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1 Reis 6

Morris - Here is a remarkable testimony to the engineering, architectural and construction skills of these ancient professionals. In order to erect the magnificent temple of Solomon, every portion was carefully designed and fabricated away from the construction site itself so the building could be completely and perfectly erected in reverent silence. In both its unique beauty and its silent assemblage, the temple is a type of the spiritual temple now being erected by the Holy Spirit. "Now therefore, ye are...built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone: In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord" (Ephesians 2:19-21). R D Patterson has an interesting note - The stone that was quarried was white limestone and famous for its beauty (called the “royal stone” by the Arabs). It is reduced to lime when exposed to a hot fire. Thus when the temple burned (2 Kings 25:9), it was not only the wood that burned, but the stones themselves were reduced to a lime powder. (See 1 and 2 Kings) Bob