Walls · Torrey

Designed for separation Eze 43:8; Eph 2:14
Designed for defence 1Sa 25:16
MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE
Of cities Nu 13:28
Of temples 1Ch 29:4; Isa 56:5
Of houses 1Sa 18:11
Of vineyards Nu 22:24; Pr 24:31
Frequently made of stone and wood together Ezr 5:8; Hab 2:11
Were probably often strengthened with plates of iron or brass Jer 15:20; Eze 4:3
OF CITIES
Often very high De 1:28; 3:5
Strongly fortified Isa 2:15; 25:12
Had towers built on them 2Ch 26:9; 32:5; Ps 48:12; So 8:10
Houses often built on Jos 2:15
Were broad and places of public resort 2Ki 6:26,30; Ps 55:10
Were strongly manned in war 2Ki 18:26
Kept by watchmen night and day So 5:7; Isa 62:6
Houses sometimes broken down to repair, and fortify Isa 22:10
Danger of approaching too near to, in time of war 2Sa 11:20,21
Were battered by besieging armies 2Sa 20:15; Eze 4:2,3
Adroitness of soldiers in scaling alluded to Joe 2:7-9
Sometimes burned Jer 49:27; Am 1:7
Frequently laid in ruins 2Ch 25:23; 36:19; Jer 50:15
Destruction of, a punishment and cause of grief De 28:52; Ne 1:3; 2:12-17
The falling of, sometimes occasioned great destruction 1Ki 20:30
The bodies of enemies sometimes fastened on, as a disgrace 1Sa 31:10
Custom of dedicating Ne 12:27
idolatrous rites performed on 2Ki 3:27
Instances of persons let down from Jos 2:15; Ac 9:24,25; 2Co 11:33
Small towns and villages were not surrounded by Le 25:31; De 3:5
OF HOUSES
Usually plastered Eze 13:10; Da 5:5
Had nails or pegs fastened into them when built Ec 12:11; Isa 22:23
Liable to leprosy Le 14:37
Often infested with serpents Am 5:19
Could be easily dug through Ge 49:6; Eze 8:7,8; 12:5
The seat next, was the place of distinction 1Sa 20:25
Hyssop frequently grew on 1Ki 4:33
MIRACLES CONNECTED WITH
Falling of the walls of Jericho Jos 6:20
Handwriting on the wall of Belshazzar's palace Da 5:5,25-28
ILLUSTRATIVE
Of salvation Isa 26:1; 60:18
Of the protection of God Zec 2:5
Of those who afford protection 1Sa 25:16; Isa 2:15
Of the Church as a protection to the nation So 8:9,10
Of ordinances as a protection to the Church So 2:9; Isa 5:5
Of the wealth of the rich in his own conceit Pr 18:11
(Brazen,) of prophets in their testimony against the wicked Jer 15:20
(Bowing or tottering,) of the wicked under judgments Ps 62:3; Isa 30:13
(Of partition,) of separation of Jews and Gentiles Eph 2:14
(Daubed with untempered mortar,) of the teaching of false prophets Eze 13:10-15
(Whited,) of hypocrites Ac 23:3

The New Topical Text Book, R. A. Torrey (1897). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.