1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 6:1 With preparation for the temple complete, the text describes the building and its furnishings. This is interrupted in 1 Kings 7:1 by a description of the building of Solomon’s palace. The writer seems to suggest that Solomon’s concern for his own house delayed the complet... [ Continue Reading ]
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 6:12 God will certainly DWELL AMONG his people once the temple is built, but the people must still obey his law (see Leviticus 26:11). This was something the Israelites were always forgetting (see Jeremiah 7:1). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img... [ Continue Reading ]
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 6:14 SOLOMON BUILT THE HOUSE AND FINISHED IT. The repetition of v. 1 Kings 6:9 in v. 1 Kings 6:14 marks a return to the main story line of vv. 1 Kings 6:1 after the detour of vv. 1 Kings 6:11. Now the _inside_ of the temple is described. Most attention is paid to the INNER SA... [ Continue Reading ]
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 6:36 This verse moves back outside the temple, to the INNER COURT. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 6:38 THE HOUSE WAS FINISHED. Solomon spent much more time building his own palace than he did building God’s house. This is an early sign that he was not fully committed to the Lord. The author probably intended the following emphasis in 1 Kings 7:1: “But his _own_ house Solo... [ Continue Reading ]