The Great Temple Deception. Brad Freeman

44 Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen. 45 Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus [reference to Joshua] into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God [drove] out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David; 46 Who found [favor] before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob. 47 But Solomon built him a house. 48 Howbeit the most High [dwells] not in temples made with hands; as [says] the prophet, 49 Heaven [is] my throne, and earth [is] my footstool: what house will [you] build me? [says YHWH]: or what [is] the place of my rest? 50 [Has] not my hand made all these things? 51 [You] stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, [you] do always resist the Holy [Spirit]: as your fathers [did], so [do] [you]. 52 Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which [showed] before of the coming of the Just One; of whom [you] have been now the betrayers and murderers: 53 Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept [it]. 54 When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with [their] teeth.

      Therefore, we can easily determine that YHWH chose to fill the house with his glory despite much glaring disobedience; ‘tis the saga of scripture, even when the true LORD GOD YHWH ELOHIM peels us back to just a remnant. The problem from here, besides God’s people capturing (or not capturing) the vision of what really happened, is determining why David chose to disobey YHWH, and why YHWH chose to honor Solomon in David’s disobedience? Fortunately, the Lord is beautiful and faithful to reveal this too in longsuffering.