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1 | why did Adonijah take hold of altar | 1 Kin 1:50 | prayon | 50872 | ||
Greetings TVP and welcome to the forum. Adonijah wanted to become king instead of Solomon. He had one of the priests make sacrifices for him that were called for when a new king is annointed. Nathan found out about the plans and he and Bathsheba went and told King David. They went immediately and annointed Solomon to become king. Upon hearing this Adonijah ran in panic to the alter and grabbed the horns of the altar. The altar is the place of God's mercy and forgiveness, therefore both he and his general, Joab, thought that they would be safe by clutching the horns of the sacred altar of burnt offering in the tabernacle court. Leviticus Chapter 1 tells us about the burnt offerings that were to be given at the altar for forgiveness of sins. Hope this answers your question. |
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2 | why did Adonijah take hold of altar | 1 Kin 1:50 | Mommapbs | 50876 | ||
Greetings TVP! In my search I came up with an interesting connection. Abraham prepared an ALTAR and just before he was about to sacrifice his son Isaac, the angel of the Lord stopped him and Abraham saw a ram caught by its HORNS. As Abraham demonstrated, the altar is our place of worship and petition before God for His love, mercy and forgiveness. The horns of the altar represented God's provision of a substitutionary sacrifice. It is interesting to note Amos 3:14, "For on the day that I punish Israel's transgressions, I will also punish the altars of Bethel; The horns of the altar will be cut off And they will fall to the ground." Today, the Jews have no horns to take hold of! See also Rev 9:13 "Then the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God," Remember that the earthly tabernacle was a copy of the Heavenly Temple of God. Jesus is the horn of our salvation. We must take hold of Him! Luke 1:69 Just some more food for thought! Blessings, Mommapbs |
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3 | why did Adonijah take hold of altar | 1 Kin 1:50 | dbmurrell | 51551 | ||
Reading the commentary on the horns of the altar was a blessing to me. I hadn't made that connection before. | ||||||
4 | why did Adonijah take hold of altar | 1 Kin 1:50 | Mommapbs | 51575 | ||
Welcome to the Forum! I'm glad God blessed you; your note was like a Holy Hug from God! Thanks! Blessings, Mommapbs |
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