drinking in fear: Eze 12:18
A vine: Eze 15:2; 19:10-14
Death: Eze 24:16-19
A boiling pot: Eze 24:1-5
Mourning forbidden: Eze 24:15-18
Two sticks: Eze 37:15-28
Handwriting on the wall: Da 5:5,6,16-28
The plumb-line: Am 7:7,8
Marrying a whore: Ho 1:2-9; 3:1-4
Roll: Zec 5:2-4
Ephah: Zec 5:6-11
Jonah: Mt 16:4; Lu 11:29,30
The star in the east: Mt 2:2
The rock that was struck: 1Co 10:4; Ex 17:6
Salt: Col 4:6
Bread: Mt 26:26; Mr 14:22; Lu 22:19
Childhood: Mt 18:3; Mr 10:14,15; Lu 18:16,17
Manna: Joh 6:31-58
Of The Holy Spirit
WATER: Joh 3:5; 7:38,39
Cleansing by: Eze 16:9; 36:25; Eph 5:26; Heb 10:22
Vivifying: Ps 1:3; Isa 27:3,6; 44:3,4; 58:11
FIRE: Mt 3:11
Purifying: Isa 4:4; Mal 3:2,3
Illuminating: Ex 13:21; Ps 78:14
Searching: Zep 1:12; with 1Co 2:10
WIND: So 4:16
Incomprehensible: Joh 3:8; 1Co 12:11
Powerful: 1Ki 19:11; with Ac 2:2
Sensible in its effects: Joh 3:8
Reviving: Eze 37:9,10,14
OIL: Ps 45:7
Healing: Isa 1:6; Lu 10:34; Re 18:13
Comforting: Isa 61:3; Heb 1:9
Illuminating: Zec 4:2,3,11-13; Mt 25:3,4; 1Jo 2:20,27
Consecrating: Ex 29:7; 30:30; Isa 61:1
RAIN AND DEW: Ps 72:6
Fertilizing: Eze 34:26,27; Ho 6:3; 10:12; 14:5
Refreshing: Ps 68:9; Isa 18:4
Abundant: Ps 133:3
Imperceptible: 2Sa 17:12; with Mr 4:26-28
A DOVE: Mt 3:16
A VOICE: Isa 6:8
Speaking: Mt 10:20
Guiding: Isa 30:21; with Joh 16:13
Warning: Heb 3:7-11
A SEAL: Re 7:2
Impressing: Job 38:14; with 2Co 3:18
Earnest: Eph 1:13,14; 4:30; 2Co 1:22
CLOVEN TONGUES (like split, lashing, projections of fire): Ac 2:3,6,11
Ablutions, a symbol of purity
See: ABLUTIONS
See: PURIFICATIONS
For symbolisms of color
See: COLORS
See also: ALLEGORY
See: INSTRUCTION, BY SYMBOLS
See: INSTRUCTION, OF CHILDREN
See: INSTRUCTION, IN RELIGION

Symbols and Similitudes in Nave's Topical Bible