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  • David notices God’s presence remains in a tent while he lives in a palace, sparking his desire to build a temple.
  • God reveals through Nathan that David will not build the temple; it will be built by his offspring, ultimately pointing to Jesus.
  • The temple built by Solomon would be destroyed; the second temple rebuilt later was less magnificent and also destroyed in 70 AD.
  • Theory proposed: Building the temple was David’s idea, not God’s, reflecting human ambition rather than divine command.
  • David prepares materials and appoints workers for the temple, but God forbids him from building it due to his history of warfare.
  • God’s original instructions favored simple, uncut stones for altars, highlighting a preference for humility over grandeur.
  • God’s ways are “slow, strange, and faithful,” often requiring us to take one step at a time and wait for His timing.