AS FOR THIS TEMPLE YOUR ARE BUILDING

1 Kings 6:1-38

Key verses 12, 13

“As for this temple you are building, if you follow my decrees, observe my laws and keep all my commands and obey them, I will fulfill through you the promise I gave to David your father. 13 And I will live among the Israelites and will not abandon my people Israel.”

1. Read verses 1-10. When and where did construction begin? (1,2 Chronicles 3:1-2) Describe the structure of the temple. (2-10) Why was the temple built quietly? (7)

2. Read verses 11-18. What was God’s word to Solomon regarding the temple? (11-13) What promise did God refer to? (2 Samuel 7:5-16) What was the interior of the temple like? (14-18) How was the Most Holy Place partitioned off? (16)

3. Read verses 19-38. Describe the inner sanctuary within the temple. (19-28) Describe how each part of the temple was adorned. (29-36) How long did it take to complete the temple? (37-38) How can we build God’s temple in our times? (1 Corinthians 3:16-17, 6:19-20)