Foundation

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FOUNDATION.—Great importance was attached to the laying of the foundation. It was accompanied by human sacrifice, as may be seen in the Babylonian records; a possible trace occurs in the story of Hiel (1Ki_16:34). Hence the stress on the size and splendour of the foundation, as in Solomon’s Temple (1Ki_7:9). It is a natural metaphor for the ultimate basis on which a thing rests (Job_4:19, Eze_13:14, Luk_6:48). Righteousness and judgment are the foundation of God’s throne (Psa_89:14; Psa_97:2 RV [Note: Revised Version.] ). ‘The city that hath, the foundations’ is the type of the real and eternal (Heb_11:10). The Apostles themselves are the foundation of the New Jerusalem, formed of all manner of precious stones (Rev_21:14; Rev_21:19). ‘The Apostolic Church is conditioned through the ages by the preaching and work of the Apostolate’ (Swete, ad loc.; cf. Isa_28:16, Mat_16:18, Eph_2:20). In 1Co_3:10 the metaphor is slightly different, the preaching of Jesus Christ being the one foundation (cf. Isa_19:10 RVm [Note: Revised Version margin.] , where the word is used of the chief men of the State). In the frequent phrase ‘from the foundation of the world,’ the word is active, meaning ‘founding.’ ‘Foundations’ occurs similarly in a passive sense, the earth being more or less literally conceived of as a huge building resting on pillars etc. (Psa_18:7; Psa_18:15; Psa_24:2, Isa_24:18). In Psa_11:3; Psa_75:3; Psa_82:5, Eze_30:4, the idea is applied metaphorically to the ‘fundamental’ principles of law and justice on which the moral order rests. In 2Ch_3:3, Isa_6:4; Isa_16:7, Jer_50:15, RV [Note: Revised Version.] should be followed. In 2Ch_23:5 the ‘gate of the foundation’ is obscurs; possibly we should read ‘the horse-gate.’ See also House, § 3.
C. W. Emmet.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Edited by James Hastings, D.D. Published in 1909

foun-dā?shun: In Hebrew the words for ?foundation? are mostly derivatives from יסד, yāṣadh, ?to found,? and in Greek two words are used: one, καταβολή, katabolḗ, of ?foundation of the world? (Mar_13:35; 25:34; Luk_11:50; Joh_17:24, etc.); the other, θεμέλιος, themélios, of the foundation of a building (Luk_6:48, Luk_6:49; Luk_14:29; Act_16:26, etc.), in which sense it is also used metaphorically in various connections (Christ the foundation of the church, 1Co_3:11; or the apostles and prophets the foundation, with Christ as corner-stone, Eph_2:20; the foundation of repentance, Heb_6:1, etc.). In Psa_11:3, ?if the foundations be destroyed,? the Hebrew word is shatȟ. In Jer_50:15, the Revised Version (British and American) reads ?bulwarks? for ?foundations?; conversely in Psa_89:14; Psa_97:2, for the King James Version ?habitation,? the Revised Version (British and American) reads ?foundation,? and in Isa_6:4 for the King James Version ?posts,? reads ?foundations.?

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.

2Sa_22:8 (b) This is a poetic picture from David's fertile mind of the great answer he received from GOD to his petition. (See 2Sa_22:16, and Psa_18:7, Psa_18:15).

Psa_11:3 (b) This is a type of the basic doctrines of the Christian faith on which the believer rests his soul for eternity.

Psa_87:1 (b) Probably this represents the central truth, and the basic reasons for GOD's activities on the part of Israel.

Pro_10:25 (a) This is a picture of the eternal safety of one who has been made righteous by the living GOD. (See Eph_2:20).

Isa_28:16 (a) GOD has appointed the Lord JESUS CHRIST, His Son, to be the One on and in whom all His works rest. CHRIST is the beginning, the author, the first and the last, the Alpha and Omega, and the hope of GOD's people. The whole structure of the Church rests on Him (See Psa_118:22; Luk_6:48; Eph_2:20).

Rom_15:20 (a) The pioneer work of a missionary or a Christian worker is compared to a foundation upon which he builds and prepares the people for further development in the Christian life.

1Co_3:10 (b) No doubt this refers to the Gospel that Paul preached and to the doctrines which he ministered. By these the Corinthians were established in the faith. Other men of GOD came along and added to the knowledge and the faith of these believers.

1Ti_6:19 (a) By this is meant the true faith, intelligent trust and a clear understanding of GOD's truth on the part of GOD's children.

2Ti_2:19 (a) By this type we are assured that those who belong to CHRIST JESUS may rest safe and secure on GOD's Word about us, and to us.

Heb_6:1 (a) The six experiences mentioned here represent the bedrock of Christian faith. From these we grow up into a greater temple of GOD as we learn additional truths, and enter more and more into the knowledge of GOD's work, His Word, and His way.
Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types
press 1957.

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