The term "spacious" in the biblical context often conveys the idea of abundance, freedom, and divine blessing. It is used to describe physical spaces, metaphorical concepts, and spiritual conditions that reflect God's provision and generosity.

Old Testament Usage

In the Old Testament, the concept of spaciousness is frequently associated with the Promised Land, a place of abundance and divine favor. For instance, in Exodus 3:8, God promises to deliver the Israelites from Egypt and bring them "to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey." This description emphasizes the fertility and richness of the land God has prepared for His people, contrasting with the oppression they experienced in Egypt.

The Psalms also reflect on the idea of spaciousness as a metaphor for divine deliverance and freedom. Psalm 18:19 states, "He brought me out into a spacious place; He rescued me because He delighted in me." Here, the spacious place symbolizes liberation from distress and the expansive freedom found in God's salvation.

New Testament Implications

While the New Testament does not frequently use the term "spacious," the concept is present in the teachings of Jesus and the apostles. The idea of spiritual spaciousness can be seen in the freedom and abundant life offered through Christ. In John 10:10 , Jesus declares, "I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness." This fullness of life can be understood as a spiritual spaciousness, where believers experience the vastness of God's grace and love.

Theological Significance

Theologically, spaciousness is often linked to the freedom and abundance found in a relationship with God. It contrasts with the narrowness and limitations of life apart from Him. In a spiritual sense, spaciousness represents the broad and open path of righteousness and the expansive nature of God's kingdom.

The concept also underscores the idea of divine hospitality. God invites His people into a spacious relationship with Him, where they can experience His generosity and care. This is reflected in the invitation to enter into God's rest and the promise of eternal life, which is depicted as a place of vast and unending joy.

Practical Application

For believers, the notion of spaciousness serves as a reminder of God's provision and the freedom found in Christ. It encourages Christians to live expansively, embracing the fullness of life that God offers. This includes trusting in God's promises, experiencing His peace, and sharing His love with others.

In summary, the biblical concept of spaciousness is rich with meaning, symbolizing God's abundant provision, the freedom found in His salvation, and the expansive nature of His kingdom. It invites believers to live in the fullness of God's grace and to anticipate the eternal spaciousness of His heavenly promise.1. (n.) Extending far and wide; vast in extent.

2. (n.) Inclosing an extended space; having large or ample room; not contracted or narrow; capacious; roomy; as, spacious bounds; a spacious church; a spacious hall.

2149. euruchoros -- spacious
... spacious. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: euruchoros Phonetic Spelling:
(yoo-roo'-kho-ros) Short Definition: broad, spacious Definition: broad ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2149.htm - 6k7304. ravach -- to be wide or spacious
... 7303, 7304. ravach. 7305 . to be wide or spacious. Transliteration: ravach
Phonetic Spelling: (raw-vakh') Short Definition: relief. Word Origin a prim. ...
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6601a. pathah -- to be spacious, wide or open
... 6601, 6601a. pathah. 6601b . to be spacious, wide or open. Transliteration:
pathah Short Definition: enlarge. Word Origin a prim. ...
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6601. pathah -- to be spacious, wide or open
... 6600, 6601. pathah. 6601a . to be spacious, wide or open. Transliteration:
pathah Phonetic Spelling: (paw-thaw') Short Definition: allure. ...
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7342. rachab -- wide, broad
... rachab Definition wide, broad NASB Word Usage arrogant (2), broad (7), broader
(1), extensive (1), large* (2), liberty (1), proud (1), spacious (1), spacious ...
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1419. gadol -- great
... mighty and great (1), more* (1), much (1), nobles (1), old (1), older (8), oldest
(3), prominent (1), rich (1), screamed* (1), severe (1), spacious (1), vast (1 ...
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3027. yad -- hand
... 1), representative (1), responsible* (1), rule (5), seized* (2), service (1), side
(5), sides (1), signpost (1), slackness* (1), some (1), spacious* (1), stays ...
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The Spacious Firmament on High,
... The Treasury of Sacred Song. Book First CLXXVI The spacious firmament on high,.
With all the blue ethereal sky, And spangled Heavens, a shining frame,. ...
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the Spacious Firmament on High
... II. THE CHRISTIAN YEAR Sundays after Trinity: Praise and Adoration 252. The spacious
firmament on high. LMD ... Joseph Addison, 1712. The spacious firmament on high, ...
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Addison
... It has been claimed that Andrew Marvell is the author of two of these hymns ("The
spacious firmament on high" and "When all thy mercies, O my God"), but this ...
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Meditation ii. The Supper-Room.
... leading to that Castle, there stood, towards the east, an ancient and solid building,
between rows of thick trees, in the midst of a spacious court surrounded ...
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The Lord's Prayer: the Preface in Matthew
... Indeed every wayfarer along the broad and spacious way leading to destruction without
rightness or straightness but crooked and cornered throughout, (for the ...
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Jowett -- Apostolic Optimism
... Nay, one might legitimately use the figure of a finer medium still, and say that
in all the spacious reaches of the apostle's life the redemptive work of his ...
/.../various/the worlds great sermons volume 10/jowett apostolic optimism.htm

The Circumcision of Jesus
... was very narrow, and fourteen steep steps led down first into a small cellar-like
chamber and then into a vaulted chamber which was more spacious than the Cave ...
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Carey as an Educator --The First Christian College in the East
... examinations. Of the twelve side-rooms above and below, eight were of spacious
dimensions, twenty-seven feet by thirty-five. The ...
/.../smith/the life of william carey/chapter xiv carey as an.htm

A Letter to Origen from Africanus About the History of Susanna.
... Then if it was not this Joakim, but some other from the common people,
whence had a captive such a mansion and spacious garden? ...
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The Church and the Empire
... volume will be of great value as giving a bird's-eye view of the fascinating struggle
of the Church with heathenism during those spacious centuries." -- Church ...
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Spacious (10 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) Inclosing an extended space; having large or ample room; not contracted
or narrow; capacious; roomy; as, spacious bounds; a spacious church; a spacious...
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Wide (206 Occurrences)
... 1. (superl.) Having considerable distance or extent between the sides; spacious
across; much extended in a direction at right angles to that of length; not ...
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Caesarea (20 Occurrences)
... headquarters of the Roman troops. It was the great Gentile city of Palestine,
with a spacious artificial harbour. It was adorned with ...
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Naphtali (51 Occurrences)
... The mountains immediately North of the sea are rocky and barren; but when this tract
is passed, we enter the lofty and spacious lands of upper Galilee, which ...
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Spaces (15 Occurrences)

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Spade (5 Occurrences)

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Gilead (130 Occurrences)
... This mountain commands a most spacious view. ... Its spacious uplands, its wooded and
well-watered valleys have been for centuries the pasture-land of the nomads. ...
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Vermilion (2 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 22:14 who says, I will build me a wide house and spacious chambers, and
cuts him out windows; and it is ceiling with cedar, and painted with vermilion ...
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Kedesh (12 Occurrences)
... From its lofty situation, Kedesh commanded a spacious view over a richly varied
landscape, With smiling cornfields, and hills clothed with oak and terebinth. ...
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Kenath (2 Occurrences)
... patriarch Job-Maqam Ayyub. The position commands a spacious and interesting
view over the whole of the Chauran. The identification has ...
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