The biblical meaning of the walls in our life.

The Wall:  

            No surprises here. In the natural sense, the wall surrounded Jerusalem, and was broken only by 10 gates. The wall kept the wrong people out, while the gates let the right people in.  The walls were for protection and showed the separation between the people of God, and His enemies. The walls represent our salvation, specifically from the power of sin. This is stated clearly in Isaiah 60:18, which states, "But you will call your walls salvation and your gates praise." Throughout the OT, the walls represented both the whole nation of Israel as well as individuals. An example of the former is where King David prayed, "By your favour do good to Zion, build the walls of Jerusalem" (Psalm 51:18). King Solomon stated the later when he wrote, "Like a city that is broken into and without walls, so is a man who has no control over his spirit." (Proverbs 25.28)

            Therefore the rebuilding of the walls can speak to us of our own individual lives or Gods people today, his body, the church. And while most of this study is for the individual, both aspects will be looked at.