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Verse 1 Kings 8:22. _STOOD_] He ascended the _brazen scaffold_, five
cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and then
_kneeled down upon his knees_, with his hands spread up to hea...
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The margin reference shows that the king was so placed as to be seen
by all present, and that, before beginning his prayer, he knelt down
upon his knees (compare 1 Kings 8:54)....
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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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STOOD. took his position: position, not posture. See note on 1 Kings
8:54.
SPREAD FORTH. He did this kneeling. See 1 Kings 8:54 and 2 Chronicles
6:13....
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Solomon's prayer (2 Chronicles 6:12-42)
22. _And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord_ This was the
altar of burnt offerings which stood in the Temple court. In 2
Chronicles 6:13 we have an expl...
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AND SOLOMON STOOD BEFORE THE ALTAR OF THE LORD— Raised above the
people, on a brazen scaffold three cubits high, (see 2 Chronicles
6:13.) Solomon commanded the attention of the people, who stood in th...
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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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_AND SOLOMON STOOD BEFORE THE ALTAR OF THE LORD IN THE PRESENCE OF ALL
THE CONGREGATION OF ISRAEL, AND SPREAD FORTH HIS HANDS TOWARD HEAVEN:_
Solomon stood before the altar - i:e., east of the altar....
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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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THE ALTAR] The altar of burnt offering, in the court before the
Temple.
Practically there are but two seasons in the land where this was
written: one may be called Seed-time, Cold, Winter (middle of...
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THE FLOOD (CONTINUED)
4. The mountains of Ararat] Ararat is the Assyrian 'Urardhu,' the
country round Lake Van, in what is now called Armenia; but the word
also signifies 'highlands,' and perhaps it...
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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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וַ יַּעֲמֹ֣ד שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה לִ פְנֵי֙
מִזְבַּ֣ח יְ
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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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Heaven, falling on his knees, ver. 54., and 2 Paralipomenon vi. 13.
This is the first instance we find of people praying on their knees,
which was common afterwards, 1 Esdras ix. 5., Isaias xlv. 24.,...
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(22) В¶ And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the
presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands
toward heaven:
What a lovely view doth Solomon afford in this attit...
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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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AND SOLOMON STOOD BEFORE THE ALTAR OF THE LORD,.... The altar of the
burnt offering in the court of the priests, where he prayed the
following prayer; and which altar was typical of Christ, who is alw...
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And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all
the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven:
Ver. 22. _And spread forth his hands towards heaven._] In p...
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_Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord_ He had erected a brazen
scaffold, of five cubits long, five cubits broad, and three cubits
high, (2 Chronicles 6:13,) and on this he stood, raised above th...
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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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Solomon's Invocation...
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And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord, the great altar of
burnt offering in the Court of the Priests, IN THE PRESENCE OF ALL THE
CONGREGATION OF ISRAEL, AND SPREAD FORTH HIS HANDS TOWARD HEAV...
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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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SOLOMON STOOD upon a scaffold set up for him in the court of the
people, 2 CHRONICLES 6:13. BEFORE THE ALTAR OF THE LORD, with his face
towards the altar of burnt-offerings. IN THE PRESENCE OF ALL THE...
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1 Kings 8:22 Solomon H8010 stood H5975 (H8799) before H6440 altar
H4196 LORD H3068 presence H5048 assembly H6951 Isr
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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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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 8:54; 1 Timothy 2:8; 2 Chronicles 6:12; 2 Chronicles 6:13;...