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Verse 1 Kings 8:11. _THE GLORY OF THE LORD HAD FILLED THE HOUSE_] The
cloud, the symbol of the Divine glory and presence, appears to have
filled not only the holy of holies, but the whole temple, cou...
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As in the case of Moses Exodus 40:35, so now the glory of the Lord,
the manifestation of the divine presence, which the cloud usually
veiled, shone forth from it with such brilliancy, that mortal man...
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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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_could not stand to minister_ i.e. At the altar of incense which stood
within the holy place. God's presence was diffused through every part
of the edifice, thus claiming the whole as set apart to Him...
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I. THE DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE 8:1-66
Because of its importance in the history of redemption, the sacred
historian devotes considerable space to the dedication of Solomon's
Temple. For centuries God...
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_SO THAT THE PRIESTS COULD NOT STAND TO MINISTER BECAUSE OF THE CLOUD:
FOR THE GLORY OF THE LORD HAD FILLED THE_ _ SO THAT THE PRIESTS COULD
NOT STAND TO MINISTER BECAUSE OF THE CLOUD: FOR THE GLORY O...
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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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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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COULD NOT STAND] for the awe which the near Presence of the Lord
inspired: cp. Exodus 3:6; Isaiah 6:5; Ezekiel 1:28.
THE OLIVE LEAF indicated that the tree was above water, and as the
olive does not g...
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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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THE PRIESTS COULD NOT STAND TO MINISTER. — So in Exodus 40:35,
“Moses was not able to enter into the Tabernacle; for the cloud
rested thereon, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle.”
They sh...
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וְ לֹֽא ־יָכְל֧וּ הַ כֹּהֲנִ֛ים לַ
עֲמֹ֥ד
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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 TEMPLE WORSHIP
1 Kings 8:1
"Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the Lord, the
temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, are these. Behold, ye
trust m lying words, that cannot pr...
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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 FILLED WITH GLORY
1 Kings 8:1
When the Temple was finished it was dedicated in connection with the
Feast of Tabernacles. All Israel in its most festive attire welcomed
the Ark to its resti...
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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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(10) And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy
place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD, (11) So that the
priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for...
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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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SO THAT THE PRIESTS COULD NOT STAND TO MINISTER, BECAUSE OF THE
CLOUD,.... Either through the darkness it first caused, or through the
light that broke out of it, which was dazzling to them, or throug...
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So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud:
for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD.
Ver. 11. _So that the priests could not stand,_] _sc., _ With the
saf...
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_When the priests were come out of the holy place_ That is, the most
holy, where they had set down the ark. _The cloud_ The usual token of
God's glorious presence, Exodus 16:10; Exodus 24:15; Numbers...
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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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so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud;
for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord. Cf Exodus
40:34. The entire Sanctuary was filled with this gracious
ma...
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The Ceremony Of Dedication...
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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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1-11 The bringing in the ark, is the end which must crown the work:
this was done with great solemnity. The ark was fixed in the place
appointed for its rest in the inner part of the house, whence th...
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BECAUSE OF THE CLOUD; because the cloud was either so bright that it
dazzled their eyes; or rather so dark, that it struck them with horror
and amazement, as is implied in the next verse....
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THE BRINGING OF THE ARK INTO THE TEMPLE AND THE MANIFESTATION OF GOD'S
PRESENCE (1 KINGS 8:1).
The moment for which Solomon had waited had eventually arrived. The
Temple itself was now fully completed...
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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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1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 8:1 The ark of the covenant of God was the
great symbol of the Lord’s presence with his people and the place
where the tablets of the law were kept (Exodus 25:10;...
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—
1 Kings 8:12. DWELL IN THE THICK DARKNESS—A deeply solemn gloom
which impressed beholders with a mysterious awe. As on Sinai (Exodus
20:21 בָּעַרָפֶל) so here בָּעֲרָ...
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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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2 Corinthians 3:18; 2 Corinthians 4:6; Acts 7:55; Ezekiel 43:2;...