The House Four Men Opened The Roof Where Jesus Was

When they had broken a space big enough in the roof the four men let their friend down through the roof right in front of jesus.

The house four men opened the roof where jesus was.

This done they tied ropes about the bed on which the man lay and lowered the bed very carefully into the room before jesus. When thou buildest a new house then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof that thou bring not blood upon thine house if any man fall from thence. 2 samuel 11 2 and it came to pass in an eveningtide that david arose from off his bed and walked upon the roof of the king s house. Someone that is crippled and disabled they wanted to get close to jesus but the house was so full of people that they couldn t get to him.

Remember also that a first century home had an outside staircase up to the flat roof. When thou buildest a new house then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof that thou bring not blood upon thine house if any man fall from thence. When jesus saw their faith he told the man that his sins were forgiven. When they couldn t get near jesus they went to the roof and uncovered the roof.

When they had broken a space big enough through the roof the four men let the man down through the roof. Jesus healed the man. This enabled the four men to carry their paralytic friend and his bed up to the rooftop without spilling him and without employing an elaborate ladder or block and tackle system. And from the roof he saw a woman washing herself.

The roof was not destroyed or damaged only temporarily opened up. Luke 5 19 and when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude they went upon the housetop and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the. Then they tore up the roof tiling and saw where jesus stood.