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LADDER — <012812> Genesis 28:12 (c) We are made to realize that there is a way to glory from earth. There is a way for us to approach to God in prayer, and then return to the fields of labor bringing with us heaven's blessings.

LADY — <234705> Isaiah 47:5 (b) This name is a description of the city of Babylon. It had been a beautiful city, with hanging gardens, parks, and very gorgeous robes on its soldiers. This verse is prophesying that it will no longer have that grandeur, but will be brought down to desolation and destruction.

LAMB — <012207> Genesis 22:7 (b) It is quite evident that this lamb is a type of the Lord Jesus Christ who was described by John as "the Lamb of God." Abraham's reply indicates the same truth, for he said, "God will provide Himself a lamb for a burnt offering." It does not say He will "provide for Himself." The Lord Jesus was and is one of the persons of the Godhead, and He gave His own self to be a sacrifice.

<021313> Exodus 13:13 (b) In this place again the Lord Jesus is evidently the antitype, while we are represented by the ass. The Scripture says "man is born a wild ass's colt." Each one of us must be redeemed by the blood of the Lord Jesus, the Lamb of God, or else we shall be punished ourselves.

<032312> Leviticus 23:12 (c)The Lord Jesus was inspected before He was offered as the Passover Lamb. Pilate's wife inspected Him socially. Pilate inspected Him for the civil government. Herod inspected Him for the military government. Judas inspected Him from the standpoint of personal fellowship. The Centurion inspected Him as a law enforcement officer. All of them found Him without a blemish, and therefore fit from the human standpoint to be the Lamb of God.

<202726> Proverbs 27:26 (c) It may be that this also is a picture of the Lord Jesus in that we must be clothed with Him as the Scripture says, "Put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ." The garment of salvation, and the robe of righteousness are just His own wonderful self given to us to cover all our sins and discrepancies.

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<430129> John 1:29 (a) The Lord Jesus is often compared to a lamb, and for many reasons. The lamb was used for food, and the Savior has told us to eat of Him. The lamb is used for growing wool to make warm garments, and so we are clothed with Christ that we may be accepted by God in Him. The lamb was an acceptable sacrifice to God, and so the Savior offered Himself to God as our sacrifice. The lamb was used as the Passover sacrifice, and the Scripture says, "Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us." The lamb is a gentle creature, and our Lord said he was "meek and lowely in heart." The lamb does not object to being sheared or killed, and so "He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearer is dumb, so He opened not His mouth."

<660506> Revelation 5:6 (a) Throughout the book of Revelation, the Lord Jesus is presented under the type of "a lamb as it had been slain." It appears that Christ constantly bears the marks of the crucifixion, and that He still has the wounded hands, feet, side, back, head and face. God will never let us forget that the Lord Jesus became a sacrifice for our sins, and for ourselves. He is called "the Lamb" in order to keep this truth constantly before the hearts and minds of saved and unsaved in eternity. The sufferings of the lost are said to be "in the presence of the holy angels, and of the Lamb."

LAME — <032118> Leviticus 21:18 (c) Undoubtedly the lame man in this passage is a type of the Christian or the professing Christian who does not walk in a straight path and in fellowship with God. Such a one would not be suitable as a servant of the Lord, or a leader of the people.

<051521> Deuteronomy 15:21 (c) The sacrifice that is offered to the Lord must be perfect. Every sacrifice which man offers outside of Christ is defective, and cannot stand divine inspection. Christ alone is the only perfect sacrifice.

<100903> 2 Samuel 9:3 (c) Many evangelists use this figure as a type of all sinners.

Everybody is lame on the feet in a spiritual sense. The walk is not what it should be. The ways of men are not perfect and godly as they should be. We therefore receive "the kindness of God,' the feet are put under the table out of sight, while we sit at the King's banquet, and enjoy His fellowship after the King accepts us.

<202607> Proverbs 26:7 (b)Our Lord is describing to us the fact that we naturally go wrong and walk in a crooked path. Very few men, if any, can walk in a straight path where the footprints can be seen, as in the snow. One leg is

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longer than the other. All of us are lame in the spiritual sense. It is a natural thing with everybody.

<233323> Isaiah 33:23 (c) Here is a very beautiful way of telling us that those who realize their weakness and their insufficiency are usually those who come to God for help and receive from Him the blessings He gives.

<581213> Hebrews 12:13 (b) Men are not always strong and vigorous in their spiritual life. Some are weak Christians and stumble along the way instead of being able to stand for the faith, resisting the enemy. We are called upon to so walk, live, act and talk that weak Christians will be strengthened in their faith and made to stand strong for the Lord.

LAMP — <011517> Genesis 15:17 (c) Here we find a picture of the experience of Israel in Egypt. They were to have terrible oppression and suffering which was described as a smoking furnace, but in the midst of this they were to have the Word of God and the teaching of God's truth which is represented by the burning lamp. God never failed even in the darkest hour to send the light of His truth to the people.

<022537> Exodus 25:37 (c) The lampstand had seven branches, and these are generally taken to represent the sevenfold Spirit of God who is the Spirit of light. It is also taken by some to represent the perfect testimony of the Word of God.

Others think that they represent the ministry of the church which gives out the light of the gospel. All three may be true, for certainly these golden lamps do represent all these three sources of light.

<070716> Judges 7:16 (c) In this account the pitcher probably represents the believer. The lamp probably represents the light that is in the believer, the indwelling Spirit of God, and the wonderful light-giving Word of God. The pitcher must be broken

that the light may shine out. The believer must be broken in spirit, humble and contrite, that the light may shine from him. Nothing earthly must interfere.

I Kings 15:4 (b) Here is a figure of the testimony and life of King David. These were left to his children. They were to exhibit the faith which David had and to carry on the testimony which David maintained. (See also

<19D217> Psalm 132:17.)

<181205> Job 12:5 (b) This lamp represents the Word of God and the counsel of the Lord. That person who is ready to leave the path of righteousness and

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walk with the world does not want counsel or advice either from the Word of God, or from the child of God. He despises both.

<184119> Job 41:19 (c) Probably this is just a poetic way of telling of the terror produced by the hideous noises that come from the mouths of enraged animals. It may have a counterpart somehow in describing the vile and wicked expressions that come from the mouths of the ungodly who seek to destroy much good.

<19B9105> Psalm 119:105 (a) The Word of God is the lamp which lights the way through life and illuminates the path to glory. Those who walk in the light of the Word of God live godly, consecrated lives which are fruitful, helpful and pleasant. (See also <200623>Proverbs 6:23.)

<201309> Proverbs 13:9 (b)The Lord tells us in this passage, as well as in other portions, that the influence of the wicked, and the memory of them, as well as their public testimony, will be blotted out, for they have no value to God. (See also <202020>Proverbs 20:20.)

<236201> Isaiah 62:1 (a) The gospel of God's grace began at Jerusalem with our Lord Jesus and has spread throughout the world. Thus this Scripture has been fulfilled.

<260113> Ezekiel 1:13 (a)The living creatures represent four aspects of the Lord Jesus Christ. The fire represents the judgment that emanates from Him as the Judge of all the earth. The lamps represent the Holy Spirit of God in His seven aspects, and as coming from the Lord Jesus who is the giver of the Holy Spirit.

<271006> Daniel 10:6 (a) This may be another representation of the Lord Jesus Christ whose eyes shine with the glory of God, and penetrate the heart and soul of those with whom He deals.

<402501> Matthew 25:1 (a) It is generally believed that these lamps refer to the testimony of these virgins. Some testimonies are beautiful explanations and expressions of human experiences, but which lack the Spirit of Life. Others give testimonies in which it is clear to be seen that the Holy Spirit indited both the experience and the expression. The oil represents the presence of the Holy Spirit Himself, and when He is present the testimony of the one who speaks savors of heaven and presents a spiritual tone which is absent in other testimonies.

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<660405> Revelation 4:5 (a)The passage tells us that these lamps do represent the Holy Spirit in His wonderful sevenfold aspect. The Spirit gives light and life. He directs the way. He teaches the truth of God. He anoints for service. He reveals wicked ways and evil doctrines. He guides the feet in the way of peace. He illuminates the soul with the light of heaven.

<660810> Revelation 8:10 (a)The lamp which fell from heaven was either an angel or a superman. The lamp represents the testimony and the message which that unusual person brought to the earth. The message which he gave was bitter as wormwood and deadly in its effect on the souls of men.

LANTERN — <431803> John 18:3 (c) This figure may be used as a picture of the intellect of man seeking to find out God and Christ by searching. Man brings his light in an endeavor to find God. Christ is the Light of Life. All of man's intellectual lightness falls into an eclipse in the light of the Son of God. Man cannot find God by reasonings or deductions.

LANDMARK — <051914> Deuteronomy 19:14 (c) This may be used as a figure whereby we are to recognize the rights of others, and not defraud our neighbors. (See also <052717>Deuteronomy 27:17.)

<202228> Proverbs 22:28 (c)We should learn by this that we are to see and ask for the old paths which God has set by His prophets and apostles. Let us beware of new religions invented by men and women. (See also

<202310> Proverbs 23:10.)

LANES — <421421> Luke 14:21 (c) The streets refer to the public places, and the lanes refer to the out-of-the-way places where people live in more or less obscurity. This is also described as "highways and hedges." This refers to the easy places to reach and the difficult places to enter. (See also

<421423> Luke 14:23.)

LAPPETH — <070705> Judges 7:5 (b) Evidently those who thus drank were on their feet ready to go. They were ready for the war at a moment's notice. The others who go on their knees were off-guard and not ready to go. This is a picture of being ready "in season, out of season."

LATCHET — <011423> Genesis 14:23 (c) Abraham thus shows his disdain for the slightest favor which might be offered him by an idolatrous king. He would not accept the slightest gift from one who was an enemy of God.

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<410107> Mark 1:7 (c) John uses the least of the things on the person of Jesus to illustrate his own feelings of utter unworthiness in the presence of his Lord.

LATTICE — <220209> Song of Solomon 2:9 (c) It may be that this indicates an obscured vision of the Lord. Some do not see clearly the value of Christ. This probably is because of either bad teaching, or no teaching. The lattice will be taken away if we study the Word of God, under the teaching of the Spirit of God. We shall then see our lovely Lord clearly.

LAUGH — <190204> Psalm 2:4 (a) By this is indicated God's complete supremacy as He looks with scorn on the feeble efforts of man to reject His Son from being ruler of this world. (See also <193713>Psalm 37:13.)

<200126> Proverbs 1:26 (a) By this is described the terrible condition of one who invites God's rejection, repudiation and wrath in the day when he needs the Lord the most. There is no mercy after death.

LAVER — <023018> Exodus 30:18 (c) This may be used as a type of the Word of God. (See also <19B909>Psalm 119:9; <490526>Ephesians 5:26.) No size is given for the laver, nor do we know how it was carried. We do not know the depth, the scope, nor the value of the Word of God. There is no rule about how God's Word is to be carried here and there from heart to heart. The laver is a beautiful picture of all of this.

LAW — Also called testimony, commandments, statutes, precepts, judgments, the Word, and words.

Called "Law of Moses" ( <110203>1 Kings 2:3)

Called "Law of the Lord" ( <121031>2 Kings 10:31) Called "Law of God" ( <450722>Romans 7:22) Called "Law of the Spirit" ( <450802>Romans 8:2)

Called "Law of Righteousness" ( <450931>Romans 9:31)

Called "Law of Liberty" ( <590212>James 2:12)

<590212> James 2:12 (a) This is the law that operates when there is no restraint nor hindrance. We judge a lion by the way he would act if free, and not by the way he acts in the cage. So God will judge people by the way they act

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when they are free to do as they please, and no one sees or knows of their actions.

God's law is like a light (

<19B9130> Psalm 119:130) God's law is like a lamp (

<19B9105> Psalm 119:105) God's law is like a hammer ( <242329>Jeremiah 23:29) God's law is like a fire ( <242329>Jeremiah 23:29) God's law is like a seed (

<420811>Luke 8:11) God's law is like water ( <490526>Ephesians 5:26) God's law is like a sword ( <580412>Hebrews 4:12)

LEAD — (metal) <380507>Zechariah 5:7 (b) The ephah is a unit of measure. The size of it was according to God's command, as in <264511>Ezekiel 45:11. God measures and weighs every part of the earth. This weight of "lead" assures us that God will hold down or preserve honesty in measurements throughout the earth when His people (Israel and the church, the two women) shall be fully controlled by the Holy Spirit (the wind), and shall be established among men.

LEAF — <010307> Genesis 3:7 (c) These leaves represent the actions and ways of human beings who attempt to hide their sins under their own righteous acts and deeds. As Adam and Eve made these transient coverings for themselves, and used the things which would soon shrink and fade, so self-righteous sinners try to cover up their evil deeds and wicked ways by good works and religious performances. You will note that Adam and Eve hid from God after they made the fig leaf aprons. They themselves realized that the aprons did not hide them from the eyes of God. Only the precious blood of Christ avails to hide our sins from a holy Judge.

<190103> Psalm 1:3 (b) This type illustrates the bright, attractive, happy life which is

lived by that individual in whom is the life of God. As the leaf reveals the kind of tree that it is on, so the life of the individual reveals whether or not he belongs to Jesus Christ. Leaves usually represent a profession, but not necessarily the possession of eternal life.

<230613> Isaiah 6:13 (b) By this we are taught that though one may be a Christian and have the real gift of eternal life, he may be having a winter- time in his experience, when the leaves are not to be seen. A live tree may have no leaves on it because of the conditions that exist.

<236406> Isaiah 64:6 (a) As leaves fade, so the human life fades. Some grow more beautiful as they grow older. They become more attractive with age. As many leaves grow more beautiful, waxen, and tinted when they are

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ready to fall, so some lives are more glorious in their closing days. Other leaves, however, fade in a most unattractive way. They are sear, yellow, worm-eaten, curled, shrunken, and very unsightly. No one wants them. They are quickly swept up and burned. Many lives are like that. The individual grows sour, faultfinding, critical, demanding, and there is no grief when he falls and is swept away into eternity.

<241708> Jeremiah 17:8 (b)By this figure we are taught that the person who walks with God in happy communion with Him will be a constant testimony and will continually bear fruit for God. The leaves represent both confession and profession. The godly Christian will never hide his identity with Christ, but will always be confessing Him.

<261709> Ezekiel 17:9 (b) In this graphic way the Lord is telling us that in the time of persecution Israel would lose her identity with God and would no longer profess to be the people of God. They do retain their physical identity but their spirituality has disappeared. The present nation of Israel is a godless nation, with no recognition at all of the great truths of the sacrifices, the temple, and the Lord God.

<264712> Ezekiel 47:12 (b) Here we see a type of the constancy, beauty and certainty of the profession and confession of the real child of God. The believer is represented as God's tree, planted in God's Word, and permeated by the Spirit of God.

<270412> Daniel 4:12-21 (b) By this figure we are told that the profession and identity of the great king were clear, plain and definite until God cast him down from his throne.

<402119> Matthew 21:19 (b)In this way we learn of the empty profession of the

nation of Israel who claimed to be God's people. Their hearts were not right with God, and they produced no fruit for His glory. This figure also may apply to individuals who are members of some church, are active in the Christian life, and yet are not themselves saved by grace, and redeemed by the blood.

<662202> Revelation 22:2 (b) This is probably a type of the blessings and graces of Christ which are innumerable in number. They have their source in God's heart, and bring the blessings of heaven to those who belong to the Lord.

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LEAN — <220805> Song of Solomon 8:5 (c) This may be taken as a picture of the Church. God's people are just now traveling through this wilderness world on the way Home to glory. Along the way we are trusting on, believing in, and loving the Lord Jesus who is our Bridegroom.

<200305> Proverbs 3:5 (b)The Lord uses this figure in order to warn us against trusting in our own mental processes, rather than in the revealed Word and will of God.

<233606> Isaiah 36:6 (b) This is symbolical of Israel trusting in the help of the armies of Egypt as a man leans on a crutch or a staff to help him along a difficult way.

Egypt would fail Israel, and prove to be a hindrance instead of a help. (See also

<262907>Ezekiel 29:7.)

<330311> Micah 3:11 (b) These hypocrites were professing to trust in the Lord while in their actions they were denying Him. They were hypocrites. They really did not expect nor desire to walk with God.

LEAN — (adjective) <181608>Job 16:8 (a) This figure is used to illustrate the faint heart and the drooping spirit of this poor, weary man in his misery. When trouble overtakes God's people they are no longer "fat and flourishing'' in their attitude, nor their actions.

<19A615> Psalm 106:15 (a) God definitely uses this figure to indicate the terrible spiritual condition of Israel after they turned away from trusting in the Lord, and appointed a king for themselves in whom they would put their trust. (See also

<231016>Isaiah 10:16; 24:16.)

LEAVEN — (b) In every place where leaven is mentioned, it is a type of evil teachings, evil doctrines and evil practices. It is always to be put away and cast

out as an unclean thing. The gospel is never called leaven. Nothing good is ever compared to leaven. Nothing good is ever said about leaven. In every place it is mentioned, leaven is defiling and is to be put away. (See also <021215>Exodus 12:15; <030211>Leviticus 2:11; <460506>1 Corinthians 5:6.)

<401333> Matthew 13:33 (a)The leaven in this case is a type of evil doctrines, taught by the apostate church. The woman is the apostate church, the meal is the Word of God, the leaven is wrong and evil teachings concerning the Word of God.

Every false religion mixes false teachings in with the Scriptures and thereby poisons those who eat it. The leaven is never the

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gospel. There is no place in the Bible where leaven is spoken of in an approving way, nor is it ever related to anything good.

LEBANON — <234016> Isaiah 40:16 (b) This wonderful picture tells a remarkable story of the inability of the best efforts of the sinner. Lebanon was a mountain about six miles wide, and about fifty miles long. It was covered with beautiful, magnificent, stately cedar trees. There were also the pine, the box, the fir and other trees. There were bushes, vines and grasses. In the midst of all this tangled forest, there were many wild animals of many varieties. It was a hunter's paradise. The Lord is telling us by this figure that though a sinner in his desire to obtain forgiveness should gather together in one pile all the burnable material on this huge mountain, and then kill all the animals that lived on that huge mountain, that sacrifice would not be sufficient to put away one sin. God is telling us by this wonderful figure that man's best and greatest efforts are not sufficient, and do not avail for the putting away of any evil or any sin in a human life. Only the blood of Jesus is sufficient.

LEEK — <041105> Numbers 11:5 (c) The six vegetables mentioned in this passage refer to six kinds of pleasures with which the Egyptians regaled themselves. None of them are stable, none of them are very profitable, all of them have an unhappy odor, none of them are a source of strength for the body. These are used as types of various kinds of pleasures and pursuits offered by the world to those who belong to this world and have never tasted the heavenly manna. The things which the world offer hardly satisfy for more than one day at a time. The game played today does not satisfy the craving for tomorrow. The music played today is not acceptable tomorrow. The show that is seen today has no attraction for tomorrow.

LEES — <244811> Jeremiah 48:11 (b)These refer to the sins of Moab. The lustful practices of these people and their wicked ways had been disturbed by their enemies and so had accumulated as settlings do in the bottom of the wine jar. The

same truth applies to Israel. (See also <360112>Zephaniah 1:12.)

LEFT — (hand) <131202>1 Chronicles 12:2 (c) This figure is used to illustrate the unusual care with which these men equipped themselves to serve their king. The lesson for us is that we should cultivate those talents in which we do not naturally excel, and make our obscure gifts as useful as our natural talents.

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<211002> Ecclesiastes 10:2 (c) Since the heart of man is universally found on the left side of the chest, and not on the right side, the lesson to be learned is that all men are fools in the sight of God while in their natural state.

LEG — <022917> Exodus 29:17 (c) This type probably teaches the lesson that the walk of the child of God, as well as his inward desires, feelings and thoughts must all be cleansed with the washing of water by the Word of God. All must be laid at the feet of the Lord in sacrificial service. The walk must be clean.

<19E710> Psalm 147:10 (c)Here is a figure of the walk of men in their business pursuits and their lives of pleasure. God takes no pleasure in that which is strictly human, but takes pleasure only in His Son and in those who walk with His Son.

<202607> Proverbs 26:7 (c)By this we understand that the reason for the ungodly walk of the wicked is because their nature is sinful. All unsaved people walk in a crooked path because they have an uneven disposition and lack divine life.

<220515> Song of Solomon 5:15 (b) In the world of sports the leg and its strength and power to endure are prime requisites for success. The prize fighter who wins is the one who can keep his legs strong and stiff to the end. The runner must have legs that will keep up the stride to the end of the race. In the Scripture before us, the legs are used as a type of the wonderful power, stability and endurance of our precious Lord. They are made of marble to show the beauty of this precious Savior. And they are made of marble in order to show their strength and permanent power.

<270233> Daniel 2:33 (a) These legs represent the Roman empire which was unusually strong and durable both in its civil power and its military might. The nation was upheld in its position as a world ruler by these two elements of strength.

<300312> Amos 3:12 (a) This probably indicates that God, the Shepherd, will deliver His people so that they may walk with Him again, and listen to Him as they should.

LEOPARD — <240506> Jeremiah 5:6 (b)This animal which is so quick in its actions and so swift in its pursuit is a picture of the swift destroyers mentioned in the passage. They would come suddenly with fierceness and attack with cruelty.

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<241323> Jeremiah 13:23 (a)The spots on the leopard are from birth. It is an inherent marking. So the sinner is born with evil and wicked tendencies which are permanent in his life. He cannot change them nor obliterate them in any way.

Only a divine power could remove them. The sinner is helpless in his sins. Only the divine Son of God can change him and make him whiter than snow. This animal represents also the sinner who admits he has "spots of sin" on him, but thinks there is lots of good in him. God will not save him, until he admits he is all bad.

<281307> Hosea 13:7 (a) In this passage the lion represents power, the leopard represents swiftness, the bear represents silence and certainty, and these are characteristics of the God whom they abandoned.

<661302> Revelation 13:2 (a)This animal represents the Antichrist, who though pretending to be a man of peace will really be a cruel monster, killing all his enemies, violating his oath and showing swift and certain vengeance on those who belong to Jesus Christ.

LEPER — <020406> Exodus 4:6 (b) This disease is a type of sin from the standpoint of its being incurable and defiling. In nearly every case of healing, the leper is said to be "cleansed." One of the outstanding features of this disease was its defiling influence on others. The leper must live a separated life. He must wear a cloth over his mouth and cry "unclean." He must be shut out of the camp. All of this is true about an unsaved man as regards his relationship to heaven. He cannot enter heaven because of his defilement which is hopeless. Only God can remove it, only God has the remedy.

<031313> Leviticus 13:13 (b)In this peculiar passage the leper is pronounced clean if he is entirely covered with leprosy from head to foot. This is probably a picture of the condition of an unsaved man when he finds out and is fully convinced in his

own heart that he is utterly bad, completely lost and entirely without hope. Whenever one reaches that place he is right at the door of heaven. The Lord Jesus reveals Himself to that heart. The Holy Spirit gives him faith, and he passes from death unto life.

<031344> Leviticus 13:44 (b) It is quite evident that the decision concerning the state of any man must come from the High Priest Himself, Jesus Christ. No pope, nor bishop, nor ecclesiastical authority of any kind can decide the spiritual status of any person. Only the High priest, Christ Jesus, has the

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right, the power and the privilege of doing this. Only he can know the human heart.

<031402> Leviticus 14:2 (b)Every sinner must come to Jesus Christ for cleansing. There is no other way. Christ Jesus must pronounce him clean. No Catholic priest can do it, no bishop can do it, no protestant preacher can do it, no Jewish rabbi can do it. Jesus Christ alone has the final and the official word. He Himself is the one who has told us, "He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life,'

<430336>John 3:36.

LEVITE — <421032> Luke 10:32 (c) This sect may be taken as a picture of the lay workers of many churches who know almost nothing about soul winning, and care less. They are busy with the physical and social affairs of the church, but not the spiritual.

LICK — <042204> Numbers 22:4 (b)This is an illustration of the complete and thorough work that the armies of Moab expected Israel to do in conquering them and in overrunning their country.

<197209> Psalm 72:9 (a) By this we understand the complete defeat which God would bring upon His enemies causing them to fall prostrate in the dirt.

<234923> Isaiah 49:23 (a) This represents the humiliation of a defeated enemy and the complete elimination of their power. (See also <330717>Micah 7:17.)

LIFT — This action represents in most cases a restoration of power or place, authority or influence. It may represent also the restoration of a radiant spirit and a happy heart. It sometimes means a return to confidence in God, and a new trust in His power. We shall consider a few of the various places in which the expression occurs.

<014013> Genesis 40:13 The head, a restoration to power.

<040626> Numbers 6:26 The expression of the face, showing approval.

<041603> Numbers 16:3 Exalting to a place of power.

<042324> Numbers 23:24 Israel restored to a place of leadership.

<121904> 2 Kings 19:4 The prayer ascending to God acceptably (see

<233704> Isaiah 37:4).

<122527> 2 Kings 25:27 The restoration to a high position, though in mockery.

<132505> 1 Chronicles 25:5 The sounding forth of the music.

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<150906> Ezra 9:6 The upward look of dependence on God.

<181015> Job 10:15 An expression of shame and confusion (see

<380121> Zechariah 1:21).

<190706> Psalm 7:6 The manifestation of God's power publicly.

<192407> Psalm 24:7 A figure of triumph when the conqueror returns.

<192501> Psalm 25:1 The act of bringing oneself into the presence of the Lord by prayer and faith.

<199303> Psalm 93:3 An expression of the uprising of the people as a mob against God.

<19B007> Psalm 110:7 It represents the constant, buoyant, radiant faith of the Lord Jesus Christ as He walked on earth among His enemies. He enjoyed the presence of His Father, and communed with Him day and night.

<581212> Hebrews 12:12 This is an encouragement to keep the spirit trusting in the Lord, the heart glad in Christ, and the faith active in His word.

LIFT (UP) — This action is used by the Holy Spirit to describe many situations and conditions throughout the Bible. It expresses the act of bringing one's self into the presence of the Lord by prayer, by faith and by listening to Him, as we find in <192501>Psalm 25:1. The following are some of the ways in which it is used:

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