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(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
1 Kings 8:62–66, “And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the LORD. And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD. The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brasen altar that was before the LORD was too little to receive the burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings. And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days. On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king, and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the LORD had done for David his servant, and for Israel his people.”
Solomon didn’t just offer the Lord words and songs, he actually gave the Lord gifts as well. It is quite easy to say wonderful things about the Lord but it is a different thing to offer Him part of our income and capital as well. Solomon was a rich man and the Lord had enriched him, in spite of that, Solomon gave an enormous number of sacrifices for peace offerings, burnt offerings and meat offerings. They celebrated the Lord’s goodness to them by holding a feast for fourteen days and everyone in Israel was glad that the Lord was their God.
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