House of god

Summary

A designation for places of divine worship, from Jacob's Bethel ('house of God') to the tabernacle and temple, and ultimately applied to the church.

☩Old Testament Usage

Jacob named Bethel ('house of God') after his vision of the heavenly ladder (Genesis 28:17, 22). The tabernacle and temple became God's house (Judges 18:31; 1 Chronicles 9:11), where He made His presence known. These were places of sacrifice, prayer, and encounter with the divine.

☩New Testament Fulfillment

Jesus called the temple 'my Father's house' (John 2:16). Paul identifies the church as 'the house of God' and 'pillar and foundation of the truth' (1 Timothy 3:15). Believers themselves become God's temple through the indwelling Spirit (1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19).

Related Verses94 mentions

Ezra· 24 verses

1:4 2:68 3:8 3:9 4:24

2 Chronicles· 22 verses

3:3 4:11 4:19 5:1 5:14

1 Chronicles· 13 verses

6:48 9:11 9:13 9:26 9:27

Nehemiah· 9 verses

6:10 8:16 11:11 11:16 11:22

References

1.John McClintock and James Strong, "House Of God," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).