Roofs In Scripture

The roof of a house is its highest point and the part most exposed to the sun.

Roofs in scripture.

And the watchman went up to the roof of the gate by the wall and raised his eyes and looked and behold a man running by himself. By slothfulness the roof sinketh in. World english bible by slothfulness the roof sinks in. Proverbs 1 25 view whole chapter see verse in context.

By a mourning on all the roofs is signified the vastation of all goods with those who in the representative sense are meant by moab namely those who are in natural good who easily suffer themselves to be seduced ac 2468. On all the roofs of moab and in the streets thereof all is mourning jer. And he smashed them there and threw their dust into the brook kidron. If i prefer not jerusalem above my chief joy.

Isaiah 22 1 verse concepts. If i do not remember thee let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth. So the people went forth and brought them and made themselves booths every one upon the roof of his house and in their courts and in the courts of the house of god and in the street of the water gate and in the street of the gate of ephraim. Proverbs 1 23 view whole chapter see verse in context turn you at my rep roof.

And through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. And through idleness of the hands the house leaks. Now david was sitting between the two gates. Webster s bible translation by much slothfulness the building decayeth.

And through idleness of the hands the house leaketh. ג ג h1511 the most frequently used word. Occasionally pitched roofs occurred. Behold i will pour out my spirit unto you i will make known my words unto you.

See house flat roofs were usually formed of clay packed with stone rollers supported by mats of rushes or branches across wood beams or palm tree trunks. New american standard bible when you build a new house you shall make a parapet for your roof so that you will not bring bloodguilt on your house if anyone falls from it. The top of the house or building mostly flat accessible by outside stairs. And by a mourning in the streets is signified the vastation of all truths.

So it makes sense that in the bible roof represents what is inmost in a person the part that is closest and most in contact with the lord. Swedenborg also notes that this inmost part is in everyone a love or affection rather than a truth or idea.