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1 Kings 6-8 describes the great project of building The Temple. Metal work for The Temple was staggering in its complexity and efficiency. Solomon's Benediction is a master piece of Holy Spirit inspired leadership and Bible Teaching.
1 Kings 6-8 describes the great project of building The Temple. Metal work for The Temple was staggering in its complexity and efficiency. Solomon's Benediction is a master piece of Holy Spirit inspired leadership and Bible Teaching.
1 Kings 6-8 describes the great project of building The Temple. Metal work for The Temple was staggering in its complexity and efficiency. Solomon's Benediction is a master piece of Holy Spirit inspired leadership and Bible Teaching.
Verses 1 13 The Temple is described both here and in 2 Chronicles 3-4. The descriptions are given by those who were looking at the Temple and so the details are not extensive enough to get anything other than an artists impression. Note Gods Word, vss 11-13 Verses 14 37 The Temple building itself is simple, but the other buildings around it and the storage rooms and decorations made it a wonder of its day.
The Great Palace
Ch 7: 1 12 It took 7 years to build the Temple, but 13 years to complete his palace; this gives us an idea of the size. It will house 1000 wives plus staff and may have covered much of the area known as the Western Hill, as later a covered way will be built from the palace to the Temple. Verses 13 22 The famous metal worker of Tyre, also called Hiram, arrived to cast the enormous bronze pieces for the Temple.
The Staggering Metal Working
Verses 23 39 The metal work for this Temple was staggering in its complexity and efficiency. Its effect would have been to overawe the visitor. Verses 40 51 The casting was done in the Jordan Valley where multiple furnaces needed to deliver their molten metal at exactly the right time to set the bronze without error! It was 13 years of precision casting, delivery, and assembly work, without the sound of a hammer on the Temple work site.
Bringing Up the Ark
Verses 1 13 Great care was taken to ensure this was done with great dignity, for Solomon was establishing a new worship site and it had to be a unique event. Gods glory fills the site. Verses 14 21 Solomon has a prepared speech, copies of which would have been read to the vast crowd assembled beyond ear shot. Re-read these verses slowly and get their Holy Spirit inspired power. 2 Chronicles 5-6.
Solomons Great Prayer
Verses 22 53 Once again, this was a prepared and carefully crafted prayer, copies of which would have been available. It is packed with Bible Doctrine. Verses 54 61 Solomons Benediction is another master piece of Holy Spirit inspired leadership and Bible Teaching. Re-read this again slowly aloud.
Solomons Great Feast
Verses 62 66 in 2 Chronicles 7:1-11 we have more detail given. Read this passage now, and see the Lords fire consumes the first offering to certify this place as special. Solomon feeds several hundred thousand people from this great feast and he ensures that all remember these days for the rest of their lives.