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Isaiah 66:1
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Isaiah 66:1
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True Worship and False
66 Thus says the Lord:
(A)“Heaven is My throne,
And earth is My footstool.
Where is the house that you will build Me?
And where is the place of My rest?
Isaiah 66:1
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Isaiah 66:1
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Judgment and Hope
66 This is what the Lord says:
Acts 17:24
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Acts 17:24
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24 (A)God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is (B)Lord of heaven and earth, (C)does not dwell in temples made with hands.
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Acts 17:24
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Acts 17:24
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24 “The God who made the world and everything in it(A) is the Lord of heaven and earth(B) and does not live in temples built by human hands.(C)
Acts 7:48-50
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Acts 7:48-50
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48 “However, (A)the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says:
49 ‘Heaven(B) is My throne,
And earth is My footstool.
What house will you build for Me? says the Lord,
Or what is the place of My rest?
50 Has My hand not (C)made all these things?’
Acts 7:48-50
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Acts 7:48-50
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- Acts 7:50 Isaiah 66:1,2
Matthew 5:34-35
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Matthew 5:34-35
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34 But I say to you, (A)do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is (B)God’s throne; 35 nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of (C)the great King.
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Matthew 5:34-35
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Matthew 5:34-35
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34 But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all:(A) either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;(B) 35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King.(C)
1 Kings 8:27
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1 Kings 8:27
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27 “But (A)will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the (B)heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this temple which I have built!
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1 Kings 8:27
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1 Kings 8:27
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Psalm 132:7
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Psalm 132:7
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7 Let us go into His tabernacle;
(A)Let us worship at His footstool.
Psalm 132:7
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Psalm 132:7
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2 Samuel 7:5-7
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2 Samuel 7:5-7
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5 “Go and tell My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: (A)“Would you build a house for Me to dwell in? 6 For I have not dwelt in a house (B)since the time that I brought the children of Israel up from Egypt, even to this day, but have moved about in (C)a tent and in a tabernacle. 7 Wherever I have (D)moved about with all the children of Israel, have I ever spoken a word to anyone from the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded (E)to shepherd My people Israel, saying, ‘Why have you not built Me a house of cedar?’ ” ’
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2 Samuel 7:5-7
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2 Samuel 7:5-7
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5 “Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says: Are you(A) the one to build me a house to dwell in?(B) 6 I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt to this day.(C) I have been moving from place to place with a tent(D) as my dwelling.(E) 7 Wherever I have moved with all the Israelites,(F) did I ever say to any of their rulers whom I commanded to shepherd(G) my people Israel, “Why have you not built me a house(H) of cedar?(I)”’
John 4:20-21
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John 4:20-21
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20 Our fathers worshiped on (A)this mountain, and you Jews say that in (B)Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship.”
21 Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming (C)when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father.
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John 4:20-21
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John 4:20-21
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20 Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain,(A) but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.”(B)
21 “Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming(C) when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.(D)
Matthew 23:21-22
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Matthew 23:21-22
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21 He who swears by the temple, swears by it and by (A)Him who [a]dwells in it. 22 And he who swears by heaven, swears by (B)the throne of God and by Him who sits on it.
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- Matthew 23:21 M dwelt
Matthew 23:21-22
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Matthew 23:21-22
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21 And anyone who swears by the temple swears by it and by the one who dwells(A) in it. 22 And anyone who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the one who sits on it.(B)
Psalm 11:4
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Psalm 11:4
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4 The Lord is in His holy temple,
The Lord’s (A)throne is in heaven;
(B)His eyes behold,
His eyelids test the sons of men.
Psalm 11:4
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Psalm 11:4
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2 Chronicles 6:18
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2 Chronicles 6:18
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18 “But will God indeed dwell with men on the earth? (A)Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this [a]temple which I have built!
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- 2 Chronicles 6:18 Lit. house
2 Chronicles 6:18
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2 Chronicles 6:18
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1 Chronicles 28:2
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1 Chronicles 28:2
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2 Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Hear me, my brethren and my people: (A)I had it in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for (B)the footstool of our God, and had made preparations to build it.
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1 Chronicles 28:2
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1 Chronicles 28:2
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2 King David rose to his feet and said: “Listen to me, my fellow Israelites, my people. I had it in my heart(A) to build a house as a place of rest(B) for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, for the footstool(C) of our God, and I made plans to build it.(D)
Jeremiah 7:4-11
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Jeremiah 7:4-11
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4 (A)Do not trust in these lying words, saying, ‘The temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord are these.’
5 “For if you thoroughly amend your ways and your doings, if you thoroughly (B)execute [a]judgment between a man and his neighbor, 6 if you do not oppress the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, (C)or walk after other gods to your hurt, 7 (D)then I will cause you to dwell in this place, in (E)the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever.
8 “Behold, you trust in (F)lying words that cannot profit. 9 (G)Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and (H)walk after other gods whom you do not know, 10 (I)and then come and stand before Me in this house (J)which is called by My name, and say, ‘We are delivered to do all these abominations’? 11 Has (K)this house, which is called by My name, become a (L)den of thieves in your eyes? Behold, I, even I, have seen it,” says the Lord.
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- Jeremiah 7:5 justice
Jeremiah 7:4-11
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Jeremiah 7:4-11
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4 Do not trust(A) in deceptive(B) words and say, “This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord!” 5 If you really change(C) your ways and your actions and deal with each other justly,(D) 6 if you do not oppress(E) the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow and do not shed innocent blood(F) in this place, and if you do not follow other gods(G) to your own harm, 7 then I will let you live in this place, in the land(H) I gave your ancestors(I) for ever and ever. 8 But look, you are trusting(J) in deceptive(K) words that are worthless.
9 “‘Will you steal(L) and murder,(M) commit adultery(N) and perjury,[a](O) burn incense to Baal(P) and follow other gods(Q) you have not known, 10 and then come and stand(R) before me in this house,(S) which bears my Name, and say, “We are safe”—safe to do all these detestable things?(T) 11 Has this house,(U) which bears my Name, become a den of robbers(V) to you? But I have been watching!(W) declares the Lord.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 7:9 Or and swear by false gods
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