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In the biblical narrative, objects often hold significant symbolic and practical roles, serving as instruments of divine action, symbols of covenant, or tools for worship. These objects, whether mundane or sacred, are woven into the fabric of biblical history and theology.

Ark of the Covenant

The Ark of the Covenant is one of the most significant objects in the Bible. Constructed under the direction of Moses, the Ark was a chest made of acacia wood, overlaid with gold, and housed the tablets of the Ten Commandments (Exodus 25:10-22). It symbolized God's presence among His people and was central to Israelite worship. The Ark was kept in the Holy of Holies within the Tabernacle and later the Temple. It was carried into battle and played a crucial role in the crossing of the Jordan River (Joshua 3:14-17).

Tabernacle and Temple Furnishings

The Tabernacle, and later the Temple, contained various objects that were integral to Israelite worship. These included the altar of burnt offering, the bronze basin, the table of showbread, the golden lampstand, and the altar of incense (Exodus 25-30). Each object had specific instructions for its construction and use, reflecting the holiness and order of worship prescribed by God.

The Cross

In the New Testament, the cross becomes the central object of Christian faith. It is the instrument of Jesus Christ's crucifixion, symbolizing the atonement for sin and the means of salvation. The Apostle Paul emphasizes the significance of the cross, stating, "For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified" (1 Corinthians 2:2). The cross is a symbol of sacrifice, redemption, and the power of God.

The Rod of Aaron

Aaron's rod is another notable object, demonstrating God's authority and power. It was used to perform miracles in Egypt, such as turning into a serpent and swallowing the magicians' rods (Exodus 7:10-12). Later, it budded, blossomed, and produced almonds as a sign of God's chosen priesthood (Numbers 17:8).

The Bronze Serpent

In the wilderness, God instructed Moses to make a bronze serpent and set it on a pole so that anyone bitten by a snake could look at it and live (Numbers 21:8-9). This object prefigures Christ's crucifixion, as Jesus Himself referenced it: "Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up" (John 3:14).

The Stone Tablets

The stone tablets, inscribed with the Ten Commandments, are foundational objects in the biblical narrative. They represent God's covenant with Israel and His moral law. Moses received these tablets on Mount Sinai, and they were placed inside the Ark of the Covenant (Exodus 31:18; Deuteronomy 10:1-5).

The Altar

Altars are frequently mentioned throughout the Bible as places of sacrifice and worship. Noah built an altar after the flood (Genesis 8:20), Abraham constructed altars at various locations as he journeyed (Genesis 12:7-8), and Elijah famously repaired the altar of the Lord on Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18:30-32). Altars symbolize communion with God and the offering of sacrifices.

The Ephod

The ephod was a priestly garment worn by the high priest, made of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen (Exodus 28:6-14). It held the breastpiece with the Urim and Thummim, used for divination and seeking God's will. The ephod signifies the role of the priest as an intermediary between God and the people.

The Manna

Manna was the miraculous food provided by God to the Israelites during their wilderness wanderings. It appeared each morning, except on the Sabbath, and was described as "white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey" (Exodus 16:31). Manna symbolizes God's provision and faithfulness.

The Scroll

Scrolls were the primary medium for writing in biblical times. The most significant scrolls are the Scriptures themselves, such as the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings. In the New Testament, Jesus reads from the scroll of Isaiah in the synagogue, declaring the fulfillment of prophecy (Luke 4:17-21).

These objects, among others, are not merely historical artifacts but are imbued with theological significance, reflecting God's interaction with humanity and His unfolding plan of redemption.

Greek

4574. sebasma -- an object of worship
... veneration. Cognate: 4574 -- devotion shown to a deity, especially in relation
to religious objects of worship. See 4576 (). Word ...
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603. apokaradokia -- strained expectancy
... [The prefix, "575 ('from'), implies , the attention other objects" (, 709),
suggesting "abstraction and absorption" (Lightfoot). ...
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Strong's Hebrew

8550. Tummim -- Thummim
... Thummim. Plural of tom; perfections, ie (techn.) One of the epithets of the objects
in the high-priest's breastplate as an emblem of complete Truth -- Thummim. ...
/hebrew/8550.htm - 6k

Library

The Objects of Felicity
... THE FIFTH CENTURY 1 THE objects of Felicity. THE objects of Felicity, and
the way of enjoying them, are two material themes; wherein ...
/.../traherne/centuries of meditations/1 the objects of felicity.htm

The Objects of Merit
... Chapter I. The Nature Of Actual Grace Section 3. The Objects Of Merit. After
defining the existence of merit the Tridentine Council ...
/.../pohle/grace actual and habitual/section 3 the objects of.htm

The Objects of Prayer
... CHAPTER XI THE OBJECTS OF PRAYER. THE OBJECTS OF PRAYER Everyone who asks
for the earthly and little things from God disregards Him ...
//christianbookshelf.org/origen/origen on prayer/chapter xi the objects of.htm

Whether Habits are Distinguished by their Objects?
... OF THE DISTINCTION OF HABITS (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether habits are distinguished by
their objects? ... Therefore habits are not distinguished by their objects. ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether habits are distinguished by.htm

Faustus Objects to the Incarnation of God on the Ground that the ...
... Faustus objects to the incarnation of God on the ground that the evangelists are
at variance with each other, and that incarnation is unsuitable to deity. ...
/.../faustus objects to the incarnation.htm

In Discovering the Matter or Objects to be Enjoyed
... THE THIRD CENTURY 58 In discovering the matter or objects to be enjoyed.
In discovering the matter or objects to be enjoyed, I was ...
/.../traherne/centuries of meditations/58 in discovering the matter.htm

The True Objects of Enjoyment, Then, are the Father and the Son ...
... BOOK I. Chapter 5. The TRUE objects of enjoyment, then, are the Father and
the Son and the? 5. The true objects of enjoyment, then ...
/.../augustine/on christian doctrine in four books/chapter 5 the true objects.htm

Every one Provideth Objects
... THE THIRD CENTURY 6 Every one provideth objects. Every one provideth objects,
but few prepare senses whereby, and light wherein, to see them. ...
/.../traherne/centuries of meditations/6 every one provideth objects.htm

Eighth Tractate. Why Distant Objects Appear Small.
... THE SECOND ENNEAD EIGHTH TRACTATE. WHY DISTANT OBJECTS APPEAR SMALL. 1. Seen
from a distance, objects appear reduced and close together ...
/.../plotinus/the six enneads/eighth tractate why distant objects.htm

Those Things which are Objects of Use are not All...
... BOOK I. Chapter 22. Those things which are objects of use are not all? 22.
Those things which are objects of use are not all, however ...
/.../augustine/on christian doctrine in four books/chapter 22 those things which.htm

Thesaurus

Objects (30 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Objects (30 Occurrences). Matthew 10:22 And you
will be objects of universal hatred because you are called ...
/o/objects.htm - 15k

Vision (106 Occurrences)
... Luke 24:23; Acts 26:19; 2 Corinthians 12:1). Noah Webster's Dictionary.
1. (n.) The act of seeing external objects; actual sight. ...
/v/vision.htm - 45k

Election (6 Occurrences)
... 5. (a.) Divine choice; predestination of individuals as objects of mercy
and salvation; -- one of the five points of Calvinism. ...
/e/election.htm - 26k

Silver (329 Occurrences)
... In Palestine, silver objects have been found antedating the occupation
of the land by the Hebrews. This metal was used for making ...
/s/silver.htm - 48k

Hatred (30 Occurrences)
... Matthew 10:22 And you will be objects of universal hatred because you are called
by my name; but he who holds out to the End--he will be saved. (WEY). ...
/h/hatred.htm - 17k

Adoration
... See also ATTITUDES. IV. Objects of Adoration. ... To give reverence to material objects
themselves is condemned as idolatry throughout the Old Testament. ...
/a/adoration.htm - 20k

Crafts (2 Occurrences)
... remain. It is even doubtful how many of the above objects are really the
work of this people. (2) Canaanitish and Phoenician. It ...
/c/crafts.htm - 30k

Universal (7 Occurrences)
... Matthew 10:22 And you will be objects of universal hatred because you are called
by my name; but he who holds out to the End--he will be saved. (WEY). ...
/u/universal.htm - 9k

Dictionaries
... of language (words or concepts) has bare definitions, and the alphabetical encyclopedia
or dictionary of knowledge or information (objects, things, subjects ...
/d/dictionaries.htm - 38k

Sight (522 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The act of seeing; perception of objects
by the eye; view; as, to gain sight of land. 2. (n.) The ...
/s/sight.htm - 37k

Resources

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Objects (30 Occurrences)

Matthew 10:22
And you will be objects of universal hatred because you are called by my name; but he who holds out to the End--he will be saved.
(WEY)

Matthew 24:9
"At that time they will deliver you up to punishment and will put you to death; and you will be objects of hatred to all the nations because you are called by my name.
(WEY)

Mark 4:19
but worldly cares and the deceitfulness of wealth and the excessive pursuit of other objects come in and stifle the Message, and it becomes unfruitful.
(WEY)

Mark 13:13
You will be objects of universal hatred because you are called by my name, but those who stand firm to the End will be saved.
(WEY)

Luke 21:17
You will be the objects of universal hatred because you are called by my name;
(WEY)

Acts 17:23
For as I passed along, and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription:'TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.' What therefore you worship in ignorance, this I announce to you.
(WEB ASV YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Romans 9:22
What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath made for destruction,
(See NIV)

Romans 9:23
and that he might make known the riches of his glory on vessels of mercy, which he prepared beforehand for glory,
(See NIV)

Romans 11:30
For as indeed ye also once have not believed in God, but now have been objects of mercy through the unbelief of these;
(DBY)

Romans 11:31
so these also have now not believed in your mercy, in order that they also may be objects of mercy.
(DBY)

Ephesians 2:3
among whom we also all once lived in the lust of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.
(See NIV)

2 Peter 1:9
For the man in whom they are lacking is blind and cannot see distant objects, in that he has forgotten that he has been cleansed from his old sins.
(WEY)

Exodus 35:22
They came, both men and women, as many as were willing-hearted, and brought brooches, earrings, signet rings, and armlets, all jewels of gold; even every man who offered an offering of gold to Yahweh.
(See RSV)

Numbers 4:15
"When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary, and all the furniture of the sanctuary, as the camp moves forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to carry it: but they shall not touch the sanctuary, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the Tent of Meeting.
(See NAS)

Numbers 4:19
but thus do to them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach to the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them everyone to his service and to his burden;
(See NAS)

Numbers 4:20
but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die."
(See NAS)

Numbers 4:32
and the pillars of the court around it, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name you shall appoint the instruments of the duty of their burden.
(See RSV)

Numbers 7:9
But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the sanctuary belonged to them; they carried it on their shoulders.
(See NAS)

Numbers 10:21
The Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary. The others set up the tabernacle before they arrived.
(See NAS)

1 Samuel 6:8
and take the ark of Yahweh, and lay it on the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which you return him for a trespass offering, in a coffer by its side; and send it away, that it may go.
(See NIV)

1 Samuel 6:15
The Levites took down the ark of Yahweh, and the coffer that was with it, in which the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone: and the men of Beth Shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day to Yahweh.
(See NIV)

1 Kings 7:45
and the pots, and the shovels, and the basins: even all these vessels, which Hiram made for king Solomon, in the house of Yahweh, were of burnished brass.
(See NIV)

1 Kings 8:50
and forgive your people who have sinned against you, and all their transgressions in which they have transgressed against you; and give them compassion before those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them
(See NAS)

2 Kings 12:18
Jehoash king of Judah took all the holy things that Jehoshaphat and Jehoram and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own holy things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of Yahweh, and of the king's house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem.
(See NIV)

2 Chronicles 4:16
The pots also, and the shovels, and the forks, and all its vessels, did Huram his father make for king Solomon for the house of Yahweh of bright brass.
(See NIV)

2 Chronicles 24:7
For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of Yahweh did they bestow on the Baals.
(See NIV)

2 Chronicles 24:14
When they had made an end, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, of which were made vessels for the house of Yahweh, even vessels with which to minister and to offer, and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. They offered burnt offerings in the house of Yahweh continually all the days of Jehoiada.
(See NIV)

Psalms 106:46
He made them also to be pitied by all those who carried them captive.
(See NAS)

Jeremiah 10:15
They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 51:18
They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
(See NIV)

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