Thursday, December 14, 2017

Year 7, Day 348: 1 Kings 7


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As Solomon builds the temple, Solomon names the key pillars.  The names that he picks are Jachin and Boaz.  These are Hebrew names.  Jachin means “He shall uphold” and Boaz means “May strength be in Him.”



The significance of these names is pretty clear.  The pillars support the structure.  Remember what God said in the last chapter?  So long as the people keep their heart tuned to God, He will dwell with them.  That is the message of these pillars.  So long as the people remember the Lord, He will uphold them and be their strength!



We can arrive at the same analogy thinking top down instead of bottom up.  It is the pillars that keep the roof of the temple from collapsing down.  In the same way, it is God that keeps our life from crashing down around us!  It is God and His ways that provide the structure of our life.



Personally, I find this truth to be the focus of this chapter.  In the midst of the flashy grandeur of the construction, which in the last chapter God clearly said was secondary, we hear truth about the role of God in our life.  At the same time, this part of the chapter is easy to overlook.  It is so easy to live our life overlooking the fact that God is the one who upholds and keeps our life on track.



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