And he brought into the house of the LORD the silver and gold and other articles that he and his father had dedicated. He brought into the house of the LORDThis phrase signifies a deliberate act of devotion and reverence. The "house of the LORD" refers to the temple in Jerusalem, a central place of worship for the Israelites. The act of bringing items into the temple underscores a commitment to honoring God. Historically, the temple was not just a religious center but also a symbol of national identity and unity for Israel. The Hebrew root for "brought" (בּוֹא, bo) implies an intentional action, suggesting that this was a conscious decision to restore or enhance the worship of Yahweh. the silver and gold
Silver and gold were precious metals often used in the construction and adornment of the temple, as well as in offerings. These metals symbolize wealth, purity, and value. In the ancient Near Eastern context, dedicating such valuable items to a deity was a common practice, reflecting the worshiper's devotion and acknowledgment of the deity's sovereignty. The act of dedicating silver and gold to the temple indicates a prioritization of spiritual wealth over material wealth, aligning with the biblical principle of storing treasures in heaven (Matthew 6:20). and other articles
This phrase suggests that the dedication was not limited to silver and gold but included various other items of significance. These could have been vessels, utensils, or other objects used in temple rituals. The inclusion of "other articles" highlights the comprehensive nature of the dedication, indicating a holistic approach to worship and service to God. It reflects a heart fully committed to the Lord, willing to give not just wealth but all that is valuable. that he and his father had dedicated
This phrase emphasizes continuity and legacy in worship. The dedication of items by both the individual and his father suggests a generational commitment to honoring God. It reflects the biblical principle of passing down faith and devotion from one generation to the next, as seen in Deuteronomy 6:6-7. The Hebrew root for "dedicated" (קָדַשׁ, qadash) means to set apart as holy, indicating that these items were consecrated for divine purposes. This act of dedication serves as a reminder of the importance of family heritage in faith and the impact of parental influence on spiritual practices. Persons / Places / Events 1. AsaAsa was the king of Judah who reigned for 41 years. He is noted for his religious reforms and efforts to rid Judah of idolatry, aligning his actions with the will of God. 2. House of the LORDThis refers to the temple in Jerusalem, the central place of worship for the Israelites, where offerings and dedications were made to God. 3. Silver and GoldThese were valuable items dedicated to the temple, symbolizing wealth and devotion. Asa's dedication of these items signifies his commitment to honoring God. 4. Asa's Father (Abijam/Abijah)Asa's father, who reigned before him, had also dedicated items to the temple. Asa continued this tradition, showing respect for his father's intentions and a desire to maintain a godly legacy. 5. DedicationThe act of setting apart items for sacred use in the temple, reflecting a commitment to God and His service. Teaching Points Commitment to Godly HeritageAsa's actions demonstrate the importance of honoring and continuing the godly practices of previous generations. We should seek to uphold and build upon the spiritual legacies left by our forebears. Value of DedicationThe dedication of valuable items to the temple underscores the principle of giving our best to God. We are called to dedicate our resources, time, and talents to His service. Spiritual ReformationAsa's reforms show the necessity of removing idolatry and sin from our lives. We must continually evaluate and purify our hearts to align with God's will. Faithful StewardshipAsa's dedication of treasures reflects faithful stewardship. We are entrusted with resources and should use them to glorify God and further His kingdom. Bible Study Questions 1. How does Asa's dedication of silver and gold to the temple reflect his priorities and values? How can we apply this principle in our own lives today? 2. In what ways can we honor the spiritual legacies of those who have gone before us, as Asa did with his father's dedications? 3. What "idols" or distractions might we need to remove from our lives to fully dedicate ourselves to God, similar to Asa's reforms? 4. How does the concept of storing treasures in heaven (Matthew 6:19-21) relate to Asa's actions in 1 Kings 15:15? 5. Reflect on a time when you dedicated something valuable to God. What impact did it have on your spiritual journey, and how can you continue to practice faithful stewardship? Connections to Other Scriptures 2 Chronicles 15This chapter provides a parallel account of Asa's reforms and dedication, emphasizing his covenant with God and the removal of idols from the land. 1 Kings 14:26This verse describes the plundering of the temple by Shishak, king of Egypt, which provides context for the need to restore and rededicate items to the temple. Exodus 25-27These chapters describe the construction and furnishing of the tabernacle, highlighting the importance of dedicating valuable items for worship. Matthew 6:19-21Jesus teaches about storing treasures in heaven rather than on earth, which can be related to Asa's dedication of treasures to the temple as an act of spiritual investment. People Abel, Abijah, Abijam, Abishalom, Ahijah, Aram, Asa, Baasha, Ben, Benhadad, Ben-hadad, Benjamin, Dan, David, Hadad, Hezion, Issachar, Jehoshaphat, Jeroboam, Maacah, Maachah, Nadab, Naphtali, Nebat, Rehoboam, Rezon, Sodomites, Tabrimon, Tirzah, Uriah, UrijahPlaces Abel-beth-maacah, Chinneroth, Damascus, Dan, Geba, Gibbethon, Ijon, Jerusalem, Kidron, Mizpah, Ramah, Syria, TirzahTopics Articles, Bringeth, Dedicated, Gifts, Gold, Hallowed, Holy, Sanctified, Silver, Utensils, Vessels, VotiveDictionary of Bible Themes 1 Kings 15:15 4363 silver
8223 dedication 1 Kings 15:1-31 5366 king Library David's Sin in the Matter of Uriah.
"And David said unto Nathan, 'I have sinned against the Lord.' And Nathan said unto David, 'The lord also hath put away thy sin; then shalt not die.'" The sin here referred to is that of David in the matter of Uriah. A strange and sad event--taken in all its circumstances and connections, it is without a parallel. But the circumstance most to be lamented, is that mentioned by the prophet, in the close of his message--"By this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme." …
Andrew Lee et al—Sermons on Various Important SubjectsAsa
BY REV. ALFRED ROWLAND, D.D., LL.B. 1 KINGS xv. 8-24; 2 CHRON. xiv-xvi. Asa was the third king who reigned over the separated kingdoms of Judah. His father was Ahijah, of whom it is sternly said, "He walked in all the sins of his father, Rehoboam, which he had done before him." A worse bringing-up than Asa's could scarcely be imagined. As a child, and as a lad, he was grievously tempted by his father's example, and by the influence of an idolatrous court, which was crowded by flatterers and …
George Milligan—Men of the Bible; Some Lesser-Known Whether Christ is the Head of the Church?
Objection 1: It would seem that it does not belong to Christ as man to be Head of the Church. For the head imparts sense and motion to the members. Now spiritual sense and motion which are by grace, are not imparted to us by the Man Christ, because, as Augustine says (De Trin. i, 12; xv, 24), "not even Christ, as man, but only as God, bestows the Holy Ghost." Therefore it does not belong to Him as man to be Head of the Church. Objection 2: Further, it is not fitting for the head to have a head. But …
Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica Whether it is Proper to Christ to be Head of the Church?
Objection 1: It seems that it is not proper to Christ to be Head of the Church. For it is written (1 Kings 15:17): "When thou wast a little one in thy own eyes, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel?" Now there is but one Church in the New and the Old Testament. Therefore it seems that with equal reason any other man than Christ might be head of the Church. Objection 2: Further, Christ is called Head of the Church from His bestowing grace on the Church's members. But it belongs to others …
Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica Whether Obedience is the Greatest of the virtues?
Objection 1: It seems that obedience is the greatest of the virtues. For it is written (1 Kings 15:22): "Obedience is better than sacrifices." Now the offering of sacrifices belongs to religion, which is the greatest of all moral virtues, as shown above ([3173]Q[81], A[6]). Therefore obedience is the greatest of all virtues. Objection 2: Further, Gregory says (Moral. xxxv) that "obedience is the only virtue that ingrafts virtues in the soul and protects them when ingrafted." Now the cause is greater …
Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica Whether Christ Died Out of Obedience?
Objection 1: It would seem that Christ did not die out of obedience. For obedience is referred to a command. But we do not read that Christ was commanded to suffer. Therefore He did not suffer out of obedience. Objection 2: Further, a man is said to do from obedience what he does from necessity of precept. But Christ did not suffer necessarily, but voluntarily. Therefore He did not suffer out of obedience. Objection 3: Further, charity is a more excellent virtue than obedience. But we read that Christ …
Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica Whether Disobedience is the Most Grievous of Sins?
Objection 1: It seems that disobedience is the most grievous of sins. For it is written (1 Kings 15:23): "It is like the sin of witchcraft to rebel, and like the crime of idolatry to refuse to obey." But idolatry is the most grievous of sins, as stated above ([3182]Q[94], A[3]). Therefore disobedience is the most grievous of sins. Objection 2: Further, the sin against the Holy Ghost is one that removes the obstacles of sin, as stated above ([3183]Q[14], A[2]). Now disobedience makes a man contemn …
Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica Whether Predestination Can be Furthered by the Prayers of the Saints?
Objection 1: It seems that predestination cannot be furthered by the prayers of the saints. For nothing eternal can be preceded by anything temporal; and in consequence nothing temporal can help towards making something else eternal. But predestination is eternal. Therefore, since the prayers of the saints are temporal, they cannot so help as to cause anyone to become predestined. Predestination therefore is not furthered by the prayers of the saints. Objection 2: Further, as there is no need of …
Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica Whether it is Lawful for Clerics to Kill Evil-Doers?
Objection 1: It would seem lawful for clerics to kill evil-doers. For clerics especially should fulfil the precept of the Apostle (1 Cor. 4:16): "Be ye followers of me as I also am of Christ," whereby we are called upon to imitate God and His saints. Now the very God whom we worship puts evildoers to death, according to Ps. 135:10, "Who smote Egypt with their firstborn." Again Moses made the Levites slay twenty-three thousand men on account of the worship of the calf (Ex. 32), the priest Phinees …
Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica Whether it is Becoming to Pray?
Objection 1: It would seem that it is unbecoming to pray. Prayer seems to be necessary in order that we may make our needs known to the person to whom we pray. But according to Mat. 6:32, "Your Father knoweth that you have need of all these things." Therefore it is not becoming to pray to God. Objection 2: Further, by prayer we bend the mind of the person to whom we pray, so that he may do what is asked of him. But God's mind is unchangeable and inflexible, according to 1 Kings 15:29, "But the Triumpher …
Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica Asa's Reformation, and Consequent Peace and victory
'And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God; 3. For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves: 4. And commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment. 5. Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him. 6. And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture Whether Vengeance Should be Taken on those who have Sinned Involuntarily?
Objection 1: It seems that vengeance should be taken on those who have sinned involuntarily. For the will of one man does not follow from the will of another. Yet one man is punished for another, according to Ex. 20:5, "I am . . . God . . . jealous, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation." Thus for the sin of Cham, his son Chanaan was curse (Gn. 9:25) and for the sin of Giezi, his descendants were struck with leprosy (4 Kings 5). Again the blood …
Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica Redemption for Man Lost to be Sought in Christ.
1. The knowledge of God the Creator of no avail without faith in Christ the Redeemer. First reason. Second reason strengthened by the testimony of an Apostle. Conclusion. This doctrine entertained by the children of God in all ages from the beginning of the world. Error of throwing open heaven to the heathen, who know nothing of Christ. The pretexts for this refuted by passages of Scripture. 2. God never was propitious to the ancient Israelites without Christ the Mediator. First reason founded on …
John Calvin—The Institutes of the Christian Religion Question Lxxxiii of Prayer
I. Is Prayer an Act of the Appetitive Powers? Cardinal Cajetan, On Prayer based on Friendship II. Is it Fitting to Pray? Cardinal Cajetan, On Prayer as a True Cause S. Augustine, On the Sermon on the Mount, II. iii. 14 " On the Gift of Perseverance, vii. 15 III. Is Prayer an Act of the Virtue of Religion? Cardinal Cajetan, On the Humility of Prayer S. Augustine, On Psalm cii. 10 " Of the Gift of Perseverance, xvi. 39 IV. Ought We to Pray to God Alone? S. Augustine, Sermon, cxxvii. 2 V. …
St. Thomas Aquinas—On Prayer and The Contemplative Life Kings
The book[1] of Kings is strikingly unlike any modern historical narrative. Its comparative brevity, its curious perspective, and-with some brilliant exceptions--its relative monotony, are obvious to the most cursory perusal, and to understand these things is, in large measure, to understand the book. It covers a period of no less than four centuries. Beginning with the death of David and the accession of Solomon (1 Kings i., ii.) it traverses his reign with considerable fulness (1 Kings iii.-xi.), …
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