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their wings and overshadowed the ark of the
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covenant of the LORD. “All this,” said David,
“the LORD made me understand in writing, by
28:2–8 For the assembly’s sake,David testified His hand upon me, all the works of these plans.”
to the Davidic Covenant originally given by 20 And David said to his son Solomon, “Be
God to him in 2 Samuel 7 (17:7–27; 22:6–16). strong and of good courage, and do it; do not
David makes it clear that Solomon was God’s fear nor be dismayed, for the LORD God—my
choice (v. 5) as had been frequently intimated God—will be with you. He will not leave you
(2 Sam.12:24,25;1 Kin.1:13),just as the coming nor forsake you, until you have finished all the
Christ will be God’s chosen Son to ultimately work for the service of the house of the LORD.
fulfill the kingdom promise. 21 Here are the divisions of the priests and the
Levites for all the service of the house of God;
and every willing craftsman will be with you
the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the for all manner of workmanship, for every kind
LORD, and in the hearing of our God, be care- of service; also the leaders and all the people
ful to seek out all the commandments of the will be completely at your command.”
LORD your God, that you may possess this
good land, and leave it as an inheritance for
your children after you forever.
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“As for you, my son Solomon, know the
God of your father, and serve Him with a loyal 28:19 in writing. David wrote down the plans
heart and with a willing mind; for the LORD under the Holy Spirit’s divine inspiration (non-
searches all hearts and understands all the canonical, written revelation).This divine priv-
intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He ilege was much like that of Moses for the tab-
will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, ernacle (Ex. 25:9,40; 27:8; Heb. 8:5).
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He will cast you off forever. Consider now,
for the LORD has chosen you to build a house 28:20,21 Solomon’s associates in the building
for the sanctuary; be strong, and do it.” project were God,the owner and general con-
Then David gave his son Solomon the
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plans for the vestibule, its houses, its treasur- (28:21).
ies, its upper chambers, its inner chambers,
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and the place of the mercy seat; and the plans
for all that he had by the Spirit, of the courts Furthermore King David said to all the
of the house of the LORD, of all the chambers 29 assembly: “My son Solomon, whom
all around, of the treasuries of the house of alone God has chosen, is young and inexperi-
God, and of the treasuries for the dedicated enced; and the work is great, because the tem-
things; also for the division of the priests and ple is not for man but for the LORD God. Now
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the Levites, for all the work of the service of for the house of my God I have prepared with
the house of the LORD, and for all the articles all my might: gold for things to be made of gold,
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of service in the house of the LORD. He gave silver for things of silver, bronze for things of
gold by weight for things of gold, for all arti- bronze, iron for things of iron, wood for things
cles used in every kind of service; also silver of wood, onyx stones, stones to be set, glis-
for all articles of silver by weight, for all arti- tening stones of various colors, all kinds of
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cles used in every kind of service; the weight precious stones, and marble slabs in abun-
for the lampstands of gold, and their lamps of dance. Moreover, because I have set my
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gold, by weight for each lampstand and its affection on the house of my God, I have given
lamps; for the lampstands of silver by weight, to the house of my God, over and above all
for the lampstand and its lamps, according to that I have prepared for the holy house, my
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the use of each lampstand. And by weight he own special treasure of gold and silver: three
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gave gold for the tables of the showbread, for thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir,
each table, and silver for the tables of silver; and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to
also pure gold for the forks, the basins, the overlay the walls of the houses; the gold for
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pitchers of pure gold, and the golden bowls— things of gold and the silver for things of silver,
he gave gold by weight for every bowl; and for and for all kinds of work to be done by the
the silver bowls, silver by weight for every hands of craftsmen. Who then is willing to con-
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bowl; and refined gold by weight for the altar secrate himself this day to the LORD?”
of incense, and for the construction of the 6 Then the leaders of the fathers’ houses, leaders
chariot, that is, the gold cherubim that spread of the tribes of Israel, the captains of thousands
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