Habitation
(represented by several Heb. and Gr. words). God is metaphorically called the habitation of his people (Psa 71:3), in him they find the most delightful rest, safety, and comfort (Psa 91:9). Justice and judgment are the habitation of God’s throne (Psa 89:14), all his acts being founded on justice and judgment (Psa 117:2). The land of Canaan, the city of Jerusalem, the tabernacle and Temple, are spoken of as the habitation of God; there he does or did signally show himself present (Psa 132:5; Psa 132:13; Eph 2:22). Eternity is represented as his habitation (Isa 57:15). He inhabited the praises of Israel, a told metaphor, implying that Jehovah is the object of, and kindly accepts the praises of his people (Psa 22:3). SEE DWELLING.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Habitation
God is the habitation of his people, who find rest and safety in him (Ps. 71:3; 91:9). Justice and judgment are the habitation of God’s throne (Ps. 89:14, Heb. mekhon, “foundation”), because all his acts are founded on justice and judgment. (See Ps. 132:5, 13; Eph. 2:22, of Canaan, Jerusalem, and the temple as God’s habitation.) God inhabits eternity (Isa. 57:15), i.e., dwells not only among men, but in eternity, where time is unknown; and “the praises of Israel” (Ps. 22:3), i.e., he dwells among those praises and is continually surrounded by them.
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Habitation
This word is of gracious import. In reference to the sweet promises of God, as indwelling in his people, and they living by faith upon the gracious truth, nothing can be more delightful. “Lo, I come; and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord.” (Zec 2:10) And in one of the richest promises of the Bible, our blessed Lord Jesus speaks to the same effect: “If a man love me (saith Jesus,) he will keep my words; and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.” (Joh 14:23) And the apostle Paul following the gracious words of his divine master, saith, that the whole spiritual building the church, is for “an habitation of God through the Spirit.” (Eph 2:22)
Fuente: The Poor Mans Concordance and Dictionary to the Sacred Scriptures
Habitation
hab-i-tashun: Properly a place of sojourn or dwelling. The term in the King James Version representing some 16 Hebrew words (moshabh, maon, mishkan, naweh, etc.), and 5 Greek words, is variously changed in certain passages in the Revised Version (British and American), as Gen 49:5, swords; Lev 13:46 dwelling; Job 5:24; Jer 25:30, Jer 25:37, fold; Psa 89:14; Psa 97:2, etc., foundation; Psa 132:5, tabernacle; Luk 16:9, tabernacles, etc. Conversely, habitation appears in the Revised Version (British and American) for the King James Version dwelling place in 2Ch 30:27; Psa 79:7, house; Psa 83:12; 2Co 5:2, tabernacle, Act 7:46, etc. See HOUSE.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Habitation
“a habitation” (from oiketer, “an inhabitant,” and oikos, “a dwelling”), is used in Jud 1:6, of the heavenly region appointed by God as the dwelling place of angeles; in 2Co 5:2, RV, “habitation,” AV, “house,” figuratively of the spiritual bodies of believers when raised or changed at the return of the Lord. See HOUSE.
(kata, “down,” used intensively, and No. 1), implying more permanency than No. 1, is used in Eph 2:22 of the church as the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit; in Rev 18:2 of Babylon, figuratively, as the dwelling place of demons.
“a settlement, colony, dwelling” (kata, and oikos, see above), is used in Act 17:26, of the localities Divinely appointed as the dwelling places of the nations.
“a farm, a dwelling” (epi, “upon,” aulis, “a place in which to pass the night, a country house, cottage or cabin, a fold”), is used in Act 1:20 of the habitation of Judas.
akin to skenoo, “to dwell in a tent or tabernacle,” is rendered “habitations” in Luk 16:9, AV (RV, “tabernacles”), of the eternal dwelling places of the redeemed. See TABERNACLE.
“a booth,” or “tent pitched” (akin to No. 5), is used of the Temple as God’s dwelling, as that which David desired to build, Act 7:46 (RV, “habitation,” AV, “tabernacle”); metaphorically of the body as a temporary tabernacle, 2Pe 1:13-14. See TABERNACLE.
Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words
Habitation
Psa 74:20 (a) This expression describes the dens of iniquity, both religious and irreligious, in which evil people live their wicked lives.
Psa 91:9 (b) This is a picture of the precious experience of one who walks with GOD and dwells in His presence by faith. It is actually the story of the life of the Lord JESUS who lived in the presence of GOD from a past eternity, and walked with His Father during His sojourn on earth.
Psa 97:2 (a) The type is used here to describe the atmosphere of righteousness and judgment in which GOD dwells.
Jer 9:6 (a) The Lord is using this figure to describe the surroundings in which Jeremiah lived, for the people were cruel, deceitful and wicked, among whom he must make his dwelling.
Hab 3:11 (a) In this way we are informed that the sun, the moon and the heavenly bodies all dwell in that which would be called “home” to them.
Luk 16:9 (a) Probably this is an expression of derision on the part of the Lord. Those who live with and for the unrighteous on the earth may expect to spend eternity with them in hell.
Act 1:20 (a) The word is used in this passage to indicate the home in which Judas and his family lived. The whole family was blotted out by the Lord, and Judas and his family had no successors. (See Psa 109:6-19).
Eph 2:22 (a) The plan of GOD is to make out of each group of Christians a dwelling place for the Holy Spirit. A godly church is the holiest place on earth. It is GOD’s dwelling place on earth. Every true church of GOD should be like this.
Rev 18:2 (a) This type is used to describe the great apostate church and other religious bodies that offer spiritual guidance contrary to the Word of GOD. In these religious groups, Satan and his angels are at home. They set their thrones in these evil churches. They promote cruelty, wickedness, sin and all the evils that accompany idolatry and liquor. There is no opposition to their operation. They are permitted and encouraged to grow in number and in power. These demons are free to do as they wish in these apostate groups.