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The temple being built and furnished for God, we have here, I. Possession given to him, by bringing in the dedicated things (2Ch 5:1), but especially the ark, the token of his presence, 2Ch 5:2-10. II. Possession taken by him, in a cloud, 2Ch 5:11-14. For if any man open the door of his heart to God he will come in, Re 3:20.
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The Ark Placed in the Temple (1004 BC)
约柜安置在殿中（主前1004年）
¹ 所罗门为耶和华殿所作的一切工已经完毕，就把他父亲大卫所分别为圣的金银和一切器皿，都送进神殿的府库。
² 所罗门将以色列的众长老、各支派的首领，并以色列人的族长，都招聚到耶路撒冷，要把耶和华的约柜从大卫城（就是锡安）运上来。
³ 于是以色列众人在七月节期都聚集到王那里。
⁴ 以色列众长老来到，利未人便抬起约柜。
⁵ 祭司和利未人将约柜、会幕和会幕里一切分别为圣的器皿都运上来。
⁶ 所罗门王和聚集到他那里、在约柜前的以色列全会众，一同献牛羊为祭，多得不能计数。
⁷ 祭司将耶和华的约柜抬进内殿，就是至圣所，放在基路伯的翅膀底下。
⁸ 基路伯在约柜所在之处张开翅膀，遮掩约柜和抬柜的杠。
⁹ 这杠甚长，杠头在内殿前的至圣所可以看见，在殿外却不能看见；直到今日还在那里。
¹⁰ 约柜里惟有两块石版，是摩西在何烈山所放进去的；就是以色列人出埃及后，耶和华与他们立约之时，耶和华与他们所立的。
这一段与我们已读过的王上8:2-10等处相符，那里记载了约柜被庄严迎进新建之殿的事。1. 至于把分别为圣之物送入殿中，并不需要什么大的典礼（代下5:1）。它们增加了殿的财富，也许还按某种陈设增加了殿的美观；但它们不能增加殿的圣洁，因为是「殿叫金子成圣」（太23:17）。请看所罗门对神、对他父亲都十分公义。大卫所献给神的一切，无论他自己多么喜欢，他都不肯据为己有，而是把它放在殿的府库里。儿女若要承受敬虔父母的祝福，就当敬虔地追随他们敬虔的意图，不可破坏它。所罗门既已制造了丰盛的殿中器皿（代下4:18），还剩下许多材料，他不肯把它们转作别用，而是收在府库里以备不时之需。分别为圣之物不可挪作他用；如此行便是亵渎。2. 至于约柜，理当以隆重的典礼迎入；事实也是如此。其余的器皿都是新造的，比会幕中的更大，与殿的规模相称。但约柜连同施恩座和其上的基路伯却是同一个；因为无论在小聚会还是大聚会中，无论在教会贫穷之时还是兴旺之时，神的同在和恩典都是一样的。无论何处，「有两三个人奉基督的名聚集」，他就在那里，与他同在二三千人时同样真实地同在。约柜由极多以色列长老陪同迎入，他们来增添典礼的庄严；他们所呈现的场面无疑十分壮观（代下5:2-4）。约柜由祭司抬着（代下5:7），被抬进至圣所，放在所罗门在那里所设立的众大基路伯的翅膀底下（代下5:7-8）。「直到今日」（代下5:9）还在那里——「今日」不是被掳归回后写成本书之时，而是抄录这故事的原本写作之时。或者「直到今日」可以理解为「直到耶路撒冷荒凉之日」（诗137:7）那可悲之日。约柜是基督的预表，作为神的同在的记号。那恩惠的应许「看哪，我常与你们同在，直到世界的末了」，实际上就把约柜带进了我们的宗教聚会中——只要我们凭信心和祷告支取这应许；这是我们当最迫切、最殷勤寻求的。「主啊，你若不与我们同去，我们何必上去呢？」圣殿本身若被基督离弃，也不过是荒凉之处（太23:38）。3. 他们与约柜一同将会幕和「会幕里一切分别为圣的器皿」运上来（代下5:5）。这些没有被挪作他用，因为它们已经分别为圣献给神了；也没有被改造或熔化以作新工，虽然已经不再需要它们；而是被小心保存，作为古物的纪念；其中凡是合用的器皿，大概仍照常使用。4. 这一切是在大喜乐之中进行的。他们在此时守了一个圣节（代下5:3），并「献牛羊为祭，多得不能计数」（代下5:6）。请留意：（1）按神所定的制度、带着神同在的记号，建立公众敬拜，对任何百姓来说都是、也当是极大的喜乐。（2）当基督在人心里成形，律法刻在心上，约柜在其中得着安息，使心成为圣灵的殿，那里就有真正的满足。（3）凡我们得着安慰的事，我们都当借颂赞之祭把荣耀归给神，不可吝惜；因为「这样的祭是神所喜悦的」。神若以同在赐我们恩惠，我们就当以我们最好的事奉尊荣他。
英文原文
The Ark Placed in the Temple (1004 BC)
¹ Thus all the work that Solomon made for the house of the LORD was finished: and Solomon brought in all the things that David his father had dedicated; and the silver, and the gold, and all the instruments, put he among the treasures of the house of God.
² Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion.
³ Wherefore all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king in the feast which was in the seventh month.
⁴ And all the elders of Israel came; and the Levites took up the ark.
⁵ And they brought up the ark, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, these did the priests and the Levites bring up.
⁶ Also king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled unto him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which could not be told nor numbered for multitude.
⁷ And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims:
⁸ For the cherubims spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
⁹ And they drew out the staves of the ark, that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there it is unto this day.
¹⁰ There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses put therein at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt.
This agrees with what we had 1Ki 8:2-10, etc., where an account was given of the solemn introduction of the ark into the new-erected temple. 1. There needed no great solemnity for the bringing in of the dedicated things, 2Ch 5:1. They added to the wealth, and perhaps were so disposed as to add to the beauty of it; but they could not add to the holiness, for it was the temple that sanctified the gold, Mt 23:17. See how just Solomon was both to God and to his father. Whatever David had dedicated to God, however much he might have liked it himself, he would by no means alienate it, but put it among the treasures of the temple. Those children that would inherit their godly parents' blessing must religiously pursue their pious intentions and not defeat them. When Solomon had made all the vessels of the temple in abundance (2Ch 4:18), many of the materials were left, which he would not convert to any other use, but laid up in the treasury for a time of need. Dedicated things must not be alienated. It is sacrilege to do it. 2. But it was fit that the ark should be brought in with great solemnity; and so it was. All the other vessels were made new, and larger, in proportion to the house, than they had been in the tabernacle. But the ark, with the mercy-seat and the cherubim, was the same; for the presence and the grace of God are the same in little assemblies that they are in large ones, in the poor condition of the church that they are in its prosperous estate. Wherever two or three are gathered together in Christ's name there is he as truly present with them as if there were 2000 or 3000. The ark was brought in attended by a very great assembly of the elders of Israel, who came to grace and solemnity; and a very sumptuous appearance no doubt they made, 2Ch 5:2-4. It was carried by the priests (2Ch 5:7), brought into the most holy place, and put under the wings of the great cherubim which Solomon had set up there, 2Ch 5:7,8. There they are unto this day (2Ch 5:9), not the day when this book was written after the captivity, but when that was written out of which this story was transcribed. Or they were there (so it might be read) unto this day, the day of Jerusalem's desolations, that fatal day, Ps 137:7. The ark was a type of Christ, and, as such, a token of the presence of God. That gracious promise, Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world, does in effect bring the ark into our religious assemblies if we by faith and prayer put that promise in suit; and this we should be most solicitous and earnest for. Lord, if thy presence go not up with us, wherefore should we go up? The temple itself, if Christ leave it, is a desolate place, Mt 23:38. 3. With the ark they brought up the tabernacle and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, 2Ch 5:5. Those were not alienated, because they had been dedicated to God, were not altered or melted down for the new work, though there was no need of them; but they were carefully laid up as monuments of antiquity, and probably as many of the vessels as were fit for use were still used. 4. This was done with great joy. They kept a holy feast upon the occasion (2Ch 5:3), and sacrificed sheep and oxen without number, 2Ch 5:6. Note, (1.) The establishment of the public worship of God according to his institution, and with the tokens of his presence, is, and ought to be, matter of great joy to any people. (2.) When Christ is formed in a soul, the law written in the heart, the ark of the covenant settled there, so that it becomes the temple of the Holy Ghost, there is true satisfaction in that soul. (3.) Whatever we have the comfort of we must, by the sacrifice of praise, give God the glory of, and not be straitened therein; for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. If God favour us with his presence, we must honour him with our services, the best we have.
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The Temple Filled with Glory (1004 BC)
圣殿充满荣耀（主前1004年）
¹¹ 当时，祭司从圣所出来（因为所有在场的祭司都已自洁，并不分班次；
¹² 歌唱的利未人——亚萨、希幔、耶杜顿和他们的众子众弟兄，都穿细麻衣，站在坛的东边，拿着钹、瑟、琴；与他们同在的还有一百二十个祭司吹号；）
¹³ 吹号的、歌唱的都齐声合一，发声相和，赞美称谢耶和华；他们用号、钹和各样乐器，扬声赞美耶和华说：祂本为善，祂的慈爱永远长存。那时，耶和华的殿有云充满，就是耶和华的殿；
¹⁴ 甚至祭司因云的缘故不能站立供职，因为耶和华的荣光充满了神的殿。
所罗门和以色列的长老已尽其所能，使迎接约柜的典礼庄严可观；然而神借着印证祂对这一切的悦纳，赋予它最大的尊荣。那充满圣殿的荣耀云彩，比覆盖其上的一切精金、镶嵌其上的一切宝石，更使圣殿华美；然而与福音时代的荣耀相比，那也算不得什么荣耀（林后3:8-10）。请观察：
一、神如何接管圣殿：祂「以云充满它」（代下5:13）。
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借此祂表明自己悦纳这殿，看它与摩西的会幕同等，并向他们保证祂在这殿中也必一样；因为祂当初进入那会幕，也是借着云彩（出40:34）。
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借此祂顾念向祂显现之人的软弱与无能——他们不能承受神光那耀目的光辉：那本会使他们承受不住；因此祂「将云彩铺在其上」（伯26:9）。基督也照门徒所能领受的，把真理启示给他们，且用比喻，将属灵的事如云包裹起来。
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借此祂要使一切在祂院宇中敬拜的人，都存圣洁的敬畏与战兢。基督的门徒进入云彩时，也曾惧怕（路9:34）。
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借此祂要表明那时代的黑暗，因这黑暗，他们不能定睛看到那如今已被废去之事的结局（林后3:13）。
二、祂何时接管圣殿。
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「当祭司从圣所出来的时候」（代下5:11）。这就是交出占有权的方式。一切都当出来，让合法的主人进去。我们愿意神居住在我们心中吗？我们必须为祂留出空间；让其他一切都让位。这里告诉我们，这次盛典中，全体祭司家族都到场了，并不止一个班次：「所有在场的祭司都已自洁」（代下5:11），因为有这么多祭物要献，工作足以让所有人都参与；也因为理当让所有人都亲眼见证这盛典，并接受其中的印象。
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当歌唱的人和乐手赞美神时，圣殿就被云充满。这是十分可观察的：不是当他们「献祭」时，而是当他们「唱出对神的赞美」时，神赐给他们这恩惠的记号；因为赞美的祭比「公牛或牛犊」的祭「更蒙耶和华悦纳」（诗69:31）。所有歌唱的、奏乐的都被征用——三个家族的都参与；为使合奏完全，一百二十位祭司也拿着号与他们同和；他们都站在坛的东边，即院子中朝向百姓的最外侧（代下5:12）。当这一部分的事奉开始时，神的荣耀便显现。请观察：
（1）那时他们同心合意，「都成为一，发出同一个声音」。圣洁的神在使徒「同心合意」聚集时降临在他们身上（徒2:1-4）。哪里有合一，主那里就命定福分。
（2）那时他们活泼恳切，「扬声赞美耶和华」。我们以心灵火热地事奉神时，才是可蒙悦纳地事奉祂。
（3）那时他们在赞美中称颂神永远的慈爱与良善。圣经中没有几句话比这句「祂的慈爱永远长存」更常被重复（一篇诗中重复了二十六次，诗136:1-26，其他地方也屡见不鲜），也没有别的话从天上更显著地加以印证；因为当神的荣耀显现时，祭司所唱的，并非某些狂喜飞扬的辞句，而是这首朴素的诗歌：「祂本为善，祂的慈爱永远长存」。神的良善就是祂的荣耀；我们把这良善的荣耀归给祂时，祂就喜悦。
三、事后的结果。「祭司因云的缘故，不能站立供职」（代下5:14）；这既证明律法所立的祭司也有软弱，也（如帕特里克主教所言）明明表明：当弥赛亚——就是「神本性一切的丰盛都有形有体地住在祂里面」的那位——来到时，利未人的祭司职分必终止，不再站立供职。在祂里面，神的荣耀住在我们中间，却被云遮盖。道成了肉身；当祂像炼金之火一样进入祂的殿时，「祂来的日子，谁能当得起呢？祂显现的时候，谁能立得住呢？」（玛3:1,2）。
英文原文
The Temple Filled with Glory (1004 BC)
¹¹ And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place: (for all the priests that were present were sanctified, and did not then wait by course:
¹² Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:)
¹³ It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD;
¹⁴ So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God.
Solomon, and the elders of Israel, had done what they could to grace the solemnity of the introduction of the ark; but God, by testifying his acceptance of what they did, put the greatest honour upon it. The cloud of glory that filled the house beautified it more than all the gold with which it was overlaid or the precious stones with which it was garnished; and yet that was no glory in comparison with the glory of the gospel dispensation, 2Co 3:8-10. Observe,
I. How God took possession of the temple: He filled it with a cloud, 2Ch 5:13. 1. Thus he signified his acceptance of this temple to be the same to him that the tabernacle of Moses was, and assured them that he would be the same in it; for it was by a cloud that he made his public entry into that, Ex 40:34. 2. Thus he considered the weakness and infirmity of those to whom he manifested himself, who could not bear the dazzling lustre of the divine light: it would have overpowered them; he therefore spread his cloud upon it, Job 26:9. Christ revealed things unto his disciples as they were able to bear them, and in parables, which wrapped up divine things as in a cloud. 3. Thus he would affect all that worshipped in his courts with holy reverence and fear. Christ's disciples were afraid when they entered into a cloud, Lu 9:34. 4. Thus he would intimate the darkness of that dispensation, by reason of which they could not stedfastly look to the end of those things which were now abolished, 2Co 3:13.
II. When he took possession of it. 1. When the priests had come out of the holy place, 2Ch 5:11. This is the way of giving possession. All must come out, that the rightful owner may come in. Would we have God dwell in our hearts? We must leave room for him; let every thing else give way. We are here told that upon this occasion the whole family of the priests attended, and not any one particular course: All the priests that were present were sanctified (2Ch 5:11), because there was work enough for them all, when such a multitude of sacrifices were to be offered, and because it was fit that they should all be eye-witnesses of this solemnity and receive the impressions of it. 2. When the singers and musicians praised God, then the house was filled with a cloud. This is very observable; it was not when they offered sacrifices, but when they sang the praises of God, that God gave them this token of his favour; for the sacrifice of praise pleaseth the Lord better than that of an ox or bullock, Ps 69:31. All the singers and musicians were employed, those of all the three families; and, to complete the concert, 120 priests, with their trumpets, joined with them, all standing at the east end of the altar, on that side of the court which lay outmost towards the people, 2Ch 5:12. And, when this part of the service began, the glory of God appeared. Observe, (1.) It was when they were unanimous, when they were as one, to make one sound. The Holy God descended on the apostles when they met with one accord, Ac 2:1-4. Where unity is the Lord commands the blessing. (2.) It was when they were lively and hearty, and lifted up their voice to praise the Lord. Then we serve God acceptably when we are fervent in spirit serving him. (3.) It was when they were, in their praises, celebrating the everlasting mercy and goodness of God. As there is one saying oftener repeated in scripture than this, his mercy endureth for ever (twenty-six times in one psalm, Ps 136:1-26, and often elsewhere), so there is none more signally owned from heaven; for it was not the expression of some rapturous flights that the priests were singing when the glory of God appeared, but this plain song, He is good, and his mercy endureth for ever. God's goodness is his glory, and he is pleased when we give him the glory of it.
III. What was the effect of it. The priests themselves could not stand to minister, by reason of the cloud (2Ch 5:14), which, as it was an evidence that the law made men priests that had infirmity, so (as bishop Patrick observes) it was a plain intimation that the Levitical priesthood should cease, and stand no longer to minister, when the Messiah should come, in whom the fulness of the godhead should dwell bodily. In him the glory of God dwelt among us, but covered with a cloud. The Word was made flesh; and when he comes to his temple, like a refiner's fire, who may abide the day of his coming? And who shall stand when he appeareth? Mal 3:1,2.
圣殿既已为神建成并陈设完毕，本章所记的有：一、将圣殿交给他接管——就是把分别为圣之物送入其中（代下5:1），尤其是把那作为他同在之记号的约柜抬进去（代下5:2-10）。二、他以云彩接管圣殿（代下5:11-14）。因为「若有听见我声音就开门的，我要进到他那里去」（启3:20）。