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The term "lighted" in the Bible often refers to the act of illuminating or bringing light to a place or situation. It is used both literally and metaphorically throughout the Scriptures, symbolizing divine presence, guidance, and revelation.

Old Testament Usage

In the Old Testament, light is frequently associated with God's creation and His presence. Genesis 1:3 states, "And God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light." This verse marks the beginning of creation, where God brings order and clarity to chaos through light. The act of lighting is thus foundational to the created world.

The lampstand in the Tabernacle, as described in Exodus 25:31-40, is another significant instance where light is used. The lampstand was to be kept continually lighted, symbolizing God's perpetual presence among His people. Leviticus 24:2-4 instructs, "Command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually."

New Testament Usage

In the New Testament, the concept of lighted takes on a more spiritual dimension. Jesus Christ is often referred to as the "light of the world." In John 8:12 , Jesus declares, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life." Here, the lighted path is one of spiritual enlightenment and salvation.

The metaphor of light is also used to describe the mission of believers. In Matthew 5:14-16 , Jesus tells His disciples, "You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house." This passage emphasizes the responsibility of believers to be visible and active in their faith, illuminating the world with the truth of the Gospel.

Symbolism and Themes

Throughout the Bible, lighted objects or paths symbolize knowledge, purity, and divine truth. The Psalms often reflect this theme, as in Psalm 119:105 , "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." Here, the lighted path represents guidance and wisdom provided by God's Word.

The imagery of light also contrasts with darkness, which often symbolizes sin, ignorance, and separation from God. The Apostle Paul, in Ephesians 5:8 , exhorts believers, "For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light." This transformation from darkness to lighted life is central to the Christian experience.

Conclusion

The concept of being lighted in the Bible is rich with meaning, encompassing God's creative power, His enduring presence, and the transformative impact of Christ and His followers in the world. Through both literal and metaphorical uses, the theme of lighted serves as a powerful symbol of divine truth and guidance.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (imp. & p. p.) of Light.

2. (imp. & p. p.) of Light.

Strong's Hebrew

5927. alah -- to go up, ascend, climb
... grows (1), imported* (2), incite (1), included (1), invaded (2), jump (1), lead
(1), left (1), levied (3), lie (1), lift (1), lifted (10), lighted (1), made (1 ...
/hebrew/5927.htm - 8k

3975. muwrah -- a hole for light
... den Feminine passive participle of 'owr; something lighted, ie An aperture; by
implication, a crevice or hole (of a serpent) -- den. see HEBREW 'owr. ...
/hebrew/3975.htm - 5k

Library

The Fires which are Lighted on the New Moons by Some Before their ...
... The Sixth Ecumenical Council. Canon LXV. The fires which are lighted on
the new moons by some before their shops and? The fires ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon lxv the fires which.htm

Thekla Singing Decorously a Hymn, the Rest of the virgins Sing ...
... rest, standing together in a circle after the manner of a chorus, responded to her:
"I keep myself pure for Thee, O Bridegroom, and holding a lighted torch I ...
/.../chapter ii thekla singing decorously a.htm

The Salt and the Light of the World.
... Cities are the best lighted portions of the world; and perhaps the Lord meant,
'You are a live city, therefore light up your city.' Some connection of the city ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/macdonald/hope of the gospel/the salt and the light.htm

The Light of the World.
... court were two gigantic candelabra, fifty cubits high, sumptuously gilded, on the
summit of which at night during the feast, lamps were lighted which threw ...
/.../johnson/the new testament commentary vol iii john/the light of the world.htm

"Shine Inside"
... Scott said, "Yes, the luster is there [in the photograph], but it is not lighted
up." Now, there are some boys' and girls' faces that have a luster, but it is ...
/.../chidley/fifty-two story talks to boys and girls/shine inside.htm

"The Light of Life"
... the coming of the Messiah. At evening when the lamps were lighted, the
court was a scene of great rejoicing. Gray-haired men, the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/white/the desire of ages/chapter 51 the light of.htm

Another Part of My Smoke' which You Frequently Laugh at is My ...
... which have been conceived within your mouth, and like Barchochebas, the leader of
the revolt of the Jews, who used to hold in his mouth a lighted straw and ...
/.../31 another part of my.htm

Nun.
... For a lantern is a creature, not a creator; and it is lighted by participation of
an unchangeable light....For no creature, howsoever rational and intellectual ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/nun.htm

John Chapter v. 19-40
... as by another lamp. 3. For, indeed, all men are lamps, since they can be
both lighted and extinguished. Moreover, when the lamps ...
/.../augustine/homilies on the gospel of john/tractate xxiii john chapter v.htm

A Glance at the Disciples of Jesus on Holy Saturday.
... waists girded. The room was lighted up by a lamp; and after their repast
they separated, and for the most part returned home. They ...
/.../the dolorous passion of our lord jesus christ/chapter lviii a glance at.htm

Thesaurus

Lighted (36 Occurrences)
...Lighted (36 Occurrences). Matthew 5:15 Nor is a lamp lighted to be put under a bushel,
but on the lampstand; and then it gives light to all in the house. (WEY). ...
/l/lighted.htm - 16k

Dimly-lighted (1 Occurrence)
Dimly-lighted. Dimly, Dimly-lighted. Dimmed . Multi-Version
Concordance Dimly-lighted (1 Occurrence). 2 Peter 1:19 And ...
/d/dimly-lighted.htm - 6k

Candlestick (34 Occurrences)
... placed on the south side of the Holy Place, opposite the table of shewbread (Exodus
27:21; 30:7, 8; Leviticus 24:3; 1 Samuel 3:3). It was lighted every evening ...
/c/candlestick.htm - 27k

Vessel (118 Occurrences)
... Luke 8:16 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth
it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter ...
/v/vessel.htm - 40k

Lighting (9 Occurrences)
... Luke 8:16 And no one having lighted a lamp doth cover it with a vessel, or under
a couch doth put 'it'; but upon a lamp-stand he doth put 'it', that those ...
/l/lighting.htm - 9k

Eyesight (7 Occurrences)
... Eyesight (7 Occurrences). Matthew 6:22 "The eye is the lamp of the body. If then
your eyesight is good, your whole body will be well lighted; (WEY). ...
/e/eyesight.htm - 8k

Putteth (182 Occurrences)
... Luke 8:16 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth
it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter ...
/p/putteth.htm - 38k

Candle (16 Occurrences)
... Luke 8:16 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth
it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter ...
/c/candle.htm - 15k

Alight (3 Occurrences)
... roof. 3. (vi) To come or chance (upon). 4. (a.) Lighted; lighted up; in
a flame. Multi-Version Concordance Alight (3 Occurrences). ...
/a/alight.htm - 7k

Lampstand (38 Occurrences)
... or Amorite lamp was a shallow, saucer-like bowl with rounded bottom and vertical
rim, slightly pointed or pinched on one side where the lighted end of the wick ...
/l/lampstand.htm - 24k

Resources

Is it biblical to light candles for the dead? | GotQuestions.org

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Lighted: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Lighted (36 Occurrences)

Matthew 5:15
Nor is a lamp lighted to be put under a bushel, but on the lampstand; and then it gives light to all in the house.
(WEY)

Matthew 6:22
"The eye is the lamp of the body. If then your eyesight is good, your whole body will be well lighted;
(WEY)

Luke 8:16
No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
(KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT)

Luke 11:33
No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.
(KJV ASV BBE WBS YLT)

Luke 11:34
The lamp of the body is the eye. When your eyesight is good, your whole body also is lighted up; but when it is defective, your body is darkened.
(WEY)

Luke 11:36
If, however, your whole body is penetrated with light, and has no part dark, it will be so lighted, all of it, as when the lamp with its bright shining gives you light."
(WEY NIV)

Luke 12:49
I came to send a fire on the earth, and it may even now have been lighted.
(BBE)

Luke 22:55
And when they had lighted a fire in the middle of the court and had seated themselves in a group round it, Peter was sitting among them,
(WEY BBE)

John 18:18
Now because it was cold the servants and the police had lighted a charcoal fire, and were standing and warming themselves; and Peter too remained with them, standing and warming himself.
(WEY)

Acts 28:2
The strange-speaking natives showed us remarkable kindness, for they lighted a fire and made us all welcome because of the pelting rain and the cold.
(WEY)

James 3:5
Even so the tongue is a small part of the body, but it takes credit for great things. How much wood may be lighted by a very little fire!
(BBE)

Genesis 24:64
And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

Genesis 28:11
And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Exodus 35:3
No fire is to be lighted in any of your houses on the Sabbath day.
(BBE)

Exodus 40:25
And he lighted the lamps before the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS)

Numbers 8:3
And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the LORD commanded Moses.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Joshua 15:18
And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou?
(KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV)

Judges 1:14
It happened, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she alighted from off her donkey; and Caleb said to her, "What would you like?"
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Judges 4:15
Yahweh confused Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his army, with the edge of the sword before Barak; and Sisera alighted from his chariot, and fled away on his feet.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

1 Samuel 25:23
When Abigail saw David, she hurried, and alighted from her donkey, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

2 Samuel 22:9
There went up a smoke from his nose, and a fire of destruction from his mouth: coals were lighted by it.
(BBE)

2 Kings 5:21
So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running after him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is all well?
(KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

2 Kings 10:15
And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thine hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Nehemiah 9:19
yet Thou in Thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness; the pillar of cloud departed not from over them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to show them light, and the way wherein they should go.
(See RSV)

Psalms 18:8
There went up a smoke from his nose, and a fire of destruction from his mouth: flames were lighted by it.
(BBE)

Psalms 39:3
My heart was burning in my breast; while I was deep in thought the fire was lighted; then I said with my tongue,
(BBE)

Psalms 77:18
The voice of thy thunder was in the whirlwind; The lightnings lightened the world: The earth trembled and shook.
(See JPS RSV)

Psalms 78:21
So these things came to the Lord's ears, and he was angry; and a fire was lighted against Jacob, and wrath came up against Israel;
(BBE)

Psalms 97:4
His lightnings lightened the world: The earth saw, and trembled.
(See JPS)

Psalms 106:18
And a fire was lighted among their tents; the sinners were burned up by the flames.
(BBE)

Proverbs 6:28
Or may one go on lighted coals, and his feet not be burned?
(BBE)

Isaiah 9:8
The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Isaiah 10:16
For this cause the Lord, the Lord of armies, will make his fat become wasted; and in his inner parts a fire will be lighted like a burning flame.
(BBE)

Jeremiah 49:27
And I will have a fire lighted on the wall of Damascus, burning up the great houses of Ben-hadad.
(BBE)

Ezekiel 20:47
And say to the woodland of the South, Give ear to the words of the Lord: this is what the Lord has said: See, I will have a fire lighted in you, for the destruction of every green tree in you and every dry tree: the flaming flame will not be put out, and all faces from the south to the north will be burned by it.
(BBE)

Ezekiel 20:48
And all flesh will see that I the Lord have had it lighted: it will not be put out.
(BBE)

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