From Nave’s Topical Bible
Laver
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.
- 16Passages listed
- 6Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
- Directions for makingExodus 30:18–20
- Situation of, in the tabernacle, tent of the congregation, and the altarExodus 40:7
- SanctifiedExodus 30:28Exodus 40:11Leviticus 8:11
- Used for washingExodus 40:30–32
- Brazen (bronze), made by Solomon for the temple1 Kings 7
- Altered by Ahaz2 Kings 16:17
- Broken and carried away to Babylon by the Chaldeans2 Kings 25:132 Kings 25:16Jeremiah 52:17Jeremiah 52:20
- FIGURATIVERevelation 4:6Revelation 15:2
- In connection withExodus 38:81 Kings 7:23
The passages, in Bible order (16)
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 30:18–20
“You are to make a bronze basin with a bronze stand for washing. Set it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it,
Commentary on Exodus 30:18–202 voices
Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and his foot also of brass, to wash withal,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
In the first instance, we can understand this basin (or flanged bowl, as it is called further on) to be the water of baptism, in which all those who enter the doors of the church must bathe in order to be cleansed. It was put …
Bede· On the Tabernacle 3.14, AT EXODUS 3:18-20, 735Patristic
- Exodus 30:28
the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand.
Commentary on Exodus 30:281 voice
And the altar of burnt offering, with all its vessels,.... Pans, shovels, basins, &c. and this altar particularly was sprinkled with it seven times, Lev 8:10, and the laver, and his foot; the laver of brass for the priests to wash their hands and feet in, and the foot or base of it on which it stood, see Exo 30:18.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Exodus 38:8
Next he made the bronze basin and its stand from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
Commentary on Exodus 38:82 voices
And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
But then we truly preach right things to others if we show our words by deeds, if we ourselves are pierced with divine love, and wash with tears the daily stains of human life, which can in no way pass without fault. But then we are truly pierced with compunction about ourselves if we carefully consider the deeds of the fathers who went before, so that from beholding their glory, our own life may become vile in our own eyes.
Gregory the Dialogist· Forty Gospel Homilies, Homily 17, 604Patristic
- Exodus 40:7
And place the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it.
- Exodus 40:30–32
He placed the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing;
Commentary on Exodus 40:30–321 voice
And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar,.... Of which position, see Exo 30:18. and put water there to wash withal; for the priests to wash their hands and feet with; a type of that laver or fountain opened for the house of David and inhabitants of Jerusalem to wash in, Zec 13:1.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Leviticus 8:11
He sprinkled some of the oil on the altar seven times, anointing the altar and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand, to consecrate them.
Commentary on Leviticus 8:112 voices
And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
Sprinkled ... the altar seven times - The altar of burnt-offering was distinguished by this sevenfold sprinkling with the holy oil. The number of the covenant was thus brought into connection with those acts of sacrifice by which the covenant between Yahweh and the worshipper was formally renewed and confirmed.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)Evangelical
- 1 Kings 7:1
Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace.
Commentary on 1 Kings 7:12 voices
But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years,.... He made more haste with the house of God than with his own, for that was but seven years in building; which showed greater regard to the honour of God then to his own glory, or even convenience; nor was this built till after that: and finished all his house; or houses he undertook to build, the singular for the plural; even the house of God, his own palace, and that for the daughter of Pharaoh, and that which is next mentioned, which were in all twenty years building, 1Ki 9:10.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
Thirteen years - The thirteen years, i. e., counting from the end of the seven 1Ki 6:38. Solomons buildings thus occupied him twenty years 1Ki 9:10; 2Ch 8:1, from the fourth year of his reign to the twenty-fourth. The difference in the time taken by the temple and the palace is to be accounted for, (1) by the long period of preparation which preceded the actual building of the former 1Ch 22:2-4; 1Ki 5:13-18; and (2) by the greater size of the palace, which consisted of several large ranges of buildings. (See the next note.)
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)Evangelical
- 1 Kings 7:23
He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference.
Commentary on 1 Kings 7:232 voices
"He also made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, completely round." This molten sea was made as a figure of the laver of salvation in which we are cleansed for the remission of our sins. For priests were washed in it, …
Bede· Of the Temple of Solomon 2.19.1-3, 735Patristic
And he made a molten sea,.... A large vessel made of molten brass, which, because of the great quantity of water it held, is called a sea; as it was usual with the Jews to call a large collection of waters a sea, as the sea of Tiberius and Galilee.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- 2 Kings 16:17
King Ahaz also cut off the frames of the movable stands and removed the bronze basin from each of them. He took down the Sea from the bronze oxen that were under it and put it on a stone base.
Commentary on 2 Kings 16:172 voices
And King Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver from off them,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
I certainly do not think that he built [the altar] for the God of all things but just for certain of those who are falsely called gods. This is what the book of Chronicles points out. It reads, "In the time of his distress this …
Theodoret of Cyrus· QUESTION 48, ON 2 KINGS, 458Patristic
- 2 Kings 25:13
Moreover, the Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars and stands and the bronze Sea in the house of the LORD, and they carried the bronze to Babylon.
Commentary on 2 Kings 25:132 voices
And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the Lord,.... The two pillars in the temple, Jachin and Boaz.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
The pillars of brass ... - All the more precious treasures had been already removed from the temple 2Ki 24:13. But there still remained many things, the list of which is given in Jer 52:17-23 much more fully than in this place. Objects in brass, or rather bronze, were frequently carried off by the Assyrians from the conquered nations. Bronze was highly valued, being the chief material both for arms and implements. The breaking up of the pillars, bases, etc., shows that it was for the material, and not for the workmanship, that they were valued.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)Evangelical
- 2 Kings 25:16
As for the two pillars, the Sea, and the movable stands that Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, the weight of the bronze from all these articles was beyond measure.
Commentary on 2 Kings 25:161 voice
Without weight - The Babylonians did not take the trouble to weigh the brass as they did the gold and silver. In the Assyrian monuments there are representations of the weighing of captured articles in gold and silver in the presence of the royal scribes.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)Evangelical
- Jeremiah 52:17
Moreover, the Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars and stands and the bronze Sea in the house of the LORD, and they carried all the bronze to Babylon.
Commentary on Jeremiah 52:171 voice
Also the pillars of brass that were in the house of the Lord,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Jeremiah 52:20
As for the two pillars, the Sea, the twelve bronze bulls under it, and the movable stands that King Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, the weight of the bronze from all these articles was beyond measure.
Commentary on Jeremiah 52:202 voices
twelve brasen bulls that were under - Omitted in 2 Kings and in Jer 27:19. Probably rightly, for what is said here of their being under the bases is a mistake. The bases were under the ten lavers. The Septuagint makes sense by translating it: the twelve brasen bulls under the sea.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)Evangelical
The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brasen bulls,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Revelation 4:6
And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back.
Commentary on Revelation 4:62 voices
[Daniel 7:9] "I beheld until thrones were set up, and the Ancient of days took His seat. His garment was as white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was composed of fiery flames and its wheels were set on fire. From before His presence there issued forth a rushing, fiery stream."
Jerome· St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER SEVEN, 420Patristic
It is not possible that the Gospels can be either more or fewer in number than they are. For, since there are four zones of the world in which we live, and four principal winds, while the Church is scattered throughout all the world, and the "pillar and ground" of the Church is the Gospel and the spirit of life; it is fitting that she should have four pillars, breathing out immortality on every side, and vivifying men afresh.
Irenaeus· Against Heresies Book 3, 202Patristic
- Revelation 15:2
And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, beside which stood those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name. They were holding harps from God,
Commentary on Revelation 15:22 voices
That the foundation and strength of hope and faith is fear. In the cxth Psalm: "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." Of the same thing in the Wisdom of Solomon: "The beginning of wisdom is to fear God." Also in the Proverbs of the same: "Blessed is the man who reverences all things with fear."
Cyprian· Treatise XII Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews, 258Patristic
And I saw, as it were, a sea of glass mingled with fire,....
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)Reformed