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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 8:54–61, “And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven. And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying, Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant. The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us: That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers. And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the LORD, be nigh unto the LORD our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require: That all the people of the earth may know that the LORD is God, and that there is none else. Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.”
Solomon prayed to the Lord, in the context of the contract that Israel had with the Lord, and dedicated the Temple to the Lord. He stood in front of all the people and praised the Lord for all that He had done. The Lord gave Israel rest from all their enemies and they were at peace with all the nations in their region. The Lord had been promising things to Israel since before the time that they were known as Israel, He made promises to Abraham their forefather. He called on all Israel to serve God from their hearts and not just with dead routines and ceremonies. The Lord had always intended that all the people in the world would know that the Lord is the ultimate and true God and this would best be accomplished through Israel’s obedience to the Lord.
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