Houses

Antiquity of Genesis 12:1; 19:3
Deep and solid foundations required for Matthew 7:24; Luke 6:48
Sometimes built without foundation Matthew 7:26; Luke 6:49
BUILT OF
- Clay Job 4:19
- Bricks Exodus 1:11-14; Isaiah 9:10
- Stone and wood Leviticus 14:40,42; Habakkuk 2:11
- Hewn or cut stone Isaiah 9:10; Amos 5:11
In cities, built in streets Genesis 19:2; Joshua 2:19
Often built on city walls Joshua 2:15; 2 Corinthians 11:33
THE FLAT ROOFS OF
- Surrounded with battlements Deuteronomy 22:8
- Had often booths on them 2 Samuel 16:22; Nehemiah 8:16; Proverbs 2:19
- Had often idolatrous altars on them 2 Kings 23:12; Jeremiah 19:13; Zephaniah 1:5
- Used for drying flax Joshua 2:6
- Used for exercise 2 Samuel 11:2; Daniel 4:29
- Used for devotion Acts 10:9
- Used for making proclamations Luke 12:3
- Used for secret conference 1 Samuel 9:25,26
- Resorted to in grief Isaiah 15:3; Jeremiah 48:38
- Often covered with week grass Psalm 129:6,7
Accessible from the outside Matthew 24:17
The courts of, large and used as apartments Esther 1:5; Luke 5:19
Entered by a gate or door Genesis 43:19; Exodus 12:22; Luke 16:20; Acts 10:17
Doors of, low and small for safety Proverbs 17:19
Doors of, how fastened 2 Samuel 13:18; Song of Solomon 5:5; Luke 11:7
Admission to, gained by knocking at the door Acts 12:13; Revelation 3:20
Walls of, plastered Leviticus 14:42,43
Serpents often lodged in walls of Amos 5:19
Custom of fastening nails, &c, in walls of, alluded to Ecclesiastes 12:11; Isaiah 22:23
Had often several stories Ezekiel 41:16; Acts 20:9
Divided into apartments Genesis 43:30; Isaiah 26:20
APARTMENTS OF, WERE OFTEN
- Large and airy Jeremiah 22:14
- Ceiled and painted Jeremiah 22:14; Haggai 1:4
- Inlaid with ivory 1 Kings 22:39; Amos 3:15
- Hung with rich tapestries Esther 1:6
- Warmed with fires Jeremiah 36:22; John 18:18
Upper apartments of, the best, and used for entertainments Mark 14:15
Had often detached apartments for secrecy and for strangers Judges 3:20-23; 2 Kings 4:10,11; 9:2,3
Lighted by windows 1 Kings 7:4
Street windows of, high and dangerous 2 Kings 1:2; 9:30,33; Acts 20:9
OF THE RICH
- Great Isaiah 5:9; Amos 6:11; 2 Timothy 2:20
- Goodly Deuteronomy 8:12
- Pleasant Ezekiel 26:12; Micah 2:9
OF BRICK OR CLAY
- Plastered Ezekiel 13:10,11
- Easily broken through Job 24:16; Ezekiel 12:5
- Often swept away by torrents Ezekiel 13:13,14
When finished were usually dedicated Deuteronomy 20:5; Psalm 30:1
For summer residence Amos 3:15
Liable to leprosy Leviticus 14:34-53
Not to be coveted Exodus 20:17; Micah 2:2
Were hired Acts 28:30
Were mortgaged Nehemiah 5:3
Were sold Acts 4:34
Law respecting the sale of Leviticus 25:29-33
Of criminals, desolated Daniel 2:5; 3:29
Desolation of, threatened as a punishment Isaiah 5:9; 13:16,21,22; Ezekiel 16:41; 26:12
Often broken down to repair city walls before sieges Isaiah 22:10
ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of the body Job 4:19; 2 Corinthians 5:1
- Of the grave Job 30:23
- Of the church Hebrews 3:6; 1 Peter 2:5
- Of saints' inheritance John 14:2; 2 Corinthians 5:1
- (On sand,) of the delusive hope of hypocrites Matthew 7:24,25
- (On a rock,) of the hope of saints Matthew 7:24,25
- (Insecurity of,) of earthly trust Matthew 6:19,20
- (Building of,) of great prosperity Isaiah 65:21; Ezekiel 28:26
- (Built and not inhabited,) of calamity Deuteronomy 28:30; Amos 5:11; Zephaniah 1:13
- (To inhabit those, built by others,) of abundant feelings Deuteronomy 6:10,11

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