Thematic Bible: Anxious to build
Thematic Bible
The First Temple » David » Anxious to build
Moreover, because I delight in the house of my God, the [personal] treasure that I have of gold and silver, I give to the house of my God, in addition to all that I have already provided for the holy house:
the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within tent curtains.”
David said to Solomon, “My son, I had intended to build a house for the Name (Presence) of the Lord my God.
How he swore to the Lord and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob: Surely I will not enter my dwelling house or get into my bed -- " I will not permit my eyes to sleep or my eyelids to slumber, read more.
Until I have found a place for the Lord, a habitation for the Mighty One of Jacob.
Until I have found a place for the Lord, a habitation for the Mighty One of Jacob.