What does the Bible say about pillar?
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The Bible presents pillars as visible signs of God’s worship, strength, remembrance, and judgment, while warning against looking back from faithless attachment to the world. In 1 Kings 7:13-22, Solomon’s temple pillars, Jachin and Boaz, displayed the beauty, stability, and God-given establishment of His house. Their later removal by Babylon, recorded in 2 Kings 25:13-17 and Jeremiah 52:17-21, showed that outward sacred furnishings cannot preserve a people who persist in covenant unfaithfulness. Jeremiah 31:21 calls God’s people to set up signposts as they return to Him. Genesis 19:26 and Luke 17:32 make Lot’s wife a lasting warning: believers must not turn back in longing for the condemned world.
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- Of Solomon’s temple 1 Kings 7:13-22; 2 Kings 25:17
- Broken and carried to Babylon 2 Kings 25:13; Jeremiah 52:17; Jeremiah 52:20; Jeremiah 52:21
- Of Solomon’s palaces 1 Kings 7:6
- Used to mark roads Jeremiah 31:21
- Pillar of salt, Lot’s wife turned to Genesis 19:26; Luke 17:32
- Monuments erected to commemorate events
- By Jacob, his vision of angels Genesis 28:18
- By Jacob, his covenant with Laban Genesis 31:45
- By Moses, the covenant between Jehovah and Israel Exodus 24:4
- By Joshua, the crossing of the Jordan River Joshua 4:1-9; Deuteronomy 27:2-6; Joshua 8:30
- By Joshua, at Shechem Joshua 24:25-27; Judges 9:6
- By Samuel, the defeat of the Philistines 1 Samuel 7:12
- By Absalom, to keep his name alive 2 Samuel 18:18
- As a boundary Joshua 15:6
- As a road sign 1 Samuel 20:19
- As a landmark 2 Samuel 20:8; 1 Kings 1:9
- Prophecy of one in Egypt Isaiah 19:19
- Monuments of idolatry, to be destroyed Deuteronomy 12:3
- See CLOUD, PILLAR OF
- FIGURATIVE Revelation 3:12
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