In biblical times, baskets were common household items used for various purposes, including carrying, storing, and measuring goods. The Bible references baskets in several contexts, illustrating their practical and symbolic significance.

Old Testament References:

1. Provision and Sustenance:
· In the account of Joseph in Egypt, baskets are mentioned in the context of Pharaoh's dream. The chief baker saw "three baskets of white bread on my head" (Genesis 40:16-17), symbolizing the provision and sustenance that bread represents, as well as the impending judgment upon the baker.

2. Offerings and Worship:
· Baskets were used in religious ceremonies, particularly in the offering of firstfruits. Deuteronomy 26:2 instructs the Israelites: "you are to take some of the firstfruits of all the produce from the soil of the land the LORD your God is giving you and put them in a basket." This act of placing offerings in a basket signifies dedication and gratitude to God for His provision.

3. Judgment and Prophecy:
· The prophet Jeremiah uses the imagery of baskets to convey a message of judgment and hope. In Jeremiah 24:1-2, the Lord shows him two baskets of figs, one good and one bad, representing the fate of the people of Judah.

New Testament References:

1. Miracles and Abundance:
· Baskets are prominently featured in the miracles of Jesus, particularly in the feeding of the multitudes. After feeding the five thousand, the disciples collected "twelve baskets full of broken pieces" (Matthew 14:20), symbolizing the abundance and provision of God through Christ.

2. Protection and Deliverance:
· The Apostle Paul recounts his escape from Damascus, where he was lowered in a basket through an opening in the wall (2 Corinthians 11:33). This event highlights God's deliverance and protection of His servants in times of danger.

3. Symbol of Care and Service:
· In Acts 9:25, the disciples use a basket to lower Paul down the city wall, demonstrating the early Christian community's care and commitment to one another's safety and mission.

Throughout Scripture, baskets serve as practical tools and powerful symbols, representing God's provision, the dedication of offerings, the abundance of His blessings, and His protection and deliverance of His people.Genesis 40:16,17
When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head:
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Exodus 29:3,23,32
And you shall put them into one basket, and bring them in the basket, with the bullock and the two rams.
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Leviticus 8:2
Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and a bullock for the sin offering, and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;
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Numbers 6:15
And a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread anointed with oil, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings.
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Deuteronomy 26:2
That you shall take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which you shall bring of your land that the LORD your God gives you, and shall put it in a basket, and shall go to the place which the LORD your God shall choose to place his name there.
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Deuteronomy 28:5,17
Blessed shall be your basket and your store.
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2 Kings 10:7
And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent him them to Jezreel.
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Spiritual Farming --No. 4 Sowing.
... just as you have seen the sower fill his basket from the ... He expounded unto them in
all the scriptures the things ... in the church ought to be more general than it ...
/.../champness/broken bread/xi spiritual farmingno 4 sowing.htm

Days of Preparation
... A general slain in battle is lost to his army ... As Paul searched the Scriptures, he
learned that throughout the ... through the wall, lowering him in a basket." Acts 9 ...
/.../white/the acts of the apostles/lesson 13 days of preparation.htm

How the Books were Written.
... of the room he found a waste basket, filled with ... Brit., ip496.] The general verdict
of scholars is that ... most trustworthy copies of the Sacred Scriptures now in ...
/.../gladden/who wrote the bible/chapter xii how the books.htm

The Figurative Language of Scripture.
... context and the general tenor of the Scriptures teach us ... chap.1); and Amos' vision
of a basket of summer ... interpretation must be upon the same general principle ...
/.../barrows/companion to the bible/chapter xxxv the figurative language.htm

Chapter iv.
... of its first preachers, as stated in our Scriptures (not in ... of this man was the signal
of a general persecution, the ... only by being let down in a basket by the ...
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Paul's Missionary Labors.
... let down by the brethren in a basket through a ... the converts showed exemplary zeal
in searching the Scriptures. ... have reaped the benefit of a general release of ...
/.../history of the christian church volume i/section 33 pauls missionary labors.htm

Second Sunday Before Lent
... a window was I let down in a basket by the ... And in many places the Scriptures reprove
avarice. ... to restrain them from running, biting and general mischief,"so ...
/.../luther/epistle sermons vol ii/second sunday before lent.htm

Letter Xlviii. To Pammachius.
... and wives, but simply discussing the general question of ... opinion, and not commenting
upon the Scriptures, then any ... Lord's body in a wicker basket, His blood in ...
/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/letter xlviii to pammachius.htm

The Conversion of Paul.
... of the Sanhedrin, a sort of inquisitor-general, with full ... burst on his mind from
the Holy Scriptures and showed ... he escaped from persecution in a basket from a ...
/.../history of the christian church volume i/section 31 the conversion of.htm

Cyrus, the Servant Of-The Lord {4}
... for two reasons"First, because the Hebrew Scriptures call him ... the usual answer; and
a covered basket is put ... that his grandfather had made him general of the ...
/.../kingsley/historical lectures and essays/cyrus the servant of-the lord.htm

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