All classifications
Symbolic Objects
Things handled or observed rather than acted, named, or numbered.
Bread
Natural
Symbolic Objects
The staple of the table, taken up as a figure of Christ himself.
Christ, the bread of life
Exod 16:15
Oil
Natural
Symbolic Objects
Pressed from the olive; used for anointing kings, priests and the sick, and for light in the lamp.
The Holy Spirit
1 Sam 16:13
Rain
Natural
Symbolic Objects
Given and withheld as blessing and judgement on the land.
Doctrine, the word taught
Deut 32:2
The latter-day outpouring
Hos 6:3
Seed
Natural
Symbolic Objects
Small, buried, and multiplying — sown as word and as offspring.
The word of God
Luke 8:11
Offspring and lineage
Gal 3:16
The resurrection body
1 Cor 15:37
Sword
Mineral
Symbolic Objects
An instrument of division, and of the word that divides.
The word of God
Eph 6:17
War and judgement
Ezek 21:9
Water
Natural
Symbolic Objects
A common element of creation used across both testaments as a figure for cleansing, life, and multitude. Its meaning is set by the passage: the same element washes, indwells, and overwhelms.
The word of God
Ps 119:9
The Holy Spirit
Isa 44:3
Peoples, multitudes and nations
Isa 17:12