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Measures

Biblical measures refer to the various units of length, weight, and capacity used throughout Scripture to convey God's precise order and control over creation. Understanding these measurements helps us appreciate the accuracy of God's Word and His sovereign design.

Overview

The Bible employs specific measurements to describe physical dimensions, quantities, and divine proportions. From the dimensions of Noah's ark to the temple's specifications, these measures demonstrate God's meticulous attention to detail. Biblical measurements also appear metaphorically to express God's judgment, provision, and the fullness of spiritual maturity.

Key Scriptures

"Make the ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and out with pitch" (Genesis 6:14, ESV). "As a shepherd tends his flock, so the Lord tends the measure of their days" (Psalms 39:4, NIV). "Until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ" (Ephesians 4:13, ESV).

Application

Recognize that God's Word contains precise, trustworthy details and that spiritual growth toward Christ's fullness is the ultimate measure of our maturity in faith.

Scripture References 40

Jeremiah 30:11 Psalms 80:5 Ezekiel 4:11 Ezekiel 4:16 Isaiah 40:12 Isaiah 5:14 Psalms 39:4 Ephesians 4:13 Job 28:23 Job 28:25 Isaiah 5:10 Ezekiel 45:11 2 Kings 6:25 Genesis 6:15 Genesis 6:16 Deuteronomy 3:11 2 Samuel 8:2 Jeremiah 31:39 Ezekiel 40:3 Revelation 21:16 Acts 27:28 John 2:6 Luke 24:13 John 11:13 Exodus 25:25 Psalms 39:5 Exodus 29:40 Isaiah 5:10 Ezekiel 45:14 Leviticus 14:10 Leviticus 14:15 Matthew 5:41 Exodus 16:36 Leviticus 5:11 Leviticus 14:10 Exodus 28:16 1 Samuel 17:4 Leviticus 19:35 Deuteronomy 25:14 Deuteronomy 25:15

Full Topical Reference List 43 total — Nave's Topical Bible

(Correcting in measure,) of mitigated afflictions

(Drinking tears in great measure,) of severe afflictions

Psalms 80:5

(Drinking water, by measure) of severe famine

Ezekiel 4:11 Ezekiel 4:16

(Measuring the dust of the earth,) of God's greatness

Isaiah 40:12

(Opening the mouth without measure,) of the insatiableness of hell

Isaiah 5:14

(The measure of our days,) of the shortness of life

Psalms 39:4

(The measure of the stature of Christ,) of perfection

(Weighing the waters in a measure,) of God's infinite wisdom

Job 28:23 Job 28:25

Bath or ephah

Ezekiel 45:11 Isaiah 5:10

Cab

2 Kings 6:25

Cubit

Deuteronomy 3:11 Genesis 6:15 Genesis 6:16

Distances measured by rods and lines

2 Samuel 8:2 Ezekiel 40:3 Jeremiah 31:39 Revelation 21:16

Fathom

Acts 27:28

Firkin

John 2:6

Furlong

John 11:13 Luke 24:13

Handbreadth

Exodus 25:25 Psalms 39:5

Hin

Exodus 29:40

Homer or Cor

Ezekiel 45:14 Isaiah 5:10

Log

Leviticus 14:10 Leviticus 14:15

Mile

Matthew 5:41

Omer or tenth-deal (the tenth of an ephah)

Exodus 16:36 Leviticus 5:11 Leviticus 14:10

Span

1 Samuel 17:4 Exodus 28:16

The Jews not to be unjust in

Deuteronomy 25:14 Deuteronomy 25:15 Leviticus 19:35

The Jews often used unjust

Micah 6:10

Unjust, an abomination to God

Were regulated by the standard of the sanctuary

1 Chronicles 23:29

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