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1 Solomon’s wisdom confirmed
1 Kings: Ch 1 Solomon made king Solomon given final words, David dies, Ch 2 Solomon asks for and is given wisdom, settles dispute over baby for prostitutes Ch 3 Solomon’s wisdom confirmed Ch 4 Solomon’s men with the King of Tyre’s men get the materials to build a temple Ch 5 Solomon builds the Temple, its measurements and features are described Ch 6

2 Place for the god to live
Building the temple: 1 Kings 6 1 In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites came out of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, the second month, he began to build the temple of the LORD. Temple = house Place for the god to live Culturally normal for a god to have a temple

3 What is the significance for us?
Building the temple: 1 Kings 8 22 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD and said: “LORD, the God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven above or on earth below “But will God really dwell on earth? The heavens, even the highest heaven, cannot contain you. How much less this temple I have built! Why build the temple? What is the significance for us?

4 Solomon’s wisdom confirmed
1 Kings: Ch 1 Solomon made king Solomon given final words, David dies, Ch 2 Solomon asks for and is given wisdom, settles dispute over baby for prostitutes Ch 3 Solomon’s wisdom confirmed Ch 4 Solomon’s men with the King of Tyre’s men get the materials to build a temple Ch 5 Solomon builds the Temple, its measurements and features are described Ch 6 Solomon builds the his place, justice courts and extravagantly furnishes the Temple Ch 7 Solomon dedicates the temple Ch 8

5 Culturally understood demonstration of God’s permanent presence
Why build a temple? Culturally understood demonstration of God’s permanent presence Visible, unmissable, immovable But challenged and developed 1 Kings 8 22 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD and said: “LORD, the God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven above or on earth below “But will God really dwell on earth? The heavens, even the highest heaven, cannot contain you. How much less this temple I have built!

6 Why build a temple? Culturally understood demonstration of God’s permanent presence Reminder ...

7 Culturally understood demonstration of God’s permanent presence
Why build a temple? Culturally understood demonstration of God’s permanent presence Reminder worth and glory of God Beautiful and extravagant 1 Kings 6 15 He lined its interior walls with cedar boards, paneling them from the floor of the temple to the ceiling, and covered the floor of the temple with planks of juniper.

8 Culturally understood demonstration of God’s permanent presence
Why build a temple? Culturally understood demonstration of God’s permanent presence Reminder worth and glory of God Beautiful and extravagant Costly (David’s choice) 2 Chronicles 3 1 Then Solomon began to build the temple of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. It was on the threshing floor of Arana the Jebusite, the place provided by David.

9 Culturally understood demonstration of God’s permanent presence
Why build a temple? Culturally understood demonstration of God’s permanent presence Reminder worth and glory of God Beautiful and extravagant Costly (David’s choice) 2 Samuel 24 24 But the king replied to Araunah, “No, I insist on paying you for it. I will not sacrifice to the LORD my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.”   So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen and paid fifty shekels of silver for them.

10 Culturally understood demonstration of God’s permanent presence
Why build a temple? Culturally understood demonstration of God’s permanent presence Reminder worth and glory of God Reminder of God’s perfection, judgment and holiness Leviticus 16 2 The LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron that he is not to come whenever he chooses into the Most Holy Place behind the curtain in front of the atonement cover on the ark, or else he will die. For I will appear in the cloud over the atonement cover.” 1 Kings 6 16 He partitioned off twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.

11 Why build a temple? Culturally understood demonstration of God’s permanent presence Reminder worth and glory of God Reminder of God’s perfection, judgment and holiness Reminder of the covenant

12 Culturally understood demonstration of God’s permanent presence
Why build a temple? Culturally understood demonstration of God’s permanent presence Reminder worth and glory of God Reminder of God’s perfection, judgment and holiness Reminder of the covenant Dwelling follows Salvation 1 Kings 6 1 In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites came out of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, the second month, he began to build the temple of the LORD.

13 Culturally understood demonstration of God’s permanent presence
Why build a temple? Culturally understood demonstration of God’s permanent presence Reminder worth and glory of God Reminder of God’s perfection, judgment and holiness Reminder of the covenant Dwelling follows Salvation Abraham and Isaac Genesis 22 2 Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love - Isaac - and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.

14 Culturally understood demonstration of God’s permanent presence
Why build a temple? Culturally understood demonstration of God’s permanent presence Reminder worth and glory of God Reminder of God’s perfection, judgment and holiness Reminder of the covenant Dwelling follows Salvation Abraham and Isaac Home for the Ark 1 Kings 6 19 He prepared the inner sanctuary within the temple to set the ark of the covenant of the LORD there.

15 Culturally understood demonstration of God’s permanent presence
Why build a temple? Culturally understood demonstration of God’s permanent presence Reminder worth and glory of God Reminder of God’s perfection, judgment and holiness Reminder of the covenant God’s commitment to people People’s responsibility to God 1 Kings 8 9 There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the LORD made a covenant with the Israelites after they came out of Egypt.

16 Culturally understood demonstration of God’s permanent presence
Why build a temple? Culturally understood demonstration of God’s permanent presence Reminder worth and glory of God Reminder of God’s perfection, judgment and holiness Reminder of the covenant Place to go to repent (Sacrifice) and worship and intercede 1 Kings 8 30 Hear the supplication of your servant and of your people Israel when they pray toward this place. Hear from heaven, your dwelling place, and when you hear, forgive.

17 What do we learn? Value in special sacred places God is central - immovable - holy God makes a covenant with us God responds to repentance with forgiveness God dwells with his people

18 Temple destroyed, then rebuilt
What do we learn? Temple destroyed, then rebuilt the Jesus ... now the temple John 2 19  Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.” John 1 14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. Colossians 1 19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him

19 What do we learn? Jesus ... The presence of God God with us - the one to go to Awesome, glorious, holy, central Brings in New Covenant responds with forgiveness

20 What do we learn? Us!! 1 Corinthians Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you? If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him; for God's temple is sacred, and you are that temple 1 Corinthians Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price

21 What do we learn? Us!! We have and bring the presence of God God is with us and will never leave us We are to be Holy We glorify God by our lives We proclaim the New Covenant We demonstrate the forgiveness of God

22 How does realising we are God’s temple
and holders of His relationship with humanity (Covenant) affect our .... our awareness of God? behaviour this week? our relationships? our goals for the week?

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