Foundation
29 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
24 sections
- Christ
- Decrees and Purposes of God
- Deep Laid
- Doctrines of the Apostles
- Figuratively Applied to Kingdoms
- Figuratively Applied to The Earth
- Figuratively Applied to The Heavens
- Figuratively Applied to The Mountains
- Figuratively Applied to The Ocean
- Figuratively Applied to The World
- First Principles of the Gospel
- Hope of Saints
- Joined Together by Corner Stones
- Laid For: Cities
- Laid For: Houses
- Laid For: Temples
- Laid For: Towers
- Laid For: Walls
- Magistrates
- Security Afforded By
- Security of Saints' Inheritance
- Strongly Laid
- The Lowest Part of a Building, and on Which It Rests
- The Righteous
Christ
- Isaiah 28:16 So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.
- 1 Corinthians 3:11 For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
Decrees and Purposes of God
- 2 Timothy 2:19 Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
Deep Laid
- Luke 6:48 He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.
Doctrines of the Apostles
- Ephesians 2:20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
Figuratively Applied to Kingdoms
- Exodus 9:18 Behold, at this time tomorrow I will rain down the worst hail that has ever fallen on Egypt, from the day it was founded until now.
Figuratively Applied to The Earth
- Job 38:4 Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.
- Psalm 104:5 He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.
Figuratively Applied to The Heavens
- 2 Samuel 22:8 Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
Figuratively Applied to The Mountains
- Deuteronomy 32:22 For a fire has been kindled by My anger, and it burns to the depths of Sheol; it consumes the earth and its produce, and scorches the foundations of the mountains.
Figuratively Applied to The Ocean
- Psalm 104:8 the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them —
Figuratively Applied to The World
- Psalm 18:15 The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed, at Your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.
- Matthew 13:35 So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”
First Principles of the Gospel
- Hebrews 6:1–2 Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God, …
Hope of Saints
- Psalm 87:1 He has founded His city on the holy mountains.
Joined Together by Corner Stones
- Ezra 4:12 Let it be known to the king that the Jews who came from you to us have returned to Jerusalem and are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city. They are restoring its walls and repairing its foundations.
- 1 Peter 2:6 For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
- Ephesians 2:20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
Laid For: Cities
- Joshua 6:26 At that time Joshua invoked this solemn oath: “Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho; at the cost of his firstborn he will lay its foundations; at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates.”
- 1 Kings 16:34 In Ahab’s days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest he set up its gates, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through …
Laid For: Houses
- Luke 6:48 He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.
Laid For: Temples
- 1 Kings 6:37 The foundation of the house of the LORD was laid in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign, in the month of Ziv.
- Ezra 3:10 When the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their positions to praise the LORD, as David king of Israel …
Laid For: Towers
- Luke 14:28–29 Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it? …
Laid For: Walls
- Ezra 4:12 Let it be known to the king that the Jews who came from you to us have returned to Jerusalem and are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city. They are restoring its walls and repairing its foundations.
- Revelation 21:14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
Magistrates
- Psalm 82:5 They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
Security Afforded By
- Matthew 7:25 The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.
- Luke 6:48 He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.
Security of Saints' Inheritance
- Hebrews 11:10 For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
Strongly Laid
- Ezra 6:3 In the first year of King Cyrus, he issued a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem: Let the house be rebuilt as a place for offering sacrifices, and let its foundations be firmly laid. It is to be sixty cubits high and …
The Lowest Part of a Building, and on Which It Rests
- Luke 14:29 Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,
- Acts 16:26 Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.
The Righteous
- Proverbs 10:25 When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.
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Foundation of StoneCornerstone of ChristTower
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.