Title: A Place For God To Dwell (3)
Author: Jeff Strite
Series: Building Blocks For Life
Text: 2 Chronicles 2:4-6
A woman told of going to her Bible study at church and telling her 3-year-old son, Chad, they were going to God's house. Each time they walked through the quiet sanctuary on their way to the nursery, Chad looked around in awe. It was a beautiful building. One day however, the child asked, "Mommy, if this is God's house, how come He's never home?" (Karen Ketzler, Fort Wayne, IN. Today's Christian Woman, "Heart to Heart.")
In our text today, Solomon is about to build the first Temple in Jerusalem. It was a beautiful and imposing structure. The Jewish historian Josephus reported that the Temple of his day was "covered on all sides with massive plates of gold," and when the sun struck it, "it radiated so fiery a flash that persons straining to look at it were compelled to avert their eyes, as from solar rays." It was a showpiece. A place of wonder and majesty; a place where people felt as if they were in the very presence of God.
Now, there's an interesting observation that Solomon made: "The house that I am to build will be great - for our God is greater than all gods. But who is able to build him a house - since heaven, even highest heaven, cannot contain him? Who am I to build a house for him, except as a place to make offerings before him?" II Chronicles 2:5-6
God was too big to dwell in a house made by human hands. Even the highest heaven could not contain our God! And yet, this Temple was spoken of as the place where God dwelt.
Now, centuries before Solomon built this temple - Israel had worshipped at a tent-like structure that was called the Tabernacle. The tabernacle was NOT nearly as huge and as impressive as the Temple. And yet, God told Moses: "(The Israelites) are to make a sanctuary for me (the Tabernacle) so that I may dwell among them" Exodus 25:8
Essentially God was saying "I don't need a place to dwell". But you - ...
Author: Jeff Strite
Series: Building Blocks For Life
Text: 2 Chronicles 2:4-6
A woman told of going to her Bible study at church and telling her 3-year-old son, Chad, they were going to God's house. Each time they walked through the quiet sanctuary on their way to the nursery, Chad looked around in awe. It was a beautiful building. One day however, the child asked, "Mommy, if this is God's house, how come He's never home?" (Karen Ketzler, Fort Wayne, IN. Today's Christian Woman, "Heart to Heart.")
In our text today, Solomon is about to build the first Temple in Jerusalem. It was a beautiful and imposing structure. The Jewish historian Josephus reported that the Temple of his day was "covered on all sides with massive plates of gold," and when the sun struck it, "it radiated so fiery a flash that persons straining to look at it were compelled to avert their eyes, as from solar rays." It was a showpiece. A place of wonder and majesty; a place where people felt as if they were in the very presence of God.
Now, there's an interesting observation that Solomon made: "The house that I am to build will be great - for our God is greater than all gods. But who is able to build him a house - since heaven, even highest heaven, cannot contain him? Who am I to build a house for him, except as a place to make offerings before him?" II Chronicles 2:5-6
God was too big to dwell in a house made by human hands. Even the highest heaven could not contain our God! And yet, this Temple was spoken of as the place where God dwelt.
Now, centuries before Solomon built this temple - Israel had worshipped at a tent-like structure that was called the Tabernacle. The tabernacle was NOT nearly as huge and as impressive as the Temple. And yet, God told Moses: "(The Israelites) are to make a sanctuary for me (the Tabernacle) so that I may dwell among them" Exodus 25:8
Essentially God was saying "I don't need a place to dwell". But you - ...
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