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A Divine Blueprint
Commentators overwhelmingly agree that the phrase 'by the Spirit' signifies that the temple plans were a divine revelation from God, not just David's own idea. Scholars like John Gill and Matthew Henry compare this to God giving Moses the pattern for the tabernacle. This emphasizes that the temple's design was sacred and originated in the mind of God, not man.
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1 Chronicles
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Chronicles 28:12
18th Century
Theologian
The pattern ... - This literally means “the pattern of all that was with him in the spirit,” which can perhaps be paraphrased as “the form o…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Chronicles 28:12
19th Century
Bishop
And the pattern of all that he had by the spirit. —Rather, the pattern of all that was (or had come to be) i…
Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Chronicles 28:12–13
19th Century
Preacher
Everything was laid down, catalogued, and arranged so that Solomon had only to follow the plans given to him by his father, and all would be right.…
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John Gill
On 1 Chronicles 28:12
17th Century
Pastor
Ver. 12 And the pattern of all that he had by the Spirit
By the Spirit of God, who gave him the whole form of the te…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Chronicles 28:11–21
17th Century
Minister
The temple must be a sacred thing, and a type of Christ; it must be framed by Divine teaching. Christ is the true temple, the church is the gospel …