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JACOB — <012526> Genesis 25:26 (c) This is a type, throughout his life, of the Christian who, though he fails and falls, quickly builds an altar, brings the Lamb of God by faith, and hides under Calvary and the precious blood for every sin.

Though Jacob often wandered, he returned to God at once. He wanted to know God. He wrestled during the season with God. He gave liberally to God. God is "the God of Jacob." (See also <014924>Genesis 49:24, and other places.)

JASPER — <660403> Revelation 4:3 (c) Probably a very valuable stone, translucent or transparent, typical of the preciousness of our God in whom there is no flaw, defilement, evil, nor spot of any kind. He was beautiful, precious, valuable and attractive. (See also <662111>Revelation 21:11.)

JAW — <182917> Job 29:17 (b) A graphic description of the way Job hindered the wicked from injuring the poor, the widows, and others who were helpless.

<203014> Proverbs 30:14 (b) Solomon describes the cruel wickedness of the oppressors of his day who sought to injure the poor and needy.

<233028> Isaiah 30:28 (b) In this case, "the people" are the nations that oppress Israel. They are compared to a horse. God's power controls them as a driver controls the horse by the bit and the bridle. God will lead them to listen to bad counsel and to carry out wrong plans so that they will be defeated in their purposes.

JERICHO — <421030> Luke 10:30 (c) In this passage, Jerusalem represents the place of Christian privileges and Jericho represents the way of the world.

The verse presents this trip as a path downward.

JERUSALEM — <480426> Galatians 4:26 (a) This is a type of the true faith of God. Also a type of the free life by the Son through His Truth.

<581222> Hebrews 12:22 (a) The name given to our eternal home in glory and also to the present church.

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<662102> Revelation 21:2 (a)A description of the place in which we shall live and dwell in happy fellowship with God and His Son through eternity.

JEWEL — <012453> Genesis 24:53 (c) In this passage the servant represents the Holy Spirit who brings gifts from the Father and the Son to the bride who will one day be at the marriage supper of the Lamb. Jewels are made by God. Men polish them and make them fit to be worn by the queen. These gems represent people which have been taken by the Lord, worked upon by Him, and prepared to bring joy to His heart throughout eternity. Only the Holy Spirit can do this work in the heart and life of a believer.

<201122> Proverbs 11:22 (a)This gem represents the attractiveness, loveliness and beauty of an unsaved woman. The swine with the snout represents the unrighteous life which this beautiful woman may live. The woman herself needs to be saved, and become a child of God, then these gems of beauty will really adorn the person.

<202015> Proverbs 20:15 (a)Beautiful and wise words adorn the lives of those who walk with God, and seek to please Him in their conversation.

<220110> Song of Solomon 1:10 (c) This is a lover's comment on the beauty and the sweetness of the one to whom he is attracted. (See also <220701>Song of Solomon 7:1; <236110>Isaiah 61:10.) The joints represent her graceful movements and actions, making her attractive in all her work and ministry for her lover. Her words from the mouth are beautiful and her ways are also attractive.

<261612> Ezekiel 16:12 (a) In this way is described the graces and beautiful characteristics which God gave to Israel in her balmy days of prosperity. (See also <261617>Ezekiel 16:17, 39; 23:26.)

<390317> Malachi 3:17 (b) God's people are compared to beautiful gems. Through the vicissitudes of life they are polished and made fit for His presence. In heaven God puts together for eternity those Christians who seem best suited to each other, whose nature makes them beautiful together, and probably they were those who lived and served together on the earth. Tares were bound in bundles to be burned, while God's people were arranged together to be honored and blessed.

JEZEBEL — <660220> Revelation 2:20 (b)She is a type of religious groups which teach and practice things opposed to the truth of God and which lead to a dissolute and wicked life.

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JOB — <261414> Ezekiel 14:14 (a) An example of one who can and did pray the prayer of faith which moved God to perform miracles. (See also

<590511> James 5:11.)

JONAH — Matthew 12.40 (a) This figure is used by the Lord as a type of Himself in that He was to be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth, as Jonah was three days and three nights in the whale's belly.

Also a type of the believer who, being given a commission by God, seeks to avoid it and evade it, but eventually is brought back into God's path

( <320303>Jonah 3:3).

Also a type of Israel the nation now scattered among the nations but who will be cast out by them so they may return to their own land ( <320117>Jonah 1:17).

JORDAN — <194206> Psalm 42:6 (c) This represents a beautiful Christian life in which the stream of God (the Holy Spirit) refreshes the soul and enriches the life.

<241205> Jeremiah 12:5 (b)This verse is very appropriate in these days. The river probably refers to the time of death. It is usually taken as an emblem of the stream which separates us from the city of God. The argument evidently is that if in this life the people of this world are wearied with the realities of eternity, what would be their condition if they were transported across the river into heaven, where there are none of the things that attract the unsaved. If, in the company of believers here, with their anemic and emaciated type of Christianity they are disgusted, what would these people do when brought face to face with death, and the realities that must be faced after death.

JOSEPH — <013709> Genesis 37:9-10 (c) This character is a type of the Lord Jesus in many respects. Forty-two different aspects of Christ may be seen in his life. In this Scripture, Joseph is a type of Christ in that he is honored by his father and mother. They and all of his brothers must bow down in obeisance to him, as every knee shall bow to Christ.

<014303> Genesis 43:3 (c) Here Joseph is a true type of God, the Judge, and Benjamin is a type of the Lord Jesus. It is almost a repetition of that beautiful truth in <431406>John 14:6. No man can see the Father's face unless he comes with the Lord Jesus, the elder brother.

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<014922> Genesis 49:22 (c) This is a type of the fruitful Christian who, though persecuted and hindered by others, nevertheless continues to bear fruit in the regions round about as well as in the home parish. Israel was to be a blessing to Gentiles.

JOSHUA — <060101> Joshua 1:1 (c) He is a type of the Lord Jesus who, as the Commander and Leader of His people, conquers their enemies and leads them in triumph into blessed resting places.

JOT — <400518> Matthew 5:18 (a) This is "jod" of the Hebrew alphabet. It occurs just before <19B973>Psalm 119:73. It has a numerical value of ten and is used in the Hebrew language both as a letter and as a number and also as an article by which the value and meaning of another letter is changed. It is the smallest letter in the Hebrew alphabet. Our Lord uses it to show the very great care which He exercises over the smallest details of the Scripture.

JOY — <160810> Nehemiah 8:10 (c) This is symbolical of the great satisfaction in the heart of our Lord over the victory made possible by His provision for sin and for the sinner. He was well pleased with His work in creation. He is well pleased with His work in salvation. He will be pleased in the final consummation. We are strong in His victory.

JUDAS — <402647> Matthew 26:47 (c) He is generally used as a type of the ingrate who turns traitor to the friend he should love and becomes an enemy of one to whom he is deeply indebted.

JUNIPER — <111904> 1 Kings 19:4 (c) This is a tree which probably represents a defeated spirit, a disappointed life, and a depressed soul. We should always have an axe handy to cut down the juniper tree.

<183004> Job 30:4 (c) This indicates that these disappointed and depressed people were feeding on their miseries.

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