2 Chronicles 6:18

God's Word

“Does God really live on earth with people? If heaven itself, the highest heaven, cannot hold you, then how can this temple that I have built?

Cross References

1 Kings 8:27

“Does God really live on earth? If heaven itself, the highest heaven, cannot hold you, then how can this temple that I have built?

2 Chronicles 2:5

The temple I am building will be great because our God is greater than all other gods.

2 Chronicles 2:6

But who is able to build him a temple when heaven itself, the highest heaven, cannot hold him? Who am I to build him a temple except as a place to sacrifice in his presence?

2 Chronicles 32:15

Don’t let Hezekiah deceive you or persuade you like this. Don’t believe him. No god of any nation or kingdom could save his people from me or my ancestors. Certainly, your God will not rescue you from me!”

2 Chronicles 6:17

“So now, Lord God of Israel, may the promise you made to David, your servant, come true.

2 Chronicles 6:19

Nevertheless, my Lord God, please pay attention to my prayer for mercy. Listen to my cry for help as I pray to you.

Job 4:19

How much more will he accuse those who live in clay houses that have their foundation in the dust. Those houses can be crushed quicker than a moth!

Job 9:14

“How can I possibly answer God? How can I find the right words ⌞to speak⌟ with him?

Psalm 68:18

You went to the highest place. You took prisoners captive. You received gifts from people, even from rebellious people, so that the Lord God may live there.

Isaiah 57:15

The High and Lofty One lives forever, and his name is holy. This is what he says: I live in a high and holy place. But I am with those who are crushed and humble. I will renew the spirit of those who are humble and the courage of those who are crushed.

Isaiah 66:1

This is what the Lord says: Heaven is my throne. The earth is my footstool. Where can you build a house or resting place for me?

Jeremiah 23:24

“No one can hide so that I can’t see him,” declares the Lord. “I fill heaven and earth!” declares the Lord.

Matthew 12:6

I can guarantee that something  greater than the temple is here.

Matthew 7:11

Even though you’re evil, you know how to give good gifts to your children. So how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him?

Acts 17:24

The God who made the universe and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth. He doesn’t live in shrines made by humans,

2 Corinthians 12:2

I know a follower of Christ who was snatched away to the third heaven fourteen years ago. I don’t know whether this happened to him physically or spiritually. Only God knows.