7
When Jeremiah learned of it, he rebuked them and declared: "The place shall remain unknown until God gathers his people together again and shows his mercy.
8
Then the Lord will disclose these things, and the glory of the Lord and the cloud will appear, as they were shown in the case of Moses, and as Solomon asked that the place should be specially consecrated."
9
It was also made clear that being possessed of wisdom Solomon offered sacrifice for the dedication and completion of the temple.
10
Just as Moses prayed to the Lord, and fire came down from heaven and consumed the sacrifices, so also Solomon prayed, and the fire came down and consumed the whole burnt offerings.
11
And Moses said, "They were consumed because the sin offering had not been eaten."
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