80 Bible Verses About Dwelling Place
Bible verses about Dwelling Place
Understanding "Dwelling Place" through scripture reveals a profound truth: God desires intimacy with humanity. These verses illuminate more than just physical locations; they unveil a spiritual reality. God's dwelling transcends earthly temples, residing within the hearts of believers. Exploring these passages encourages us to cultivate a heart-space where the divine can reside, fostering a deep connection with our Creator. As we meditate on these words, may we find ourselves drawn closer to the ultimate "Dwelling Place," experiencing the peace and fulfillment that comes from abiding in His presence. Let these verses guide you on a journey toward understanding your own heart as a temple for the divine.
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Psalms 61:4 (KJV)
I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.
Finding Your Dwelling Place: Bible Verses & Guidance
Ye that stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God,
Their pillars were twenty, and their brasen sockets twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver.
Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause,
And he made boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood, standing up.
Until I find out a place for the Lord, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.
And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was reared up.
And thou shalt make boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood standing up.
Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
(For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) when he shall come and pray toward this house;
And when the cloud tarried long upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the Lord, and journeyed not.
And there I will meet with the children of Israel, and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory.
On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.
And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.
The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.
Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is among them.
Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.
Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.
And shall put thereon the covering of badgers’ skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof.
And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and the other did set up the tabernacle against they came.
And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.
And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.
Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive thy people which have sinned against thee.
And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt gather the whole assembly of the children of Israel together:
Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.
Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O Lord, for ever.
And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof,
Judah became His sanctuary, Israel his dominion.
And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail.
They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.
And they brought that which Moses commanded before the tabernacle of the congregation: and all the congregation drew near and stood before the Lord.
And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.
Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.
When the Lord shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.
But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.
The hangings of the court, his pillars, and his sockets, and the hanging for the court gate, his cords, and his pins, and all the vessels of the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of the congregation,
And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
And on the other side shall be hangings fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.
But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.
And he made boards for the tabernacle; twenty boards for the south side southward:
So David would not remove the ark of the Lord unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obed–edom the Gittite.
Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:
And the men of Kirjath–jearim came, and fetched up the ark of the Lord, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the Lord.
And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the Lord, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the Lord: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more.
I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.
And the Lord called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,
And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord unto his place, which he had prepared for it.
There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.
And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.
For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.
And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the Lord, and for the porch of the house.
And he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle.
And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her.
Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the Lord, that ye die not: for so I am commanded.
And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.
Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for; that all people of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name.
But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.
And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation.
Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
And the Lord God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place:
Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.
And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.
And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened his sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up his pillars.
And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.
Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place?
And the Lord said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.
And the covering of rams’ skins dyed red, and the covering of badgers’ skins, and the vail of the covering,
Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.
And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth thereto,
Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive.
And thou shalt roast and eat it in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose: and thou shalt turn in the morning, and go unto thy tents.
All the vessels of the tabernacle in all the service thereof, and all the pins thereof, and all the pins of the court, shall be of brass.
And the Lord appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud: and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle.
O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.
Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;)
The pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords,
I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.
So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men;
And the house which king Solomon built for the Lord, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits.
Throughout Scripture, the concept of a "dwelling place" transcends mere physical structures, evolving to represent God's presence, intimate relationship, and eternal security. From the Tabernacle and Temple to the believer's own body as a temple of the Holy Spirit, these verses illustrate God's desire to intimately dwell with humanity. They highlight the importance of creating spaces, both physically and spiritually, that welcome and honor His presence. Reflecting on these passages encourages us to consider where we find our true dwelling place – is it in fleeting material possessions or in the steadfast love of God? By cultivating a heart that seeks His nearness and striving to embody His character, we build a dwelling place within ourselves where He can continually reside, offering peace, guidance, and everlasting hope. Let us actively pursue this sacred habitation, allowing it to transform our lives and radiating His light to the world around us.