1 King 8; 2 Chronicles 5

And then the Ark of the Covenant is moved to the temple.  I noted that the Ark contained only the stones with the 10 commandments.  I wonder what happened to the jar of manna and the Aaron's budded staff?

This is where God's presence will dwell on earth.  It is a conditional promise as Solomon points out...if the people don't follow

God's requirements, His presence can leave.    Thank God we have the Holy Spirit in us as believers...we don't want God's presence leaving us...EVER!!!!

Can you imagine being a part of this temple's dedication?  120 priests sounding trumpets.  Then the temple of the Lord was filled with a cloud, and the priests could not perform their service because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the temple of God.....God showed himself to His people and accepted his dwelling place.....Awesome!!!