Lily

How Nave’s arranged it

• The principal capitals of the temple ornamented with carvings of1 Kings 7:191 Kings 7:221 Kings 7:26
• Molded on the rim of the molten laver in the temple1 Kings 7:262 Chronicles 4:5
• Lessons of trust gathered fromMatthew 6:28–30Luke 12:27
• FIGURATIVE
• Of the lips of the beloved So 5:13

The passages, in Bible order (6)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 6 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. 1 Kings 7:19

   And the capitals atop the pillars in the portico were shaped like lilies, four cubits high.

   ›Commentary on 1 Kings 7:192 voices

   “And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily work in the porch,....

   “There is a cornice of (so-called) lilywork at Persepolis, consisting of three ranges of broadish rounded leaves, one over the other. Lilies are also represented with much spirit on a bas-relief from Koyunjik.

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2. 1 Kings 7:22

   And the tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the work of the pillars was completed.

   ›Commentary on 1 Kings 7:221 voice

   “And upon the top of the pillars was lily work,.... Which seems to be repeated from 1Ki 7:19 and confirms that: and so was the work of the pillars finished; in the manner described.

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3. 1 Kings 7:26

   It was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold two thousand baths.

   ›Commentary on 1 Kings 7:262 voices

   “For by the brim of a cup is expressed the taste of the Lord's passion, and by the leaf of a crisped lily the glory of his resurrection is openly revealed. For that the chalice of his passion is indicated in the cup is attested …

   “The palm or hand-breadth seems to have a little exceeded three inches. With flowers of lilies - Rather, “in the shape of a lily flower.” The rim was slightly curved outward, like the rim of an ordinary drinking-cup, or the edge of a lily blossom. See 2Ch 4:5 margin.

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4. 2 Chronicles 4:5

   It was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold three thousand baths.

   ›Commentary on 2 Chronicles 4:52 voices

   “Three thousand baths - See 1Ki 7:23 note. It is quite possible that either here or in Kings the text may have been accidentally corrupted.

   “The Holy Ghost by this signified, (1.) Our great gospel privilege, that the blood of Christ cleanseth from all sin, 1 John i. To us there is a fountain opened for all believers (who are spiritual priests, Rev. i. 5, 6 ), nay, for all the inhabitants of Jerusalem to wash in, from sin, which is uncleanness.

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5. Matthew 6:28–30

   And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.

   ›Commentary on Matthew 6:28–302 voices

   “(Vers. 28-29.) Consider how the lilies of the field grow: they do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed like one of these. How beautifully does the lily shine? But the viola, with its purple color, surpasses any dye, it is a judgement of the eyes more than of speech.

   “And why take ye thought for raiment,.... Having exposed the folly of an anxious and immoderate care and thought, for food to support and prolong life, our Lord proceeds to show the vanity of an over concern for raiment: consider the lilies of the field or "the flowers of the field", as the Arabic version reads it, the lilies being put for all sorts of flowers. The Persic version mentions both rose and lily; the one being beautifully clothed in red, the other in white.

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6. Luke 12:27

   Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.

   ›Commentary on Luke 12:272 voices

   “Nor does it seem of light moment, that a flower is either compared to man, or even almost more than to man is preferred to Solomon, to make us conceive the glory expressed, from the brightness of the colour to be that of the heavenly angels; who are truly the flowers of the other world, since by their brightness the world is adorned, and they breathe forth the pure odour of sanctification, who shackled by no cares, employed in no toilsome task, cherish the grace of the Divine bounty towards them, and the gifts of their heavenly nature.

   “Consider the lilies how they grow,....

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