Ancient Babylonia - Solomon's Temple
Afterwards Solomon became Israel's most magnificent king. He built the marvelous Temple and God's favor was with him. When he had
finished the Temple he made sacrifices and said a public prayer:
IKing 8:27-30 "But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of
heavens cannot contain You. How much less this temple which I have built! "Yet
regard the prayer of Your servant and his supplication, O LORD my God, and listen to the cry and the prayer which Your servant is
praying before You today: "that Your eyes may be open toward this temple night
and day, toward the place of which You said, 'My name shall be there,' that You
may hear the prayer which Your servant makes toward this place. "And may You
hear the supplication of Your servant and of Your people Israel, when they pray
toward this place. Hear in heaven Your dwelling place; and when You hear,
forgive. . ."
Then God revealed His glory and the people made a very interesting observation:
2 Chr 7:1-3 "When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed
the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the LORD filled the
temple. And the priests could not enter the house of the LORD, because the glory of
the LORD had filled the LORD'S house. When all the children of Israel saw how
the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD on the temple, they bowed their
faces to the ground on the pavement, and worshiped and praised the LORD, saying: "For He is good, for His mercy endures forever."
Ancient Babylonia
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