Exodus 29:45

And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God.

Cross-references

Exodus 15:17 anticipates God's dwelling place in the sanctuary, complementing the promise of God dwelling among Israel with a specific location.

Exodus 25:8 Parallel

Exodus 25:8 commands building a sanctuary so God may dwell among them, providing the earlier foundation for the promise made here.

Exodus 6:7 Parallel

Exodus 6:7 uses the same covenant language of God taking Israel as His people and being their God, a foundational promise.

Revelation 21:3 Prophetic fulfillment

Revelation 21:3 is the ultimate fulfillment of this promise, with God dwelling eternally among His people.

Ephesians 2:22 describes believers being built into a dwelling for God by the Spirit, echoing the tabernacle promise.

2 Corinthians 6:16 directly quotes this verse, applying it to believers as the temple of the living God.

John 14:23 Parallel

John 14:23 promises the Father and Son making their home with believers, a direct parallel to God dwelling among Israel.

John 14:20 Allusion

John 14:20 shows the intimate union with Christ, where believers are in Him and He in them, fulfilling the dwelling.

John 14:17 Allusion

John 14:17 reveals the fulfillment through the Spirit who now lives in believers, applying the OT dwelling promise.

Zechariah 2:10 echoes the same promise of God coming to dwell among His people, anticipating future restoration.

Leviticus 26:12 echoes the covenant promise 'I will walk among you and be your God,' reinforcing the relational aspect of God's dwelling.

In Jeremiah 14:9, the prophet pleads 'You are among us, Lord' — directly appealing to the promise of God's dwelling presence.

Ezekiel 34:24 echoes the covenant formula 'I will be their God' — the same relationship promised when God dwells among them.

Ezekiel 43:7 states God will live among Israelites forever — a direct restatement of the dwelling promise in the new temple vision.

Daniel 2:11 Contrast

In Daniel 2:11, pagan gods are said not to dwell with humans — starkly contrasting the true God who promises to dwell with Israel.

Haggai 2:5 Allusion

Haggai 2:5 says God's Spirit remains among them — a fulfillment of the dwelling promise after the exile.

In 2 Chronicles 6:18, Solomon questions how God can dwell on earth — contrasting the promise with God's transcendent majesty.

Numbers 35:34 repeats the same phrase: 'I, the Lord, dwell among the Israelites' — a direct citation of the covenant promise.

In Numbers 23:21, Balaam declares 'the Lord their God is with them' — directly echoing God's promise to dwell among Israel.

In Revelation 7:15, the promise of God dwelling among His people finds ultimate fulfillment in the heavenly temple.

Leviticus 26:11 repeats the promise of God's dwelling among them, reinforcing the covenant blessing.

Psalm 114:2 Allusion

Psalm 114:2 says Judah became God's sanctuary — a poetic restatement of God dwelling among His people in the land.

Psalm 68:18 Allusion

Psalm 68:18 celebrates God ascending and receiving gifts that He may dwell among men, a poetic reflection on the theme of divine presence.

In Numbers 16:3, rebels claim God dwells among all the community, misusing the same promise to challenge Moses' authority.