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Barns were associated with industry and prosperity

Full barns were a sign of blessing

Proverbs 3:9-10 See also Deuteronomy 28:8; Psalm 144:12-15

Empty barns were a sign of poverty

Haggai 2:15-19

The priority of spiritual over material prosperity

Luke 12:15-21 See also Matthew 6:25-26; Luke 12:23-24

God's barn is a metaphor for the kingdom of heaven

Luke 3:16-17 pp Matthew 3:11-12 See also Matthew 13:24-30

See also

4035  abundance
4406  agriculture
4456  grain
4464  harvest
4524  threshing-floor
5446  poverty
5558  storing