Exodus 20:24

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.

In all places

Will bless thee

General references

Psalm 122:2

Bible References

In all places

Instead, you must turn to the place Yahweh your God chooses from all your tribes to put His name for His dwelling and go there.

You are to eat a tenth of your grain, new wine, and oil, and the firstborn of your herd and flock, in the presence of Yahweh your God at the place where He chooses to have His name dwell, so that you will always learn to fear the Lord your God.

You are not to sacrifice the Passover animal in any of the towns the Lord your God is giving you.

you must take some of the first of all the land’s produce that you harvest from the land Yahweh your God is giving you and put it in a container. Then go to the place where the Lord your God chooses to have His name dwell.

so that Your eyes may watch over this temple night and day,
toward the place where You said:
My name will be there,
and so that You may hear the prayer
that Your servant prays toward this place.

The Lord said to him:

I have heard your prayer and petition you have made before Me. I have consecrated this temple you have built, to put My name there forever; My eyes and My heart will be there at all times.

But I have chosen Jerusalem
so that My name will be there,
and I have chosen David
to be over My people Israel.”

And I have now chosen and consecrated this temple so that My name may be there forever; My eyes and My heart will be there at all times.

King Rehoboam established his royal power in Jerusalem. Rehoboam was 41 years old when he became king and reigned 17 years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord had chosen from all the tribes of Israel to put His name. Rehoboam’s mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.

May the God who caused His name to dwell there overthrow any king or people who dares to harm or interfere with this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued the decree. Let it be carried out diligently.

But if you return to Me and carefully observe My commands, even though your exiles were banished to the ends of the earth, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place where I chose to have My name dwell.”

They set Your sanctuary on fire;
they utterly desecrated
the dwelling place of Your name.

His tent is in Salem,
His dwelling place in Zion.

He chose instead the tribe of Judah,
Mount Zion, which He loved.

For the Lord has chosen Zion;
He has desired it for His home:

Then do you come and stand before Me in this house called by My name and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue doing all these detestable acts’?

“For My name will be great among the nations, from the rising of the sun to its setting. Incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name in every place because My name will be great among the nations,” says Yahweh of Hosts.

For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there among them.”

teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Our fathers worshiped on this mountain,

yet you Jews say that the place to worship is in Jerusalem.”

Therefore, I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or argument.

Will bless thee

I will make you into a great nation,
I will bless you,
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.

May Yahweh bless you and protect you;

He will love you, bless you, and multiply you. He will bless your descendants,

and the produce of your land—your grain, new wine, and oil—the young of your herds, and the newborn of your flocks, in the land He swore to your fathers that He would give you.

It was reported to King David: “The Lord has blessed Obed-edom’s family and all that belongs to him because of the ark of God.” So David went and had the ark of God brought up from Obed-edom’s house to the city of David with rejoicing.

May the Lord bless you from Zion,
so that you will see the prosperity of Jerusalem
all the days of your life

May the Lord,
Maker of heaven and earth,
bless you from Zion.

General references

Our feet are standing
within your gates, Jerusalem—