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Colors
Nave’s Topical Bible, 1897 · source
- Symbolical uses of
- BLACK: A SYMBOL OF AFFLICTION AND CALAMITY Job 3:5Job 10:20–22Job 30:26Psalms 107:10Psalms 107:11Psalms 143:3Isaiah 5:30Isaiah 8:22Isaiah 9:19Isaiah 24:11Isaiah 50:3Joel 2:6Joel 2:10Joel 3:14Joel 3:15Amos 5:8Nahum 2:10Zephaniah 1:14Zephaniah 1:15Matthew 8:12Matthew 22:13Matthew 25:302 Peter 2:4Revelation 16:10
- BLUE: SYMBOL OF DEITY Exodus 24:10Exodus 25:3Exodus 25:4Exodus 26:1Exodus 28:28Exodus 28:37Exodus 38:18Exodus 39:1–5Exodus 39:21Exodus 39:24Exodus 39:29Exodus 39:31Numbers 4:5–12Numbers 15:38–402 Chronicles 2:72 Chronicles 2:142 Chronicles 3:14Jeremiah 10:9Ezekiel 1:26Ezekiel 10:1
- For additional reference, see passages below under CRIMSON
- SYMBOL OF ROYALTY Esther 8:15Ezekiel 23:6
- See Crimson
- CRIMSON, RED, PURPLE, AND SCARLET, SYMBOLS OF VARIOUS IDEAS
- Of iniquity Isaiah 1:18Revelation 17:3Revelation 17:4Revelation 18:12Revelation 18:16
- Of royalty Judges 8:26Daniel 5:7Daniel 5:16Daniel 5:29Matthew 27:28
- Prosperity 2 Samuel 1:24Proverbs 31:21Lamentations 4:5
- Conquest Nahum 2:3Revelation 12:3
- These colors figured largely in the symbolisms of the furnishing, and priestly vestments and functions, as types and shadows of the Exodus 25:3–5Exodus 26:1Exodus 26:14Exodus 26:31Exodus 26:36Exodus 36:8Exodus 36:19Exodus 36:35Exodus 36:37Exodus 27:16Exodus 28:4–8Exodus 28:15Exodus 28:31Exodus 28:33Exodus 35:5–7Exodus 35:23Exodus 35:25Exodus 35:35Exodus 38:18Exodus 38:23Exodus 39:2Exodus 39:3Exodus 39:5Exodus 39:29Leviticus 14:4Leviticus 14:6Leviticus 14:49Leviticus 14:51Leviticus 14:52Numbers 4:7Numbers 4:8Numbers 4:13Numbers 19:2Numbers 19:5Numbers 19:6Isaiah 63:1–3Hebrews 9:19–23
- WHITE: SYMBOL OF HOLINESS
- The high priest's holy garments were made of white linen Leviticus 16:4Leviticus 16:32
- Choir singers were arrayed in white 2 Chronicles 5:12
- SCRIPTURES EMPLOYING THE SYMBOL Psalms 51:7Ecclesiastes 9:8Isaiah 1:18Daniel 7:9Daniel 11:35Daniel 12:10Matthew 17:1Matthew 17:2Matthew 28:2Matthew 28:3Mark 9:3Revelation 1:13Revelation 1:14Revelation 2:17Revelation 3:4Revelation 3:5Revelation 3:18Revelation 4:4Revelation 6:2Revelation 6:11Revelation 7:9Revelation 7:13Revelation 7:14Revelation 15:6Revelation 19:8Revelation 19:11Revelation 19:14Revelation 20:11