From Nave’s Topical Bible
Cord
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 19Passages listed
- 14Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
- Ancient uses of
- In casting lotsMicah 2:5
- Fastening tentsExodus 35:18Exodus 39:40Isaiah 54:2
- Leading or binding animalsPsalms 118:27Hosea 11:4
- Hitching to cart or ploughJob 39:10
- Binding prisonersJudges 15:13
- Measuring ground2 Samuel 8:2Joshua 17:14Psalms 78:55Amos 7:17Zechariah 2:1
- Worn on the head as a sign of submission1 Kings 20:31
- FIGURATIVE
- Of spiritual blessingsPsalms 16:6
- Of sinProverbs 5:22
- Of lifeEcclesiastes 12:6
Show the rest of Nave’s outline (4 more headings) ▾
- Of friendshipEcclesiastes 4:12Hosea 11:4
- SYMBOLICAL USES OF
- Token in mourning1 Kings 20:31–33Job 36:8
- Signifying an inheritanceJoshua 17:14
The passages, in Bible order (19)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- Exodus 35:18
the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the courtyard, along with their ropes;
Commentary on Exodus 35:181 voice
The pins of the tabernacle,.... Which were to fix and fasten the ends of the curtains in the ground, that they might not be moved with the wind, as Jarchi observes: and the pins of the court, and their cords; which were for the same use; see Exo 27:19.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Exodus 39:40
the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases; the curtain for the gate of the courtyard, its ropes and tent pegs, and all the equipment for the service of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting;
- Joshua 17:14
Then the sons of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one portion as an inheritance? We have many people, because the LORD has blessed us abundantly.”
Commentary on Joshua 17:141 voice
And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Judges 15:13
“No,” they answered, “we will not kill you, but we will tie you up securely and hand you over to them.” So they bound him with two new ropes and led him up from the rock.
Commentary on Judges 15:131 voice
When they heard this, though three thousand men had come up, they swore to him that they would make no attempt on his life, only he must submit to be bound, in order that they might formally surrender him, and so keep clear of the crime of which they were accused.
Ambrose of Milan· Letter 19: To Vigilius, 397Patristic
- 2 Samuel 8:2
David also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a cord. He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death, and with one length those to be spared. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.
Commentary on 2 Samuel 8:22 voices
In the second book of Kings [Samuel], where David defeated the Moabites, Scripture records the measuring out of two separate lines for life and two for death. The significance of setting aside some Moabites for life and others for death is made clear by the story of Orpah and Ruth. Orpah, who turned back to idolatry and her ancient country, was destined for death; Ruth, following her mother-in-law, whose name means "pleasant," says, "Your people shall be my people, and your God my God."
Jerome· HOMILIES ON THE PSALMS, ALTERNATE SERIES 61 (PS 15), 420Patristic
The history of the Kings [Samuel] recounts that David won these victories after he succeeded Saul in the kingship, and it seems inappropriate to introduce them into our ordered arrangement here since they are known to be recounted extensively there. But we must realize that …
Cassiodorus· EXPOSITION OF THE PSALMS 59.1-2, 585Patristic
- 1 Kings 20:31
Then the servants of Ben-hadad said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful. Let us go out to the king of Israel with sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads. Perhaps he will spare your life.”
Commentary on 1 Kings 20:311 voice
And his servants said unto him,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Job 36:8
And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction,
Commentary on Job 36:81 voice
And if they shall be in chains, and bound with the cords of poverty, He will shew them their works, and their wickednesses, because they have been violent. The chains of bondage, are the very detention of their present pilgrimage. Paul had seen, that he was bound by these chains, when he was saying, I have a desire to be dissolved, and to be with Christ. [Phil. 1, 23] He perceived that he was bound with the cords of poverty, when, beholding the true riches, he entreated them also for his disciples.
Gregory the Dialogist· Morals on the Book of Job, Book XXVI, 604Patristic
- Job 39:10
Can you hold him to the furrow with a harness? Will he plow the valleys behind you?
Commentary on Job 39:101 voice
Wilt thou bind the rhinoceros with thy band to plough? Or will he break the clods of the valleys after thee? 3. By 'crib' in this place, Holy Scripture itself is, not unfitly, understood; in which holy animals are fed with the food of the word. Of whom it is said by the Prophet; Thine animals will dwell therein. [Ps. 68, 10] Hence also our Lord, when born, was found by shepherds in a manger, because His Incarnation is learned in that Scripture of the Prophets, which refreshes us.
Gregory the Dialogist· Morals on the Book of Job, Book XXXI, 604Patristic
- Psalms 16:6
The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.
Commentary on Psalms 16:61 voice
The cords have fallen to me in excellent places: for indeed my inheritance is excellent to me. In place of that one people, I have possessed the whole world as my inheritance; and from the world, not just anyone, but the strong. For this is what "in excellent places" means, which in Greek is said "among the strong": according to that, "The Lord is my strength and my refuge and my deliverer," and in another place, "The Lord is my strength and my praise." If, then, anyone is excellent and strong, he is of the Lord's inheritance.
Jerome· Homily 61, on Psalm 15, 420Patristic
- Psalms 78:55
He drove out nations before them and apportioned their inheritance; He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.
Commentary on Psalms 78:551 voice
He cast out the Heathen also before them,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Psalms 118:27
The LORD is God; He has made His light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.
Commentary on Psalms 118:272 voices
But if the Gentiles are honoring the same God who gave the law to Moses and made the promise to Abraham and whose word the Jews dishonored—why are they [the Jews] ignorant of, or rather why do they choose to ignore, that what the Lord foretold in the Scriptures has been revealed in the world and appeared to it in bodily form, as the Scripture said: "The Lord God has shined on us"; and again: "He sent his Word and healed them"; and again: "Not a messenger, not an angel but the Lord himself saved them"?
Athanasius of Alexandria· On the Incarnation of the Word 40, 373Patristic
God is the Lord, which hath showed us light,.... These are the words of the people, acknowledging divine favours; particularly that the Lord had caused his face to shine upon them, as the priest wished for, Num 6:
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Proverbs 5:22
The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.
Commentary on Proverbs 5:221 voice
Clothed as you are in the rotten garments of your offenses and "held fast in the meshes of your own sins," listen to the prophet's voice saying, "Wash yourselves clean! Put away the misdeeds of your souls from before my eyes," that the angelic choir may chant over you: "Happy [are] they whose faults are taken away, whose sins are covered."
Cyril of Jerusalem· Catechetical Lecture 1:1, 386Patristic
- Ecclesiastes 4:12
And though one may be overpowered, two can resist. Moreover, a cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 4:122 voices
Two are better than one, for they get a greater return for their labour. For should they fall, one can raise the other; but woe to him who is alone when he falls and there is no one to raise him! Also, if two sleep together they keep warm, but how can one be warm alone? Where one can be overpowered, two can resist attack; A three-ply cord is not easily severed!
Jerome· Commentary on Ecclesiastes, 420Patristic
Paul fled too, that he might pass out through a window and be lowered in a basket. Yes, he knew that the triple-stranded rope could not break, but he fled so that he might preach the gospel of the Lord in the entire world, and consequently he was taken up into paradise. Let us also flee through the window while heeding the Lord's precepts and keeping them with steady vision and chaste eyes.
Ambrose of Milan· FLIGHT FROM THE WORLD 9:54, 397Patristic
- Ecclesiastes 12:6
Remember Him before the silver cord is snapped and the golden bowl is crushed, before the pitcher is shattered at the spring and the wheel is broken at the well,
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 12:61 voice
Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.
Jerome· Commentary on Ecclesiastes, 420Patristic
- Isaiah 54:2
“Enlarge the site of your tent, stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not hold back. Lengthen your ropes and drive your stakes in deep.
Commentary on Isaiah 54:21 voice
Let us come to spiritual understanding. He who is in a tabernacle does not possess a firm and permanent dwelling; but he always changes places and hastens to go further, saying in the psalm: 'I will pass to the place of the wonderful tabernacle' (Ps. XLI, 5), forgetting the things that are past and extending himself into the future, until he reaches the reward of the heavenly calling. We read about this tabernacle and in another place: How lovely are your dwelling places, O LORD of hosts!
Jerome· Commentary on Isaiah, 420Patristic
- Hosea 11:4
I led them with cords of kindness, with ropes of love; I lifted the yoke from their necks and bent down to feed them.
Commentary on Hosea 11:42 voices
"And I, as a foster father to Ephraim, carried them in my arms, and they did not know that I healed them. I drew them with cords of Adam, with the bonds of love. And I will be to them like one who lifts the yoke from their cheeks, and I inclined to him so he could eat." LXX: "And I gathered" ((or "placed")) Ephraim, I took him up on my arm; and they did not know that I healed them in the corruption of humans. I drew them with the cords of my love.
Jerome· Commentary on Hosea 11:3-4, 420Patristic
And as the lover of humankind I will draw them to believing in cords of love, just as that which is written in the Gospel: "No one comes to me unless the Father who sent me will have drawn him." But they thought that my light yoke was very heavy; and I bent toward them, leaving the kingdom of heaven so that I may eat with them, having assumed the human form. Or rather, I gave them my body as food; I was both food and table companion.
Jerome· COMMENTARY ON HOSEA 3:11, 420Patristic