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Lamps

Design of - 2Pe 1:19

DESCRIBED AS

• Burning
- Ge 15:17
• Shining
- Joh 5:35

Lighted with oil - Mt 25:3,8

Oil for, carried in vessels - Mt 25:4

Sometimes supplied with oil form a bowl through pipes - Zec 4:2

Required to be constantly trimmed - Mt 25:7

USED FOR LIGHTING

• The tabernacle
- Ex 25:37
• Private apartments
- Ac 20:8
• Chariots of war by night
- Na 2:3,4
• Marriage processions
- Mt 25:1
• Persons going out at night
- Joh 18:3

Often kept lighting all night - Pr 31:18

Placed on a stand to give light to all in the house - Mt 5:15

Illumination of the tents of Arab chiefs by, alluded to - Job 29:3,4

Probable origin of dark lantern - Jud 7:16

ILLUSTRATIVE

• Of the word of God
- Ps 119:105; Pr 6:23
• Of omniscience of Christ
- Da 10:6; Re 1:14
• Of graces of the Holy Spirit
- Re 4:5
• Of salvation of God
- Ge 15:17; Isa 62:1
• Of God's guidance
- 2Sa 22:29; Ps 18:28
• Of glory of the cherubim
- Eze 1:13
• Of spirit of man
- Pr 20:27
• Of ministers
- Joh 5:35
• Of wise rulers
- 2Sa 21:17
• Of severe judgments
- Re 8:10
• Of a succession of heirs
- 1Ki 11:36; 15:4
• (Put out,) of destruction of the wicked
- Job 18:5,6; 21:17; 13:9
• (Totally quenched,) of complete destruction of those who
curse parents - Pr 20:20
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