Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

General references

Bible References

A judge

Psalm 72:2
He will judge Your people with righteousness
and Your afflicted ones with justice.
Deuteronomy 10:18
He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.
Job 29:12
For I rescued the poor man who cried out for help,
and the fatherless child who had no one to support him.
Isaiah 1:23
Your rulers are rebels,
friends of thieves.
They all love graft
and chase after bribes.
They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,
and the widow’s case never comes before them.
Jeremiah 5:28
They have become fat and sleek.
They have also excelled in evil matters.
They have not taken up cases,
such as the case of the fatherless, so they might prosper,
and they have not defended the rights of the needy.
Luke 18:2
“There was a judge in a certain town who didn’t fear God or respect man.
Ephesians 5:1
Therefore, be imitators of God, as dearly loved children.

In his

Psalm 33:14
He gazes on all the inhabitants of the earth
from His dwelling place.
2 Chronicles 6:2
but I have built an exalted temple for You,
a place for Your residence forever.
2 Chronicles 30:27
Then the priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard their voice, and their prayer came into His holy dwelling place in heaven.
Isaiah 57:15
For the High and Exalted One
who lives forever, whose name is Holy says this:
“I live in a high and holy place,
and with the oppressed and lowly of spirit,
to revive the spirit of the lowly
and revive the heart of the oppressed.
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?
Acts 7:48
However, the Most High does not dwell in sanctuaries made with hands, as the prophet says:

General references

Numbers 27:6
and the Lord answered him,

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