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Thus says Yahweh, heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: what manner of house will you build to me? and what place shall be my rest?
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God is Bigger Than Any Building
All commentators agree that this verse powerfully declares God's infinite majesty. By describing heaven as His throne and the earth as His footstool, God shows that no building made by human hands can possibly contain Him. This idea is echoed by Solomon at the temple's dedication and quoted by Stephen in the book of Acts to emphasize that God is not confined to any physical location.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The heaven is My throne - (See the notes at Isaiah 57:15). Here He is represented as having His seat or throne there. He speaks as a king. H…
19th Century
Anglican
The heaven is my throne... —We are left to conjecture the historical starting-point of this utterance of a Divine truth. …
16th Century
Protestant
This saith Jehovah. This discourse is different from the preceding one, for here the Prophet exclaims against the Jews who, puffed up with…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Thus says the Lord, the heaven is my throne. The third heaven, the heaven of heavens, where angels and glorified saints a…
The Jews took great pride in their temple. But what satisfaction can the Eternal Mind take in a house made with human hands? God has a heaven and a…
13th Century
Catholic
Thus says the Lord. Here he specifies how the sentence will be executed.
First, in particular, concerning the J…
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