INTRODUCTION: The building efforts continue as another house is constructed along with several items for the temple. The details to each give insight into the beauty and detail of Solomon’s work. It is no wonder that the “ancient men” in Ezra’s day wept when they remembered the temple of Solomon (Ezra 3:12But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:
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1. OTHER STRUCTURES BUILT BY SOLOMON (1 Kings 7:1-12 [1] But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. [2] He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars. [3] And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row. [4] And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks. [5] And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks. [6] And he made a porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the porch was before them: and the other pillars and the thick beam were before them. [7] Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other. [8] And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had taken to wife, like unto this porch. [9] All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court. [10] And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits. [11] And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars. [12] And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the LORD, and for the porch of the house.
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1. The Time Consumed in Building (1 Kings 7:1But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
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1. Seven years in building the house of the Lord (1 Kings 6:38And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.
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2. Thirteen years in building Solomon’s house; thirteen indicates rebellion, so this does not forebode well for the latter part of Solomon’s reign.
2. The House of the Forest of Lebanon (1 Kings 7:2-5 [2] He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars. [3] And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row. [4] And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks. [5] And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks.
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1. Its dimensions (1 Kings 7:2He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.
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1. 100 cubits long
2. 50 cubits wide
3. 30 cubits high
4. NOTE: Noah’s ark was the same width and height, but was three times as long (Genesis 6:15And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.
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2. Built with beams and coverings of cedar (1 Kings 7:2-3 [2] He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars. [3] And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.
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1. This building evidently served as an armory (1 Kings 10:17And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
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2. NOTE: 1 Kings 7:2He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.
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3. Three rows of windows in the house (1 Kings 7:4And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks.
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4. Square posts, doors, and windows (1 Kings 7:5And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks.
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3. The Structures Making Up the Complex (1 Kings 7:6-8 [6] And he made a porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the porch was before them: and the other pillars and the thick beam were before them. [7] Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other. [8] And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had taken to wife, like unto this porch.
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1. A porch of pillars (1 Kings 7:6And he made a porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the porch was before them: and the other pillars and the thick beam were before them.
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1. 50 cubits long
2. 30 cubits wide
2. The porch of judgment (1 Kings 7:7Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other.
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1. Location of Solomon’s throne
2. Place where judgment was made
3. The house where Solomon lived (1 Kings 7:8And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had taken to wife, like unto this porch.
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4. The house for Pharaoh’s daughter (1 Kings 7:8And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had taken to wife, like unto this porch.
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4. The Materials for the Buildings (1 Kings 7:9-12 [9] All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court. [10] And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits. [11] And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars. [12] And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the LORD, and for the porch of the house.
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1. The stones of the buildings (1 Kings 7:9-11 [9] All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court. [10] And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits. [11] And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars.
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1. Hewed stones (1 Kings 7:9All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.
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2. Great stones of eight and ten cubits (1 Kings 7:10And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.
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3. Costly stones (1 Kings 7:11And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars.
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2. Borders around the inner court of the temple and the porch of the house (1 Kings 7:12And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the LORD, and for the porch of the house.
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1. Three rows of hewed stones
2. One row of cedar beams
2. THE TWO PILLARS OF BRASS (1 Kings 7:13-22 [13] And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre. [14] He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work. [15] For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about. [16] And he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one chapiter was five cubits, and the height of the other chapiter was five cubits: [17] And nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter. [18] And he made the pillars, and two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the chapiters that were upon the top, with pomegranates: and so did he for the other chapiter. [19] And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily work in the porch, four cubits. [20] And the chapiters upon the two pillars had pomegranates also above, over against the belly which was by the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter. [21] And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz. [22] And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished.
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1. The Master Craftsman, Hiram (1 Kings 7:13-14 [13] And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre. [14] He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work.
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1. Hiram of Tyre (1 Kings 7:13And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.
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2. His mother was of the tribe of Naphtali (1 Kings 7:14He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work.
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3. His father was a man of Tyre and a worker in brass (1 Kings 7:14He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work.
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4. Hiram had great skill in working with brass (1 Kings 7:14He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work.
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2. The Casting of the Two Pillars (1 Kings 7:15For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about.
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1. The pillars were 18 cubits high apiece.
2. The circumference of the pillars was 12 cubits.
3. The Two Chapiters on the Pillars (1 Kings 7:16-20 [16] And he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one chapiter was five cubits, and the height of the other chapiter was five cubits: [17] And nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter. [18] And he made the pillars, and two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the chapiters that were upon the top, with pomegranates: and so did he for the other chapiter. [19] And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily work in the porch, four cubits. [20] And the chapiters upon the two pillars had pomegranates also above, over against the belly which was by the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter.
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1. The chapiters of the pillars are their capitals, the decorative top portion of a column.
2. The chapiters were five cubits high in addition to the height of the pillar (1 Kings 7:16And he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one chapiter was five cubits, and the height of the other chapiter was five cubits:
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3. The chapiters were elaborately decorated (1 Kings 7:17-20 [17] And nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter. [18] And he made the pillars, and two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the chapiters that were upon the top, with pomegranates: and so did he for the other chapiter. [19] And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily work in the porch, four cubits. [20] And the chapiters upon the two pillars had pomegranates also above, over against the belly which was by the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter.
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4. The Setting Up of the Pillars (1 Kings 7:21-22 [21] And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz. [22] And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished.
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1. They were set up in the porch of the temple (1 Kings 7:21And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz.
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2. They were given names (1 Kings 7:21And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz.
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1. Jachin
1. The right pillar
2. Means “the Lord establishes”
3. The name of one of the sons of Simeon (Genesis 46:10And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.
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2. Boaz
1. The left pillar
2. Means “in Him is strength”
3. The name of the great-grandfather of David who married Ruth (Ruth 4:21-22 [21] And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed, [22] And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
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3. They were finished with lily work on top (1 Kings 7:22And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished.
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3. THE MOLTEN SEA (1 Kings 7:23-26 [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 the brim of it round about there were knops compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: the knops were cast in two rows, when it was cast. [25] It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward. [26] And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths.
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1. Its Dimensions (1 Kings 7:23And 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.
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1. Ten cubits across from brim to brim
2. Completing a circle of thirty cubits
3. NOTE: Critics have often made light of the mathematical inaccuracy of this description.
1. The length of the circumference (30 cubits) should be the diameter (10 cubits) times pi (3.14).
2. According to these figures, the temple math of Solomon would be off by almost a cubit and a half (over 2 feet), not very accurate in building.
3. However, the answer is found in the thickness of the brim. It is said to be a handbreadth thick (1 Kings 7:26And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths.
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4. The ten-cubit diameter goes from brim to brim, but the circumference refers to the circle inside the bowl.
5. A common measure of a handbreadth is four inches.
6. For our calculation, change 10 cubits to 15 feet and consider the 30-foot circumference as 45 feet. Subtract 8 inches from the diameter (4 inches on each side) for a diameter of 14.33 feet. Multiply this by the value of pi (3.14). The answer is 45.00 feet.
7. Remember, God’s word is always right.
4. The molten sea was used for the washing of the priests (2 Chronicles 4:6He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them: such things as they offered for the burnt offering they washed in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash in.
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2. The Knops under the Brim (1 Kings 7:24And under the brim of it round about there were knops compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: the knops were cast in two rows, when it was cast.
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1. A knop was similar to a knob. These were in the shape of oxen (2 Chronicles 4:3And under it was the similitude of oxen, which did compass it round about: ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about. Two rows of oxen were cast, when it was cast.
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2. Knops compassed the molten sea.
3. Ten knops covered a cubit.
4. The knops were cast in two rows.
3. The Base of Oxen (1 Kings 7:25It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.
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1. The molten sea rested upon twelve oxen. Note: The number twelve is strongly connected to the nation of Israel.
2. Three oxen faced each direction, and the hinder parts were inward.
4. The Brim of the Sea (1 Kings 7:26And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths.
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1. It was a handbreadth thick.
2. It was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies.
3. It contained two thousand baths, although full capacity was three thousand baths (2 Chronicles 4:5And the thickness of it was an handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; and it received and held three thousand baths.
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4. THE TEN LAVERS ON THEIR BASES (1 Kings 7:27-39 [27] And he made ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the height of it. [28] And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had borders, and the borders were between the ledges: [29] And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubims: and upon the ledges there was a base above: and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions made of thin work. [30] And every base had four brasen wheels, and plates of brass: and the four corners thereof had undersetters: under the laver were undersetters molten, at the side of every addition. [31] And the mouth of it within the chapiter and above was a cubit: but the mouth thereof was round after the work of the base, a cubit and an half: and also upon the mouth of it were gravings with their borders, foursquare, not round. [32] And under the borders were four wheels; and the axletrees of the wheels were joined to the base: and the height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit. [33] And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel: their axletrees, and their naves, and their felloes, and their spokes, were all molten. [34] And there were four undersetters to the four corners of one base: and the undersetters were of the very base itself. [35] And in the top of the base was there a round compass of half a cubit high: and on the top of the base the ledges thereof and the borders thereof were of the same. [36] For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about. [37] After this manner he made the ten bases: all of them had one casting, one measure, and one size. [38] Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver. [39] And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over against the south.
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1. Ten Brass Bases with Wheels (1 Kings 7:27-37 [27] And he made ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the height of it. [28] And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had borders, and the borders were between the ledges: [29] And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubims: and upon the ledges there was a base above: and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions made of thin work. [30] And every base had four brasen wheels, and plates of brass: and the four corners thereof had undersetters: under the laver were undersetters molten, at the side of every addition. [31] And the mouth of it within the chapiter and above was a cubit: but the mouth thereof was round after the work of the base, a cubit and an half: and also upon the mouth of it were gravings with their borders, foursquare, not round. [32] And under the borders were four wheels; and the axletrees of the wheels were joined to the base: and the height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit. [33] And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel: their axletrees, and their naves, and their felloes, and their spokes, were all molten. [34] And there were four undersetters to the four corners of one base: and the undersetters were of the very base itself. [35] And in the top of the base was there a round compass of half a cubit high: and on the top of the base the ledges thereof and the borders thereof were of the same. [36] For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about. [37] After this manner he made the ten bases: all of them had one casting, one measure, and one size.
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1. The size of each base (1 Kings 7:27And he made ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the height of it.
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1. Four cubits long
2. Four cubits wide
3. Three cubits high
2. The borders (1 Kings 7:28-29 [28] And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had borders, and the borders were between the ledges: [29] And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubims: and upon the ledges there was a base above: and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions made of thin work.
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1. They were between the ledges (1 Kings 7:28And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had borders, and the borders were between the ledges:
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2. On the borders were lions, oxen and cherubims (1 Kings 7:29And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubims: and upon the ledges there was a base above: and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions made of thin work.
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3. The ledges (1 Kings 7:29And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubims: and upon the ledges there was a base above: and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions made of thin work.
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1. Upon the ledges there was a base above.
2. Beneath the lions and oxen were additions made of thin work.
4. Additional features (1 Kings 7:30-36 [30] And every base had four brasen wheels, and plates of brass: and the four corners thereof had undersetters: under the laver were undersetters molten, at the side of every addition. [31] And the mouth of it within the chapiter and above was a cubit: but the mouth thereof was round after the work of the base, a cubit and an half: and also upon the mouth of it were gravings with their borders, foursquare, not round. [32] And under the borders were four wheels; and the axletrees of the wheels were joined to the base: and the height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit. [33] And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel: their axletrees, and their naves, and their felloes, and their spokes, were all molten. [34] And there were four undersetters to the four corners of one base: and the undersetters were of the very base itself. [35] And in the top of the base was there a round compass of half a cubit high: and on the top of the base the ledges thereof and the borders thereof were of the same. [36] For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about.
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1. Wheels
1. Four brasen wheels (1 Kings 7:30And every base had four brasen wheels, and plates of brass: and the four corners thereof had undersetters: under the laver were undersetters molten, at the side of every addition.
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2. Under the borders (1 Kings 7:32And under the borders were four wheels; and the axletrees of the wheels were joined to the base: and the height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit.
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3. The axletrees were joined to the base (1 Kings 7:32And under the borders were four wheels; and the axletrees of the wheels were joined to the base: and the height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit.
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4. The height of the wheel was one-and-a-half cubits (1 Kings 7:32And under the borders were four wheels; and the axletrees of the wheels were joined to the base: and the height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit.
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5. The work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel (1 Kings 7:33And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel: their axletrees, and their naves, and their felloes, and their spokes, were all molten.
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2. Plates of brass (1 Kings 7:30And every base had four brasen wheels, and plates of brass: and the four corners thereof had undersetters: under the laver were undersetters molten, at the side of every addition.
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3. Undersetters
1. Under the four corners (1 Kings 7:30And every base had four brasen wheels, and plates of brass: and the four corners thereof had undersetters: under the laver were undersetters molten, at the side of every addition.
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2. Under the laver (1 Kings 7:30And every base had four brasen wheels, and plates of brass: and the four corners thereof had undersetters: under the laver were undersetters molten, at the side of every addition.
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5. Each base made after the same manner (1 Kings 7:37After this manner he made the ten bases: all of them had one casting, one measure, and one size.
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2. Ten Lavers Placed in the Ten Bases (1 Kings 7:38-39 [38] Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver. [39] And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over against the south.
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1. The composition of the lavers – made of brass (1 Kings 7:38Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver.
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2. The contents of the lavers – “forty baths” (1 Kings 7:38Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver.
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3. The size of the lavers – “four cubits” (1 Kings 7:38Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver.
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4. The location of the lavers (1 Kings 7:38-39 [38] Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver. [39] And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over against the south.
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1. Each was placed on its base (1 Kings 7:38Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver.
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2. Five bases were placed on the right side of the house (1 Kings 7:39And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over against the south.
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3. Five bases were placed on the left side of the house (1 Kings 7:39And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over against the south.
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5. THE WORKS FOR THE TEMPLE SERVICE (1 Kings 7:40-51 [40] And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the LORD: [41] The two pillars, and the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the top of the two pillars; and the two networks, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars; [42] And four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, even two rows of pomegranates for one network, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were upon the pillars; [43] And the ten bases, and ten lavers on the bases; [44] And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea; [45] And the pots, and the shovels, and the basons: and all these vessels, which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the LORD, were of bright brass. [46] In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan. [47] And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding many: neither was the weight of the brass found out. [48] And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread was, [49] And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold, [50] And the bowls, and the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, to wit, of the temple. [51] So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the LORD. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated; even the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, did he put among the treasures of the house of the LORD.
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1. The Brass Work Done by Hiram (1 Kings 7:40-46 [40] And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the LORD: [41] The two pillars, and the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the top of the two pillars; and the two networks, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars; [42] And four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, even two rows of pomegranates for one network, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were upon the pillars; [43] And the ten bases, and ten lavers on the bases; [44] And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea; [45] And the pots, and the shovels, and the basons: and all these vessels, which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the LORD, were of bright brass. [46] In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan.
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1. The pieces he made (1 Kings 7:40-45 [40] And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the LORD: [41] The two pillars, and the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the top of the two pillars; and the two networks, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars; [42] And four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, even two rows of pomegranates for one network, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were upon the pillars; [43] And the ten bases, and ten lavers on the bases; [44] And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea; [45] And the pots, and the shovels, and the basons: and all these vessels, which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the LORD, were of bright brass.
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1. The lavers (1 Kings 7:40And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the LORD:
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2. The shovels (1 Kings 7:40And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the LORD:
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3. The basons (1 Kings 7:40And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the LORD:
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4. The two pillars (1 Kings 7:41-42 [41] The two pillars, and the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the top of the two pillars; and the two networks, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars; [42] And four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, even two rows of pomegranates for one network, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were upon the pillars;
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1. With the two bowls of the chapiters (1 Kings 7:41The two pillars, and the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the top of the two pillars; and the two networks, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars;
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2. With the two networks to cover the bowls (1 Kings 7:41The two pillars, and the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the top of the two pillars; and the two networks, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars;
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3. With the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks (1 Kings 7:42And four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, even two rows of pomegranates for one network, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were upon the pillars;
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5. The ten bases and ten lavers (1 Kings 7:43And the ten bases, and ten lavers on the bases;
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6. The sea with the twelve oxen under the sea (1 Kings 7:44And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea;
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7. Pots, shovels and basons (1 Kings 7:45And the pots, and the shovels, and the basons: and all these vessels, which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the LORD, were of bright brass.
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2. The resource used in his work – “bright brass” (1 Kings 7:45And the pots, and the shovels, and the basons: and all these vessels, which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the LORD, were of bright brass.
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3. The location of his work – “in the plain of Jordan” (1 Kings 7:46In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan.
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2. Not Weighed Because of Their Great Number (1 Kings 7:47And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding many: neither was the weight of the brass found out.
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1. Solomon left all the vessels unweighed because they were exceeding many.
2. The weight of brass was not able to be found out.
3. The Work of Gold (1 Kings 7:48-50 [48] And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread was, [49] And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold, [50] And the bowls, and the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, to wit, of the temple.
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1. The altar (1 Kings 7:48And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread was,
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2. The table (1 Kings 7:48And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread was,
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3. The candlesticks (1 Kings 7:49And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold,
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4. Other miscellaneous items (1 Kings 7:50And the bowls, and the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, to wit, of the temple.
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4. The End of the Work (1 Kings 7:51So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the LORD. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated; even the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, did he put among the treasures of the house of the LORD.
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1. All the work that Solomon made for the house of the Lord was complete.
2. Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated and put them among the treasures of the house of the Lord.
1. The silver
2. The gold
3. The vessels

CONCLUSION: The task was great, but the work is brought to a close. In the next chapter Solomon will dedicate the finished product to the Lord. No matter how hard we work, all is vain unless the Lord blesses the efforts.