God With Us

The story of God making his home with humanity.

1. 1

   Walking in the garden

   Genesis 3:8

   Now they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

   God walks with humanity in Eden.
2. 2

   A tent among them

   Exodus 25:8

   Have them construct a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them.

   "Let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell in their midst."
3. 3

   Glory fills the temple

   1 Kings 8:11

   so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord.

   God's presence fills Solomon's temple.
4. 4

   Immanuel

   Matthew 1:23

   “Behold, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a Son, and they shall name Him Immanuel,” which translated means, “God with us.”

   "They shall call his name Immanuel — God with us."
5. 5

   The Word dwelt among us

   John 1:14

   And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us; and we saw His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

   "The Word became flesh and dwelt among us."
6. 6

   The Spirit poured out

   Acts 2:4

   And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with different tongues, as the Spirit was giving them the ability to speak out.

   God comes to indwell his people at Pentecost.
7. 7

   God's dwelling with man

   Revelation 21:3

   And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is among the people, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them,

   "Behold, the dwelling of God is with man."

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