City imagery uses Zion, Jerusalem, holy city, city on a hill, or civic place to picture corporate identity, worship, judgment, refuge, witness, or final hope.
City imagery uses Zion, Jerusalem, holy city, city on a hill, or civic place to picture corporate identity, worship, judgment, refuge, witness, or final hope.
A civic-and-theological motif in which city, Zion, Jerusalem, holy city, civic elevation, or corporate dwelling language signifies literal settlement, covenant center, communal identity, visible witness, divine judgment, refuge, or consummated fellowship with God.
These examples show how City, Zion, Jerusalem, and Civic-Community Imagery functions in biblical language, rhetoric, poetry, prophecy, narrative, or theological imagery.
the city of God
The city stands as an image of God's secure dwelling among his people amid upheaval.
the city of our God
Zion is described as beautiful and secure because it is associated with the LORD's presence.
Glorious things are spoken of thee
The city becomes a corporate symbol of covenant privilege and divine delight.
the faithful city become an harlot
The city is personified to expose covenant corruption and moral reversal.
O Jerusalem, the holy city
Jerusalem imagery calls the people to restored holiness and redeemed identity.
A city that is set on an hill
The visible city pictures public witness that cannot remain hidden.
a city which hath foundations
The patriarchal hope is framed as expectation of God's enduring city.
the city of the living God
Believers are said to approach the heavenly Jerusalem as their worshiping community.
the holy city, new Jerusalem
The final city pictures the redeemed people prepared for communion with God.
that great city, the holy Jerusalem
The city vision gathers glory, holiness, peoplehood, and divine presence into one image.
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