30:9]; Ezra 7:6; Ps. That is part of the outward focus that we are to maintain as the church of Jesus Christ. No place, now, under the gospel, can add to the prayers made in or towards it. Dedication of the Temple - Then Solomon said, "The LORD has said that he would dwell in thick darkness. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. THE ARK BROUGHT TO THE TEMPLE (1 Kings 8:1-11) The Assembling of the Men of Israel (1 Kings 8:1-2) Those assembled by Solomon (1 Kings 8:1) Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. The first prayer is a longer prayer which is recorded for us in verses 1 Kings 8:22-53. fulfilled with his hands) really means that Gods actions have confirmed his words it is as if Gods unseen hands were active in all the human hands who contributed to the construction work (cf. If God's people only repent! By Ray Fowler. The temple was completed the 8 th month of 11 th year of reign. Or lets talk about marriage for a moment. 28:9; Jer. As the opening section of Solomon s prayer (14-20) is summarized in the closing words of the prayer, we will quote these in order to grasp its general outline: Jehovah, God, Thou must not turn back the face of Thine anointed. Solomon's Prayer of Dedication. Original German (Salomo II): Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart 7 (2004) 803-804. How much less this temple which I have built! (1-2) All of Israel assembles at Jerusalem. 8:1-66 The account of the Temple's dedication ceremony is organized concentrically: Solomon gathers the assembly (), blesses it (vv. Judge between your servants, condemning the guilty by bringing down on their heads what they have done, and vindicating the innocent by treating them in accordance with their innocence.(Q). Finally the king does not distinguish between the various evils which may come but sums them up by speaking of whatsoever plague or sickness there be. EVERYONE: We also notice why Solomon is praising God. Solomon faces the Temple raises his hands toward heaven and begins to pray his prayer of dedication. The many difficulties which arise out of this state of affairs are, of course, well known. David prepared for the temple in every way he could short of actually building it, and he was happy for the credit and honor for building it to go to his son Solomon. Solomon here prays for Gods daily provision and sustenance, but he does so for a very specific purpose. 50And forgive your people, who have sinned against you; forgive all the offenses they have committed against you, and cause their captors to show them mercy;(BA) 51for they are your people and your inheritance,(BB) whom you brought out of Egypt, out of that iron-smelting furnace. 13 Now he had made a bronze platform, five cubits long, five cubits wide and three cubits high, and had placed it in the center of the outer court. Dedication of the Temple of God in the city of Nauvoo. IV. Arise, O LORD God, to Your resting place, Alas, Solomon didn't stay on this height of commitment to God. Jesus told his disciples: Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. The temple was a beautiful place that God instructed Solomon to build to represent the holiness of his presence. 25Therefore, Lord God of Israel, now keep what You promised Your servant David my father, saying, (G)You shall not fail to have a man sit before Me on the throne of Israel, only if your sons take heed to their way, that they walk before Me as you have walked before Me. 26(H)And now I pray, O God of Israel, let Your word come true, which You have spoken to Your servant David my father. It would have been easy for Solomon and the people to take the credit for the work that had just been accomplished. In this article: This was to be a beautiful temple built for Gods glory. Solomons final request is that Gods people would remain fully committed to him at all times. So yes, we pray for our needs as a church, and we ask God to meet those daily needs. But, if anyone or if the whole people turn to God in repentance, may He forgive. Try Bible Gateway Plus free today! He was the son of King David and Bathsheba. He does not say what manner of sin it is because that is immaterial to what he has in mind. Famine came upon the land of Canaan several times during the course of sacred history despite the fact that this land was to be the land "flowing with milk and honey." 1 Kings 8:54-63 (Dedication of the temple), INTRODUCTION: This morning we are going to look at King Solomons prayer of dedication when the temple was built in Jerusalem and see what principles of this prayer apply to us today as we dedicate our new sanctuary to God and his glory. The speaker speaks of each experiencing the plague of his own heart his sin. 30Hear the supplication of your servant and of your people Israel when they pray(M) toward this place. We dedicate this sanctuary to be a house of prayer. I sometimes run into this with baby dedications. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. He referred to God's name Yahweh 14 times, showing his concern for the reputation of Israel's God. And there I have put the ark, in which is the covenant of the LORD which He made with the children of Israel.. This "fear of God" is a concept which we find frequently in the Old Testament. 1 Chronicles 29:16). (Selman). If you are new here, be sure to subscribe by email or feed reader so that you don't miss any future posts. Living together outside of marriage is direct disobedience to Gods commands, and God cannot bless disobedience. Online 2013. Prayer for Gods people to remain fully committed to him (61-63). Changes will take effect once you reload the page. He asks God to provide for each days need why? It was even worse when the defeat was because they had sinned against the LORD Himself. For this occasion Solomon has had a platform built which was five cubits wide and five cubits long and three cubits high. A strong church was planted here in Plantation that has been faithful in preaching Gods word and has given millions of dollars to missions around the world. We should always begin with thanksgiving and praise for what God has done. Solomon: Begins by praising the God who keeps his promises. You have kept what You promised: Solomon first thanked and praised God for His past fulfillment of promises. There I have put the ark, in which is the covenant of the LORD: The chief glory of the temple was that it was the resting place for the ark of the covenant, a representation of Gods covenantal presence with His people. Your hearts must be fully committed to the Lord or the dedication means nothing.. 22 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven; 23 and he said: "Lord God of Israel, there is no God in heaven above or on earth below like You, who keep Your covenant and mercy with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts. For less than $5/mo. The heavens, Hebrew heaven of heavens, because this language has no comparative or superlative degree cannot contain Him! Copyright 2019 by Zondervan. Do whatever the foreigner asks of you, so that all the peoples of the earth may know(AM) your name and fear(AN) you, as do your own people Israel, and may know that this house I have built bears your Name. Christianity is essentially and fundamentally a sinners religion. In the second petition the king pleads with his God concerning his people when they are defeated by enemies. (v. 5) God has chose Jerusalem and David. 2 Chronicles 6 - Solomon's Prayer of Dedication A. Solomon blesses God. And may You hear the supplications of Your servant and of Your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. Israel had prospered and had been victorious under the reign of David. In this prayer, there is plenty of evidence that Solomon understood God's purpose for Israel. Prayer for Gods name to be known among the nations (59-60). 29 May your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, this place of which you said, 'My Name shall be there,' so that you will hear the prayer your servant prays toward this place. If the rains do not come because the people have sinned the livelihood of the majority of the people will be affected at once. a. I have filled the position of my father David, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised: Solomon recognized that his succession of David on the throne of Israel was a significant thing. 130:3; Prov. 9:5, [2 Chr. The violation of this principle made Jesus angry. Lord, render to every man according to all his ways. Let God now hear Solomon. Nevertheless you shall not build the temple, but your son who will come from your body, he shall build the temple for My name.. Keep prayer at he center of all you do! In the last petition Solomon deals with the worst situation which can befall a people. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. 2 Chronicles 7:1-3 - "Now when Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the house. Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God; arise, therefore, and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the holy vessels of God into the house that is to be built for the name of the Lord.". In their fasting and prayer, the people of Judah claimed the promises God had made in his covenant with Solomon at the dedication of the temple in 1 Kings 8. Let us pray. The temple is dedicated and let God now arise to His dwelling place! We should pray for Gods continued presence and direction. First we ask for Gods presence to be among us. Solomon urges God to enter into an agreement with Israel that when the people pray to God, whether to relieve a famine, or to give them victory in combat against an approaching enemy, or to grant them forgiveness from their sins against God and against one another, that God would grant their request. The ruler of the people is going to lead the whole nation in prayer! i. This lesson was prepared for older elementary students and can be adapted for . If we dont appropriate in faith, Gods promise is left unclaimed. God is the one who gave you the talents, the time, the opportunity and the strength to do whatever it is you have done. So the king and all the people dedicated the temple of God. And so now we are finally in a position officially to dedicate this sanctuary to God and his glory. Look at verses 54-56: When Solomon had finished all these prayers and supplications to the Lord, he rose from before the altar of the Lord, where he had been kneeling with his hands spread out toward heaven. Since God will not live in temples made by hands but only in temples that He constructs Himself, we that are saved have this same purpose, to be a witness of the glory of God to this world we live in! 10. on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month --This was the last day of the feast of tabernacles. Remember the mercies of Your servant David.. 2 Chronicles 6:12-40 records the great prayer of Solomon at the dedication of the temple in Jerusalem. Whenever you accomplish something, you are still to give God the glory for what he has done. In an age when this is frequently misunderstood, it provides a valuable resource. I. Thanksgiving and praise for what God has done (54-56). c. When You hear, forgive: Solomon knew that the most important thing Israel needed was forgiveness. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. It is again clearly shown when the queen of Sheba comes and asks him all manner of difficult questions and he has ready answers. Mildew was another disease of the grains. Here they are about to dedicate this beautiful temple to the Lord and Solomon says: But may your hearts be fully committed to God. I dont know if youre familiar with the rest of the history of the Israelites and the temple, but when Gods people eventually turned away from the Lord, God took the temple away from them. Skilled workers were employed. This beautiful prayer must be applied to his heart as well as to the hearts of all who read this prayer. Does the enormity of the sin have anything to do with the possibility of forgiveness? 20:9; Eccl. So what does it mean to dedicate something to the Lord? This kind of prayer lays hold of Gods promise. 54-61), and dismisses it (vv. In his prayer do not reject your anointed one, the king now meant himself, though in subsequent usage it would express Israels hope in the coming Messiah. (Payne), (c) 2021 TheEnduring WordBible Commentary by David Guzik ewm@enduringword.com. a. Arise, O LORD God, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength: This conclusion of prayer has Numbers 10:35-36 in mind, when Israel moved the ark of the covenant, the tabernacle, and the whole camp of Israel from place to place through the wilderness during the exodus. He will then not lack a son to sit upon his throne. that they may fear Thee all the days that they live in the land which Thou gayest unto our fathers. Next Solomon prays for Gods name to be known among the nations. 25Now Lord, the God of Israel, keep for your servant David my father the promises(E) you made to him when you said, You shall never fail to have a successor to sit before me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants are careful in all they do to walk before me faithfully as you have done. 26And now, God of Israel, let your word that you promised(F) your servant David my father come true. What a wonderful prayer to pray! And comes and takes an oath before Your altar in this temple: The temple grounds were used as a place to verify and authorize oaths. One is struck, moreover, with the fact that the language is far from new, and is full of quotations from the Pentateuch, some of which are almost word for word, while the sense of the whole may be found in those memorable passages in Leviticus and Deuteronomy. (Spurgeon). 1:6; Ps. A few short years after Solomon's prayer, God destroyed Israel as a nation. 59And may these words of mine, which I have prayed before the Lord, be near to the Lord our God day and night, that he may uphold the cause of his servant and the cause of his people Israel according to each days need, 60so that all the peoples(BL) of the earth may know that the Lord is God and that there is no other. And then the fourth and final part of Solomons prayer is a prayer for Gods people to remain fully committed to him. Finally, Solomon prayed and anticipated the final judgment' war and national collapse.' War within is the ultimate destroyer of life, property and freedom. And this applies to all dedications. (AO), 44When your people go to war against their enemies, wherever you send them, and when they pray(AP) to the Lord toward the city you have chosen and the temple I have built for your Name, 45then hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and uphold their cause. God sent the promise on purpose to be used. This is the second part of Solomons prayer: a prayer for Gods continued presence and direction. The second part of his prayer was for Gods continued presence and direction. Now, my God, I pray, let Your eyes be open and let Your ears be attentive to the prayer made in this place. Does the temple in Jerusalem have more significance than our church buildings? c. When they come to themselves in the land where they were carried captive: Solomon also asked God to hear Israels prayer from captivity in a foreign land. The heavens, even the . This is a Bible study on prayer, focusing specifically on the prayer at the dedication of the temple (1 Kings 8:22-53; 2 Chronicles 6:12-42). When David died the people of Israel could look for a big change in the government of the land. This was made of either brass or copper and Solomon took his position on this platform. 37When famine(Z) or plague(AA) comes to the land, or blight(AB) or mildew, locusts or grasshoppers,(AC) or when an enemy besieges them in any of their cities, whatever disaster or disease may come, 38and when a prayer or plea is made by anyone among your people Israelbeing aware of the afflictions of their own hearts, and spreading out their hands(AD) toward this temple 39then hear(AE) from heaven, your dwelling place. b. If anyone sins against his neighbor, and is forced to take an oath, and comes and takes an oath before Your altar in this temple, then hear from heaven, and act, and judge Your servants, bringing retribution on the wicked by bringing his way on his own head, and justifying the righteous by giving him according to his righteousness.. 63 Solomon offered a sacrifice of fellowship offerings to the Lord: twenty-two thousand cattle and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep and goats. King Solomon ( "Shlomo Hamelech" in Hebrew) was the third king of Israel. Now is introduced the refrain which we will hear throughout this prayer: hear Thou in heaven Thy dwelling place; and when Thou hearest, forgive. The hearts determine their actions. At the dedication ceremony, Solomon acknowledged the feebleness of his efforts compared to an infinite God: "Will God really dwell on earth with humans? Blasting refers to the singeing of the grain by the dry hot wind blowing from the desert. Prayer for Gods continued presence and direction (57-58). a. with praise and thanksgiving to the Lord, and the people . In summary: - Solomon describes the reason for the Temple, that it was in David's heart to build it, but God decided that his son should build it instead. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. It's praying until we know we have laid hold of God. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. If you are going in one direction, and God wants you to go in a different direction, then you need God to turn you around. b. I have surely built You an exalted house, and a place for You to dwell in forever: Solomon rightly sensed that the presence of the cloud meant that God dwelt in the temple in a special way. I cant think of two more important requests of God for us as a church as we seek to fulfill Gods purposes in this community. 2 Chronicles 2:1. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. (Matthew 28:19-20). (If you're a human, don't change the following field), Solomons Prayer at the Dedication of the Temple. 17:10]; Acts 1:24, 2 Chr. When the heavens are shut up and there is no rain: Drought was a constant threat for the agriculturally based economy of Israel. When Your people go out to battle against their enemies, wherever You send them: Solomon prayed with the idea that God should answer the prayers for victory made in foreign lands towards the temple, but only when they battle as God sent them. The Temple was incomparable - just like the God who it was built for. The temple was one of the most beautiful structures of ancient times. Adoration; Confession; Thanksgiving; Supplication b. 3. He was the first king to follow his father as a hereditary monarch. How dreadful to pray a prayer of dedication for a new business if you are not going to run that business according to godly principles. 35(T)When the heavens are shut up and there is no rain because they have sinned against You, when they pray toward this place and confess Your name, and turn from their sin because You afflict them, 36then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your servants, Your people Israel, that You may (U)teach them (V)the good way in which they should walk; and send rain on Your land which You have given to Your people as an inheritance. Website: https://www.rayfowler.org. a. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. He wished the temple always to be to Israel the token that Gods memorial is that he hears prayer. (Spurgeon), Moreover, concerning a foreigner, who is not of Your people Israel, but has come from a far country for the sake of Your great name and Your mighty hand and Your outstretched arm, when they come and pray in this temple; then hear from heaven Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You, that all peoples of the earth may know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and that they may know that this temple which I have built is called by Your name.. Nehemiah Chapter 12. Suddenly this great and beautiful temple becomes very small and insignificant in comparison with the One for Whom it is built. EVERYONE: We dedicate this sanctuary now to the glory of God the Father, to the honor of Jesus Christ his Son, and to the praise of the Holy Spirit. Click on the different category headings to find out more. If His people go to battle against their enemies, whether at home or in other countries, when they pray toward this place, may God hear them and maintain their cause. Religion Past & Present XII (2012) 141. The heathen may think that their deities will be able to help them in certain situations, but their hopes are futile. By Gods grace it has now been paid off in full as God has worked through his people to finish the work we started so long ago. Standing there at the altar, he cried out for God to have mercy on His people . That all the peoples of the earth may know Thy name! The temple was designed for the keeping up of the correspondence between God and his people; and . Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is praying in your presence this day. That is a wonderful response, and I would affirm anyone who is seeking Gods blessing on their marriage. His concern for foreigners (vv. Hear in heaven Your dwelling place; and when You hear, forgive. 28Yet give attention to your servants prayer and his plea for mercy, Lord my God. Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Solomon pleads with the Lord that the temple would be a place of prayer and that all prayers directed toward it would be heard of the Lord and answered. And so finally after all the years of preparation and giving and building, the temple was complete. Lines and paragraphs break automatically. 46When they sin against You (AC)(for there is no one who does not sin), and You become angry with them and deliver them to the enemy, and they take them captive (AD)to the land of the enemy, far or near; 47(AE)yet when they [d]come to themselves in the land where they were carried captive, and repent, and make supplication to You in the land of those who took them captive, (AF)saying, We have sinned and done wrong, we have committed wickedness; 48and when they (AG)return to You with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies who led them away captive, and (AH)pray to You toward their land which You gave to their fathers, the city which You have chosen and the temple which I have built for Your name: 49then hear in heaven Your dwelling place their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their [e]cause, 50and forgive Your people who have sinned against You, and all their transgressions which they have transgressed against You; and (AI)grant them compassion before those who took them captive, that they may have compassion on them 51(for (AJ)they are Your people and Your inheritance, whom You brought out of Egypt, (AK)out of the iron furnace), 52(AL)that Your eyes may be open to the supplication of Your servant and the supplication of Your people Israel, to listen to them whenever they call to You.
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