November 29, 2024 1 Kings 7:13-44
November 29, 2024 1 Kings 7:13-44
13 And
King Solomon sent and brought Hiram from Tyre. 14 He
was the son of a widow of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of
Tyre, a worker in bronze. And he was full of wisdom, understanding, and
skill for making any work in bronze. He came to King Solomon and did all his
work.
15 He
cast two pillars of bronze. Eighteen cubits was the height of one
pillar, and a line of twelve cubits measured its circumference. It was hollow,
and its thickness was four fingers. The second pillar was the same. 16 He
also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on the tops of the pillars. The
height of the one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other
capital was five cubits. 17 There were lattices of
checker work with wreaths of chain work for the capitals on the tops of the
pillars, a lattice for the one capital and a lattice for the other
capital. 18 Likewise he made pomegranates in
two rows around the one latticework to cover the capital that was on the top of
the pillar, and he did the same with the other capital. 19 Now
the capitals that were on the tops of the pillars in the vestibule were of
lily-work, four cubits. 20 The capitals were on the
two pillars and also above the rounded projection which was beside the
latticework. There were two hundred pomegranates in two rows all around,
and so with the other capital. 21 He set up the
pillars at the vestibule of the temple. He set up the pillar on the south and
called its name Jachin, and he set up the pillar on the north and called its
name Boaz. 22 And on the tops of the pillars was
lily-work. Thus the work of the pillars was finished.
23 Then
he made the sea of cast metal. It was round, ten cubits from brim to brim,
and five cubits high, and a line of thirty cubits measured its
circumference. 24 Under its brim were gourds,
for ten cubits, compassing the sea all around. The gourds were in two rows,
cast with it when it was cast. 25 It stood
on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south,
and three facing east. The sea was set on them, and all their rear parts were
inward. 26 Its thickness was a
handbreadth, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like the flower
of a lily. It held two thousand baths.
27 He
also made the ten stands of bronze. Each stand was four cubits long, four
cubits wide, and three cubits high. 28 This was the
construction of the stands: they had panels, and the panels were set in the
frames, 29 and on the panels that were set in the
frames were lions, oxen, and cherubim. On the frames, both above and below the
lions and oxen, there were wreaths of beveled work. 30 Moreover,
each stand had four bronze wheels and axles of bronze, and at the four corners
were supports for a basin. The supports were cast with wreaths at the side of
each. 31 Its opening was within a crown that
projected upward one cubit. Its opening was round, as a pedestal is made, a
cubit and a half deep. At its opening there were carvings, and its panels were
square, not round. 32 And the four wheels were
underneath the panels. The axles of the wheels were of one piece with the
stands, and the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half. 33 The
wheels were made like a chariot wheel; their axles, their rims, their spokes,
and their hubs were all cast. 34 There were four
supports at the four corners of each stand. The supports were of one piece with
the stands. 35 And on the top of the stand there
was a round band half a cubit high; and on the top of the stand its stays and
its panels were of one piece with it. 36 And on the
surfaces of its stays and on its panels, he carved cherubim, lions, and palm
trees, according to the space of each, with wreaths all around. 37 After
this manner he made the ten stands. All of them were cast alike, of the
same measure and the same form.
38 And
he made ten basins of bronze. Each basin held forty baths, each basin
measured four cubits, and there was a basin for each of the ten stands. 39 And
he set the stands, five on the south side of the house, and five on the north
side of the house. And he set the sea at the southeast corner of the house.
40 Hiram
also made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram finished all the
work that he did for King Solomon on the house of the Lord: 41 the
two pillars, the two bowls of the capitals that were on the tops of the
pillars, and the two latticeworks to cover the two bowls of the capitals
that were on the tops of the pillars; 42 and
the four hundred pomegranates for the two latticeworks, two rows of
pomegranates for each latticework, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that
were on the pillars; 43 the ten stands, and the ten
basins on the stands; 44 and the one sea, and
the twelve oxen underneath the sea.
Hiram had been given a gift.
“He was full of wisdom, understanding, and
skill for making any work in bronze.” V. 14
He was so skilled, Solomon knew of him and
brought him from Tyre to do the bronze work.
Wouldn’t it be great to be known for something forever like Hiram? He was so great at his skill, his name is
forever written in the Bible in reference to his skill.
Better than being known for our skill, would
be to be known for our love for Jesus.
When I die, I want people to say, “She loved Jesus most of all!” I want them to know I love my family, but
most of all, I want my love for Jesus to be what people think of when they
remember me.
What WILL people remember about you?
What do you WANT people to remember about
you?
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