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— D.L. Moody
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And Solomon awoke; and, behold, [it was] a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.
1 Kings 3:15 — KJV
A dream. Not simply a dream, but a dream from God. Solomon had every assurance that the dream was of divine inspiration, and that he had come in touch with God. So certain was he that this was the case that immediately upon his return to the capital, he went before the ark and offered sacrifices to God. The sequel shows beyond question that he was right, and that he had had a message direct from the Lord.
Before the ark. Solomon began his reign with a solemn religious ceremonial at each of the two holy places then in the land. The one was at Gibeon, where was the tabernacle of the congregation, and the other at Jerusalem before the ark, which some years before had been brought to the City of David (2 Sam. 6:12, 16).
Peace offerings. In addition to the religious ceremony of the sacrifice of burnt offerings, offered to the Lord as a sweet-smelling savor (Lev. 1:9, 13, 17) to signify an act of consecration to God, there was a large sacrifice of peace offerings, a joyous feast of communal fellowship in which the people were invited to participate in gladsome praise and thanksgiving for blessings received (see Lev. 7:12, 13, 15; 2 Sam. 6:18, 19; 1 Chron. 16:2,3).
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