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Houses:

Antiquity of
(Genesis 12:1; 19:3)
Deep and solid foundations required for
(Matthew 7:24; Luke 6:48)
Sometimes built without foundation
(Matthew 7:26; Luke 6:49)
BUILT OF
- Clay
  (Job 4:19)
- Bricks
  (Exodus 1:11-14; Isaiah 9:10)
- Stone and wood
  (Leviticus 14:40,42; Habakkuk 2:11)
- Hewn or cut stone
  (Isaiah 9:10; Amos 5:11)
In cities, built in streets
(Genesis 19:2; Joshua 2:19)
Often built on city walls
(Joshua 2:15; 2 Corinthians 11:33)
THE FLAT ROOFS OF
- Surrounded with battlements
  (Deuteronomy 22:8)
- Had often booths on them
  (2 Samuel 16:22; Nehemiah 8:16; Proverbs 2:19)
- Had often idolatrous altars on them
  (2 Kings 23:12; Jeremiah 19:13; Zephaniah 1:5)
- Used for drying flax
  (Joshua 2:6)
- Used for exercise
  (2 Samuel 11:2; Daniel 4:29)
- Used for devotion
  (Acts 10:9)
- Used for making proclamations
  (Luke 12:3)
- Used for secret conference
  (1 Samuel 9:25,26)
- Resorted to in grief
  (Isaiah 15:3; Jeremiah 48:38)
- Often covered with week grass
  (Psalms 129:6,7)
Accessible from the outside
(Matthew 24:17)
The courts of, large and used as apartments
(Esther 1:5; Luke 5:19)
Entered by a gate or door
(Genesis 43:19; Exodus 12:22; Luke 16:20; Acts 10:17)
Doors of, low and small for safety
(Proverbs 17:19)
Doors of, how fastened
(2 Samuel 13:18; The Song of Solomon 5:5; Luke 11:7)
Admission to, gained by knocking at the door
(Acts 12:13; Revelation 3:20)
Walls of, plastered
(Leviticus 14:42,43)
Serpents often lodged in walls of
(Amos 5:19)
Custom of fastening nails, &c, in walls of, alluded to
(Ecclesiastes 12:11; Isaiah 22:23)
Had often several stories
(Ezekiel 41:16; Acts 20:9)
Divided into apartments
(Genesis 43:30; Isaiah 26:20)
APARTMENTS OF, WERE OFTEN
- Large and airy
  (Jeremiah 22:14)
- Ceiled and painted
  (Jeremiah 22:14; Haggai 1:4)
- Inlaid with ivory
  (1 Kings 22:39; Amos 3:15)
- Hung with rich tapestries
  (Esther 1:6)
- Warmed with fires
  (Jeremiah 36:22; John 18:18)
Upper apartments of, the best, and used for entertainments
(Mark 14:15)
Had often detached apartments for secrecy and for strangers
(Judges 3:20-23; 2 Kings 4:10,11; 9:2,3)
Lighted by windows
(1 Kings 7:4)
Street windows of, high and dangerous
(2 Kings 1:2; 9:30,33; Acts 20:9)
OF THE RICH
- Great
  (Isaiah 5:9; Amos 6:11; 2 Timothy 2:20)
- Goodly
  (Deuteronomy 8:12)
- Pleasant
  (Ezekiel 26:12; Micah 2:9)
OF BRICK OR CLAY
- Plastered
  (Ezekiel 13:10,11)
- Easily broken through
  (Job 24:16; Ezekiel 12:5)
- Often swept away by torrents
  (Ezekiel 13:13,14)
When finished were usually dedicated
(Deuteronomy 20:5; Psalms 30:1)
For summer residence
(Amos 3:15)
Liable to leprosy
(Leviticus 14:34-53)
Not to be coveted
(Exodus 20:17; Micah 2:2)
Were hired
(Acts 28:30)
Were mortgaged
(Nehemiah 5:3)
Were sold
(Acts 4:34)
Law respecting the sale of
(Leviticus 25:29-33)
Of criminals, desolated
(Daniel 2:5; 3:29)
Desolation of, threatened as a punishment
(Isaiah 5:9; 13:16,21,22; Ezekiel 16:41; 26:12)
Often broken down to repair city walls before sieges
(Isaiah 22:10)
ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of the body
  (Job 4:19; 2 Corinthians 5:1)
- Of the grave
  (Job 30:23)
- Of the church
  (Hebrews 3:6; 1 Peter 2:5)
- Of saints' inheritance
  (John 14:2; 2 Corinthians 5:1)
- (On sand,) of the delusive hope of hypocrites
  (Matthew 7:24,25)
- (On a rock,) of the hope of saints
  (Matthew 7:24,25)
- (Insecurity of,) of earthly trust
  (Matthew 6:19,20)
- (Building of,) of great prosperity
  (Isaiah 65:21; Ezekiel 28:26)
- (Built and not inhabited,) of calamity
  (Deuteronomy 28:30; Amos 5:11; Zephaniah 1:13)
- (To inhabit those, built by others,) of abundant feelings
  (Deuteronomy 6:10,11)

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