Day 139 of the 2nd Bible Study Journey - 19 May 2022 reflections
Day 139, 19 May 2022
1)1 Kings 3:16-28
1 Kings 5
2 Chronicles 2
1 Kings 6:1-13
2 Chronicles 3:1-14
1 Kings 6:14-38
1 Kings 3:16-28
The Wisdom of Solomon
16 (Nu 27:2) At that time, two women who were prostitutes came
and stood before the king.
17 The first woman said, "O my lord, this woman and I live in the same house,
and I bore a child with her in the house.
18 Three days after I gave birth, she also had a child, and we were together.
There was no one else with us in the house, only the two of us were
in the house.
19 "Then this woman's child died during the night
because she rolled over on it.
20 She got up at midnight and took my son from beside me while your servant
slept and laid him at her bosom and laid her dead child at my bosom.
21 When I rose in the morning to feed my child, it was dead.
But when I looked closely in the morning light, I recognized
that it was not my son whom I bore."
22 The other woman said, "No, the living is my son, and the dead is your son."
And she said, "No, the dead is your son, and the living is my son."
Thus they spoke before the king.
23 Then the king said, "One says, 'This is my son who lives, and your son
is the dead,' and the other says, 'No, but your son is dead,
and my son is the living.' "
24 So the king said, "Bring me a sword." And they brought a sword
before the king.
25 The king said, "Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one
and half to the other."
26 (Ge 43:30; Isa 49:15) Then the woman whose child was the living one spoke
to the king, for she yearned with compassion for her son, and she said,
"O my lord, give her the living child, and do not kill it."
But the other said, "Let it be neither mine nor yours and divide it."
27 Then the king answered and said, "Give her the living child,
and do not slay it. She is its mother."
28 (Col 2:3; Ezr 7:25) All Israel heard of the king's judgment,
and they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God
was in him, to execute sound judgment.
16 Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king,
and stood before him.
17 And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house;
and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.
18 And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that this
woman was delivered also: and we were together; there was no stranger with
us in the house, save we two in the house.
19 And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it.
20 And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine
handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.
21 And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead:
but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son,
which I did bear.
22 And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead
is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living
is my son. Thus they spake before the king.
23 Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son
is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is
the living.
24 And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the
king.
25 And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the
one, and half to the other.
26 Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her
bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living
child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor
thine, but divide it.
27 Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child,
and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.
28 And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they
feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do
judgment.
1 Kings 5
Plans to Build the Temple
2Ch 2:1-18
1 (2Sa 5:11; 1Ch 14:1) Now Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon,
for he had heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father,
and Hiram had always loved David.
2 (2Ch 2:3)And Solomon sent word to Hiram, saying,
3 (1Ch 28:3; 22:8) "You know how David my father was unable to build a house
for the name of the Lord his God because of the wars all around him,
until the Lord put his enemies under his feet.
4 (1Ki 4:24; 1Ch 22:9) But now the Lord my God has given me peace
on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor misfortune.
5 (1Ch 17:12; 22:10) So know that I plan to build a house to honor the name
of the Lord my God, just as the Lord spoke to my father David, saying,
'Your son, whom I will set on your throne after you,
shall build a house to honor My name.'
6 (2Ch 2:8) "Now therefore command that cedar trees from Lebanon be
cut down for me, and my servants shall be with your servants,
and I will pay your servants whatever you command, for you know
that there are none among my people who can cut timber like the Sidonians."
7 When Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly and said,
"Blessed be the Lord this day, who has given David
a wise son over this great people."
8 Hiram sent to Solomon, saying,
"I have considered the things which you contacted me about,
and I will do all you asked concerning timber of cedar and fir.
9 (Ezr 3:7; Eze 27:17) My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon
to the sea, and I will send them by sea in floats to the place that you shall
name and will cause them to be discharged into your care there,
and in return you will meet my wishes by giving food for my household."
10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees as he desired.
11 (2Ch 2:10) Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand kors
[Likely about 3,600 tons, or 3,250 metric tons.] of wheat for his household
and twenty baths
[About 120,000 gallons, or 440,000 liters.] of pure oil. This is what Solomon
gave to Hiram each year.
12 (1Ki 3:12; Am 1:9) The Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as He promised,
and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon as they made a treaty together.
13 (1Ki 9:15; 4:6) King Solomon drafted men from all Israel,
totaling 30000 men.
14 He sent them to Lebanon in turns, ten thousand a month,
with each spending a month in Lebanon and two months at home.
Adoniram administered the labor force.
15 (1Ki 9:20-22; 2Ch 2:17-18) Solomon had seventy thousand porters
and eighty thousand stonecutters in the mountains,
16 (1Ki 9:23; 2Ch 2:2) not counting the chief of Solomon's officers
who were over the work, three thousand three hundred,
who ruled over the people who did the work.
17 (1Ki 6:7; 1Ch 22:2) At the king's command, they quarried out great,
costly stones in order to lay the foundation of the house with dressed stones.
18 (Jos 13:5; Eze 27:9) Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders, along
with the stonemasons, cut them and prepared timber and stones
to build the house.
1 Kings 5
Building the Temple
1 And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that
they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a
lover of David.
2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
3 Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the
name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side,
until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet.
4 But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there
is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.
5 And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God,
as the LORD spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set
upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name.
6 Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon;
and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire
for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest
that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the
Sidonians.
7 And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced
greatly, and said, Blessed be the LORD this day, which hath given unto David a
wise son over this great people.
8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou
sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar,
and concerning timber of fir.
9 My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will
convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and
will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou
shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.
10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees
according to all his desire.
11 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his
household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year
by year.
12 And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace
between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.
13 And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty
thousand men.
14 And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses: a month they
were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and Adoniram was over the levy.
15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens,
and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;
16 beside the chief of Solomon's officers which were over the work, three
thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought
in the work.
17 And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones,
and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
18 And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the
stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
2 Chronicles 2
Plans for Building the Temple
1 Ki 5:1-16
1 (1Ki 5:5; Dt 12:5) Now Solomon wanted to build a temple for the name
of the Lord and a royal house for his kingship.
2 (2Ch 2:18; 1Ki 5:15-16) And Solomon designated seventy thousand men
to carry materials, eighty thousand men to cut stone in the hills,
and three thousand six hundred supervisors to oversee these men.
3 (1Ch 14:1; 2Sa 5:11) And Solomon sent word to Hiram [Huram in the Heb.
text. king of Tyre] saying,
"As you did for David my father and sent him cedar trees in order to build
for himself a house in which to dwell, so deal with me.
4 (Ex 30:7; 25:30) I am going to build a temple for the name of the Lord
my God, sanctified for Him, for making sacrifices before Him,
and for incense of fragrant spices, and for the continual showbread,
for burnt offerings on both morning and evening, and for Sabbaths,
New Moons, and appointed feasts of the Lord our God,
as an ordinance forever for Israel.
5 (1Ch 16:25; Ex 15:11) "And the house that I am building will be great
because our God is greater than all other gods.
6 (1Ki 8:27; 2Ch 6:18) But who is able to build a house for Him,
since the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain Him?
Who am I that I build a house for Him, except to make offerings before Him?
7 (Ex 31:3-5; 1Ch 22:15-16) "Now may you send to me a wise man who works
with gold, silver, bronze, iron, and in purple, crimson, and violet threads
and knows how to engrave, who will be with the skilled workers
and me in Judah and Jerusalem, which David my father established.
8 (1Ki 5:6) "And may you send me trees of cedar, cypress, and algum
from Lebanon because I realize that your slaves know how to cut timber
in Lebanon; and my servants will be alongside your servants,
9 to prepare an abundance of timber for me, because the temple that I will
build will be great and marvelous.
10 (1Ki 5:11) I will provide for the woodsmen, your servants who cut timber,
twenty thousand dry kors [Likely about 3,600 tons, or 3,200 metric tons]
of wheat. of crushed wheat, twenty thousand kors
[Likely about 3,000 tons, or 2,700 metric tons] of barley. of barley,
twenty thousand liquid baths
[About 120,000 gallons, or 440,000 liters.] of wine, and twenty thousand
liquid baths of oil."
11 (1Ki 10:9; 2Ch 9:8) Then Hiram king of Tyre responded
in a letter that he sent to Solomon,
"Because the Lord loves His people, He has made you king over them."
12 (Ps 33:6) And Hiram said,
"Blessed be the Lord God of Israel who made heaven and earth
and has given King David a wise son, having insight and understanding,
who is building a temple for the Lord and a royal house for his kingship.
13 "And now I have sent a skilled man, endowed with understanding, Huram-Abi,
14 (2Ch 2:7) the son of a woman from the daughters of Dan
and the son of a man of Tyre, who knows gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone,
wood, and purple, violet, blue, and crimson threads, and who knows how
to make all types of engravings and to devise every type of design
that is given to him, with your skilled men and the skilled men of my lord
David your father.
15 (2Ch 2:10)"Now the wheat, the barley, the oil, and the wine that my lord
has declared, may he send these items to his slaves.
16 (Jos 19:46; 1Ki 5:8-9) And let us cut the timber from Lebanon,
whatever you need, and we will bring it to you on rafts on the sea to Joppa,
and you will bring it up to Jerusalem."
17 (1Ch 22:2) Then Solomon numbered all the male foreigners who were
in the land of Israel, after the census that David his father had taken.
And there were found one hundred and fifty-three thousand six hundred.
18 (2Ch 2:2) And he made seventy thousand of them to carry materials,
eighty thousand to cut stone in the hills, and three thousand six hundred
supervisors to make the people work.
2 Chronicles 2
Building the Temple
1 And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the LORD, and
an house for his kingdom.
2 And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens,
and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain,
and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them.
3 And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal
with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house
to dwell therein, even so deal with me.
4 Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it
to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread,
and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the
new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance
for ever to Israel.
5 And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.
6 But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of
heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house,
save only to burn sacrifice before him?
7 Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in
brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill
to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem,
whom David my father did provide.
8 Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: for
I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold,
my servants shall be with thy servants,
9 even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about
to build shall be wonderful great.
10 And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber,
twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of
barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.
11 Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon,
Because the LORD hath loved his people, he hath made thee king over them.
12 Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, that made heaven
and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence
and understanding, that might build an house for the LORD, and an house
for his kingdom.
13 And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram
my father's,
14 the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man
of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron,
in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen,
and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every
device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men,
and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father.
15 Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which
my lord hath spoken of, let him send unto his servants:
16 and we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need:
and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa;
and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem.
Foreign Labour
17 And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel,
after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them;
and they were found
an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred.
18 And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens,
and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain,
and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work.
1 Kings 6
Solomon Builds the Temple
(2Ch 3:1-14)
1 (2Ch 3:1–2; Ac 7:47) In the four hundred and eightieth year
after the children of Israel came out of the land of Egypt,
in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Ziv
(which is the second month), he began to build the house of the Lord.
2 (Eze 40:1-41; 41:1-15) The house which King Solomon built for the Lord
had a length of sixty cubits, a width of twenty cubits,
and a height of thirty cubits. [About 90 feet long, 30 feet wide,
and 45 feet high, or 27 meters long, 9 meters wide, and 14 meters high.]
3 The porch in front of the temple was twenty cubits
[About 30 feet, or 9 meters; and in vv. 16 and 20. in length,]
the same as the width of the house, and ten cubits
[About 15 feet, or 4.5 meters; and in vv. 23-26. deep in front of the house.
4 (Eze 40:16; 41:16) He made beveled windows for the house.
5 (1Ki 6:16; 6:19-21) He also built a structure against the wall of the house,
running around the walls of the house, both of the temple
and of the inner sanctuary, and he made side chambers all around.
6 The lowest story was five cubits
[About 7 1/2 feet, or 2.3 meters; and in vv. 10 and 24.]
broad, the middle one was six cubits [About 9 feet, or 2.7 meters. ]
broad, and the third was seven cubits [About 11 feet, or 3.2 meters.]
broad. For around the outside of the house, he made offsets on the wall
so that the supporting beams should not be inserted
into the walls of the house.
7 (Dt 27:5-6) The house was built of stone prepared at the quarry,
so that neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron was heard
in the house while it was being built.
8 The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house,
and it had winding stairs into the middle chamber
and out of the middle into the third.
9 (1Ki 6:14; 6:38) So he built the house and finished it and covered it
with beams and boards of cedar.
10 Then he built chambers against the whole house, five cubits high,
and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.
11 Now the word of the Lord came to Solomon, saying,
12 (1Ch 22:10) "Concerning this house which you are building,
if you will walk in My statutes and execute My judgments and keep all
My commandments and walk in them, then I will carry out My word
with you, which I spoke to David your father,
13 ( Ex 25:8; Dt 31:6) and I will dwell among the people of Israel
and will not forsake My people Israel."
1 Kings 6
1 And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the
children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year
of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month,
that he began to build the house of the LORD.
The House of the Lord
2 And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was
threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height
thereof thirty cubits.
3 And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length
thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth
thereof before the house.
4 And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.
5 And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the
walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he
made chambers round about:
6 the nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits
broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the
house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be
fastened in the walls of the house.
7 And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before
it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool
of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.
8 The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they
went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle
into the third.
9 So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams
and boards of cedar.
10 And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high:
and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.
11 And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,
12 Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in
my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk
in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David
thy father:
13 and I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake
my people Israel.
2 Chronicles 3
Solomon Builds the Temple
1Ki 6:1-29
1 (1Ch 21:18; Ge 22:2) So Solomon began to build the house of the Lord
in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where He appeared to David his father,
at the place that David established
on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
2 He began to build in the second month Ziv or Iyyar in the Hebrew calendar.
on the second day during the fourth year of his reign.
(April or May in 966 BC.)
3 (1Ki 6:2-3) These are the foundation measurements that Solomon
used for building the house of God. The cubit [The Egyptian cubit
had a royal measure of 20.6 inches (52.3cm)
and a commercial measure of 17.6 inches (44.7 cm). ] The cubit standards
in Egypt and Mesopotamia were slightly different. length in the former
standard measure was sixty cubits and the width twenty cubits.
[About 90 feet long and 30 feet wide, or 27 meters long and 9 meters wide].
4 The porch vestibule that was in front of the nave hall had its length,
like the width of the house, as twenty cubits,
[About 30 feet, or 9 meters; and in vv. 8, 11, and 13.]
and its height was one hundred and twenty cubits;
[About 180 feet, or 54 meters. ]
and he overlaid the inside with pure gold.
5 And he paneled the great house with cypress trees and then covered it
with fine gold. Then he decorated it with palm trees and chain work.
6 And he overlaid the house with precious stones for decoration,
and the gold was from Parvaim.
7 (1Ki 6:20-22) And he covered the house-its beams, thresholds,
walls, and doors-with gold, and he engraved cherubim on the walls.
8 (Ex 26:33) Then he made the dwelling of the Most Holy Place.
Its length was as the width of twenty cubits, and its width
also twenty cubits; and he covered it with fine gold, six hundred talents
[About 23 tons, or 21 metric tons. ] worth.
9 And the weight in gold for the nails was fifty shekels.
[About 1 1/4 pounds, or 575 grams.] And he covered the upper chamber in gold.
10 (1Ki 6:23-28) Then in the dwelling of the Most Holy Place, he made
two cherubim that were cast metal and overlaid them with gold.
11 And the wings of the cherubim were the length of twenty cubits.
The wing of one cherub was five cubits, reaching the wall of the house,
and the wing of the other was five cubits,
[About 7 1/2 feet, or 2.3 meters; and in v. 15. ]reaching to the wing
of the other cherub.
12 And the wing of this cherub was five cubits, reaching to the other wall
of the house, and the other wing was five cubits, touching the wing
of the first cherub.
13 So the wings of these cherubim spread out were twenty cubits;
they were upright on their feet facing inward toward the house.
14 (Heb 9:3) Then he made the curtain of violet, purple, crimson,
and blue thread, and he wove cherubim into it.
2 Chronicles 3
The Temple Building
1 Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount
Moriah, where the LORD appeared unto David his father, in the place that
David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
2 And he began to build in the second day of the second month,
in the fourth year of his reign.
3 Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building
of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure
was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.
4 And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was
according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was
an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.
5 And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with
fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.
6 And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty:
and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
7 He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof,
and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on the walls.
8 And he made the most holy house, the length whereof was according to the
breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits:
and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.
9 And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold.
And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.
10 And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work,
and overlaid them with gold.
11 And the wings of the cherubims were twenty cubits long: one wing
of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house:
and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of
the other cherub.
12 And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall
of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing
of the other cherub.
13 The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits:
and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.
14 And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson,
and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.
1 Kings 6
14 (1Ki 6:9; 6:38) So Solomon built the house and finished it.
15 (1Ki 7:7) He built the interior walls of the house with boards of cedar.
From the floor of the house to the ceiling, he covered them on the inside
with wood; and he covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.
16 (1Ki 8:6; 2Ch 3:8) He lined twenty cubits on the sides of the house,
both the floor and the walls, with boards of cedar, and he even lined
them within, even the inner sanctuary and the Most Holy Place.
17The house, that is, the nave in front of the inner sanctuary,
was forty cubits [About 60 feet, or 18 meters. long. ]
18 (1Ki 7:24) The cedar of the house within had carvings of gourds
and open flowers. All was cedar. There was no stone seen.
19 He prepared the inner sanctuary in the inner part of the house
in order to set there the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
20 The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide,
and twenty cubits high. He overlaid it with pure gold.
He also overlaid the altar of cedar.
21 So Solomon overlaid the interior of the house with pure gold,
and he made a partition with gold chains in front of the inner sanctuary,
and he overlaid it with gold.
22 (Ex 30:1; 30:3) He overlaid the whole house with gold as well as
the whole altar that was by the inner sanctuary.
23 (Ex 37:7-9) Within the inner sanctuary, he made two cherubim
from olive wood, each ten cubits high.
24 One wing of the cherub was five cubits, and the other wing
was also five cubits. From the furthest part of the one wing
to the furthest part of the other was ten cubits.
25 The other cherub was ten cubits. Both the cherubim were
the same shape and size.
26 The height of the one cherub was ten cubits,
and so was that of the other cherub.
27 (Ex 25:20; 37:9) He set the cherubim within the inner sanctuary,
and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubim, so that the wing
of the one touched the one wall and the wing of the other cherub
touched the other wall, and their wings touched
one another in the middle of the house.
28 He overlaid the cherubim with gold.
29 (1Ki 6:32) He carved all the walls of the house with carved figures
of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers both inside and out.
30 He overlaid the floor of the house with gold, both inside and out.
31 For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, he made doors of olive wood;
the lintel and doorposts were 5-sided.
32 The two doors were also made of olive wood. He carved on them cherubim,
palm trees, and open flowers, overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon
the cherubim and upon the palm trees.
33 So also he made for the entrance to the nave four-sided posts of olive wood.
34 (Eze 41:23-25) The two doors were made from fir tree,
with two leaves of each door folding.
35 He carved on them cherubim and palm trees and open flowers and covered them
with gold fitted upon the carved work.
36 (1Ki 7:12) He built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone
and a row of cedar beams.
37 (1Ki 6:1) In the fourth year, in the month Ziv,
the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid,
38 and in the eleventh year, in the month Bul (which is the eighth month),
the house was completely finished. All the details and plans were met.
So he took seven years to build it.
14 So Solomon built the house, and finished it.
15 And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar,
both the floor of the house, and the walls of the cieling:
and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor
of the house with planks of fir.
16 And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor
and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within,
even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.
17 And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.
18 And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers:
all was cedar; there was no stone seen.
19 And the oracle he prepared in the house within,
to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
20 And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length,
and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof:
and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was
of cedar.
21 So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a
partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with
gold.
22 And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the
house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.
23 And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits
high.
24 And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other
wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost
part of the other were ten cubits.
25 And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were of one
measure and one size.
26 The height of the one cherub was ten cubits,
and so was it of the other cherub.
27 And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched
forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one
wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their
wings touched one another in the midst of the house.
28 And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.
29 And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures
of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.
30 And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.
31 And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree:
the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall.
32 The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings
of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold,
and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.
33 So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree,
a fourth part of the wall.
34 And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door
were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.
35 And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers:
and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.
36 And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone,
and a row of cedar beams.
37 In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid,
in the month Zif:
38 and 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.
2) Our Daily Bread for 19 May 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/05/19/food-from-heaven
Entitled Food from Heaven
Exodus 16:4-5,13-18
4 (Ex 15:25; Ps 78:24-25) Then the Lord said to Moses,
"Indeed, I will rain bread from heaven for you. And the people shall
go out and gather a certain amount every day, that I may test them,
whether they will walk in My law or not.
5 And it shall come to pass that on the sixth day they shall prepare
that which they bring in, and it will be twice as much as they gather daily."
13 (Nu 11:9; Ps 78:27-28) So in the evening the quail came up
and covered the camp, and in the morning a layer of dew
was surrounding the camp.
14 (Nu 11:7-9; Ps 105:40) When the layer of dew evaporated,
on the surface of the wilderness there lay a small flaky thing,
as fine as the frost on the ground.
15 (Ex 16:4; Dt 8:3) When the children of Israel saw it, they said one
to another, "What is it?" For they did not know what it was.
And Moses said to them, "This is the bread which the Lord has
given you to eat.
16 (Ex 16:36) This is what the Lord has commanded, 'Every man is
to gather of it according to what he will eat, an omer
(About 9 inches, or 23 centimeters. )
for every man, according to the number of your people.
Every man should take for them for whoever lives in his tent.'"
17 The children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less.
18 When they measured it with an omer, he that gathered much had
nothing left over, and he that gathered little had no lack.
They gathered every man according what he could eat.
[4] Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for
you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I
may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no.
[5] And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare that
which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.
[13] And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the
camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.
[14] And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the
wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the
ground.
[15] And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is
manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the
bread which the LORD hath given you to eat.
[16] This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man
according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of
your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents.
[17] And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less.
[18] And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had
nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every
man according to his eating.
In August 2020, residents of Olten, Switzerland, were startled to find that
it was snowing chocolate! A malfunction in the ventilation system of the
local chocolate factory had caused chocolate particles to be diffused into
the air. As a result, a dusting of edible chocolate flakes covered cars
and streets and made the whole town smell like a candy store.
When I think of delicious food "magically" falling from the heavens, I can't
help but think of God's provision for the people of Israel in Exodus.
Following their dramatic escape from Egypt, the people faced significant
challenges in the desert, especially a scarcity of food and water. And God,
moved by the plight of the people, promised to "rain down bread from
heaven" (Exodus 16:4). The next morning, a layer of thin flakes appeared
on the desert ground. This daily provision, known as manna,
continued for the next forty years.
When Jesus came to earth, people began to believe He was sent from God when
He miraculously provided bread for a large crowd (John 6:5-14). But Jesus
taught that He Himself was the "bread of life" (v. 35), sent to bring not
just temporary nourishment but eternal life (v. 51).
For those of us hungry for spiritual nourishment, Jesus extends the offer
of unending life with God. May we believe and trust that He came
to satisfy those deepest longings.
By: Lisa M. Samra
Reflect & Pray
When did you come to realize your need for Jesus?
How have you experienced being spiritually satisfied?
Jesus, thank You for choosing to come to earth
to offer Your life so that I could enjoy a relationship
with God for all eternity.
Learn more about growing spiritually.
3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association
Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools
Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 5 - God Loved, So He Gave
John 3:16-17
16 (Ro 5:8; 1Jn 4:9-10; Jn 1:18) "For God so loved the world
that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in
Him should not perish, but have eternal life.
17 (1Jn 4:14; Lk 19:10) For God did not send His Son into
the world to condemn the world, but that the world
through Him might be saved."
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world;
but that the world through him might be saved.
Often called "the gospel in a nutshell", John 3:16 is so familiar,
even the unchurched, that it has all but lost its impact for us.
WE cite it by rote, as if it had no more meaning than a SSN (SIN),
and think that we understand the truth because we know the words.
Why did God send Jesus, his only Son, into the world to die?
Because he loved the people he created. God had no reason,
humanly speaking, to love mankind. Throughout history, from
the Garden of Eden forward, people had deliberately turned
against God and tried his patience. Even the nation God chose
for himself, Israel rebelled against the Lord and turned to other gods.
And we, as individuals, have rebelled against him too. WE have tried
to control our own lives; we have denied his reality; or
acknowledged his existence and then systematically ignored him.
We have become our own gods.
Yet Christ, in love, took upon himself the rejection, the humiliation,
the pain we were responsible for. We deserved to be condemned to die,
but he died for us instead. "God did not send his Son into the world
to condemn the world," John 3:17 says, "but that the world
through Him might be saved."
Often, even after we have committed our lives to Christ, we mistakenly
suppose that God's primary purpose is to condemn us - to catch us in sin
and punish us. But God says that his purpose is to love us and to save us
from sin and ourselves. He loved, and so he gave; he still loves us,
and he still continues to give.
Application
a) What sin in my life put Jesus on the cross?
b) How do I know that my sins has been forgiven?
c) How can these verses help me when I face condemnation and guilt?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Luke 12:21
21 "So is he who stores up treasure for himself,
and is not rich toward God."
21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself,
and is not rich toward God.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Impatient
James 5:7-11
Patience and Prayer
7 Therefore be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord.
Notice how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth
and is patient with it until he receives the early and late rain.
8 You also be patient. Establish your hearts,
for the coming of the Lord is drawing near.
9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers, lest you be condemned.
Look, the Judge is standing at the door.
10 My brothers, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord,
as an example of suffering and patience.
11 Indeed we count them happy who endure.
You have heard of the patience of Job
and have seen the purpose of the Lord,
that the Lord is very gracious and merciful.
7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold,
the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long
patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord
draweth nigh.
9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned:
behold, the judge standeth before the door.
10 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord,
for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
11 Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience
of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful,
and of tender mercy.
Remember God's promises when You pray
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)
Ontario
Quick facts on Muslims in Ontario
Ontario 2015 population 13 687 7000
est Muslim Population 1 001 542
CNMM Networks: Ottawa, Durham, York, Toronto, Mississauga, Halton, Hamilton,
Niagara, Kitchener, London, Windsor
Ontario has 55% of all of Canada's entire Muslim population. This means that
the whole of the Muslim world is represented somewhere in this province. Most
Muslims are understandably located along the southern border stretching
from Windsor eastward all the way up to Ottawa. Yet Muslims are constantly
resettling in more and more suburban and even small towns of Ontario. Mosques
are springing up, and where there are enough gathered, Islamic schools
are starting.
And they're not complacent, either. Many Islamic leaders are energetic in their
advancement of Islam in Canadian society. Recently in the Niagara Region,
the local mosque distributed via Canada Post as many as 50000 full-colour
brochures on Islam. An that mosque's Facebook page proudly show pictures of
"reverts", or white Canadians who have converted to Islam as a result of
receiving the flier and engaging with the mosque community. Another town
reports Muslims going door-to-door evangelism.
Agree in prayer for:
- net network leaders - the need is great
- the development of network leadership teams
- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals
whom God is calling into this ministry.
- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising
believers
- new full and part-time workers among Muslims throughout all these areas
- for pastors and churches to respond not in fear, but full of faith and love
towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
And
Thank you for praying through the
5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.
"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,
I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to
cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.
Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians
and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the
love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.
One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by
light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.
As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and
confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution
to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.
Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.
Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father
to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.
I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.
God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through
the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom
and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."
13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
ROMANS 15:13
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
19th Day of the Month
a) Pray the the Holy Spirit will influence our governmental leaders
as they make vital decisions that shape Canadian Society
(
1 Tim 2:1-2
)
b) Pray for the province of Prince Edward Island
I) Pray for the leaders of Prince Edward Island,
that God's Spirit would influence
then to act justly,
serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good
and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers,
intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet
and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge
of the truth.
)
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use
the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray for Him to lay a wise foundation in your life.
Pray to the Lord: "Jesus, thank You for choosing to come to earth
to offer Your life so that I could enjoy a relationship
with God for all eternity."
Pray to the Lord and remember Our Lord is a Lord of Love and Salvation.
Pray to the Lord and pray not a gracious giver.
Pray to the Lord and pray to have Him give you patience in everything you do .
Agree in prayer for Ontario:
- get network leaders - the need is great
- the development of network leadership teams
- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals
whom God is calling into this ministry.
- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising
believers
- new full and part-time workers among Muslims throughout all these areas
- for pastors and churches to respond not in fear, but full of faith and love
towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
Pray continually for Sikhs to find Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.
Pray the the Holy Spirit will influence our governmental leaders
as they make vital decisions that shape Society
Pray that Christian university students in China will
steadfastly follow Christ.
1)1 Kings 3:16-28
1 Kings 5
2 Chronicles 2
1 Kings 6:1-13
2 Chronicles 3:1-14
1 Kings 6:14-38
1 Kings 3:16-28
The Wisdom of Solomon
16 (Nu 27:2) At that time, two women who were prostitutes came
and stood before the king.
17 The first woman said, "O my lord, this woman and I live in the same house,
and I bore a child with her in the house.
18 Three days after I gave birth, she also had a child, and we were together.
There was no one else with us in the house, only the two of us were
in the house.
19 "Then this woman's child died during the night
because she rolled over on it.
20 She got up at midnight and took my son from beside me while your servant
slept and laid him at her bosom and laid her dead child at my bosom.
21 When I rose in the morning to feed my child, it was dead.
But when I looked closely in the morning light, I recognized
that it was not my son whom I bore."
22 The other woman said, "No, the living is my son, and the dead is your son."
And she said, "No, the dead is your son, and the living is my son."
Thus they spoke before the king.
23 Then the king said, "One says, 'This is my son who lives, and your son
is the dead,' and the other says, 'No, but your son is dead,
and my son is the living.' "
24 So the king said, "Bring me a sword." And they brought a sword
before the king.
25 The king said, "Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one
and half to the other."
26 (Ge 43:30; Isa 49:15) Then the woman whose child was the living one spoke
to the king, for she yearned with compassion for her son, and she said,
"O my lord, give her the living child, and do not kill it."
But the other said, "Let it be neither mine nor yours and divide it."
27 Then the king answered and said, "Give her the living child,
and do not slay it. She is its mother."
28 (Col 2:3; Ezr 7:25) All Israel heard of the king's judgment,
and they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God
was in him, to execute sound judgment.
16 Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king,
and stood before him.
17 And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house;
and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.
18 And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that this
woman was delivered also: and we were together; there was no stranger with
us in the house, save we two in the house.
19 And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it.
20 And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine
handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.
21 And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead:
but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son,
which I did bear.
22 And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead
is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living
is my son. Thus they spake before the king.
23 Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son
is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is
the living.
24 And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the
king.
25 And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the
one, and half to the other.
26 Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her
bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living
child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor
thine, but divide it.
27 Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child,
and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.
28 And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they
feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do
judgment.
1 Kings 5
Plans to Build the Temple
2Ch 2:1-18
1 (2Sa 5:11; 1Ch 14:1) Now Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon,
for he had heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father,
and Hiram had always loved David.
2 (2Ch 2:3)And Solomon sent word to Hiram, saying,
3 (1Ch 28:3; 22:8) "You know how David my father was unable to build a house
for the name of the Lord his God because of the wars all around him,
until the Lord put his enemies under his feet.
4 (1Ki 4:24; 1Ch 22:9) But now the Lord my God has given me peace
on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor misfortune.
5 (1Ch 17:12; 22:10) So know that I plan to build a house to honor the name
of the Lord my God, just as the Lord spoke to my father David, saying,
'Your son, whom I will set on your throne after you,
shall build a house to honor My name.'
6 (2Ch 2:8) "Now therefore command that cedar trees from Lebanon be
cut down for me, and my servants shall be with your servants,
and I will pay your servants whatever you command, for you know
that there are none among my people who can cut timber like the Sidonians."
7 When Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly and said,
"Blessed be the Lord this day, who has given David
a wise son over this great people."
8 Hiram sent to Solomon, saying,
"I have considered the things which you contacted me about,
and I will do all you asked concerning timber of cedar and fir.
9 (Ezr 3:7; Eze 27:17) My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon
to the sea, and I will send them by sea in floats to the place that you shall
name and will cause them to be discharged into your care there,
and in return you will meet my wishes by giving food for my household."
10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees as he desired.
11 (2Ch 2:10) Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand kors
[Likely about 3,600 tons, or 3,250 metric tons.] of wheat for his household
and twenty baths
[About 120,000 gallons, or 440,000 liters.] of pure oil. This is what Solomon
gave to Hiram each year.
12 (1Ki 3:12; Am 1:9) The Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as He promised,
and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon as they made a treaty together.
13 (1Ki 9:15; 4:6) King Solomon drafted men from all Israel,
totaling 30000 men.
14 He sent them to Lebanon in turns, ten thousand a month,
with each spending a month in Lebanon and two months at home.
Adoniram administered the labor force.
15 (1Ki 9:20-22; 2Ch 2:17-18) Solomon had seventy thousand porters
and eighty thousand stonecutters in the mountains,
16 (1Ki 9:23; 2Ch 2:2) not counting the chief of Solomon's officers
who were over the work, three thousand three hundred,
who ruled over the people who did the work.
17 (1Ki 6:7; 1Ch 22:2) At the king's command, they quarried out great,
costly stones in order to lay the foundation of the house with dressed stones.
18 (Jos 13:5; Eze 27:9) Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders, along
with the stonemasons, cut them and prepared timber and stones
to build the house.
1 Kings 5
Building the Temple
1 And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that
they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a
lover of David.
2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
3 Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the
name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side,
until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet.
4 But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there
is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.
5 And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God,
as the LORD spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set
upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name.
6 Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon;
and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire
for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest
that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the
Sidonians.
7 And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced
greatly, and said, Blessed be the LORD this day, which hath given unto David a
wise son over this great people.
8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou
sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar,
and concerning timber of fir.
9 My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will
convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and
will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou
shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.
10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees
according to all his desire.
11 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his
household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year
by year.
12 And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace
between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.
13 And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty
thousand men.
14 And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses: a month they
were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and Adoniram was over the levy.
15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens,
and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;
16 beside the chief of Solomon's officers which were over the work, three
thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought
in the work.
17 And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones,
and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
18 And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the
stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
2 Chronicles 2
Plans for Building the Temple
1 Ki 5:1-16
1 (1Ki 5:5; Dt 12:5) Now Solomon wanted to build a temple for the name
of the Lord and a royal house for his kingship.
2 (2Ch 2:18; 1Ki 5:15-16) And Solomon designated seventy thousand men
to carry materials, eighty thousand men to cut stone in the hills,
and three thousand six hundred supervisors to oversee these men.
3 (1Ch 14:1; 2Sa 5:11) And Solomon sent word to Hiram [Huram in the Heb.
text. king of Tyre] saying,
"As you did for David my father and sent him cedar trees in order to build
for himself a house in which to dwell, so deal with me.
4 (Ex 30:7; 25:30) I am going to build a temple for the name of the Lord
my God, sanctified for Him, for making sacrifices before Him,
and for incense of fragrant spices, and for the continual showbread,
for burnt offerings on both morning and evening, and for Sabbaths,
New Moons, and appointed feasts of the Lord our God,
as an ordinance forever for Israel.
5 (1Ch 16:25; Ex 15:11) "And the house that I am building will be great
because our God is greater than all other gods.
6 (1Ki 8:27; 2Ch 6:18) But who is able to build a house for Him,
since the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain Him?
Who am I that I build a house for Him, except to make offerings before Him?
7 (Ex 31:3-5; 1Ch 22:15-16) "Now may you send to me a wise man who works
with gold, silver, bronze, iron, and in purple, crimson, and violet threads
and knows how to engrave, who will be with the skilled workers
and me in Judah and Jerusalem, which David my father established.
8 (1Ki 5:6) "And may you send me trees of cedar, cypress, and algum
from Lebanon because I realize that your slaves know how to cut timber
in Lebanon; and my servants will be alongside your servants,
9 to prepare an abundance of timber for me, because the temple that I will
build will be great and marvelous.
10 (1Ki 5:11) I will provide for the woodsmen, your servants who cut timber,
twenty thousand dry kors [Likely about 3,600 tons, or 3,200 metric tons]
of wheat. of crushed wheat, twenty thousand kors
[Likely about 3,000 tons, or 2,700 metric tons] of barley. of barley,
twenty thousand liquid baths
[About 120,000 gallons, or 440,000 liters.] of wine, and twenty thousand
liquid baths of oil."
11 (1Ki 10:9; 2Ch 9:8) Then Hiram king of Tyre responded
in a letter that he sent to Solomon,
"Because the Lord loves His people, He has made you king over them."
12 (Ps 33:6) And Hiram said,
"Blessed be the Lord God of Israel who made heaven and earth
and has given King David a wise son, having insight and understanding,
who is building a temple for the Lord and a royal house for his kingship.
13 "And now I have sent a skilled man, endowed with understanding, Huram-Abi,
14 (2Ch 2:7) the son of a woman from the daughters of Dan
and the son of a man of Tyre, who knows gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone,
wood, and purple, violet, blue, and crimson threads, and who knows how
to make all types of engravings and to devise every type of design
that is given to him, with your skilled men and the skilled men of my lord
David your father.
15 (2Ch 2:10)"Now the wheat, the barley, the oil, and the wine that my lord
has declared, may he send these items to his slaves.
16 (Jos 19:46; 1Ki 5:8-9) And let us cut the timber from Lebanon,
whatever you need, and we will bring it to you on rafts on the sea to Joppa,
and you will bring it up to Jerusalem."
17 (1Ch 22:2) Then Solomon numbered all the male foreigners who were
in the land of Israel, after the census that David his father had taken.
And there were found one hundred and fifty-three thousand six hundred.
18 (2Ch 2:2) And he made seventy thousand of them to carry materials,
eighty thousand to cut stone in the hills, and three thousand six hundred
supervisors to make the people work.
2 Chronicles 2
Building the Temple
1 And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the LORD, and
an house for his kingdom.
2 And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens,
and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain,
and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them.
3 And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal
with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house
to dwell therein, even so deal with me.
4 Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it
to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread,
and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the
new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance
for ever to Israel.
5 And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.
6 But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of
heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house,
save only to burn sacrifice before him?
7 Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in
brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill
to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem,
whom David my father did provide.
8 Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: for
I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold,
my servants shall be with thy servants,
9 even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about
to build shall be wonderful great.
10 And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber,
twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of
barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.
11 Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon,
Because the LORD hath loved his people, he hath made thee king over them.
12 Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, that made heaven
and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence
and understanding, that might build an house for the LORD, and an house
for his kingdom.
13 And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram
my father's,
14 the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man
of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron,
in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen,
and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every
device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men,
and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father.
15 Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which
my lord hath spoken of, let him send unto his servants:
16 and we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need:
and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa;
and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem.
Foreign Labour
17 And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel,
after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them;
and they were found
an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred.
18 And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens,
and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain,
and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work.
1 Kings 6
Solomon Builds the Temple
(2Ch 3:1-14)
1 (2Ch 3:1–2; Ac 7:47) In the four hundred and eightieth year
after the children of Israel came out of the land of Egypt,
in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Ziv
(which is the second month), he began to build the house of the Lord.
2 (Eze 40:1-41; 41:1-15) The house which King Solomon built for the Lord
had a length of sixty cubits, a width of twenty cubits,
and a height of thirty cubits. [About 90 feet long, 30 feet wide,
and 45 feet high, or 27 meters long, 9 meters wide, and 14 meters high.]
3 The porch in front of the temple was twenty cubits
[About 30 feet, or 9 meters; and in vv. 16 and 20. in length,]
the same as the width of the house, and ten cubits
[About 15 feet, or 4.5 meters; and in vv. 23-26. deep in front of the house.
4 (Eze 40:16; 41:16) He made beveled windows for the house.
5 (1Ki 6:16; 6:19-21) He also built a structure against the wall of the house,
running around the walls of the house, both of the temple
and of the inner sanctuary, and he made side chambers all around.
6 The lowest story was five cubits
[About 7 1/2 feet, or 2.3 meters; and in vv. 10 and 24.]
broad, the middle one was six cubits [About 9 feet, or 2.7 meters. ]
broad, and the third was seven cubits [About 11 feet, or 3.2 meters.]
broad. For around the outside of the house, he made offsets on the wall
so that the supporting beams should not be inserted
into the walls of the house.
7 (Dt 27:5-6) The house was built of stone prepared at the quarry,
so that neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron was heard
in the house while it was being built.
8 The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house,
and it had winding stairs into the middle chamber
and out of the middle into the third.
9 (1Ki 6:14; 6:38) So he built the house and finished it and covered it
with beams and boards of cedar.
10 Then he built chambers against the whole house, five cubits high,
and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.
11 Now the word of the Lord came to Solomon, saying,
12 (1Ch 22:10) "Concerning this house which you are building,
if you will walk in My statutes and execute My judgments and keep all
My commandments and walk in them, then I will carry out My word
with you, which I spoke to David your father,
13 ( Ex 25:8; Dt 31:6) and I will dwell among the people of Israel
and will not forsake My people Israel."
1 Kings 6
1 And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the
children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year
of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month,
that he began to build the house of the LORD.
The House of the Lord
2 And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was
threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height
thereof thirty cubits.
3 And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length
thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth
thereof before the house.
4 And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.
5 And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the
walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he
made chambers round about:
6 the nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits
broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the
house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be
fastened in the walls of the house.
7 And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before
it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool
of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.
8 The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they
went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle
into the third.
9 So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams
and boards of cedar.
10 And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high:
and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.
11 And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,
12 Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in
my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk
in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David
thy father:
13 and I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake
my people Israel.
2 Chronicles 3
Solomon Builds the Temple
1Ki 6:1-29
1 (1Ch 21:18; Ge 22:2) So Solomon began to build the house of the Lord
in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where He appeared to David his father,
at the place that David established
on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
2 He began to build in the second month Ziv or Iyyar in the Hebrew calendar.
on the second day during the fourth year of his reign.
(April or May in 966 BC.)
3 (1Ki 6:2-3) These are the foundation measurements that Solomon
used for building the house of God. The cubit [The Egyptian cubit
had a royal measure of 20.6 inches (52.3cm)
and a commercial measure of 17.6 inches (44.7 cm). ] The cubit standards
in Egypt and Mesopotamia were slightly different. length in the former
standard measure was sixty cubits and the width twenty cubits.
[About 90 feet long and 30 feet wide, or 27 meters long and 9 meters wide].
4 The porch vestibule that was in front of the nave hall had its length,
like the width of the house, as twenty cubits,
[About 30 feet, or 9 meters; and in vv. 8, 11, and 13.]
and its height was one hundred and twenty cubits;
[About 180 feet, or 54 meters. ]
and he overlaid the inside with pure gold.
5 And he paneled the great house with cypress trees and then covered it
with fine gold. Then he decorated it with palm trees and chain work.
6 And he overlaid the house with precious stones for decoration,
and the gold was from Parvaim.
7 (1Ki 6:20-22) And he covered the house-its beams, thresholds,
walls, and doors-with gold, and he engraved cherubim on the walls.
8 (Ex 26:33) Then he made the dwelling of the Most Holy Place.
Its length was as the width of twenty cubits, and its width
also twenty cubits; and he covered it with fine gold, six hundred talents
[About 23 tons, or 21 metric tons. ] worth.
9 And the weight in gold for the nails was fifty shekels.
[About 1 1/4 pounds, or 575 grams.] And he covered the upper chamber in gold.
10 (1Ki 6:23-28) Then in the dwelling of the Most Holy Place, he made
two cherubim that were cast metal and overlaid them with gold.
11 And the wings of the cherubim were the length of twenty cubits.
The wing of one cherub was five cubits, reaching the wall of the house,
and the wing of the other was five cubits,
[About 7 1/2 feet, or 2.3 meters; and in v. 15. ]reaching to the wing
of the other cherub.
12 And the wing of this cherub was five cubits, reaching to the other wall
of the house, and the other wing was five cubits, touching the wing
of the first cherub.
13 So the wings of these cherubim spread out were twenty cubits;
they were upright on their feet facing inward toward the house.
14 (Heb 9:3) Then he made the curtain of violet, purple, crimson,
and blue thread, and he wove cherubim into it.
2 Chronicles 3
The Temple Building
1 Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount
Moriah, where the LORD appeared unto David his father, in the place that
David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
2 And he began to build in the second day of the second month,
in the fourth year of his reign.
3 Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building
of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure
was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.
4 And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was
according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was
an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.
5 And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with
fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.
6 And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty:
and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
7 He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof,
and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on the walls.
8 And he made the most holy house, the length whereof was according to the
breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits:
and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.
9 And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold.
And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.
10 And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work,
and overlaid them with gold.
11 And the wings of the cherubims were twenty cubits long: one wing
of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house:
and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of
the other cherub.
12 And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall
of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing
of the other cherub.
13 The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits:
and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.
14 And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson,
and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.
1 Kings 6
14 (1Ki 6:9; 6:38) So Solomon built the house and finished it.
15 (1Ki 7:7) He built the interior walls of the house with boards of cedar.
From the floor of the house to the ceiling, he covered them on the inside
with wood; and he covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.
16 (1Ki 8:6; 2Ch 3:8) He lined twenty cubits on the sides of the house,
both the floor and the walls, with boards of cedar, and he even lined
them within, even the inner sanctuary and the Most Holy Place.
17The house, that is, the nave in front of the inner sanctuary,
was forty cubits [About 60 feet, or 18 meters. long. ]
18 (1Ki 7:24) The cedar of the house within had carvings of gourds
and open flowers. All was cedar. There was no stone seen.
19 He prepared the inner sanctuary in the inner part of the house
in order to set there the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
20 The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide,
and twenty cubits high. He overlaid it with pure gold.
He also overlaid the altar of cedar.
21 So Solomon overlaid the interior of the house with pure gold,
and he made a partition with gold chains in front of the inner sanctuary,
and he overlaid it with gold.
22 (Ex 30:1; 30:3) He overlaid the whole house with gold as well as
the whole altar that was by the inner sanctuary.
23 (Ex 37:7-9) Within the inner sanctuary, he made two cherubim
from olive wood, each ten cubits high.
24 One wing of the cherub was five cubits, and the other wing
was also five cubits. From the furthest part of the one wing
to the furthest part of the other was ten cubits.
25 The other cherub was ten cubits. Both the cherubim were
the same shape and size.
26 The height of the one cherub was ten cubits,
and so was that of the other cherub.
27 (Ex 25:20; 37:9) He set the cherubim within the inner sanctuary,
and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubim, so that the wing
of the one touched the one wall and the wing of the other cherub
touched the other wall, and their wings touched
one another in the middle of the house.
28 He overlaid the cherubim with gold.
29 (1Ki 6:32) He carved all the walls of the house with carved figures
of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers both inside and out.
30 He overlaid the floor of the house with gold, both inside and out.
31 For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, he made doors of olive wood;
the lintel and doorposts were 5-sided.
32 The two doors were also made of olive wood. He carved on them cherubim,
palm trees, and open flowers, overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon
the cherubim and upon the palm trees.
33 So also he made for the entrance to the nave four-sided posts of olive wood.
34 (Eze 41:23-25) The two doors were made from fir tree,
with two leaves of each door folding.
35 He carved on them cherubim and palm trees and open flowers and covered them
with gold fitted upon the carved work.
36 (1Ki 7:12) He built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone
and a row of cedar beams.
37 (1Ki 6:1) In the fourth year, in the month Ziv,
the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid,
38 and in the eleventh year, in the month Bul (which is the eighth month),
the house was completely finished. All the details and plans were met.
So he took seven years to build it.
14 So Solomon built the house, and finished it.
15 And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar,
both the floor of the house, and the walls of the cieling:
and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor
of the house with planks of fir.
16 And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor
and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within,
even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.
17 And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.
18 And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers:
all was cedar; there was no stone seen.
19 And the oracle he prepared in the house within,
to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
20 And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length,
and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof:
and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was
of cedar.
21 So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a
partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with
gold.
22 And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the
house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.
23 And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits
high.
24 And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other
wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost
part of the other were ten cubits.
25 And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were of one
measure and one size.
26 The height of the one cherub was ten cubits,
and so was it of the other cherub.
27 And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched
forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one
wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their
wings touched one another in the midst of the house.
28 And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.
29 And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures
of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.
30 And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.
31 And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree:
the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall.
32 The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings
of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold,
and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.
33 So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree,
a fourth part of the wall.
34 And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door
were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.
35 And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers:
and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.
36 And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone,
and a row of cedar beams.
37 In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid,
in the month Zif:
38 and 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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Entitled Food from Heaven
Exodus 16:4-5,13-18
4 (Ex 15:25; Ps 78:24-25) Then the Lord said to Moses,
"Indeed, I will rain bread from heaven for you. And the people shall
go out and gather a certain amount every day, that I may test them,
whether they will walk in My law or not.
5 And it shall come to pass that on the sixth day they shall prepare
that which they bring in, and it will be twice as much as they gather daily."
13 (Nu 11:9; Ps 78:27-28) So in the evening the quail came up
and covered the camp, and in the morning a layer of dew
was surrounding the camp.
14 (Nu 11:7-9; Ps 105:40) When the layer of dew evaporated,
on the surface of the wilderness there lay a small flaky thing,
as fine as the frost on the ground.
15 (Ex 16:4; Dt 8:3) When the children of Israel saw it, they said one
to another, "What is it?" For they did not know what it was.
And Moses said to them, "This is the bread which the Lord has
given you to eat.
16 (Ex 16:36) This is what the Lord has commanded, 'Every man is
to gather of it according to what he will eat, an omer
(About 9 inches, or 23 centimeters. )
for every man, according to the number of your people.
Every man should take for them for whoever lives in his tent.'"
17 The children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less.
18 When they measured it with an omer, he that gathered much had
nothing left over, and he that gathered little had no lack.
They gathered every man according what he could eat.
[4] Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for
you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I
may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no.
[5] And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare that
which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.
[13] And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the
camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.
[14] And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the
wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the
ground.
[15] And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is
manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the
bread which the LORD hath given you to eat.
[16] This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man
according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of
your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents.
[17] And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less.
[18] And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had
nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every
man according to his eating.
In August 2020, residents of Olten, Switzerland, were startled to find that
it was snowing chocolate! A malfunction in the ventilation system of the
local chocolate factory had caused chocolate particles to be diffused into
the air. As a result, a dusting of edible chocolate flakes covered cars
and streets and made the whole town smell like a candy store.
When I think of delicious food "magically" falling from the heavens, I can't
help but think of God's provision for the people of Israel in Exodus.
Following their dramatic escape from Egypt, the people faced significant
challenges in the desert, especially a scarcity of food and water. And God,
moved by the plight of the people, promised to "rain down bread from
heaven" (Exodus 16:4). The next morning, a layer of thin flakes appeared
on the desert ground. This daily provision, known as manna,
continued for the next forty years.
When Jesus came to earth, people began to believe He was sent from God when
He miraculously provided bread for a large crowd (John 6:5-14). But Jesus
taught that He Himself was the "bread of life" (v. 35), sent to bring not
just temporary nourishment but eternal life (v. 51).
For those of us hungry for spiritual nourishment, Jesus extends the offer
of unending life with God. May we believe and trust that He came
to satisfy those deepest longings.
By: Lisa M. Samra
Reflect & Pray
When did you come to realize your need for Jesus?
How have you experienced being spiritually satisfied?
Jesus, thank You for choosing to come to earth
to offer Your life so that I could enjoy a relationship
with God for all eternity.
Learn more about growing spiritually.
3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association
Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools
Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 5 - God Loved, So He Gave
John 3:16-17
16 (Ro 5:8; 1Jn 4:9-10; Jn 1:18) "For God so loved the world
that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in
Him should not perish, but have eternal life.
17 (1Jn 4:14; Lk 19:10) For God did not send His Son into
the world to condemn the world, but that the world
through Him might be saved."
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world;
but that the world through him might be saved.
Often called "the gospel in a nutshell", John 3:16 is so familiar,
even the unchurched, that it has all but lost its impact for us.
WE cite it by rote, as if it had no more meaning than a SSN (SIN),
and think that we understand the truth because we know the words.
Why did God send Jesus, his only Son, into the world to die?
Because he loved the people he created. God had no reason,
humanly speaking, to love mankind. Throughout history, from
the Garden of Eden forward, people had deliberately turned
against God and tried his patience. Even the nation God chose
for himself, Israel rebelled against the Lord and turned to other gods.
And we, as individuals, have rebelled against him too. WE have tried
to control our own lives; we have denied his reality; or
acknowledged his existence and then systematically ignored him.
We have become our own gods.
Yet Christ, in love, took upon himself the rejection, the humiliation,
the pain we were responsible for. We deserved to be condemned to die,
but he died for us instead. "God did not send his Son into the world
to condemn the world," John 3:17 says, "but that the world
through Him might be saved."
Often, even after we have committed our lives to Christ, we mistakenly
suppose that God's primary purpose is to condemn us - to catch us in sin
and punish us. But God says that his purpose is to love us and to save us
from sin and ourselves. He loved, and so he gave; he still loves us,
and he still continues to give.
Application
a) What sin in my life put Jesus on the cross?
b) How do I know that my sins has been forgiven?
c) How can these verses help me when I face condemnation and guilt?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Luke 12:21
21 "So is he who stores up treasure for himself,
and is not rich toward God."
21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself,
and is not rich toward God.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Impatient
James 5:7-11
Patience and Prayer
7 Therefore be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord.
Notice how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth
and is patient with it until he receives the early and late rain.
8 You also be patient. Establish your hearts,
for the coming of the Lord is drawing near.
9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers, lest you be condemned.
Look, the Judge is standing at the door.
10 My brothers, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord,
as an example of suffering and patience.
11 Indeed we count them happy who endure.
You have heard of the patience of Job
and have seen the purpose of the Lord,
that the Lord is very gracious and merciful.
7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold,
the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long
patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord
draweth nigh.
9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned:
behold, the judge standeth before the door.
10 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord,
for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
11 Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience
of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful,
and of tender mercy.
Remember God's promises when You pray
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)
Ontario
Quick facts on Muslims in Ontario
Ontario 2015 population 13 687 7000
est Muslim Population 1 001 542
CNMM Networks: Ottawa, Durham, York, Toronto, Mississauga, Halton, Hamilton,
Niagara, Kitchener, London, Windsor
Ontario has 55% of all of Canada's entire Muslim population. This means that
the whole of the Muslim world is represented somewhere in this province. Most
Muslims are understandably located along the southern border stretching
from Windsor eastward all the way up to Ottawa. Yet Muslims are constantly
resettling in more and more suburban and even small towns of Ontario. Mosques
are springing up, and where there are enough gathered, Islamic schools
are starting.
And they're not complacent, either. Many Islamic leaders are energetic in their
advancement of Islam in Canadian society. Recently in the Niagara Region,
the local mosque distributed via Canada Post as many as 50000 full-colour
brochures on Islam. An that mosque's Facebook page proudly show pictures of
"reverts", or white Canadians who have converted to Islam as a result of
receiving the flier and engaging with the mosque community. Another town
reports Muslims going door-to-door evangelism.
Agree in prayer for:
- net network leaders - the need is great
- the development of network leadership teams
- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals
whom God is calling into this ministry.
- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising
believers
- new full and part-time workers among Muslims throughout all these areas
- for pastors and churches to respond not in fear, but full of faith and love
towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
And
Thank you for praying through the
5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.
"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,
I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to
cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.
Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians
and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the
love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.
One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by
light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.
As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and
confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution
to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.
Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.
Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father
to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.
I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.
God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through
the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom
and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."
13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
ROMANS 15:13
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
19th Day of the Month
a) Pray the the Holy Spirit will influence our governmental leaders
as they make vital decisions that shape Canadian Society
(
1 Tim 2:1-2
)
b) Pray for the province of Prince Edward Island
I) Pray for the leaders of Prince Edward Island,
that God's Spirit would influence
then to act justly,
serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good
and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers,
intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet
and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge
of the truth.
)
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use
the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray for Him to lay a wise foundation in your life.
Pray to the Lord: "Jesus, thank You for choosing to come to earth
to offer Your life so that I could enjoy a relationship
with God for all eternity."
Pray to the Lord and remember Our Lord is a Lord of Love and Salvation.
Pray to the Lord and pray not a gracious giver.
Pray to the Lord and pray to have Him give you patience in everything you do .
Agree in prayer for Ontario:
- get network leaders - the need is great
- the development of network leadership teams
- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals
whom God is calling into this ministry.
- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising
believers
- new full and part-time workers among Muslims throughout all these areas
- for pastors and churches to respond not in fear, but full of faith and love
towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
Pray continually for Sikhs to find Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.
Pray the the Holy Spirit will influence our governmental leaders
as they make vital decisions that shape Society
Pray that Christian university students in China will
steadfastly follow Christ.
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