The parable of the ten virgins.
Keep oil in your lamp bible verse.
2 peter 3 14 wherefore beloved seeing that ye look for such things be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace without spot and blameless.
Due to the nature of the spiritual world temptation spiritual warfare and working out our own salvation phil.
A lamp and oil with it is faith working by love.
And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord when he will return from the wedding.
The jewish lamp was a shallow vessel filled with oil on which the wick floated.
Scriptures about lamps and light in the ancient world.
2 12 there is always the very real possibility that our lamps will run out of oil.
Numbers 8 1 26 esv 4 helpful votes helpful not helpful.
He set up its lamps in front of the lampstand as the lord commanded moses.
The master goes on with his teaching on the subject of covetousness still addressing himself primarily to the disciples.
That when he cometh and knocketh they may open unto him immediately.
Now the lord spoke to moses saying speak to aaron and say to him when you set up the lamps the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand and aaron did so.
Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps.
4 the wise ones however took oil in jars along with their lamps.
This teaching is a strong part of the lord s curriculum.
Psalms 119 105 your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
These virgins had oil in their lamps when they started but had no oil to.
We should keep on being filled with the holy spirit which is done by asking and receiving by faith being aware of and dependent on the lord and by having.
25 at that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
People s bible notes for matthew 25 3.
Matthew 25 1 13 proverbs 6 1 34 exodus 27 20 21 jeremiah 2 32 36 jeremiah 29 3 hosea 12 1 8 2 corinthians 4 1 12 2 corinthians 3 12 18 proverbs 31 all nehemiah.
The lamp is faith.
Let your loins be girded about and your lamps burning.
5 the bridegroom was a long time in coming and they.
Proverbs 13 9 the light of the righteous rejoices but the lamp.
2 five of them were foolish and five were wise 3 the foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them.
Main scriptures cited in this study.
And this was the workmanship of the lampstand hammered work of gold.
The old testament hebrew word for lamp is ner and in the new testament the greek word for lamp is lychnos or lampas.
Oil in the bible usually represents the holy spirit or the anointing of the holy spirit.