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Edwin Elisha James is an Evangelist whose commitment to preach wherever the Lord leads him has fructified in bringing hundreds of souls to the Lord - a dream and a desire that he has harboured for the longest time!

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Uses of the Word “Lamp” in Scriptures.

Psalms 132:17

“Here I will make a horn grow for David and set up a lamp for my anointed one.

A symbol of indifference:

Job 12:5

Men at ease have contempt for misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.
S symbol of Word of God:

Psalms 119:105

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.

Proverbs 6:23

For these commands are a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life,

A symbol of life:

Proverbs 13:9

The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.

Proverbs 20:20

If a man curses his father or mother, his lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.

A symbol of Salvation:

Isaiah 62:1

For Zion's sake I will not keep silent, for Jerusalem's sake I will not remain quiet, till her righteousness shines out like the dawn, her salvation like a blazing torch.

Used to describe Cherubim:

Ezekiel 1:13

The appearance of the living creatures was like burning coals of fire or like torches. Fire moved back and forth among the creatures; it was bright, and lightning flashed out of it.

Used to describe a symbol of Salvation:

Job 41:19

Firebrands stream from his mouth; sparks of fire shoot out.



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