1 Chronicles 22:1
Then David said, “This is where the house of the Lord God will be, and this is the place for the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”
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Genesis 28:17He became frightened and said, “This is a scary place! It must be the house of God and the entrance to heaven.”
Deuteronomy 12:11then the Lord your God will choose a place where he will live with you. That's where you are to bring all that I've ordered you—your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and freewill offerings, and all the special gifts that you promise to give to the Lord.
2 Samuel 24:18On that day Gad went to David and told him, “Go and build an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”
1 Chronicles 21:18Then the angel of the Lord told Gad to tell David to go and build an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
2 Chronicles 6:5‘Ever since the day I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I have not chosen a town from any tribe of Israel where a Temple could be built to honor me, and I have not chosen anyone to be ruler over my people Israel.
Psalms 78:60He abandoned his place at Shiloh, the Tabernacle where he lived among the people.
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 22:1
"Out of the eater comes forth meat." It was upon occasion of the terrible judgment inflicted on Israel for the sin of David that God gave intimation of the setting up of another altar, and of the place where he would have the temple to be built, upon which David was excited with great vigour to make preparation for that great work, wherein, though he had long since designed it, it should seem, he had, of late, grown remiss, till awakened by the alarm of that judgment. The tokens of God's favour he received after… Read the whole commentary →