God's True House

The pattern for the making of the tabernacle was one of the things God revealed through Moses. Very clearly, Stephen noted that God intended for His pattern to be followed exactly (Hebrews 8:5). David, partly out of feelings of guilt aroused when he saw the splendor in which he lived in contrast to the simplicity of the tabernacle, wanted to build God a temple (1 Kings 8:17-18; 1 Chronicles 28:3). Of course, he was refused because he was a man of war. Instead, Solomon, David's son, was allowed to build a temple.

Yet, Stephen quickly went on to note that the Creator does not dwell in temples made with men's hands. Two quotes from Isaiah 66:1-2 and Psalms 102:25 clearly show He cannot be confined like the gods of the pagans (Acts 7:44-50; 1 Kings 8:27). Instead, the universe, which He made, is His throne!

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