2 Chronicles 5:7-14 NASB

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 5:1-14

The first worship in the finished temple. The homiletic matter of this chapter may be said to be one. For we are, in fact, brought face to face with the central interest—the mystic presence, and veiled glory of the tabernacle or temple, in connection with the outer worship—the whole form of the outer worship of the Church visible of God's ancient people. This central interest means the ark—the ark of the covenant; the ark, with its two Divine autograph tables of stone; the ark, with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 5:1-14

The dedication of the temple: 1. The bringing-in of the ark. I. THE PREPARATION FOR THE CEREMONY . ( 2 Chronicles 5:1-4 .) 1 . The completion of the temple furniture. The manufacture of the various articles having been described in the preceding chapter, it is here briefly recorded that the whole work which Solomon made for the house of the Lord was finished—a happy illustration of the proverb, "Better is the end of a thing," etc. ( Ecclesiastes 7:8 ). The work,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 5:2-13

Bringing in the ark. It was fitting enough that the ark which had been in the ancient tabernacle should be brought with much ceremony into the new temple. It linked the past and the future, and it associated two things which must be constantly kept together. It suggests to us— I. THE TRUE NATIONAL CONTINUITY . This was not found at all in the permanence of one form of government, for that had passed from a theocracy to a monarchy; nor was it found only or even chiefly in the... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 5:7

The wings of the cherubim (see 2 Chronicles 3:10 ). Their situation was by the west wall of the oracle ( 1 Kings 6:16 ). read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 5:9

They drew out ; i.e. the staves projected. A similar intransitive occurs in Exodus 20:12 . Were seen from the ark . The words, "from the ark," are here probably by misposition, and should follow the words, the staves projected ; while the parallel tells us what should be in their place here, namely, "from the holy place" ( 1 Kings 8:8 ). The confusion and omission will merely lie with some copyists, for five manuscripts show the words "from the holy place." There it is unto this... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 5:10

Nothing in the ark save the two tables (see Deuteronomy 10:5 ; and Exodus 40:20 ; then Exodus 24:12 ; Exodus 25:16 ; Exodus 31:18 ; Exodus 32:19 ; Exodus 34:1 , Exodus 34:4 , Exodus 34:29 ; Exodus 40:20 ). The stones were therefore now, in Solomon's time, nearly four hundred and ninety years old. Why the "golden pot" and "Aaron's rod" ( Hebrews 9:4 ) were not there does not appear. The language of the Epistle is partially confirmed, at any rate in harmony with Exodus... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 5:11

The parallel ( 1 Kings 8:10 ) shows the first half of this verse and the last sentence of 2 Chronicles 5:13 to make its tenth verse. All between these two is special to the present passage and to Chronicles. All the priests … not by course ; i.e. all of all the courses, twenty-four in number, instead of only the one course on daily duty at the time ( 1 Chronicles 23:6-32 ; 1 Chronicles 24:1-31 ). Present ; or, found more literally; that is to say, all who were not for one cause... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 5:12

This verse, marked off in the Authorized Version in brackets, is most graphic. First all the priests , who were not hors de combat, i.e. all the "courses" of them together, thronged the arena; and now they are joined by all the Levites who were singers, of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun ( 1 Chronicles 25:1-31 ), i.e. twenty-four choirs in one, with their sons and their brethren ; and this collected choir is arrayed in white linen; and they have three kinds of musical... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 5:13

It cannot but be that it was intended in this verse that attention should be rivetted to the fact of the splendid consentaneity of all singers and all musicians, of hearts and voices and instruments. The suggestion is as significant as it is impressive, a suggestion to the Church of all time, and supremely asking notice now. Even the house . The close of 2 Chronicles 5:14 , as also the parallel ( 1 Kings 8:11 ), justifies the supposition that the Septuagint showing the word δόξης ,... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 5:13-14

God's glory in the sanctuary: church-opening sermon. Profoundly subdued and solemnized indeed must those worshippers have been on this great occasion. When, in the presence of the sovereign and of all the elders of Israel, the priests brought the ark of the covenant into its place, into the holy of holies; when they reverently withdrew from that innermost sanctuary, which was only to be entered once in the year by the high priest only; and when, amid the sound of many trumpets and the loud... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 5:1-14

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 5:1-14

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 5:2-13

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 5:7

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 5:9

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 5:10

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 5:11

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 5:12

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 5:13

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 5:13-14

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