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“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
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For Solomon had made a brasen scaffold, of five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court: and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven,
2 Chronicles 6:13 — KJV
Made a brasen scaffold. This detail is not found in Kings. From this raised position Solomon would have a better view of the congregation, and the people, in turn, would have a better opportunity to view and hear their king.
Kneeled down. This detail is not mentioned in the account in Kings, but at the close of the prayer the record in Kings states that Solomon arose “from kneeling on his knees” (1 Kings 8:54). Though king of Israel, Solomon reverently bowed before the heavenly King. It was a mark of both the king’s greatness and his humility thus publicly to acknowledge his lowly position before Him who is the great King of kings and Lord of lords.
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