College Press Bible Study Textbook Series
1 Kings 7 - Introduction
CHAPTER SEVEN
COMMUNICATION WITH GOD
Of the seventy-five verses discussed in this section, forty-three are concerned with direct communication between Solomon and his God. In thirty-one of these verses, Solomon addressed God directly in prayer; the other nine verses constitute the divine answer to that prayer. Another thirteen verses couched in the third person are devoted to blessings of the Lord. Such blessings are very closely related to prayer, if indeed they are not such. Thus the dominant theme of 1 Kings 8:1 to 1 Kings 9:9 is communication with God.
This section divides itself naturally into two unequal subdivisions: (1) the dedication of the Temple (1 Kings 8:1-66); and (2) The revelation to Solomon (1 Kings 9:1-9).