DAY 140 Read 1 Kings 5 through 7.
Today's reading: Solomon, secure on Israel's throne, now begins the great task outlined for him by his father--building a magnificent temple of Mount Moriah.
Memory gem: "I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel" (1 Kings 6:13).
Thought for today:
The great temple of Solomon was in Jerusalem. It was built of stone, including marble, and other valuable materials--gold, silver, and cedar wood. This mighty building stood for many hundreds of years as the center of God's worship in the earth.
The temple was composed of two compartments, the holy place and the most holy. In front of the eastern entrance was the altar of sacrifice, where the bleeding lambs and other victims were offered in sacrifice to God. Between this altar and the great central door stood a brass laver, or water container, with facilities for washing, so that the priests might always be clean.
In the first room, the holy place, on the north side, was a golden table on which twelve loaves of bread were placed fresh every Sabbath, representing the twelve tribes of Israel and God's care for them. On the left, or south side, stood the golden lampstand or candlestick on which seven lamps burned continually. Immediately ahead, in the center, was a golden altar on which incense was offered every morning and evening.
Behind the incense altar a great and costly veil hung from the ceiling to the floor, dividing the holy place from the most holy. In the most holy place was one article of furniture, and one only: the holy ark, covered with pure gold. On each end stood a golden cherub, angel, with wings outstretched, each toward the other. Between these cherubim the presence of God often shone forth in blinding glory. The cover of the ark was called the mercy seat. Beneath the mercy seat, and inside the ark, were placed the two stone tablets of the Ten Commandments written by the finger of God.
NOTE: The numbers given for Solomon's officers in 1 Kings 5:16 and 9:23 differ with those in 2 Chronicles 2:18 and 8:10. Kings lists 3,300 plus 500 (3,800). Chronicles gives 3,600 plus 250 (3,850). The difference can be explained as a variation of 300 in the "chief officers" in the two accounts.
Today's reading: Solomon, secure on Israel's throne, now begins the great task outlined for him by his father--building a magnificent temple of Mount Moriah.
Memory gem: "I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel" (1 Kings 6:13).
Thought for today:
The great temple of Solomon was in Jerusalem. It was built of stone, including marble, and other valuable materials--gold, silver, and cedar wood. This mighty building stood for many hundreds of years as the center of God's worship in the earth.
The temple was composed of two compartments, the holy place and the most holy. In front of the eastern entrance was the altar of sacrifice, where the bleeding lambs and other victims were offered in sacrifice to God. Between this altar and the great central door stood a brass laver, or water container, with facilities for washing, so that the priests might always be clean.
In the first room, the holy place, on the north side, was a golden table on which twelve loaves of bread were placed fresh every Sabbath, representing the twelve tribes of Israel and God's care for them. On the left, or south side, stood the golden lampstand or candlestick on which seven lamps burned continually. Immediately ahead, in the center, was a golden altar on which incense was offered every morning and evening.
Behind the incense altar a great and costly veil hung from the ceiling to the floor, dividing the holy place from the most holy. In the most holy place was one article of furniture, and one only: the holy ark, covered with pure gold. On each end stood a golden cherub, angel, with wings outstretched, each toward the other. Between these cherubim the presence of God often shone forth in blinding glory. The cover of the ark was called the mercy seat. Beneath the mercy seat, and inside the ark, were placed the two stone tablets of the Ten Commandments written by the finger of God.
NOTE: The numbers given for Solomon's officers in 1 Kings 5:16 and 9:23 differ with those in 2 Chronicles 2:18 and 8:10. Kings lists 3,300 plus 500 (3,800). Chronicles gives 3,600 plus 250 (3,850). The difference can be explained as a variation of 300 in the "chief officers" in the two accounts.
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