With the temple's construction completed King Solomon summoned the nation's leaders to bring up the ark of the covenant to the temple. The commemoration was massive involving an uncountable number of sheep and cattle being sacrificed. The priests then placed the ark beneath the wings of the cherubim in the most holy place and the glory of the Lord filled the place. Solomon praised God for having fulfilled his promise that the son of David would build a temple for the name of the Lord.
Then Solomon prayed the prayer of dedication of the temple praising God for his covenant of love, whilst recognizing that the great and eternal God cannot be contained in the temple. He asked God to hear his people from the temple and judge them in right or in wrong forgiving their sin.
When Solomon finished his prayers of dedication and supplication he rose from before the altar and blessed all the assembly in a loud voice praying that God should be with them, may he turn their hearts to him and be fully committed to him.
Then the King and all Israel offered 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep and goats in sacrifice to the Lord as they observed a 14 day festival of dedication to God!
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