It's nice to see that this next lesson on Prayer was the dedication of the Temple. The last lesson 2 Samuel 7 showed the desire that David had to build the temple to the Lord. The Lord told David that he would not build the temple, but He promised David that his son would build a temple. "The LORD has kept the promise he made". This promised was fulfilled with David's son, Solomon. It is so reassuring that the Lord always keeps His promises. Verse 23 stood out to me: "O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven above or on earth below—you who keep your covenant of love with your servants who continue wholeheartedly in your way." I pray that I continue to always following in the Lord's way.

Just a side note, how amazing were all of the sacrifices in this chapter. At the end of the chapter, Israel sacrificed 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep and goats and earlier in verse 5 it states that there were so many sacrifices that they could not be recorded or counted. Wow! If 120,000 can be counted what number can't be counted.