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We also know that he taught them God's Law and warned them not to be deceived by the ornamented gold and silver idols which they would see in the land of their exile.
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And then he urged them never to abandon the Law.
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"These same records also tell us that Jeremiah, acting under divine guidance, commanded the Tent of the Lord's Presence and the Covenant Box to follow him to the mountain where Moses had looked down on the land which God had promised our people.
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When Jeremiah got to the mountain, he found a huge cave and there he hid the Tent of the Lord's Presence, the Covenant Box, and the altar of incense. Then he sealed up the entrance.
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"Some of Jeremiah's friends tried to follow him and mark the way, but they could not find the cave.
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When Jeremiah learned what they had done, he reprimanded them, saying, "No one must know about this place until God gathers his people together again and shows them mercy.
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At that time he will reveal where these things are hidden, and the dazzling light of his presence will be seen in the cloud, as it was in the time of Moses and on the occasion when Solomon prayed that the Temple might be dedicated in holy splendor.'
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"We are also told how the wise King Solomon offered a sacrifice of dedication at the completion of the Temple,
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and that when he prayed, fire came down from heaven and consumed the sacrifices, just as it had done earlier when Moses prayed.
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Moses had explained that the sin offering was consumed by fire because it was not eaten.
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Solomon celebrated the festival for eight days.