2 Chronicles 5:2-10

To bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

The removal of the ark

I. The time of its removal.

1. Remarkable in itself. The building finished in November was not dedicated until the October of the following year. Feast of Tabernacles most suitable time to dedicate temple.

2. Remarkable in its influence. “The magnitude of the event is marked by the fact that now for the first time since the Exodus we have the year and month recorded” (Stanley).

II. The method of its removal. Similar to the ceremony of removing from the house of Obed-edom.

III. The ceremonies which accompanied its removal.

IV. The solemn deposit in its resting-place. (J. Wolfendale.)