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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...
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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...
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_then hear thou_in _heaven_ As the truth in such a case as is supposed
can be known to God alone, He is prayed to act the part assigned to
judges in the Law (cf. Deuteronomy 25:1) and to make known in...
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C. THE DEDICATORY PRAYER 8:22-53
The dedicatory prayer of Solomon is one of the most beautiful passages
in the Bible. No doubt the author of Kings copied this composition
from the _book of the acts of...
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_IF ANY MAN TRESPASS AGAINST HIS NEIGHBOUR, AND AN OATH BE LAID UPON
HIM TO CAUSE HIM TO SWEAR, AND THE OATH COME BEFORE THINE ALTAR IN
THIS HOUSE:_
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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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...
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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...
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(23-53) The prayer of Solomon, uttered (see 1 Kings 8:54) on his knees
with hands uplifted to heaven, long and detailed as it is, is yet of
extreme simplicity of idea. It begins (_a_), in 1 Kings 8:23...
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IF ANY MAN TRESPASS. — These verses deal with the simplest
exemplification of the sacredness of the Temple in the case of the
oath of expurgation of one accused of crime (see Exodus 22:7). Of
these oa...
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וְ אַתָּ֣ה ׀ תִּשְׁמַ֣ע הַ שָּׁמַ֗יִם
וְ עָשׂ
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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...
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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...
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GOD GREATER THAN ANY TEMPLE
1 Kings 8:22
Solomon's different attitudes are specially mentioned. First he stood
with hands outspread, 1 Kings 8:22; then, as indicated by 1 Kings
8:54, he came to his k...
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BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS
1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
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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...
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Then hear thou in heaven, and (l) do, and judge thy servants,
condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying
the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
(l) That...
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_Justice. A reward is clearly promised to good works. (Worthington)_...
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(31) If any man trespass against his neighbour, and an oath be laid
upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar
in this house: (32) Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge...
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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...
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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...
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THEN HEAR THOU IN HEAVEN,.... When the injured person makes
supplication to have justice done him:
AND DO, AND JUDGE THY SERVANTS; contending with one another, the one
affirming, the other denying
C...
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Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning
the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the
righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
Ver. 32. _Co...
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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...
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then hear Thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning
the wicked, to bring his way upon his head, punishing him for his
false oath, AND JUSTIFYING THE RIGHTEOUS, TO GIVE HIM ACCORDING T...
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Solomon's Invocation...
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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...
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22-53 In this excellent prayer, Solomon does as we should do in every
prayer; he gives glory to God. Fresh experiences of the truth of God's
promises call for larger praises. He sues for grace and fa...
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TO BRING HIS WAY, i.e. the just recompence of his wicked action and
course. JUSTIFYING THE RIGHTEOUS, TO GIVE HIM ACCORDING TO HIS
RIGHTEOUSNESS; to vindicate him, and to manifest his integrity....
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1 Kings 8:32 hear H8085 (H8799) heaven H8064 act H6213 (H8804) judge
H8199 (H8804) servants H5650 condemning...
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SOLOMON'S PRAYER OF DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE (1 KINGS 8:22).
Having, as he hoped, reconciled the people to having the Temple in
Jerusalem as their Central Sanctuary, Solomon now reminded God of His
co...
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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,...
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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...
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_Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord._
THE DEDICATORY PRAYER
Now we approach the great prayer by which the temple was dedicated.
The house itself was nothing. It was but a gilded sepulchre, a...
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1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 8:22 The ark of the covenant has arrived in
the temple (vv. 1 Kings 8:1), and Solomon has addressed the people
about the meaning of the event (vv....
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1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 8:31 IF A MAN SINS AGAINST HIS NEIGHBOR.
This is the first of seven specific petitions in Solomon’s prayer.
It concerns a legal case that is impossible to resolve in any normal...
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—
1 Kings 8:28. PRAYER, SUPPLICATION, AND CRY—תְּפִלָּה,
מְּחִנּה רנּה are respectively _prayer in general_
(whether praise, petition, or thanks), _entreaty_ or supplic...
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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...
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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...
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1 Kings 8:30; Deuteronomy 25:1; Exodus 23:7; Exodus 34:7; Ezekiel
18:13
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His way — The just recompence of his wicked action. Give him, &c.
— To vindicate him, and manifest his integrity....