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| 1 And all the work that Solomon made for the house of Jehovah is finished, and Solomon bringeth in the sanctified things of David his father, and the silver, and the gold, and all the vessels he hath put among the treasures of the house of God. |
Was finished – The harvest is the time for the construction of this antitypical Temple, i.e., the bringing of all the members, fruit-bearing branches of the Vine, into the perfect spiritual condition. R172:2
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| 2 Then doth Solomon assemble the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, princes of the fathers of the sons of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah from the city of David it [is] Zion. |
Then Solomon – Typifying the Lord Jesus. R3283:1
Assembled – Typifying the present harvest work. R3283:1
Elders of Israel – Typifying the Lord's very elect. R3283:1
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| 3 And assembled unto the king are all the men of Israel in the feast it [is] the seventh month; |
In the feast – The Jewish New Year Feast held in connection with the Great Day of Atonement. R3282:6
The seventh month – The Atonement Day sacrifices probably having already been made in the Tabernacle. R3282:6
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| 4 and all the elders of Israel come in, and the Levites lift up the ark, |
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| 5 and they bring up the ark, and the tent of meeting, and all the vessels of the sanctuary that [are] in the tent; brought them up have the priests, the Levites; |
They brought up – Illustrating the bringing of the members of the Body of Christ from the Tabernacle or earthly condition to the heavenly or Temple condition. R3284:1
The ark – Typifying the divine covenant with Abraham, the fulfillment of which centers in Christ. R3282:6
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| 6 and king Solomon and all the company of Israel who are convened unto him before the ark are sacrificing sheep and oxen, that are not counted nor numbered from multitude. |
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| 7 And the priests bring in the ark of the covenant of Jehovah unto its place, unto the oracle of the house, unto the holy of holies, unto the place of the wings of the cherubs; |
Brought in the ark – Type of The Christ. T121
Of the cherubims – The presence or throne of God. R529:6*
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| 8 and the cherubs are spreading out wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubs cover over the ark, and over its staves, from above; |
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| 9 and they lengthen the staves, and the heads of the staves are seen out of the ark on the front of the oracle, and they are not seen without; and it is there unto this day. |
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| 10 There is nothing in the ark but the two tables that Moses gave in Horeb, where Jehovah covenanted with the sons of Israel, in their going out from Egypt. |
Nothing in the ark – The golden bowl of manna, typifying immortality, and the budded rod, the blessing, fruitfulness and privilege of service of antitypical Levites, will not be needed in the future conditions of glory represented by the Temple. R3283:2[R3283:1]
The two tables – Representing the Law and teaching that Christ would meet in full all the requirements of God's perfect Law; also that legal authority would be vested in him as the Law-executor. T121
The Law will still be an integral part of the divine covenant. R3283:2
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| 11 And it cometh to pass, in the going out of the priests from the sanctuary for all the priests who are present have sanctified themselves, there is none to watch by courses, |
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| 12 and the Levites, the singers, to all of them, to Asaph, to Heman, to Jeduthun, and to their sons, and to their brethren, clothed in white linen, with cymbals, and with psalteries, and harps, are standing on the east of the altar, and with them priests, to a hundred and twenty, blowing with trumpets |
The Levites – The Levites of the future, the ancient Worthies and others, shall chant the praises of Jehovah throughout the earth. R4297:2
Advanced justified believers. R344:6
Only a part of the Levites composes the singers, illustrating that only a part of the Great Company are already arrayed in white robes. R292:5
Which were the singers – We tarry only as mouthpieces, priests of God, to sound the trumpet of truth until the white-robed Levites learn to sing the song of restitution. R344:6
The altar – The Brazen altar. R3283:2
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| 13 yea, it cometh to pass, as one [are] trumpeters and singers, to sound one voice to praise and to give thanks to Jehovah, and at the lifting up of the sound with trumpets, and with cymbals, and with instruments of song, and at giving praise to Jehovah, for good, for to the age [is] His kindness, that the house is filled with a cloud the house of Jehovah, |
As one – Perfectly in harmony; the priests sounded the keynote to the Levites but it took some time before the harmony was perfect. R292:4
The priests reach a harmony in their trumpeting before the glory of the Lord fills the Temple. R292:5
The Little Flock (Priests) will give the key note of their song to the Great Company (Levites) before their glorification. R292:5
For he is good – Showing that the character of the song to be taught and learned is restitution. R292:5
His mercy endureth – That during the Millennial age man will have the privilege of returning to God and to all that was lost. R4297:2
For ever – The Hebrew word signifies "to an end." Divine mercy shall be exercised to its completeness. R3283:4
That then the house – Typifying the glorified Christ. R3283:5
A cloud – The peculiar pillar of cloud which symbolized the Lord's presence through the wilderness journey and subsequently in connection with the Tabernacle. R3283:3
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| 14 and the priests have not been able to stand to minister from the presence of the cloud, for the honour of Jehovah hath filled the house of God. |
Priests could not stand – The glorying shows the marriage, after which fleshly priests no longer remain in the Temple, representing that we will be no longer under the veil of flesh. R172:5
Glory of the LORD – Representing that the glory of the Lord will come upon the living Temple, of which we hope to be living stones beyond the veil. CR360:5
Filled the house – The antitypical Temple (the Church) must be completed before the glory of the Lord fills it. R172:2
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