1. God’s dwelling place on earth

2. God’s dwelling place on earth
Bethel—the house of God (Gen. 28)

3. God’s dwelling place on earth
Bethel—the house of God (Gen. 28)
The tabernacle in the wilderness (Exo. 40)

4. God’s dwelling place on earth
Showbread
Table
Ark of the
Covenant
Incense
Altar
Golden
Lampstand
Altar
Laver
The Tabernacle

5. God’s dwelling place on earth
Bethel—the house of God (Gen. 28)
The tabernacle in the wilderness (Exo. 40)
“Let them construct a sanctuary for Me, that I may dwell among them” (Exo. 25:8).

6. God’s dwelling place on earth
Bethel—the house of God (Gen. 28)
The tabernacle in the wilderness (Exo. 40)
“Let them construct a sanctuary for Me, that I may dwell among them” (Exo. 25:8).
“There I will meet with you; and from above the mercy seat…I will speak to you” (v. 22).

7. God’s dwelling place on earth
Bethel—the house of God (Gen. 28)
The tabernacle in the wilderness (Exo. 40)
“Let them construct a sanctuary for Me, that I may dwell among them” (Exo. 25:8).
“There I will meet with you; and from above the mercy seat…I will speak to you” (v. 22).
“Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle” (40:34)

8. God’s dwelling place on earth
Bethel—the house of God (Gen. 28)
The tabernacle in the wilderness (Exo. 40)
“Let them construct a sanctuary for Me, that I may dwell among them” (Exo. 25:8).
“There I will meet with you; and from above the mercy seat…I will speak to you” (v. 22).
“Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle” (40:34).
“I remember concerning you the devotion of your youth, The love of your betrothals, your following after Me in the wilderness” (Jer. 2:2).

9. God’s dwelling place on earth
Bethel—the house of God (Gen. 28)
The tabernacle in the wilderness (Exo. 40)
The tabernacle in Shiloh (Josh. 18:1; 1 Sam. 1:9)

10. God’s dwelling place on earth
Bethel—the house of God (Gen. 28)
The tabernacle in the wilderness (Exo. 40)
The tabernacle in Shiloh (Josh. 18:1; 1 Sam. 1:9)
The temple in Jerusalem

11. God’s dwelling place on earth
Bethel—the house of God (Gen. 28)
The tabernacle in the wilderness (Exo. 40)
The tabernacle in Shiloh (Josh. 18:1; 1 Sam. 1:9)
The temple in Jerusalem
Proposed by David (2 Sam. 7).

12. God’s dwelling place on earth
Bethel—the house of God (Gen. 28)
The tabernacle in the wilderness (Exo. 40)
The tabernacle in Shiloh (Josh. 18:1; 1 Sam. 1:9)
The temple in Jerusalem
Proposed by David (2 Sam. 7).
Built by Solomon (2 Chron. 5:1; 7:1).

13. God’s dwelling place on earth
Bethel—the house of God (Gen. 28)
The tabernacle in the wilderness (Exo. 40)
The tabernacle in Shiloh (Josh. 18:1; 1 Sam. 1:9)
The temple in Jerusalem
Proposed by David (2 Sam. 7).
Built by Solomon (2 Chron. 5:1; 7:1).
Destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar (2 Chron. 36:19).

14. God’s dwelling place on earth
Bethel—the house of God (Gen. 28)
The tabernacle in the wilderness (Exo. 40)
The tabernacle in Shiloh (Josh. 18:1; 1 Sam. 1:9)
The temple in Jerusalem
Proposed by David (2 Sam. 7).
Built by Solomon (2 Chron. 5:1; 7:1).
Destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar (2 Chron. 36:19).
Rebuilt by decree of Cyrus (Ezra 1:2), under the urging of Haggai (Hag. 1:4, 8–9), by Ezra (Ezra 6:14.

15. God’s dwelling place on earth
In Jesus Christ bodily

16. God’s dwelling place on earth
In Jesus Christ bodily
“The Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth” (John 1:14)

17. God’s dwelling place on earth
In Jesus Christ bodily
“The Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth” (John 1:14)
“Dwelt (eskenosen). Lit., tabernacled, fixed, or had His tabernacle: from skene, a tent or tabernacle. The verb is used only by John: in the Gospel only here….The figure here is from the Old Testament. The tabernacle was the dwelling-place of Jehovah; the meeting-place of God and Israel. So the Word came to men in the person of Jesus. As Jehovah adopted for His habitation a dwelling like that of the people in the wilderness, so the Word assumed a community of nature with mankind, an embodiment like that of humanity at large, and became flesh” (Vincent, Word Studies in the NT, p. 51).

18. God’s dwelling place on earth
In Jesus Christ bodily
“The Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth” (John 1:14)
“He said to him, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see the heavens opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man’” (v. 51).

19. God’s dwelling place on earth
In Jesus Christ bodily
“The Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth” (John 1:14)
“He said to him, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see the heavens opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man’” (v. 51).
“‘Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up’….He was speaking of the temple of His body” (John 2:19, 21).

20. God’s dwelling place on earth
In Jesus Christ bodily
“The Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth” (John 1:14)
“He said to him, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see the heavens opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man’” (v. 51).
“‘Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up’….He was speaking of the temple of His body” (John 2:19, 21).
“In Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form” (Col. 2:9)

21. God’s dwelling place on earth
In Jesus Christ bodily
“The Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth” (John 1:14)
“He said to him, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see the heavens opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man’” (v. 51).
“‘Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up’….He was speaking of the temple of His body” (John 2:19, 21).
“In Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form” (Col. 2:9)
“Behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom” (Matt. 27:51).

22. God’s dwelling place on earth
In Jesus Christ bodily
In the believers individually

23. God’s dwelling place on earth
In Jesus Christ bodily
In the believers individually
“Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you” (1 Cor. 6:19).

24. God’s dwelling place on earth
In Jesus Christ bodily
In the believers individually
“Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you” (1 Cor. 6:19).
“So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith” (Eph. 3:17).

25. God’s dwelling place on earth
In Jesus Christ bodily
In the believers individually
“Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you” (1 Cor. 6:19).
“So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith” (Eph. 3:17).
“He comes to be glorified in His saints on that day, and to be marveled at among all who have believed” (2 Thess. 1:10).

26. God’s dwelling place on earth
In Jesus Christ bodily
In the believers individually
In the church corporately

27. God’s dwelling place on earth
In Jesus Christ bodily
In the believers individually
In the church corporately
“Upon this rock I will build My church” (Matt. 16:18).

28. God’s dwelling place on earth
In Jesus Christ bodily
In the believers individually
In the church corporately
“Upon this rock I will build My church” (Matt. 16:18).
“You also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house” (1 Pet. 2:5).

29. God’s dwelling place on earth
In Jesus Christ bodily
In the believers individually
In the church corporately
“Upon this rock I will build My church” (Matt. 16:18).
“You also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house” (1 Pet. 2:5).
“In whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit” (Eph. 2:21–22).

30. God’s dwelling place on earth
In Jesus Christ bodily
In the believers individually
In the church corporately
“Upon this rock I will build My church” (Matt. 16:18).
“You also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house” (1 Pet. 2:5).
“In whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit” (Eph. 2:21–22).
“To Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever” (Eph. 3:21).

31. God’s dwelling place on earth
In Jesus Christ bodily
In the believers individually
In the church corporately
“Upon this rock I will build My church” (Matt. 16:18).
“You also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house” (1 Pet. 2:5).
“In whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit” (Eph. 2:21–22).
“To Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever” (Eph. 3:21).
“That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing” (Eph. 5:27).

32. God’s dwelling place on earth
In Jesus Christ bodily
In the believers individually
In the church corporately
In the New Jerusalem eternally

33. God’s dwelling place on earth
In Jesus Christ bodily
In the believers individually
In the church corporately
In the New Jerusalem eternally
“I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, ‘Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them’” (Rev. 21:2–3).