Let’s read through the book of Hebrews one verse at a time in 2023. Every day explore a single verse and its cross references. AI-generated text draws the passages together. RSS feed.
For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God.
These cross references all relate to the idea that our ultimate home is in heaven, and that God is the one who designs and builds it. They emphasize the idea of a heavenly city that is our ultimate destination, and that we should be looking forward to living there. They also suggest that our current earthly homes are temporary, and that we should be focused on our heavenly home instead. Finally, they emphasize the idea that God is the one who creates and builds our heavenly home, and that it is our ultimate goal in life.
| Passage | How It’s Related (AI-Generated) |
|---|---|
| 2 Corinthians 5:1: For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. | Both passages discuss the hope believers have in the afterlife. Hebrews 11:10 speaks of the city that has foundations and is designed and built by God. This speaks of the heavenly Jerusalem, the ultimate destination for believers. 2 Corinthians 5:1 speaks of a tent that is destroyed and replaced with a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. This speaks of the resurrection of the body, which will be made perfect and eternal, and will last forever in the presence of God. |
| Philippians 3:20: But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, | Both passages emphasize the importance of looking beyond the temporal world and instead focusing on the eternal world. Hebrews 11:10 speaks of a city with foundations designed and built by God, indicating the need for faith in the unseen. Philippians 3:20 speaks of citizenship in heaven, with a Savior who will come from there. This emphasizes the need to look beyond the here and now and instead focus on the eternal world. |
| Hebrews 3:4: (For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.) | Both passages point to the same truth: that God is the designer and builder of all things. Hebrews 11:10 speaks of a city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God. Hebrews 3:4 expands on this idea by noting that all houses are built by someone, but that the builder of all things is God. This shows that God is the ultimate builder and designer, and that He has the power to create anything. |
| Hebrews 12:22: But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, | Both passages speak of a heavenly city that is designed and built by God. Hebrews 11:10 refers to the city as something Abraham was looking forward to, while Hebrews 12:22 speaks of it as a place believers have come to. This city is identified as the heavenly Jerusalem, a place where the living God resides and where angels gather in festal celebration. |
| Hebrews 13:14: For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come. | Both passages refer to the same city - the city that is to come. Hebrews 11:10 speaks of Abraham's faith in the future city of God, which is designed and built by God. Hebrews 13:14 acknowledges that our current city is not our true home, and encourages us to seek the city that is to come. |
Heavenly Father, thank You for the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is You. Help us to remember that our true home is in heaven, and that we await a Savior, Jesus Christ, who will bring us to the heavenly Jerusalem. Thank You for being the builder of all things, and for giving us a hope and a future. Help us to remember that this world is not our lasting city, but that our true home is in You. We pray this in Jesus’ name, Amen.
This reading plan reads through a single verse each day, six days a week, paired with the most-popular cross references for the verse. AI-generated (and human-reviewed) text provides an opening thought and concluding prayer along with an explanation for how each cross reference relates to the verse. In 2023, this reading plan works through Hebrews one verse at a time. Every seventh day is a catchup day. Want more info? Try this blog post.
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