2 Chronicles 5 Summary - 5 Minute Bible Study
2 Chronicles 5 Short Summary:
The Temple of the Lord is completed in Jerusalem. Solomon gathered all the people of Israel to celebrate its completion and to worship God during the momentous occasion of the Ark of the Covenant being placed within the Temple. Songs of praise and sacrifices were offered to God, and the cloud of God’s glory filled the sacred place.
2 Chronicles 5 Extended Summary
WHEN:
2 Chronicles 4 discusses events that took place in the early years of Solomon’s reign, specifically from his 4th to 11th year as king.
Solomon was king for 40 years according to 1 Kings 11:42, from approximately 1015-975 B.C.
CHARACTERS:
Solomon – Son of David and the 3rd king of God’s people in the Promised Land.
Levitical Priests – Only certain priests were allowed to carry the Ark of the Covenant.
Singers – Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their families oversaw the music at the Temple.
WHERE:
The capital of the Kingdom of Israel and Judah was Jerusalem.
The Temple was built in Jerusalem at the location where Araunah’s threshing floor once stood on Mount Moriah (2 Sam 24; 1 Chron 21:18; 2 Chron 3:1).
OUTLINE:
THE TEMPLE IS FINISHED AND THE ARK OF THE COVENANT IS PUT INSIDE (5:1-14):
Solomon finished the Temple and filled it with all the treasures he and his father had stored up in preceding years.
All the people assembled in Jerusalem to see the Ark of the Covenant brought into the Temple.
Solomon and the people offered so many sacrifices they couldn’t be counted.
For some time, the Ark had been kept in a special tent David created for it (2 Sam 6:17). The Levite priests took it from the tent and carried it into the Temple.
The Ark was put in the Most Holy Place, under the wings of the two golden Cherubim.
The Tabernacle, the original tent built by Moses in the wilderness, was also stored in the Temple.
When the Ark was in place, the Levite singers started singing as they were accompanied by 120 trumpeters and other instruments.
They sang, “For He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever” (5:13).
When God heard the song, a cloud filled the Temple, and “the glory of the Lord filled the house” (8:11).
APPLICATION:
I have the tendency to think in the short-term. I want to work on something and complete it in one day or one week. I want to see results quickly.
I imagine many of you are the same way.
But imagine what we could accomplish in the Kingdom of God if we thought long-term.
It took Solomon 7.5 years to build the Temple, not including the preliminary planning done by David.
It took a long time but, in the end, he was able to build something incredible.
Short term thinking doesn’t always bear the best fruit. Congregations and individual members should be thinking about long-term plans that can generate a better harvest.
