Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 5000 Humanity » 5200 Human civilisation » 5515 scroll A long strip of leather or papyrus on which people wrote. Writing on a scroll Exodus 17:14; Numbers 5:23; Deuteronomy 17:18; Ezra 6:2; Psalm 40:7; Isaiah 30:8; Jeremiah 36:2,4,18; Luke 4:17; Hebrews 10:7; Revelation 1:11 With a pen In ink In columns A scroll written on both sides was unusual These references indicate a saturation of the scroll with words of God's judgment: Ezekiel 2:9-10; Zechariah 5:2-3; Revelation 5:1 A scroll was often sealed to protect its contents Isaiah 29:11; Daniel 12:4; Revelation 5:1-2,9 Scrolls were of various sizes Unrolling and rolling up a scroll The rolling up of a scroll is used metaphorically of the final judgment: A scroll may represent the word of God The image of “eating the scroll” points to the need to become totally immersed in the word of God: Ezekiel 2:9-3:4; Revelation 10:8-10 A scroll may represent the revelation of God's purposes See also
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