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Speaker 1: I'm John Stangey, and today we're in Second Chronicles, chapter four,
Speaker 1: and we'll be reading from the English Standard version. He
Speaker 1: made an altar of bronze, twenty cubits long and twenty
Speaker 1: cubits wide and ten cubits high. Then he made the
Speaker 1: sea of cast metal. It was round ten cubits from
Speaker 1: brim to brim and five cubits high, and a line
Speaker 1: of thirty cubits measured its circumference. Under it were figures
Speaker 1: of gourds for ten cubits compassing the sea all around.
Speaker 1: The gourds were in two rows cast with it. When
Speaker 1: it was cast, it stood on twelve oxen, three facing north,
Speaker 1: three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east.
Speaker 1: The sea was set on them, and all their rear
Speaker 1: parts were inward. Its thickness was a handbreadth, and its
Speaker 1: brim was made like the brim of a cup, like
Speaker 1: the flower of a lily. It held three thousand baths.
Speaker 1: He also made ten basins in which to wash, and
Speaker 1: set five on the south side and five on the
Speaker 1: north side. In these they were to rinse off what
Speaker 1: was used for the burnt offering, and the sea was
Speaker 1: for the priests to wash in. And he made ten
Speaker 1: golden lamp stands as prescribed and set them in the temple,
Speaker 1: five on the south side and five on the north.
Speaker 1: He also made ten tables and placed them in the temple,
Speaker 1: five on the south side and five on the north.
Speaker 1: And he made a hundred basins of gold. He made
Speaker 1: the court of the priests and the great court, and
Speaker 1: doors for the court, and overlaid their doors with bronze.
Speaker 1: And he set the sea at the southeast corner of
Speaker 1: the house. Hiram also made the pots, the shovels, and
Speaker 1: the basins. So Hiram finished the work that he did
Speaker 1: for King Solomon on the House of God. The two pillars,
Speaker 1: the bulls and the two capitals on the top of
Speaker 1: the pillars, and the two lattice works to cover the
Speaker 1: two bulls of the capitals that were on the top
Speaker 1: of the pillars, and the four hundred pomegranates for the
Speaker 1: two latticeworks, two rows of pomegranates for each latticework to
Speaker 1: cover the two bulls of the capitals that were on
Speaker 1: the pillars. He made the stands also, and the basins
Speaker 1: on the stands, and the one sea and the twelve
Speaker 1: oxen underneath it. The pots, the shovels, the forks, and
Speaker 1: all the equipment for these hrram Abi made of burnished
Speaker 1: bronze for King Solomon, for the house of the Lord
Speaker 1: in the plane of the Jordan. The King cast them
Speaker 1: in the clay ground between Sucketh and Zaredah. Solomon made
Speaker 1: all these things in great quantities, for the weight of
Speaker 1: the bronze was not sought. So Solomon made all the
Speaker 1: vessels that were in the House of God, the golden altar,
Speaker 1: the tables for the bread of the presence, the lamp
Speaker 1: stands and their lamps of pure gold to burn before
Speaker 1: the inner sanctuary as prescribed, the flowers, the lamps and
Speaker 1: the tongs of purest gold, the snuffers, basins, dishes for
Speaker 1: incense and fire pans of pure gold, and the sockets
Speaker 1: of the temple for the inner doors to the most
Speaker 1: Holy Place, and for the doors of the nave of
Speaker 1: the temple were of gold. Let's pray, Lord, we thank
Speaker 1: you for your word, and we thank you for the
Speaker 1: privilege of being able to look at it together today,
Speaker 1: and we thank you, Lord that as we look at
Speaker 1: this portion of Scripture, we could see that one of
Speaker 1: the things that you were doing for the people of
Speaker 1: Israel is that you were using this temple to illustrate
Speaker 1: the reality of your presence with them. And Lord, so
Speaker 1: often we tend to think of you as being a
Speaker 1: distance away, as being far off. But Lord, you make
Speaker 1: it abundantly clear in the midst of your word that
Speaker 1: you are close to your people. You also made that
Speaker 1: abundantly clear when you came to this earth and took
Speaker 1: on flesh in your son Jesus Christ. And Lord, we
Speaker 1: pray that throughout the course of today and every day,
Speaker 1: that we would be highly conscious of the fact that
Speaker 1: you are present with us, that you are present with
Speaker 1: all believers who are your children. You're not a distance
Speaker 1: from us, Lord, You're right here with us, and we're
Speaker 1: grateful for every reminder that you give to us of
Speaker 1: that reality. Lord, we thank you for this day. We
Speaker 1: thank you for all the realities that you make abundantly
Speaker 1: clear to us and your word, and we thank you
Speaker 1: for your love. We pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen.