“And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places.”
And he said to me, 'Son of Man, this is the place of my throne and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel forever; and the house of Israel shall no longer defile my holy name'—establishing that the temple is God's throne and footstool, the location of divine presence with Israel. The commitment to dwell 'forever' emphasizes permanence and the end of exile's separation. The requirement that Israel not defile the holy name establishes that continued presence is conditional on covenant faithfulness. This verse articulates God's commitment to restored relationship and the expectations governing that relationship.
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