Acts 7:46

“Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.”

"Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob." - Acts 7:46
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What does Acts 7:46 mean?

The Bible verse Acts 7:46 in the King James Version (KJV) states: "Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob." This verse is part of a speech given by Stephen, one of the early leaders of the Christian church, before the Sanhedrin, the…

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Finding Favor and Fulfilling Desire: A Tabernacle for God

In Acts 7:46 we read, "Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob." This verse encapsulates a beautiful moment in biblical history, introducing us to King David, a man after God's own heart, whose desire to build a house for God reflects…

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A Prayer for Divine Favor and Purpose

O Gracious and Eternal Father, In this sacred moment, I bow my head in humility and reverence before Your holy presence. I come before You in the name of Your Son, Jesus Christ, acknowledging Your majesty and might, recognizing that You are the Creator of all that is seen and…

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Acts 7:46 - "Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob."
acts 10:44-46
Acts 10:46 - "For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,"
Numbers 7:46 - "One kid of the goats for a sin offering:"
Psalms 46:7 - "The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah."
Acts 2:46 - "And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,"
Nehemiah 7:46 - "¶ The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth,"
John 7:46 - "The officers answered, Never man spake like this man."
"For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter," - Acts 10:46
Jeremiah 46:7 - "Who is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers?"
"One kid of the goats for a sin offering:" - Numbers 7:46
1 Kings 7:46 - "In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan."
Luke 7:46 - "My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment."
"The officers answered, Never man spake like this man." - John 7:46
"¶ The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth," - Nehemiah 7:46
"The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah." - Psalms 46:7
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Acts 3:6-7
Acts 3:6-7
Acts 3:6-7
Ezekiel 46:7 - "And he shall prepare a meat offering, an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and for the lambs according as his hand shall attain unto, and an hin of oil to an ephah."
Acts 2:46-47 - "And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved."
Acts 14:7 - "And there they preached the gospel."
Genesis 46:7 - "His sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt."
"Who is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers?" - Jeremiah 46:7
Acts 13:46 - "Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles."
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Acts 7:47 - "But Solomon built him an house."