Houses
1. Antiquity of. Ge 12:1; 19:3.
2. Deep and solid foundations required for. Mt 7:24; Lu 6:48.
3. Sometimes built without foundation. Mt 7:26; Lu 6:49.
4. Built of
a. Clay. Job 4:19.
b. Bricks. Ex 1:11-14; Isa 9:10.
c. Stone and wood. Le 14:40,42; Hab 2:11.
d. Hewn or cut stone. Isa 3:10; Am 5:11.
5. In cities, built in streets. Ge 19:2; Jos 2:19.
6. Often built on city walls. Jos 2:15; 2Co 11:33.
7. The flat roofs of
a. Surrounded with battlements. De 22:8.
b. Had often booths on them. 2Sa 16:22; Ne 8:16; Pr 2:19.
c. Had often idolatrous altars on them. 2Ki 23:12; Jer 19:13; Zep 1:5.
d. Used for drying flax. Jos 2:6.
e. Used for exercise. 2Sa 11:2; Da 4:29.
f. Used for devotion. Ac 10:9.
g. Used for making proclamations. Lu 12:3.
h. Used for secret conference. 1Sa 9:25,26.
i. Resorted to in grief. Isa 15:3; Jer 48:38.
j. Often covered with week grass. Ps 129:6,7.
8. Accessible from the outside. Mt 24:17.
9. The courts of, large and used as apartments. Es 1:5; Lu 5:19.
10. Entered by a gate or door. Ge 43:19; Ex 12:22; Lu 16:20; Ac 10:17.
11. Doors of, low and small for safety. Pr 17:19.
12. Doors of, how fastened. 2Sa 13:18; Song 5:5; Lu 11:7.
13. Admission to, gained by knocking at the door. Ac 12:13; Re 3:20.
14. Walls of, plastered. Le 14:42,43.
15. Serpents often lodged in walls of. Am 5:19.
16. Custom of fastening nails, &c, in walls of, alluded to. Ec 12:11; Isa 22:23.
17. Had often several stories. Eze 41:16; Ac 20:9.
18. Divided into apartments. Ge 43:30; Isa 26:20.
19. Apartments of, were often
a. Large and airy. Jer 22:14.
b. Ceiled and painted. Jer 22:14; Hag 1:4.
c. Inlaid with ivory. 1Ki 22:39; Am 3:15.
d. Hung with rich tapestries. Es 1:6.
e. Warmed with fires. Jer 36:22; Joh 18:18.
20. Upper apartments of, the best, and used for entertainments. Mr 14:15.
21. Had often detached apartments for secrecy and for strangers. Jdj 3:20-23; 2Ki 4:10,11; 9:2,3.
22. Lighted by windows. 1Ki 7:4.
23. Street windows of, high and dangerous. 2Ki 1:2; 9:30,33; Ac 20:9.
24. Of the rich
a. Great. Isa 5:9; Am 6:11; 2Ti 2:20.
b. Goodly. De 8:12.
c. Pleasant. Eze 26:12; Mic 2:9.
25. Of brick or clay
a. Plastered. Eze 13:10,11.
b. Easily broken through. Job 24:16; Eze 12:5.
c. Often swept away by torrents. Eze 13:13,14.
26. When finished were usually dedicated. De 20:5; Ps 30:1.
27. For summer residence. Am 3:15.
28. Liable to leprosy. Le 14:34-53.
29. Not to be coveted. Ex 20:17; Mic 2:2.
30. Were hired. Ac 28:30.
31. Were mortgaged. Ne 5:3.
32. Were sold. Ac 4:34.
33. Law respecting the sale of. Le 25:29-33.
34. Of criminals, desolated. Da 2:5; 3:29.
35. Desolation of, threatened as a punishment. Isa 5:9; 13:16,21,22; Eze 16:41; 26:12.
36. Often broken down to repair city walls before sieges. Isa 22:10.
37. Illustrative
a. Of the body. Job 4:19; 2Co 5:1.
b. Of the grave. Job 30:23.
c. Of the church. Heb 3:6; 1Pe 2:5.
d. Of saints’ inheritance. Joh 14:2; 2Co 5:1.
e. (On sand,) of the delusive hope of hypocrites. Mt 7:24,25.
f. (On a rock,) of the hope of saints. Mt 7:24,25.
g. (Insecurity of,) of earthly trust. Mt 6:19,20.
h. (Building of,) of great prosperity. Isa 65:21; Eze 28:26.
i. (Built and not inhabited,) of calamity. De 28:30; Am 5:11; Zep 1:13.
j. (To inhabit those, built by others,) of abundant feelings. De 6:10,11.