Sometimes he wants to redirect us to something better or something he feels we need more at that moment.
Locked doors in the bible.
Whatever the case the doors were locked and jesus came and stood among them.
On the evening of that first day of the week when the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the jewish leaders jesus came and stood among them and said peace be with you new living translation that sunday evening the disciples were meeting behind locked doors because they were afraid of the jewish leaders.
God may have closed the door temporarily but it doesn t mean that it will stay closed forever.
A closed door does not always mean a locked door.
Today however i want to talk with you about open doors in the bible their significance and what it means to us who walk.
The oldest wooden lock was discovered in iran at khorsabad in a security gate in the palace of king sargon ii 722 to 705 bc.
Luke tells us that jesus asks if they had any food.
The reading says doors so we don t know if it was a set of double doors or a series of doors like an outer and inner door that jesus had to go through.
When he was gone out his servants came.
And when they saw that behold the doors of the parlour were locked they said surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber.
Go inside and lock the doors my people.
No one can close an open door that god has for you so have confidence in the lord.
That s a lot of doors.
Then ehud went forth through the porch and shut the doors of the parlour upon him and locked them.
Bible verses about doors.
When god opens doors in our lives don t try to close it because of the trials which is sometimes required.
And he was not as they at first thought a ghost.
Hide yourselves for a little while until god s anger is over.
Wooden lock discovered in khorsabad.
Many of the bible verses about doors pertain to closed doors.
If it s god s will it will be done remember he always has a plan.
Watch out as well for doors that god closes.
Doors are mentioned 180 times in the bible.
Good news translation go into your houses my people and shut the door behind you.
Open doors in the bible.
The pegs at the bit end of the key correspond to the tumblers or bars in the bolt.
Holman christian standard bible go my people enter your rooms and close your doors behind you.
It is very similar to this wooden cane tumbler lock.