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1 Kings 8:1-66

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, and if He fails to manifest His glory in them, they are after all but a ruinous heap. A temple without the ark and the glory are like a candlestick without a candle.

Key Word: Dedicated (filled with glory) 1 Kings 8:11.

Strong Verses: 1 Kings 8:10; 1 Kings 8:27; 1 Kings 8:57; 1 Kings 8:58; 1 Kings 8:61.

Striking Facts: It is a great thing when a nation's ruler can be led of the Spirit in prayer and when he realizes that all answer to prayer is only on the ground of the shed blood of Christ. 1 Kings 8:22; 1 Kings 8:62. (Hebrews 9:22; Hebrews 10:19-20).

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