Atos 7:46

46 que encontrou graça diante de Deus e pediu que ele lhe permitisse providenciar uma habitação para o Deus de Jacó.^[a]

Atos 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.

Atos 7:46 In-Context

44 “No deserto os nossos antepassados tinham o tabernáculo da aliança, que fora feito segundo a ordem de Deus a Moisés, de acordo com o modelo que ele tinha visto.

45 Tendo recebido o tabernáculo, nossos antepassados o levaram, sob a liderança de Josué, quando tomaram a terra das nações que Deus expulsou de diante deles. Esse tabernáculo permaneceu nesta terra até a época de Davi,

46 que encontrou graça diante de Deus e pediu que ele lhe permitisse providenciar uma habitação para o Deus de Jacó.

47 Mas foi Salomão quem lhe construiu a casa.

48 “Todavia, o Altíssimo não habita em casas feitas por homens. Como diz o profeta:

Footnotes

• [a] Alguns manuscritos dizem "para a casa de Jacó."