What Does the Bible Say About Rocks?
Here are 8 Bible verses about rocks, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.
- #1Psalms 18:2
The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
BSBThe LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
- #2Psalms 144:1
A Psalm of David. Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:
BSBOf David. Blessed be the LORD, my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.
- #3Matthew 16:18
And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
BSBAnd I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
- #41 Samuel 2:2
There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.
BSBThere is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no Rock like our God.
- #52 Samuel 22:32
For who is God, save the Lord? and who is a rock, save our God?
BSBFor who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
- #6Matthew 7:24-27
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
BSBTherefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”
- #7Deuteronomy 32:18
Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee.
BSBYou ignored the Rock who brought you forth; you forgot the God who gave you birth.
- #8Psalms 62:2
He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
BSBHe alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.
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Rocks in Torrey's Topical Textbook
- Often composed of Flint: De 8:15; 32:13
- DESCRIBED AS
- Hard: Jer 5:3
- Durable: Job 19:24
- Barren: Eze 26:4,14; Am 6:12; Lu 8:6
- Often sharp-pointed and craggy: 1Sa 14:4
- Often had holes and clefts: Ex 33:22
- Were a defence to a country: Isa 33:16
- Dreaded by mariners: Ac 27:20
- INHABITED BY
- Wild goats: Job 39:1
- Conies: Ps 104:18; Pr 30:26
- Doves: So 2:14; Jer 48:28
- Eagles: Job 39:28; Jer 49:16
- The olive tree flourished amongst: De 32:13; Job 29:6
- Bees often made their honey amongst: De 32:13; Ps 81:16
- USED AS
- Altars
- Jud 6:20,21,26; 13:19
- Places for idolatrous worship: Isa 57:5
- Places of Observation: Ex 33:21; Nu 23:9
- Places of safety in danger: 1Sa 13:6; Isa 2:19; Jer 16:16; Re 6:15
- Places for shelter by the poor in their distress: Job 24:8; 30:3,6
- The shadow of, grateful to travellers during the heat of the
- day: Isa 32:2
- Houses often built on: Mt 7:24,25
- Tombs often hewn out of: Isa 22:16; Mt 27:60
- Important events often engraved upon: Job 19:24
- MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE
- Adullam: 1Ch 11:15
- Bozez: 1Sa 14:4
- Engedi: 1Sa 24:1,2
- Etam
- Jud 15:8
- Horeb in Rephidim: Ex 17:1-6
- Meribah in Kadesh: Nu 20:1-11
- Oreb
- Jud 7:25: Isa 10:26
- Rimmon
- Jud 20:45
- Seneh: 1Sa 14:4
- Selahammahlekoth in the wilderness of Maon: 1Sa 23:25,28
- Selah in the valley of salt: 2Ki 14:7; 2Ch 25:11,12
- Man's industry in cutting through: Job 28:9,10
- Hammers used for breaking: Jer 23:29
- Casting down from, a punishment: 2Ch 25:12
- MIRACLES CONNECTED WITH
- Water brought from: Ex 17:6; Nu 20:11
- Fire ascended out of
- Jud 6:21
- Broken in pieces by the wind: 1Ki 19:11
- Rent at the death of Christ: Mt 27:51
- God's power exhibited in removing: Job 14:18; Na 1:6
- ILLUSTRATIVE OF
- God as creator of his people: De 32:18
- God as the strength of his people: Ps 18:1,2; 67:2; Isa 17:10
- God as defence of his people: Ps 31:2,3
- God as refuge of his people: Ps 94:22
- God as salvation of his people: De 32:15; Ps 89:26; 95:1
- Christ as refuge of his people: Isa 32:2
- Christ as foundation of his church: Mt 16:18; 1Pe 2:6
- Christ as source of spiritual gifts: 1Co 10:4
- Christ as a stumbling stone to the wicked: Isa 8:14; Ro 9:33; 1Pe 2:8
- A place of safety: Ps 27:5; 40:2
- Whatever we trust in: De 32:31,37
- The ancestor of a nation: Isa 51:1