Thematic Bible
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Fire » Sacred » Restored to the temple
When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offerings and the other sacrifices, and Jehovah's glory filled the Temple. The priests could not go into Jehovah's Temple because Jehovah's glory had filled it. When all the Israelites saw the fire come down and Jehovah's glory on the Temple, they knelt down with their faces on the pavement. They worshiped and praised Jehovah. They said: He is good; his mercy (lovingkindness) endures forever.
Temple » Solomon's » Uses of the temple » A dwelling place of the lord
Jehovah said: I have heard your prayers and your supplication you made. I have made this house holy. I put my name there forever. My eyes and my heart will be there at all times.
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Hear, all you peoples! Listen, O earth, and all who are in it! Let the Sovereign Lord Jehovah (YHWH) be a witness against you, Jehovah from his Holy Temple.
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The angels (cherubs) were standing on the south side of the Temple as the person went. A cloud filled the inner courtyard. Jehovah's glory rose from the angels to the entrance of the Temple. The cloud filled the Temple, and the brightness of Jehovah's glory filled the courtyard.
As the priests were leaving the Temple, it was suddenly filled with a cloud. It shined with the dazzling light of Jehovah's presence. They could not go back in to perform their duties.
When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offerings and the other sacrifices, and Jehovah's glory filled the Temple. The priests could not go into Jehovah's Temple because Jehovah's glory had filled it. When all the Israelites saw the fire come down and Jehovah's glory on the Temple, they knelt down with their faces on the pavement. They worshiped and praised Jehovah. They said: He is good; his mercy (lovingkindness) endures forever.
He made an image of the goddess Asherah and set it in the Temple of Jehovah. This is the same Temple that Jehovah said to David and to Solomon his son: In this house, and in Jerusalem, the town which I have made mine out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name forever (for a very long time).
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Now I have built a majestic temple for you, a place for you to live in for a very long time.
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the trumpeters and singers praised and thanked Jehovah in unison. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and other musical instruments, they sang in praise to Jehovah: He is good; his mercy (lovingkindness) endures forever. Then Jehovah's Temple was filled with a cloud. The priests could not serve because of the cloud. Jehovah's glory filled the Temple of God.
King David announced to the entire assembly: God has chosen my son Solomon. He is however young and lacks experience. The work to be done is enormous, because this is not a palace for people but a Temple for Jehovah God.
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I have chosen and declared this Temple holy so that my name may be placed there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.
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The First Temple » Filled with the cloud of glory
As the priests were leaving the Temple, it was suddenly filled with a cloud. It shined with the dazzling light of Jehovah's presence. They could not go back in to perform their duties.
the trumpeters and singers praised and thanked Jehovah in unison. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and other musical instruments, they sang in praise to Jehovah: He is good; his mercy (lovingkindness) endures forever. Then Jehovah's Temple was filled with a cloud.
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The priests could not go into Jehovah's Temple because Jehovah's glory had filled it.
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