- DOOR-POSTS The Jews were commanded to write the divine name on
the posts (mezuzoth’) of their doors (Deuteronomy 6:9). The Jews,
misunderstanding this injunction, adopted the custom of writing on a slip
of parchment these verses (Deuteronomy 6:4-9, and 11:13-21), which they
enclosed in a reed or cylinder and fixed on the right-hand door-post of
every room in the house. - DOORS moved on pivots of wood fastened in sockets above and below
(Proverbs 26:14). They were fastened by a lock (Judges 3:23, 25; Cant.
5:5) or by a bar (Judges 16:3; Job 38:10). In the interior of Oriental houses,
curtains were frequently used instead of doors.
The entrances of the tabernacle had curtains (Exodus 26:31-33, 36). The
“valley of Achor” is called a “door of hope,” because immediately after the
execution of Achan the Lord said to Joshua, “Fear not,” and from that time
Joshua went forward in a career of uninterrupted conquest. Paul speaks of
a “door opened” for the spread of the gospel (1 Corinthians 16:9; 2
Corinthians 2:12; Colossians 4:3). Our Lord says of himself, “I am the
door” (John 10:9). John (Revelation 4:1) speaks of a “door opened in
heaven.”