Casa de Deus: o que a Bíblia diz sobre este lugar
O que a Bíblia chama de casa de Deus
Na Bíblia, a "casa de Deus" não é uma construção física feita para conter o Criador, mas o espaço onde Ele escolhe manifestar a sua presença e se relacionar com as pessoas. Esse conceito se desenvolve ao longo das Escrituras: começa com altares e tendas no deserto, passa pelo templo de Jerusalém e culmina no Novo Testamento, onde a morada divina passa a ser o próprio crente e a comunidade da fé.
A primeira vez que a expressão surge associada a um lugar específico ocorre quando Jacó acorda de uma visão no deserto e chama aquele local de Betel — que significa literalmente "casa de Deus":
And Ya’akov awakened out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) is in this place; and I knew [it] not.
And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful [is] this place! this [is] none other but the house of God-Elōhīm [The Living Word - The Many Powered], and this [is] the gate of heaven.(Genesis 28:16,17)
Mais tarde, Israel ergueu o tabernáculo móvel e, depois, o templo de Salomão. Ainda assim, os profetas e apóstolos sempre enfatizaram que Deus transcende qualquer espaço construído por mãos humanas:
Thus says the LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate), The heaven [is] my throne, and the earth [is] my footstool: where [is] the house that you2f build unto me? and where [is] the place of my rest?
For all those [things] has my hand made, and all those [things] have been, says the LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate): but to this [man] will I look, [even] to [him that is] poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembles at my word.(Isaiah 66:1,2)
Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moshe [He Who Draws Out Of The Waters], that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.
Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Yeshua [God is Salvation] into the possession of the Goyim [Gentiles], whom God-The Father drove out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David [Beloved];
Who found favour before God-The Father, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God-The Father of Ya’akov [He who grabs onto the heal of] [Heal of God].
But Shlomo [peace] (Solomon) built him an house.
However the Most High dwells not in temples made with hands; as says the prophet,
Heaven [is] my throne, and earth [is] my footstool: what house will you2f build me? says the Lord - Kurios: or what [is] the place of my rest?
Has not my hand made all these things?(Acts 7:44-50)
O desejo pela presença nos Salmos
Nos Salmos, a expressão "casa do Senhor" frequentemente expressa a saudade e o anseio pela comunhão viva com Deus, e não mero apego às paredes do santuário. Estar na casa de Deus significava desfrutar de paz, segurança e abrigo sob o cuidado do Criador:
One [thing] have I desired of the LORD-Yehōvah [Messiah Pre-Incarnate], that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD-Yehōvah [Messiah Pre-Incarnate] all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD-Yehōvah [Messiah Pre-Incarnate], and to enquire in his temple.(Tehillim - Psalms 27:4)
For a day in youri courts [is] better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God-Elōhīm (The Living Word) [The Many Powered], than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.(Tehillim - Psalms 84:10)
I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD-Yehōvah [Messiah Pre-Incarnate].(Tehillim - Psalms 122:1)
Os autores bíblicos usam essa imagem para descrever a estabilidade espiritual de quem confia no Senhor:
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD-Yehōvah [Messiah Pre-Incarnate] forever.(Tehillim - Psalms 23:6)
But I [am] like a green olive tree in the house of God-Elōhīm (The Living Word) [The Many Powered]: I trust in the mercy of God-Elōhīm (The Living Word) [The Many Powered] forever and ever.(Tehillim - Psalms 52:8)
Blessed (Favored by God; happy; prosperous) [is the man whom] youi choose, and cause to approach [unto youi, that] he may dwell in youri courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of youri house, [even] of youri holy temple.(Tehillim - Psalms 65:4)
Jesus e o zelo pelo templo
Nos evangelhos, Jesus trata o templo físico com reverência solene, confrontando os líderes religiosos que haviam transformado o local sagrado em mercado lucrativo:
Yeshua [God is Salvation] entered the house of Yehovah [Messiah Pre-Incarnate] and found there those who buy and sell. He overturned the tables of the moneychangers and the seats of those who were selling doves.
He said unto them: "It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations, but you have made it a cave of thieves’".(Gosel 21:12,13)
A postura de Cristo ao expulsar os vendilhões cumpriu o sentimento profético registrado nos Salmos sobre o compromisso irrestrito com as coisas do Pai:
And the Y’hudit (Y’hudim (Judeans) [praised of Yah]’) Passover was at hand, and Yeshua [God is Salvation] went up to Yerushalayim [Foundation of Peace],
And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:
And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables;
And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.
And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of youri house has eaten me up.(John 2:13-17)
For the zeal of youri house has eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached youi are fallen upon me.(Tehillim - Psalms 69:9)
Nesse mesmo episódio, Jesus apontou para a transição definitiva: ao anunciar que reedificaria o templo em três dias, Ele falava da ressurreição do seu próprio corpo, inaugurando uma nova forma de encontro com o Criador.
A morada espiritual: a igreja e o corpo do cristão
Com a nova aliança estabelecida por Cristo e a vinda do Espírito Santo, o conceito de templo físico perde a centralidade. A morada de Deus deixa de ser um endereço geográfico e se torna pessoal e comunitária.
Individualmente, o corpo do cristão é santuário do Espírito:
What? know you2f not that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit [Ruach HaKodesh] [which is] in you, which you2f have of God-The Father, and you2f are not your own?(1 Corinthians 6:19)
Coletivamente, a comunidade dos que creem — a igreja — é a verdadeira família e habitação viva de Deus na terra:
But if I wait long, that youi may know how youi ought to behave yourself in the house of God-The Father, which is the church of the living God-The Father, the pillar and ground of the truth.(1 Timothy 3:15)
But Moshiach [Messiah] as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.(Hebrews 3:6)
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