Dictionary of Bible Themes The solid base on which a secure structure may be built; used chiefly for the base of the temple. It is used figuratively of Jesus Christ and the apostles and prophets as the secure foundation on which the church is built. Obedience to the teaching of Jesus Christ is the true foundation of Christian living. 1 Kings 5:17The place of foundations in building Joshua 6:261 Kings 16:34 Jericho rebuilt: 1 Kings 6:37; 7:102 Chronicles 3:3; 8:16 Solomon builds the temple: Ezra 3:3,11-12; 4:12Ezra 5:16; 6:3 Job 4:19 restoring the walls of Jerusalem Isaiah 44:28Ezekiel 41:8 Haggai 2:18 Zechariah 4:9; 8:9 Acts 16:26 Lamentations 4:11 Destruction of foundations is an indication of divine judgment See also Deuteronomy 32:222 Samuel 22:16 Jeremiah 51:25-26 Ezekiel 13:14; 30:4 Micah 1:6 1 Corinthians 3:11 The foundation of the church See also Jesus Christ Isaiah 28:16Romans 15:20 1 Corinthians 3:10 The apostles and prophets Ephesians 2:19-201 Timothy 3:14-15 The church as the foundation of God's truth See also 2 Timothy 2:19Matthew 7:24-27 Obedience as a secure foundation See also Job 22:15-18pp Lk 6:46-49 1 Corinthians 3:12-151 Timothy 6:18-19 Psalms 102:25 The foundation of the earth See also 1 Samuel 2:8Job 38:4 Psalms 18:7,15; 24:1-2; 82:5 Proverbs 8:22-31 Isaiah 48:13; 51:13,16 Micah 6:2 Zechariah 12:1 Hebrews 1:10 Hebrews 11:10 The foundations of the city of God See also Revelation 21:14,19Isaiah 33:5-6 Figurative use of foundation God himself as the foundation Psalms 89:14See also The foundation of God's throne Psalms 97:2Matthew 7:24-27; 16:18 The need for a firm foundation in the Christian life Ephesians 2:19-22Hebrews 6:1-2 1 Peter 2:4-5 See also 1160 God, unchangeable2422 gospel, confirmation 4354 rock 5207 architecture 5240 building 5269 cornerstone 5340 house 7024 church, nature of 7467 temple, Solomon's 7706 apostles 7772 prophets 8242 ethics, personal |
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