Please include the following statement on any distributed copies: Why, or, why not? 2 Chronicles Chapter 6. b. 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. God honors a praying people, because a praying people honors God! David and Solomon were human instruments, but the work was Gods. God appearing to Solomon, gives him promises upon condition Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers a. 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. At the end of the prayer, we begin chapter 7, and it states, "As soon as Solomon finished his prayer, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. 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. The speaker speaks of each experiencing the plague of his own heart his sin. We cannot dedicate things to the Lord if we have not dedicated ourselves to the Lord first. (1 Kings 7:13) Only the best materials were used. Then the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices before the Lord. The hearts determine their actions. True (True or False) Because he recognized that Solomon was given the kingdom by the Lord, Adonijah gave up his ambition to be king. 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. Gods good response to our repentance comes from His grace, not from justice. Keep prayer at he center of all you do! Traffic and Tears on the Road to Jerusalem. 1 Kings 8:22-61 Wednesday, 17 March 2021 "And now, O God of Israel, let your word that you promised your servant David my father come true." -1 Kings 8:26 Solomon's prayer at the dedication of the Temple at Jerusalem is at the centre of our reading today. Now Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel, to King Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the City of David, which is Zion. Does the temple in Jerusalem have more significance than our church buildings? And so we pray for God to turn our hearts that we may walk in all his ways and be obedient to his commands. 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. 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. There will be seven distinct petitions in this prayer of Solomon. Do we take the credit for it? For this occasion Solomon has had a platform built which was five cubits wide and five cubits long and three cubits high. King Solomon's Prayer Of Dedication Outlines The Importance Of The Temple The Jewish people do not believe in the spiritual Temple which is Jesus Christ. But, if anyone or if the whole people turn to God in repentance, may He forgive. There is no other God. ACT OF DEDICATION (Adapted from the Dedicatory Service at The Moody Church November 8, 1925). Let Your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, This sentence has been explained in various ways. 17:10]; Acts 1:24, 2 Chr. Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Construction of the Temple was begun in the _____ year following the Exodus., In return for cedar and fir from Lebanon, Solomon gave Hiram, king of Tyre:, The Temple required _____ years for construction. If they in captivity come to a different insight and repent, if they acknowledge their sins before God and turn to Him with all their hearts and soul, if they then pray toward this land, toward this city and toward this house, may the Lord hear them and forgive, maintain their cause, and bring them back from captivity. 28:36, 64; 2 Kin. It would have been easy for Solomon and the people to take the credit for the work that had just been accomplished. Out of the land of Egypt: Solomon presses the remembrance of the Exodus. After sacrificing a seemingly endless number of animals ( 1 Kings 8:5 ), Solomon blessed the Lord for His covenantal faithfulness (vv.12-21). The many difficulties which arise out of this state of affairs are, of course, well known. Do not turn away the face of Your Anointed: Solomon probably meant this in reference to himself because he was the anointed king of Israel. And so this message suddenly got real hard for some of us because Solomons prayer suddenly got real hard. This kind of prayer lays hold of Gods promise. It was the Lord who gave Israel rest from their enemies so they could focus on the building of the temple at that time. Temple of Jerusalem, either of two temples that were the centre of worship and national identity in ancient Israel. (True or False) Graciously, Solomon first allowed Adonijah to go free. 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, then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your servants, Your people Israel, that You may teach them the good way in which they should walk; and send rain on Your land which You have given to Your people as an inheritance. He now assumes a posture in prayer of which we have not read earlier in the Biblical account. Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. 27But (I)will God indeed dwell on the earth? He will then not lack a son to sit upon his throne. Look at verses 57-58: May the Lord our God be with us as he was with our fathers; may he never leave us nor forsake us. When the temple was complete Solomon praised God before His people reminding them of His promises. This was made of either brass or copper and Solomon took his position on this platform. God's House must ever be known as a place of prayer and His people as a people of prayer. a. As king himself, Solomon remembered and spoke those truths at the dedication of the temple in his prayer and benediction. When the Lord gave him a choice of various gifts he might have, he chose wisdom. He adds, "for there is no man that sinneth not.". The holy place and Most Holy Place were only for chosen descendants of the High Priest. A church that loses its outward focus has lost its way. When He came to the temple and found the outer courts the only place where the Gentile nations could come and pray more like a swap meet than a house of prayer, He drove out the moneychangers and the merchants (Matthew 21:13). We should always begin with thanksgiving and praise for what God has done. Because really, what good does it do to commit a temple or a sanctuary or really anything to the Lord if you are not personally committed to the Lord yourself? As Solomon was involved in doing God's work, he could expect God's blessing on his efforts. When there is famine in the land, pestilence or blight or mildew, locusts or grasshoppers; when their enemies besiege them in the land of their cities; whatever plague or whatever sickness there is; whatever prayer, whatever supplication is made by anyone, or by all Your people Israel, when each one knows his own burden and his own grief, and spreads out his hands to this temple: then hear from heaven Your dwelling place, and forgive, and give to everyone according to all his ways, whose heart You know (for You alone know the hearts of the sons of men), that they may fear You, to walk in Your ways as long as they live in the land which You gave to our fathers.. For less than $5/mo. This lesson is an adaptation from the Gospel Project lesson on this Scripture passage. Acknowledges that God is bigger than the temple. He prays best in public who prays most in private. God knows what is in their hearts. After many particulars, Solomon concludes with the general request, that God would hearken to his praying people. For any web postings, please link to the sermon directly at this website. In this article: get to know the Bible better! He asks God to provide for each days need why? With Him hearing is forgiving and forgiving is hearing. Dedication of the Temple of God in the city of Nauvoo. But the LORD said to my father David, Whereas it was in your heart to build a temple for My name, you did well in that it was in your heart. i. 22Then Solomon stood before (B)the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and (C)spread out his hands toward heaven; 23and he said: Lord God of Israel, (D)there is no God in heaven above or on earth below like You, (E)who keep Your covenant and mercy with Your servants who (F)walk before You with all their hearts. And spread out his hands: This was the most common posture of prayer in the Old Testament. He had kept covenant with His people, and promised mercy to those who would walk in obedience ( 6:14 ). The heavens, even the . Solomon declares that he's built a house for God. It is again clearly shown when the queen of Sheba comes and asks him all manner of difficult questions and he has ready answers. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website. These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. Oh, let God now hear the prayer of His servant! Yet I have chosen Jerusalem, that My name may be there; and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel. Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a temple for the name of the LORD God of Israel. In the land of Palestine the people were totally dependent on the "former" and the "latter" rains in order that there might be crops. Solomon does not attribute the lack of rain to mere natural phenomena, but to the sins of the people.