This is what the LORD says: "Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be? Cross References Matthew 5:34 But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God's throne; Matthew 5:35 or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Matthew 12:6 But I tell you that something greater than the temple is here. Matthew 23:22 And he who swears by heaven swears by God's throne and by the One who sits on it. John 4:20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem." John 4:21 "Believe Me, woman," Jesus replied, "a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. Acts 7:48 However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says: Acts 7:49 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 place of repose be? 2 Samuel 7:5 "Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build for Me a house to dwell in? 1 Kings 8:27 But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built. 1 Chronicles 28:2 Then King David rose to his feet and said, "Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it, 2 Chronicles 6:18 But will God indeed dwell with man upon the earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built. Psalm 11:4 The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. His eyes are watching closely; they examine the sons of men. Isaiah 57:15 For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: "I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite. Jeremiah 7:4 Do not trust in deceptive words, chanting: 'This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.' Jeremiah 23:24 "Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?" declares the LORD. "Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?" declares the LORD. Treasury of Scripture Thus said the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that you build to me? and where is the place of my rest? the heaven 1 Kings 8:27 1 Chronicles 28:2 2 Chronicles 6:18 where is the house 2 Samuel 7:5-7 Jeremiah 7:4-11 Malachi 1:11 |