Isaiah 66:1

This is what the Lord says:

Heaven is My throne,
and earth is My footstool.
What house could you possibly build for Me?
And what place could be My home?

1 Kings 8:27

But will God indeed live on earth?
Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You,
much less this temple I have built.

Matthew 5:34-35

But I tell you, don’t take an oath at all: either by heaven, because it is God’s throne;

John 4:20-21

Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, yet you Jews say that the place to worship is in Jerusalem.”

Acts 17:24

The God who made the world and everything in it—He is Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in shrines made by hands.

2 Samuel 7:5-7

“Go to My servant David and say, ‘This is what the Lord says: Are you to build a house for Me to live in?

Psalm 11:4

The Lord is in His holy temple;
the Lord’s throne is in heaven.
His eyes watch; He examines everyone.

Acts 7:48-50

However, the Most High does not dwell in sanctuaries made with hands, as the prophet says:

Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the Lord’s covenant and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build,

2 Chronicles 6:18

But will God indeed live on earth with man?
Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You,
much less this temple I have built.

Psalm 99:9

Exalt the Lord our God;
bow in worship at His holy mountain,
for the Lord our God is holy.

Psalm 132:7

Let us go to His dwelling place;
let us worship at His footstool.

Jeremiah 7:4-11

Do not trust deceitful words, chanting: This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord.

Malachi 1:11

“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.

Matthew 23:21-22

The one who takes an oath by the sanctuary takes an oath by it and by Him who dwells in it.

Matthew 24:2

Then He replied to them, “Don’t you see all these things? I assure you: Not one stone will be left here on another that will not be thrown down!”

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Isaiah 66:1

Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?

Where is the house

General references

Psalm 33:14

Jeremiah 17:12

Bible References

Where is the house

“Go to My servant David and say, ‘This is what the Lord says: Are you to build a house for Me to live in?

Do not trust deceitful words, chanting: This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord.

Then He replied to them, “Don’t you see all these things? I assure you: Not one stone will be left here on another that will not be thrown down!”

Our fathers worshiped on this mountain,

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

However, the Most High does not dwell in sanctuaries made with hands, as the prophet says:

General references

He gazes on all the inhabitants of the earth
from His dwelling place.

A throne of glory
on high from the beginning
is the place of our sanctuary.