Coal in the Bible

FIGURATIVE

  • Proverbs 25:22 For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.

Bible Encyclopedia for COAL.

SYMBOLICAL

  • Isaiah 6:6-7 Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: 7 And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.
  • 2 Samuel 14:7 And, behold, the whole family is risen against thine handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the earth.

Definition of coal

See also McClintock and Strong Cyclopedia for Coal.

 
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