1Kings 8-9
Overview of chapter 8
Solomon had the ark brought to the temple that he had built for the Lord. The ark was put under the wings of the cherubim. Inside the ark were the two stone tablets Moses put there that contained the ten commandments. After the priests left the holy place the entire temple filled with a heavy cloud which was the glory of the Lord.
King Solomon prayed to the Lord in the presence of all the people, he knelt to his knees and raised his hands to heaven. Solomon prayed for these things:
1. That God would keep his promise to keep a descendant of David on the Throne.
2. That the Lord would hear and listen to the prayers of his people.
3. That the Lord would forgive those who confessed and were sincere of heart.
4. That the Lord would teach His people the good ways.
5. That the Lord would help His people when they were fighting for a good cause.
After praying, Solomon turned and blessed the people and implored them to be wholly devoted to the Lord. The temple was dedicated and offerings were offered there for the first time, so many that they were unable to use the altar. The dedication occurred during the feasts of first fruits and tabernacles, and lasted 7 days, followed by 7 days of celebrating the feast of tabernacles.
Overview of chapter 9
The Lord spoke to Solomon and told him that He would answer the prayers, but that it would be contingent on obedience. If Solomon was not obedient he would lose the throne, if Israel was not obedient they would be removed from the land and the temple would be destroyed.
Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities for his help with the various building projects he was involved in, but Hiram thought the gift was pretty worthless, but paid 120 talents of Gold ($50 million dollars).
The labor required to do all the building that Solomon did was taken from the Amorite, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites who were not destroyed as God instructed. Solomon built the temple, his own house, a house for his wife, a fortress, the wall of Jerusalem, several cities were rebuilt and some cities were built to be storage cities. In addition Solomon built a fleet of ships.
Reflection
If you could ask for 5 things from God for your church, what would they be? Are you wholly devoted to God? When you are not getting answers to prayer, do you examine your life for obedience to God’s word?
For Further Study
Positions in prayer: 1Kings 8:54, Psalm 141:2, Ezra 10:1, Matthew 19:13, Acts 21:5, 1Corinthians 11:3-16, 1Timothy 2:8.
Solomon had the ark brought to the temple that he had built for the Lord. The ark was put under the wings of the cherubim. Inside the ark were the two stone tablets Moses put there that contained the ten commandments. After the priests left the holy place the entire temple filled with a heavy cloud which was the glory of the Lord.
King Solomon prayed to the Lord in the presence of all the people, he knelt to his knees and raised his hands to heaven. Solomon prayed for these things:
1. That God would keep his promise to keep a descendant of David on the Throne.
2. That the Lord would hear and listen to the prayers of his people.
3. That the Lord would forgive those who confessed and were sincere of heart.
4. That the Lord would teach His people the good ways.
5. That the Lord would help His people when they were fighting for a good cause.
After praying, Solomon turned and blessed the people and implored them to be wholly devoted to the Lord. The temple was dedicated and offerings were offered there for the first time, so many that they were unable to use the altar. The dedication occurred during the feasts of first fruits and tabernacles, and lasted 7 days, followed by 7 days of celebrating the feast of tabernacles.
Overview of chapter 9
The Lord spoke to Solomon and told him that He would answer the prayers, but that it would be contingent on obedience. If Solomon was not obedient he would lose the throne, if Israel was not obedient they would be removed from the land and the temple would be destroyed.
Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities for his help with the various building projects he was involved in, but Hiram thought the gift was pretty worthless, but paid 120 talents of Gold ($50 million dollars).
The labor required to do all the building that Solomon did was taken from the Amorite, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites who were not destroyed as God instructed. Solomon built the temple, his own house, a house for his wife, a fortress, the wall of Jerusalem, several cities were rebuilt and some cities were built to be storage cities. In addition Solomon built a fleet of ships.
Reflection
If you could ask for 5 things from God for your church, what would they be? Are you wholly devoted to God? When you are not getting answers to prayer, do you examine your life for obedience to God’s word?
For Further Study
Positions in prayer: 1Kings 8:54, Psalm 141:2, Ezra 10:1, Matthew 19:13, Acts 21:5, 1Corinthians 11:3-16, 1Timothy 2:8.
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