And he said, LORD God of Israel, [there is] no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with (h) all their heart:
(h) Truthfully and without hypocrisy.
Compare Deuteronomy 7:9....
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...
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...
MERCY. lovingkindness, or grace....
_who keepest covenant and mercy_ The phrase is found in Deuteronomy 7:9; Deuteronomy 7:12. In God's intent, the covenant and the mercy were the same thing. It was transgression on man's part which cal...
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...
_AND HE SAID, LORD GOD OF ISRAEL, THERE IS NO GOD LIKE THEE, IN HEAVEN ABOVE, OR ON EARTH BENEATH, WHO KEEPEST COVENANT AND MERCY WITH THY SERVANTS THAT WALK BEFORE THEE WITH ALL THEIR HEART:_ No JFB...
AND HE SAID] The passage that follows is full of a sense of God's infinitude (1 Kings 8:27), righteousness (1 Kings 8:32), and omniscience (1 Kings 8:39), whilst at the same time it manifests faith in...
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...
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...
THERE IS NO GOD LIKE THEE. — These words, often used in the Psalms (Psalms 71:19; Psalms 86:8; Psalms 89:6), and especially found in the thanksgiving of David after the great promise ...
(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...
וַ יֹּאמַ֗ר יְהוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֵין...
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...
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...
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...
BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS 1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
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...
(23) And he said, LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart: (24)...
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...
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...
AND HE SAID, LORD GOD OF ISRAEL,.... Their covenant God and Father, whereby he was distinguished from all the gods of the Gentiles: THERE IS NO GOD LIKE THEE; IN HEAVEN ABOVE OR ON EARTH BENEATH; non...
And he said, LORD God of Israel, [there is] no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart: Ver. 2...
_Lord God of Israel, there is_ none _like thee_ He here acknowledges the transcendent excellences of Jehovah; and again particularly extols his faithfulness to those who serve him sincerely. _Who hast...
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...
and he said, Lord God of Israel, there is no God like Thee, in heaven above or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before Thee with all their heart; all the so...
Solomon's Invocation...
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...
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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1 Kings 8:23 said H559 (H8799) LORD H3068 God H430 Israel H3478 God H430 heaven H8064 above H4605 earth...
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...
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,...
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...
_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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
1 Kings 2:4; 1 Kings 3:6; 1 Kings 6:12; 1 Samuel 2:2; 2 Kings 20:3;...