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Verse 55. _HE STOOD, AND BLESSED ALL THE CONGREGATION_] This blessing
is contained in 1 Kings 8:57-11....
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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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Solomon's closing benediction (Not in Chronicles)...
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DISCOURSE: 335
SOLOMON’S THANKSGIVING PRAYER
1 Kings 8:54. And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of
praying all this prayer and supplication unto the Lord) he arose from
before the altar of...
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C. THE DEDICATORY BENEDICTION 8:54-61
TRANSLATION
(54) And it came to pass when Solomon had finished praying unto the
LORD all of this prayer and supplication, he arose from before the
altar of the L...
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_YET IF THEY SHALL BETHINK THEMSELVES IN THE LAND WHITHER THEY WERE
CARRIED CAPTIVES, AND REPENT, AND MAKE SUPPLICATION UNTO THEE IN THE
LAND OF THEM THAT CARRIED THEM CAPTIVES, SAYING, WE HAVE SINNED...
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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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BLESSED ALL THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL. — To bless the congregation was
the special duty and privilege of the priests (see Numbers 6:23); but
throughout the whole of this narrative the king, and the king...
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וַֽ יַּעְמֹ֕ד וַ יְבָ֕רֶךְ אֵ֖ת כָּל
־קְהַ֣ל
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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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PETITION AND SACRIFICE
1 Kings 8:54
The man, as we have seen, who kneels most humbly before God is
empowered to bless the people in God's name. What an august and noble
testimony the king bore: “Ther...
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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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(55) And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a
loud voice, saying, (56) Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest
unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there...
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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 HE STOOD AND BLESSED ALL THE CONGREGATION OF ISRAEL WITH A LOUD
VOICE,.... Turning himself the altar, and his face to the people,
giving them his benediction, not only as the father of his people,...
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And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud
voice, saying,
Ver. 55. _And he stood and blessed all the congregation._] Praying for
them, and praising God for his mercy to them...
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_He stood and blessed all the congregation_, &c. He spoke what follows
standing, that he might be the better heard, and because he blessed as
one having authority. Never were words more pertinently sp...
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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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And he stood, facing the people once more, AND BLESSED ALL THE
CONGREGATION OF ISRAEL WITH A LOUD VOICE, SAYING,...
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The Feast 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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54-61 Never was a congregation dismissed with what was more likely to
affect them, and to abide with them. What Solomon asks for in this
prayer, is still granted in the intercession of Christ, of whi...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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SOLOMON'S CLOSING BLESSING OF THE PEOPLE (1 KINGS 8:55).
In his first blessing (1 Kings 8:14), prior to his major prayer,
Solomon had been concerned to establish the credentials of the Temple.
Now, ho...
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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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_And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud
voice._
THE KING “BLESSING” HIS PEOPLE
The great ceremonial of dedicating the temple was threefold. The first
stage was setting t...
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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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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—
1 Kings 8:61. Let your heart be perfect with the LORD, שָׁלֵם
עִם יְהֹוָה; _uprightly_ with Jehovah (Luther); _submissive_
(Dr. Wette); _in friendship with God_ (Gesen...
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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 Chronicles 16:2; 1 Kings 8:14; 2 Samuel 6:18; Numbers 6:23...
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He stood — He spoke this standing, that he might be the better
heard, and because he blessed as one having authority. Never were
words more pertinently spoken: never was a congregation dismissed,
with...