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This passage
is a really neat passage to study. Yes,
it is neat to see Solomon build the temple.
It is even cooler to see Solomon fulfilling the request of his father
and obeying his directives. I personally
think that there is something even more special going on here.
When it
comes time for Solomon to build the temple, he needs help. He gets help from multiple nationalities. Solomon has to humble himself and acknowledge
that there are skilled craftsmen in certain fields who are better and more
experienced than the Hebrew craftsmen.
This is a neat moment in the life of Solomon.
This is the
building of God’s temple. This story is laying
the cornerstone of the most important stationary building in Jewish history. This building is built by both Gentiles and
Jews. I this story we see a
foreshadowing of Christ’s work on earth.
When Christ comes to make us all temples of a living God, Christ works
through both Jews and Gentiles. There is
a place for Jews and Gentiles in the work of the Lord. What a wonderful expression of God’s love and
His all-encompassing nature!
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