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7:3 When all <03605> the Israelites <03478> <01121> saw <07200> the fire <0784> come down <03381> and the Lord’s <03068> splendor <03519> over <05921> the temple <01004>, they got on <03766> their knees <03766> with their faces <0639> downward <0776> toward <05921> the pavement <07531>. They worshiped <07812> and gave thanks <03034> to the Lord <03068>, saying, “Certainly <03588> he is good <02896>; certainly <03588> his loyal love <02617> endures <05769>!” 7:4 The king <04428> and all <03605> the people <05971> were presenting sacrifices <02077> to the Lord <03068>. 7:5 King <04428> Solomon <08010> sacrificed <02076> 22,000 <0505> <08147> <06242> cattle <01241> and 120,000 <0505> <06242> <03967> sheep <06629>. Then the king <04428> and all <03605> the people <05971> dedicated <02596> God’s <0430> temple <01004>. 7:6 The priests <03548> stood <05975> in <05921> their assigned spots <04931>, along with the Levites <03881> who had the musical <07892> instruments <03627> used for praising the Lord <03068>. (These were the ones King <04428> David <01732> made <06213> for <03588> giving thanks <03034> to the Lord <03068> and which were used by David <01732> when he offered praise <01984>, saying, “Certainly his loyal love <02617> endures <05769>.”) Opposite <05048> the Levites, the priests <03548> were blowing <02690> the trumpets <02690>, while all <03605> Israel <03478> stood <05975> there. 7:7 Solomon <08010> consecrated <06942> the middle <08432> of the courtyard <02691> that <0834> is in front of <06440> the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004>. He offered <06213> burnt sacrifices <05930>, grain offerings, and the fat <02459> from the peace offerings <08002> there <08033>, because <03588> the bronze <05178> altar <04196> that <0834> Solomon <08010> had made <06213> was too small <03201> <03808> to hold <03557> all these offerings <02459> <04503> <05930>. 7:8 At that <01931> time <06256> Solomon <08010> and all <03605> Israel <03478> with <05973> him celebrated <06213> a festival <02282> for seven <07651> days <03117>. This great <01419> assembly <06951> included people from Lebo Hamath <02574> in the north to <05704> the Brook <05158> of Egypt <04714> in the south. 7:9 On the eighth <08066> day <03117> they held <06213> an assembly <06116>, for <03588> they had dedicated <02598> the altar <04196> for seven <07651> days <03117> and celebrated <06213> the festival <02282> for seven <07651> more days <03117>. 7:10 On the twenty-third <07969> <06242> day <03117> of the seventh <07637> month <02320>, Solomon sent <07971> the people <05971> home <0168>. They left happy <08056> and contented <03820> <02896> because <05921> of the good <02896> the Lord <03068> had done <06213> for David <01732>, Solomon <08010>, and his people <05971> Israel <03478>. 7:11 After Solomon <08010> finished <03615> building the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004> and the royal <04428> palace <01004>, and accomplished <06743> all <03605> his <08010> plans <06213> <03820> <05921> <0935> for the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004> and his royal palace <01004>, 7:12 the Lord <03068> appeared <07200> to <0413> Solomon <08010> at night <03915> and said <0559> to him: “I have answered <08085> your prayer <08605> and chosen <0977> this <02088> place <04725> to be my temple <01004> where sacrifices <02077> are to be made. 7:13 When <02005> I close up <06113> the sky <08064> so that it doesn’t <03808> rain <04306>, or <02005> command <06680> locusts <02284> to devour <0398> the land’s <0776> vegetation, or <0518> send <07971> a plague <01698> among my people <05971>, 7:14 if my people <05971>, who <0834> belong to me <05921> <08034> <07121>, humble <03665> themselves, pray <06419>, seek <01245> to please me <06440>, and repudiate <07725> their sinful practices <07451> <01870>, then I <0589> will respond <08085> from <04480> heaven <08064>, forgive <05545> their sin <02403>, and heal <07495> their land <0776>. 7:15 Now <06258> I will be <01961> attentive <06605> and responsive <07183> to the prayers <08605> offered in this <02088> place <04725>. 7:16 Now <06258> I have chosen <0977> and consecrated <06942> this <02088> temple <01004> by making it my permanent <05769> home; I will be <01961> constantly present there <08033>. 7:17 You <0859> must serve <01980> me as <0834> your father <01> David <01732> did. Do <06213> everything <03605> I commanded <06680> and obey <08104> my rules <02706> and regulations <04941>. 7:18 Then I will establish <06965> your dynasty <04438> <03678>, just as <0834> I promised <03772> your father <01> David <01732>, ‘You will not <03808> fail <03772> to have a successor <0376> ruling over <04910> Israel <03478>.’ 7:19 “But if <0518> you <0859> people ever turn away <07725> from me, fail to obey <05800> the regulations <02708> and rules <04687> I instructed <05414> you to keep, and decide <01980> to serve <05647> and worship <07812> other <0312> gods <0430>, 7:20 then I will remove <05428> you from <05921> my land <0127> I have <0834> given <05414> you, I will abandon this <02088> temple <01004> I have <0834> consecrated <06942> with my presence <08034>, and I will make <05414> you an object of mockery <04912> and ridicule <08148> among all <03605> the nations <05971>. 7:21 As for this <02088> temple <01004>, which <0834> was <01961> once majestic <05945>, everyone <03605> who passes <05674> by <05921> it will be shocked <08074> and say <0559>, ‘Why <04100> did <06213> the Lord <03068> do this <03602> to this <02063> land <0776> and this <02088> temple <01004>?’ 7:22 Others will then answer <0559>, ‘Because <0834> <05921> they abandoned <05800> the Lord <03068> God <0430> of their ancestors <01>, who <0834> led <03318> them out <03318> of Egypt <04714>. They embraced <02388> other <0312> gods <0430> whom they worshiped <07812> and served <05647>. That is why <03651> <05921> he brought <0935> all <03605> this <02063> disaster <07451> down on <05921> them.’”

• 2Ch 7:11-22 -- The Lord Gives Solomon a Promise and a Warning

• WORSHIP

  [isbe] WORSHIP - wur'-ship (Anglo-Saxon: weorthscipe, wyrthscype, "honor," from weorth, wurth, "worthy," "honorable," and scipe, "ship"): 1. Terms 2. Old Testament Worship 3. New Testament Worship 4. Public Christian Worship LITERA...
  

• Temple, Solomon's

  [ebd] Before his death David had "with all his might" provided materials in great abundance for the building of the temple on the summit of Mount Moriah (1 Chr. 22:14; 29:4; 2 Chr. 3:1), on the east of the city, on the spot where ...
  

• Temple

  [ebd] first used of the tabernacle, which is called "the temple of the Lord" (1 Sam. 1:9). In the New Testament the word is used figuratively of Christ's human body (John 2:19, 21). Believers are called "the temple of God" (1 Cor....
  [nave] TEMPLE. Solomon's Called also Temple of the Lord, 2 Kin. 11:10; Holy Temple, Psa. 79:1; Holy House, 1 Chr. 29:3; House of God, 1 Chr. 29:2; 2 Chr. 23:9; House of the Lord, 2 Chr. 23:5, 12; Jer. 28:5; Father's House, John 2...
  

• Sycamore

  [ebd] more properly sycomore (Heb. shikmoth and shikmim, Gr. sycomoros), a tree which in its general character resembles the fig-tree, while its leaves resemble those of the mulberry; hence it is called the fig-mulberry (Ficus syc...
  

• Solomon

  [ebd] peaceful, (Heb. Shelomoh), David's second son by Bathsheba, i.e., the first after their legal marriage (2 Sam. 12). He was probably born about B.C. 1035 (1 Chr. 22:5; 29:1). He succeeded his father on the throne in early man...
  [nave] SOLOMON Son of David by Bathsheba, 2 Sam. 12:24; 1 Kin. 1:13, 17, 21. Named Jedidiah, by Nathan the prophet, 2 Sam. 12:24, 25. Ancestor of Joseph, Matt. 1:6. Succeeds David to the throne of Israel, 1 Kin. 1:11-48; 2:12; 1...
  

• Shechinah

  [ebd] a Chaldee word meaning resting-place, not found in Scripture, but used by the later Jews to designate the visible symbol of God's presence in the tabernacle, and afterwards in Solomon's temple. When the Lord led Israel out o...
  

• SACRIFICE, IN THE OLD TESTAMENT, 2

  [isbe] SACRIFICE, IN THE OLD TESTAMENT, 2 - V. The Mosaic Sacrificial System. 1. The Covenant Sacrifice: The fundamental function of Moses' work was to establish the covenant between Israel and God. This important transaction took ...
  

• PARABLE

  [ebd] (Gr. parabole), a placing beside; a comparison; equivalent to the Heb. mashal, a similitude. In the Old Testament this is used to denote (1) a proverb (1 Sam. 10:12; 24:13; 2 Chr. 7:20), (2) a prophetic utterance (Num. 23:7;...
  [smith] (The word parable is in Greek parable (parabole) which signifies placing beside or together, a comparison, a parable is therefore literally a placing beside, a comparison, a similitude, an illustration of one subject by anoth...
  

• KORAHITES; SONS OF KORAH

  [isbe] KORAHITES; SONS OF KORAH - ko'-ra-its (qorchi), (beno qorach; in the King James Version appears also as Korhite, Kohathite, Kore): This phrase is used to denote Assir and Elkanah and Abiasaph, Korah's 3 individual sons (Ex 6...
  

• HUMILITY

  [isbe] HUMILITY - hu-mil'-i-ti (~[`anawah]; tapeinophrosune): (1) The noun occurs in the Old Testament only in Prov 15:33; 18:12; 22:4, but the adjective "humble" appears frequently as the translation of `ani, `anaw, shaphal, meani...
  

• HEAL

  [isbe] HEAL - hel (rapha'; therapeuo, iaomai, diasozo): The English word is connected with the Anglo-Saxon hoelan, and is used in several senses: (1) Lit., in its meaning of making whole or well, as in Eccl 3:3. In this way it occu...
  

• God

  [nave] GOD. List of Sub-Topics Miscellany; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Access to; Compassion of; Creator; Creator of Mankind; Eternity of; Faithfulness of; Fatherhood of; Favor of; Foreknowledge of; Glory of; Goodness of...
  

• GLORY

  [isbe] GLORY - glo'-ri (substantive): I. METHOD OF TREATMENT II. GENERAL USE OF THE TERM 1. As Applied to External Things 2. As Applied to Yahweh III. THE USES OF KABHODH 1. Material Wealth 2. Human Dignity and Majesty 3. "My Soul"...
  

• Fire

  [ebd] (1.) For sacred purposes. The sacrifices were consumed by fire (Gen. 8:20). The ever-burning fire on the altar was first kindled from heaven (Lev. 6:9, 13; 9:24), and afterwards rekindled at the dedication of Solomon's templ...
  

• By-word

  [ebd] Hebrew millah (Job 30:9), a word or speech, and hence object of talk; Hebrew mashal (Ps. 44:14), a proverb or parable. When it denotes a sharp word of derision, as in Deut. 28:37, 1 Kings 9:7, 2 Chr. 7:20, the Hebrew shenina...
  

• BYWORD

  [isbe] BYWORD - bi'-wurd: shammah = "consternation," "astonishment," "waste," "wonderful language," "object of remark" (Dt 28:37; 1 Ki 9:7; 2 Ch 7:20); mashal, or meshol = "a satire,'' "byword" (Job 17:6; Ps 44:14); millah, or mil...
  

• Afflictions and Adversities

  [nave] AFFLICTIONS AND ADVERSITIES. List of Sub-Topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Benefits of; Benefits of, Illustrated; Consolation in; Deliverance from; Design of; Despondency in; Dispe...
  

• ATONEMENT, DAY OF

  [isbe] ATONEMENT, DAY OF - a-ton'-ment: I. THE LEGAL ENACTMENTS 1. Named 2. Leviticus 16 (1) Contents, Structure and Position (a) Leviticus 16:1-10 (b) Leviticus 16:11-24 (c) Leviticus 16:25-28 (d) Leviticus 16:29-34 Use of Number ...
  

• ASTONISHMENT

  [isbe] ASTONISHMENT - as-ton'-ish-ment: Amazement; mental surprise, excitement, wonder; often the cause of the startled emotion, as in Dt 28:37: "Thou shall become an astonishment." The chosen people, visited with calamities for id...
  

• ALTAR

  [isbe] ALTAR - ol'-ter (mizbeach, literally, "place of slaughter or sacrifice," from zabhach, which is found in both senses; bomos, (only in Acts 17:23), thusiasterion): I. CLASSIFICATION OF HEBREW ALTARS Importance of the Distinct...
  [smith] The first altar of which we have any account is that built by Noah when he left the ark. (Genesis 8:20) In the early times altars were usually built in certain spots hallowed by religious associations, e.g., where God appeare...
  

• Prayer, Blessing, and Dedication

  

• Tuhan Allah Hadir [KJ.17]

  1. Tuhan Allah hadir pada saat ini. Hai sembah sujud disini. Diam dengan hormat, tubuh serta jiwa, tunduklah menghadap Dia. Marilah, umatNya, hatimu serahkan dalam kerendahan.	1 Raj 8:10-11 2 Taw 7:2-3 Mzm 99:1, 5, 9 Yes 57:15 Yeh 44:4 Hab 2:20
  2. Tuhan Allah hadir, Yang dimuliakan dalam sorga siang - malam "Suci, suci, suci" untuk selamanya dinyanyikan malak sorga. Ya Allah, t'rimalah pujian jemaat beserta malaikat.	Yes 6:2-3 Why 4:8
  3. Kami menanggalkan hasrat sia - sia, keinginan manusia; jiwa raga kami, hidup seluruhnya, Tuhan, kaulah yang empunya. Dikaulah, Yang Esa, patut dimuliakan seberhana alam.	Tit 2:12-14
  4. Raja yang mulia, biarlah hambaMu mengagungkan selalu, hingga aku ini sungguh beribadat sama seperti malaikat, dan benar mendengar firmanMu, ya Tuhan, agar kulakukan!	Ul 30:14 Mat 7:24 Yak 1:22
  5. Kau bagai udara sumber kehidupan dan tempat gerak semua. Laut tak terhingga, buatlah diriku layak menyelami Dikau: Kau penuh dalamku, aku didalamMu: Kau kerinduanku!	Yoh 17:21
  6. Suraya Mahasuci biarlah cahyaMu hangat menyentuh wajahku. Bagai kuntum bunga, bila disinari, memekar ke matahari, 'ku telah berserah: biar Kau berkarya dalam segalanya.	Mal 4:2
  7. Jadikanlah aku hamba bersahaja dalam damai dan sejaht'ra. Sucikanlah aku, agar Kau kupandang dalam roh dan kebenaran. Arahku padaMu: wajahMu kucari kin da abadi.	Yoh 4:23
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• [2Ch 7:5] Be With Us, Gracious Lord, Today

  Be with us, gracious Lord, today; This house we dedicate to Thee; O hear Thy servants as they pray, And let Thine ear attentive be! Within these walls let holy peace, Let love and truth be always found; May burdened hearts and sweet release, And souls with richest grace be crowned. May here be heard the suppliant’s sigh, The weary enter into rest; Here may the contrite to Thee cry, And waiting souls be richly blessed. Here when the Gospel sound is heard, And here proclaimed the saving Name, May hearts be quickened, moved and stirred, And souls be kindled into flame. Here may the dead be made to live, The dumb to sing, the deaf to hear; And do Thou to the humble give Pardon and peace instead of fear. Make this, O Lord, Thine own abode; Thy presence in these courts be giv’n; Be this, indeed, the house of God, And this in truth the gate of Heav’n.

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  source: Cyberhymnal

• Should a Christian Be Joyful?
  God gives joy and Christ was appointed to give it, since the Gospels, which treat of him, are the "good tidings" (Ecc. 2:26; Is. 61:3; Luke 2:10,11) and God's Word affords joy (Neh. 8:12; Jer. 15:16). Joy is promised to saint...
• Does the Bible speak more about Hell than Heaven?
  I've heard and read the same statement a number of times, but have never troubled myself to look up each passage. I'm not surprised that looking up "heaven" and "hell" in a concordance would give you contradictory results. T...

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