1 Kings 6:13

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Summary

1 Kings 6:13

And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.

I will dwell

Will not forsake

Bible References

I will dwell

Can you, O God, really live on earth? Not even heaven or the heaven of heavens is large enough to hold you. How can this Temple I have built be large enough?

Have them make a holy place (sanctuary) for me, and I will live among them.

I will live among you in my sacred tent, and I will never turn away from you.

You went to the highest place. You took prisoners captive. You have received gifts in the form of people, even from among rebellious people, so that Jehovah God may live there [with them].

If your sons are faithful to my covenant and my written instructions that I will teach them, then their descendants will also sit on your throne forever.

The High and Lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is holy, says: 'I dwell in the high and holy and also with him who has a contrite and humble spirit. I revive the spirit of the humble, and the heart of the contrite ones.'

I will promise them peace. This will be a long lasting promise. I will establish them and make them increase in number. I will put my holy place among them for a very long time.

And what agreement does a temple of God have with idols? We are the temple of the living God. God said: I will dwell in them, and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they will be my people. (Leviticus 26:12) (Zechariah 8:8)

Then I heard a loud voice out of heaven saying: Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men. He will dwell with them and they will be his people! God will be with them, and be their God.

Will not forsake

Be determined and with good courage. Do not be afraid of them. Your God, Jehovah, will be with you. He will not fail you or abandon you.

Jehovah made a solemn promise. He will not abandon you. You are his people for his great name's sake.

You my son Solomon, learn to know your father's God. Serve Jehovah wholeheartedly and willingly because he searches every heart and understands every thought we have. If you dedicate your life to serving him, he will accept you. On the other hand if you abandon him, he will reject you from then on.

You should be free from the love of money. Be content with what you have, for he has said: I will not leave you. I will not forsake you.