Garment
/GAHR-ment/
Summary
Clothing and apparel, often used symbolically in Scripture for status, honor, or spiritual condition.
☩Symbolic Uses
The spreading of garments before persons showed particular honor, as when the people spread their garments in Jesus's path at the triumphal entry. In ancient Persia, kings walked upon carpets, and laying down garments served a similar honorific function.
Key verses:Matthew 21:82 Kings 9:13
☩Spiritual Significance
Scripture uses garments metaphorically for spiritual states. Believers are exhorted to put on the 'garments of salvation' and the 'robe of righteousness.' White garments symbolize purity and victory, while filthy garments represent sin and defilement.
Key verses:Isaiah 61:10Revelation 3:4-5Zechariah 3:3-4
Related Verses174 mentions
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Garment," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. III (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).