Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
But here's the thing, God doesn't actually live in buildings that people construct with their hands, just like the prophet said.
God's too big for any building we could ever make.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Acts, Stephen is delivering a bold speech before the Sanhedrin, a Jewish council, as he defends the early Christian message and recounts Israel's history of rejecting God's prophets. He quotes from the Old Testament, likely Isaiah or the words of Solomon, to argue that God, the Most High, does not dwell in human-made temples, which directly challenged the Jewish leaders' emphasis on the physical Temple in Jerusalem. This context reflects the growing tension between emerging Christianity and traditional Jewish practices in the first century.
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