From Nave’s Topical Bible
Seal
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 35Passages listed
- 17Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
- 1. A stamp used for signifying documents
- Given as a pledgeGenesis 38:18
- EngravedExodus 28:11Exodus 28:21Exodus 28:36Exodus 39:6Exodus 39:14Exodus 39:302 Timothy 2:19
- Decrees signified by1 Kings 21:8Esther 8:8
- Documents sealed with
- Ahab' s letter1 Kings 21:8
- CovenantsNehemiah 9:38Nehemiah 10:1Isaiah 8:16
- DecreesEsther 8:8Daniel 6:9
- DeedsJeremiah 32:10
- Treasures secured byDeuteronomy 32:34
- Lion' s den secured byDaniel 6:17
- The gravesite of JesusMatthew 27:66
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- Circumcision was regarded as a seal of righteousnessRomans 4:11
- FIGURATIVE
- Of secrecyDaniel 12:9Revelation 5:1
- Of certainty of divine approvalJohn 6:27Romans 15:282 Corinthians 1:22Ephesians 1:13Ephesians 4:30Revelation 7:3Revelation 7:4
- 2. An amphibious animal
- Skins of, according to the Revised Version, were used as a covering of the tabernacleExodus 25:5Exodus 26:14Exodus 35:7Exodus 35:23Exodus 36:19Exodus 39:34Numbers 4:25
The passages, in Bible order (35)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- Genesis 38:18
“What pledge should I give you?” he asked. She answered, “Your seal and your cord, and the staff in your hand.” So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.
Commentary on Genesis 38:181 voice
But the Hebrew word here rendered "bracelets," is everywhere else translated "lace" or "ribbon"; so that as the signet alone was probably more than an equivalent for the kid, it is not easy to conjecture why the other things were given in addition, except by supposing the perforated seal was attached by a ribbon to the staff.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871Reformed
- Exodus 25:5
ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood;
Commentary on Exodus 25:51 voice
Rams’ skins dyed red - ערת אילם מאדמים oroth eylim meoddamim, literally, the skins of red rams. It is a fact attested by many respectable travelers, that in the Levant sheep are often to be met with that have red or violet-coloured fleeces. And almost all ancient writers speak of the same thing. Homer describes the rams of Polyphemus as having a violet-coloured fleece. Αρσενες οΐες ησαν εΰτρεφεες, δασυμαλλοι, Καλοι τε, μεγαλοι τε, ιοδνεφες ειρος εχοντες. Odyss., lib. ix., ver. 425. “Strong were the rams, with native purple fair, Well fed, and largest of the fleecy care.” Pope.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the BibleEvangelical
- Exodus 26:14
Also make a covering for the tent out of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of fine leather.
- Exodus 28:11
Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the way a gem cutter engraves a seal. Then mount the stones in gold filigree settings.
Commentary on Exodus 28:112 voices
Like the engravings of a signet - So signets or seals were in use at this time, and engraving on precious stones was then an art, and this art, which was one of the most elegant and ornamental, was carried in ancient times to a very high pitch of perfection, and particularly among the ancient Greeks; such a pitch of perfection as has never been rivaled, and cannot now be even well imitated.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the BibleEvangelical
The ephod was fastened by a girdle of the same costly materials, that is, dyed, embroidered, and wrought with threads of gold. It was about a handbreadth wide and wound twice round the upper part of the waist; it fastened in front, the ends hanging down at great length (Re 1:13).
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871Reformed
- Exodus 28:21
The twelve stones are to correspond to the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.
Commentary on Exodus 28:211 voice
Of these twelve, as of twelve precious stones, is the pillar of our faith built up. For these are the precious stones—sardius, jasper, smaragd, chrysolite, and the rest—woven into the robe of holy Aaron, even of him who bears the likeness of Christ, that is, of the true Priest. [These] stones [are] set in gold and inscribed with the names of the sons of Israel, twelve stones close joined and fitting one into another, for if any should sunder or separate them, the whole fabric of the faith falls in ruins.
Ambrose of Milan· Exposition of the Christian Faith 2, INTRODUCTION 4Patristic
- Exodus 28:36
You are to make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.
Commentary on Exodus 28:361 voice
Holiness becomes his house and household. The high priest must be sequestered from all pollution, and consecrated to God and to his service and honour, and so must all his ministrations be. All that attend in God's house must have Holiness to the Lord engraven upon their foreheads, that is, they must be holy, devoted to the Lord, and designing his glory in all they do.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710Puritan
- Exodus 35:23
Everyone who had blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen, goat hair, ram skins dyed red, or articles of fine leather, brought them.
- Exodus 36:19
Additionally, he made for the tent a covering of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of fine leather.
- Exodus 39:6
They mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings, engraved like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel.
- Exodus 39:14
The twelve stones corresponded to the names of the sons of Israel. Each stone was engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.
- Exodus 39:30
They also made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and they engraved on it, like an inscription on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.
Commentary on Exodus 39:301 voice
The holy crown of pure gold - On Asiatic monuments, particularly those that appear in the ruins of Persepolis and on many Egyptian monuments, the priests are represented as wearing crowns or tiaras, and sometimes their heads are crowned with laurel. Cuper observes, that the priests and priestesses, among the ancient Greeks, were styled στεφανοφοροι, or crown-bearers, because they officiated having sometimes crowns of gold, at others, crowns of laurel, upon their heads.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the BibleEvangelical
- Exodus 39:34
the covering of ram skins dyed red, the covering of fine leather, and the veil of the covering;
- Numbers 4:25
They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting with the covering of fine leather over it, the curtains for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,
Commentary on Numbers 4:252 voices
THIS is the gist of the whole matter—"This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens: and they shall bear . . . so shall they serve." The Gershonites were part of the tribe of Levi which God selected, instead of the first-born of all Israel, to serve Him in a very special manner. They were to act as the representatives and substitutes for all the first-born, who were set apart, as the Lord's in a very peculiar sense.
Charles Spurgeon· The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 2829: “Lowly Service” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition), 1903
This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, &c.--They were appointed to carry "the curtains of the tabernacle"--that is, the goats' hair covering of the tent--the ten curious curtains and embroidered hangings at the entrance, with their red morocco covering, &c.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871Reformed
- Deuteronomy 32:34
“Have I not stored up these things, sealed up within My vaults?
Commentary on Deuteronomy 32:341 voice
Sealed up among my treasures? - Deeds or engagements by which persons were bound at a specified time to fulfill certain conditions, were sealed and laid up in places of safety; so here God’s justice is pledged to avenge the quarrel of his broken covenant on the disobedient Jews, but the time and manner were sealed in his treasures, and known only to himself. Hence it is said: -
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the BibleEvangelical
- 1 Kings 21:8
Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.
Commentary on 1 Kings 21:82 voices
She borrows the privy-seal, but the king shall not know what she will do with it. It is probable this was not the first time he had lent it to her, but that with it she had signed warrants for the slaying of the prophets.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710Puritan
She wrote letters in Ahab’s name - She counterfeited his authority by his own consent; and he lent his signet to stamp that authority.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the BibleEvangelical
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