Of course, red is also the color of blood and in the New Testament, Jesus’s sacrifice is described with the imagery of blood ( John 6:55) As Jesus’ blood was shed for us, red represents the love of God represented in and through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. We can infer from this that red represents humanity. Looking at the Old Testament, oudem is translated “red clay.” Oudem is the root word for mankind.
Let’s briefly take a look at some of the colors in the Bible and their meanings. He uses colors as a visual sign to represent His promises, plan for our salvation and much more. Numbers and colors are both remezes.(A remez is a hint-wherein a word, phrase or other element in the text hints at a truth or a deep allegoric – hidden or symbolic meaning).By studying colors we are studying a form of non-verbal communication by God. It is part of the broader field of hermeneutics which involves the study of principles of interpretation for all forms of communication, nonverbal and verbal.This approach also includes “remez.”Ī remez is a hint of a hidden message or a deeper meaning that is below the surface or behind the words. “Biblical hermeneutics is the study of the principles of interpretation concerning the books of the Bible.
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