Often composed of Flint De 8:15; 32:13
DESCRIBED AS
Hard Jer 5:3
Durable Job 19:24
Barren Eze 26:4,14; Am 6:12; Lu 8:6
Often sharp-pointed and craggy 1Sa 14:4
Often had holes and clefts Ex 33:22
Were a defence to a country Isa 33:16
Dreaded by mariners Ac 27:20
INHABITED BY
Wild goats Job 39:1
The olive tree flourished amongst De 32:13; Job 29:6
Bees often made their honey amongst De 32:13; Ps 81:16
USED AS
Altars Jud 6:20,21,26; 13:19
Places for idolatrous worship Isa 57:5
Places of Observation Ex 33:21; Nu 23:9
Places of safety in danger 1Sa 13:6; Isa 2:19; Jer 16:16; Re 6:15
Places for shelter by the poor in their distress Job 24:8; 30:3,6
The shadow of, grateful to travellers during the heat of the day Isa 32:2
Houses often built on Mt 7:24,25
Tombs often hewn out of Isa 22:16; Mt 27:60
Important events often engraved upon Job 19:24
MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE
Adullam 1Ch 11:15
Bozez 1Sa 14:4
Engedi 1Sa 24:1,2
Etam Jud 15:8
Horeb in Rephidim Ex 17:1-6
Meribah in Kadesh Nu 20:1-11
Rimmon Jud 20:45
Seneh 1Sa 14:4
Selahammahlekoth in the wilderness of Maon 1Sa 23:25,28
Selah in the valley of salt 2Ki 14:7; 2Ch 25:11,12
Man's industry in cutting through Job 28:9,10
Hammers used for breaking Jer 23:29
Casting down from, a punishment 2Ch 25:12
MIRACLES CONNECTED WITH
Water brought from Ex 17:6; Nu 20:11
Fire ascended out of Jud 6:21
Broken in pieces by the wind 1Ki 19:11
Rent at the death of Christ Mt 27:51
God's power exhibited in removing Job 14:18; Na 1:6
ILLUSTRATIVE OF
God as creator of his people De 32:18
God as the strength of his people Ps 18:1,2; 67:2; Isa 17:10
God as defence of his people Ps 31:2,3
God as refuge of his people Ps 94:22
God as salvation of his people De 32:15; Ps 89:26; 95:1
Christ as refuge of his people Isa 32:2
Christ as foundation of his church Mt 16:18; 1Pe 2:6
Christ as source of spiritual gifts 1Co 10:4
Christ as a stumbling stone to the wicked Isa 8:14; Ro 9:33; 1Pe 2:8
A place of safety Ps 27:5; 40:2
Whatever we trust in De 32:31,37
The ancestor of a nation Isa 51:1