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Verse 41. _MOREOVER, CONCERNING A STRANGER_] The FIFTH case relates to
heathens coming from other countries with the design to become
proselytes to the true religion; that they might be received, bles...
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Nothing is more remarkable in the Mosaic Law than its liberality with
regard to strangers, both in general Exodus 22:21; Leviticus 25:35;
Deuteronomy 10:19 and in religious matters...
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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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_Moreover concerning a stranger_ Consideration for the stranger was a
marked feature of the Jewish legislation. Cf. Exodus 22:21; Exodus
23:9; Exodus 23:12, &c. So he is not to be excluded from spirit...
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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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_MOREOVER CONCERNING A STRANGER, THAT IS NOT OF THY PEOPLE ISRAEL, BUT
COMETH OUT OF A FAR COUNTRY FOR THY NAME'S SAKE;_
Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel. Not
only was...
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CONCERNING A STRANGER, etc.] for the future worship of the Lord by the
Gentiles, cp. Isaiah 2:3; Isaiah 56:7; Zechariah 8:20....
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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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(23-53) The prayer of Solomon, uttered (see 1 Kings 8:54) on his knees
with hands uplifted to heaven, long and detailed as it is, is yet of
extreme simplicity of idea. It begins (_a_), in 1 Kings 8:23...
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(41-43) MOREOVER, CONCERNING A STRANGER. — These verses in a
striking digression (perhaps suggested by the general acknowledgment
in the previous verse of God’s knowledge of every human heart),
interp...
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וְ גַם֙ אֶל ־הַ נָּכְרִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא
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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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BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS
1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
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APPEALS TO THE GOD OF MERCY
1 Kings 8:33
Solomon's prayer is evidently based on the book of Deuteronomy, and
tends to confirm the old belief that, with the rest of the Pentateuch,
this book came from...
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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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Moreover concerning a (p) stranger, that [is] not of thy people
Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name's sake;
(p) He means such as should be turned from their idolatry to serve the
tru...
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Stranger. God watches over all mankind; and oblations were received
from all sorts of people, even from idolaters. The kings of Persia and
Egypt, the Roman emperors, &c., made great presents, 1 Esdras...
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(31) If any man trespass against his neighbour, and an oath be laid
upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar
in this house: (32) Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge...
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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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MOREOVER, CONCERNING A STRANGER THAT IS NOT OF THY PEOPLE ISRAEL,....
One of another country, not belonging to any of the tribes of Israel,
yet having some knowledge of, and disposition to, the true w...
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Moreover concerning a stranger, that [is] not of thy people Israel,
but cometh out of a far country for thy name's sake;
Ver. 41. _Moreover, concerning a stranger._] A proselyte, such as was
the eunu...
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_Moreover, concerning a stranger_ The case of an alien, who is not an
Israelite is next mentioned; a proselyte that might come to the temple
to pray to the God of Israel, being convinced of the folly...
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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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Moreover, concerning a stranger, that is not of Thy people Israel, not
a member of the chosen nation by birth, BUT COMETH OUT OF A FAR
COUNTRY FOR THY NAME'S SAKE, as a proselyte of the gate, if not o...
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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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This may note either,
1. The end of his coming, that he may worship and glorify thy name; or
rather,
2. The motive or occasion of his coming, which was the fame of God's
greatness, and power, and ki...
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1 Kings 8:41 foreigner H5237 people H5971 Israel H3478 come H935
(H8804) far H7350 country H776 for H4616 names...
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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 10:1; 1 Kings 10:2; 2 Chronicles 6:32; 2 Kings 5:16; 2 Kin
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A stranger — A proselyte. But cometh — That he may worship, and
glorify thy name....