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  • BLACK: A SYMBOL OF AFFLICTION AND CALAMITY Job 3:5 ; 10:20-22 ; 30:26 ; Psalm 107:10,11 ; 143:3 ; Isaiah 5:30 ; 8:22 ; 9:19 ; 24:11 ; 50:3 ; Joel 2:6,10 ; 3:14,15 ; Amos 5:8 ; Nahum 2:10 ; Zephaniah 1:14,15 ; Matthew 8:12 ; 22:13 ; 25:30 ; 2 Peter 2:4 ; Jude 1:13 ; Revelation 16:10

  • BLUE: SYMBOL OF DEITY Exodus 24:10 ; 25:3,4 ; 26:1 ; 28:28,37 ; 38:18 ; 39:1-5,21,24,29,31 ; Numbers 4:5-12 ; 15:38-40 ; 2 Chronicles 2:7,14 ; 3:14 ; Jeremiah 10:9 ; Ezekiel 1:26 ; 10:1
    • For additional reference, see passages below under CRIMSON
    • SYMBOL OF ROYALTY Esther 8:15 ; Ezekiel 23:6
    • See CRIMSON, blow

    • CRIMSON, RED, PURPLE, AND SCARLET, SYMBOLS OF VARIOUS IDEAS
    • Of iniquity Isaiah 1:18 ; Revelation 17:3,4 ; 18:12,16
    • Of royalty Judges 8:26 ; Daniel 5:7,16,29 ; Matthew 27:28
    • Prosperity 2 Samuel 1:24 ; Proverbs 31:21 ; Lamentations 4:5
    • Conquest Nahum 2:3 ; Revelation 12:3
    • These colors figured largely in the symbolisms of the Tabernacle furnishing, and priestly vestments and functions, As types and shadows of the atonement Exodus 25:3-5 ; 26:1,14,31,36 ; 36:8,19,35,37 ; 27:16 ; 28:4-8,15,31,33 ; 35:5-7,23,25,35 ; 38:18,23 ; 39:2,3,5,29 ; Leviticus 14:4,6,49,51,52 ; Numbers 4:7,8,13 ; 19:2,5,6 ; Isaiah 63:1-3 ; Hebrews 9:19-23

  • WHITE: SYMBOL OF HOLINESS
    • The high priest's holy garments were made of white linen Leviticus 16:4,32
    • Choir singers were arrayed in white 2 Chronicles 5:12

  • SCRIPTURES EMPLOYING THE SYMBOL Psalm 51:7 ; Ecclesiastes 9:8 ; Isaiah 1:18 ; Daniel 7:9 ; 11:35 ; 12:10 ; Matthew 17:1,2 ; 28:2,3 ; Mark 9:3 ; Revelation 1:13,14 ; 2:17 ; 3:4,5,18 ; 4:4 ; 6:2,11 ; 7:9,13,14 ; 15:6 ; 19:8,11,14 ; 20:11

Orville J. Nave
Nave's Topical Bible

Orville James Nave (April 30, 1841 – June 24, 1917) was an American Methodist theologian and chaplain in the United States Army. He is best known for compiling Nave's Topical Bible, an index of topics addressed in the Christian Bible.Wikipedia

Nave's Topical Bible is a book written by Orville James Nave (1841–1917) and published by Thomas Nelson Publishers. Nave was a chaplain in the United States Army and referred to his work as "the result of fourteen years of delight and untiring study of the Word of God." It is a topical concordance of the Bible, and contains Biblical references to over 20,000 topics. Scripture is quoted over 100,000 times; the same Scripture citation may appear under several headings.

The topic headings are broad, covering many religious concepts, geographical regions, and names of Biblical figures. While theological concepts such as salvation and worship are included, a wide range of topics, such as Biblical references to ropes, are also included. This reflects the author's intention, as stated in the book's preface, to "...note and classify everything found in the Scriptures".

The book took fourteen years to complete. Its original copyrights were 1896 and 1897. Until at least 1907 the book was published by the Topical Bible Publishing Company of Lincoln Nebraska. At least seven editions have been published, based on the King James Version and Revised Version of the Bible. Each verse of the Bible is indexed according to the topics it is classified under. Christian figures such as Billy Graham have endorsed the book.
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