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1 Kings 8

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^{1 Kings 8:8 [1]} Lit inner sanctuary and so throughout the passage.

^{1 Kings 8:24 [2]} Lit spoke.

^{1 Kings 8:41 [3]} Solomon's request for the foreigner underscores the fact that Gentiles had access to God before the way of salvation was formally opened to them in the first century A.D., when Peter preached at Cornelius' home (ACT 10:44-11:15). But until Christ came, the path of access for Gentiles was only through Israel. Thankfully, when our Lord Jesus died on the cross, the heavy curtain concealing the Holy of Holies was torn open (MAT 27:51), signifying that mankind would forever after have direct access to God, with no need for an earthly temple or priests (cf JHN 4:21-24).

^{1 Kings 8:47 [4]} Lit return to.

^{1 Kings 8:65 [5]} I.e. the Feast of Booths was held in the seventh month of the year.

^{1 Kings 8:65 [6]} I.e. the Wadi el-Arish in the northeastern Sinai.

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