Facts about Solomon’s Temple………….. Israel’s first Temple n Israel had the Tabernacle for 400 years. n David wanted to build the Temple but was forbidden because he was a man of war. 1 Chronicles 22:8 n David gave Solomon the architectural design for the temple. I Chronicles 28:11-12 n David accumulated treasures and building materials for the building of the temple. 1 Chronicles 29:2-6 n The cost of the temple in today’s money is estimated to equal 3 to 6 billion dollars. n Solomon began construction of the Temple 490 years after Israel came out of Egypt. 2 Chronicles 3:2 n The Temple site was located on Mt. Moriah where Abraham had offered Isaac. Genesis 22:2 n The temple was built of great stones, cedar beams and boards overlaid with gold. 1 Kings 6:14-22; 7:9-12 n The construction took 7 years. n Dedication: 1 Kings 8:26-66; 2 Chronicles 7:4-11 - Solomon offered; • 220,000 oxen • 120,000 sheep - A 14 day feast was held. n The temple was built by: • 30,000 Israelites • 150,000 Canaanites • Phoenician artists • Craftsmen from Tyre n The Temple faced east and was built after the general plan of the Tabernacle—but twice the size. • 90 feet long • 30 feet wide • 45 feet high n The Temple itself: • The Holy Place was 60’ long by 30’ wide. • The Most Holy Place (Holy of Holies) was 30’ by 30’. • The Most Holy Place was separated from he Holy Place by a veil. n Furniture in The Holy Place, 1 Kings 6:23-28 • Golden Altar of Incense • 5 golden Candlesticks on the north side • 5 golden Candlesticks on the south side • 5 tables of showbread on the north side • 5 tables of showbread on the south side n Furniture in the Most holy Place (Holy of Holies) • The Ark of the Covenant n The Bronze Altar was 30’ square by 15’ high n The Brazen Laver (called a “sea”) was 15’ in diameter and 8’ deep, and sat on 12 bronze oxen
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