From Nave’s Topical Bible
Carpentry
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 11Passages listed
- 9Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
- Building the ark of NoahGenesis 6:14–16
- Tabernacle, and furniture ofExodus 31:2–9
- See Tabernacle
- David's palace2 Samuel 5:11
- Temple2 Kings 12:112 Kings 22:6
- See Temple
- Making idolsIsaiah 41:7Isaiah 44:13
- CarpentersJeremiah 24:1Zechariah 1:20
- JosephMatthew 13:55
- JesusMark 6:3
- See Carving
- See Master Workman
The passages, in Bible order (11)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 11 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- Genesis 6:14–16
Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark and coat it with pitch inside and out.
Commentary on Genesis 6:14–162 voices
We read in Genesis that the ark that Noah built was three hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide and thirty cubits high. Notice the mystical significance of the numbers. In the number fifty, penance is symbolized because the fiftieth psalm of King David is the prayer of his repentance. Three hundred contains the symbol of crucifixion. The letter T is the sign for three hundred, whence Ezekiel says, "Mark THAV on the forehead of those who moan; and do not kill any marked with THAV."
Jerome· HOMILIES 84, 420Patristic
Make thee an ark of Gopher wood,.... It is not called a ship, for it was not made for sailing to any distant parts, but an ark or chest, being like one, flat bottomed, and ridged and sloping upwards, and was made for floating on the waters for a little way.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Exodus 31:2–9
“See, I have called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
Commentary on Exodus 31:2–92 voices
See, I have called by name Bezaleel,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
I have called by name Bezaleel - That is, I have particularly appointed this person to be the chief superintendent of the whole work. His name is significant, בצלאל betsal-el, in or under the shadow of God, meaning, under the especial protection of the Most High. He was the son of Uri, the son of Hur, the son of Caleb or Chelubai, the son of Esron, the son of Pharez, the son of Judah. See 1Ch 2:5, 1Ch 2:9,1Ch 2:18, 1Ch 2:19, 1Ch 2:20, and see Clarkes note on Exo 17:10.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832Evangelical
- 2 Samuel 5:11
Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.
Commentary on 2 Samuel 5:112 voices
And Hiram king of Tyre,.... This was father of that Hiram that lived in the times of Solomon, whose name was Abibalus before he took the name of Hiram, which became a common name of the kings of Tyre; his former name may be seen in the ancient historians quoted by Josephus (s); of the city of Tyre; see Gill on Isa 23:1; which was built one year before the destruction of Troy (t).
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
Hiram king of Tyre - Now mentioned for the first time. He survived David, and continued his friendship to Solomon (marginal references). The news of the capture of the city of the Jebusites had doubtless reached Tyre, and created a great impression of Davids power.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)Evangelical
- 2 Kings 12:11
Then they would put the counted money into the hands of those who supervised the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn would pay those doing the work—the carpenters, builders,
Commentary on 2 Kings 12:111 voice
And they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of the Lord,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- 2 Kings 22:6
to the carpenters, builders, and masons—to buy timber and dressed stone to repair the temple.
Commentary on 2 Kings 22:62 voices
Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons,.... Who were employed, some in mending the woodwork, and others in repairing the stone walls and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house; not only money was to be given them for their workmanship, but to buy timber and stone to work with.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
"Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he did what was right in the sight of the Lord" for the thirty-one years in which he reigned. In the eighteenth year from the beginning of his rule, he began to purify Judah …
Ephrem the Syrian· ON THE SECOND BOOK OF KINGS 22:1, 373Patristic
- Isaiah 41:7
The craftsman encourages the goldsmith, and he who wields the hammer cheers him who strikes the anvil, saying of the welding, “It is good.” He nails it down so it will not be toppled.
Commentary on Isaiah 41:72 voices
Look, [Isaiah] says, what the newcomers to the truth say to those who are still held prisoner to the error of idols, to show them their impotence: idols can neither walk nor hold themselves up without being fastened with nails. As for the phrase "it …
Theodoret of Cyrus· COMMENTARY ON ISAIAH 12:41.7, 458Patristic
(Chapter 41, verses 1 and following.) Let the islands be silent before me, and let the nations change their strength: let them come near, and then let them speak: let us come together to judgment. Who raised up the Just One from the East, and called him to follow him? He will give nations before him, and he will rule over kings: he will make them like the dust with his sword, and like stubble driven by the wind to his bow. He will pursue them, and he will pass in peace, a path will not appear under his feet.
Jerome· Commentary on Isaiah, 420Patristic
- Isaiah 44:13
The woodworker extends a measuring line; he marks it out with a stylus; he shapes it with chisels and outlines it with a compass. He fashions it in the likeness of man, like man in all his glory, that it may dwell in a shrine.
Commentary on Isaiah 44:131 voice
Second, as to idols which are made from wood: the carpenter. And first, he shows the worthlessness of the idol, setting out its efficient cause with his tools: his rule, for making the wood straight; a plane, an instrument curved back from the side for …
Thomas Aquinas· Commentary on Isaiah, 1274Patristic
- Jeremiah 24:1
After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD.
Commentary on Jeremiah 24:11 voice
(Chapter XXIV. - Verse 1ff.) The Lord showed me, and behold, two baskets (or baskets) full of figs, placed before the temple of the Lord. After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and the princes, the craftsmen, and the captives from Jerusalem to Babylon. One basket had very good figs, like the figs that ripen early, and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten because they were bad. And the Lord said to me: What do you see, Jeremiah?
Jerome· Commentary on Jeremiah, 420Patristic
- Zechariah 1:20
Then the LORD showed me four craftsmen.
Commentary on Zechariah 1:201 voice
And the Lord showed me four carpenters. To saw and cut in pieces the four horns; or rather "four blacksmiths" (y); these horns were horns of iron; so the word is rendered a "smith" in 1Sa 13:19 and indeed it signifies both a worker in wood and a worker in iron; and who are sometimes distinguished by what they work in, whether wood or iron; see Isa 44:
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Matthew 13:55
“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
Commentary on Matthew 13:551 voice
(Verse 55, 56.) Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother called Mary, and his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? And aren't all his sisters with us? Where then did he get all these things? And they took offense at him. The error of the Jews is our salvation, and the condemnation of the heretics. For they saw Jesus Christ merely as a man, so that the carpenters thought him to be the son: Isn't this the carpenter's son? Are you surprised if they err about his brothers, when they err about his father?
Jerome· Commentary on Matthew, 420Patristic
- Mark 6:3
Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.
Commentary on Mark 6:31 voice
How then, says Helvidius, do you make out that they were called the Lord's brethren who were not his brethren? I will show how that is. In Holy Scripture there are four kinds of brethren — by nature, race, kindred, love. Instances of brethren by nature are Esau and Jacob, the twelve patriarchs, Andrew and Peter, James and John.
Jerome· Against Helvidius, 420Patristic