Urim and Thummim
17 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
9 sections
- Consulting God By
- Eleazar to Ask Counsel for Joshua, After the Judgment of
- God to be Consulted By
- Illustrative of the Light and Perfection of Christ, the True
- Israelites Consult
- Only Priests Could Interpret
- Placed in the Breastplate of the High Priest
- Sometimes No Answer By, in Consequence of the Sin of Those
- Withheld the Answer from King Saul
Consulting God By
- Judges 1:1 After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of the LORD, “Who will be the first to go up and fight for us against the Canaanites?”
- Judges 20:18 The Israelites set out, went up to Bethel, and inquired of God, “Who of us shall go up first to fight against the Benjamites?” “Judah will be first,” the LORD replied.
- Judges 20:28 and Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, served before it.) The Israelites asked, “Should we again go out to battle against our brothers the Benjamites, or should we stop?” The LORD answered, “Fight, for tomorrow I will …
- 1 Samuel 23:9–11 When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.” …
- 1 Samuel 30:7–8 Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought it to him, …
Eleazar to Ask Counsel for Joshua, After the Judgment of
- Numbers 27:21 He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him— the entire congregation— will go out and come in.”
God to be Consulted By
- Numbers 27:21 He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him— the entire congregation— will go out and come in.”
Illustrative of the Light and Perfection of Christ, the True
- Deuteronomy 33:8 Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.
- John 1:4 In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.
- John 1:9 The true Light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.
- John 1:17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
- Colossians 2:3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Israelites Consult
- Judges 1:1 After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of the LORD, “Who will be the first to go up and fight for us against the Canaanites?”
- Judges 20:18 The Israelites set out, went up to Bethel, and inquired of God, “Who of us shall go up first to fight against the Benjamites?” “Judah will be first,” the LORD replied.
- Judges 20:23 They went up and wept before the LORD until evening, inquiring of Him, “Should we again draw near for battle against our brothers the Benjamites?” And the LORD answered, “Go up against them.”
Only Priests Could Interpret
- Deuteronomy 33:8 Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.
- Ezra 2:63 The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.
- Nehemiah 7:65 The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.
Placed in the Breastplate of the High Priest
- Exodus 28:30 And place the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece of judgment, so that they will also be over Aaron’s heart whenever he comes before the LORD. Aaron will continually carry the judgment of the sons of Israel over his heart before the LORD.
- Leviticus 8:8 Then he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece.
Sometimes No Answer By, in Consequence of the Sin of Those
- 1 Samuel 28:6 He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.
Withheld the Answer from King Saul
- 1 Samuel 28:6 He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.
Related topics
Urim and Thummim in the BreastplateUrim and Thummim were Wanting in the Second TempleTirshatha
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.