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Verse 1 Kings 8:16. _SINCE THE DAY, C._] Mention is here made, says
Dr. Kennicott, of some _one place_ and some one person preferred
before all others and the preference is that of _Jerusalem_ to oth...
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The marginal reference completes the sense of this verse here. The
passage is in accordance with archaic modes of speech, and is probably
the more verbally accurate of the two....
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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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_that my name might be therein_ The expression in the Pentateuch is
constant about the place which is dedicated to the worship of God:
-God records His name there" (Exodus 20:24); -God chooses it to p...
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B. THE DEDICATORY SPEECH 8:14-21
TRANSLATION
And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of
Israel, while all the congregation of Israel stood. And he said,
Blessed be the LORD,...
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_AND HE SAID, BLESSED BE THE LORD GOD OF ISRAEL, WHICH SPAKE WITH HIS
MOUTH UNTO DAVID MY FATHER, AND HATH WITH HIS HAND FULFILLED IT,
SAYING,_
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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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 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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(15-21) His address to the people — apparently preceded by a silent
blessing with the usual uplifting of the hands — is the counterpart
and expansion of the few abrupt words which he had just uttered...
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I CHOSE NO CITY. — In this verse, as in some other cases, for
coherence of idea, it seems necessary to correct from the fuller
version in 2 Chronicles 6:5, by an addition after the word
“therein.” It...
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מִן ־הַ יֹּ֗ום אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֹוצֵ֜אתִי אֶת
־עַמִּ֣
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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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THE BUILDER'S DEDICATION ADDRESS
1 Kings 8:12
Solomon, standing on the great platform within, view of the vast,
thronging multitudes, recited tie steps that had led them to that
illustrious hour. His...
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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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(15) And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which spake with
his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it,
saying, (16) Since the day that I brought forth my people Isr...
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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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SINCE THE DAY THAT I BROUGHT FORTH MY PEOPLE ISRAEL OUT OF EGYPT,....
Which was now about four hundred and eighty eight years ago; see 1
Kings 6:1.
I CHOSE NO CITY OUT OF ALL THE TRIBES OF ISRAEL TO...
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Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I
chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that
my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my peop...
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_Which spake with his mouth unto David_, &c. He acknowledges the grace
and goodness of God in making the promise, and his truth and
faithfulness in fulfilling it. _I chose no city_ Until David's time;...
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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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Since the day that I brought forth My people Israel out of Egypt, I
chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house that
My name might be therein, He had ordered only the Tabernacle to...
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Solomon's Address...
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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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12-21 Solomon encouraged the priests, who were much astonished at the
dark cloud. The dark dispensations of Providence should quicken us in
fleeing for refuge to the hope of the gospel. Nothing can mo...
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SINCE THE DAY THAT I BROUGHT FORTH MY PEOPLE ISRAEL OUT OF EGYPT,
until David's time; for then he did choose Jerusalem. I CHOSE NO CITY,
i.e. I did not declare my choice of it; for so _choosing_ is us...
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1 Kings 8:16 day H3117 brought H3318 (H8689) people H5971 Israel H3478
Egypt H4714 chosen H977 (H8804) city...
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SOLOMON SPEAKS TO THE PEOPLE AND EXPLAINS THE BASIS FOR AND
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE (1 KINGS 8:12).
The speech that follows is an interesting one. To quite some extent
Solomon's wor...
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“ ‘Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of
Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a
house, that my name might be there, but I chose David to be over my
peop...
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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 8:14. KING TURNED HIS FACE ABOUT—with his back upon the
people; he and they had been watching the movements of the glory
cloud; now he faced the awed concourse...
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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 17:5; 1 Chronicles 17:6; 1 Chronicles 28:4; 1 Kings
11:36;...
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Since, &c. — Until David's time; for then he did chuse Jerusalem.
That my name — That my presence, and grace, and worship, and glory,
might be there. Chose David — And in and with him the tribe of
Jud...