Mantle
A study on the significance of mantles, cloaks, and garments in the Bible.
This study explores the symbolic and practical roles of mantles, cloaks, and other garments throughout the Old and New Testaments, revealing their connection to prophecy, anointing, and spiritual authority.
All Scripture quotations are taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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Genesis
7And the first came out red. He was ( AE ) like a hairy garment all over; so they called his name [ d ] Esau.
that she ( N ) caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me.” But he left his garment in her hand, and fled and ran outside.
And so it was, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and fled outside,
And it happened, when he heard that I lifted my voice and cried out, that he left his garment with me, and fled and went outside.”
so it happened, as I lifted my voice and cried out, that he left his garment with me and fled outside.”
Exodus
2Furthermore the Lord said to him, “Now put your hand in your bosom.” And he put his hand in his bosom, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, ( C ) like snow.
Leviticus
13“Now if the garment has a mark of leprosy in it, whether it is a wool garment or a linen garment,
whether in the warp or in the weft, of linen or of wool, whether in leather or in anything made of leather,
if the mark is greenish or reddish in the garment or in the leather, in the warp or in the weft, or in any article of leather, it is a mark of leprosy and shall be shown to the priest.
The priest shall examine the mark and isolate [ o ] that which has the mark for seven days.
And he shall examine the mark on the seventh day. If the mark has spread in the garment, either in the warp or in the weft, in leather or in anything made of leather, the mark is a [ p ] malignant leprosy. It is unclean.
He shall therefore burn that garment or anything made of leather, whether warp or weft, in wool or in linen, in which the mark is; for it is a malignant leprosy, and it shall be burned in the fire.
“But if the priest examines it, and indeed the mark has not spread in the garment, either in the warp or in the weft, or in any thing made of leather,
then the priest shall command that they wash the thing in which the mark is; and he shall isolate it for another seven days.
After the thing which has the mark has been washed, the priest shall examine it; and indeed if the mark has not changed its color, though the mark has not spread, it is unclean. You shall burn it in the fire; it is a festering defection in the [ q ] fabric or in the leather.
If the priest examines it, and indeed the mark has faded after washing it, then he shall tear it out of the garment or the leather, the warp or the weft.
And if it appears again in the garment, either in the warp or in the weft, or in anything made of leather, it is a spreading mark; you shall burn with fire that in which the mark is.
The garment or anything made of leather, warp or weft, which you wash if the mark has departed from it, it shall be washed a second time, and shall be clean.”’
Deuteronomy
3( G ) “You shall not wear a garment of different sorts, such as wool and linen mixed together.
“You shall make ( H ) tassels on the four corners of the clothing with which you cover yourself.
Joshua
1Judges
1Ruth
12 Samuel
3Now she had on ( L ) a robe of many colors, for the king’s virgin daughters wore such apparel. And his servant put her out and bolted the door behind her.
Then Tamar put ( M ) ashes on her head, and tore her robe of many colors that was on her, and ( N ) laid her hand on her head and went away crying bitterly.
1 Kings
5Now it happened at that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet ( AF ) Ahijah the Shilonite met him on the way; and he had clothed himself with a new garment, and the two were alone in the field.
Then Ahijah took hold of the new garment that was on him, and ( AG ) tore it into twelve pieces.
Then the ( AI ) hand of the Lord came upon Elijah; and he ( AJ ) girded [ k ] up his loins and ran ahead of Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
So it was, when Elijah heard it, that ( M ) he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. ( N ) Suddenly a voice came to him, and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
2 Kings
5He also took up the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and went back and stood by the bank of the Jordan.
Then he took the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and struck the water, and said, “Where is the Lord God of Elijah?” And when he also had struck the water, ( K ) it was divided this way and that; and Elisha crossed over.
Now Elijah took his mantle, rolled it up, and struck the water; and ( F ) it was divided this way and that, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ( G ) ground.
Then he said to Gehazi, ( L ) “Get [ f ] yourself ready, and take my staff in your hand, and be on your way. If you meet anyone, ( M ) do not greet him; and if anyone greets you, do not answer him; but ( N ) lay my staff on the face of the child.”
Ezra
2So when I heard this thing, ( F ) I tore my garment and my robe, and plucked out some of the hair of my head and beard, and sat down ( G ) astonished.
Esther
1Job
4While I am like a [ m ] rotten thing that consumes, Like a garment that is moth-eaten.
By great force my garment is disfigured; It binds me about as the collar of my tunic.
Psalms
2They will perish, but You will endure; Yes, all of them will grow old like a garment; Like a cloak You will change them, And they will be changed.
Proverbs
1Song of Solomon
1Isaiah
5For He put on righteousness as a breastplate, ( V ) And a helmet of salvation on His head; He put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, And was clad with zeal as a cloak.
Jeremiah
1Ezekiel
2Haggai
1Zechariah
1Matthew
1Mark
2Luke
4Then He said to them, “But now, he who has a money bag, let him take it, and likewise a knapsack; and he who has no sword, let him ( S ) sell his garment and buy one.
( F ) To him who strikes you on the one cheek, offer the other also. ( G ) And from him who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your tunic either.
And when He stepped out on the land, there met Him a certain man from the city who had demons [ h ] for a long time. And he wore no clothes, nor did he live in a house but in the tombs.
John
2Then ( Q ) the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His garments and made four parts, to each soldier a part, and also the tunic. Now the tunic was without seam, woven from the top in one piece.
Acts
11 Thessalonians
12 Timothy
1Hebrews
21 Peter
1Jude
1Thematic Index
Elijah and Elisha's Mantle
Symbolic Garments
Clothing and Conduct
Divine Covering and Protection
Prophetic Garments
Humility and Mourning
Worldly Possessions and Detachment
Healing and Faith
Righteousness and Salvation
Judgment and Vengeance
New Creation and Transformation
Practical Use of Garments
All Scripture quotations are taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.