1 Kings 7:1-12

 

April 28, 2021

 

 Solomon Builds His Palace

Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished his entire house. He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon. Its length was a hundred cubits and its breadth fifty cubits and its height thirty cubits, and it was built on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on the pillars.   And it was covered with cedar above the chambers that were on the forty-five pillars, fifteen in each row.   There were window frames in three rows, and window opposite window in three tiers.   All the doorways and windows had square frames, and window was opposite window in three tiers.

 

And he made the Hall of Pillars; its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth thirty cubits. There was a porch in front with pillars and a canopy in front of them.

And he made the Hall of the Throne where he was to pronounce judgment, even the Hall of Judgment. It was finished with cedar from floor to rafters.

 

His own house where he was to dwell, in the other court back of the hall, was of like workmanship. Solomon also made a house like this hall for   Pharaoh's daughter whom he had taken in marriage.  All these were made of costly stones, cut according to measure, sawed with saws, back, and front, even from the foundation to the coping, and from the outside to the great court.   The foundation was of costly stones, huge stones, stones of eight and ten cubits.   And above were costly stones, cut according to measurement, and cedar.   The great court had three courses of cut stone all around, and a course of cedar beams; so, had the inner court of the house of the Lord and the vestibule of the house.

 

Solomon's worker finished the Temple in 7 years, but it took 13 years to build his house, did I read that correctly?  Yes, but Solomon makes sure the Temple was designed and built first, and according to all that, his Father in heaven had said.  And when it comes to his house, it was much more than a place to live and entertain a few friends, it was the seat of government, the total government complex, and his living quarters.  Plus, Solomon built a house for the daughter of Pharaoh from Egypt, his wife.

 

No were in the Scripture have I read where God was displeased over these actions of Solomon.

 

From the Back Porch,

 

Bob Rice