“When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple. The priests could not enter the temple of the LORD because the glory of the LORD filled it.” And when everybody saw God’s glory, they fell face down and “they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD, saying, ‘He is good; his love endures forever.’ ”2 God’s kavod here isn’t his fame; it’s his presence — the fact that he was there, not far away, but close. Heaven and earth were wed, if only for a moment. And it’s his beauty — this staggering
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