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| 1 Thus was perfected, all the work, which Solomon made, for the house of Yahweh,–and Solomon brought in the hallowed things of David his father, the silver, and the gold, and all the utensils, placed he, in the treasuries 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 called together the elders of Israel, and all the chiefs of the tribes, the ancestral leaders of the sons of Israel, unto Jerusalem,–to bring up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh out of the city of David, the same, 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 came together unto the king, in the festival,–the same, was 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 came in,–and the Levites bare the ark; |
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| 5 and they brought up the ark, and the tent of meeting, and all the holy utensils, that were in the tent,–the priests the Levites did bring 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 who assembled themselves unto him, before the ark, were sacrificing sheep and oxen, which could not be told nor could they be counted, for multitude. |
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| 7 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Yahweh into the place thereof, into the shrine of the house, into the holy of holies,–into [the place] beneath 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 for the cherubim were spreading forth two wings, over the place of the ark,–so that the cherubim formed a covering over the ark and over the staves thereof, from above. |
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| 9 And they drew out the staves, and the heads of the staves could be seen out of the ark, in front of the shrine, although they could not be seen on the outside,–and it came to pass that they have remained there–unto this day. |
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| 10 There was, nothing in the ark, save only the two tables, which Moses placed [therein] in Horeb,–when Yahweh made a covenant with the sons of Israel, when they came forth 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, came forth, out of the holy place,–for, all the priests who were present, had hallowed themselves, they had no need to observe the courses; |
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| 12 and, the Levites who were the singers, even all of them pertaining to Asaph, to Heman, to Jeduthun, and to their sons and to their brethren, arrayed in white linen, with cymbals and with harps and lyres, stood eastward of the altar,–and, with them, priests to the number of 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 then came it to pass, when the trumpeters and the singers were, as one, to make one sound to be heard in offering praise and giving thanks unto Yahweh–yea when they did lift on high the voice, with the trumpets and with the cymbals and with the instruments of song, yea in offering praise unto Yahweh–For he is good, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness, that, the house, was filled with the cloud of the glory of Yahweh; |
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 minister, by reason of the cloud,-for, the glory of Yahweh, 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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