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The concept of "pictured" in the Bible often relates to the use of imagery, symbols, and visions to convey divine truths and messages. Throughout Scripture, God uses visual representations to communicate with His people, providing them with a deeper understanding of His will and purpose.

Imagery in Prophecy

The prophetic books of the Old Testament frequently employ vivid imagery to depict future events and divine judgments. For instance, the book of Daniel contains several visions that are rich in symbolic imagery. In Daniel 7:13-14 , Daniel describes a vision of "One like a Son of Man, coming with the clouds of heaven," a picture that has been interpreted as a messianic prophecy pointing to Jesus Christ.

Similarly, the book of Ezekiel is replete with symbolic visions. Ezekiel 1:4-28 describes a vision of four living creatures and a wheel within a wheel, representing the glory and majesty of God. These images serve to convey the transcendence and omnipotence of the Lord.

Parables and Teachings of Jesus

In the New Testament, Jesus often used parables—stories with symbolic meaning—to teach spiritual truths. These parables are a form of pictorial teaching, where everyday situations are used to illustrate deeper theological principles. For example, the Parable of the Sower in Matthew 13:3-9 uses the image of a farmer sowing seeds to depict the reception of God's Word in different types of hearts.

Visions in Revelation

The book of Revelation is perhaps the most pictorial book in the New Testament, filled with apocalyptic imagery that reveals the ultimate triumph of God over evil. Revelation 1:12-16 presents a vision of the glorified Christ, with symbolic descriptions such as "His eyes like a flame of fire" and "His voice like the sound of many waters." These images are intended to convey the power and authority of Jesus.

Symbolism in Worship

Imagery is also present in the worship practices of ancient Israel. The Tabernacle and later the Temple were filled with symbolic elements that pictured spiritual truths. For example, the lampstand, table of showbread, and altar of incense in the Tabernacle (Exodus 25:31-40) each held symbolic significance, pointing to aspects of God's provision, presence, and holiness.

Theological Implications

The use of imagery in the Bible serves to engage the imagination and emotions of the reader, providing a fuller understanding of God's nature and His plans for humanity. These pictures are not merely artistic expressions but are divinely inspired tools for teaching and revelation. They invite believers to meditate on the deeper meanings behind the images and to seek a closer relationship with God through His revealed Word.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (imp. & p. p.) of Picture.

2. (a.) Furnished with pictures; represented by a picture or pictures; as, a pictured scene.

Library

With the Circus
... His visions of great wealth enlarged day by day, and in fancy he pictured a future
of wonderful fame. In due time the show company returned. ...
/.../byrum/how john became a man/chapter viii with the circus.htm

Simplified Spelling.
... That vine becomes for all time to every heart the pictured meaning of abide. ... Then
the whole story is in easy shape to help, pictured before our eyes. ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks on johns gospel/simplified spelling.htm

How Peter Told Paul.
... Him and led Him away. And that night when He was on trial I denied Him.'.
"He pictured the whole scene. And the next day Peter turned ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks with world winners/how peter told paul.htm

Christ among the Common Things of Life
... humble, poor, unconsidered. If we could have forecast the training of such
a life, how should we have pictured it? Surely as sheltered ...
/.../various/the worlds great sermons volume 10/dawson christ among the.htm

B. The Second Stages. Chs. 13:22 to 17:10
... They are pictured as saying that they had known Christ well; they had
eaten in his presence and he had taught in their streets. ...
/.../erdman/the gospel of luke an exposition/b the second stages chs.htm

The Pioneer's Influence Upon a Nation's Ideals.
... In Genesis 14 Abraham is pictured as a valiant warrior who espoused the cause of
the weak and won a great victory over the united armies of the Eastern kings. ...
/.../kent/the making of a nation/study v the pioneers influence.htm

The First Games
... So for them it was a continual life in the open air, which makes the body strong
and hard. Augustin and his companions should be pictured as young wild-cats. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bertrand/saint augustin/iv the first games.htm

Book Seven the Conversion to Neoplatonism. ...
... And I pictured to myself thy creation as one vast mass, composed of various kinds
of bodies"some of which were actually bodies, some of those which I ...
/.../augustine/confessions and enchiridion/book seven the conversion to.htm

A Message from the Crowned Christ
... The Patmos message in its pictured setting of candlesticks and Man of Fire and blazing
light recognized this as the one thing to be done, but says there's ...
/.../iv a message from the crowned.htm

The Crowned Christ Reigning
... for nineteen centuries the petition, "Thy kingdom come." It will be of intense and
practical interest to see just what the kingdom is, as pictured in the Bible ...
/.../vii the crowned christ reigning.htm

Thesaurus

Pictured (26 Occurrences)
... 1. (imp. & pp) of Picture. 2. (a.) Furnished with pictures; represented by a picture
or pictures; as, a pictured scene. ...Pictured (26 Occurrences). ...
/p/pictured.htm - 15k

Pictures (5 Occurrences)
... 8:12 And he said to me, Son of man, have you seen what the responsible men of the
children of Israel do in the dark, every man in his room of pictured images? ...
/p/pictures.htm - 7k

Metal (69 Occurrences)
... Numbers 33:52 See that all the people of the land are forced out from before you,
and put to destruction all their pictured stones, and all their metal images ...
/m/metal.htm - 30k

Winged (69 Occurrences)
... (BBE). Ezekiel 41:18 And it had pictured forms of winged beings and palm-trees;
a palm-tree between two winged ones, and every winged one had two faces; (BBE). ...
/w/winged.htm - 26k

Picture (6 Occurrences)

/p/picture.htm - 10k

Idols (186 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 30:22 And you will make unclean what is covering your pictured images of
silver, and the plating of your images of gold: you will send them away as an ...
/i/idols.htm - 37k

Idol (56 Occurrences)
... so that a man may get warm; he has the oven heated with it and makes bread: he makes
a god with it, to which he gives worship: he makes a pictured image out of ...
/i/idol.htm - 29k

Search (186 Occurrences)
... search through the country of Laish, said to their brothers, Have you knowledge
that in these houses there is an ephod and family gods and a pictured image and ...
/s/search.htm - 43k

Overhang (1 Occurrence)
... Ezekiel 41:25 And on them were pictured winged ones and palm-trees, as on the walls;
and a ... of wood was on the front of the covered way outside. (See NIV). ...
/o/overhang.htm - 7k

Garden (68 Occurrences)
... Mohammed pictured such a place as the future abode of his followers No doubt the
remembrances of his visit to Damascus were fresh in his mind when he wrote. ...
/g/garden.htm - 38k

Resources

Why are both wisdom and foolishness pictured as women in Proverbs? | GotQuestions.org

Why is wisdom referred to as a she in Proverbs? | GotQuestions.org

What are the four beasts in Daniel chapter 7? | GotQuestions.org

Pictured: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Pictured (26 Occurrences)

Leviticus 26:1
Do not make images of false gods, or put up an image cut in stone or a pillar or any pictured stone in your land, to give worship to it; for I am the Lord your God.
(BBE)

Numbers 33:52
See that all the people of the land are forced out from before you, and put to destruction all their pictured stones, and all their metal images, and all their high places:
(BBE)

Judges 17:2
And he said to his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver which were taken from you, about which you took an oath and said in my hearing, I have given this silver to the Lord from my hand for myself, to make a pictured image and a metal image: see, I have the silver, for I took it: so now I will give it back to you. And his mother said, May the blessing of the Lord be on my son.
(BBE)

Judges 17:4
So he gave the silver back to his mother. Then his mother took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to a metal-worker who made a pictured image and a metal image from them: and it was in the house of Micah.
(BBE)

Judges 18:14
Then the five men who had gone to make a search through the country of Laish, said to their brothers, Have you knowledge that in these houses there is an ephod and family gods and a pictured image and a metal image? So now you see what to do.
(BBE)

Judges 18:17
Then the five men who had gone to make a search through the land, went in and took the pictured image and the ephod and the family gods and the metal image; and the priest was by the doorway with the six hundred armed men.
(BBE)

Judges 18:18
And when they went into Micah's house and took out the pictured image and the ephod and the family gods and the metal image, the priest said to them, What are you doing?
(BBE)

Judges 18:20
Then the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod and the family gods and the pictured image and went with the people.
(BBE)

Judges 18:30
(And the children of Dan put up the pictured image for themselves; and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests for the tribe of the Danites till the day when the ark was taken prisoner.)
(BBE)

Isaiah 10:10
As my hand has come on the kingdoms of the images, whose pictured images were more in number than those of Jerusalem and Samaria;
(BBE)

Isaiah 30:22
And you will make unclean what is covering your pictured images of silver, and the plating of your images of gold: you will send them away as an unclean thing, saying, Be gone!
(BBE)

Isaiah 42:8
I am the Lord; that is my name: I will not give my glory to another, or my praise to pictured images.
(BBE)

Isaiah 42:17
They will be turned back and be greatly shamed who put their hope in pictured images, who say to metal images, You are our gods.
(BBE)

Isaiah 44:9
Those who make a pictured image are all of them as nothing, and the things of their desire will be of no profit to them: and their servants see not, and have no knowledge; so they will be put to shame.
(BBE)

Isaiah 44:15
Then it will be used to make a fire, so that a man may get warm; he has the oven heated with it and makes bread: he makes a god with it, to which he gives worship: he makes a pictured image out of it, and goes down on his face before it.
(BBE)

Isaiah 44:17
And the rest of it he makes into a god, even his pictured image: he goes down on his face before it, giving worship to it, and making prayer to it, saying, Be my saviour; for you are my god.
(BBE)

Isaiah 48:5
For this reason I made it clear to you in the past, before it came I gave you word of it: for fear that you might say, My god did these things, and my pictured and metal images made them come about.
(BBE)

Ezekiel 8:10
So I went in and saw; and there every sort of living thing which goes flat on the earth, and unclean beasts, and all the images of the children of Israel, were pictured round about on the wall.
(BBE)

Ezekiel 8:12
And he said to me, Son of man, have you seen what the responsible men of the children of Israel do in the dark, every man in his room of pictured images? for they say, The Lord does not see us; the Lord has gone away from the land.
(BBE)

Ezekiel 23:14
And her loose behaviour became worse; for she saw men pictured on a wall, pictures of the Chaldaeans painted in bright red,
(BBE)

Ezekiel 41:18
And it had pictured forms of winged beings and palm-trees; a palm-tree between two winged ones, and every winged one had two faces;
(BBE)

Ezekiel 41:20
From earth level up to the windows there were winged ones and palm-trees pictured on the wall.
(BBE)

Ezekiel 41:25
And on them were pictured winged ones and palm-trees, as on the walls; and a ... of wood was on the front of the covered way outside.
(BBE)

Micah 1:7
And all her pictured images will be hammered into bits, and all the payments for her loose ways will be burned with fire, and all the images of her gods I will make waste: for with the price of a loose woman she got them together, and as the price of a loose woman will they be given back.
(BBE)

Nahum 1:14
The Lord has given an order about you, that no more of your name are to be planted: from the house of your gods I will have the pictured and metal images cut off; I will make your last resting-place a place of shame; for you are completely evil.
(BBE)

Habakkuk 2:18
What profit is the pictured image to its maker? and as for the metal image, the false teacher, why does its maker put his faith in it, making false gods without a voice?
(BBE)

Subtopics

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