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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 8:12–21, “Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever. And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;) And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying, Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel. And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel. And the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart. Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name. And the LORD hath performed his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel. And I have set there a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.”
Once the Temple was finished, sanctified and ready for use, Solomon began the dedication service. He reminded Israel of the greatness of the Lord and how the Lord had dwelt, with Israel, inside the Holiest Place where no one could see Him. Earlier, when Moses asked the Lord if he could see the Lord’s face, the Lord told Moses that no one could see the Lord’s face and live. It was for this reason that the Lord dwelt in thick darkness, so that the entire nation of Israel could be kept from seeing the Lord’s face and dying before His purity and holiness. Solomon blessed the all the people because the Lord had blessed them by bringing them out of Egypt and, eventually, establishing them in their own kingdom within he Promised Land. Even though David wanted to build the Temple, Solomon was chosen to be the builder. This was the final step in the Lord’s plan. He chose to bring Israel, the apple of His eye, from slavery into Egypt and make them a mighty kingdom in the Promised Land so that all the world would know that He is the Lord.
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