Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all of it. (1 Kings 7:1)
Solomon built God’s house first, then his own. That his took much longer is no negative reflection on Solomon, for David had made every possible preparation for building the temple, greatly reducing the time needed to finish it (I Chronicles 22:2-5). David even left for Solomon plans and patterns for the temple and loyal friends eager to help (I Kings 5:1; I Chronicles 28:14-19).
He built also the Forest of Lebanon House; its length was a hundred cubits, its breadth fifty, and its height thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars. (1 Kings 7:2)
Because so much gorgeous cedar wood from Lebanon was used to create Solomon's palace, people began to refer to it as the "House of the Forest of Lebanon." It was said that strolling through the palace's elaborately panelled walls was similar to walking through a forest.
1 Kings 10:16-17 mentions 500 gold shields that were hung in the House of the Forest of Lebanon. Isaiah specifically called this building an armoury in Isaiah 22:8.
Hiram set up the pillars of the porch of the temple; he set up the right pillar and called its name Jachin [he will establish], and he set up the left pillar and called its name Boaz [in strength]. (1 Kings 7:21)
Some people think that the pillars were supposed to remind the Israelites of the two pillars that led them out of Egypt in the Exodus. In the midst of the wilderness, two pillars, the pillar of fire at night and the pillar of cloud during the day, served as continual reminders of the presence of God.
It stood upon twelve oxen, three facing north, three west, three south, and three east; the Sea was set upon them, and all their rears pointed inward. (1 Kings 7:25)
Huram, the craftsman from Tyre, made the furnishings for the temple basically after the pattern of the tabernacle furnishings. One of the things that he made was the sea, which contained water for the ceremonial washing of the priests.
The sea stood upon twelve oxen with their back parts pointed inward. It is said that when bulls are threatened by an adversary, they put their tails together. There is a powerful lesson here. Even animals have the sense to come together to defeat the adversary. May God give us the sense, if not our heads, then at least our tails together.
Solomon built God’s house first, then his own. That his took much longer is no negative reflection on Solomon, for David had made every possible preparation for building the temple, greatly reducing the time needed to finish it (I Chronicles 22:2-5). David even left for Solomon plans and patterns for the temple and loyal friends eager to help (I Kings 5:1; I Chronicles 28:14-19).
He built also the Forest of Lebanon House; its length was a hundred cubits, its breadth fifty, and its height thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars. (1 Kings 7:2)
Because so much gorgeous cedar wood from Lebanon was used to create Solomon's palace, people began to refer to it as the "House of the Forest of Lebanon." It was said that strolling through the palace's elaborately panelled walls was similar to walking through a forest.
1 Kings 10:16-17 mentions 500 gold shields that were hung in the House of the Forest of Lebanon. Isaiah specifically called this building an armoury in Isaiah 22:8.
Hiram set up the pillars of the porch of the temple; he set up the right pillar and called its name Jachin [he will establish], and he set up the left pillar and called its name Boaz [in strength]. (1 Kings 7:21)
Some people think that the pillars were supposed to remind the Israelites of the two pillars that led them out of Egypt in the Exodus. In the midst of the wilderness, two pillars, the pillar of fire at night and the pillar of cloud during the day, served as continual reminders of the presence of God.
It stood upon twelve oxen, three facing north, three west, three south, and three east; the Sea was set upon them, and all their rears pointed inward. (1 Kings 7:25)
Huram, the craftsman from Tyre, made the furnishings for the temple basically after the pattern of the tabernacle furnishings. One of the things that he made was the sea, which contained water for the ceremonial washing of the priests.
The sea stood upon twelve oxen with their back parts pointed inward. It is said that when bulls are threatened by an adversary, they put their tails together. There is a powerful lesson here. Even animals have the sense to come together to defeat the adversary. May God give us the sense, if not our heads, then at least our tails together.
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