Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
1 Kings 8:15
Praised be God, both for his grace in making such a promise, and for his goodness and truth in fulfilling it.
Praised be God, both for his grace in making such a promise, and for his goodness and truth in fulfilling it.
The exact words of 2 Samuel 7 are not reproduced; only their general sense is given. In 1 Kings 8:18, what was merely tacitly implied was regarded as actually “said.”...
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 o...
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 I...
GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim._ App-4. saying. Compare 2 Samuel 7:6....
_the Lord God of Israel_ R.V. -The Lord, THE God of Israel." This change, which should be constantly made, will not be further noticed. See chap. 1 Kings 1:30. _which spake with his mouth unto David m...
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,...
_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....
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...
THE DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE. SOLOMON'S PRAYER 1. The chief of the fathers] i.e. heads of families. OUT OF THE CITY] The Temple and Palace were built on the site of Araunah's threshing floor (2 Chroni...
WHICH SPAKE.. UNTO DAVID] through the prophet Nathan (2 Samuel 7:5)....
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. 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...
וַ יֹּ֗אמֶר בָּר֤וּךְ יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל...
THE IDEAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TEMPLE 1 Kings 7:13; 1 Kings 8:12 "The hour cometh when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father But the hour cometh, and now is, whe...
THE GRADUAL GROWTH OF THE LEVITIC RITUAL 1 Kings 8:1 "Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice." - 1 Samuel 15:22 BEFORE we enter on the subject of the Temple worship, it is necessary to emphasize...
THE BUILDER'S DEDICATION ADDRESS 1 Kings 8:12 Solomon, standing on the great platform within, view of the vast, thronging multitudes, recited tie steps that had led them to that illustrious hour. His...
BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS 1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
The Temple being finished, the great ceremony of dedication commenced. The permanent link between Tabernacle and Temple was the Ark of the Covenant. With great care and impressive ceremony, they had c...
_Own hands, or almighty power, (Menochius) hath fulfilled his promise. (Haydock)_...
(15) 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, (16) Since the day that I brought forth my people Isr...
The books of First and Second Samuel show us the failure of the priesthood, and, in consequence, when a state of evident shame and dishonour overspread the face of Israel, the heart of the people desi...
The circumstances which revealed the character of this rest were remarkable. The staves, with which the priests had borne the ark, were now the memorial of their journeys with God, who, in His faithfu...
AND HE SAID, BLESSED BE THE LORD GOD OF ISRAEL,.... All praise and glory, honour and blessing, be ascribed to the Lord; who had afresh shown himself to be Israel's covenant God, by taking up his resid...
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, Ver. 15. And hath with his hand _a_ fulfilled.] He ha...
_Which spake with his mouth unto David_, &c. He acknowledges the grace and goodness of God in making the promise, and his truth and faithfulness in fulfilling it. _I chose no city_ Until David's time;...
1 The feast of the dedication of the Temple. 12 and 54 Solomons blessing. 22 Solomons prayer. 62 His sacrifice of peace offrings. 1 THEN [NOTE: 2 Chronicles 5:2.] Solomon assembled the Elders of...
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, Cf 2 Samuel 7:5,...
Solomon's Address...
THE ARK AND TABERNACLE FURNITURE (vs.1-13) The temple being completed, there was one matter of importance remaining. Thus, for the bringing of the ark to the temple Solomon assembled the elders of Is...
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 mo...
1 Kings 8:15 said H559 (H8799) Blessed H1288 (H8803) LORD H3068 God H430 Israel H3478 spoke H1696 ...
SOLOMON SPEAKS TO THE PEOPLE AND EXPLAINS THE BASIS FOR AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE (1 KINGS 8:12). The speech that follows is an interesting one. To quite some extent Solomon's wor...
CONTENTS: Ark brought in; Skekinah glory fills the temple. Solomon's sermon. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon. CONCLUSION: All cost and pains are lost on stately structures unless God has been in the work,...
1 Kings 8:1. _Solomon assembled the elders,_ after twenty years' labour. That is, in the fourth year of his reign he began to build the temple; in seven years and a half more he finished and dedicated...
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 8:1 The ark of the covenant of God was the great symbol of the Lord’s presence with his people and the place where the tablets of the law were kept (Exodus 25:10;...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 8:14. KING TURNED HIS FACE ABOUT—with his back upon the people; he and they had been watching the movements of the glory cloud; now he faced the awed concourse...
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 chapt...
Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, and they brought the ark of the covenant into the temple, and as they did, the glory of the Lord came and filled the temple and...
1 Chronicles 17:12; 1 Chronicles 29:10; 1 Chronicles 29:20; 1 Peter 1:3;...