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DESIRE OF THE ALMIGHTY GOD Intro

ABODE OF THE ALMIGHTY

HABITAT OF THE ALMIGHTY

SANCTUARY OF THE ALMIGHTY

Now there is more written in Scripture about God's desire to dwell with His people than there is about man's desire to be with God.

Let me repeat that: there is more written in Scripture about God's desire to dwell with His people than there is about man's desire to be with God - and that is profound when you consider the whole of Scripture.

The great passion of God's heart, as He has revealed it to us from Genesis to Revelation, is to dwell in the midst of His people - not just to dwell, but to have a manifest presence among His people.

Now that has always been His heart's passion, it is presently His heart's desire, and it always will be into the eternals: to dwell with His people, but to manifest, to manifest His revealed presence among them.

This is a predominant theme from Genesis to Revelation, Now look at the headings we have listed below and get a picture of the Great desire of God to dwell with His people:

A 'The Presence of God in the Garden';

B 'The Presence of God in the Tabernacle and the Temple';

and this is the pinnacle of God's revelation of Himself

C 'The Presence of God in Immanuel', God With Us;

D 'The Presence of God in Pentecost', or alternatively in the Holy Spirit and His work, His person, and His ministries; and then Friday night, God willing,

we're going to look at His manifest presence

E 'In the New Jerusalem', in the eternal state.

All of that, I suppose each of them anyway, are just examples of how generally this is the weight of the message of the Bible:

God wants to dwell with people, and He wants to visibly dwell with them.

Now, if that is the predominant theme of the word of God, surely then it follows that this must and ought to be the pre-eminent focus of our personal Christian experience?

God's presence, and God's manifest presence - to know the presence of God in our personal lives. So let me ask you right at the outset of this series: how much of the presence of God do you know?

Or how much of the manifest presence of God do you know?

Now, some will say: 'Well, surely God is omnipresent?' - and you know what that means, don't you?

He is all-present, He is everywhere present - and, of course, that is true.

Psalm 139 is often used to prove that, and rightly so: 'Where can I go from Your Spirit?

Psalm 139 (KJV 1900)

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me.

Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, Thou understandest my thought afar off.

Thou compassest my path and my lying down, And art acquainted with all my ways.

For there is not a word in my tongue, But, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether.

Thou hast beset me behind and before, And laid thine hand upon me.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain unto it.

Whither shall I go from thy spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: If I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.

If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

Even there shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me.

If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; Even the night shall be light about me.

Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; But the night shineth as the day: The darkness and the light are both alike to thee.

For thou hast possessed my reins: Thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.

I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: Marvellous are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well.

My substance was not hid from thee, When I was made in secret, And curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; And in thy book all my members were written, Which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.

How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them!

If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: When I awake, I am still with thee.

Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: Depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.

For they speak against thee wickedly, And thine enemies take thy name in vain.

Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? And am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?

I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.

Search me, O God, and know my heart: Try me, and know my thoughts:

And see if there be any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.

Or where can I flee from Your presence?',

the Psalmist says, 'If I ascend into heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.

If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there Your hand shall lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me'.

You can't escape the presence of God, He is everywhere - but if that is the case, and it is, surely then that applies to unbelievers as well as believers?

Does it not?

If He is beside us in His omnipresence, He is beside them wherever they may be tonight in all sorts of places, even immoral places, God must be there in the same sense as He is with us in His omnipresence - but here's the great question: do they know His presence? Of course they don't.

Exodus 25:8 (KJV 1900)

And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.

H7931

שָׁכַן

shâkan

shaw-kan'

A primitive root (apparently akin (by transmutation) to H7901 through the idea of lodging;

compare H5531 and H7925); to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively):

- abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell (-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).

Total KJV occurrences: 128

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO “DWELL” WITH GOD?

To dwell is to be fully present in a place or with a person.

God has dwelled among his people throughout the Bible, from the beginning of Genesis to the end of Revelation.

Dwell can also mean to “settle in” or “engage with” someone other than oneself.

315 Verses in our Bible

Gen. 4:20; 9:27; 13:6; 16:12; 19:30; 20:15; 24:3,37; 26:2; 30:20; 34:10,16,21,22,23; 35:1; 36:7; 45:10; 46:34; 47:4,6; 49:13;

Exo. 2:21; 8:22; 15:17; 23:33; 25:8; 29:45,46;

Lev. 13:46; 20:22; 23:42,43; 25:18,19; 26:5,32;

Num. 5:3; 13:19,28,29; 14:30; 23:9; 32:17; 33:53,55; 35:2,3,32,34;

Deut 2:4,29; 11:30,31; 12:10,11; 13:12; 17:14; 23:16; 25:5; 28:30; 30:20; 33:12,28;

Jos. 9:7,22; 10:6; 13:13; 14:4; 15:63; 16:10; 17:12,16; 20:4,6; 21:2; 24:13,15;

Jdg. 1:21,27,35; 6:10; 9:41; 17:10,11; 18:1;

1Sa. 12:8; 27:5;

2Sa. 7:2,5,10;

1Ki. 2:36; 3:17; 6:13; 8:12,13,27; 17:9;

2Ki. 4:13; 6:1,2; 17:27; 25:24;

1Ch. 17:1,4,9; 23:25;

2Ch. 2:3; 6:1,18; 8:2,11; 19:10;

Ezra 4:17; 6:12;

Neh. 8:14; 11:1,2; Job 3:5; 4:19; 11:14; 18:15; 19:15; 30:6;

Psa. 4:8; 5:4; 15:1; 23:6; 24:1; 25:13; 27:4; 37:3,27,29; 65:4,8; 68:6,16,18; 69:25,35,36; 72:9; 78:55; 84:4,10; 85:9; 98:7; 101:6,7; 107:4,34,36; 120:5; 132:14; 133:1; 139:9; 140:13; 143:3;

Pro. 1:33; 2:21; 8:12; 21:9,19; 25:24;

Isa. 6:5; 9:2; 11:6; 13:21; 16:4; 23:13,18; 24:6; 26:5,19; 30:19; 32:16,18; 33:14,16,24; 34:11,17; 40:22; 49:20; 51:6; 57:15; 58:12; 65:9;

Jer. 4:29; 7:3,7; 8:16,19; 9:26; 12:4; 20:6; 23:6,8; 24:8; 25:5,24; 27:11; 29:5,28,32; 31:24; 32:37; 33:16; 35:7,9,11,15; 40:5,9,10; 42:13,14; 43:4,5; 44:1,8,13,14,26; 47:2; 48:9,28; 49:1,8,18,30,31,33; 50:3,39,40; 51:1;

Eze. 2:6; 12:19; 16:46; 17:23; 28:25,26; 32:15; 34:25,28; 36:28,33; 37:25; 38:8,11,12; 39:6,9; 43:7,9;

Dan. 2:38; 4:1; 6:25;

Hos. 9:3; 12:9; 14:7;

Joel 3:20;

Amos 3:12; 5:11; 9:5;

Mic. 4:10; 7:13,14;

Nah. 1:5; 3:18;

Hab. 2:8,17;

Zep. 1:18;

Hag. 1:4;

Zec. 2:10,11; 8:3,4,8; 9:6; 14:11;

Mat. 12:45;

Luke 11:26; 21:35;

Acts 1:20; 2:14; 4:16; 7:4; 13:27; 17:26; 28:16;

Rom. 8:9,11;

1Co. 7:12,13;

2Co. 6:16;

Eph. 3:17;

Col. 1:19; 3:16;

1Pe. 3:7;

1Jn. 4:13;

Rev. 3:10; 6:10; 7:15; 11:10; 12:12; 13:6,8,12,14; 14:6; 17:8; 21:3.

KJV Dictionary Definition: dwell

dwell

DWELL, v.i. pret. dwelled, usually contracted into dwelt. See Dally.

1. To abide as a permanent resident, or to inhabit for a time; to live in a place; to have a habitation for some time or permanence.

God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem. Genesis 9.

Genesis 9 KJV 1900

And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered. Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things. But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat. And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man. Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man. And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein. And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying, And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you; And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth. And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth. And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud: And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh. And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth. And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth. And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan. These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread. And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard: And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent. And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without. And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness. And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him. And he said, Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; And Canaan shall be his servant. God shall enlarge Japheth, And he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; And Canaan shall be his servant. And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years. And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.

Dwell imports a residence of some continuance.

We use abide for the resting of a night or an hour; but we never say, he dwelt in a place a day or a night.

Dwell may signify a residence for life or for a much shorter period, but not for a day.

In scripture, it denotes a residence of seven days during the feast of tabernacles.

Ye shall dwell in booths seven days. Leviticus 23.

Leviticus 23 (KJV 1900)

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts.

Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings.

These are the feasts of the Lord, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons.

In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the Lord’s passover.

And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the Lord: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread.

In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.

But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest:

And he shall wave the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.

And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the Lord.

And the meat offering thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the Lord for a sweet savour: and the drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of an hin.

And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete:

Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the Lord.

Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they are the firstfruits unto the Lord.

And ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the first year, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be for a burnt offering unto the Lord, with their meat offering, and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of sweet savour unto the Lord.

Then ye shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin offering, and two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace offerings.

And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits for a wave offering before the Lord, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to the Lord for the priest.

And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work therein: it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.

And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the Lord your God.

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation.

Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord.

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord.

And ye shall do no work in that same day: for it is a day of atonement, to make an atonement for you before the Lord your God.

For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people.

And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day, the same soul will I destroy from among his people.

Ye shall do no manner of work: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath.

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the Lord.

On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.

Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein.

These are the feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord, a burnt offering, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, every thing upon his day:

Beside the sabbaths of the Lord, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give unto the Lord.

Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath.

And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God seven days.

And ye shall keep it a feast unto the Lord seven days in the year. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month.

Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:

That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the Lord.

The word was made flesh, and dwelt among us. John 1.

John 1 KJV 1900

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias. And they which were sent were of the Pharisees. And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet? John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not; He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose. These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me. And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God. Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples; And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou? He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour. One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone. The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me. Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel. Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these. And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

2. To be in any state or condition; to continue.

To dwell in doubtful joy.

3. To continue; to be fixed in attention; to hang upon with fondness.

The attentive queen dwelt on his accents.

They stand at a distance, dwelling on his looks and language, fixed in amazement.

4. To continue long; as, to dwell on a subject, in speaking, debate or writing; to dwell on a note in music.

Dwell, as a verb transitive, is not used. We who dwell this wild, in Milton, is not a legitimate phrase.

dwelling

DWELL'ING, ppr. Inhabiting; residing; sojourning; continuing with fixed attention.

DWELL'ING, n. Habitation; place of residence; abode.

Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons. Jer.49.

Jeremiah 49 (KJV 1900)

Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith the Lord; Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? Why then doth their king inherit Gad, And his people dwell in his cities?

Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, That I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites; And it shall be a desolate heap, And her daughters shall be burned with fire: Then shall Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs, saith the Lord.

Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: Cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; Lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; For their king shall go into captivity, And his priests and his princes together.

Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, Thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? That trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall come unto me?

Behold, I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord God of hosts, From all those that be about thee; And ye shall be driven out every man right forth; And none shall gather up him that wandereth.

And afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith the Lord.

Concerning Edom, thus saith the Lord of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? Is counsel perished from the prudent? Is their wisdom vanished?

Flee ye, turn back, Dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; For I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, The time that I will visit him.

If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? If thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough.

But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, And he shall not be able to hide himself: His seed is spoiled, and his brethren, and his neighbours, and he is not.

Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; And let thy widows trust in me.

For thus saith the Lord; Behold, they whose judgment was not to drink of the cup have assuredly drunken; And art thou he that shall altogether go unpunished? Thou shalt not go unpunished, but thou shalt surely drink of it.

For I have sworn by myself, saith the Lord, That Bozrah shall become a desolation, A reproach, a waste, and a curse; And all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.

I have heard a rumour from the Lord, And an ambassador is sent unto the heathen, saying, Gather ye together, And come against her, and rise up to the battle.

For, lo, I will make thee small among the heathen, And despised among men.

Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, That holdest the height of the hill: Though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the Lord.

Also Edom shall be a desolation: Every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, And shall hiss at all the plagues thereof.

As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah And the neighbour cities thereof, saith the Lord, No man shall abide there, Neither shall a son of man dwell in it.

Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan Against the habitation of the strong: But I will suddenly make him run away from her: And who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? For who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? And who is that shepherd that will stand before me?

Therefore hear the counsel of the Lord, That he hath taken against Edom; And his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: Surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them.

The earth is moved at the noise of their fall, At the cry the noise thereof was heard in the Red sea.

Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, And spread his wings over Bozrah: And at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom Be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.

Concerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: For they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; There is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet.

Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, And fear hath seized on her: Anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail.

How is the city of praise not left, The city of my joy!

Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, And all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, Saith the Lord of hosts.

And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, And it shall consume the palaces of Ben-hadad.

Concerning Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon shall smite, thus saith the Lord; Arise ye, go up to Kedar, And spoil the men of the east.

Their tents and their flocks shall they take away: They shall take to themselves their curtains, And all their vessels, and their camels; And they shall cry unto them, Fear is on every side.

Flee, get you far off, dwell deep, O ye inhabitants of Hazor, Saith the Lord; For Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you, And hath conceived a purpose against you.

Arise, get you up unto the wealthy nation, That dwelleth without care, saith the Lord, Which have neither gates nor bars, which dwell alone.

And their camels shall be a booty, And the multitude of their cattle a spoil: And I will scatter into all winds them that are in the utmost corners; And I will bring their calamity from all sides thereof, saith the Lord.

And Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons, And a desolation for ever: There shall no man abide there, Nor any son of man dwell in it.

The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,

Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, The chief of their might.

And upon Elam will I bring the four winds From the four quarters of heaven, And will scatter them toward all those winds; And there shall be no nation Whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come.

For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, And before them that seek their life: And I will bring evil upon them, Even my fierce anger, saith the Lord; And I will send the sword after them, Till I have consumed them:

And I will set my throne in Elam, And will destroy from thence the king and the princes, Saith the Lord.

But it shall come to pass in the latter days, That I will bring again the captivity of Elam, Saith the Lord.

1. Continuance; residence; state of life.

Thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. Dan.4.

Daniel 4 KJV 1900

Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you. I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me. How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation. I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and flourishing in my palace: I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me. Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream. Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof. But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and before him I told the dream, saying, O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof. Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great. The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth: The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it. I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven; He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches: Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth: Let his heart be changed from man’s, and let a beast’s heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him. This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men. This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee. Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies. The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth; Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation: It is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth. And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him; This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king: That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule. Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity. All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar. At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty? While the word was in the king’s mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee. And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles’ feathers, and his nails like birds’ claws. And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation: And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou? At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellers and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me. Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.

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Easton's Bible Dictionary

Tents were in primitive times the common dwellings of men.

Houses were afterwards built, the walls of which were frequently of mud ( Job 24:16 ; Matt 6:19, 20 ) or of sun-dried bricks.

Job 24:16 KJV 1900

In the dark they dig through houses, Which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: They know not the light.

Matthew 6:19 KJV 1900

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Matthew 20 KJV 1900

For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way. Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive. So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first. And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny. And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house, Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day. But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny? Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee. Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good? So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen. And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again. Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom. But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able. And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father. And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren. But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David. And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David. And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you? They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened. So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.

God "dwells in light" (1 Tim 6:16; 1 John 1:7),

1 Timothy 6:16 KJV 1900

Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.

1 John 1:7 KJV 1900

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

in heaven (Ps 123:1),

Psalm 123:1 KJV 1900

Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

in his church (Ps 9:11 ; 1 John 4:12 ).

Psalm 9:11 KJV 1900

Sing praises to the Lord, which dwelleth in Zion: Declare among the people his doings.

1 John 4:12 KJV 1900

No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

Christ dwelt on earth in the days of his humiliation (John 1:14 ).

John 1:14 KJV 1900

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

He now dwells in the hearts of his people (Eph 3:17-19).

Ephesians 3:17–19 KJV 1900

That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

The Holy Spirit dwells in believers ( 1 Corinthians 3:16 ; 2 Tim 1:14 ).

1 Corinthians 3:16 KJV 1900

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

2 Timothy 1:14 KJV 1900

That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.

We are exhorted to "let the word of God dwell in us richly" (Col 3:16 ; Ps 119:11 ).

Colossians 3:16 KJV 1900

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

Psalm 119:11 KJV 1900

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, That I might not sin against thee.

Dwell deep occurs only in Jeremiah 49:8 , and refers to the custom of seeking refuge from impending danger, in retiring to the recesses of rocks and caverns, or to remote places in the desert.

Jeremiah 49:8 KJV 1900

Flee ye, turn back, Dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; For I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, The time that I will visit him.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. i.) To delay; to linger.

2. (v. i.) To abide; to remain; to continue.

3. (v. i.) To abide as a permanent resident, or for a time; to live in a place; to reside.

4. (v. t.) To inhabit.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

DWELL dwel:

(1) In the Old Testament "dwell" is a translation of 9 words, of which by far the most frequent is yashabh, "to sit down," translated "dwell" over 400 times (Gen 4:20 Josh 20:4 1 Chron 17:1; 4; 5 , , etc.); also very frequently "sit," and sometimes "abide," "inhabit," "remain."

Genesis 4:20 KJV 1900

And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.

Joshua 20:4 KJV 1900

And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.

1 Chronicles 17:1 KJV 1900

Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord remaineth under curtains.

1 Chronicles 17:4 KJV 1900

Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:

1 Chronicles 17:5 KJV 1900

For I have not dwelt in an house since the day that I brought up Israel unto this day; but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another.

Another word often rendered "dwell" is shakhan or shakhen ("to settle down"), from which is derived the rabbinic word shekhinah (literally, "that which dwells"), the light on the mercy-seat which symbolized the Divine presence (Exod 25:8 , etc.).

Exodus 25:8 KJV 1900

And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.

In order to avoid appearing to localize the Divine Being, wherever God is said to "dwell" in a place, the Targum renders that He "causes His Shekinah to dwell" there.

(2) In the New Testament "dwell" most frequently stands for oikeo, or one of its compounds; also skenoo, and (chiefly in the Johannine writings) meno, which, however, is always translated "abide" in the Revised Version (British and American), and generally in the King James Version.

Mention may be made of the mystical significance of the word in some New Testament passages, of the indwelling of the Father or of the Godhead in Christ (John 14:10 Col 1:19; Col 2:9 ),

John 14:10 KJV 1900

Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.

Colossians 1:19 KJV 1900

For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;

Colossians 2:9 (KJV 1900)

For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

of the believer in Christ (John 6:56 the King James Version;

John 6:56 (KJV 1900)

He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.

Eph 3:17),

Ephesians 3:17 KJV 1900

That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

and in God (1 John 4:15

1 John 4:15 (KJV 1900)

Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

the King James Version; compare Ps 90:1; Ps 91:1),

Psalm 90:1 KJV 1900

Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.

Psalm 91:1 KJV 1900

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

and of the Holy Spirit or God in the believer (John 14:17;

John 14:17 KJV 1900

Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

the King James Version 1 John 3:24 ; 1 John 4: 15 .

1 John 3:24 KJV 1900

And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.

1 John 4:15 KJV 1900

Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

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Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Dwell Alone

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A. Verbs.

Yâshab (יָשַׁב, Strong's #3427), “to dwell, sit, abide, inhabit, remain.”

The word occurs over 1,100 times throughout the Old Testament, and this root is widespread in other

ancient Semitic languages.

Yâshab is first used in Gen. 4:16, in its most common connotation of “to dwell”: “Cain went out … and dwelt [NASB, “settled”; NIV, “lived”] in the land of Nod.…”

Genesis 4:16 KJV 1900

And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

The word appears again in Gen. 18:1: “He [Abraham] sat in the tent door.”

Genesis 18:1 KJV 1900

And the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

In Gen. 22:5, yâshab is translated: "Abide ye here [NIV, “stay here”] with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship.…”

Genesis 22:5 (KJV 1900)

And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.

The word has the sense of “to remain”: “Remain a widow at thy father’s house …” (Gen. 38:11), and it is used of God in a similar sense: “Thou, O Lord, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation …” (Lam. 5:19).

Genesis 38:11 (KJV 1900)

Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father’s house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father’s house.

Lamentations 5:19 (KJV 1900)

Thou, O Lord, remainest for ever; Thy throne from generation to generation.

The promise of restoration from captivity was: “And they shall build houses and inhabit them …” (Isa. 65:21).

Isaiah 65:21 (KJV 1900)

And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; And they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.

Yâshab is sometimes combined with other words to form expressions in common usage.

For example, “When he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom” (Deut. 17:18; cf. 1 Kings 1:13, 17, 24) carries the meaning “begins to reign.”

Deuteronomy 17:18 KJV 1900

And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites:

1 Kings 1:13 (KJV 1900)

Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?

1 Kings 1:17 (KJV 1900)

And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the Lord thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.

1 Kings 1:24 (KJV 1900)

And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?

“To sit in the gate” means “to hold court” or “to decide a case,” as in Ruth 4:1-2 and 1 Kings 22:10.

Ruth 4:1–2 (KJV 1900)

Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.

And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.

1 Kings 22:10 (KJV 1900)

And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on their robes, in a void place in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.

“Sit thou at my right hand” (Ps. 110:1) means to assume a ruling position as deputy.

Psalm 110:1 (KJV 1900)

The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, Until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

“There will I sit to judge all the heathen” (Joel 3:12) was a promise of eschatological judgment.

Joel 3:12 (KJV 1900)

Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: For there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.

“To sit in the dust” or “to sit on the ground” (Isa. 47:1) was a sign of humiliation and grief.

Isaiah 47:1 (KJV 1900)

Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, Sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: For thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.

Yâshab is often used figuratively of God. The sentences, “I saw the Lord sitting on his throne” (1 Kings 22:19); “He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh” (Ps. 2:4); and “God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness” (Ps. 47:8) all describe God as the exalted Ruler over the universe.

1 Kings 22:19 (KJV 1900)

And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.

Psalm 2:4 (KJV 1900)

He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: The Lord shall have them in derision.

Psalm 47:8 (KJV 1900)

God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.

The idea that God also “dwells” among men is expressed by this verb: “Shalt thou [David] build me a house for me to dwell in?” (2 Sam. 7:5; cf. Ps. 132:14).

2 Samuel 7:5 (KJV 1900)

Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the Lord, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?

Psalm 132:14 (KJV 1900)

This is my rest for ever: Here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

The usage of yâshab in such verses as 1 Sam. 4:4: “… The Lord of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubim,” describes His presence at the ark of the covenant in the tabernacle and the temple.

1 Samuel 4:4 (KJV 1900)

So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

The word is also used to describe man’s being in God’s presence: “One thing have I desired of the Lord, … that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life …” (Ps. 27:4; cf. Ps. 23:6).

Psalm 27:4 KJV 1900

One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple.

Psalm 23:6 (KJV 1900)

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

“Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O Lord, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in …” (Exod. 15:17).

Exodus 15:17 (KJV 1900)

Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, In the place, O Lord, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, In the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.

Shâkan (שָׁכַן, Strong's #7931), “to dwell, inhabit, settle down, abide.”

This word is common to many Semitic languages, including ancient Akkadian and Ugaritic, and it is found throughout all levels of Hebrew history. Shâkan occurs nearly 130 times in Old Testament Hebrew.

Shâkan is first used in the sense of “to dwell” in Gen. 9:27: “… And he shall dwell in the tents of Shem.”

Genesis 9:27 (KJV 1900)

God shall enlarge Japheth, And he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; And Canaan shall be his servant.

Moses was commanded: “And let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them” (Exod. 25:8).

Exodus 25:8 (KJV 1900)

And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.

Shâkan is a word from nomadic life, meaning “to live in a tent.”

Thus, Balaam “saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes” (Num. 24:2).

Numbers 24:2 (KJV 1900)

And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him.

In that verse, shâkan refers to temporary “camping,” but it can also refer to being permanently “settled” (Ps. 102:28).

Psalm 102:28 (KJV 1900)

The children of thy servants shall continue, And their seed shall be established before thee.

God promised to give Israel security, “that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more …” (2 Sam. 7:10).

2 Samuel 7:10 (KJV 1900)

Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,

The Septuagint version of the Old Testament uses a great number of Greek words to translate yâshab and shâkan.

But one word, katoikein, is used by far more often than any other.

This word also expresses in the New Testament the “dwelling” of the Holy Spirit in the church: “That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith” (Eph. 3:17).

Ephesians 3:17 (KJV 1900)

That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

The Greek word skenein (“to live in a tent”) shares in this also, being the more direct translation of shâkan.

John 1:14 says of Jesus, “The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us.”

John 1:14 (KJV 1900)

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

The Book of Hebrews compares the tabernacle sacrifices of Israel in the wilderness with the sacrifice of Jesus at the true tabernacle: “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell [skenein] with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them and be their God” (Rev. 21:3).

Revelation 21:3 KJV 1900

And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.

B. Noun.

Mishkân (מִשְׁכָּן, Strong's #4908), “dwelling place; tent.”

This word occurs nearly 140 times, and often refers to the wilderness “tabernacle” (Exod. 25:9).

Exodus 25:9 KJV 1900

According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it.

Mishkân was also used later to refer to the “temple.”

This usage probably prepared the way for the familiar term shhekinah, which was widely used in later Judaism to refer to the “presence” of God.

C. Participle.

Yâshab (יָשַׁב, Strong's #3427), “remaining; inhabitant.”

This participle is sometimes used as a simple adjective: “… Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents” (Gen. 25:27).

Genesis 25:27 KJV 1900

And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.

But the word is more often used as in Gen. 19:25: “… All the inhabitants of the cities.”

Genesis 19:25 KJV 1900

And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.

Dictionaries :: Dwell, Dwellers, Dwelling (Place)

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Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

A-1 Verb Strong's Number: g 3611 Greek: oikeo Dwell, Dwellers, Dwelling (Place): "to dwell" (from oikos, "a house"), "to inhabit as one's abode," is derived from the Sanskrit, vic, "a dwelling place" (the Eng. termination "--wick" is connected). It is used

(a) of God as "dwelling" in light, 1 Tim 6:16

1 Timothy 6:16 KJV 1900

Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.

(b) of the "indwelling" of the Spirit of God in the believer, Rom 8:9;11 or in a church, 1 Corinthians 3:16 ;

Romans 8:9 KJV 1900

But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

Romans 8:11 KJV 1900

But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

1 Corinthians 3:16 KJV 1900

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

(c) of the "indwelling" of sin, Rom 7:20;

Romans 7:20 KJV 1900

Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

(d) of the absence of any good thing in the flesh of the believer, Rom 7:18;

Romans 7:18 KJV 1900

For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.

(e) of the "dwelling" together of those who are married, 1 Corinthians 7:12-13

1 Corinthians 7:12–13 KJV 1900

But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.

A-2 Verb Strong's Number: g 2730 Greek: katoikeo Dwell, Dwellers, Dwelling (Place):

kata, "down," and No. 1, the most frequent verb with this meaning, properly signifies "to settle down in a dwelling, to dwell fixedly in a place."

Besides its literal sense, it is used of

(a) the "indwelling" of the totality of the attributes and powers of the Godhead in Christ, Col 1:19; 2:9 ;

Colossians 1:19 KJV 1900

For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;

Colossians 2:9 KJV 1900

For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

(b) the "indwelling" of Christ in the hearts of believers ("may make a home in your hearts"), Eph 3:17;

Ephesians 3:17 KJV 1900

That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

(c) the "dwelling" of Satan in a locality, Rev 2:13;

Revelation 2:13 KJV 1900

I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.

(d) the future "indwelling" of righteousness in the new heavens and earth, 2 Peter 3:13 . It is translated "dwellers" in Acts 1;19; 2:9; "inhabitants" in Rev 17:2, AV (RV, "they that dwell"), "inhabiters" in Rev 8:13; 12:12 , AV (RV, "them that dwell").

2 Peter 3:13 KJV 1900

Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

Acts 1 KJV 1900

The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen: To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God: And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day’s journey. And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James. These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren. And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,) Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus. For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry. Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out. And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood. For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take. Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection. And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen, That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place. And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

Acts 19 KJV 1900

And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples, He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John’s baptism. Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied. And all the men were about twelve. And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God. But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus. And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks. And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them. Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so. And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds. Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed. After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome. So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season. And the same time there arose no small stir about that way. For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen; Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth. Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands: So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth. And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians. And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre. And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not. And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre. Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together. And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people. But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians. And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter? Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly. For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess. Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another. But if ye inquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly. For we are in danger to be called in question for this day’s uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse. And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.

Acts 2:9 KJV 1900

Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,

Revelation 17:2 KJV 1900

With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.

Revelation 8:13 KJV 1900

And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!

Revelation 12:12 KJV 1900

Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

Cp. the nouns katoikesis (below), katoikia, "habitation," Acts 17:26 ; katoiketerion, "a habitation," Eph 2:22; Rev 18:2. Contrast paroikeo, "to sojourn," the latter being temporary, the former permanent.

Acts 17:26 KJV 1900

And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;

Ephesians 2:22 KJV 1900

In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.

Revelation 18:2 KJV 1900

And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, And is become the habitation of devils, And the hold of every foul spirit, And a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.

See HABITATION, INHABITANT. A-3 Verb Strong's Number: g 2730 Greek: katoikizo

Dwell, Dwellers, Dwelling (Place): "to cause to dwell," is said of the act of God concerning the Holy Spirit in James 4:5, RV (some mss. have No. 2).

James 4:5 KJV 1900

Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

A-4 Verb Strong's Number: g 1774 Greek: enoikeo

Dwell, Dwellers, Dwelling (Place): lit., "to dwell in" (en, "in," and No. 1), is used, with a spiritual significance only, of

(a) the "indwelling" of God in believers, 2 Corinthians 6:16 ;

2 Corinthians 6:16 KJV 1900

And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

(b) the "indwelling" of the Holy Spirit, Rom 8:11; 2 Tim 1:14 ;

Romans 8:11 KJV 1900

But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

2 Timothy 1:14 KJV 1900

That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.

(c) the "indwelling" of the Word of Christ, Col 3:16;

Colossians 3:16 KJV 1900

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

(d) the "indwelling" of faith, 2 Tim 1:5;

2 Timothy 1:5 KJV 1900

When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.

(e) the "indwelling" of sin in the believer, Rom 7:17 .

Romans 7:17 KJV 1900

Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

A-5 Verb Strong's Number: g 4039 Greek: perioikeo

Dwell, Dwellers, Dwelling (Place):

peri, "around," and No. 1, "to dwell around, be a neighbor," is used in Luke 1:65. Cp. perioikos, "a neighbor," Luke 1:58.

A-6 Verb Strong's Number: g 4924 Greek: sunoikeo

Luke 1:65 KJV 1900

And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.

Luke 1:58 KJV 1900

And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.

Dwell, Dwellers, Dwelling (Place): sun, "with," and No. 1, "to dwell with," is used in 1 Peter 3:7.

A-7 Verb Strong's Number: g 1460 Greek: enkatoikeo

1 Peter 3:7 KJV 1900

Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

Dwell, Dwellers, Dwelling (Place): en, "in," and No. 2, "to dwell among," is used in 2 Peter 2:8 .

A-8 Verb Strong's Number: g 3306 Greek: meno

2 Peter 2:8 KJV 1900

(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)

Dwell, Dwellers, Dwelling (Place): "to abide, remain," is translated "to dwell," in the AV of John 1: 38 , 39 ; 6:56; 14:10 , 17 ; Acts 28:16 .

The RV adheres throughout to the verb "to abide." See ABIDE.

John 1:38 KJV 1900

Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?

John 1:39 KJV 1900

He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.

John 6:56 KJV 1900

He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.

John 14:10 KJV 1900

Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.

John 14:17 KJV 1900

Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

Acts 28:16 KJV 1900

And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.

A-9 Verb Strong's Number: g 4637 Greek: skenoo

Dwell, Dwellers, Dwelling (Place):

"to pitch a tent" (skene), "to tabernacle," is translated "dwelt," in John 1;14, AV, RV marg., "tabernacled;" in Rev 7:15, AV, "shall dwell," RV, "shall spread (His) tabernacle;" in Rev 12:12; 13:6 ; 21:3, "dwell."

John 1 KJV 1900

John 14 KJV 1900

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father? Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me. These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I. And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe. Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me. But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.

Revelation 7:15 KJV 1900

Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.

Revelation 12:12 KJV 1900

Revelation 13:6 KJV 1900

And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.

Revelation 21:3 KJV 1900

See TABERNACLE.

A-10 Verb Strong's Number: g 2681 Greek: kataskenoo

Dwell, Dwellers, Dwelling (Place): "to pitch one's tent" (kata, "down," skene, "a tent"), is translated "lodge" in Matt 13:32; Mark 4:32; Luke 13:19; in Acts 2:26, RV, "dwell," AV, "rest."

Matthew 13:32 KJV 1900

Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.

Mark 4:32 KJV 1900

But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.

Luke 13:19 KJV 1900

It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.

Acts 2:26 KJV 1900

Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:

A-11 Verb Strong's Number: g 1687 Greek: embateuo

Dwell, Dwellers, Dwelling (Place): primarily, "to step in, or on" (from embaino, "to enter"), hence

(a) "to frequent, dwell in," is used metaphorically in Col 2:18, RV, "dwelling in" (marg., "taking his stand upon");

Colossians 2:18 KJV 1900

Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

(b) with reference to the same passage, alternatively, "to invade, to enter on;" perhaps used in this passage as a technical term of the mystery religions, denoting the entrance of the initiated into the new life (AV, "intruding into").

A suggested alternative reading involves the rendering "treading on air," i.e., indulging in vain speculations, but evidences in the papyri writings make the emendation unnecessary.

A-12VerbStrong's Number: g2521Greek: kathemai

Dwell, Dwellers, Dwelling (Place): "to sit down," is translated "dwell," in Luke 21:35. See SET, SIT.

Luke 21:35 KJV 1900

For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.

A-13 Verb Strong's Number: g 2523 Greek: kathizo

Dwell, Dwellers, Dwelling (Place): "to sit down," denotes "to dwell," in Acts 18:11 (RV, "dwelt," for AV, "continued").

Acts 18:11 KJV 1900

And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

A-14 Verb Strong's Number: g 790 Greek: astateo

Dwell, Dwellers, Dwelling (Place): "to wander about" (a, negative, histemi, "to stand"), "to have no fixed dwelling-place," is used in 1 Corinthians 4:11. Cp. akatastatos, "unstable," James 1:8; 3:8; akatastasia, "revolution, confusion," e.g., 1 Corinthians 14:33

1 Corinthians 4:11 KJV 1900

Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;

James 1:8 KJV 1900

A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

James 3:8 KJV 1900

But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

1 Corinthians 14:33 KJV 1900

For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

B-1 Noun Strong's Number: g 3940 Greek: paroikia

Dwell, Dwellers, Dwelling (Place): denotes "a sojourning," Acts 13:17, lit., "in the sojourning," translated "when they sojourned," RV (AV, "dwelt as strangers"); in 1 Peter 1:17, "sojourning."

Acts 13:17 KJV 1900

The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it.

1 Peter 1:17 KJV 1900

And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:

B-2 Noun Strong's Number: g 2731 Greek: katoikesis

Dwell, Dwellers, Dwelling (Place): akin to A, No. 2, "a dwelling, a habitation," is used in Mark 5:3. Note: Cp. oikia, and oikos, "a house," oikema, "a prison," katoikia, "a habitation" (see A, No. 2).

Mark 5:3 KJV 1900

Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:

B-3 Noun Strong's Number: g 3410 Greek: misthoma

Dwell, Dwellers, Dwelling (Place): primarily, "a price, a hire" (akin to misthos, "wages, hire," and misthoo, "to let out for hire"), is used in Acts 28:30 to denote "a hired dwelling."

Acts 28:30 KJV 1900

And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,

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ABODE OF THE ALMIGHTY

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HABITAT OF THE ALMIGHTY

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SANCTUARY OF THE ALMIGHTY

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Now there is more written in Scripture about God's desire to dwell with His people than there is about man's desire to be with God.

Let me repeat that: there is more written in Scripture about God's desire to dwell with His people than there is about man's desire to be with God - and that is profound when you consider the whole of Scripture.

The great passion of God's heart, as He has revealed it to us from Genesis to Revelation, is to dwell in the midst of His people - not just to dwell, but to have a manifest presence among His people.

Now that has always been His heart's passion, it is presently His heart's desire, and it always will be into the eternals: to dwell with His people, but to manifest, to manifest His revealed presence among them.

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This is a predominant theme from Genesis to Revelation, Now look at the headings we have listed below and get a picture of the Great desire of God to dwell with His people:

A 'The Presence of God in the Garden';

B 'The Presence of God in the Tabernacle and the Temple';

and this is the pinnacle of God's revelation of Himself

C 'The Presence of God in Immanuel', God With Us;

D 'The Presence of God in Pentecost', or alternatively in the Holy Spirit and His work, His person, and His ministries; and then Friday night, God willing,

we're going to look at His manifest presence

E 'In the New Jerusalem', in the eternal state.

All of that, I suppose each of them anyway, are just examples of how generally this is the weight of the message of the Bible:

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God wants to dwell with people, and He wants to visibly dwell with them.

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Now, if that is the predominant theme of the word of God, surely then it follows that this must and ought to be the pre-eminent focus of our personal Christian experience?

God's presence, and God's manifest presence - to know the presence of God in our personal lives. So let me ask you right at the outset of this series: how much of the presence of God do you know?

Or how much of the manifest presence of God do you know?

Now, some will say: 'Well, surely God is omnipresent?' - and you know what that means, don't you?

He is all-present, He is everywhere present - and, of course, that is true.

Psalm 139 is often used to prove that, and rightly so: 'Where can I go from Your Spirit?

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Or where can I flee from Your presence?',

the Psalmist says, 'If I ascend into heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.

If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there Your hand shall lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me'.

You can't escape the presence of God, He is everywhere - but if that is the case, and it is, surely then that applies to unbelievers as well as believers?

Does it not?

If He is beside us in His omnipresence, He is beside them wherever they may be tonight in all sorts of places, even immoral places, God must be there in the same sense as He is with us in His omnipresence - but here's the great question: do they know His presence? Of course they don't.

H7931

שָׁכַן

shâkan

shaw-kan'

A primitive root (apparently akin (by transmutation) to H7901 through the idea of lodging;

compare H5531 and H7925); to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively):

- abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell (-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).

Total KJV occurrences: 128

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO “DWELL” WITH GOD?

To dwell is to be fully present in a place or with a person.

God has dwelled among his people throughout the Bible, from the beginning of Genesis to the end of Revelation.

Dwell can also mean to “settle in” or “engage with” someone other than oneself.

315 Verses in our Bible

Gen. 4:20; 9:27; 13:6; 16:12; 19:30; 20:15; 24:3,37; 26:2; 30:20; 34:10,16,21,22,23; 35:1; 36:7; 45:10; 46:34; 47:4,6; 49:13;

Exo. 2:21; 8:22; 15:17; 23:33; 25:8; 29:45,46;

Lev. 13:46; 20:22; 23:42,43; 25:18,19; 26:5,32;

Num. 5:3; 13:19,28,29; 14:30; 23:9; 32:17; 33:53,55; 35:2,3,32,34;

Deut 2:4,29; 11:30,31; 12:10,11; 13:12; 17:14; 23:16; 25:5; 28:30; 30:20; 33:12,28;

Jos. 9:7,22; 10:6; 13:13; 14:4; 15:63; 16:10; 17:12,16; 20:4,6; 21:2; 24:13,15;

Jdg. 1:21,27,35; 6:10; 9:41; 17:10,11; 18:1;

1Sa. 12:8; 27:5;

2Sa. 7:2,5,10;

1Ki. 2:36; 3:17; 6:13; 8:12,13,27; 17:9;

2Ki. 4:13; 6:1,2; 17:27; 25:24;

1Ch. 17:1,4,9; 23:25;

2Ch. 2:3; 6:1,18; 8:2,11; 19:10;

Ezra 4:17; 6:12;

Neh. 8:14; 11:1,2; Job 3:5; 4:19; 11:14; 18:15; 19:15; 30:6;

Psa. 4:8; 5:4; 15:1; 23:6; 24:1; 25:13; 27:4; 37:3,27,29; 65:4,8; 68:6,16,18; 69:25,35,36; 72:9; 78:55; 84:4,10; 85:9; 98:7; 101:6,7; 107:4,34,36; 120:5; 132:14; 133:1; 139:9; 140:13; 143:3;

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Pro. 1:33; 2:21; 8:12; 21:9,19; 25:24;

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Isa. 6:5; 9:2; 11:6; 13:21; 16:4; 23:13,18; 24:6; 26:5,19; 30:19; 32:16,18; 33:14,16,24; 34:11,17; 40:22; 49:20; 51:6; 57:15; 58:12; 65:9;

Jer. 4:29; 7:3,7; 8:16,19; 9:26; 12:4; 20:6; 23:6,8; 24:8; 25:5,24; 27:11; 29:5,28,32; 31:24; 32:37; 33:16; 35:7,9,11,15; 40:5,9,10; 42:13,14; 43:4,5; 44:1,8,13,14,26; 47:2; 48:9,28; 49:1,8,18,30,31,33; 50:3,39,40; 51:1;

Eze. 2:6; 12:19; 16:46; 17:23; 28:25,26; 32:15; 34:25,28; 36:28,33; 37:25; 38:8,11,12; 39:6,9; 43:7,9;

Dan. 2:38; 4:1; 6:25;

Hos. 9:3; 12:9; 14:7;

Joel 3:20;

Amos 3:12; 5:11; 9:5;

Mic. 4:10; 7:13,14;

Nah. 1:5; 3:18;

Hab. 2:8,17;