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— D.L. Moody
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Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate [it] to him, [and] to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This [is an ordinance] for ever to Israel.
2 Chronicles 2:4 — KJV
To the name of the Lord. The Temple was to be built as a dwelling place for Jehovah, that He might be present with His people (see Ex. 25:8) and that His name might be glorified in the earth. In it the various rites and ceremonies instituted for the tabernacle in the wilderness were to be performed.
Sweet incense. Compare Ex. 30:7, 8. The revelator saw the smoke of the incense accompanying the prayers of the saints into the presence of God (Rev. 8:3, 4). The incense represents the merits and intercession of Christ, His perfect righteousness, which alone makes the worship of sinful beings acceptable to God.
Continual shewbread. See on Ex. 25:30; Lev. 24:5–8. The shewbread pointed to Christ, the living bread (see John 6:33–35, 48–51).
Burnt offerings. See on Ex. 29:38–41; Num. 28:3–10. The fire for these offerings was to burn continually, and was never to go out, day or night (see Lev. 6:9, 12, 13).
The solemn feasts. Compare 1 Chron. 23:31; Num. 28:16 to 29:39; see on Lev. 23.
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