2Ch 8:16 | KingComments | STEP | This section begins with “then” ( ). It seems to say that after Solomon had let Pharaoh’s daughter leave Jerusalem, he was again able to offer offerings. Solomon is here again the king-priest, like Melchizedek. He is herein a picture of the Messiah ( ). He acts according to “the commandment of Moses” ( ) and offers the various daily, weekly, monthly, and annual prescribed offerings. Solomon is the offeror and also takes care of the priests and the Levites. He ensures that they act “according to the ordinance of his father David” ( ). This also applies to the gatekeepers who sit at the gates to ensure that no unauthorized persons enter. There is no departing from “the commandment of the king” ( ), because this commandment is completely in accordance with what was said earlier by Moses and David. Solomon does not use his wisdom to invent new forms of worship, not even by changing or adding anything, but rather by continuing in what he has learned ( ). He uses his authority to maintain the statutes of Moses and his father David. Everything is shown as it is described in Ezekiel 40-48, where everything is connected to the glory of the kingdom of peace. If everything is in order and goes well, it can be said that “the house of the LORD was completed” ( ). Before the service in the temple takes place as prescribed, the temple is not completed. The goal is only then achieved when the house also functions according to the purpose that the builder of it had in mind.

‏ 2 Chronicles 8:16

The Temple According to the Ordinance of David

This section begins with “then” (2Chr 8:12). It seems to say that after Solomon had let Pharaoh’s daughter leave Jerusalem, he was again able to offer offerings. Solomon is here again the king-priest, like Melchizedek. He is herein a picture of the Messiah (Zec 6:13). He acts according to “the commandment of Moses” (2Chr 8:13) and offers the various daily, weekly, monthly, and annual prescribed offerings.

Solomon is the offeror and also takes care of the priests and the Levites. He ensures that they act “according to the ordinance of his father David” (2Chr 8:14). This also applies to the gatekeepers who sit at the gates to ensure that no unauthorized persons enter. There is no departing from “the commandment of the king” (2Chr 8:15), because this commandment is completely in accordance with what was said earlier by Moses and David.

Solomon does not use his wisdom to invent new forms of worship, not even by changing or adding anything, but rather by continuing in what he has learned (2Tim 3:14). He uses his authority to maintain the statutes of Moses and his father David. Everything is shown as it is described in Ezekiel 40-48, where everything is connected to the glory of the kingdom of peace.

If everything is in order and goes well, it can be said that “the house of the LORD was completed” (2Chr 8:16). Before the service in the temple takes place as prescribed, the temple is not completed. The goal is only then achieved when the house also functions according to the purpose that the builder of it had in mind.