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| 1 And all the work was finished that Solomon made for the house of Jehovah. And Solomon brought in the things that David his father had dedicated; and the silver, and the gold, and all the vessels he 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 Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers of the children of Israel, to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the city of David, which 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 all the men of Israel assembled themselves to the king at the feast, that of the seventh month.
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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 came; and the Levites took up the ark. |
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| 5 And they brought up the ark, and the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the tent: the priests, the Levites, brought them up. |
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 assembly of Israel, that were assembled to him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen which could not be counted nor numbered for multitude. |
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| 7 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Jehovah to its place, into the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubim; |
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 cherubim stretched forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its staves above. |
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| 9 And the staves were long, so that the ends of the staves were seen outside the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there they are to this day. |
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| 10 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses put there at Horeb, when Jehovah made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of 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 came to pass when the priests were come out of the holy place (for all the priests that were present were hallowed without observing the courses; |
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| 12 and the Levites the singers, all they of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, clad in byssus, with cymbals and lutes and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them a hundred and twenty priests sounding 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 --it came to pass when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one voice to be heard in praising and thanking Jehovah; and when they lifted up their voice with trumpets, and cymbals, and instruments of music, and praised Jehovah: For he is good, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever; that then the house, the house of Jehovah, was filled with a cloud, |
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 could not stand to do their service because of the cloud; for the glory of Jehovah had 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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