Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
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Bible References
But will
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.
Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You,
much less this temple I have built.
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?
and earth is My footstool.
What house could you possibly build for Me?
And what place could be My home?
John 1:14 The Word became flesh
and took up residence among us.
We observed His glory,
the glory as the One and Only Son from the Father,
full of grace and truth.
and took up residence
We observed His glory,
the glory as the One and Only
full of grace and truth.
Acts 7:48
However, the Most High does not dwell in sanctuaries made with hands, as the prophet says:
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 Corinthians 6:16
And what agreement does God’s sanctuary have with idols? For we are the sanctuary of the living God, as God said:
I will dwell among them
and walk among them,
and I will be their God,
and they will be My people.
and walk among them,
and I will be their God,
and they will be My people.
1 John 3:1
Look at how great a love the Father has given us that we should be called God’s children. And we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it didn’t know Him.
General references
Psalm 33:14 He gazes on all the inhabitants of the earth
from His dwelling place.
from His dwelling place.