The Complete Emmet Fox Biblical Symbolism Reference

...The Bible revealed (part 6)

The Bible is a powerful book rich in symbolism and metaphor for those willing to examine it. Emmet Fox was an early 20th Century New Thought Christian minister who taught of the symbolism contained within the Bible. Understanding the Bible and its symbolism is crucial to getting the most from the Bible's spiritual teachings.

This series of posts is the result of time spent over a lengthy period of time carefully taking notes on the Bible symbols that Emmet Fox mentions in his many writings. It is my sincere hope that the reader grasps the value of his message.

Symbolic phrase	Meaning	Book	Page
Occupations in the Bible	All these various occupations ( weaver, fisherman, day laborer, gardener, shepherd,...) represent states of mind.	Diagrams For Living	56
Oil	In the Bible, oil and ointment are symbols of gladness, praise, and thanksgiving. Anointing with oil is also a symbol of consecration.	Power Through Constructive Thinking	47
Olive branch	Glad tidings.	Diagrams For Living	53
Onyx	Representing "Love"	Alter your life	74
Our children & grandchildren	Our children and grandchildren mean our selves of tomorrow and next week and next year.	Ten Commandments	63
Pale horse (The 4 horses)	Pale means the color of terror. (And his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed after him.) Pale horse means the physical body. He who lives only for the body has nothing but hell awaiting them on this plane or elsewhere. Pale horse also means physical things or what the Bible calls, "the world" - money, position, material honors. He who lives to eat and drink, the sensualist and the drug addict; he who lives for money or worldly honors; is the rider on the pale horse.	Alter your life	10
Parents	In the Bible, one's parents usually mean one's own past, because it is common belief that our conditions today are caused by past events and that in this sense yesterday is the parent of today.	Alter your life	78
Pearl	Pearl means the Presence of God.	Diagrams For Living	45
Pearl of great price	The pearl of great price is the one thing which is desirable above all others, the presence of God himself, the true knowledge, the spiritual idea.	Diagrams For Living	45
People in the Bible	Every man and woman in the Bible stands for a state of mind. Deborah for instance represents the state of mind where things have all gone wrong, but we are not going to sit down under it. Whereas Sisera stands for the human intellect.	Diagrams For Living	99
Principle characters in the Bible	Each principle character in the Bible represents a state of mind that any of us may experience; and the events that happen to the various characters illustrate the consequences to us of entertaining such states of mind, either good or bad.	Alter your life	61
Promise	A promise in the Bible means a spiritual law.	Diagrams For Living	53
Purity	Purity in the Bible, means a great deal more than physical purity - vitally important though that is. In its full and complete sense, purity is recognizing God alone as the only real Cause, and the only real Power in existence.	Sermon on the Mount	38
Rainbow	The rainbow is a symbol similar to the many-colored coat of Joseph, and represents the etheric body. It is the human aura, depicted in many religious paintings as the halo around the head. Your etheric body is colored in accordance with your habitual thoughts.	Diagrams For Living	54
Raven	Raven means negative thought. Noah first sent out the raven over the flood but it is useless to send out the wrong (negative) thought.	Diagrams For Living	52
Red	The color red in the Bible always stands for the emotional nature.	Diagrams For Living	85
Red horse (the 4 horses)	The red horse is your emotional nature, your feelings. If your emotions are mastering you then you are riding the Red Horse and better get off as soon as possible.	Alter your life	11
Repent	To repent means to change your beliefs.	Diagrams For Living	33
Repentance	Repentance means really to change one's mind concerning something.	Make Your Life Worthwhile	69
Righteousness	Right thoughts, right thinking	Around the year...	95
Righteousness	Righteousness means right thinking. All evil is wrong thought, all good is right or true thought.	Power Through Constructive Thinking	46
Righteousness	Righteousness means, in the Bible, not merely right conduct, but right thinking on all subjects, in every department of life. Thinking harmonious thoughts.	Sermon on the Mount	31
River	River as a symbol primarily stands for purpose. A river means purpose because it is always going somewhere.	Power Through Constructive Thinking	72
River	River means purpose. So the River Jordan stands for a particular purpose, and that purpose has to be transcended and the Jordan crossed. The Israelites crossed it and entered the Promised Land.	Diagrams For Living	37
Robe, ring, & shoes (prodigal son)	The robe represents the right attitude of mind - right thinking, right knowing, right action. The right attitude of mind means the constructive attitude, the victorious attitude, the attitude of mind that realizes that behind every appearance, no matter how distressing, there is Truth. The ring symbolized spiritual unity. In the parable the ring symbolizes that we are one with God and we know it. It means that there cannot be lack anywhere, for we live in a continuum of ever present divine abundance, and we bring it into existence by reminding ourselves of our unity with God. Finally, they put shoes on his feet. Feet always represent understanding, and here we have that understanding protected against error and doubt.	Diagrams For Living	141
Rock	the Rock is the Christ truth of the Omnipresence and All-Power of God.	Make Your Life Worthwhile	190
Rock	The Christ truth	Diagrams For Living	38