Solomon's Building Projects. I Kings 7

 

I Kings 7 – Solomon’s Building Projects

 

Solomon also built the house of the forest of Lebanon. That was his lodge, his second house.

Hiram, King of Tyre, furnished the stone and the cedars, which were the cedars of Lebanon. He built a house for Pharaoh’s daughter – he seems to have put her in a favored position. Hiram, the artisan, was a skilled worker in brass.  He was the one who made all the delicate pieces of statuary and the items that were made from iron, brass, and gold. His work was highly ornamented, which is what Solomon wanted. It is during an era of peace and prosperity that the arts develop.

Jachin means “God shall establish,” Boaz means “in its strength.” Strength speaks of salvation – God can deliver those who are His. Beauty speaks of the beauty of worship. We are to worship God in the beauty of holiness. When we come into the presence of God, sense His presence, and realize our inadequacies, then we can see Him in all His beauty and glory.

Music which does not lift you into the presence of God is not music for the church. The worship of God is based on the fact that He is high, holy, and lifted up.

The huge laver was supported on twelve oxen cast in brass, three oxen looking in each direction. The brim of it was ornate with lilies. The laver was for the priest to wash in. The purpose of these ten lavers was to cleanse such things as they offered for the burnt offering. All the lavers in the world cannot cleanse one from sin. It is the water in the laver that cleanses. The water represents the Word of God. To wash in the Word of God is to apply the Word to the life.

In the tabernacle there was one lampstand which spoke of Christ.  In the temple there were ten. Christ is the only One whom we worship and adore. He is the One before whom we fall upon our faces.

 

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J. Vernon McGee Commentary and New King James Bible. Nelsons Quick Reference Commentary.