Read 1 Kings 8.62-66
These verses describe Solomon's great sacrifices and celebration at the Temple dedication.
The bronze altar (v. 64) was the altar of burnt offering, which, oddly, was not described among the bronze works of Hiram in ch. 7.
The festival was the Feast of Tabernacles or Booths ("sukkot") described in Lev 23.33-43: Num 29.12-38.
from Lebo-hamath to the Wadi of Egypt describes the idealized boundaries of Israel during the reigns of David and Solomon, from northern Syria to the Egyptian border.
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Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Monday, July 6, 2020
Reading for July 14th
Read 1 Kings 8.54-61
The benediction mentions (the Lord's) commandments, his statutes, and his ordinances (v. 58), which is a way of referring tot he law of Moses.
The confession that the Lord is God: there is no other (v. 60) is very similar to the traditional confession of Judaism known as the "shema" (Deut 6.4).
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The benediction mentions (the Lord's) commandments, his statutes, and his ordinances (v. 58), which is a way of referring tot he law of Moses.
The confession that the Lord is God: there is no other (v. 60) is very similar to the traditional confession of Judaism known as the "shema" (Deut 6.4).
Comments or Questions...
Sunday, July 5, 2020
Reading for July 13th
Read 1 Kings 8.22-53
In 8.23-53: Solomon's prayer contains seven petitions, which address various future problems and ask the Lord to heed prayers made in and toward and the Temple.
Scholars debate whether this prayer or part of it comes before Exile or after it.
In verses 44-53 in particular, are often considered a later expansion of the prayer.
The idea behind the word heritage in v, 53 is that each nation has it own god and each god his own people,
The Lord's heritage is Israel.
Comments or Questions..
In 8.23-53: Solomon's prayer contains seven petitions, which address various future problems and ask the Lord to heed prayers made in and toward and the Temple.
Scholars debate whether this prayer or part of it comes before Exile or after it.
In verses 44-53 in particular, are often considered a later expansion of the prayer.
The idea behind the word heritage in v, 53 is that each nation has it own god and each god his own people,
The Lord's heritage is Israel.
Comments or Questions..
Saturday, July 4, 2020
Reading for July 12th
Read 1 Kings 8.1-21
In 8 1-66: dedication of the Temple.
In verse 2: The month of Ethanim , also called Tishri, was in the fall (September-October).
This means that the dedication of the Temple occurred nearly a year after its completion, perhaps to coincide with the autumn new year celebrations.
In verses 7-8: The ark was carried by poles inside of rings on either side of the box that was the ark proper.
The expression to this day may indicate that the writer lived while the Temple was still standing.
In verse 11: The glory of the lord was the think cloud that symbolized the lord's presence.
In verses 15-21: Solomon's speech beginning in this verse is a deuteronomistic composition.
It links the promise to David of a dynasty (2 Sam 7) with that of the rest for Israel (Deut 12.11-12).
It therefore identifies the "place" described in Deuteronomy with Solomon's Temple.
Comments or Questions..
In 8 1-66: dedication of the Temple.
In verse 2: The month of Ethanim , also called Tishri, was in the fall (September-October).
This means that the dedication of the Temple occurred nearly a year after its completion, perhaps to coincide with the autumn new year celebrations.
In verses 7-8: The ark was carried by poles inside of rings on either side of the box that was the ark proper.
The expression to this day may indicate that the writer lived while the Temple was still standing.
In verse 11: The glory of the lord was the think cloud that symbolized the lord's presence.
In verses 15-21: Solomon's speech beginning in this verse is a deuteronomistic composition.
It links the promise to David of a dynasty (2 Sam 7) with that of the rest for Israel (Deut 12.11-12).
It therefore identifies the "place" described in Deuteronomy with Solomon's Temple.
Comments or Questions..
Friday, July 3, 2020
Reading for July 11th
Read 1 Kings 7.27-51
In verses 27-39 The ten stands and ten lavers were also richly decorated with symbols of fertility and divine power.
In verse 48: The golden altar was apparently for burning incense.
On the Bread of Presence, see Lev 24.5-9.
In verse 49: The lampstands were made to hold lamps consisting of a container for oil and a wick.
The were not candlesticks.
Comments or Questions..
In verses 27-39 The ten stands and ten lavers were also richly decorated with symbols of fertility and divine power.
In verse 48: The golden altar was apparently for burning incense.
On the Bread of Presence, see Lev 24.5-9.
In verse 49: The lampstands were made to hold lamps consisting of a container for oil and a wick.
The were not candlesticks.
Comments or Questions..
Thursday, July 2, 2020
Reading for July 10th
Read 1 Kings 17.13-26
In 7. 13-51: The bronze furnishings of the Temple.
In verses 13-14: This Hiram is not the king but craftsman.
2 Chronicles 2.12-13 calls him Huram-Abi.
Skill, literally "wisdom."
This word may also mean skill at a particular craft.
In verses 15-22: The two pillars had some symbolic meaning that is no longer clear.
Their names, Jachin ("e establishes") and Boaz ("in him is strength") may represent the Lord's foundation of the earth or sacred trees (v. 21).
In verses 23-26: The molten sea probably represented the primeval chaos which the Lord had defeated before making the world, in one version of creation.
Another possibility is that the molten sea represents the primeval deep out of which the Lord created the universe, according to Gen 1.
The twelve oxen on which it stood (v. 25) were fertility symbols.
Comments or Questions..
In 7. 13-51: The bronze furnishings of the Temple.
In verses 13-14: This Hiram is not the king but craftsman.
2 Chronicles 2.12-13 calls him Huram-Abi.
Skill, literally "wisdom."
This word may also mean skill at a particular craft.
In verses 15-22: The two pillars had some symbolic meaning that is no longer clear.
Their names, Jachin ("e establishes") and Boaz ("in him is strength") may represent the Lord's foundation of the earth or sacred trees (v. 21).
In verses 23-26: The molten sea probably represented the primeval chaos which the Lord had defeated before making the world, in one version of creation.
Another possibility is that the molten sea represents the primeval deep out of which the Lord created the universe, according to Gen 1.
The twelve oxen on which it stood (v. 25) were fertility symbols.
Comments or Questions..
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Reading for July 9th
Read 1 Kings 7.1-12
In 7.1-12: Solomon's palace complex.
In verse 1: Solomon spent thirteen year's on his own palace and only seven on the Temple (7.38).
But the writer of 1 Kings stress the Temple by spending much more time on it.
Also in the Hebrew (Masoretic) text the material about Solomon's palace is sandwiched between accounts dealing with the Temple (6.1-38 and 7.13-51).
The order of the Greek or Septuagint (LXX) text is different.
Whichever placement is original, both Hebrew and Greek versions show that, for the author of 1 Kings, the temple was of greater importance.
In verses 2-5: The House of the Forest of the Lebanon may have derived its name from the rows of cedar pillars.
Comments or Questions..
In 7.1-12: Solomon's palace complex.
In verse 1: Solomon spent thirteen year's on his own palace and only seven on the Temple (7.38).
But the writer of 1 Kings stress the Temple by spending much more time on it.
Also in the Hebrew (Masoretic) text the material about Solomon's palace is sandwiched between accounts dealing with the Temple (6.1-38 and 7.13-51).
The order of the Greek or Septuagint (LXX) text is different.
Whichever placement is original, both Hebrew and Greek versions show that, for the author of 1 Kings, the temple was of greater importance.
In verses 2-5: The House of the Forest of the Lebanon may have derived its name from the rows of cedar pillars.
Comments or Questions..
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