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Original
Notes
have not dwelt in a house: Before the temple was built in one location, God lived in the tabernacle. The tabernacle was a portable, tent-like structure. The text here uses language of human experience to describe a truth about God (see study notes on Exodus 29:18; Deuteronomy 8:2). Although God is present everywhere, he chose the tabernacle and later the temple as his "dwelling place" in ancient Israel (see study note on 2 Chronicles 2:5–6; compare Acts 17:24).
David was not happy just making a tent for the ark (2 Samuel 6:17). He wanted to build a house for God.
Events
Parallels
People
Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes
Places
Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus
Glossary
Ark of the Covenant David Haggai, Book of History of Israel Jerusalem Nathan Promise Prophecy Samuel, Books of First and Second Temple
Topics
Nathan: A Prophet in the Time of David: His Message to David Concerning the Building of a Temple Prophets: Inspiration of Tabernacle was a Moveable Tent Suited to the Unsettled Condition of Tabernacle: A Permanent House Substituted For, when the Kingdom Was Temple: Solomon's: Forbidden by God Because David Was a Man of War the First Temple: David: Being a Man of War not Permitted to Build