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In biblical times, store-houses played a crucial role in the economic and social life of ancient Israel and surrounding regions. These structures were used for the storage of grain, oil, wine, and other essential commodities, ensuring the community's sustenance during times of scarcity, such as droughts or famines.

Old Testament References

The concept of store-houses is prominently featured in the Old Testament, where they are often associated with God's provision and wisdom in resource management. One of the earliest mentions is found in the account of Joseph in Egypt. Pharaoh, guided by Joseph's interpretation of his dreams, established store-houses to prepare for the seven years of famine. Genesis 41:48-49 states, "During those seven years of abundance, the land brought forth bountifully. So Joseph collected all the excess food in the land of Egypt and stored it in the cities. In every city he put the food grown in the fields surrounding it."

Store-houses were also integral to the religious and communal life of Israel. In Deuteronomy 28:8 , the Lord promises blessings upon obedience, saying, "The LORD will command the blessing upon you in your barns and in everything to which you put your hand, and He will bless you in the land the LORD your God is giving you." This verse highlights the connection between divine favor and the prosperity of one's store-houses.

The temple in Jerusalem had its own store-houses, which were used to keep offerings and tithes brought by the Israelites. In 1 Chronicles 26:20 , we read about the Levites who were appointed to oversee these treasures: "Now their fellow Levites were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated things."

New Testament Insights

While the New Testament does not focus extensively on physical store-houses, it does use the concept metaphorically to teach spiritual truths. In the parable of the rich fool, Jesus warns against hoarding earthly wealth without being "rich toward God." Luke 12:18-21 recounts the man's decision: "Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.’"

This parable serves as a caution against placing trust in material abundance rather than in God, who is the ultimate provider. It underscores the transient nature of earthly possessions and the importance of storing up treasures in heaven.

Theological Significance

Store-houses in the Bible symbolize God's provision and the prudent management of resources. They remind believers of the importance of stewardship, both materially and spiritually. The biblical narrative encourages a balance between preparing for future needs and trusting in God's ongoing provision. The faithful are called to be wise stewards, using their resources to serve God and others, reflecting the divine generosity that sustains all creation.
Strong's Hebrew
1597. ganzak -- treasury
... 1596, 1597. ganzak. 1598 . treasury. Transliteration: ganzak Phonetic
Spelling: (ghin-zak') Short Definition: storehouses. Word ...
/hebrew/1597.htm - 6k

214. otsar -- treasure, store, a treasury, storehouse
... from atsar Definition treasure, store, a treasury, storehouse NASB Word Usage armory
(1), cellars (1), gains (1), storehouse (3), storehouses (13), storeroom (1 ...
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834. asher -- who, which, that
... 1), inasmuch* (2), just (1), just* (6), much (1), powder* (1), reason (1), set
(1), since (3), since* (5), so (9), so* (1), steward* (4), storehouses (1), such ...
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4543. miskenoth -- supply, storage
... Word Origin from sakan Definition supply, storage NASB Word Usage storage (4), store
(2), storehouses (1). a magazine. By transp. From kanac; a magazine: ...
/hebrew/4543.htm - 6k

624. asoph -- a store (ie a supply of provisions)
... Word Origin from asaph Definition a store (ie a supply of provisions) NASB Word
Usage storehouse (2), storehouses (1). collection of offerings. ...
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Library

The Story of Benjamin.
... trial he prospered so well that he became one of the chief officers of the king,
having among other tasks the care of the royal granaries or storehouses of corn ...
/.../anonymous/children of the old testament/the story of benjamin.htm

The Child Moses.
... Some of the Israelites toiled at building these high brick walls, storehouses, forts,
and even cities for the great king; and it is not unlikely that some of ...
/.../anonymous/children of the old testament/the child moses.htm

Joseph, a Servant, a Prisoner, and a Saint.
... king. He built storehouses in every city, and stored the grain, until it
was like the sand of the sea, and could not be measured. ...
/.../lathbury/childs story of the bible/chapter vii joseph a servant.htm

Preparations for the Invasion of Greece.
... canal."The Greeks do not interfere."Plans of the engineers."Prosecution of the
work."The Strymon bridged."Granaries and store-houses."Xerxes leaves ...
//christianbookshelf.org/abbott/xerxes/chapter iv preparations for the.htm

Christ the Mediator of the Covenant
... Joseph opened all the storehouses of corn: Christ is our Joseph, that opens all
the treasuries and storehouses of grace, and communicates to us. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/watson/a body of divinity/2 christ the mediator of.htm

On Rational Natures.
... in gold and silver, and with agate, amethyst, and chrysolite, and beryl, and onyx:
with gold also didst thou fill thy treasures, and thy storehouses within thee ...
/.../origen/origen de principiis/chapter v on rational natures.htm

The Transformation of Rome from a Pagan into a Christian City.
... How their significance became perverted in the Dark Ages."The adoption of funerary
banquets and their degeneration."The public store-houses of the emperors ...
/.../lanciani/pagan and christian rome/chapter i the transformation of.htm

The Potency of Prayer Hath Subdued the Strength of Fire...
... pardon; it arrests the sun in its course and stays the wheels of the chariot of
the moon; it rules over all gods and opens and shuts the storehouses of rain ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bounds/purpose in prayer/chapter iv the potency of.htm

Of the Hindrances which an Unbelieving Husband Puts in his Wife's ...
... If a pilgrim brother arrive, what hospitality for him in an alien home? If bounty
is to be distributed to any, the granaries, the storehouses, are foreclosed. ...
/.../tertullian/to his wife/chapter iv of the hindrances which.htm

A Great victory
... The Lord shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that
thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/chapman/and judas iscariot/a great victory.htm

Thesaurus
Storehouses (23 Occurrences)
... rain, and sends out the wind from his store-houses. (See NAS RSV NIV). Jeremiah
50:26 Come against her from the utmost border; open her storehouses; cast her up ...
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Store-houses (32 Occurrences)
Store-houses. Storehouses, Store-houses. Storekeepers . Multi-Version Concordance ...
(BBE). Storehouses, Store-houses. Storekeepers . Reference Bible.
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Storerooms (10 Occurrences)
... 1 Chronicles 28:11 Then David gave to his son Solomon the design of the doorway
of the house of God and of its houses and its store-houses, and the higher ...
/s/storerooms.htm - 9k

Thunder-flames (8 Occurrences)
... (BBE). Psalms 135:7 He makes the mists go up from the ends of the earth; he makes
thunder-flames for the rain; he sends out the winds from his store-houses. ...
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Mists (6 Occurrences)
... (See RSV). Psalms 135:7 He makes the mists go up from the ends of the earth; he
makes thunder-flames for the rain; he sends out the winds from his store-houses. ...
/m/mists.htm - 8k

Store-house (23 Occurrences)
... Storehouse, Store-house. Storehouses . ... thought to the ravens; they do not put seeds
into the earth, or get together grain; they have no store-houses or buildings ...
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Jehonathan (3 Occurrences)
... (1.) One of the stewards of David's store-houses (1 Chronicles ... 25 And over the king's
treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the ...
/j/jehonathan.htm - 8k

Threshold (28 Occurrences)
... 9:3; 10:4, 18; 46:2; 47:1); also rendered "door" and "door-post.". (2.) `Asuppim,
pl. (Nehemiah 12:25), rendered correctly "storehouses" in the Revised Version. ...
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Massing (6 Occurrences)
... in the heavens, and he makes the mists go up from the ends of the earth; he makes
the thunder-flames for the rain, and sends out the wind from his store-houses...
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Buildings (28 Occurrences)
... Luke 12:24 Give thought to the ravens; they do not put seeds into the earth, or
get together grain; they have no store-houses or buildings; and God gives them ...
/b/buildings.htm - 14k

Resources
What is mammon? | GotQuestions.org

What things in this world have a true eternal value? | GotQuestions.org

Is it wrong to live in nice houses (Haggai 1:4)? | GotQuestions.org

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Store-houses (32 Occurrences)

Matthew 6:26
See the birds of heaven; they do not put seeds in the earth, they do not get in grain, or put it in store-houses; and your Father in heaven gives them food. Are you not of much more value than they?
(BBE)

Luke 12:18
And he said, This I will do: I will take down my store-houses and make greater ones, and there I will put all my grain and my goods.
(BBE)

Luke 12:24
Give thought to the ravens; they do not put seeds into the earth, or get together grain; they have no store-houses or buildings; and God gives them their food: of how much greater value are you than the birds!
(BBE)

Genesis 41:56
And the famine was over all the face of the earth: and Joseph opened all the store-houses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine was sore in the land of Egypt.
(ASV BBE WBS)

Deuteronomy 28:8
The Lord will send his blessing on your store-houses and on everything to which you put your hand: his blessing will be on you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
(BBE WBS)

1 Kings 7:51
So all the work King Solomon had done in the house of the Lord was complete. Then Solomon took the holy things which David his father had given, the silver and the gold and all the vessels, and put them in the store-houses of the house of the Lord.
(BBE)

1 Chronicles 9:26
For the four chief door-keepers, who were Levites, had a special position, looking after the rooms and the store-houses of the house of God.
(BBE)

1 Chronicles 27:25
And Azmaveth, the son of Adiel, was controller of the king's property; Jonathan, the son of Uzziah, had control of all store-houses in country places and in the towns and little towns and strong places;
(BBE WBS)

1 Chronicles 28:11
Then David gave to his son Solomon the design of the doorway of the house of God and of its houses and its store-houses, and the higher rooms and the inner rooms and the place for the mercy-seat;
(BBE)

1 Chronicles 28:12
And the design of all he had in his heart for the outer squares of the house of the Lord, and for the rooms all round it, and for the store-houses of the house of the Lord, and for the store-houses for the holy things;
(BBE)

2 Chronicles 5:1
So all the work which Solomon did for the house of the Lord was complete. And Solomon took the holy things which David his father had given, the silver and the gold and all the vessels, and put them in the store-houses of the house of God.
(BBE)

2 Chronicles 32:27
And Hezekiah had very great wealth and honour; and he made himself store-houses for his gold and silver and jewels and spices, and for body-covers and all sorts of beautiful vessels.
(BBE)

2 Chronicles 32:28
store-houses also for the increase of grain and new wine and oil; and stalls for all manner of beasts, and flocks in folds.
(See JPS ASV BBE WBS)

Nehemiah 12:25
Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the watch at the store-houses of the gates.
(See JPS ASV BBE)

Nehemiah 13:12
Then all Judah came with the tenth part of the grain and wine and oil and put it into the store-houses.
(BBE)

Nehemiah 13:13
And I made controllers over the store-houses, Shelemiah the priest and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and with them was Hanan, the son of Zaccur the son of Mattaniah: they were taken to be true men and their business was the distribution of these things to their brothers.
(BBE)

Job 9:9
Who made the Bear and Orion, and the Pleiades, and the store-houses of the south:
(BBE)

Job 37:9
Out of its place comes the storm-wind, and the cold out of its store-houses.
(BBE)

Job 38:22
Have you come into the secret place of snow, or have you seen the store-houses of the ice-drops,
(BBE)

Psalms 33:7
He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap: He layeth up the deeps in store-houses.
(ASV BBE WBS)

Psalms 104:13
He sends down rain from his store-houses on the hills: the earth is full of the fruit of his works.
(BBE)

Psalms 135:7
He makes the mists go up from the ends of the earth; he makes thunder-flames for the rain; he sends out the winds from his store-houses.
(BBE)

Psalms 144:13
Our store-houses are full of all good things; and our sheep give birth to thousands and ten thousands in our fields.
(BBE)

Proverbs 3:10
So your store-houses will be full of grain, and your vessels overflowing with new wine.
(BBE)

Proverbs 8:21
So that I may give my lovers wealth for their heritage, making their store-houses full.
(BBE)

Jeremiah 10:13
At the sound of his voice there is a massing of waters in the heavens, and he makes the mists go up from the ends of the earth; he makes the thunder-flames for the rain, and sends out the wind from his store-houses.
(BBE)

Jeremiah 50:26
Come against her from the utmost border; open her store-houses; cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly; let nothing of her be left.
(ASV BBE WBS)

Jeremiah 50:37
A sword is on all the mixed people in her, and they will become like women: a sword is on her store-houses, and they will be taken by her attackers.
(BBE)

Jeremiah 51:16
At the sound of his voice there is a massing of the waters in the heavens, and he makes the mists go up from the ends of the earth; he makes the thunder-flames for the rain and sends out the wind from his store-houses.
(BBE)

Ezekiel 28:4
By your wisdom and deep knowledge you have got power for yourself, and put silver and gold in your store-houses:
(BBE)

Ezekiel 28:13
You were in Eden, the garden of God; every stone of great price was your clothing, the sardius, the topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the emerald and the carbuncle: your store-houses were full of gold, and things of great price were in you; in the day when you were made they were got ready.
(BBE)

Joel 1:17
The grains have become small and dry under the spade; the store-houses are made waste, the grain-stores are broken down; for the grain is dry and dead.
(BBE)

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