8 Bible Verses about Facing North
Most Relevant Verses
Again Jehovah asked: What do you see? I answered: I see a boiling pot, and its top is tilted away from the north.
The tank rested on the backs of twelve copper bulls that faced outward. Three faced in each direction.
The tank rested on the backs of twelve copper bulls that faced outward. Three faced in each direction, north, west, south and east.
It stretched out what looked like a hand and grabbed me by the hair on my head. In these visions from God, the Spirit carried me between heaven and earth. He took me in vision to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the north gate of the inner court, where the seat of the idol of jealousy, which provokes to jealousy, was located.
Six men came from the direction of the upper gate that faces north. Each had his shattering weapon in his hand. Among them was a certain man clothed in linen with a writing case (secretary's inkhorn) at his side. They went in and stood beside the copper altar.
Outside the gateways to the inner courtyard were the rooms for the singers in the inner courtyards. One room was at the side of the north gateway. It faced south. The other room was at the side of the south gateway. It faced north.
The room that faces north is for the priests who serve at the altar. These priests are Zadok's descendants. They are the only Levites who are able to come near Jehovah and serve him.
