Top section:
2 houses with chimneys
Matthew 10:27
“What I tell you in the dark, utter in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim upon the housetops.”
Middle section:
Preacher with upraised hands
Job 4:3, 4
Behold, you have instructed many, and you have strengthened the weak hands. Your words have upheld him who was stumbling…
Romans 10:1-4
…how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without a preacher?
Moon and stars: symbol of universe and astronomy
Isaiah 54:5b
…the God of the whole earth he is called.
Lyre and flute: symbol of musical instruments
II Samuel 6:5
…David and all the house of Israel were making merry before the Lord with all their might, on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, andon cornets, and on cymbals.
Palette and brushes: symbol of visual arts
Ezra 7:27
Blessed be the Lord, the God of our ancestors, who put such a thing as this into the heart of the king, to beautify the house of the Lord…
Retort: symbol of chemistry
Ecclesiastes 7:25a
I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things…
Plane and caliper: symbol of geometry and architecture
Psalm 96:6b
…strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
Proverbs 24:3
Through wisdom is a house built and by understanding it is established…
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might…
Structure of atom (universal of all symbols)
Psalm 96:3
Declare his glory among the nations, his wonders among all peoples!
Bottom section:
Building: temple, schoolhouse, university or government building
II Chronicles 24:13
The workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them and they set the house of God in his state, and strengthened it.