5478 property, houses
Dictionary of Bible Themes

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From at least the time of the flood people have built houses to live in and these have been a major part of their property; the temple was seen as God's house.

Houses are a major part of people's property

Exodus 12:22; Haggai 1:4; Matthew 7:24-27; Hebrews 3:3

The homeless have no property

1 Corinthians 4:11 See also Job 24:8; Lamentations 4:5; Luke 9:58

Property has no lasting value

Hebrews 10:34 See also Deuteronomy 6:11-12; Matthew 19:29

Materials used in house building

Clay

Job 4:19

Brick

Exodus 1:11-14; Isaiah 9:10

Stone and wood

Leviticus 14:40,42; Habakkuk 2:11

Luxurious building materials

1 Kings 22:39; Esther 1:6; Amos 3:15

Houses are protected by God

Psalm 127:1 See also Exodus 12:27

Houses as dwellings

For sinners

Joshua 2:1; Proverbs 7:27; Proverbs 21:9

For friends

Zechariah 13:6; Luke 10:38; John 12:1-2

Other uses for houses

For work

Jeremiah 18:2

For hospitality

Luke 10:5-7 pp Matthew 10:11 pp Mark 6:10 See also Genesis 19:3; Matthew 25:35; Acts 16:15; 1 Timothy 5:10; Hebrews 13:2

For church gatherings

Acts 20:20 See also Romans 16:5; 1 Corinthians 16:19; Colossians 4:15; Phm 2

As palaces

2 Samuel 7:2; 1 Kings 7:1-2; Kings 22:39; Daniel 4:29-30; Matthew 11:8

Legislation concerning houses

Respecting the houses of others

Exodus 20:17; Micah 2:2

Redemption of property

Leviticus 25:29-33

The LORD's house

God's promise to David

2 Samuel 7:11; 1 Kings 5:5

Solomon's building

1 Kings 6:1,2,7,12,14

Ezra's rebuilding

Ezra 3:9-10

It was a place to meet God

Psalm 23:6; Psalm 27:4; Psalm 84:10; Psalm 122:1; Isaiah 56:7; Joel 3:18; John 2:16-17; Psalm 69:9

It is a picture of the church

Ephesians 2:19-20 See also 1 Corinthians 3:9-11

See also

5239  bricks
5240  building
5339  home
5340  house
5437  palaces
7025  church, unity
7382  house of God
7467  temple, Solomon's
8445  hospitality



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