Walls

Designed for separation — Eze 43:8; Eph 2:14.

Designed for defence — 1Sa 25:16.

Mentioned in scripture

Of cities. — Nu 13:28.

Of temples. — 1Ch 29:4; Isa 56:5.

Of houses. — 1Sa 18:11.

Of vineyards. — Nu 22:24; Pr 24:31.

Frequently made of stone and wood together — Ezr 5:8; Hab 2:11.

Were probably often strengthened with plates of iron or brass — Jer 15:20; Eze 4:3.

Of cities

Often very high. — De 1:28; 3:5.

Strongly fortified. — Isa 2:15; 25:12.

Had towers built on them. — 2Ch 26:9; 32:5; Ps 48:12; Song 8:10.

Houses often built on. — Jos 2:15.

Were broad and places of public resort. — 2Ki 6:26,30; Ps 55:10.

Were strongly manned in war. — 2Ki 18:26.

Kept by watchmen night and day. — Song 5:7; Isa 62:6.

Houses sometimes broken down to repair, and fortify. — Isa 22:10.

Danger of approaching too near to, in time of war. — 2Sa 11:20,21.

Were battered by besieging armies. — 2Sa 20:15; Eze 4:2,3.

Adroitness of soldiers in scaling alluded to. — Joe 2:7-9.

Sometimes burned. — Jer 49:27; Am 1:7.

Frequently laid in ruins. — 2Ch 25:23; 36:19; Jer 50:15.

Destruction of, a punishment and cause of grief. — De 28:52; Ne 1:3; 2:12-17.

The falling of, sometimes occasioned great destruction. — 1Ki 20:30.

The bodies of enemies sometimes fastened on, as a disgrace. — 1Sa 31:10.

Custom of dedicating. — Ne 12:27.

idolatrous rites performed on. — 2Ki 3:27.

Instances of persons let down from. — Jos 2:15; Ac 9:24,25; 2Co 11:33.

Small towns and villages were not surrounded by — Le 25:31; De 3:5.

Of houses

Usually plastered. — Eze 13:10; Da 5:5.

Had nails or pegs fastened into them when built. — Ec 12:11; Isa 22:23.

Liable to leprosy. — Le 14:37.

Often infested with serpents. — Am 5:19.

Could be easily dug through. — Ge 49:6; Eze 8:7,8; 12:5.

The seat next, was the place of distinction. — 1Sa 20:25.

Hyssop frequently grew on — 1Ki 4:33.

Miracles connected with

Falling of the walls of Jericho. — Jos 6:20.

Handwriting on the wall of Belshazzar’s palace. — Da 5:5,25-28.

Illustrative

Of salvation. — Isa 26:1; 60:18.

Of the protection of God. — Zec 2:5.

Of those who afford protection. — 1Sa 25:16; Isa 2:15.

Of the Church as a protection to the nation. — Song 8:9,10.

Of ordinances as a protection to the Church. — Song 2:9; Isa 5:5.

Of the wealth of the rich in his own conceit. — Pr 18:11.

(Brazen,) of prophets in their testimony against the wicked. — Jer 22:20.

(Bowing or tottering,) of the wicked under judgments. — Ps 62:3; Isa 30:13.

(Of partition,) of separation of Jews and Gentiles. — Eph 2:14.

(Daubed with untempered mortar,) of the teaching of false prophets. — Eze 13:10-15.

(Whited,) of hypocrites. — Ac 23:3.