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G. Campbell Morgan · Citado em PreceptAustin
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Morgan - “Compromise is pathetic in that it always witnesses a conviction of what is the high and the true, and attempts to ensure its realization while yielding to the low and the false. It is evil, for its invariable issue is that the low and the false ultimately gain the ascendance and the high and the true are abandoned. To build a house for Pharaoh’s daughter outside the Holy City is to open its gates sooner or later to Pharaoh’s gods. J
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Morgan - These were the words of compromise. Solomon's marriage with the daughter of the king of Egypt was a purely political act, arising out of the fact that he had made affinity with her father (1 Kings 3.1). There can be no question that such affinity was wrong. God had delivered His people from Egypt; and there was never the slightest need, either military or economic, for such affinity. It was a political seduction which persistently threatened the nation, and which more than once cost them dear. Having made the blunder, and become affianced to this woman, Solomon sought to safeguard against the possible religious danger, by building her house away from the city of David. This compromise was a failure, as compromise invariably is. Let a paragraph in z Kings be read (chapter It, the first eight verses), and it will be seen that presently he built places of idol worship in Jerusalem for "all his foreign wives." Compromise is a pathetic thing, in that it always is a witness to a conviction of what is the high and the true, and an attempt to ensure its realization, while yielding to the low and the false. It is an evil thing, for its invariable issue is that the low and the false ultimately gain the ascendance, and the high and the trueare abandoned. It is when the eye is single that the whole body is full of light. The way of uncompromising devotion to the right is the way, and the only way, of ultimate deliverance from evil. To tolerate wrong in any degree is ultimately to become its slave. To build a house for Pharaoh's daughter outside the Holy City is to open the gates of that city sooner or later to Pharaoh's gods. 2 Chronicles 8:12 Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD which he had built before the porch; on the altar (KJV): 2Ch 4:1 1Ch 28:17 Eze 8:16 Joe 2:17 before the porch (KJV): Joh 10:23 Then - After he had broken the Law and taken a foreign wife! Dt 17:17 had warned "Neither shall he multiply wives for himself, lest his heart turn away; nor shall he greatly increase silver and gold for himself." Woe! Solomon offered burnt offerings ('olah) to the LORD on the altar of the LORD which he had built before the porch; RON DANIEL - 2Ch 8:12-15 Solomon's Offerings -- It seems that Solomon is maintaining his routine of sacrifices and worship. And yet, day by day, his heart is growing more and more distant from the Lord. Paul Apple - 2Ch 8:12-15 ENHANCING WORSHIP VIA PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF THE TEMPLE SERVICE Raymond Dillard: The author expands his source (1 Kgs 9:25) with emphasis on the detailed observance of the Mosaic commands (Lev 23:1–37; Num 28–29) and Davidic prescriptions (1 Chr 23–26); he specifies the three annual feasts mentioned in Kings and adds the observance of weekly sabbaths and the new moon. The text is ambiguous regarding the extent of the king’s participation; it could cover any degree of involvement from simply decreeing the observances to personal officiation in the worship. MATTHEW HENRY - 2Chr 8:12-18 I. Solomon's devotion. The building of the temple was in order to the service of the temple. Whatever cost he was at in rearing the structure, if he had neglected the worship that was to be performed there, it would all have been to no purpose. Assisting the devotion of others will not atone for our own neglects. When Solomon had built the temple, 1. He kept up the holy sacrifices there, according to the law of Moses, 2Chr 8:12, 13. In vain had the altar been built, and in vain had fire come down from heaven, if sacrifices had not been constantly brought as the food of the altar and the fuel of that fire. There were daily sacrifices, a certain rate every day, as duly as the day came, weekly sacrifices on the sabbath, double to what was offered on other days, monthly sacrifices on the new moons, and yearly sacrifices at the three solemn feasts. Those are spiritual sacrifices that are now required of us, which we are to bring daily and weekly; and it is good to be in a settled method of devotion. 2. He kept up the holy songs there, according to the law of David, who is here called the man of God, as Moses was, because he was both instructed and authorised of God to make these establishments; and Solomon took care to see them observed as the duty of every day required, 2Chr 8:14. Solomon, though a wise and great man and the builder of the temple, did not attempt to amend, alter, or add to what the man of God had, in God's name, commanded, but closely adhered to that, and used his authority to have that duly observed; and then none departed from the commandment of the king concerning any matter, 2Chr 8:15. He observed God's laws, and then all obeyed his orders. When the service of the temple was put into this good order, then it is said, The house of the Lord was perfected, 2Chr 8:16. The work was the main matter, not the place; the temple was unfinished till all this was done. II. Solomon's merchandise. He did himself in person visit the sea-port towns of Eloth and Ezion-geber; for those that deal much in the world will find it their interest, as far as they can, to inspect their affairs themselves and to see with their own eyes, 2Chr 8:17. Canaan was a rich country, and yet must send to Ophir for gold; the Israelites were a wise and understanding people, and yet must be beholden to the king of Tyre for men that had knowledge of the seas, v. 18. Yet Canaan was God's peculiar land, and Israel God's peculiar people. This teaches us that grace, and not gold, is the best riches, and acquaintance with God and his law, not with arts and sciences, the best knowledge. 2 Chronicles 8:13 and did so according to the daily rule, offering them up according to the commandment of Moses, for the sabbaths, the new moons and the three annual feasts–the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks and the Feast of Booths. every day (KJV): Ex 29:38-42 Lev 23:1-17 Nu 28:1-29:40 Eze 45:17 46:3-15 three times (KJV): Ex 23:14-17 De 16:16 1Ki 9:25 THE THREE APPOINTED FEASTS and did so according to the daily rule, offering them up according to the commandment of Moses, for the sabbaths, the new moons and the three annual feasts–the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks and the Feast of Booths. Related Resources: What is the Feast of Tabernacles / Booths / Sukkot? | GotQuestions.org What is the Feast of Weeks? | GotQuestions.org What was the Feast of Firstfruits? | GotQuestions.org 2 Chronicles 8:14 Now according to the ordinance of his father David, he appointed the divisions of the priests for their service, and the Levites for their duties of praise and ministering before the priests according to the daily rule, and the gatekeepers by their divisions at every gate; for David the man of God had so commanded. the courses (KJV): 2Ch 5:11 23:4 31:2 1Ch 24:1-19 Lu 1:5,8 the Levites (KJV): 2Ch 35:10 1Ch 6:31,32-48 15:16-22 16:4-6,42 23:1-32 24:20-31 1Ch 25:1-31 Ezr 6:18 the porters (KJV): 1Ch 9:17 26:1-19 so had David the man of God commanded (KJV): Heb. so was the commandment of David the man of God, De 33:1 2Sa 23:2 1Ki 13:1 1Ch 28:19 Ac 13:22,36 Now according to the ordinance of his father David, he appointed the divisions of the priests for their service, and the Levites for their duties of praise and ministering before the priests according to the daily rule, and the gatekeepers by their divisions at every gate; for David the man of God had so commanded. L. M. Grant: Priesthood has to do with worship, which is too often neglected amongst God's people while they use the word "worship" for any kind of Christian activity. But true worship is heart adoration of the Father and the Son and it is important that definite time should be taken for this most precious feature of Christian life. The Levites were servants, so this emphasizes the service of obedient activity as to the Lord. Christians too often make service more important than worship so that, worship becomes practically side-tracked. But both are of great value in their place. The gatekeeper's picture the genuine care that is so necessary in keeping out of the assembly what ought to be out and allowing in what ought to be in. This proper care has been ignored in the great majority of churches today, so as to have believers and unbelievers mixed together, and sinful practices not only tolerated but justified. If one seeks to be a true gatekeeper, he is accused of being intolerant, legal minded and unloving. But God appreciates the genuine care that His saints show for the true welfare of the Church of God and for the honour of His name Andrew Hill: The report of the perpetual offerings made to Yahweh as part of the worship of the Jerusalem temple expands the reference to Solomon’s observance of the pilgrimage festivals three times a year (cf. 1 Kings 9:25). The Torah required a burnt offering morning and evening with incense (Nu 28:1–8). The burnt offering symbolized God’s gift of atonement for sin and the consecration of Israel wholly to God. Burning incense represented the prayers of God’s people (Ps. 141:2; Rev. 5:8). Solomon’s obedience to the law of Moses legitimizes the Jerusalem temple and the new altar opposite its portico as the primary location for the worship of Yahweh (as was the case formerly for the altar in Gibeon, cf. 2 Chron. 1:3–5). 2 Chronicles 8:15 And they did not depart from the commandment of the king to the priests and Levites in any manner or concerning the storehouses. they departed (KJV): 2Ch 30:12 Ex 39:42,43 the treasures (KJV): 1Ki 7:51 1Ch 9:29 26:20-26 And they did not depart from the commandment of the king to the priests and Levites in any manner or concerning the storehouses. 2 Chronicles 8:16 Thus all the work of Solomon was carried out from the day of the foundation of the house of the LORD, and until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was completed. 1Ki 5:18 6:7 Thus all the work of Solomon was carried out from the day of the foundation of the house of the LORD, and until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was completed. RON DANIEL - 2Ch 8:16-18 Bringing Gold To Solomon - Solomon begins to engage in international commerce and trade on both land and sea. Paul Apple - 2Ch 8:16 SUMMARY -- ALL BUILDING ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE PREEMINENCE OF THE TEMPLE Mark Boda: The expansions in 2Ch 8:12-16 (as with the one in 2Ch 8:11) are all related to the construction of the Temple and the institution of its services. Thus, even when the Chronicler finally does move out of the realm of the Temple project, as he does in 2Ch 8-9, he cannot help but mention the Temple and its services. This is a reflection of his agenda not only to highlight their importance in the life of Israel but also to remind his readers that all the success Solomon experienced in the “secular” realm is to be traced to his exhaustive and enduring attention to the “sacred” realm symbolized by the Temple and its services. Andrew Hill: The emphasis of 2 Chronicles 8 is Solomon’s faithfulness in following through on all of David’s preparations and seeing the temple building project to completion (cf. 2Ch 8:16). John Olley: This is the sole mention in Chronicles of Solomon’s having a foreign wife, and also the only reference to Pharaoh’s daughter. While in Kings this marriage and others are a cause for criticism of Solomon, here it is an opportunity to affirm his piety. J.A. Thompson: This verse represents an important literary mark in the story of the Chronicler, concluding the long section that began at 2:1. A similar phrase to “so the temple of the Lord was finished” occurs in 2Ch 29:35, as the Chronicler concluded his account of the restoration of the temple service under Hezekiah. Matthew