8 Bible Verses about Walls

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Matthew 21:33

Listen to another parable. A man, who was an employer, once planted a vineyard, put a fence round it, dug a winepress in it, built a tower, and then let it out to tenants and went abroad.

Acts 23:3

Whereupon Paul turned to him and said: "God will strike you, you white-washed wall! Are you sitting there to try me in accordance with law, and yet, in defiance of law, order me to be struck?"

Revelation 21:12-19

It had a great high wall, in which were twelve gates; and at these gates there were twelve angels, and there were names inscribed on the gates, the names of the twelve tribes of the Israelites. 'There were three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.' The wall of the City had twelve foundation stones, on which were the twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.read more.
And the angel who was speaking to me had as a measure a gold rod, with which to measure the City and its gates and its wall. The City is square; the length and the breadth are the same. The angel measured with his rod; it was twelve hundred miles; its length, and breadth, and height are equal. Then he measured the wall; it was two hundred and eighty-eight feet, as men measure, that is as the angel measured. The material of the wall of the City was jasper, and the City was built of pure gold, which shone like clear glass. The foundations of the wall of the City were ornamented with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation stone was a jasper; the second a sapphire; the third a chalcedony; the fourth an emerald;

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Revelation 21:14

The wall of the City had twelve foundation stones, on which were the twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.

Walls » Of cities » Had towers built on them

Walls » Of cities » Frequently laid in ruins

Walls » Of cities » Destruction of, a punishment and cause of grief

Walls » Of cities » Instances of persons let down from

Acts 9:24-25

But it became known to him. They even watched the gates day and night, to kill him; But his disciples let him down by night through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a basket.

Walls » Of houses » Could be easily dug through

Walls » Of cities » Often very high

Walls » Of houses » Had nails or pegs fastened into them when built

Walls » Of cities » Kept by watchmen night and day

Walls » Small towns and villages were not surrounded by

Walls » Illustrative » Of ordinances as a protection to the church

Walls » Mentioned in scripture » Of temples

Walls » Mentioned in scripture » Of vineyards

Walls » Of cities » Were battered by besieging armies

Walls » Designed for separation

Walls » Illustrative » Of those who afford protection

Walls » Were probably often strengthened with plates of iron or brass

Walls » Miracles connected with » Handwriting on the wall of belshazzar's palace

Walls » Of cities » Were broad and places of public resort

Walls » Illustrative » Of salvation

Walls » Of houses » Usually plastered

Walls » Of cities » Strongly fortified

Walls » Illustrative » (bowing or tottering,) of the wicked under judgments

Walls » Of cities » Sometimes burned

Walls » Frequently made of stone and wood together

Walls » Illustrative » Of the church as a protection to the nation

Walls » Of cities » Danger of approaching too near to, in time of war

Walls » Illustrative » (daubed with untempered mortar,) of the teaching of false prophets

Walls » Of houses » Liable to leprosy

Walls » Mentioned in scripture » Of houses

Walls » Illustrative » (brazen,) of prophets in their testimony against the wicked

Walls » Illustrative » (of partition,) of separation of jews and gentiles

Walls » Illustrative » Of the wealth of the rich in his own conceit

Walls » Of cities » The bodies of enemies sometimes fastened on, as a disgrace

Walls » Of houses » The seat next, was the place of distinction

Walls » Of cities » Custom of dedicating

Walls » Designed for defence

Walls » Mentioned in scripture » Of cities

Walls » Illustrative » Of the protection of God

Walls » Of cities » The falling of, sometimes occasioned great destruction

Walls » Of cities » Were strongly manned in war

Walls » Of cities » Houses sometimes broken down to repair, and fortify

Walls » Of cities » Idolatrous rites performed on

Walls » Hyssop frequently grew on

Walls » Miracles connected with » Falling of the walls of jericho

Walls » Of cities » Houses often built on

Walls » Of cities » Adroitness of soldiers in scaling, alluded to

Walls » Illustrative » (whited,) of hypocrites

Acts 23:3

Whereupon Paul turned to him and said: "God will strike you, you white-washed wall! Are you sitting there to try me in accordance with law, and yet, in defiance of law, order me to be struck?"

Walls » Of houses » Often infested with serpents

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Figurative Walls

Acts 23:3

Whereupon Paul turned to him and said: "God will strike you, you white-washed wall! Are you sitting there to try me in accordance with law, and yet, in defiance of law, order me to be struck?"

Opening Walls

Mark 2:4

Being, however, unable to get him near to Jesus, owing to the crowd, they removed the roofing below which Jesus was; and, when they had made an opening, they let down the mat on which the paralyzed man was lying.

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