1 Chronik 22:1

1 Und David sprach: Dieses hier soll das Haus Jehovas Gottes sein, und dies der Altar zum Brandopfer für Israel.

1 Chronik 22:1 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 22:1

Then David said
Within himself, or to some principal persons about him:

this is the house of the Lord God;
the place where the temple was to be built, hinted at in ( Deuteronomy 12:5 ) and elsewhere; the meaning is, here, or in "this" place, shall be the house of God, so Noldius ^F15, for as yet there were none; but it was now made known to David that here it should be built, and so the words in ( 2 Chronicles 3:1 ) should be rendered,

then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, which
was shown to David his father, which he prepared in the place of David,
that which he bought in the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite: and
this is the altar for the burnt offering for Israel;
not which he had built here; but this is the place where one should be built for the people of Israel to bring their offerings to, and to be here offered for them by the priests: this he said by a divine impulse upon his mind, or which he concluded from the acceptance of his sacrifice here, signified by fire that came down from heaven and consumed it; and this being in the threshingfloor of the Jebusites, might prefigure the church of God to be built up among the Gentiles.

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FOOTNOTES:

F15 Ebr. Concord. Part. p. 352. No. 1257.

1 Chronik 22:1 In-Context

1 Und David sprach: Dieses hier soll das Haus Jehovas Gottes sein, und dies der Altar zum Brandopfer für Israel.

2 Und David befahl, daß man die Fremdlinge versammeln solle, die im Lande Israel waren; und er stellte sie an als Steinhauer, um Quadersteine für den Bau des Hauses Gottes zu hauen.

3 Und David bereitete Eisen in Menge für die Nägel zu den Torflügeln und für die Klammern; und Erz in Menge, es war nicht zu wägen;

4 und Zedernholz ohne Zahl; denn die Zidonier und die Tyrer brachten Zedernholz in Menge zu David.

5 Und David sprach: Salomo, mein Sohn, ist noch jung und zart; und das Haus, das dem Jehova zu erbauen ist, soll überaus groß werden, zum Namen und zum Ruhm in allen Ländern: so will ich denn das Nötige für ihn bereiten. Und so bereitete David Vorrat in Menge vor seinem Tode.