3 Then Solomon began to build the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah where the Lord had appeared to his father David, at the site David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan[b] the Jebusite.
When God is in control, nothing happens by happenstance. This is the place where David offered an offering after 70,000 men died because of his counting Israel without having God's permission or instructions to do so. Orman was the owner of the threshing floor who sold this place and David paid full price so that he could have a place to offer God an offering for the sin he committed.
2 He began to build on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign.
Four years after Solomon was king he began building a house for the Lord. When a day is recorded with day, month and year, I believe there is more to be understood. However, what stands out clearly to me at this time, I know that 4 years passed and Solomon started the building of the temple. 4 years can also be viewed as the time Solomon got to know the word and how to apply what he was learning with the people he was to lead.
3 These are Solomon’s foundations[c] for building God’s temple: the length[d] was ninety feet,[e] and the width thirty feet.[f]
The first part of the building Solomon built was the foundation. Before we do anything we must establish a foundation. Our foundation should be the word of God. A sure base is what a building must have if it is expected to stand for any length of time. I believe a study of the entire Word of God is our foundation before making any decision in life. Walking with God is a must if you want to succeed in life. When we have a clear view of God and His Word, we will know the dos and don'ts in life. Life will make sense every day and on those days it does not seem to make sense, you will know what to do even if it is do nothing.
4 The portico, which was across the front extending across the width of the temple, was thirty feet wide; its height was thirty feet;[g] he overlaid its inner surface with pure gold.
The entrance to the temple is beautiful. Our lives should be so attractive until it is noticeable to any onlooker. We ought to carry ourselves as an invitation to the Word of God.
5 The larger room[h] he paneled with cypress wood, overlaid with fine gold, and decorated with palm trees and chains.
Upon entering the house to a larger room, we find more beauty and the description of details with beautiful artwork. Our lives should be more and more beautiful the more people get to know us. Our lives should be an expression of treasures to everyone we meet at all times.
6 He adorned the temple with precious stones for beauty, and the gold was the gold of Parvaim.
Our lives are to be adorned with the attitude of the owner of our lives who is God. As God's children we must display even in our outward apparel we reflect that we are part of the family of God. We must conduct ourselves like God in what we say and do. We must work as God's children, dress as becoming people of holiness. This is not the uniform of man's representation of holiness but dress in a professional manner to show we are at work at all times when needed. Then the emphasis is never the outward clothing, but the inward man who demonstrates the beauty of the temple of God inwardly. Many churches and teachings have abused this teaching so much until people withdraw when a discussion of dress code is mentioned from the word of God. Women have been the decor of man's dress code more so than men. When we dress purposefully this will eliminate any discussion of a one dress code for all.
7 He overlaid the temple—the beams, the thresholds, its walls and doors—with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls.
Solomon overlaid the temple with gold; the beams, threshold, walls, and doors were all painted with gold. Beneath the gold was the finest of wood. God wants our entrance and every part of the house from the threshold and throughout the entire house to represent him so that people who do not know him will say, it only gets better and better when you actually go in. There should be continuously updating to the building of our attitudes daily because God is always reconstructing his building being us, daily.
The Most Holy Place
8 Then he made the most holy place; its length corresponded to the width of the temple, 30 feet, and its width was 30 feet.He overlaid it with forty-five thousand pounds[i] of fine gold.
Solomon overlaid the most holy place with the heaviest weight of gold. In our lives, there should be a set aside place where the weight of the Word of God is all there is. We must find a place that God's word has a specific time and place in our lives. We should not allow anyone or thing to take the place of the time we spend with God on a daily basis.
9 The weight of the nails was twenty ounces[j] of gold, and he overlaid the ceiling with gold.
Solomon lets us know what he used to every aspect of what he used in putting God's house together. Here he mentioned what the nails were made of. There are many nails holding our homes together. Many carpenters that build overlook that detail. Solomon did not take anything for granted. God wants us to know that our lives should be such a reflection of him that even the smallest unseen detail represents his holiness through us. God wants the ceiling that covers us to be attractive. Where we dwell should reflect we live under the roof of the Word of God.
10 He made two cherubim of sculptured work, for the most holy place, and he overlaid them with gold.
Solomon made the angels that covered the most holy place of gold. These angels were positioned to let us know God had us covered as long as his Word is in our lives.
11 The overall length of the wings of the cherubim was 30 feet: the wing of one was 7½ feet,[k] touching the wall of the room; its other wing was 7½ feet, touching the wing of the other cherub.
12 The wing of the other[l] cherub was 7½ feet, touching the wall of the room; its other wing was 7½ feet, reaching the wing of the other cherub. 13 The wingspan of these cherubim was 30 feet. They stood on their feet and faced the larger room.[m]
These angels' wings were huge, unlike the portrait of an angel I've seen. God wants us to know that the angels that he appoints over our lives are well able to cover us from hurt or danger. They stand tall and positioned over the word of God. They protect the word we have hidden in us all day long.
14 He made the curtain of blue, purple, and crimson yarn and fine linen, and he wove cherubim into it.
Here Solomon made curtains of blue, which represents the Word of God, and the royalty which is the purple thread and the (red)crimson represented life, which is the color of blood. He wove the threads into the fabric called linen. ( linen is the fabric of the priestly robe) If we are the finest of cloth (linen) but have been woven with the thread of royalty and life, we know that our lives will reflect the finest, however it will be a cost in the representations of the covering of the windows. People should be able to see through us if necessary. There are times we will let them in (our curtains are opened) and there will be times we need to be alone ( our curtains are closed) In the midst of the fabric, we have angels that are small, but large enough to keep us protected when we hang like curtains, to cover an opening in our lives.
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