(continued from part 1)
The scriptures are vague about David’s tent. There is some information, but very few details are described. The Tabernacle of Moses was still in operation in David’s time. In fact, the main article of the tabernacle was lost to the Philistines in the days of Saul, David’s predecessor. The ark of the covenant represented God’s Holy presence to the nation of Israel. This gold overlaid article of furniture was lost in a battle, many years before during the time of Eli the high priest. The ark was returned safely back to Israel miraculously, and was stored at Kiriath-jearim, in the house of Abinadab and Eleazar.
Saul didn’t do much about returning it to the tent of Moses, which was set up in Shiloh. For Saul, the ark was a piece of furniture, and he had more pressing matters to tend to. …read more »
King David seemed to spend his whole life longing. He was never satisfied with the place he stood. His heart yearned for something that God Himself had given the king to hope for. The meeting place that God had instructed Moses to build was a portable and transient habitation. The children of Israel would move along in the wilderness from camping spot to camping spot. This is sort of like a flock moving around in search for pastures to graze in. We all know that God was leading them and preparing them to enter into the homeland of His promise. God does indeed look upon us as a flock, and He is our Shepherd, the one who knows what we need and leads us firmly yet with gentleness. Anyway, David saw the tent that was used for the time of preparation and moving, and wanted to build for God a house, that was established and unmovable. David longed for the resting place of God’s permanent habitation. …read more »
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Moriah GuitarWorks was founded in 2007 by John Mark Hampton. John Mark has been building musical instruments since the late 70′s. He attended the Guitar Research and Design Center and was instructed by George Morris and Charles Fox in acoustic and electric guitar construction. After attending this school he got a commission to build some electric guitars for a local music store in Greensboro, NC.
It was there that John Mark met Ken Hoover and began a guitar building relationship which endures to this day. …read more »
