1 Kings 8:9 Meaning and Explanation
“There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does 1 Kings 8:9 Mean?
Opened, the ark contains only the two tablets of stone Moses received at Horeb, the very words of the covenant given when God brought Israel out of Egypt. At its heart lies the law that bound God and His people together.
The covenant rests at the center of the nation's worship. God's words are not forgotten relics but the living foundation of the relationship. So the Lord writes His covenant upon His people, and in time He promises to write His law upon the heart, that His will might dwell within them.
1 Kings 8:9 in the Original Language
berit (בְּרִית), 'covenant' -- a binding, sworn relationship between God and His people.
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What does 1 Kings 8:9 mean?
The ark holds only the two stone tablets Moses placed there at Horeb.