Acts 17:24

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

That made

Seeing

Dwelleth

Bible References

That made

and He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation,

And when they heard this, they lifted their voices to God with one accord and said, “O Lord, it is You who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them,

and saying, “Men, why are you doing these things? We are also men of the same nature as you, and preach the gospel to you that you should turn from these

vain things to a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.

How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
Whose hope is in the Lord his God,

Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand,
And marked off the heavens by the span,
And calculated the dust of the earth by the measure,
And weighed the mountains in a balance
And the hills in a pair of scales?

For thus says the Lord, who created the heavens (He is the God who formed the earth and made it, He established it and did not create it a waste place, but formed it to be inhabited),
“I am the Lord, and there is none else.

Thus you shall say to them, “The gods that did not make the heavens and the earth will perish from the earth and from under the heavens.”

‘Ah Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! Nothing is too difficult for You,

The burden of the word of the Lord concerning Israel.Thus declares the Lord who stretches out the heavens, lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him,

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the

world.

For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.

Seeing

He blessed him and said,
“Blessed be Abram of God Most High,

Possessor of heaven and earth;

Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said, “O Lord, the God of Israel, who are enthroned above the cherubim, You are the God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.

A Psalm of David.
The earth is the Lord’s, and all it contains,
The world, and those who dwell in it.

The heavens are the heavens of the Lord,
But the earth He has given to the sons of men.

Let them praise the name of the Lord,
For His name alone is exalted;
His glory is above earth and heaven.

“Can a man hide himself in hiding places
So I do not see him?” declares the Lord.
“Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the Lord.

“All the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing,
But He does according to His will in the host of heaven
And among the inhabitants of earth;
And no one can ward off His hand
Or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’

But I say to you, make no oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God,

At that time Jesus said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants.

At that very time He rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I praise You, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight.

Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them.

Dwelleth

However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands; as the prophet says:

“But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain You, how much less this house which I have built!

But who is able to build a house for Him, for the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain Him? So who am I, that I should build a house for Him, except to burn incense before Him?

“But will God indeed dwell with mankind on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain You; how much less this house which I have built.

Thus says the Lord,
“Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool.
Where then is a house you could build for Me?
And where is a place that I may rest?

You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews.