Week 85, Day 1: The Utensils

Today’s Reading:  1 Kings 7:1-51

Some thoughts from today’s reading…

We are told in this chapter what was King Hiram’s “specialty”.  He was a skilled worker of bronze.  Solomon had Hiram come and construct all the items for the temple that were made of bronze.  The items that he made were both small and massive.  He made several of the utensils to be used in the temple service and he also made the bronze “sea”.  This was a large basin that was used for cleansing purposes by the priests during their daily work.  This was referred to as the sea (vs 23) for very good reason.  It could hold 2,000 baths.  That is a lot of water.  This should tell you about the daily operations in the temple.  This water would need to be replenished and cleaned each day.  The two pillars that Hiram also made were huge.  The bronze used in the temple was without measure.  All of this was polished bronze.  What a sight it would have been to see.

Question;  Why do you think it took Solomon 13 years to build his own house?  Does this indicate that he took more care in building his own house than the 7 years to build the temple?

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