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G. Campbell Morgan · Citado em PreceptAustin
1 Reis 8
Morgan - The cloud filled the house of the Lord.—1 Kings 8.10 This shining of the glory of Jehovah in the house which Solomon had built was a radiant manifestation of the grace of God. The thoughtful consideration of the whole account of the erection of this Temple will show that in permitting it, God was accommodating His methods to meet human frailty, as He had done in the appointment of the priesthood. and in the choice of a king. When David had desired to build, it had been pointed out to him that such a building was not by Divine request or command. Nevertheless God had permitted the building, and now filled the house with His glory. The one permanent and unchanged link between the Tabernacle and the Temple was the Ark of the Covenant; and it was when that sacred symbol of the Divine presence and authority found a resting-place in the Temple, that the mystic glory filled the building. Over all human failure grace triumphs; and this shining-forth of the Divine glory in the new Temple was an evidence of that truth. The human attitude which made this possible, was that of the loyalty of the king and people to the deepest truth of their national life, as this was expressed in the desire to give that Ark its proper place at the heart of the city of the king. When the heart is loyal, God acts in grace, even when the methods of expression are not in themselves of the highest. This explains many of the manifestations of Divine glory in the midst of systems and methods which are not in strict harmony with the simplicity which is in Christ. 1 Kings 8:11 so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD. glory: Lev 9:6,23 Eze 43:2,4,5 44:4 Joh 1:14 Ac 7:55 2Co 3:18 4:6 Rev 21:11,23 Related Passages: Revelation 15:8+ And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one was able to enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished. Exodus 40:35 Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. THE OVERWHELMING POWER OF HIS PRESENCE So that - This is an important "hinge word (phrase)" keeping in mind that the function of hinges is to allow one to open big doors. The idea is that recognition and interrogation of hinge words will greatly increase your understanding of a passage. In this case so that is a term of purpose or result and there are 580 "so that's" in the Bible (not to mention many "that's" that serve the same function depending on context) to give you ample opportunity to practice this important discipline (observation and interrogation). The presence of Jehovah in the glory cloud provided both protect and guidance for Israel in their wilderness wandering. (Ex 14:19–20, Ex 33:9) In the present context, the appearance of the glory cloud indicates God's approval of the Temple. Oh, Lord of glory, draw near again, Let our worship rise, our praise sustain. May Your presence fill our hearts, our place, With boundless mercy and endless grace. The priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud (anan), for (great term of explanation) the glory (kabod; Lxx = doxa) of the LORD filled the house of the LORD - The glory of the LORD symbolized the presence of the LORD. See more on Overview: The Glory of the LORD. The fact that the glory of the LORD filled the house was evidence that Jehovah was pleased with His dwelling place. A cloud descended, vast and bright, A veil of glory, purest light. The priests stood still, in holy awe, For Heaven’s weight was all they saw. So let us stand, in reverence deep, And let His glory in us keep. For when His presence floods the place, We’re wrapped in love, consumed by grace. Adrian Rogers - Do you want the glory of God to fill your body? Do you? Your body’s the temple of the Holy Ghost, which you have of God. Do you want the glory of God to fill it? All right, just say, “Christ, Christ always, and Christ only.” You see, when Jesus Christ moves into you, He moves in, never to move out again. That’s the reason I believe in the eternal security of the believer. Jesus said, “I will send the Holy Spirit, and He will abide with you forever. He will settle down to dwell in your hearts forever” (John 14:16). That’s what Jesus said in John 14. My heart is not a hotel with checkout time 12 noon on Sunday. Jesus Christ lives in me forever Brian Bell - The house of the Lord is never to be the chief focus of our attention. 2. The Lord of the house is to be the focus of all that we do when we gather together for worship. The glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord [Heb kabod. Gk doxa]. Excerpts from Franklin Kirksey's sermon - When Glory Fills the House - When glory fills the house describes the essence of revival.... This is exactly what we find in our text, “. . . the glory of the Lord filled the house of God.” This description is repeated verbatim in both 1 Kings 8:11 and 2 Chronicles 5:14. The former account is abbreviated while the latter account is amplified.....Just as judgment begins at the house of God so does revival. As I share in Don’t Miss the Revival!: “The term ‘revival’ is one of the most misunderstood and misused words in a Christian’s vocabulary. Revival is caricatured and mocked. Revival is more than just a series of meetings. When genuine revival comes to our life; the Lordship of Jesus Christ is reaffirmed; our fellowship with Jesus and other believers is restored; our worship is renewed; our stewardship is re-established; and our discipleship is revitalized. These are just a few of the blessings of revival.”1 Revival is not radical emotionalism or even biblical evangelism, it is when God shows up! At the time of the dedication of the temple God showed up as we read in 2 Chronicles 5:14, “. . . the glory of the Lord filled the house of God.” Terrified by God H. G. Wells was no friend of the church, but sometimes he served us well. Years ago in the New Yorker, he told a story about an Episcopalian clergyman. (He could have told it about a preacher from any denomination.) This Episcopalian bishop was the kind of man who always said pious things to people. When troubled folks came to him, he found that a particularly helpful thing to say, if said in a right tone of voice, was, “Have you prayed about it?” If said in just the right way, it seemed to settle things. The bishop himself didn’t pray much; he had life wrapped up in a neat package. But one day life tumbled in on him, and he found himself overwhelmed. It occurred to the bishop that maybe he should take some of his own advice. So, one Saturday afternoon he entered the cathedral, went to the front, and knelt on the crimson rug. Then he folded his hands before the altar (he could not help but think how childlike he was). Then he began to pray. He said, “O God—” and suddenly there was a voice. It was crisp, businesslike. The voice said, “Well, what is it?” Next day when the worshipers came to Sunday services, they found the bishop sprawled face down on the crimson carpet. When they turned him over, they discovered he was dead. Lines of horror were etched upon his face. What H. G. Wells was saying in that story is simply this: there are folks who talk a lot about God who would be scared to death if they saw him face to face. —Haddon Robinson, “Good Guys, Bad Guys, and Us Guys,” Preaching Today, Tape No. 80. See: Exodus 24:17; 1 Kings 8:11; Luke 2:9. When God Speaks Any of us more than 25 years old can probably remember where we were when we first heard of President Kennedy’s assassination in 1963. British novelist David Lodge, in the introduction to one of his books, tells where he was—in a theater watching the performance of a satirical revue he had helped write. In one sketch, a character demonstrated his nonchalance in an interview by holding a transistor radio to his ear. The actor playing the part always tuned into a real broadcast. Suddenly came the announcement the President Kennedy had been shot. The actor quickly switched it off, but it was too late. Reality had interrupted stage comedy. For many believers, worship, prayer, and Scripture are a nonchalant charade. They don’t expect anything significant to happen, but suddenly God’s reality breaks through, and they’re shocked. Utley on the glory of the LORD filled the house - This visible manifestation of YHWH's presence is also seen in the tent of meeting in Moses' day, Ex 40:34-35 dedication of Solomon's temple, 2Ch 5:14; 7:1-2 Isaiah's vision, Isa. 6:3,4 Ezekiel's vision, Ezek. 1:28; 10:3-4 Ezekiel's temple, Ezek. 43:5; 44:4 (ED: IN THE MILLENNIUM!) post-exilic, Hag. 2:7 (ED: NOTE THIS IS A PROPHECY WHICH I BELIEVE WILL BE FILLED WHEN THE GLORIOUS ONE, THE MESSIAH, FILLS THE EARTH IN THE MILLENNIUM!) in reality, YHWH fills the earth with His presence, Jer. 23:24; and knowledge, Hab. 2:14 (ED: NOTE THIS IS A PROPHECY WHICH I BELIEVE WILL BE FILLED WHEN THE GLORIOUS ONE, THE MESSIAH, FILLS THE EARTH IN THE MILLENNIUM!) Rob Salvato - God did not need the temple – There is no place that can contain him – But the temple needed God. It needed his Glory. The only thing that would make this building a bonafide House of God is that the Glory of God filled. Without that it would only be a pretty building. – You only have to look at the many Dead Churches that fill Europe – Beautiful Buildings. Great Metropolitan Chapel in London – Beautiful Building – Spurgeon Preached there. Every Sunday 6,000 pp packed that Place to hear the Word – today maybe 100. Or Westminster Chapel – G Campbell Morgan – L. Jones – Incredible Bible Teachers/ Thousands gathered weekly to hear the Word – Today almost empty. Ichabod – the Glory has departed. What happened – what caused the Lord to remove his glory? Simple – They forsook the teaching and the following of the Word of God. It is God’s Presence in a Church that makes it the House of God. Place where His word is taught – His name is glorified – People are pointed to Him – God’s glory will be manifested in that kind of Place.
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Morgan - Again, Solomon in this great prayer of dedication, revealed his true understanding of the greatness of God, as he said: "Will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain Thee, how much less this house which I have builded?" Realizing the inadequacy of any houses built by man to contain God, he uttered this suggestive and beautiful petition, that the watching eyes of God might ever rest upon the house he had built. It was the place where God had said He would put His name. It was the place to which the people would repair to offer their petitions, in the regular exercises of worship, in special seasons of need through sin, in battle, in drought, in famine. The vision of the king created his prayer. He saw the Temple perpetually watched by the eyes of God, so that whatever worshippers approached they were seen by' the God Whose help they sought. That this might be so, he prayed. It was a figure of speech, but one full of suggestive beauty. For us, the great ideal has found perfect fulfilment through "Jesus the Son of God," Who has "passed through the heavens"; "now to appear before the face of God for us." We "draw near with boldness unto the throne of grace," and we do so in Him, the Beloved. The eyes of God are ever upon Him in satisfaction and delight; and so in our approach we are ever seen, but we are seen in Him, and so accepted. Rayburn The “toward this place” should not be taken to suggest that somehow Israelites were being taught to believe that a prayer, to be effective, had to be offered in a certain physical direction. You remember that in Babylon Daniel regularly offered his prayers toward Jerusalem. The practice is simply a way to embody a confidence in the presence of the Lord with his people Israel. After all, in the petitions which now follow, the Lord is asked to hear from heaven, not hear from the Ark or the temple toward which the people pray. In our case, of course, there is no longer a central sanctuary for the people of God where the Lord’s presence is embodied, but we do the same thing when we regularly think and speak as if God is above us in heaven. As if we knew where heaven was where God is hearing our prayers. We ask him to look down on us; we lift our hearts to him, and so on. Indeed, the main effect of the phrase “toward this house” or “toward this place” is to ensure God’s people that they do not have to be at or in the temple to be heard. They can be heard by the Lord no matter where they are! In any case there is nowhere in the Bible a command to pray with the body pointed in a certain geographical direction. 1 Kings 8:30 "Listen to the supplication of Your servant and of Your people Israel, when they pray toward this place; hear in heaven Your dwelling place; hear and forgive. when they shall: 2Ch 20:8,9 Ne 1:5,6 toward this place: or, in this place and hear: 1Ki 8:34,36,39,43,49 2Ch 6:21 Ps 33:13,14 113:5,6 123:1 Ec 5:2 Isa 57:15 Mt 6:9 forgive: 1Ki 8:34,36,39 2Ch 7:14 Ps 130:3,4 Da 9:19 Mt 6:12 Related Passages: 2 Chronicles 6:38+ if they return to You with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, where they have been taken captive, and pray toward their land which You have given to their fathers and the city which You have chosen, and toward the house which I have built for Your name, Daniel 6:10+ Now when Daniel knew that the document was signed, he entered his house (now in his roof chamber he had windows open toward Jerusalem); and he continued kneeling on his knees three times a day, praying and giving thanks before his God, as he had been doing previously. SOLOMON'S APPEAL FOR OUR GREATEST NEED - FORGIVENESS Listen to the supplication (teḥinnāh/techinnah; Lxx - deesis) of Your servant ('ebed; Lxx - doulos) and of Your people Israel, when they pray (palal; Lxx - proseuchomai) toward this place; hear in heaven Your dwelling place; hear and forgive (salach; Lxx - be hileos - "be merciful") - Supplication means earnest prayer or plea. Solomon is asking God to hear both his personal prayers and the prayers of all Israelites. His approach reflects his humility (as the wisest man alive) and a deep sense of dependence on God. Praying toward the Temple became a Jewish custom (as later in Da 6:10), but there was nothing "magical" about praying toward the Temple. Notice that while they pray toward the Temple, Solomon does not ask God to hear in the the Temple, but in heaven, His dwelling place. The the Temple was sacred, but God’s true dwelling is in heaven (and even it could not contain Him). The most important request was for forgiveness, something we all daily have need of (cf Mt 6:12+). Jon Courson - Here, Solomon’s prayer shifts from asking God to bless the temple to asking God to forgive the people. In it, he lists seven situations in which only God’s intervention would avert either individual or national disaster… (Jon Courson's Application Commentary: Volume 1, Old ... - Page 981) James Smith - This is the longest prayer in the Old Testament, and may be fitly compared with the longest in the New, as recorded in John 17+. Both are intercessory and provisional. This temple, prepared for God and filled with His glory (2Chr 6:14), is a wonderful type of the person and character of the Lord Jesus Christ. What the temple was to Israel, Christ is to the world. What Solomon did on the brazen scaffold (2Chr 6:3), Christ did on the accursed tree—open the way for others into the place of blessing. This prayer of Solomon, like the work of Christ, revealed a large and cosmopolitan heart.