fer gv:..¢rge
9 "Let them construct a sanctuary for )le, Solomon completed the building of the L~c:~.~
that I may dwell among them. According heychal, the Temple. Lest there be any ques-
tion that Israel expected the Lord to reside permanently to all that I am going to show you, as
in the Temple, it was also referred to simply as the the pattern of the tal)ernacle and the
b, ,--the House. pattern of all its furniture, just so you
The House is where the the Lord did c=~a "~ shall constrtmt it." Exodus 25:8-9
indeed dwell. To display His approval, the kavod,
the glory of the "It happened that when the priests
The command for the con- Lord filled the
s u. on came from the holy place, the whole House so
tabernacle, originated with that even the cloud filled the house of ADO~,
the Lord's desire to dwell among priests could .. .... . .... ..A.:~ so that the priests
~ His people. The word, mish'kan, not stand to could not stand to
comes from the Hebrew shachan, minister. This minister 1)ecause
which means "to settle down, special pres- of the cloud, for
abide, or reside." In establishing the ence of the
the glory of mish'kan, the Lord was taking up res- Lord is often
idence with His ADO~AI filled the referred to as
people, Israel. "Concerning house of At:)o~Ai."
The mish'kan, this house 1Kings 8:10-11 the shekinah,
or "dwelling which you are although this
place" was also 1)uilding, if you word was invented by the Rabbis, and
referred to as will walk in My not found in the Scriptures.
the ohelmoed, statutes and
~l ~.~ The House of the Lord il the "Tent of execute )Iv k_~
Meeting," or, z~\]~ will one day stand again in more literally, ordinances
Y'rmshalayim, Jerusalem. On that day, mad keep all )Iy commmldments by
"Tent (ohel) of ADON>d will resume His habitation.
walking in them, then I will carry Appointment
(moed)." out My word with you which I spoke to Pronunciation Key: a = "ah"; e = "eh"; i = "eo";
o = "oh"; u = "oo'; ch = guttural sound in back of David your father. 'I will dwell among
throat as in "bach" or "lo(h", no__L"ch" as in "much" or "charily" the sons of Israel, and will not forsake
It would not )Iy people Israel.' So Solomon lmilt
Kevin 6eoffrey is o Jewish believer in the be until the time the house and
Messiah Yeshuo. He is the founder o~d presi-
dent of Perfed' Word Ministries, o Messi of David and his finished it."
oni( Jewish discipleship minislTy. He is also the son Solomon that the Lord's resi-
aurar of lhe popular Messianic Doily OevntioueE, 1Kings 6:12-14
owiloble oi' hMp://~.Me~hNet.¢om/ dency would become more permanent.
Kevin resides in Phoenix, Arizona with his wife,
Esther, end their sons, Isaac and Josiah.
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