2 Chronicles 6:18
"But will God indeed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven can't contain you; how much less this house which I have built!
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Exodus 29:46They shall know that I am the Lord their God, who brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I might dwell among them: I am the Lord their God.
2 Chronicles 2:5"The house which I build is great; for our God is great above all gods.
2 Chronicles 32:15Now therefore do not let Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you in this way, neither believe him; for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of my hand, and out of the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you out of my hand?"
Job 9:14How much less shall I answer him,And choose my words to argue with him?
Psalms 68:18You have ascended on high.You have led away captives.You have received gifts among men,yes, among the rebellious also, that Yah, God, might dwell there.
Psalms 139:7Where could I go from your Spirit?Or where could I flee from your presence?
Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 6:13-42
12 And he stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands: 13 For Solomon had made a brasen scaffold, of five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court: and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven, 14 And said, O Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee in the heaven, nor in the earth; which keepest… Read the whole commentary →