CONTENTS
Though David had it in command, that he should not build the temple of the Lord, yet it was not commanded him that he should make no preparations for it. This chapter represents him busy in the design, and instructing his son, Solomon, who was appointed by the Lord to build it, how to proceed.
There is somewhat very interesting in this account. David, perhaps, had some secret intimation from the Lord, that the threshing floor of Araunah, the Jebusite, was to be the hallowed spot. How strange and mysterious are the ways of the Lord! Was there no spot in all Jerusalem belonging to one of the seed of Israel, but this spot of Araunah must be chosen? Some Commentators have thought (and I see no reason to reject the idea) that it was a beautiful figure to represent the interest the Gentile world should have in the Lord Jesus, which this temple typified. The prophet Amos seems to have had such a thought, and one of the apostles, even James, in his sermon appears to have cherished the idea. I beg the Reader to compare Amos 9:11-12 with Acts 15:16-17.