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THE HOUSE OF THE LORD

Text: Psalm 27
6 September 2026

A PROFOUND CONCEPT

King David cultivated a deep affection for the House of the Lord. The amazing fact is that the Temple had not been built. The honour of building the Temple would go to his son, Solomon. How did David understand the House of God? 

4 One thing I have desired of the LORD,

That will I seek:

That I may dwell in the house of the LORD

All the days of my life,

To behold the beauty of the LORD,

And to inquire in His temple.

5 For in the time of trouble

He shall hide me in His pavilion;

In the secret place of His tabernacle

He shall hide me;

He shall set me high upon a rock.     Psalm 27:4-5

  1. Many terms were employed to describe the House of the Lord
  1. Five terms may be noted in this text

a) The house of the Lord

b) His temple

c) His pavilion

d) His tabernacle

e) The secret place 

MULTIPLE ASPECTS

To David, these different aspects were closely connected. Each aspect had something to contribute. These aspects must be carefully combined to form the doctrine of the House of God.

  1. The Tabernacle

This was drawn from Exodus 25

  1. The House of God

This was a reference to the abode of God

  1. His abode was to be regarded as a Holy Temple

One must never take His house for granted

  1. The Pavilion 

This was a reference to a Tent that is open 

  1. The Secret Place

This is a mystery! How could an open tent also be a secret place?

OUR CHALLENGE

  1. We begin a new Pulpit series (September-October 2026)
  1. The Focus is: “The Sanctuary of God”

Let us seek to deepen our understanding of this doctrine of God’s house as a sanctuary!