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5:2–7:22 The Dedication of the Temple. The Chronicler’s account of the dedication of the temple is much longer than his description of its construction (77 verses compared to 40), since he is more concerned with the meaning of the temple than with its physical structure. He describes two appearances of the Lord (5:14; 7:1–3), Solomon’s great prayer of dedication (6:14–42), and God’s message to Solomon (7:12–22).
2 Chron. 5:2–3 the feast that is in the seventh month. The Feast of Booths (see Lev. 23:33–43). The temple was completed in the eighth month of Solomon’s eleventh year (959 or 952 b.c.; see 1 Kings 6:38).
2 Chron. 5:5 Moses’ tent of meeting and its holy vessels were brought up from Gibeon (1:3) to join the ark. Similarly, the Levitical priests Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun (5:12; see 1 Chron. 16:37, 42) were united for this ceremony. From now on all of Israel’s worship would be focused on the Jerusalem temple.
2 Chron. 5:7–9 The priests completed the transfer of the ark, since only they could enter the Most Holy Place. When the Chronicler said that the ark was there to this day, he was probably quoting from one of his historical sources. The ark was apparently destroyed along with the first temple and never replaced.
2 Chron. 5:10 The ark had once contained the jar of manna and Aaron’s rod (Heb. 9:4; see Ex. 16:32–34; Num. 17:10–11), but now it held only the two tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments.
2 Chron. 5:11–14 The appearance of the cloud and the inability of the priests even to stand to minister in God’s presence signified that God was taking up residence in his temple (see also 7:3). This recalls the appearance of the glory cloud in the tabernacle and over the tent of meeting (Ex. 40:34–35).
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