Bible Verses About the God of Heaven: 12

"We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, one that a great king of Israel built and finished."

— Ezra 5:11 (NIV)

People who search bible verses about the God of heaven want Scripture on the title God of heaven — Hebrew Elohei hashamayim in Ezra, Nehemiah, Daniel, and Jonah — not only the living God confession alone or the everlasting God olam inventory alone. This page is a numbered list of twelve passages with the NIV text and a short note on each. Related lists: Bible verses about the living God, Bible verses about Everlasting God, Bible verses about El Elyon, Bible verses about the Most High, Bible verses about Lord of Hosts, Bible verses about hope, Bible verses about faith, Bible verses about God's love, Bible verses about Jesus, Bible verses about Christ, Bible verses about worship, Bible verses about salvation, and Bible verse of the day. God of heaven here means the Elohei hashamayim title in post-exilic and prophetic speech — distinct from living-God / everlasting-God inventories alone.

Word study (lead theme). In Hebrew, אֱלֹהֵי elohei (construct of אֱלֹהִים elohim, Strong's H430; Bible Hub H430) means God of, and הַשָּׁמַיִם hashamayim (Strong's H8064; Bible Hub H8064) means the heavens. Ezra 5:11 names the God of heaven and earth. Daniel and Nehemiah pray to the God of heaven; Jonah confesses the LORD, the God of heaven. This list tracks that title — not the living-God twelve and not everlasting-olam alone.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezra 5 presses the builders' confession that they are servants of the God of heaven and earth (Bible Hub MHC Ezra 5; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Ezra 5). On Daniel 2 he notes mercy sought from the God of heaven and praise to the God of heaven (Bible Hub MHC Daniel 2; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Daniel 2). On Jonah 1 he presses Jonah's confession of the LORD, the God of heaven (Bible Hub MHC Jonah 1; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Jonah 1). (Living God and Everlasting God live on those pages; this list centers Elohei hashamayim.)

12 Bible verses about the God of heaven

1. Ezra 5:11. "We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, one that a great king of Israel built and finished." Servants of the God of heaven and earth — the title itself. See Bible verses about worship.

2. Daniel 2:18. "He urged them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that he and his friends might not be executed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon." Plead for mercy from the God of heaven. See Bible verses about hope.

3. Daniel 2:19. "During the night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven" Daniel praised the God of heaven. See Bible verses about faith.

4. Jonah 1:9. "He answered, 'I am a Hebrew and I worship the LORD, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.'" I worship the LORD, the God of heaven. See Bible verses about worship.

5. Genesis 24:7. "The LORD, the God of heaven, who brought me out of my father's household and my native land and who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, 'To your offspring I will give this land'—he will send his angel before you so that you can get a wife for my son from there." The LORD, the God of heaven — Abraham's oath speech. See Bible verses about faith.

6. Nehemiah 1:4. "When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven." Prayed before the God of heaven. See Bible verses about hope.

7. Nehemiah 1:5. "Then I said: 'LORD, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments,'" LORD, the God of heaven — covenant of love. See Bible verses about God's love.

8. Nehemiah 2:4. "The king said to me, 'What is it you want?' Then I prayed to the God of heaven," Then I prayed to the God of heaven. See Bible verses about faith.

9. Daniel 2:44. "In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will crush all those kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever." The God of heaven will set up a kingdom. See Bible verses about salvation.

10. Ezra 1:2. "This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: 'The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah.'" The LORD, the God of heaven — Cyrus's decree. See Bible verses about hope.

11. Ezra 7:12. "Artaxerxes, king of kings, To Ezra the priest, teacher of the Law of the God of heaven: Greetings." Teacher of the Law of the God of heaven. See Bible verses about worship.

12. Revelation 11:13. "At that very hour there was a severe earthquake and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the survivors were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven." Gave glory to the God of heaven. See Bible verses about jesus.

How to use these verses

Pick one verse when you need the God of heaven — not twelve as a grind. If you need Ezra's temple confession, start at Ezra 5:11. If you need Daniel's mercy and praise, open Daniel 2:18–19. If you need Jonah's worship confession, open Jonah 1:9. For the living-God title, open Bible verses about the living God. For everlasting-olam, open Bible verses about Everlasting God. For Most High, open Bible verses about the Most High. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day.

Questions people ask

What is a good Bible verse about the God of heaven?

Ezra 5:11 (servants of the God of heaven and earth) is the clear starting place; Daniel 2:18–19 and Jonah 1:9 press the same title in prayer and worship.

How do Bible verses about the God of heaven differ from the living God alone?

Living God tracks chay / zōn living-vs-idols speech. This list centers Elohei hashamayim — God of heaven in Ezra, Nehemiah, Daniel, and Jonah.

What Hebrew words sit under God of heaven?

Elohim (H430) and shamayim (H8064) — God of the heavens.

Why isn't Matthew 16:16 or Daniel 6:26 on this page?

Those exclusive living-God leads stay on living God so the two hubs stay distinct.

Where should I start if I only read one page?

Start here for God of heaven; open living God for the living title; open El Elyon for God Most High.