Acts 7:49

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Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build for me? says the Lord. Or where will my resting place be?

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  • Ps 11:4 : 4 The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth; his eyes examine them.
  • Isa 66:1 : 1 This is what the Lord says: 'The heavens are My throne, and the earth is My footstool. Where then is the house you could build for Me, and where is My resting place?'.
  • Jer 23:24 : 24 Can anyone hide in secret places where I cannot see him? declares the LORD. Do I not fill the heavens and the earth? declares the LORD.
  • Matt 5:34-35 : 34 But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne, 35 or by the earth, for it is His footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
  • Rev 3:21 : 21 The one who conquers I will grant to sit with me on my throne, just as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on His throne.
  • 1 Kgs 22:19 : 19 Micaiah continued, 'Therefore, hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, with all the host of heaven standing around Him on His right and on His left.'
  • Matt 23:22 : 22 And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.
  • Matt 24:2 : 2 Jesus said to them, 'Do you see all these things? Truly, I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.'
  • John 4:21 : 21 Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
  • Mal 1:11 : 11 For from the rising of the sun to its setting, my name will be great among the nations. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be brought to my name, because my name will be great among the nations, says the LORD of Hosts.
  • Jer 7:4-9 : 4 Do not trust deceitful words, saying: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’ 5 For if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly execute justice between a person and their neighbor, 6 if you do not oppress the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, or follow other gods, bringing harm upon yourselves, 7 then I will let you live in this place, in the land I gave your ancestors forever and ever. 8 But look, you are trusting in deceptive words that are worthless. 9 Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, 10 and then come and stand before me in this house, which bears my name, and say, ‘We are safe,’ only to go on doing all these detestable things? 11 Has this house, which bears my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I myself have seen it,’ declares the LORD.

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  • Isa 66:1
    91%

    1This is what the Lord says: 'The heavens are My throne, and the earth is My footstool. Where then is the house you could build for Me, and where is My resting place?'.

  • Acts 7:47-48
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    86%

    47But it was Solomon who built Him a house.

    48However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands, as the prophet says:

  • Acts 7:50
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    50Did not my hand make all these things?

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    79%

    27'But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Even the heavens, the highest heavens, cannot contain You. How much less this house that I have built!'

  • 2 Chr 6:18
    77%

    18'But will God indeed dwell with mankind on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heavens cannot contain You, much less this house that I have built!

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    76%

    24The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by human hands.

  • 2 Sam 7:5-7
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    5"Go and tell my servant David, 'Thus says the LORD: Is it you who would build me a house to dwell in?

    6For I have not lived in a house since the day I brought the people of Israel up from Egypt, to this day, but I have been moving about in a tent, a tabernacle.

    7In all the places where I have moved with all the people of Israel, did I speak a word to any of the tribal leaders of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd my people Israel, saying, 'Why have you not built me a house of cedar?'

  • 2 Chr 2:5-6
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    75%

    5But who can build a house for Him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain Him? Who am I, then, to build Him a house—except as a place to burn offerings before Him?

    6So now, send me a skilled craftsman, knowledgeable in working with gold, silver, bronze, iron, purple, crimson, and blue yarn, and able to engrave designs. He will work with the skilled craftsmen who are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided.

  • 1 Chr 17:4-6
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    74%

    4"Go and tell my servant David: 'This is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build me a house to dwell in.

    5For I have not lived in a house from the day I brought Israel out until this very day. I have moved from tent to tent and from tabernacle to tabernacle.

    6In all the places where I walked with Israel, did I ever say to any of the judges of Israel whom I commanded to shepherd my people, "Why have you not built me a house of cedar?"

  • 1 Chr 17:12
    73%

    12He will build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever.

  • Ezek 43:7
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    7He said to me, 'Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place where the soles of my feet will rest, where I will dwell among the people of Israel forever. The house of Israel will no longer defile my holy name, neither they nor their kings, by their prostitution or the corpses of their kings at their high places.'

  • Matt 5:35
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    35or by the earth, for it is His footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

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    13He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

  • Ps 89:11
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    11You crushed Rahab like one of the slain; with your strong arm, you scattered your enemies.

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    14'This is My resting place forever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it.'

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    8Go up into the mountains, bring down timber, and build the house, so that I may be pleased with it and be glorified, says the LORD.

  • Isa 37:16
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    16"O LORD of Hosts, God of Israel, who is enthroned above the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.

  • 2 Chr 6:2
    71%

    2And I have built a lofty house for You, a place for You to dwell forever.

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    5Judah and Israel lived in safety, each man under his own vine and fig tree, from Dan to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.

  • 1 Chr 28:2
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    2Then King David stood to his feet and said: “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. I had it in my heart to build a resting place for the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD and a footstool for our God, and I made preparations to build it.

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    13I have indeed built a high and exalted house for You, a place where You may dwell forever.

  • Ps 78:69
    70%

    69He built His sanctuary like the heights, like the earth that He established forever.

  • Isa 40:22
    70%

    22He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to live in.

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    70%

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    70%

    1The Lord said to my lord: "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet."

  • 2 Sam 7:27
    70%

    27For you, O LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed this to your servant, saying, 'I will build you a house.' Therefore your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to you.

  • Heb 1:13
    70%

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  • Matt 22:44
    70%

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    16I have chosen and consecrated this house so that My name may be there forever. My eyes and My heart will always be there.

  • Acts 2:34-35
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    70%

    34For David did not ascend to heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at My right hand,

    35until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.’

  • Jer 17:12
    70%

    12A glorious throne, exalted from the beginning, is the place of our sanctuary.

  • Ps 68:16
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    16The mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; a mountain of many peaks is Mount Bashan.

  • Ps 132:7
    69%

    7Let us go to His dwelling place; let us worship at His footstool.

  • Ps 26:8
    69%

    8Lord, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.

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  • 2 Chr 7:21
    69%

    21This temple, which was so exalted, will be appalling to every passerby who sees it. They will say, 'Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?'

  • Jer 7:11
    69%

    11Has this house, which bears my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I myself have seen it,’ declares the LORD.

  • Ps 11:4
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    4The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth; his eyes examine them.

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    16The heavens belong to the Lord, but He has given the earth to the children of man.

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    5'From the day I brought My people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city from any of the tribes of Israel to build a house for My name to be there, nor did I choose any man to be a ruler over My people Israel.

  • 1 Chr 29:16
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    16LORD our God, all this abundance that we have provided to build you a house for your holy name comes from your hand, and all of it belongs to you.

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    5Who is like the Lord our God, the one who is enthroned on high?

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    7Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.