《Scofield Reference Notes – 1 Kings》(C.I. Scofield)
Commentator
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- From the Introduction
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Introduction
Read first chapter of 1Kings
First Kings records the death of David, the reign of Solomon, the building of the temple, death of Solomon, division of the kingdom under Rehoboam and Jeroboam, and the history of the two kingdoms to the reign of Jehoram over Judah, and Ahaziah over Samaria. Includes the mighty ministry of Elijah.
The book is in seven parts:
1. From the rebellion of Adonijah to the death of David, 1:1-2:11.
2. From the accession of Solomon to the dedication of the temple, 2:12-8:66.
3. From the division of the kingdom to the death of Jeroboam and Rehoboam, 12:1-14:31.
4. The kingdoms to the accession of Ahab, 15:1-16:28.
5. Accession of Ahab to his death, 16:29-22:40.
6. From the reign of Jehoshaphat to the accession of Jehoram over Judah, and Ahaziah over Samaria, 22:41-53.
The events recorded in First Kings cover a period of 118 years (Ussher).
01 Chapter 1
1:29 And the king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,
redeemed
Exodus 14:30 ; Isaiah 59:20 . (See Scofield "Exodus14:30") . See Scofield " Isaiah 59:20 ".
02 Chapter 2
2:6 Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.
grave
Heb. "Sheol," (See Scofield "Habakkuk2:5") .
03 Chapter 3
3:2 Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the LORD, until those days.
high places
Cf. Leviticus 26:30 ; Deuteronomy 12:11-14 . The use of commanding elevations for altars seems to have been immemorial and universal. In itself the practice was not evil ; Genesis 12:7 Genesis 12:8 ; 22:2-4 ; 31:54 ; Judges 6:25 Judges 6:26 ; 13:16-23 . After the establishment of Mount Moriah and the temple as the centre of divine worship ; Deuteronomy 12:5 ; 2Chronicles 7:12 the pentateuchal prohibition of the use of high places Deuteronomy 12:11-14 which had looked forward to the setting up of such a centre, came into effect, and high places became identified with idolatrous practices. The constant recurrence to the use of high places, even for Jehovistic worship (See Scofield "1Kings15:14") and after the building of the temple, proves how deeply rooted the custom was.
See 2Kings 18:4-22 ; 23:1-37 ; 2 Chronicles 33:3 2 Chronicles 33:17 2 Chronicles 33:19 Note below refers to "Groves." (See Scofield "Judges3:7") .
04 Chapter 4
4:8 And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:
son of Hur
Or, Benhur.
05 Chapter 5
06 Chapter 6
6:1 And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.
the house of the Lord
The typology of the temple, if indeed it has any typical significance, is most obscure and difficult. The N.T. invariably expounds the typology of the tabernacle, not of the temple. The symbolism of the latter may be revealed in the kingdom-age (see "Kingdom" O.T., (See Scofield "Genesis1:26") See Scofield " Zechariah 12:8 " N.T., ; Luke 1:32 ; 1Corinthians 15:28 . In the N.T. the usual Gk. word for sanctuary (naos) is used
(1) of the temple in Jerusalem Matthew 23:16 .
(2) of the believer's body 1 Corinthians 3:16 1 Corinthians 3:17 ; 6:19
(3) of the local church 2Corinthians 6:16 and
(4) of the true church Ephesians 2:21 But in all these instances the thought is simply of a habitation of God. No reference to the structure of the temple, as in the case of the tabernacle Hebrews 9:1-10:39 .
Zif
Second month, i.e. May.
6:4 And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.
windows of narrow lights
Cf. 2Chronicles 4:20 . In the holy of holies in the tabernacle no light but the shekinah glory was provided. In many ways Solomon's temple manifests the spiritual deterioration of the people, and Jehovah's condescension to it in grace.
6:27 And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.
they stretched forth Or, the cherubim stretched forth their wings.
6:37 In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif:
Zif
Second month, i.e. May.
6:38 And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.
Bul
Eighth month i.e. November.
07 Chapter 7
7:5 And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks.
doors
Or, spaces and pillars were square in prospect.
7:21 And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz.
Jachin i.e. He shall establish.
Boaz i.e. in it is strength.
7:48 And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread was,
shewbread (See Scofield "Exodus25:30")
08 Chapter 8
8:1 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion.
Then Solomon
The consecration of the temple illustrates all consecration. The temple, like the believer 1Thessalonians 5:23 was threefold: the court, that which was outward, visible, answered to the body; the holy place, where everything appealed to the sacred emotions, answered to the soul; the holy of holies, the place of communion with God Exodus 25:22 answered to the spirit of man. The ark was the most all- inclusive type of Christ of any one of the vessels of the tabernacle. (See Scofield "Exodus25:9") . When, therefore, the priests brought the ark into the court, the holy place, and the holy of holies, they were, in type, enthroning Christ over the body, with its powers and appetites; the soul, seat of the emotions and desires; and the mind, seat of the capacity to know and commune with God. See Scofield " Genesis 1:26 " note 3. In Christian experience this answers to ; Romans 12:1-3 ; Ephesians 5:18 .
8:2 And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.
Ethanim
Seventh month i.e. October.
8:10 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD,
cloud
1 Kings 8:10 1 Kings 8:11 . (See Scofield "Exodus40:34")
8:40 That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.
fear
(See Scofield "Psalms19:9") .
8:61 Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.
perfect
The word implies whole-heartedness for God, single-mindedness, sincerity -- not sinless perfection.
09 Chapter 9
10 Chapter 10
11 Chapter 11
11:5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
Ashtoreth
1Kings 11:33 . (See Scofield "Judges2:13") .
11:43 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
Rehoboam
called Roboam. Matthew 1:7 .
12 Chapter 12
12:16 So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.
saying
(See Scofield "Judges8:1") .
12:32 And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Bethel, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made.
eighth month i.e. November. 1Kings 12:33 .
altar See 1Kings 12:25-33 ; Deuteronomy 12:4-14 . (See Scofield "Amos4:4") .
13 Chapter 13
13:18 He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him.
and an An impressive illustration of Galatians 1:8 Galatians 1:9 .
angel (See Scofield "Hebrews1:4") .
14 Chapter 14
15 Chapter 15
15:1 Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah.
Abbijam
Called Abijah, 2Chronicles 13:1 .
15:14 But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa's heart was perfect with the LORD all his days.
high places
Cf. 2Chronicles 14:3 . It appears that local sacrifices to Jehovah (though not according to the divine order) were offered in the times of the kings upon "high places" (cf) 1Samuel 9:12 . Apparently Asa's mother had defiled one of these with an idol, 1Kings 15:13 . Asa destroyed the idol and the idolatrous (but not the Jehovistic) "high places." But see "high places," (See Scofield "1Kings3:2") .
15:24 And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead.
Jehoshaphat
Called Josaphat, Matthew 1:8 .
16 Chapter 16
16:11 And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he slew all the house of Baasha: he left him not one that pisseth against a wall, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends.
kinsfolks Heb. "goel," Redemp. (Kinsman type). (See Scofield "Isaiah59:20") .
17 Chapter 17
17:1 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
Elijah Heb. "Elijahu," Luke 1:17 ; 4:25 called Elias.
Ahab It was a small thing for a man whose life was passed in Jehovah's presence to stand before Ahab.
17:9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.
Zarephath called Sarepta, Obadiah 1:20 ; Luke 4:26 .
18 Chapter 18
18:3 And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:
Obadiah In such a time as the reign of Ahab and Jezebel a believer's true place was by Elijah's side. Obadiah is a warning type of the men of God who adhere to the world while still seeking to serve God. The secret of the Lord, and the power of the Lord were with Elijah, the separated servant. Cf. 2 Timothy 2:20 2 Timothy 2:21 .
feared (See Scofield "Psalms19:9") .
19 Chapter 19
19:5 And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.
angel
(See Scofield "Hebrews1:4") .
20 Chapter 20
20:30 But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and there a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men that were left. And Benhadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber.
inner
Heb. "a chamber in a chamber." 1Kings 22:25 .
21 Chapter 21
22 Chapter 22
22:25 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.
inner
Heb. "a chamber in a chamber." 1Kings 20:30 .