Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 7:46

46 Dàwèi zaì shén miànqián mēng ēn , qíqiú wéi Yǎgè de shén yùbeì jū suǒ .

Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 7:46 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 7:46

Who found favour before God
That is, David, who had an interest in the free favour and love of God, was chosen of God, a man after his own heart, and raised up to do his will; and who had the grace of God implanted in him, and was acceptable, and well pleasing to God through Christ; the same is said of Noah, ( Genesis 6:8 )

and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob;
from whom the Israelites descended: David having a deep sense of the love of God to him, and the grace of God wrought in his heart, was exceeding desirous of finding a place for the building of an house, or fixed habitation for God; for there was a tabernacle already, which had been from the time of Moses, and which the children of Israel brought with them into Canaan, and was moved from place to place; sometimes it was at Gilgal, sometimes at Shiloh, and then it was at Nob, and Gibeah, and at length it was brought by David into his own city; but he wanted to build a settled and stable house for the Lord, of which there was a hint given that the Lord would choose a place to put his name in, ( Deuteronomy 16:2 ) but it seems, where that was to be was not known; and therefore David very anxiously sought after it; the reference is had to ( Psalms 132:3-5 ) where David determines not to go to his house, nor up to his bed, nor give sleep, to his eyes, nor slumber to his eyelids, till he had found out a place for the habitation of the God of Jacob.

Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 7:46 In-Context

44 Wǒmen de zǔzong zaì kuàngyĕ , yǒu fǎ guì de zhàngmù , shì shén fēnfu Móxī jiào tā zhào suǒ kànjian de yàngshì zuò de .

45 Zhè zhàngmù , wǒmen de zǔzong xiāng jì chéng , dàng shén zaì tāmen miànqián gǎn chū waìbāngrén qù de shíhou , tāmen tóng Yuēshūyà bǎ zhāng mù bān jìn chéngshòu wéi yè zhī dì , zhí cún dào Dàwèi de rìzi .

46 Dàwèi zaì shén miànqián mēng ēn , qíqiú wéi Yǎgè de shén yùbeì jū suǒ .

47 Què shì Suǒluómén wéi shén zàochéng diàn yǔ .

48 Qíshí zhìgāo zhĕ bìng bú zhù rén shǒu suǒ zào de . jiù rú xiānzhī suǒ yán ,