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Verse 31. _IF ANY MAN TRESPASS AGAINST HIS NEIGHBOUR_] Solomon puts
here _seven cases_, in all of which the mercy and intervention of God
would be indispensably requisite; and he earnestly bespeaks th...
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THE OATH COME BEFORE ... - “The oath” is equivalent to “the man
who swears the oath.” A slight alteration in the present Hebrew text
gives the sense “and he (the accused) go and swear before thine
alt...
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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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IF. When, or Whosoever shall.
TRESPASS. See App-44. This shows an acquaintance with the Pentateuch.
See 1 Kings 8:33, and App-47.
AND THE OATH COME. Omitted by Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and
Vulg...
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_If any man trespass_ Here Solomon enters on a series of specific
petitions, the first of which is concerning any case of trespass, in
which he implores that God would uphold the sanctity of an oath....
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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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_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:_
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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AND THE OATH COME] RV 'And he come and swear.'...
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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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IF ANY MAN TRESPASS. — These verses deal with the simplest
exemplification of the sacredness of the Temple in the case of the
oath of expurgation of one accused of crime (see Exodus 22:7). Of
these oa...
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אֵת֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יֶחֱטָ֥א אִישׁ֙ לְ
רֵעֵ֔הוּ וְ
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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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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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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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_Oath. In certain cases, an oath would clear a person, Exodus xxii.
11. Solomon prays that perjury may be disclosed. --- Altar. It was
customary to touch the altar, when a person took an oath, as Hann...
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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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IF ANY MAN TRESPASS AGAINST HIS NEIGHBOUR,.... By being unfaithful in
a trust committed to him, or the like:
AND AN OATH BE LAID UPON HIM TO CAUSE HIM TO SWEAR; he denying that
ever anything was comm...
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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:
Ver. 31. _And an oath be laid upon him, to cause him...
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_If any man_, &c. He now puts divers cases in which he supposed
application would be made to God in prayer, in or toward this house of
prayer; and first that of God's being appealed to by an oath for...
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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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If any man trespass against his neighbor, and an oath be laid upon him
to cause him to swear, and the oath come before Thine altar in this
house, the place of divine witness and presence,...
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Solomon's Invocation...
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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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AND AN OATH BE LAID UPON HIM:
_ Heb._ and he require an oath of him...
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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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IF ANY MAN TRESPASS, i.e. if he be accused of a trespass. AN OATH BE
LAID UPON HIM; either by the judge, or by the party accusing him, or
by the accused person himself; which was usual, when there wer...
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1 Kings 8:31 anyone H376 sins H2398 (H8799) neighbor H7453 forced
H5375 (H8804) oath H423 comes H935 ...
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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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1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 8:31 IF A MAN SINS AGAINST HIS NEIGHBOR.
This is the first of seven specific petitions in Solomon’s prayer.
It concerns a legal case that is impossible to resolve in any normal...
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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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2 Chronicles 6:22; 2 Chronicles 6:23; Exodus 22:8; Leviticus 5:1;...
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Trespass — If he be accused of a trespass. Laid on him — Either by
the judge, or by the party accusing him, or by the accused person
himself: which was usual, when there were no witnesses. Thine altar...