Towers
1. Origin and antiquity of. Ge 11:4.
2. Were built
a. In cities. Jdj 9:51.
b. On the walls of cities. 2Ch 14:7; 26:9.
c. In the forests. 2Ch 27:4.
d. In the deserts. 2Ch 26:10.
e. In vineyards. Isa 5:2; Mt 21:33.
3. Frequently very high. Isa 2:15.
4. Frequently strong and well fortified. Jdj 9:51; 2Ch 26:9.
5. Were used as armouries. Song 4:4.
6. Were used as citadels in time of war. Jdj 9:51; Eze 27:11.
7. Watchmen posted on, in times of danger. 2Ki 9:17; Hab 2:1.
8. Mentioned in scripture
a. Babel. Ge 11:9.
b. Edar. Ge 35:21.
c. Penuel. Jdj 8:17.
d. Shechem. Jdj 9:46.
e. Thebez. Jdj 9:50,51.
f. David. Song 4:4.
g. Lebanon. Song 7:4.
h. Of the furnaces. Ne 3:11.
i. Meah. Ne 12:39.
j. Jezreel. 2Ki 9:17.
k. Hananeel. Jer 31:38; Zec 14:10.
l. Syene. Eze 29:10; 30:6.
m. Siloam. Lu 13:4.
9. Of Jerusalem remarkable for number, strength, and beauty. Ps 48:12.
10. Frequently thrown down in war. Jdj 8:17; 9:49; Eze 26:4.
11. Frequently left desolate. Isa 32:14; Zep 3:6.
12. Illustrative of
a. God as the protector of his people. 2Sa 22:3,51; Ps 18:2; 61:3.
b. The name of the Lord. Pr 18:10.
c. Ministers. Jer 6:27.
d. Mount Sion. Mic 4:8.
e. The grace and dignity of the church. Song 4:4; 7:4; 8:10.
f. The proud and haughty. Isa 2:15; 30:25.