Verse 5
5. The place which the Lord… shall choose It was a wise provision to have for the nation a common religious centre. During the wilderness wandering the divine Presence had been manifested in the pillar of cloud by day and in the pillar of fire by night. After the construction of the tabernacle, that was the place for the divine manifestation. On the conquest of the land, the sanctuary was at Shiloh, (Joshua 18:1; comp. Jeremiah 7:12,) where it remained during the whole time of the Judges. David set up the ark of the covenant on Zion in Jerusalem, which he had selected as the capital of his kingdom, and there he built an altar for sacrifice. 2 Samuel 6:17; 1 Chronicles 16:1. It was announced to David that he should build an altar on the threshingfloor of Araunah, and this was to be the site of the temple. 2 Samuel 24:18. “I have chosen this place to myself for a house of sacrifice.” 2 Chronicles 7:12.
To put his name there That is, to make his presence known.
Even unto his habitation The place where the sanctuary of Jehovah was established was considered his dwellingplace.
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