Musing - How Many Doors does the Bible Mention?

Hebraic Musing - How Many Doors does the Bible Mention?

Jesus called Himself a door in John 10:9 “I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved.” Was this new?  Or was there a pattern of foreshadowings leading up to His statement?  Some translations use the word “gate”; same meaning.

The Ark DOOR – “Put a door in the side of the ark” was God’s specific instruction in Genesis 6:16.  “Then the LORD said to Noah, ‘Enter the ark, you and all your household, for you alone I have seen to be righteous before Me in this time.’” Genesis 7:1    The Ark is symbolically Jesus since the Ark saved the righteous ones, and the Ark had only one door. 

The Passover DOOR – In Exod.12:7 the Israelites were told to “… take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses (door frames).” So in Exod. 12:13 God promised “The blood (of the Lamb on the door) shall be a sign for you on the houses where you live; and when I see the blood I will pass over you…”  In other words, you will be saved from the destructive plague.

The DOOR for Slavery – One could commit oneself to a “Master who loves you and cares for you.”  Here’s the procedure God told to the masters in Deut. 15:16-17  “It shall come about if he says to you, ‘I will not go out from you,’ because he loves you and your household, since he fares well with you;  then you shall take an awl and pierce it through his ear into the door, and he shall be your servant forever.”  Note that the statement “I will not go out from you” is a commitment by the bondservant to the good Master.  Doesn’t that sound like a salvation prayer?  Who is your Master?  Does He love and care for you?

The Sheep’s DOOR – Jesus referred to himself as a shepherd and we are His sheep so he said “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.” John 10:7  And Jesus went on to say “I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.” John 10:11 

The Narrow DOOR or Gate – Jesus had reason to stress the need to find the door (gate).  “Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it.  For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.” Matt.7:13-14

The Temple’s Inner DOOR – Solomon built the Temple with “its inner doors for the holy of holies” 2 Chron.4:22.  And the Temple’s predecessor, the Tabernacle, had a veil entrance to the Holiest of Holies.  Once a year on the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, the Israelites dealt with sin.  But Hebrews 10:4 recognizes “For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.”  So now we have a DOOR to the Holiest of Holies!  “Therefore, brethren, since we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus,” Heb. 10:19-20 

 The DOOR of the Tomb – In Matthew 28:2 we read “an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone” and that led to some of the most powerful words from the angel “He is not here, for He has risen”!  
BTW – Is that a picture of the entrance?   Or the Exit?

When Jesus said “I am the door”, the focus on a single door to salvation was already established.

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BTW – God mentions “Door” when dealing with Cain in Gen. 4:7
“And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door..”

Are we bondservants with ears pierced by our LORD and Master’s words?

Have you gone through the DOOR?

“Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips.”  Ps.141:3

Yosef   a.k.a.  Joe Brusherd              December 17, 2019

Author: “Hebraic Insights – Messages exploring the Hebrew roots of our faith” 
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Note – Bible references are from the NASB version.