8 Bible Verses about Walls
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but his disciples took him one night and let him down through the city wall, by lowering him in a hamper-basket.
"Listen to another story. There was once an owner of an estate who planted a vineyard and built a fence around it, and hewed out a wine-vat in it, and built a tower, and rented it to tenant farmers, and then went abroad.
For He Himself is our peace, He is the one who has made us both into one body and has broken down the barrier that kept us apart;
Then Paul said to him, "You white-washed wall, God will strike you! Do you sit as a judge to try me in accordance with the law and yet in violation of the law you order them to strike me?"
It had a great, high wall, with twelve huge gates, and twelve angels in charge of the gates, which had inscribed upon them the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. 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, and on them were the twelve names of the Lamb's twelve apostles.read more.
The angel who was talking with me had a measuring rod of gold, to measure the city, its gates and wall. The city lies in a square, its length the same as its breadth. He measured the city with his rod, and it was one thousand, five hundred miles. Its length, breadth, and height were the same. He measured its wall, two hundred and sixteen feet as a man measures, which is the way the angel measured. The material of its wall was jasper, but the city itself was pure gold, as transparent as glass. The foundation stones of the city's wall were ornamented with all sorts of precious stones. The first foundation stone was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,
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Foundation » Laid for » Walls
The wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and on them were the twelve names of the Lamb's twelve apostles.
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
but through a hole in the wall I was lowered in a basket, and so escaped from his clutches.
but their plot was found out by Saul. Day and night they kept guarding the city gates, to murder him, but his disciples took him one night and let him down through the city wall, by lowering him in a hamper-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
For He Himself is our peace, He is the one who has made us both into one body and has broken down the barrier that kept us apart;
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
For He Himself is our peace, He is the one who has made us both into one body and has broken down the barrier that kept us apart;
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
Then Paul said to him, "You white-washed wall, God will strike you! Do you sit as a judge to try me in accordance with the law and yet in violation of the law you order them to strike me?"
Walls » Of houses » Often infested with serpents
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Figurative Walls
Acts 23:3Then Paul said to him, "You white-washed wall, God will strike you! Do you sit as a judge to try me in accordance with the law and yet in violation of the law you order them to strike me?"
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Mark 2:4And as they could not get him near to Jesus, on account of the crowd, they dug through the roof over the spot where He was standing and let the pallet down that the paralyzed man was lying on.
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