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Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
Acts 7:46 — KJV
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Acts 7:46
King James Version (KJV)
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— D.L. Moody
Acts 7:46
Verse 46 of 60
Commentary
Commentary on Acts 7:46
Theological / DevotionalFound favour. David, favored of God, wished to build the Temple, but God would not permit him to do so (see on 2 Sam. 7:1-17; 1 Chron. 22:6-10).
Desired. Rather, “requested.”
Find a tabernacle. These words, which appear unusual in the present context, are drawn from the LXX of Ps. 132:5. Here the Greek word translated “tabernacle” (skenoma) is perhaps better rendered “habitation,” as the tabernacle (skene) had existed since the days of Moses, and David wished to build a permanent temple.
God of Jacob. Textual evidence is divided (cf. p. 10) between the readings “God of Jacob” and “house of Jacob,” but the context favors the text as it stands in the KJV. The LXX of Ps. 132:5, from which these words are drawn, reads “God of Jacob.”
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