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John Gill's Exposition on 1 Kings 8:29
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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That thine eyes may be open towards this house night and day, etc.] That is, to the people that pray in it, as they are to his righteous ones, (<193314>Psalm 33:14) even towards the place of which thou hast my name shall be there; there should be some displays of his presence, power, and providence, of goodness, grace, and mercy: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make towards this place; not only to what he should make in it, but to what he should make in his own house, with his face directed towards this, as would be, and was the practice of good people in later times, yea, even when the temple lay in ruins; (see <270610>Daniel 6:10) figuring the respect gracious souls have to Christ by faith in their prayers, in whom the Godhead dwells bodily, (see Jon 2:4) and it is observable, according to a Jewish canon f151, one at a distance, in another land, was not only to turn his face to the land of Israel, but direct his heart to Jerusalem, and the temple, and the holy of holies; and if in the land, to Jerusalem, etc. and if in Jerusalem, not only to the temple, and holy of holies, but if behind the mercy seat, he was to turn his face to it; which was a symbol of Christ, the propitiatory and throne of grace, to be looked unto by faith, ( <450325>Romans 3:25 <620202>1 John 2:2 <580416>Hebrews 4:16).
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