Lamps
And it shall come to pass at that time, [that] I will search
Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on
their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do
good, neither will he do evil....
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Lamp more accurately represents the original than candle.
Image of conscience, "the candle of the Lord, searching the
inward man" (Proverbs 20:27). Of prosperity; the sinner's
short candle soon goes out, the righteous shall shine as the
sun forever (Job 21:17; Job 18:5; Proverbs 13:9; Matthew
13:43). Of believers' bright example leading others...
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And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the
pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the
trumpets in their right hands to blow [withal]: and they
cried, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon....
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And they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening
burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also [set
they in order] upon the pure table; and the candlestick of
gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we
keep the charge of the LORD our God; but ye have forsaken him....
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As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance
[was] like burning coals of fire, [and] like the appearance of
lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the
fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning....
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And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when
he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it....
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(See CANDLE; CANDLESTICK.) The ordinary means of lighting
apartments. In Judges 7:16; Judges 7:20, lamps mean torches;
so John 18:3; Matthew 25:1. The terra cotta and bronze
handlamps from Nimrud and Koyunjik perhaps give a good idea of
the Bible lamp. The Egyption kandeel or common lamp is a small
glass vessel with a tube in the bottom in whi...
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lamp'-stand (nir, ner, lappidh, Phoenician lampadh, whence
lampas; luchnos is also used): Ner or nir is properly
"light" or "a light-giving thing," hence, "lamp," and is so
rendered in the Revised Version (British and American), but
often "candle" in the King James Version. Its use in
connection with the tabernacle and the temple (Ex 25:37 ff;...
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Miraculously appeared at Abraham's sacrifice
Ge 15:17
-For the tabernacle
Ex 25
-Kept burning at night in the tabernacle and cared for by
priest
Ex 27:20,21; Le 24:2-4
-FIGURATIVE
Job 18:6; Ps 119:105; Pr 13:9; 20:20; Isa 62:1; Jer
25:10;
Zep 1:12; Pr 13:9; 20:20; Isa 62:1; Jer 25:10; Zep
1:12; Mt
6:22; 2Pe 1:19; Re 21:23
-SYMBOLICAL
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1. That part of the golden candlestick belonging to the
tabernacle which bore the light; also of each of the ten
candlesticks placed by Solomon in the temple before the holy
of holies. Ex 25:37; 1Ki 7:49; 2Ch 4:20; 13:11; Zec 4:2 The
lamps were lighted every evening and cleansed every morning.
Ex 30:7,8
2. A torch or flambeau, such as was car...
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