1 Kings 9:25 Meaning and Explanation
“And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the LORD, and he burnt incense upon the altar that was before the LORD. So he finished the house.”
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Read Full Chapter →Three times a year Solomon offers sacrifices and incense at the temple altar, completing the worship the house was built to hold.
What Does 1 Kings 9:25 Mean?
Amid all the building, the text returns to worship. Three times a year, surely at the great appointed feasts, Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar he had built, and he burned incense before the LORD. With this, the house was truly finished, fulfilling its purpose.
Here the temple comes alive with the worship for which it was made. A building becomes a house of God only when prayer and offering rise within it. Solomon's faithful sacrifices show that the structure's true completion was not the last stone laid but the worship of the living God carried out before His altar.
1 Kings 9:25 in the Original Language
olah (עֹלָה), 'burnt offering' -- a sacrifice wholly consumed on the altar, ascending entirely to God.
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What does 1 Kings 9:25 mean?
Three times a year Solomon offers sacrifices and incense at the temple altar, completing the worship the house was built to hold.