Why God Preferred the Tent to the Temple
David's intention to build a permanent Temple for the Ark seemed natural and devout—a worthy ambition for a king at last at peace. Yet Nathan...
This is historical examples on the danger of religious formalism and divine providence over human plans, drawing on 2 Samuel 7:4-16.
David's intention to build a permanent Temple for the Ark seemed natural and devout—a worthy ambition for a king at last at peace. Yet Nathan the prophet was constrained to deliver a startling word from Yahweh: the request would be denied. The reason Maclaren draws from Scripture cuts to the heart of worship itself. God did not desire a permanent, elaborate Temple.…
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