1 Kings 8:27 & 2 Chronicles 6:18

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Summary

• The highest of heavens cannot contain God.

Details and/or Comments

• This is because heaven is a created place, made for "heavenly creatures," such as angels - just like the earth was made for "earthly creatures." Scripture never describes heaven as being uncreated. That's a view that comes out of pagan mythology.

Scripture

1 Kings 8:27 & 2 Chronicles 6:18

Scripture Passage #1	Scripture Passage #2	Comments and Links
1Ki 8:27 But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can't contain you; how much less this house that I have built!	2Ch 6:18 But will God indeed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can't contain you; how much less this house which I have built!	Though it could not contain him, God chose to dwell in the temple in a special way that was different from his presence in other places - 1 Kings 8:10-13. Heaven God - A Description of Him The Dwelling Place of God

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