Dictionary of Bible Themes
Dictionary of Bible Themes » 5000 Humanity » 5200 Human civilisation » 5340 house
The place where someone lives. Its extended use includes a household and dynasty and its figurative use includes the house of God and heaven.
The construction of houses
Foundations
1 Kings 5:17;Ezra 6:3-4;Jeremiah 51:26;Ezekiel 41:8
Building materials
Genesis 11:3-4;Exodus 1:11-14;Leviticus 14:40-45;1 Kings 5:18;Kings 7:9-12;Songs 1:17;Isaiah 9:10
Rooms and decoration
Genesis 43:30;Judges 3:20,23-25;1 Kings 7:6Solomon's palace;1 Kings 17:19Elijah stays with the widow at Zarephath;1 Kings 22:25;2 Kings 1:2;Kings 4:10Elisha's room at the Shunammite's house;Nehemiah 8:16;Jeremiah 22:14;Ezekiel 8:10;Daniel 5:5;Amos 3:15;Acts 20:8-9
Roofs
Joshua 2:6;1 Samuel 9:25-26;Mark 2:4 ppLuke 5:19
Regulations regarding houses
Leviticus 14:33-53;Leviticus 25:29-34;Leviticus 27:14-15;Deuteronomy 22:8
Various uses for houses
House arrest
Jeremiah 37:15See alsoGenesis 40:2-3;2 Samuel 20:3;Acts 28:16,30-31
Church gatherings
Colossians 4:15See alsoActs 1:13-14;Acts 2:1-2;Acts 5:42;Acts 12:12;Romans 16:5;1 Corinthians 16:19;Philemon 1-2
Parables and proverbs about houses
Proverbs 21:20See alsoProverbs 9:1-4the house of wisdom;Proverbs 9:13-18the house of folly;Proverbs 14:1;Proverbs 17:13;Proverbs 21:9;Proverbs 24:27;Proverbs 25:17;Ecclesiastes 10:18;Songs 8:7;Matthew 12:29 ppMark 3:27 ppLuke 11:21-22plundering the strong man's house;Matthew 12:43-45 ppLuke 11:24-26the return of evil spirits to an unoccupied house;Matthew 13:52;Matthew 24:42-51 ppLuke 12:39-46
The house of God
God's heavenly dwelling
Isaiah 66:1-2See also1 Kings 8:30 pp2 Chronicles 6:21;1 Kings 8:39 pp2 Chronicles 6:30;1 Kings 8:43 pp2 Chronicles 6:33;1 Kings 8:49-50 pp2 Chronicles 6:39;Isaiah 57:15;John 14:2
The earthly tabernacle and temple
Exodus 25:8See alsoExodus 15:17;Exodus 29:44-46the Tent of Meeting;Deuteronomy 12:5,11;2 Samuel 7:1-7 pp1 Chronicles 17:1-6David's desire to build a permanent house for God to dwell in;Ezra 5:13-16;Psalm 23:6;Psalm 26:8;Psalm 27:4;Psalm 84:1-4,10;Haggai 1:2-3,8-9,14
The household
Household affairs
2 Samuel 17:23See also2 Kings 20:1 ppIsaiah 38:1;Proverbs 31:21,27;1 Timothy 3:4-5,12
Examples of how God relates to households
Genesis 17:12-14,23-27;Leviticus 16:6,11,17;Numbers 16:31-33;John 4:53;Acts 16:15,31-34;1 Corinthians 16:15
The church as God's household
Ephesians 2:19-22See alsoNumbers 12:7;1 Timothy 3:14-15;Hebrews 3:1-6;1 Peter 2:4-5
House in the sense of a dynasty
2 Samuel 7:16 pp1 Chronicles 17:14“house” is used here in the sense of “royal house” or “dynasty”.See alsoExodus 40:38;Joshua 21:43-45
The house of Eli:
1 Samuel 2:27-36;Samuel 3:11-14
The house of Saul:
2 Samuel 3:1;Samuel 9:12 Samuel 3:28-29
The house of David:
2 Samuel 7:25-29 pp1 Chronicles 17:23-27;1 Kings 2:31-331 Kings 21:21-22,28-29;Zechariah 12:10-14
See also
5240 building
5269 cornerstone
5317 foundation
5339 home
5478 property, houses
7020 church, the
7382 house of God
7384 household gods
7459 tabernacle, in OT
7467 temple, Solomon's
8626 worship, places
