FBCHS Bible Study - “Solomon Summons the Ark

“Solomon Summons the Ark”

I Kings 8:1-13

King David was never able to see his main desire come to pass. He wanted to build a great temple for his God. Instead, God told David that his seed, namely Solomon, would be the one to build Him a temple (see II Samuel 7:1-17; I Chronicles 1:15). This week’s lesson looks at the time after Solomon had finished building the temple of the Lord when he moved the Ark of the Covenant from the tent David prepared for it to its place in the temple. . At the time of our lesson, Solomon, David’s son was the king of a united Israel. As noted in the introduction, Solomon, not David was the one God wanted to build His temple. 

I Kings chapters 5-7 give details of Solomon’s work of building and furnishing the temple of God in Jerusalem (see also II Chronicles chapters 2-5), as well as his palace (see I Kings chapter 7:1-12). Our lesson begins with chapter 8 after Solomon’s palace and the temple were finished as they prepared to dedicate the temple. BRINGING THE ARK TO JERUSALEM.