1 Kings 8:37 NIV

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Kings 8:1-66

5. The temple dedication ch. 8This chapter climaxes the writer’s emphasis on the greatness of Yahweh as Israel’s God. It is the most detailed account of a dedication service in the Bible. It is also one of the most theologically significant texts in 1 and 2 Kings. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Kings 8:22-53

Solomon’s prayer of dedication 8:22-53This great prayer centers on the Mosaic Covenant. That is its heart. It is the longest prayer in the Bible. Solomon introduced seven petitions with a backward look emphasizing God’s faithfulness (1 Kings 8:23-26). He concluded with a forward look stressing God’s mercy (1 Kings 8:52-53).Solomon’s posture of kneeling with open hands uplifted to heaven (1 Kings 8:52) symbolized his heart attitude, as posture often does in prayer. [Note: See Thomas L.... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 8:1-66

The Dedication of the Temple. Solomon’s Prayer1. 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 Chronicles 3:1), which would naturally be outside the city walls and on higher ground: cp. 1 Kings 9:24. 2. Ethanim] The later Tishri, corresponding to Sept.-Oct. The feast referred to was Tabernacles (Leviticus 23:34).3. The priests] 2 Chronicles 5:4 has ’the Levites,’ certain of whom (the Kohathites)... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Kings 8:23-53

(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 8:23-25, with a thankful acknowledgment of the fulfilment of one part of the great promise to David, and a prayer for the like fulfilment of the other; next (b), in 1 Kings 8:26-30, acknowledging that God’s presence can be limited to no Temple, it yet Asks that His peculiar blessing may rest on prayer... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Kings 8:37-40

(37-40) If there be pestilence.—He then passes on to the various plagues threatened in the Law—famine, pestilence, blasting of the corn, mildew on the fruit, locust and caterpillar (see Leviticus 26:25-26; Deuteronomy 28:22-24; Deuteronomy 28:38-42), the distress of siege, so terribly depicted (Deuteronomy 28:52-57), and so often terribly fulfilled (not least in the last great siege of Jerusalem), and adds, to sum up all, “whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be.” Through any, or all of... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Kings 8:1-66

Solomon's Temple 1 Kings 8:11 The whole of this chapter is taken up with the account of the consummation of Solomon's magnum opus. The great work of his life, for the accomplishment of which he had been called to the throne, was the building of the temple. It was the sacred task bequeathed to him by his father David the cherished dream of David's later years, for which he had prepared with all his might. I. I read the account of the elaborate and magnificent preparations for the temple and... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 8:1-66

THE GRADUAL GROWTH OF THE LEVITIC RITUAL1 Kings 8:1-66"Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice."- 1 Samuel 15:22BEFORE we enter on the subject of the Temple worship, it is necessary to emphasize a fact which will meet us again and again in many forms as we consider the history of the Chosen People: It is the amazing ignorance which seems to have prevailed among them for centuries as to the most central and decisive elements of nearly the whole of the Mosaic law as we now read it in the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 8:12-61

THE IDEAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TEMPLE1 Kings 7:13-51; 1 Kings 8:12-61"The hour cometh when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth."- John 4:21; John 4:23.FIVE long chapters of the First Book of Kings are devoted to the description of Solomon’s Temple, which occupies a still larger space in the Books of Chronicles. The Temple was regarded as the permanent... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 1 Kings 8:1-66

CHAPTER 8The Dedication of the Temple 1. The great assembly (1 Kings 8:1-2 ) 2. The transportation of the ark (1 Kings 8:3-9 ) 3. The glory of the LORD filling the house (1 Kings 8:10-11 ) 4. Solomon’s opening words (1 Kings 8:12-21 ) 5. Solomon’s great prayer (1 Kings 8:22-53 ) 6. Solomon’s benediction (1 Kings 8:54-61 ) 7. The sacrifices and the feast (1 Kings 8:62-66 ) The ark of the covenant is now to be transported out of David’s city to be put into the most holy place,... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 8:1-66

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 Israel and the heads of tribes (v.1). The ark is the symbol of Christ as the Sustainer of the throne of God (the mercy seat), and it had dwelt in tents for many years, speaking of Christ being a Sojourner with His people until the day when He will take His rightful throne in the millennial kingdom.... read more

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Kings 8:1-66

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Kings 8:22-53

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 8:1-66

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Kings 8:23-53

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Kings 8:37-40

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Kings 8:1-66

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 8:1-66

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 8:12-61

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 1 Kings 8:1-66

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 8:1-66

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