Temple, the First

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All dedicated things placed in Appointed as a house of prayer Appointed as a house of sacrifice Built on Mount Moriah on the threshing-floor of Ornan or Araunah Cedar of, carved with flowers, &c Ceiled with fir wood and gilt Complete destruction of, predicted David: Anxious to build. David: Being a man of war not permitted to build. David: Charged his princes to assist in building. David: Charged Solomon to build. David: Free will offering of the people for the building. David: Made preparations for building. David: Prayed that Solomon might have wisdom to build. David: Told by the prophet that Solomon should build. Divided into: The oracle or most holy place. Divided into: The porch. Divided into: The sanctuary or greater house. Filled with the cloud of glory Garnished with precious stones God promised to dwell in Historical notices of: Defiled and its treasures given by Ahaz to the king of Assyria. Historical notices of: Its treasures given by Hezekiah to the Assyrians to procure a treaty. Historical notices of: Pillaged and burned by the Babylonians. Historical notices of: Pillaged by Shishak king of Egypt. Historical notices of: Polluted by the idolatrous worship of Manasseh. Historical notices of: Purified and divine worship restored under Hezekiah. Historical notices of: Purified by Josiah. Historical notices of: Repaired by Jehoash at the institution of Jehoiada. Historical notices of: Repaired by Josiah in the 18th year of his reign. Historical notices of: Treasures of given by Jehoash to propitiate the Syrians. Illustrative of: Christ. Illustrative of: The bodies of saints. Illustrative of: The spiritual church. Its magnificence Sacred fire sent down from heaven at its dedication

Solemnly dedicated to God by Solomon Solomon: Applied to Hiram for a skilful workman to superintend, &c the building of. Solomon: Built without the noise of hammers, axe, or any tool. Solomon: Commenced second day of second month of fourth year of Solomon. Solomon: Contracted with Hiram for wood, stone, and labour. Solomon: Determined to build. Solomon: Employed all the strangers in preparing for. Solomon: Employed thirty thousand Israelites in the work. Solomon: Specially instructed for. Surrounded with spacious courts Surrounded with three stories of chambers communicating with the interior on the right side The ark of God brought into with great solemnity The floor and walls of, covered with cedar and fir wood The greater or outer house: Had door posts of olive wood carved and gilded. The greater or outer house: Had folding doors of fir wood carved and golden. The greater or outer house: Was forty cubits long. The oracle or most holy place: A partition of chains of gold between it and outer house. The oracle or most holy place: Separated from the outer house by a vail. The oracle or most holy place: The doors and the posts of, of olive wood carved and gilded. The oracle or most holy place: Two cherubims of gilded olive wood made within. The oracle or most holy place: Was twenty cubits every way. The porch of: One hundred and twenty cubits high. The porch of: Pillars of, with their chapiters described. The porch of: Twenty cubits long and ten broad. The whole inside and outside covered with gold Was but a temple built with hands Was called: House of the God of Jacob. Was called: Mount Zion. Was called: The house of the Lord. Was called: The mountain of the Lord`s house. Was called: Zion. Was finished in the eighth month of the eleventh year of Solomon Was lighted by narrow windows Was roofed with cedar Was seven years in building Was three score cubits longs, twenty broad, and thirty high