ROCKS

- 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 . Conies Ps 104:18; Pr 30:26 . Doves So 2:14; Jer 48:28 . Eagles Job 39:28; Jer 49:16 - 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 . Oreb Jud 7:25; Isa 10:26 . 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