Week 32: From Solomon’s Temple to Us (2 Chronicles 6-7)
“Will God really dwell on earth with humans? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain you. How much less this temple I have built!” (2 Chronicles 6:18)
From the Garden of Eden to the tabernacle to Solomon’s temple and beyond, one theme runs throughout Scripture: God desires to dwell among his people.
Andrew and Shelton dive into Solomon’s prayer at the dedication of the temple in 2 Chronicles 6-7. What did this temple represent to the Israelites? What can we learn from Solomon’s prayer and God’s response? And how does the temple ultimately point us forward to Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and God’s presence with his people today?
Highlights from this episode:
- Why God’s presence made Solomon’s temple unique
- How the OT temple points us to Jesus and the church
- How we today are being built together as God’s temple
Listener question this week:
- Why did God punish Israel for David’s census in 1 Chronicles 21?
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