Benediction

Solomon Pronounces The Benediction - I Kings 8:54 – 8:66 (commentary)

Solomon had been kneeling in prayer with his hands lifted toward heaven (v. 54). Now he arose and faced the people and he pronounces the benediction. In this he makes a threefold request: 1. He asked that God be with them as He had been with their fathers (vv. 57-58). 2. …