WHEN
GOD BUILDS THE HOUSE
1.
Exodus 20:24-25
“An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shall sacrifice thereon
thy burnt offerings: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee,
and I will bless thee. And if thou
wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn
stone: for if thou life up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.”
2.
I Kings 5:7
“And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone
made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor
axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.”
3.
I Chronicles 13:7f
“They carried the ark on a new cart.”
4.
I Chronicles 15:13
“For because you did not at the first, the Lord our God made a breach upon us,
for we sought him not after the due order.”
5.
II Chronicles 2:5-6
“And the house which I build is great: for great is our God
above all gods. But who is able to
build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain
him? Who am I then, that I should
build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him?
6.
Psalm 127:1
“Unless the Lord build the house , they labor in vain that build
it.”
7.
Isaiah 9:10
“The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn
stones:”
8.
Isaiah 51:1
“Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord:
look unto the rock whence ye are hewn…”
9.
Matthew 16:18
“Upon this rock I will build my church.”
10. Matthew
21:42 “Jesus saith unto
them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders
rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s
doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes?”(Psalm 118:22-23; Acts 4:11)
11. Matthew
21:44 “And whosoever shall
fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it
will grind him to powder.”
12. Matthew
24:1-2 “And his disciples
came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things?
Verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon
another, that shall not be thrown down.”
13. Matthew
27:50-51 “Jesus, when he
had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from top
to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;”(Mark
15:38;Luke 23:45)
14. Acts
7:47-50 “But Solomon
built him an house. Howbeit
the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the
prophet, Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will
ye build me? said the Lord: or what is the place of my rest? Hath
not my hand made all these things?”(Isaiah 66:1-2)
15. I
Corinthians 3:9-17 “For we
are laborers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, yea are God’s
building. According to the grace of god which is given unto me, as a
wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth
thereon. But let every man take
heed how he buildeth thereupon. For
other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious
stones, wood, hay, stubble; Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for
the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire
shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.
If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall
receive a reward. If any man’s
work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet
so as by fire. Knew ye not that ye
are the temple of God, and that the spirit of God dwelleth in you?
If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for
the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.”
16. II
Corinthians 5:1 “For we
know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved,
we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the
heavens.”
17. Ephesians
2:19-22 “Now therefore ye
are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of
the household of God; And
are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus
Christ himself being the chief corner stone; In whom all the building
fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: In
whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through
the Spirit.”
18. Ephesians
4:15-16 “But speaking the
truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even
Christ: From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by
that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the
measure of every part, maketh increase of the body in love.”
19. Colossians
2:17, 19 “The body is of
Christ…holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands
having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase
of God.”
20. Hebrews
11:10 “For we look for a city which hath foundations, whose builder
and maker is God.”
21. I
Peter 2:3-9 “Ye have tasted
that the Lord is gracious. To whom
coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of
God, and precious, Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual
house, and holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to
God by Jesus Christ. Wherefore also
it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone,
elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded (Isaiah
28:16). Unto you therefore which
believe he is precious: but not them which be disobedient, the stone
which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner
(Psalm 118:22), And a stone of
stumbling, and a rock of offence (Isaiah 8:14), even to them which
stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they wee appointed.
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a
peculiar people; that ye should shew for the praises of him who hath called you
out of darkness into his marvelous light:”
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