In Zechariah 10:4 the leader or ruler in the Messianic age is represented by the corner-stone. In Job 38:6 it beautifully expresses in figures the stability of the earth, which Yahweh created. (b) the topmost or cap-stone, which linked the last tier together ( Psalm 118:22 Zechariah 4:7) in both cases it is an important or key-stone, and figurative of the Messiah, who is "the First and the Last." (a) the foundation-stone upon which the structure rested ( Job 38:6 Isaiah 28:16 Jeremiah 51:26) or While all the passages indicate the stone at the corner, there appear to be two conceptions: Derived from a root signifying "to turn," it means "turning," and therefore "edge" or "corner." Ordinarily it is used with 'ebhen, "stone" ( Psalm 118:22) or it may occur alone, having acquired for itself through frequent use the whole technical phrase-idea ( Zechariah 10:4 the King James Version). (2) Old Testament references.-The Hebrew word pinnah, "corner," is found or implied in every occurrence of this idea. It may throw light on the curse pronounced upon the rebuilding of Jericho ( Joshua 6:26 see PEFS, January, 1904, July, 1908). This was one of many hideous rites and practices which Israel was to extirpate. Under this important stone of temples, or other great structures, bodies of children or older persons would be laid, consecrating the building by such human sacrifice (see FORTIFICATION, II, 1). (1) With the Canaanites, who preceded Israel in the possession of Palestine, corner-stone laying seems to have been a most sacred and impressive ceremonial. No doubt the original meaning was some important stone, which was laid at the foundation of a building. Ordinarily its use in the Bible is figurative, or symbolical. Kor'-ner ston (pinnah, zawith akrogoniaios): Part of the public or imposing buildings, to which importance has been attached in all ages and in many nations, both on account of its actual service and its figurative meaning. (See also STUMBLING BLOCK.International Standard Bible Encyclopedia CORNER-STONE Christ is exalted to the highest place, and the whole church, which consists of ‘living stones’, is built around and built into him (Mat 21:42-43 Act 4:11 Eph 2:19-20 1Pe 2:4-8). God then took the rejected stone (Jesus) and made him the chief cornerstone in the new house of God, the church. They were like builders trying to complete the building without using the main stone. As long as they would not believe in him, they could not be saved. And just as a stone lying in the builders’ path can be an obstacle to them, so Jesus was an obstacle to the Jews. In rejecting Jesus, the Jews were likened to builders who rejected the best stone of all. On one occasion when an Israelite king was on the edge of a humiliating defeat, he was likened to a useless stone that the builders had thrown away but when he triumphed, he was likened to a stone that they had brought back and made the chief cornerstone (Psa 118:21-24). The cornerstone therefore provided a useful illustration of triumph and achievement. The placing of the chief cornerstone was always a satisfying achievement, because this was the stone that guaranteed the perfection of the whole building. The building depended upon the cornerstone for its successful construction (Job 38:6 Isa 28:16 Jer 51:26).Īs the builders moved on to the construction of the walls, they used additional cornerstones to tie the main walls together, thereby bringing stability to the whole structure. The builders who laid the foundation had to shape and set the cornerstone of the foundation accurately, because the whole building was set out in relation to it. ![]() In ancient building practices, cornerstones were very important. ![]() Cornerstone - Fleming, Don - Bridgeway Bible Dictionary He is also *the head stone,* or fifth crowning top grainer of the pyramid, in which the whole building meets and culminates (Zec 4:7). ![]() Christ is the true grainer stone, laid by the Father in Zion, on whom the whole church rests (Isa 28:16). Compare Solomon's temple, 1Ki 5:17 1Ki 7:9. Cornerstone - Faussets Bible Dictionaryīinding together the sides of the building. He is the principal stone, the main foundation, the center One in all of GOD's purposes and plans. As the cornerstone of a building indicates its official character and its permanent construction, so CHRIST is to the church. Isa 28:16 (a) Here is a type of the mainstay and foundation of the church. Psa 144:12 (b) This represents the place of prominence which the women of Israel would have when the Lord made them beautiful in their obedience and lovely in their faith. Cornerstone - DBT - Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types Cornerstone - Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia
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