And I will dwell among the Israelites and will not abandon My people Israel.”
Parallel translations
- WEB I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.”
- KJV And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.
- NKJV And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake My people Israel.”
- NASB And I will dwell among the sons of Israel, and will not abandon My people Israel.”
- NLT I will live among the Israelites and will never abandon my people Israel.”
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Quick answer
God promises to dwell among the Israelites and never forsake His people. This is the heart of the temple's purpose.
Overview
The temple's deepest meaning is God's dwelling presence among His covenant people. This promise of God with us runs through Scripture and reaches its climax in Christ, Immanuel, and in the indwelling Spirit. The faithful assurance that God will not forsake His people grounds all the hope of the covenant.
Cross-references & the web
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- Deut 31:6Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
- Exod 25:8And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them.
- Rev 21:3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.
- Lev 26:11And I will make My dwelling place among you, and My soul will not despise you.
- Heb 13:5Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
- Deut 31:8The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”
- 1 Kgs 8:27But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.
- 1 Chr 28:9As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
- 1 Chr 28:20David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do it. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will neither fail you nor forsake you before all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is finished.
- Isa 57:15For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.
- Ps 132:12–13If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.”
- Ezek 37:26–28And I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and multiply them, and I will set My sanctuary among them forever.
- Josh 1:5No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
- Ps 68:18You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.
- 1 Sam 12:22Indeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own.
- 2 Cor 6:16What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”
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Solomon's glory, wisdom, and temple where God's presence dwells are a shadow of the greater Son of David — 'one greater than Solomon is here' — and of the true Temple, Christ himself.
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