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Yesterday Solomon finished building the temple and now he needs to furnish it.

Today he and the Levites move all the holy furniture, including the Ark of the Covenant, from the Tabernacle to the Temple.

There's a good chance he's heard stories about the time his dad David caused a man to die

while moving the Ark improperly, so he makes sure to transport it according to God's laws on poles carried by priests.

The priest deposit the arc in the Holy of Holies and pretty immediately God's cloud of

presence swoops in and fills the place.

As the priests are trying to leave the temple, they're falling over because they can't even

stand in the midst of such a heavy concentration of God's presence.

Even though God is everywhere, he can certainly dial up the

saturation when he wants to. Then Solomon offers up a blessing, praising God for

fulfilling his promise to David, and he also says,

The Lord has said that he would dwell in thick darkness.

I have indeed built you an exalted house, a place for you to dwell in forever.

We kind of have to cut Solomon off right there

because technically no it's a nice thought that God would live in this

particular house forever but that's never been God's plan. God never said that.

Okay moving on.

In 1st King's 829, Solomon makes an interesting statement.

He says, that your eyes may be open night and day toward this house,

the place of which you have said,

my name shall be there.

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