The Complete Emmet Fox Biblical Symbolism Reference
...The Bible revealed (part 2)
As we first stated in part one of this biblical symbolism reference series, the Bible is an amazing book with a transcendent message that many believers are simply not aware of.
Emmet Fox was a minister and early New Thought movement leader who preached a message that the Bible contains a higher message above and beyond the basic message and if a person knew the keys to understanding, they could understand the transcendent message. In Emmet Fox's many books he mentions many of the symbolic interpretations of the Bible and after over a year of carefully reading each of Emmet Fox's books, I have catalogued his Biblical Symbols into this reference which will take the form of a series of posts. If you missed part 1 of this series you may find it here: Part 1
What follows next is a portion of the Emmet Fox Bible symbols table which will continue to be put forth in future posts beyond this part 2 of the series.
| Symbolic Phrase | Meaning according to Emmet Fox | Emmet Fox Book | Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bible | The word "Bible" means "the books." It is physically a collection of books, but metaphysically it is far more. It is a great vortex through which flows wonderful spiritual power into the individual soul who reads it with understanding. | Diagrams For Living | 23 |
| Black horse (the 4 horses) | The black horse stands for the intellect, and if you ride the black horse you will get famine or starvation of the soul. | Alter your life | 14 |
| Blood | The bible frequently uses blood as a symbol for nephesh. Nephesh is a Hebrew word that implies self-conscious life. Nephesh is complex in meaning and includes the idea of inspiration, and the idea of fire which we know has been a symbol for spirit. Old testament people thought of the blood as being the vehicle of nephesh and for this reason the Bible frequently uses blood as a symbol for nephesh. In the New Testament, the blood of Jesus is used to symbolize the spirit and power of the Truth he taught. | Alter your life | 47 |
| Body | The word "body" means the complete embodiment of the subject, and includes not only his physical body but all his material surroundings of every kind. The Great Law of human nature is that one's surroundings at any time are but the outer expression or out-picturing of his conscious (and subconscious) mind at the moment. | Alter your life | 63 |
| Body parts | Every part of the body symbolizes some of our faculties. From the nose to the top of the forehead stands for intellect, just as self-esteem has the back portion of the head. | Diagrams For Living | 99 |
| Bow and arrow | The bow and arrow is an ancient symbol of the spoken word. The spoken word brings things to pass. When you speak the word you shoot an arrow. It goes where you aim it and cannot be recalled, nor can it return void. Note that the word does not have to be spoken audibly, silent prayer is usually more effective than audible prayer unless you can't concentrate from worry or fear. | Alter your life | 17 |
| Bread | The word "bread" in the Bible means, not merely any kind of physical food, which is the broadest interpretation that is upon it in general literature, but all things that man requires - all physical things, such as clothing, shelter, money, education, companionship, and so forth; and, above all, it stands for spiritual things such as spiritual perception, spiritual understanding, and preeminently spiritual realization. | Sermon on the Mount | 20 |
| Bread | Represents divine substance. | Diagrams For Living | 40 |
| Bread (in Lord's Prayer) | Bread means not merely food in general, but all things that man requires for a healthy, happy, free, and harmonious life. | Power Through Constructive Thinking | 24 |
| Brick vs. marble | Certain materials are considered noble, and certain others are considered base. Among stones, marble is the noble one and brick is the base one. Brick is an artificial product and is made of clay (of the earth earthy) whereas marble is not made by man. | Alter your life | 84 |
| Bride & bridegroom | God is the bridegroom and the soul of man is the bride. | Ten Commandments | 144 |
| Building | One of the very oldest and most important symbols for the human soul is that of a building, sometimes a Temple, which man is occupied in building. | Sermon on the Mount | 140 |
| Bull | Symbol for strength and power. | Ten Commandments | 11 |
| Calf or ox or bull | "Like a calf" represents the body and the physical plane in general / materiality. Takes the place of the pale horse. | Alter your life | 19 |
| Chamber | "His windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem." The "chamber" is the "secret place" of Jesus, or one's consciousness. | Power Through Constructive Thinking | 101 |
| Children | Children, in the Biblical sense, mean our works, our achievements. | Diagrams For Living | 134 |
| Christ | "Christ" is not a proper name. It is a title. It is a greek word meaning anointed or consecrated. It corresponds somewhat to the Hebrew term Messiah, and to the oriental word Buddha. "The Christ" may be defined as the spiritual truth about any person, situation, or thing. Jesus demonstrated the Christ in his own person and life to a greater extent than any other individual who has ever lived on this earth; and because of the work that he did in his crucifixion and resurrection has made it possible for us to reach spiritual heights that would otherwise have been quite out of our reach, he is justly termed the Messiah or Savior of the world. | Make Your Life Worthwhile | 68 |
| Church | Where it says "Christ and the church", that does not mean your particular church or somebody else's particular church. The "church" is your personality which means you and your whole environment. So "Christ and the church" has reference to the extent to which you allow the Christ to be expressed in your life. | Diagrams For Living | 104 |
| Circle | The true symbol of Easter is the circle, which is the symbol of eternity, of spiritual things. The circle, or solar disk if you like, represents triumph. | Diagrams For Living | 185 |
| City | Stands for consciousness | Find and use... | 216 |
| City | Your consciousness, which is your identity in life, is called a "city" in the Bible. | Power Through Constructive Thinking | 72 |
| City | "City" in the Bible always stands for consciousness. "Except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain." | Sermon on the Mount | 49 |
| City | A city means the whole consciousness. "A city that is set high on a hill cannot be hid." In other words, an outstanding consciousness is felt and recognized by everyone. Jericho, a completely walled city, represents a consciousness that is closed to spiritual ideas. | Diagrams For Living | 39 |
| City | A city in the Bible always represents our consciousness. | Diagrams For Living | 164 |
| Crown | Symbol of victory. | Alter your life | 18 |
| Crown of twelve stars | 12 means all around completeness. The 12 stars symbolize the 12 signs of the zodiac which represent the 12 different facets of the human character. | Diagrams For Living | 84 |
| Darkness | Symbolizes error. | Alter your life | 45 |
| Day vs. Night | The good which is the truth concerning anything, is here called Day and the error and the fear that we attach to it are called Night. Thus, the First Day represents the dawn of spiritual consciousness. | Alter your life | 37 |
| Diamond | Diamond means unchanging principle. | Diagrams For Living | 45 |
| Door | The "door" or "gate" is another very important Bible symbol. Passing through a door or gate signifies a change in consciousness. Passing from one room to another, symbolically means passing from one state of mind to another. "Gate" or "door" means understanding and it also signifies dominion or power. Understanding gives dominion and understanding comes with a change in consciousness. | Diagrams For Living | 62 |
| Dove | Symbol for peace and diplomacy | Ten Commandments | 11 |
| Dove | In the story of Noah when he sends out the dove, the dove represents a sense of peace. | Diagrams For Living | 52 |
| Dragons | Subconscious complexes. Supressed subconscious thoughts. ...Now, Isaiah knew all this, and his name for these complexes is dragons, and a very good name too. | Power Through Constructive Thinking | 122 |
| Ear | The ear symbolizes understanding. To decorate the ear means to unfold the understanding. | Diagrams For Living | 135 |
| earth | earth means manifestation, and man's function is to manifest or express God, or Cause. | Power Through Constructive Thinking | 19 |
| Earth | The "earth" is a general term covering all our expression or manifestation. Our earth, which is our world, down to every detail of our lives, is really under our own dominion, and is made and unmade by our word. | Power Through Constructive Thinking | 91 |
| Earth | "Earth" means the whole of your outer experience, and to "inherit the earth" means to have dominion over that outer experience.... When the Bible talks about the earth - possessing the earth, governing the earth, making the earth glorious, and so forth - it is referring to the conditions of our lives from our bodily health outwards to the farthest point in our affairs. | Sermon on the Mount | 27 |
This is part 2 of a series on Emmet Fox's Biblical symbolism due to file size restraints when posting.
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