Dictionary of Bible Themes A long strip of leather or papyrus on which people wrote. Exodus 17:14Writing on a scroll Numbers 5:23Deuteronomy 17:18 Ezra 6:2 Psalms 40:7 Isaiah 30:8 Jeremiah 36:2,4,18 Luke 4:17 Hebrews 10:7 Revelation 1:11 Isaiah 8:1 With a pen Jeremiah 36:18In ink Jeremiah 36:23In columns Ezekiel 2:9-10A scroll written on both sides was unusual Zechariah 5:2-3These references indicate a saturation of the scroll with words of God's judgment: Revelation 5:1Isaiah 29:11 A scroll was often sealed to protect its contents Daniel 12:4Revelation 5:1-2,9 Isaiah 8:1 Scrolls were of various sizes Revelation 10:2Ezekiel 2:9-10 Unrolling and rolling up a scroll Luke 4:17,20Isaiah 34:4 Revelation 6:14 The rolling up of a scroll is used metaphorically of the final judgment: Revelation 10:2A scroll may represent the word of God Ezekiel 2:9-3:4Revelation 10:8-10 The image of "eating the scroll" points to the need to become totally immersed in the word of God: Revelation 5:1-5A scroll may represent the revelation of God's purposes See also 1640 Book of the Law1640 Book of the Law 4496 perfume 5176 ring 5233 borrowing 5391 letters 5439 pen 5514 scribes 5519 secretary 5638 writing 9430 paradise |
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