“All these structures, from the outside to the great courtyard and from foundation to eaves, were made of blocks of high-grade stone cut to size and smoothed on their inner and outer faces.”-1 Kings 7:9 In verse 9, we’re told that “all” the structures in Solomon’s palace were carved out of blocks made of high-grade […]
1K7-4: Why God Never Wanted Israel to Fit In
“His own living quarters, in the other courtyard, set back from the Hall, were similarly designed. He also made a house like this Hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom Shlomo had taken as his wife.” – 1 Kings 7:8 Back in chapter 3, we heard that Solomon took Pharaoh’s daughter to be his wife. Well, she […]
1K7-3: The Building That Shaped Biblical History
Alrighty, so we are continuing our slog through the details of Solomon’s palace. I hope you’re beginning to realize that this was an unprecedented work of architecture never before seen and possibly never to be seen again. So, picking up from where we left off yesterday, verse 6 speaks of a building called “The Hall” […]
1K7-2: What’s Your Lebanon?
“For he built the House of the L’vanon Forest 175 feet long, eighty-seven-and-a-half feet wide and fifty-two-and-a-half feet high, on four rows of cedar posts, with cedar beams on the posts.” – 1 Kings 7:2 The colossal palace complex we were discussing yesterday consisted of four structures. The first one described in verse 2 was […]
1K7-1: Solomon’s Palace and the Vanity of Accomplishment
Today, we begin 1st Kings, Chapter 7. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click HERE. For the King James Version, click HERE. Chapter 7 is dedicated to describing the construction of Solomon’s palace complex. I use the word “complex” because it consisted of multiple buildings. Interestingly, the Book of Chronicles totally omits the construction of this […]
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