Acts 7:49

“Heaven is my throne, and earth is my foot stool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?”

"Heaven is my throne, and earth is my foot stool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?" - Acts 7:49
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What does Acts 7:49 mean?

Acts 7:49 (KJV) reads, "Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?" This verse is part of a longer speech delivered by Stephen, one of the seven deacons appointed by the apostles to serve the…

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The Cosmic Majesty of God: A Call to Reverence and Service

In Acts 7:49, the profound declaration is made: "Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?" This verse, spoken through Stephen in his speech before the Sanhedrin, echoes the grandeur of God's…

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A Prayer of Reverence for the Sovereignty of God

O Sovereign Lord, Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth, it is with a humble heart that I come before Your presence today, meditating on Your profound words spoken through Your servant Stephen as recorded in Acts 7:49: "Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what…

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Acts 7:49 - "Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?"
Acts 13:49 - "And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region."
Isaiah 49 1-7
John 7:49 - "But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed."
Nehemiah 7:49 - "The children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar,"
"And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region." - Acts 13:49
Luke 7:49 - "And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?"
"But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed." - John 7:49
Genesis 49:7 - "Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel."
Psalms 49:7 - "None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:"
"The children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar," - Nehemiah 7:49
1 Kings 7:49 - "And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold,"
Jeremiah 49:7 - "¶ Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?"
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Acts 14:7 - "And there they preached the gospel."
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Acts 7:47 - "But Solomon built him an house."
Acts 7:1 - "Then said the high priest, Are these things so?"
Acts 19:7 - "And all the men were about twelve."
"And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?" - Luke 7:49
"And there they preached the gospel." - Acts 14:7
Acts 7:50 - "Hath not my hand made all these things?"
Acts 7:7 - "And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place."
"Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel." - Genesis 49:7
Acts 7:18 - "Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph."