1 Kings 8:20

_AND HE SAID, BLESSED BE THE LORD GOD OF ISRAEL, WHICH SPAKE WITH HIS MOUTH UNTO DAVID MY FATHER, AND HATH WITH HIS HAND FULFILLED IT, SAYING,_ No JFB commentary on these verses....

12-21 Solomon encouraged the priests, who were much astonished at the dark cloud. The dark dispensations of Providence should quicken us in fleeing for refuge to the hope of the gospel. Nothing can more reconcile us to them, than to consider what God has said, and to compare his word and works together. Whatever good we do, we must look on it as the performance of God's promise to us, not of our promises to him....

EXPOSITION THE DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE.—The stately and impressive service with which the Temple, the character and contents of which have now been described, was dedicated, is related in this chapter, and divides itself into four sections. We have (1) the removal of the ark and Solomon's ascription of praise on the occasion (1 Kings 8:1). (2) The prayer of consecration (1 Kings 8:23-11). (3) The benediction of the congregation (1 Kings 8:55-11), and (4) the festal sacrifices which followed on and completed the dedication ...

AND THE LORD HATH PERFORMED HIS WORD THAT HE SPAKE,.... To David, concerning his son's building the temple: AND I AM RISEN UP IN THE ROOM OF DAVID MY FATHER, AND SIT ON THE THRONE OF ISRAEL, AS THE LORD PROMISED; succeeded him in the kingdom: AND HAVE BUILT AN HOUSE FOR THE NAME OF THE LORD GOD OF ISRAEL; the temple he had now finished; and thus the promise to David was punctually fulfilled, that he should have a son that should succeed him in the throne, and build the house of the Lord....

CHAPTER 8THE DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE _ 1. The great assembly (1 Kings 8:1)_ 2. The transportation of the ark (1 Kings 8:3) 3. The glory of the LORD filling the house (1 Kings 8:10) 4. Solomon's opening words (1 Kings 8:12) 5. Solomon's great prayer (1 Kings 8:22) 6. Solomon's benediction (1 Kings 8:54) 7. The sacrifices and the feast ...

SOLOMON'S DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE, PRAYER AND ADDRESS. This chapter is mainly Deuteronomic, being clearly written from the standpoint of one who has seen the Temple as the one national sanctuary of Israel, and has either witnessed its downfall or perceived that it was imminent. 1 Kings 8:1 is, however, probably from the early record of how the house of Yahweh was dedicated by Solomon, of which 1 Kings 8:62 is the continuation, the prayer of Solomon being Deuteronomic. In 1 Kings 8:12 f. we may have preserved an authentic poetic utterance of Solomon himself in the words of the dedication of the Temple. As they are given in the LXX they read as follows: Yahweh set the sun in heaven,...

B. THE DEDICATORY SPEECH 8:14-21 TRANSLATION And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel, while all the congregation of Israel stood. And he said, Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who spake with his mouth unto David my father and with His hand has fulfilled it, saying, (16) Since the day when I brought My people Israel out of Egypt I did not choose a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a house that My name might be there; but I chose David to be over My people Israel. (17) And it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the LORD God of Israel. (18) And the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for My name, you did well that it was in your heart. (19) Nevertheless, you shall not build the house for My name; but your son who comes out of your loins, he shall build the house fo...

THE FLOOD (CONTINUED) 4. The mountains of Ararat] Ararat is the Assyrian 'Urardhu,' the country round Lake Van, in what is now called Armenia; but the word also signifies 'highlands,' and perhaps it is a general expression for the hilly country which lay to the N. of Assyria. Mt. Masis, now called Mt. Ararat (a peak 17,000 ft. high), is not meant here....

GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY 1 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 8 THE CEREMONY AT THE OPENING OF THE *TEMPLE V1 King Solomon called the leaders of the *tribes and the families in *Israel together. They went to Jerusalem to bring the *Lord’s *Covenant Box to the *temple. It had been in Zion, David’s city. V2 All the men in *Israel came together to King Solomon. They came during the *Festival of Shelters in the 7th month. V3 When all the leaders had arrived, the priests lifted up the box. V4 They carried it to the *temple. The priests and *Levites also carried the tent of the *Lord’s *presence and all the furniture. V5 King Solomon and the *Israelites with him went in front of the

(15-21) His address to the people — apparently preceded by a silent blessing with the usual uplifting of the hands — is the counterpart and expansion of the few abrupt words which he had just uttered before God — calling them to bless God with him for the fulfilment of one part of His promise to David, in the present acceptance of the Temple. The record of that promise is given in 2 Samuel 7:5; 1 Chronicles 17:4. Here it is freely cited with some variation, so far as it relates to the Temple. It is remarkable that in quoting it, David twice (1 Chronicles 22:8; 1 Chronicles 28:3) adds to it the instructive reason fo