The house serves as a metaphor for a teaching that is accepted and understood, and used constructively by a responsible and wise man.
The given passage is a Bible verse from Luke 6:48-49, also found in Matthew 7:24- 27 where Jesus gave the parable about a wise man who build his house upon a rock. This parable is one of the numerous parables that Jesus gave to the believers about a Christian's life.
- A metaphor is a comparison of one thing with another without the use of "like" or "as".
- This means that when things are compared with others, that comparison is done metaphorically.
- Here, in the Bible passage, Jesus uses a metaphor for the wise man who listens to his teachings.
- By stating that "whoever comes to me, hears what I say, and follows it", he means that the man kept the words or teachings of Jesus, and kept it in his heart to be used anytime.
- Compared to the responsible man, a man who does not listen to the words, does not keep them to heart, and just lets them go from one ear to another is like one who builds a house on sand.
- This is bad listening or character as when hard times come, he will not be able to save himself from disaster.
- The wise man who built his house upon a rock will remember the teachings of Jesus and apply them when the need arises, whereas a fool will have forgotten everything and be left devastated.
The purpose of the house, as used in Passage 1, is to act as a metaphor for a teaching that is accepted and understood, taken to heart, and kept close.
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