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In Jeremiah 3:14, God calls his bride back, saying, “I will bring you to Zion.” Mount Zion is specifically called “the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem,” in Hebrews 12:22. In this chapter, Mount Zion is called “the mount of his holiness,” in verse 1. It is “beautiful for situation,” a
It was, we are told, a very lovely sight. We must remember that God created that spot for Jerusalem. Jerusalem would be a city like unto none other—the place where God would put His name. Jerusalem is the city of God, and His house would be established there. Thus Zion, or Jerusalem, is a picture of
Some want to disregard the idea of the church as the body of Christ, and they wish to worship in other places or in other ways than he has commanded. This verse tells us that God has chosen Zion in which to dwell. God has ordained the place and manner of worship. Even when those around us tell us th
When we read "the Lord hath chosen Zion" (Ps. 132:13) the meaning is that God chose a people. When we read that God "dwelleth in Zion," (9:11), it is the O.T. way of referring to the "habitation of God through the Spirit," (Eph. 2:22; see I Tim. 3:15) "The Lord loveth the gates of Zion more than all
The references to Zion as a strong fortress and a walled city are many in Scripture. I need only remind you of Psalm 48: "Walk about Zion, and go round about her: count the towers thereof. Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces…" (vv. 12, 13). Zion's citizens (and anyone of interest outside