Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Cord » Ancient uses of » Fastening tents
the pins of the habitation and the pins of the court with their boards;
and the hangings of the court with his pillars and sockets, and the hanging to the court gate, his boards and pins, and all the ordinance that serveth to the habitation of the tabernacle of witness,
Make thy tent wider, and spread out the hangings of thine habitation: spare not, lay forth thy cords, and make fast thy stakes:
Curtains » Figurative
That he sitteth upon the Circle of the world, and that all the inhabiters of the world are, in comparison of him, but as grasshoppers; That he spreadeth out the heavens as a covering, he stretcheth them out as a tent to dwell in;
Their tents and their flocks shall they take away; yea, their hangings and their vessel. Their Camels also shall they carry away with them. They shall come about them on every side with a fearful cry.
Make thy tent wider, and spread out the hangings of thine habitation: spare not, lay forth thy cords, and make fast thy stakes:
They cry murder upon murder; the whole land shall perish. Immediately my tents were destroyed, and my hangings, in the twinkling of an eye.
My tabernacle is destroyed, and all my cords are broken. My children are gone from me, and can nowhere be found. Now have I none to spread out my tent, or to set up my hangings.
Heathen » Their land given to israel
He cast out the heathen before them, caused their land to be divided among them for a heritage, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.
and gave them the lands of the Heathen; where they took the labours of the people in possession,
And gave away their land for a heritage! For his mercy endureth forever. Even for a heritage unto Israel his servant! For his mercy endureth forever.
Therefore be glad now, thou barren that bearest not. Rejoice, sing and be merry, thou that art not with child: For the desolate hath more children, than the married wife, sayeth the LORD. Make thy tent wider, and spread out the hangings of thine habitation: spare not, lay forth thy cords, and make fast thy stakes: for thou shalt be multiplied on the right side and on the left, and thy seed shall have the Gentiles in possession, and dwell in the desolate cities.
Tabernacle » Illustrative » Of the church
{A Psalm of David} Lord, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle? Who shall rest upon thy holy hill?
and is a minister of holy things, and of the very tabernacle which God pitched, and not man.
Make thy tent wider, and spread out the hangings of thine habitation: spare not, lay forth thy cords, and make fast thy stakes:
And in mercy shall the throne be prepared, and he shall sit upon it in the truth, in the tabernacle of David: judging, and seeking judgment, and making haste unto righteousness.
And I, John, saw that holy city, new Jerusalem, come down from God out of heaven prepared as a bride garnished for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them. And they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them and be their God.
Tents » Fastened by cords to stakes or nails
Make thy tent wider, and spread out the hangings of thine habitation: spare not, lay forth thy cords, and make fast thy stakes:
My tabernacle is destroyed, and all my cords are broken. My children are gone from me, and can nowhere be found. Now have I none to spread out my tent, or to set up my hangings.
Then Jael, Heber's wife, took a nail of the tent, and a hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail thorough the temples of his head into the ground, as he slumbered being weary: And so he died.
Tents » Called » Curtains
Make thy tent wider, and spread out the hangings of thine habitation: spare not, lay forth thy cords, and make fast thy stakes:
Wherefore, as the holy ghost saith, "Today if ye shall hear his voice,
Tents » Illustrative » (enlarging of,) of the great extension of the church
Make thy tent wider, and spread out the hangings of thine habitation: spare not, lay forth thy cords, and make fast thy stakes: