1 Kings 7 - Introduction
* Solomon's buildings. (1-12) Furniture of the temple. (13-47) Vessels of gold. (48-51)... [ Continue Reading ]
* Solomon's buildings. (1-12) Furniture of the temple. (13-47) Vessels of gold. (48-51)... [ Continue Reading ]
1-12 All Solomon's buildings, though beautiful, were intended for use. Solomon began with the temple; he built for God first, and then his other buildings. The surest foundations of lasting prosperity are laid in early piety. He was thirteen years building his house, yet he built the temple in littl... [ Continue Reading ]
13-47 The two brazen pillars in the porch of the temple, some think, were to teach those that came to worship, to depend upon God only, for strength and establishment in all their religious exercises. "Jachin," God will fix this roving mind. It is good that the heart be established with grace. "Boaz... [ Continue Reading ]
48-51 Christ is now the Temple and the Builder; the Altar and the Sacrifice; the Light of our souls, and the Bread of life; able to supply all the wants of all that have applied or shall apply to him. Outward images cannot represent, words cannot express, the heart cannot conceive, his preciousness... [ Continue Reading ]