Leviticus 26:3-13
“And I will set my tabernacle among you... And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people. I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt.”
King James Version
God's covenant promise to dwell and walk among His people as their God — a thread running to the incarnation and the new creation.
Fulfillment References
2 Corinthians 6:16 John 1:14 Revelation 21:3 Ezekiel 37:27
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) Pentecostal'I will walk among you, and will be your God' — fulfilled in Jesus, Immanuel (John 1:14), the one God dwelling with His people, consummated in Revelation 21:3.
JewishThe covenant blessing of God's dwelling presence (Shekhinah) among Israel — the heart of the covenant relationship.
CatholicFulfilled progressively in the Incarnation ('the Word dwelt among us') and consummately in the new creation (Rev. 21:3).
ProtestantThe dwelling promise runs from the tabernacle to Christ (John 1:14) to the Church (2 Cor. 6:16) to the new creation (Rev. 21:3).
OrthodoxGod dwelling with His people, fulfilled in the Incarnation and the life of the Church.
DispensationalThe dwelling promise realized in stages, consummated in the kingdom and new creation.
AcademicPart of the Holiness Code's covenant-blessing formula; the 'I will be their God' formula recurs across the canon, picked up in NT consummation texts.
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