Lamp, wick, and oil-flask imagery uses household lamps, burning lights, oil supply, trimmed wicks, and lamp removal to picture guidance, watchfulness, fragile faithfulness, testimony, and readiness for the Lord.
Lamp, wick, and oil-flask imagery uses household lamps, burning lights, oil supply, trimmed wicks, and lamp removal to picture guidance, watchfulness, fragile faithfulness, testimony, and readiness for the Lord.
A household-light motif in which lamps, wicks, oil, and lampstands signify divine guidance, human spirit, witness, watchful readiness, persevering light, or warning when the light is removed.
These examples show how Lamp, Wick, Oil-Flask, and Watchful-Household Imagery functions in biblical language, rhetoric, poetry, prophecy, narrative, or theological imagery.
oil olive beaten for the light
Oil supplied to the lamp pictures ordered, continuing light before God.
cause the lamps to burn continually
Continual lamp-light marks faithful sanctuary service.
the lamp of God went out
The lamp frames a moment of prophetic transition and revelation.
thou art my lamp, O LORD
The LORD is praised as the one who gives light in darkness.
thy word is a lamp unto my feet
Gods word guides the path like a lamp.
the spirit of man is the candle of the LORD
The human spirit is compared to a lamp searched by God.
the smoking flax shall he not quench
The fragile wick pictures gentleness toward the weak.
took no oil with them
Oil and lamps picture watchful readiness for the bridegrooms coming.
your lights burning
Burning lamps picture servants ready for their masters return.
remove thy candlestick out of his place
Lamp removal warns a church that its witness may be taken away.
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