Said — Thro' the instinct and direction of God's spirit, by which as he is said to have had the pattern of the house, porch, altar, &c. 1 Chronicles 28:11, 1 Chronicles 28:19, so doubtless he was instructed as to the place where the house should be built. This — This is the place appointed by God fo... [ Continue Reading ]
Prepared, &c. — And good reason, because it was intended for the honour of the great God, and was to be a type of Christ, in whom all fulness dwells, and in whom are hid all treasures.... [ Continue Reading ]
Shed blood — Not that wars are simply unlawful, but to teach us that the church (whereof the temple was an illustrious type) should be built by Christ, the prince of peace, Isaiah 9:6, and that it should be gathered and built up, not by might or power but by God's spirit, Zechariah 4:6, and by the p... [ Continue Reading ]
Trouble — This he alleges as a reason why he could do no more, because of the many wars, whereby much of his treasures were exhausted. Talents — A talent of Gold in the first constitution was three thousand shekels, as may be gathered from Exodus 38:24, and so this amounts to a vast sum, yet not imp... [ Continue Reading ]
Be doing — When thou shalt come to the throne. The sense of God's presence must not slacken our endeavours; because he is with us, we must rise and be doing. Then he will be with us even to the end. Work out your salvation, and God will work in you.... [ Continue Reading ]