::::WEDNESDAY October 23, 013::::: Center of Divine and Comnunal ::::::::::::::::::::::: Activity :::::::::::::::::::::::: Read 1 Kings 8:31-53. What more does this text teach us about the ::::::: function of the sanctuary?::::::::At the dedication ceremony of the newly build temple, King Solomon offered seven kinds of specific prayers that could be offered at the temple in the lives of the Israelites. The temple was a place for seekin forgiveness (vss.33, 34); for oath swearing(vss.31, 32); for suppli- cation when defeated(vss.33, 34); for petition when faced with drought (vss.35, 36) or other disasters (vss.37-40).It was also a place for the foreigner to pray (vss.41-43), as well as a place to petition for victory (44, 45)::::::::::::;:: That the temple was intended to be a house of prayer for all the people (Isa.56:57, NASB) become evident from the fact that Solomon envisioned the individual Israelite, the fireigner, and the entire population as petitioners:::::::
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