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1Ki 7:23. What do we learn from the making of “the Sea of Molten Metal” in the temple? (it-1 282).
This Sea of molten metal was a huge container from which the priests obtained water to cleanse themselves, since they had to wash their feet and hands, also on the day of atonement the high priest had to bathe twice, from this we learn that if we want to worship Jehovah in holiness and purity, physical cleanliness is also required.
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For the temple service, physical cleanliness was required of all those who worship Jehovah, for this, "the Sea of molten metal" was built so that the priests could wash their hands and feet after performing their service.
From this we can learn the importance of physical cleanliness that Jehovah's servants should display in carrying out their Christian activities.
If the fact that it is sea how it is described inside the temple was precisely for the cleanliness of the priests, they washed their hands before wearing their official garments and to make sacrifices, then this teaches us that to worship Jehovah as his worshipers we also require this cleanliness not only physical, moral and also spiritual because Jehovah is holy and pure.
We can learn the importance of physical cleanliness that Jehovah's servants must manifest when we carry out our Christian activities and that is that this molten sea was used for the priests to wash their hands and feet after performing their service, but this physical cleanliness was necessary for all of us who worship Jehovah.
This this place or it was made of glass was like a great pool where the priests, the high priest, before making sacrifices, had to put on the garment before they had to bathe with great purity and cleanliness in the service.
What spiritual gems have you found about Jehovah, the ministry, and other topics in this week's Bible reading?
1 Kings 7:1. He says that it had taken Solomon 13 years to build his beautiful house, but also later in Ecclesiastes 2:11 he himself admits that all the time he spent building his buildings going after pleasures did not really guarantee true happiness and then he says that everything it was in vain and temporary, that helps us rethink what direction we are taking and what things we are enriching or filling ourselves with things from this temporary and temporary system or spiritual things that are permanent.
1 Kings 7:3. We see that King Solomon ordered Hiram to be brought from Tire and in proverbs 22:29 we also see something that Solomon said about a skillful man standing before Kings and that is how this skillful man Hiriam came to make all these utensils including those columns of copper that we have seen, then how right Solomon's Inspiration was in saying that, we today can do the same, we can be skilled but for a king a God much more than Solomon Jehovah, then we can make an effort and we can feel that we really can become skillful or we are skillful before him.
1 Kings 7:1,8. It tells us everything that Solomon did, without a doubt, for this the people collaborated a lot financially, from which we learn that in one way or another we must always be making our donations for the work of the kingdom.
1 Kings 7:8. I found a pearl on the admonished example of Solomon that because of his marriage covenant his heart was not complete with Jehovah, which makes me wonder if I am really valuing the teachings that Jehovah gives me through his word and organization and if it is So I can be sure that Jehovah will give me insight because he wants his servants to use this quality to make good decisions throughout our lives.
1 Kings 7:9. It says that all these constructions were made of expensive stones and carved to measure, and it is not to be expected less because it was the house of Jehovah, this teaches us that we must always give Jehovah the best we have, according to our circumstances of course, and the best not only in material things, but also when it comes to our time and energy.
1 Kings 7:9,10. It is interesting how the foundations of all these constructions were made of very large expensive rocky stones, with this Solomon demonstrated his wisdom because these foundations were going to withstand storms and Jesus also taught us to imitate this wisdom when building our faith, to have stable foundations as those of a rock mass have to put into practice what we learn in the word of God.
1 Kings 7:2,12. We see that cedar wood was used a lot in the construction of the temple, due to its strength and beauty, this makes me think that if we follow the ways of Jehovah's justice we will be like the cedar: strong, durable, majestic and resistant to tensions.
1 Kings 7:12. It says that there was a row of cedar beams, and this was as a precaution to prevent the structure from suffering damage during an earthquake, this teaches me the importance of always being cautious, that is, since now that we do not have such great opposition where we live or persecution, we must be very well prepared for when that day comes.
1 Kings 7:13. He says that he ordered to bring the best craftsman for the temple of Jehovah, this teaches me that I must always be willing to give my best to my heavenly father.
1 Kings 7:13. It shows us that Hiram's father trained him in those skills that he had to do all the work that Jehovah had entrusted to him, so the work of the parents is also important to transmit to the children all the skills, all the knowledge and experiences that we have acquired. so that they too may serve Jehovah.
1 Kings 7:13,14. He says that Hiram had the great honor to use his skills to promote the worship of Jehovah, this teaches us young Christians, the importance of knowing how to work hard since this can help us in our service to God, hence perhaps we can set the goal to learn a trade that can help us serve Jehovah better.
1 Kings 7:14. About Hiram, the skilled craftsman who made many of the accessories for Solomon's temple. His father was a Tyrian and his mother a widow "of the tribe of Naphtali" and according to 2 Chronicles "of the sons of Dan", this apparent discrepancy is easily resolved if we consider, as some scholars think, that he was from the tribe of Dan , was widowed by a first husband from the tribe of Naphtali and later married a Tyrian.
1 Kings 7:14. Where he talks about Hiram who was a person who had a talent because he knew how to work with bronze and other things, but the insight book says that Jehovah can reinforce some talents of wisdom or skills in cases where they can be useful to carry out his purpose, says that his active spirit to those who built the tabernacle and other things so that his purpose will be carried out, then this enhances the privilege of working for Jehovah because it gives us the necessary wisdom to fulfill his purpose in service in projects of construction or work in betel.
1 Kings 7:15-21. The columns were named after Boaz and Jakin, Boaz possibly meaning "Strongly" and Jakin "May [Jehovah] Establish Firmly." Therefore, if the two were read together and from right to left, they conveyed the following idea: 'May [Jehovah] firmly establish [the temple] with strength.'
1 Kings 7:24. The gourd-shaped ornaments that adorned the molten sea and the cedar wood that lined the interior of Solomon's temple may have been round like the fruit of the coloquintida.
1 Kings 7:26. The account of 1 Kings 7:26 says that the sea contained two thousand bath measures while the parallel account of 2 Chronicles 4:5 mentions that it contained “three thousand bath measures in 2 Chronicles 4:5 gives the maximum capacity of the receptacle of the temple while 1 Kings 7:26 refers to the amount of water normally kept in it. In other words, it was never filled to the brim.
1 Kings 7:38. The capacity of the ten copper basins that Hiram made for the temple was about 880 liters of water. If they were hemispherical in shape, they must have had a diameter of almost 2 m. Each of the fountains was carried on a four-wheeled cart, made with great skill and decorated with engravings and other ornaments; five were placed to the right of the house and the other five, to the left.
1 Kings 7:45,46. We read that Hiram melted the copper utensils for Solomon's temple in Sukkot and Zarethan and currently archeology supports these statements since some archaeologists who have excavated where the ancient city of Sukkot is have unearthed evidence that there really were foundry operations and this teaches us that we can use those details to strengthen our confidence in the word of God and also that of our students
1 Kings 7:46. We read that Hiram smelted the copper utensils for Solomon's temple in the Jordan District between Sukkot and Zarethan, archaeologists who have excavated where ancient Sukkot was have unearthed evidence of smelting operations there, data like this allows us to trust the veracity and accuracy of biblical information.
1 Kings 7:51. We can see that King Solomon finished all the work he had to do for the house of the Lord and we know that he did it with determination and good will, in the same way we must imitate Solomon's good example when we clean the kingdom hall Why do we want to give him glory and honor Jehovah, so we want to do it with determination and with good will.
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