A Place Where God Will Live
From Living Words - Sunday Morning by The Rev'd William Klock
March 1, 2026
About this episode
William Klock discusses King Solomon's prayer at the dedication of the temple and its significance for Israel and the nations.
A Place Where God Will Live Ephesians 2:11-22 by William Klock In today’s Old Testament lesson we hear King Solomon praying at the dedication of the temple. The temple was finally completed and Solomon gathered the elders of Israel at the tabernacle, where they offered sacrifices too many to number. Then with the priests leading them with the ark of the covenant, they processed up the mountain to the temple. When they’d placed it in the holy of holies, the presence of the Lord, the shekinah , the cloud of his glory descended to fill the temple as it once had the tabernacle. And Solomon prayed. He prayed for the new temple and he prayed for his people. He prayed that they would be faithful. And then, our lesson today, he prayed for the foreigners, for the gentiles who might come to the Lord’s temple having heard of his great name, his mighty hand, and his outstretched arm—that coming to the temple, they would know his glory. Solomon’s kingdom was, however imperfectly, a fulfilment of the Lord’s promise to Abraham to make Israel a light to the nations. And the nations came to Israel and to Solomon, because they saw and because they heard of the Lord’s reputation. Not only…
People in this episode
Host: William Klock
Topics covered
- temple dedication
- prayer
- God's presence
- foreigners in faith
- Solomon's kingdom
- glory of the Lord
Keywords
- Solomon
- temple
- prayer
- Ephesians
- God's glory
- Israel
- gentiles
- faith
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Israel, Lord
Books & works: Ephesians 2:11-22
Places: temple, tabernacle, mountain, holy of holies, nations, gentiles
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