Saturday, January 13, 2007

Vermilion Cliffs 5

Since "vermilion" is a shade of red, I've been asking you to figure out how many times, and in what contexts, the word "red" appears in the Bible.

In the NIV translation, "red" makes an appearance 55 times, mostly as "Red Sea" in the Exodus story itself and in the many references later on to that story. But here's a list of the other "reds" with the chapters in which they are found:

Esau was red and his father liked that special red stew. (Genesis 25)
Ram skins dyed red were used in the construction of the tabernacle. (Exodus 26,35,36,39)
The red kite (a bird) was "unclean," not to be eaten. (Leviticus 11, Deuteronomy 24)
A red heifer was required for a certain sacrifice. (Numbers 19)
Some Moabites were fooled by water that looked red like blood. (2 Kings 3)
Job's face was red with weeping. (Job 16)
"Do not gaze at wine when it is red." (Proverbs 23)
Sins are described as "red as crimson." (Isaiah 1)
Garments are red, as in a winepress. (Isaiah 62)
Red is a prominent color in palace decoration. (Jeremiah 22)
In a piece of art, the Chaldeans are drawn in red. (Ezekiel 23)
Soldiers have red shields. (Nahum 2)
A red horse (Zechariah 1, 6; Revelation 6)
A red sky is a sign of fair weather. (Matthew 16)
The moon turns blood red. (Revelation 6)
Red armor breastplates on horse riders (Revelation 9)
A red dragon (Revelation 12)

Put this red cross on a mug!

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