The story of God making his home with humanity.
God walks with Adam in the garden; he tents among Israel in the tabernacle; his glory fills the temple; then "the Word became flesh and dwelt among us" — Immanuel, God with us; he pours out his Spirit to indwell his people; and the Bible closes with the promise, "Behold, the dwelling of God is with man."- 1
Walking in the garden
Genesis 3:8They heard Yahweh God’s voice walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Yahweh God among the trees of the garden.
God walks with humanity in Eden. - 2
A tent among them
Exodus 25:8Let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.
"Let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell in their midst." - 3
Glory fills the temple
1 Kings 8:11so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for Yahweh’s glory filled Yahweh’s house.
God's presence fills Solomon's temple. - 4
Immanuel
Matthew 1:23“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall give birth to a son. They shall call his name Immanuel”; which is, being interpreted, “God with us.”
"They shall call his name Immanuel — God with us." - 5
The Word dwelt among us
John 1:14The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.
"The Word became flesh and dwelt among us." - 6
The Spirit poured out
Acts 2:4They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.
God comes to indwell his people at Pentecost. - 7
God's dwelling with man
Revelation 21:3I heard a loud voice out of heaven saying, “Behold, God’s dwelling is with people, and he will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.
"Behold, the dwelling of God is with man."