The Biblical Illustrator - 2 Chronicles 5:2-10
2 Chronicles 5:2-10To bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord. The removal of the arkI. The time of its removal.1. Remarkable in itself. The building finished in November was not dedicated until the October of the following year. Feast of Tabernacles most suitable time to dedicate temple.2. Remarkable in its influence. “The magnitude of the event is marked by the fact that now for the first time since the Exodus we have the year and month recorded” (Stanley).II. The method of its removal.... read more
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 5:1-14
2 Chronicles 5:10 . Nothing in the ark save the two tables. We hear nothing now of the golden pot of manna, nor of Aaron’s rod which budded. See note on 1 Kings 8:9. 2 Chronicles 5:13 . When they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals, then the temple was filled with the cloud of the divine presence, and when the prophet Iddo had invoked the Lord with sacred song, aided by the sweet notes of the minstrel, the Lord gave water to the perishing army. Music in the hands of holy... read more