Today: [1 Kings Chapter Eight]: The Dedication of the Temple. Solomon dedicates the temple and cloud descends and overshadows the whole event. We are the temple of God. The glory that filled the temple in Solomon’s time is the same glory that rests on the inside of us. The ark of the Covenant moves from its temporary situation on Mount Zion to a place of permanence and the staves used to transport it are removed. God’s first choice is not to move in place and time but take up permanent residence in our midst. Solomon prays a great dedicatory prayer and a time of great joy and feasting commences.