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God did bless his people with manifestations of himself like the shekinah cloud of glory (Exod.

"Do not I fill heaven and earth?" declares the LORD. Jeremiah 23:24 Can anyone hide in secret places so that I cannot see him?" declares the LORD. On this, the Bible is clear:Ģ Chronicles 2:6 "But who is able to build a temple for him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain him? Who then am I to build a temple for him, except as a place to burn sacrifices before him?" God's infinite nature cannot be contained by the finite. How much less this temple I have built!ġ Chronicles states that God chose the temple for sacrifices and that his Name would be there forever, and that his eyes and heart would always be there. My eyes and my heart will always be there."ġ Kings 8:27 But will God really dwell on earth? The heavens, even the highest heaven, cannot contain you. I have chosen and consecrated this temple so that my Name may be there forever. Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.

When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people, if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.