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“However, the Most High does not live in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:
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“ ‘Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build for me? says the Lord. Or where will my resting place be?
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who enjoyed God’s favor and asked that he might provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.
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But it was Solomon who built a house for him.
48
“However, the Most High does not live in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:
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“ ‘Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build for me? says the Lord. Or where will my resting place be?
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Has not my hand made all these things?’
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“You stiff-necked people! Your hearts and ears are still uncircumcised. You are just like your ancestors: You always resist the Holy Spirit!
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Mark 5:7
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1 Kings 8:27
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2 Chronicles 2:6
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Matthew 5:34,35
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