The Word dwelt among us.
He tabernacled with men.
And the Word was made flesh,
and dwelt among us,
and we beheld his glory,
the glory as of the only begotten
of the Father.
Dwelt among us means the Word made flesh tabernacled with men. The eternal Word took up residence among His people. The tabernacle of the wilderness pointed to this: God dwelling in the midst of His people. In Jesus, the tabernacle became flesh. We beheld His glory. He is God with us. The One who dwelt among us is the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
- The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us.
- He tabernacled with men.
- We beheld His glory.
- The tabernacle of old pointed to Him.
- He is God with us.
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us.
And the Word was made flesh,
and dwelt among us,
and we beheld his glory,
the glory as of the only begotten
of the Father.
Let them make me a sanctuary;
that I may dwell among them.
- John 1:14 uses the word that means “tabernacled” or “dwelt.”
- Exodus 25:8 and 40:34 describe God dwelling in the tabernacle.
- The glory that filled the tabernacle is the glory beheld in Christ.
- Revelation 21:3 looks forward to the tabernacle of God with men.
- Dwelt among us is the meaning of the incarnation.
- He is Immanuel, God with us.
- Tabernacled – He pitched His tent among us.
- Flesh – The Word was made flesh.
- Glory – We beheld His glory.
- Presence – God dwelling in the midst.
- Fulfilled – The tabernacle pointed to Him.
- Future – The tabernacle of God with men.
- John 1:14 – “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.”
- Exodus 25:8 – “And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.”
- Exodus 40:34 – “Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.”
- Revelation 21:3 – “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.”
- Matthew 1:23 – “They shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.”
- Colossians 2:9 – “For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.”
- John 14:23 – “We will come unto him, and make our abode with him.”
- Hebrews 8:2 – “A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.”
- Revelation 7:15 – “Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.”
- Isaiah 7:14 – “Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”
- John 1:18 – “The only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.”
- Matthew 28:20 – “Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.”
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us.
We beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father.
Let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.
The Word dwelt among us. He tabernacled with men. We beheld His glory. He is God with us.
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