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The “molten sea “of Solomon, so called from its great size, took
the place of the laver of the tabernacle Exodus 30:18, which was
required for the ablutions of the priests. It was ten cubits, or fully...
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CHAPTER 7 THE HOUSE OF SOLOMON AND PHARAOH'S DAUGHTERTHE FURNISHINGS
OF THE TEMPLE
_ 1. The house of the forest of Lebanon (1 Kings 7:1)_
2. The royal palace and the house of Pharaoh's daughter (1 K...
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1 KINGS 7. SOLOMON'S PALACE (1 KINGS 1-12). THE TEMPLE IMPLEMENTS
(1KINGS 13- 51). Twenty years (_cf._ 1 Kings 9:10 with 1 Kings 7:1)
was Solomon engaged in building. After completing the Temple he bu...
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MOLTEN SEA. brazen laver. "Sea" put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of
Adjunct) for what contained it.
A LINE OF THIRTY CUBITS. Here the proportion of the diameter to the
circumference (1 Kings 1:3)...
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The Molten Sea which Hiram made (2 Chronicles 4:2-5)
23. _And he made a_(R.V. THE) _molten sea_ The definite article is
expressed in the original, and the vessel itself was unique. It is
called a -sea...
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AND HE MADE A MOLTEN SEA— The Hebrews call any great collection of
waters by the name of ים _yam, a sea._ So the lake of Genesareth and
others are called in the Gospel; and here the original words, מו...
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C. THE METALLIC OBJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COURTYARD 7:23-47
Associated with the courtyard of the Temple were the following items:
(1) the bronze sea (1 Kings 7:23-26); (2) the bronze stands and basi...
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_AND HE MADE A MOLTEN SEA, TEN CUBITS FROM THE ONE BRIM TO THE OTHER:
IT WAS ROUND ALL ABOUT, AND HIS HEIGHT WAS FIVE CUBITS: AND A LINE OF
THIRTY CUBITS DID COMPASS IT ROUND ABOUT._
He made a molten...
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7:23 brim, (h-12) Lit. 'from lip to lip.'...
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SOLOMON'S PALACE
This c, besides giving a description of Solomon's palace, contains an
account of the principal utensils belonging to the Temple....
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A MOLTEN SEA] i.e. a large vessel containing water. For its use see 2
Chronicles 4:6....
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GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY
1 KINGS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 7
SOLOMON’S PALACES
V1 Solomon took 13 years to build his palace.
V2 The first great hall that he made was called the ‘Hall of the
Fores...
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(13-50) The exceedingly graphic and elaborate description of the work
of Hiram on the vessels and furniture of the Temple, and on the great
pillars, bears on the very face of it the most evident marks...
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(23-26) A MOLTEN SEA — a gigantic laver for the ablution of the
priests — corresponding to the laver of brass in the Tabernacle
(Exodus 30:18; Exodus 38:8). It had a diameter of 15 feet, and a
height...
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וַ יַּ֥עַשׂ אֶת ־הַ יָּ֖ם מוּצָ֑ק
עֶ֣שֶׂר
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THE IDEAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TEMPLE
1 Kings 7:13; 1 Kings 8:12
"The hour cometh when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at
Jerusalem, worship the Father But the hour cometh, and now is, whe...
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1 Kings 6:1; 1 Kings 7:1
THE TEMPLE
1 Kings 5:1; 1 Kings 6:1;...
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PILLARS OF SECURITY AND STRENGTH
1 Kings 7:13
Hiram, the artificer, was remarkably gifted. From his father he had
inherited all the genius of Tyre, while on his mother's side he was of
the tribe of N...
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BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS
1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
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Taking advantage of the treaty with Hiram, Solomon also built a house
for himself, the house of the forest of Lebanon, a description of
which is given in the commencement of this chapter.
It is surely...
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_Brim, in diameter. The circumference was about 30 cubits; for it is
not exactly three [but pi (3.14159...)] times as much as the diameter.
(Calmet) --- The latter is [approximately] as 7 to 22, with...
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(23) And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the
other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a
line of thirty cubits did compass it round about. (24) And under...
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The books of First and Second Samuel show us the failure of the
priesthood, and, in consequence, when a state of evident shame and
dishonour overspread the face of Israel, the heart of the people
desi...
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It is rather, to my mind, the house of Solomon that prefigures the
church, as such, in connection with Christ; the temple, the Father's
house on high, where we are brought to dwell. "We are his house...
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AND HE MADE A MOLTEN SEA,.... A large vessel made of molten brass,
which, because of the great quantity of water it held, is called a
sea; as it was usual with the Jews to call a large collection of
w...
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And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other:
[it was] round all about, and his height [was] five cubits: and a line
of thirty cubits did compass it round about.
Ver. 23. _And...
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_He made a molten sea_ He melted the brass, and cast it into the form
of a great vessel, for its vastness called a sea, which name is given
by the Hebrews to all great collections of waters. The use o...
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1 The building of Solomons house.
2 Of the house of Lebanon.
6 Of the porch of pillars.
7 Of the porch of Iudgement.
8 Of the house for Pharaohs daughter.
13 Hirams worke of the two pillars.
23...
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And he made a molten sea, a large vessel for holding water, taking the
place of a tank, TEN CUBITS FROM THE ONE BRIM TO THE OTHER, that was
the diameter, in the approximate number of cubits; IT WAS RO...
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The Metal Appointment Of The Temple...
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THREE MORE HOUSES
(vs.1-12)
Only one verse speaks of Solomon's own house, which took 13 years to
build. However, the order of that house is seen in chapter 10:4-5.
This is typical of the Church of Go...
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FROM THE ONE BRIM TO THE OTHER:
_ Heb._ from his brim, to his brim...
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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...
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HE MADE A MOLTEN SEA; he melted the brass, and cast it into the form
of a great vessel, for its vastness called a sea, which name is given
by the Hebrews to all great collections of waters. The use of...
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1 Kings 7:23 made H6213 (H8799) Sea H3220 cast H3332 (H8716) ten H6235
cubits H520 brim H8193 other...
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THE FURNISHING AND EMBELLISHMENT OF THE TEMPLE (1 KINGS 7:13).
The passage is divided into two parts. The first part emphasises that
what is described was the work of Hiram, a skilled metalworker and...
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HIRAM FASHIONS THE MOLTEN SEA AND THE TEN LAVERS WITH THEIR
INSTRUMENTS (1 KINGS 7:23).
Hiram also fashioned the molten Sea, or Sea made of cast-work. The
Hebrew word ‘sea' (yam) is nowhere else in Sc...
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THE FASHIONING OF THE MOLTEN SEA (1 KINGS 7:23).
Like the fashioning of the two pillars previously the making of the
molten sea was a great technical achievement, but we are given no
information about...
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CONTENTS: Work on the temple and Solomon's house.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, Hiram.
CONCLUSION: God who is best should be served and honored with our
best.
KEY WORD: Work ended, 1 Kings 7:51.
STRON...
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1 Kings 7:1. _Solomon was thirteen years_ in building his own palace
in Jerusalem, because fewer workmen were employed, many of whom were
still engaged on the exterior parts of the temple.
1 Kings 7:2...
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1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 7:23 See note on 2 Chron. 4:2–6. The SEA
OF CAST METAL was a large metal basin containing water. It would
remind the people of how the Lord created the world out of water ...
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—
1 Kings 7:13. FETCHED HIRAM OUT OF TYRE—He seems to have been
eminent among the artists in metals for which Tyre and Phœnicia were
then renowned. This man (of like nam...
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EXPOSITION
SOLOMON'S PALACES AND THE PREPARATION OF THE TEMPLE VESSELS.—The
first twelve verses of this chapter constitute a break in the long
account of the Temple, its furniture and its consecration...
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But Solomon was building his own house for thirteen years, and he
finished all of his house (1 Kings 7:1).
So it shows where his priorities began to turn. Seven years building
the house of God, then t...
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2 Chronicles 4:2; 2 Kings 25:13; Exodus 30:18; Exodus 38:8; J
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A Sea — He melted the brass, and cast it into the form of a great
vessel, for its vastness called a sea, which name is given by the
Hebrews to all great collections of waters. The use of it was for th...
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Doesn’t the calculation in this verse represent an inaccurate value
of pi?
PROBLEM: According to 1 Kings 7:23, Hiram constructed a “Sea of cast
bronze ten cubits from one brim to the other; it was com...