In biblical contexts, the concept of a barricade can be understood as a physical or metaphorical barrier that serves to protect, defend, or separate. While the term "barricade" itself is not explicitly mentioned in the Bible, the idea is present in various forms throughout Scripture.

Physical Barricades

1. Walls and Fortifications: In ancient times, cities often relied on walls and fortifications as barricades to protect inhabitants from invaders. The city of Jericho, for example, was famously fortified with walls that the Israelites, under Joshua's leadership, brought down through divine intervention (Joshua 6:1-20). The fall of Jericho's walls illustrates the power of faith and obedience to God's commands in overcoming physical barriers.

2. Gates and Doors: Gates served as critical points of entry and defense for cities and homes. In Nehemiah 3, the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and gates is described in detail, highlighting the importance of these structures in safeguarding the community. Nehemiah's efforts to restore the city's defenses were motivated by a desire to protect the people and honor God.

Metaphorical Barricades

1. Spiritual Barriers: Sin is often depicted as a barrier between humanity and God. Isaiah 59:2 states, "But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear." This separation underscores the need for repentance and redemption through Jesus Christ, who breaks down the barrier of sin and reconciles believers to God.

2. Divine Protection: God Himself is described as a protective barrier for His people. Psalm 18:2 declares, "The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold." This imagery conveys the assurance of God's protection and strength in times of trouble.

3. Moral and Ethical Boundaries: The Law given to Moses can be seen as a moral barricade, setting boundaries for righteous living. The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1-17) serve as a guide to maintain a holy and just society, acting as a barrier against moral decay.

Barricades in Warfare

The Bible also recounts instances where barricades played a role in warfare. In 2 Samuel 20:15, Joab's forces besieged the city of Abel Beth Maacah, building a siege ramp against the city's wall as a form of barricade to breach its defenses. This account highlights the strategic use of barricades in military tactics during biblical times.

Symbolic Barricades

1. The Veil in the Temple: The veil in the Temple served as a symbolic barricade, separating the Holy of Holies from the rest of the sanctuary. Only the high priest could pass beyond the veil once a year on the Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16:2). The tearing of the veil at the moment of Jesus' death (Matthew 27:51) signifies the removal of the barrier between God and humanity, granting believers direct access to God through Christ.

2. The Hedge of Protection: In the book of Job, Satan refers to a "hedge" around Job, symbolizing God's protective barrier over him and his possessions (Job 1:10). This hedge represents divine safeguarding and the limits placed on Satan's power.

In summary, while the term "barricade" is not directly used in the Bible, the concept is woven throughout Scripture in various forms, illustrating themes of protection, separation, and divine intervention.1. (n.) A fortification, made in haste, of trees, earth, palisades, wagons, or anything that will obstruct the progress or attack of an enemy. It is usually an obstruction formed in streets to block an enemy's access.

2. (n.) Any bar, obstruction, or means of defense.

3. (n.) To fortify or close with a barricade or with barricades; to stop up, as a passage; to obstruct; as, the workmen barricaded the streets of Paris.

5482. charax -- a pointed stake, a rampart
... besieging. Word Origin from the same as charagma Definition a pointed stake,
a rampart NASB Word Usage barricade (1). trench. From ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5482.htm - 6k3946. Laqqum -- a N. border town of Naphtali
... Lakum. From an unused root thought to mean to stop up by a barricade; perhaps
fortification; Lakkum, a place in Palestine -- Lakum. 3945, 3946. Laqqum. 3947 ...
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6696a. tsur -- to confine, bind, besiege
... root Definition to confine, bind, besiege NASB Word Usage barricade (1), besiege
(3), besiege* (1), besieged (1), besieged* (10), besieging* (5), bind (2 ...
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A Soldier who Spared his Enemy
... And he saw the place where Saul lay, with Abner the son of Ner, the commander of
his army; and Saul was within the barricade, and the people were camped about ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/a soldier who spared his.htm

Love and Remorse
... He sees, from some height, the camp, with the transport wagons making a kind of
barricade in the centre"just as camps are still arranged in South Africa and ...
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January the Sixth "Count Your Blessings"
... Let me search in every corner. I have found forget-me-nots on many a rutty
road. I have found wild-roses behind a barricade of nettles. ...
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The Honoured Guest
... in!" Instead thereof, there is a sullen cry, "Come prejudice; come unbelief; come
hardness of heart; come love of sin; bar ye the doors and barricade the gates ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 61 1915/the honoured guest.htm

The Great Assize
... As John Bunyan puts it, they shut up Mr Conscience; they blind his windows; they
barricade his doors; and as for the great bell on the top of the house, which ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 18 1872/the great assize.htm

Meanwhile, Angela Sovrani was Detained in Her Studio by the ...
... touch! He thinks all I say to him is an assumed affectation of virtue,
and that he can easily break down that slight barricade. ...
/.../corelli/the master-christian/xi meanwhile angela sovrani was.htm

The Last Few Decades have Been Marked by a Special Cultivation of ...
... When we decline (in a marked manner) to fly the red flag and fire across a barricade
like our grandfathers, are we really declining in deference to sociologists ...
/.../chesterton/whats wrong with the world/chapter 4 the last few.htm

Literary Expressions
... B. Bandied about from mouth to mouth. Barricade the road to truth. Bartering the
higher aspirations of life. Beaming with pleasurable anticipation. ...
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Barricade (5 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) To fortify or close with a barricade or with barricades; to stop up, as
a passage; to obstruct; as, the workmen barricaded the streets of Paris. ...
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Warfare (18 Occurrences)
... In time of war the camp was surrounded by a barricade, or wagon-rampart (ma`gal),
as at Elah (1 Samuel 17:20); and Saul lay within such a barricade in the ...
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Barrier (4 Occurrences)

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Barrenness (3 Occurrences)

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War (529 Occurrences)
... In time of war the camp was surrounded by a barricade, or wagon-rampart (ma`gal),
as at Elah (1 Samuel 17:20); and Saul lay within such a barricade in the ...
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Enemies (317 Occurrences)
... Luke 19:43 For the days will come on you, when your enemies will throw up a barricade
against you, surround you, hem you in on every side, (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS ...
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Embankment (1 Occurrence)
... Luke 19:43 For the days will come on you, when your enemies will throw up a barricade
against you, surround you, hem you in on every side, (See NIV). ...
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Encircle (6 Occurrences)
... Luke 19:43 For the days will come on you, when your enemies will throw up a barricade
against you, surround you, hem you in on every side, (See NIV). ...
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Abi'shai (25 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 26:7 So David and Abishai came to the people by night; and, behold, Saul
lay sleeping within the barricade, with his spear stuck in the ground at his ...
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Surround (39 Occurrences)
... Luke 19:43 For the days will come on you, when your enemies will throw up a barricade
against you, surround you, hem you in on every side, (WEB NAS RSV). ...
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