Many theories circulate around society about a special organization of Masons. However, what are these secretive individuals and what do they represent in our history? Masons are found mentioned in the Bible where they were called upon to repaired a house for David. These masons and stonecutters have considered several verses of scripture to be sacred. Here is a look at some masonic Bible verses.
“Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets: ” | Ecclesiastes 12:5
“And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.” | 2 Corinthians 11:14
“And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low; ” | Ecclesiastes 12:4
“And to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the LORD, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair [it].” | 2 Kings 12:12
“As He was going out of the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, behold what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!” And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left upon another which will not be torn down.”” | Mark 13:1-2
“As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore. ” | Psalm 133:3
“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! ” | Psalm 133:1
“For such [are] false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.” | 2 Corinthians 11:13
“He appointed 70,000 of them to carry loads and 80,000 to quarry stones in the mountains and 3,600 supervisors to make the people work.” | 2 Chronicles 2:18
“In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened, ” | Ecclesiastes 12:3
“It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; ” | Psalm 133:2
“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” | John 14:6
“Let them deliver it into the hand of the workmen who have the oversight of the house of the LORD, and let them give it to the workmen who are in the house of the LORD to repair the damages of the house, to the carpenters and the builders and the masons and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the house.” | 2 Kings 22:5-6
“Now behold, with great pains I have prepared for the house of the LORD 100,000 talents of gold and 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond weight, for they are in great quantity; also timber and stone I have prepared, and you may add to them. “Moreover, there are many workmen with you, stonecutters and masons of stone and carpenters, and all men who are skillful in every kind of work.” | 1 Chronicles 22:14-15
“Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David with cedar trees, masons and carpenters, to build a house for him.” | 1 Chronicles 14:1
“Now I am sending Huram-abi, a skilled man, endowed with understanding, the son of a Danite woman and a Tyrian father, who knows how to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone and wood, and in purple, violet, linen and crimson fabrics, and who knows how to make all kinds of engravings and to execute any design which may be assigned to him, to work with your skilled men and with those of my lord David your father.” | 2 Chronicles 2:13-14
“Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. ” | Ecclesiastes 12:6
“Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; ” | Ecclesiastes 12:1
“So Solomon assigned 70,000 men to carry loads and 80,000 men to quarry stone in the mountains and 3,600 to supervise them.” | 2 Chronicles 2:2
“The bricks have fallen down, But we will rebuild with smooth stones; The sycamores have been cut down, But we will replace them with cedars.” | Isaiah 9:10
“The house, while it was being built, was built of stone prepared at the quarry, and there was neither hammer nor axe nor any iron tool heard in the house while it was being built.” | 1 Kings 6:7
“The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.” | Isaiah 9 : 2
“Then Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David with cedar trees and carpenters and stonemasons; and they built a house for David.” | 2 Samuel 5:11
“Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. ” | Ecclesiastes 12:7
“Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” | John 8:12
“Then they gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food, drink and oil to the Sidonians and to the Tyrians, to bring cedar wood from Lebanon to the sea at Joppa, according to the permission they had from Cyrus king of Persia.” | Ezra 3:7
“They gave the money which was weighed out into the hands of those who did the work, who had the oversight of the house of the LORD; and they paid it out to the carpenters and the builders who worked on the house of the LORD; and to the masons and the stonecutters, and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the damages to the house of the LORD, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it.” | 2 Kings 12:11-12
“They in turn gave it to the carpenters and to the builders to buy quarried stone and timber for couplings and to make beams for the houses which the kings of Judah had let go to ruin.” | 2 Chronicles 34:11
“While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain: ” | Ecclesiastes 12:2
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Natalie Regoli is a child of God, devoted wife, and mother of two boys. She has a Master's Degree in Law from The University of Texas. Natalie has been published in several national journals and has been practicing law for 18 years.