The Pulpit Commentary — 1 Kings — Section 127

Vers. 87, 88.-The Glorious House of the Lord. In comvnrison with other  12!1 TllR I~msT :BOOR 011' KINOB, [on. vr. 1-0B, ·-------- Nfl.(lr111l "l11·IMN of n.nU<Jnity Lho toinpln of S,1lomo11 wn.1 111nn.ll In lt11 lll11101111lon11 n.1111 l11-icif 111 I.Ju, limo of ttM h11lltlh1,r, Nor will tlio mnro fn.ot nf ILN mn.t,orln.l MJ1lo111lo11r n.(l11111111t for tlu, oxt1·n.1,rJl11n.r:v h1t1,r1111L wlLh whlah lb hn.11 nvor Iman tol{1Lr1lncl - • n.11 l11tnr11NL In wliloh J11w, Mohn11111111111\n, n.1111 OhrlHtlrm n.lllrn 1111.rt.lol• ]"Lt,,. 'l'l,11 t>l"'"" H oot1u11i,,11, t.ha JlAl't iL 1m1·for11111,l In tho rollslou• J1IRLory of iho worM, will n.lonci nooounL for thin. If it 111 11001111"1\ry Lo NuppoRo riu;y rro-tt~Mi111: mrnlul rift Nllllll"~una U111 11l1m of it11 11tn10Luro, it 111 Lo AMMyrfp, 1\1\ll 11ot to lt'.,::,vpt, ILN ~011w l1n.v" th,m11hl,, thn.t wo 1duml1l loolc fur 1moh n. ty110, lint lww11vo1· l.l1IN mn.y 1111, It hn.M " 11111111 Diviuo mo1~11lu,r which rrLIMoN IL nl1ovo nn111pn.1·i11011 wit.Ii n.113• ol,har to11111lo tlin.t tho lll\t11l of mn.u l1r111 ovor ron.rod. Lob u~ look, 011 it now n.A tho n.naiont 11yruhnl of tl.10 Olmrah of tho llviug Ootl, tl10.b follnw11l11p or 1111w, l,nn1 "011111 or whom Rt. 1'11t11r 11n.y11, "Yo n)ijo 1ii1 llvlnH 11tono11 n.ro l,uilt ur, n. ''j•iritun.l lwu111,," &o. (1. l',,tor ii. 11), Noto oortn,in 11olulH of 11pt1ol11,l i11Lc,roNL In t. 11• 1L1111.lo,:y- tl10Ra fo11.t11r11" or t1111 tomplo whloh 11,ro 11uggogUvo ol 11imilr1J" f111tt11r1111 in tho "piritun.l fo.brio of tlrn ro,loomocl Oh111·oh, J. 'fuu: Fm1oi11111i OJ!' J'rli li'OtJNOATJON, '!'ho tllroMhluu-lloor or Arl\nnn.h, tho 1lto of the, l,1111111!11, Wll.A 11n.1t of tl111 pln.ton.11 on Urn top of Mount MorJl\h (2 Ol1rou, Ill. 1), Hnln1111111, n." wo n.r11 1,ulcl l,,y ,J11~c,pl111ca, In or1l11r to nulnruo tho 11.r1m1 Lullb mns1dvo wcLII" 011 th11 F1lopi11g l'i1loA of U10 Jllounl.o,in, fillinll' In Llto 11pn.0011 with onrth j o.nd tli11 fonuclnl,innA of thnAII wn.llN waro (lOlnJ10lll111 or huuo 11toll08 Lotltlotl o.utl, 11,11 it worci, 11111rt.ica111l in tlin 1111licl rook. How fnroll,ly n.ro w11 romiu1lo1l of tho wor1l ol Cli1·i.it tn J•,,t11r, "Upo11 ll1i11 rook will I h11il1l my Ohuroh, nrnl tho 1111,ta11 or holl 111111.ll 1wt 1m,v11.U ll1?1Li111<t it" (1ifatt. nL 1!!), Whn.tovor U10 bon.rh1a of tbh1 wo1·1l on the, di11cip1" Limaulf may Ltt, 1t l11 011rt,11,ln t.ho.t lt on.nnot rofor to him l\11m·t from Lho ,:r,uul !louf,,~~i,1n h11 lrll.11 ju~t m11.Ja- 11 TI.ion n.rt tho Ohrl11t, tho HOU of tlrn livh.1,r 01111," l'otc,r mn.y l,c, 01111 or tl,o irr11n.t fouurln.Liou 11tonoi1, l111b 011rlHb lil,u11c,I! h1 tho 11olicl, prinm.ry, unhawn ltock on which tho frLurio ro11t11, Not Ho muolt 11.11y truth n.1111ut Him, 1,ut tho pcr,onal Olvri,t in tho ijrnni1our of Iris bolng, U10 intoHrlty ol Ili11 ri11ht,,011~1111N11, tho 11tr11ngtl1 n.nil fl1lollty 0£ his won1lrou11 luvu, 111 iho Oliui·oh'1 1lrm fo11111l1Ltio11, • J J. 'J'111t •11.101T ruon1GHII or rT11 11T1rn0To1m. 11 'J'lrnro wn111rnlil1or lmmmor, nor 1L2:11, nor 11uy Luo) of irou )wll.rcl 111 Uw lwu"o wltllo H wo.N 111 Lull1liug (vor. 7), 'thl11 wr•• )'J·ul,,.t,ly tu ul,111li1111011 to tl111 prohiltitlou rooo1·docl In Exollu■ xx, 20 o.nd )Jnut,,ro1w111y xxvii. r,, H 11xpr1,riN111I Urn kl11u'11 11011Ho nf tho 11n.n0Uby of tho work, 'J'l,n tm111111illity of tlw nc1111n 11111111. not lio Lrolrnn J,y tho olr~ll8' ol lnl11ir1t10nlou1 11n11111lM, "Lilrn 1101110 trdl pulm, Lim noboloAII fuLrio icrow," 'J.'lto fnoL ls 1111g11011tlvo, 'J'lrn l,11ilclin1e 1111 of tl111 rnrnrch of Ootl 111 o. 11ilont, hi<lilon prooo•~• Outwn.ril vlNlble nirn11r.ion urnnt l,o ntnpluyod, lmt Liu, ru11.I onnMtruotivo foruu11 n.rn ont ohl14l1t, 'l,ruth work• 1111crotly 11.11'1 1dlo1.1tly in tl11, Nunl11 of mon. 11 'l'l10 Jdawlmn of 00<1 oomoth 1wt wiLh 0LM1Jrv11.tio11." Nui11u 11.11d 11how 11.ro out of 110.rrnony wiLh Lho NrLnntlty of lt. <.:111.uwur 11.11d vu,lunco 0111,v hi11d11r tho work. Lot 1111 uot mi11to.ko P. ro11Uo11, b111y, fo1111y ~1111.l for Lia, ut.ornu.litiu• or Clrnroh lifo for tnrn ll[>lrltuu.l 1orvloo, Thh1 11 orton iu iuv11r111, ru.tlo to Ll1n 11.1n.011DL of roo.1 c11llllouLion. 'l'ho l,011t mn.ulilnory worl,1 w!Lh J,•n.11t fricticm 11ncl noiKO. 'l'ho 11uiot1 Lliouglitful worl1or111 who movo 011 11ton.dlly hy tl111 iu~pimtion of thuir holr, purpm10, without m11oh/111Jlio roooHultion, w11y n.fLor 11.Jl l,11 tlu, moNL offlr.lonL Lu1l1lorH of Lhn t.i,111)110 of Oo . ) IJ, 'f11" VAILIJCTY OJI TUIG AOV.NIJIII. IIY WlllUll TIIIQ WOILK WAIi J>ONII, ForCJll(D 1,owur wu.■ ouli•Lud In tho 11orvioo-1Jirrun 11.1111 hl11 u.rtillfll,rN, Cud1lrH from Lulrn.non, uold 11.11d 11iJvor and prnclou1 1t.ono1 from 01'1,ir u.nd Pu.rvuiru, Lro.1111 "wlthou• woigl,t •• fro1u tho louudrio11 c,f Hnr.ooth 11.nd Zrm,Llum-n.11 wc,1·0 oon1oor11.tod to It. Bo 11IN0 wlLh Liu, 11plriLual frLl,rio. 'l'l10 ru1011rn1111 of tho wnrlll nro a.t tho oonuun.od of llim who rwLrH H. •• AU thlng111orvo Jli11 mtulit," AU lrolDll'N, wHb 1111 thoir focu.lL1011, n.ro u.t Ula <liHpo11nl. All "tronm11 of liumn.n fntoroet o.nd Uwught, 1md 11p1moh, o.r.11) ,.otivlty umy ho LDo.clo triLntn.ry to tho w-uat rivor of III■ pnrpo110, Oar f,.ith ro1t1 ln tho u111runoe thaL h iii 10-thut j11Ht u our phy11lou.l h(u 11 llllllriMhod l,y 11,ll l(>JU of miu!Ntrlo1, DOll.r 11111) romoto, IO tho klnr1loJD of Lrnth u.nd rigLLouu11111111 iu tlJo worlcl iii l,olug Luilt up Ly a vut vanoLy o n.gonolo11 wltld, H ill l11.1yuuJ our iiowor to tru.co. AU uuwao ulf1Llr1 a.ro lrut Al tho 11ou1Tulill11g wltlilD (lit, VII, 1-111.] '1'11 M trmA'r TIOOK 011' KINOA.