The Bible In Paintings, #125: SOLOMON BEGINS BUILDING GOD’S TEMPLE

Bing Images ^ | c. 2200 BC -- c. 95 AD | by the Father, Son & Holy Spirit

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SOLOMON
BEGINS BUILDING
GOD’S TEMPLE

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1^st. K I N G S . 4 – 8
New International Version, emphases added
Abrdgd – the complete text is in your Bible
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TO WATCH A BRIEF ANIMATION OF 1^ST KINGS

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CHAPTER 4

29 God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand on the seashore. 31 He was wiser than anyone else. And his fame spread to all the surrounding nations. 34 From all nations people came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom.

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CHAPTER 5

1 When Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king to succeed his father David, he sent his envoys to Solomon, because he had always been on friendly terms with David. 2 Solomon sent back this message to Hiram:

5 “I intend to build a temple for the Name of the Lord my God, as the Lord told my father David, when he said, ‘Your son whom I will put on the throne in your place will build the temple for my Name.’”

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PLAN YOUR WORK
AND
WORK YOUR PLAN

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The Valley of Jehoshophat between
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Modern Temple Mount (red shade) on Mount Moriah

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OH, QUIT YER WHININ’ AND YER BELLYACHIN’!
YOU’LL GET YOUR PICTURES SOON ENOUGH.
If you don’t knock it off, then I’ll just throw in a few
Picassos and Dalis, and you’ll go crazy trying
to figure out how they illustrate 1^st Kings. HA!
SO, FIRST THINGS FIRST!

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6 “So give orders that cedars of Lebanon be cut for me. My men will work with yours, and I will pay you for your men whatever wages you set.”

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7 When Hiram heard Solomon’s message, he was greatly pleased and said, “Praise be to the Lord today, for he has given David a wise son to rule over this great nation.”

8 So Hiram sent word to Solomon:

“I have received the message you sent me and will do all you want in providing the cedar and juniper logs. 9 My men will haul them down from Lebanon to the Mediterranean Sea, and I will float them as rafts by sea to the place you specify.”

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“King Hiram”

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“Hiram”
St John's Church, Chester, England
see detail below

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“Boaz” (“In Him is strength”) & “Jachin” (“He establishes”) were the 27’ bronze columns at the main entry

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“Temple Builders: David, Solomon, Hiram”

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by GUSTAVE DORÉ
“Cutting Down Cedars for the Construction of the Temple”

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BACKWARD ROWERS, PUSHING LOGS

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13 King Solomon conscripted laborers from all Israel. 15 Solomon had seventy thousand carriers and eighty thousand stonecutters in the hills.

CHAPTER 6

1 In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites came
out of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel,
he began to buildthe temple of the Lord.

2 The temple that King Solomon built for the Lord was sixty cubits long, twenty wide and thirty high. 7 In building the temple, only blocks dressed at the quarry were used, and no hammer, chisel or any other iron tool was heard at the temple site while it was being built.

9 So he built the temple and completed it, roofing it with beams and cedar planks.

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“Solomon Building the Temple”

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by PHILIP GALLE
“Solomon Building the Temple”

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18 The inside of the temple was cedar, carved with gourds and open flowers. Everything was cedar; no stone was to be seen.

19 He prepared the inner sanctuary within the temple to set the ark of the covenant of the Lord there. 20 The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty wide and twenty high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar. 21 Solomon covered the inside of the temple with pure gold, and he extended gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, which was overlaid with gold. 22 So he overlaid the whole interior with gold. He also overlaid with gold the altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary.

23 For the inner sanctuary he made a pair of cherubim out of olive wood, each ten cubits high. 27 He placed the cherubim inside the innermost room of the temple, with their wings spread out. 28 He overlaid the cherubim with gold.

37 The foundation of the temple of the Lord was laid in the fourth year,. 38 In the eleventh year the temple was finished in all its details according to its specifications. He had spent seven years building it.

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by Santi di Tito
“Building of the Temple of Salomon”

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→ a n d…. f i n a l l y ←

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For a marvelously detailed tour of ancient Jerusalem,
CLICK HERE to visit Wikimedia, then
CLICK ON IMAGE and ZOOM IN,
and begin your tour!
“The Ancient City of Jerusalem with Solomon's Temple”

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SNEAK PEEK: Next time,

SOLOMON CONTINUES
BUILDING GOD’S TEMPLE

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R E S O U R C E S

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If you'd like to see for yourself the Bing page
which yielded most of the works above, here is the link:

Hiram Of Tyre Sends Solomon Cedar Logs

Image Sources are provided for most individual works.
Where no attribution appears below a work,
the source did not provide the artist's name.
Works are numbered to facilitate your commenting.

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Links to three masters who painted Biblical scenes prolifically:

REMBRANDT HARMENSZOON van RIJN

GUSTAV DORÉ
241 wood engravings for
La Grande Bible de Tours

JAMES TISSOT
180 watercolors depicting Bible scenes

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Links to two Bibles with comprehensive illustrations:

The Art Bible (1896)

The Maciejowski-Morgan Bible (c.1245)

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This series keeps moving from one Bible passage to another,
so here is a fascinating and enjoyable link to assist in following along:
BIBLE TIMELINE

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Finally, here are links to the
PREVIOUS 124 POSTS IN THIS SERIES
with descriptive titles to assist you in finding those which interest you

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SPECIAL THANKS
to FReeper left that other site,
who allowed God to make her His conduit
for incomparable enthusiasm, encouragement,
education, advice and technical assistance!

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NOTES ON MY SELECTION CRITERIA

Q u a l i t y The Bible and its Author are my focus, not the art:
this is The Bible in Paintings, not “Great Paintings” nor even “Good Paintings.” So, works need not be masterpieces to qualify for inclusion here—they don’t need to be housed at the Louvre nor auctioned by Sotheby’s. They only need to illustrate successfully some aspect of the Biblical text or, frankly, just tickle my fancy, which I'm asking the Holy Spirit to guide. Often, artists misrepresent the Scripture, but unless the error is material, licentious or heretical I usually include the artwork, trusting that the Spirit is perfectly capable of defending Himself. So, with such forgiving filters, it means that you're seeing practically everything I'm finding.

P a c i n g

The pace may seem appallingly snail-like
to those eager to see their favorite events illustrated. My commission is to search for art on each Bible passage in sequence: if I find enough, then it becomes the next installment, even if undramatic; but where there is little or no art, that Bible passage goes untold here. The Bible is a thick book, as you know; but we'll get there eventually, Lord willing—this is His project, after all. Always remember:
love, joy, peace, patience kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness & self-control is a fruit of the Spirit!

S e q u e n c i n g

The Protestant Canon does not (indeed, it cannot)
follow a strictly chronological sequence. There are many examples where, for God's good purposes, stories are told out-of-order. Nevertheless, for the sake of simplicity, clarity, and my sanity, I have chosen to proceed linearly and methodically from Genesis onward, illustrating each Bible passage as we come to it. Where two passages cover the same incident I omit the second telling, excepting the four Gospels which I treat synoptically. Now, onward!

Art is merely the Toy Department of Bible study,
so I’m just having fun here—I hope you are, too!
Thank you for your understanding.

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[Hebrews 11:6]

At the Holy Spirit's prompting, I am surveying "Bible art" to give God glory, as many of these artists have done, and for my own amusement and learning; and I thought others might enjoy it and be blessed by it, too. My plan is to proceed methodically from left-to-right, Genesis to Revelation, as the Lord wills. Back soon with another.

The Bible encourages us to meditate on it (Ps. 1:1-3, 119:11-16, etc.); these artists have done so, and their works can assist us and enrich our own thoughts about biblical characters, incidents and concepts, and increase our faith in He who is behind it all. As you encounter and consider these images and the related Scriptures and the Spirit enlightens your understanding, please share it with us!

But it is not only oil-on-canvas that can so help us; I refer to the astonishing video series The Chosen, which strolls through the four Gospels at the most leisurely pace. The eight episodes of Season 1 are finished, and the second of a planned seven seasons is being filmed right now. I say "leisurely" because after an entire year’s viewing Jesus still has only seven of the apostles (although He's preparing to call up Thomas from the minor leagues--but Thomas is skeptical, of course). Anticipating a canvas of fifty-plus hours instead of a movie's paltry two hours, The Chosen turns the characters (especially including Jesus!) into three-dimensional humans and brings the Gospels alive--you have never seen anything even remotely like it! Here is the Official Trailer.

Here is a link for free viewing of The Chosen: “Works with your phone, tablet, and you can cast to your Roku or Chromecast.” Last fall I paid $34.98 for DVDs and ongoing internet access—best 35 bucks I’ve ever spent (I don’t recall how much our marriage license cost, but then it was 43 years ago).

[Hebrews 11:6]

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F o r . . y o u r

CONSIDERATION

ENJOYMENT

& BLESSING

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Good Morning!

(((HUGS)))

Have a Blessed day.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Same to ya!

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, Dan - a most impressive arry of Biblical Art!

"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!"

"God save all here!"

[Hebrews 11:6]

Happy to provide it, Tom!

[etabeta]

A great and interesting subject. Thank you.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Gotta have the Temple! Still two more days ahead.

[Forgiven_Sinner]

More detail than I expected. Thanks for this series Dan. Where’s #124.

[Forgiven_Sinner]

Never mind. I found it. It wasn’t on my first page of pings.

[Hebrews 11:6]

More detail than I expected.

The Temple was keenly anticipated for half a millennium and was finally achieved with great joy. Because the Temple carries such scriptural prominence, I endeavored to find and post comprehensively, in order to tell this important story fully. Much more to come.

[Forgiven_Sinner]

Your last image, the zoomable one of Jerusalem, was confusing. North was to the left and east to the top. The topology doesn’t really match Jerusalem very well. The temple doesn’t look like the first or second temple. Jesus came to the second temple, but His events are overlaid with Solomon’s temple.

That said, I appreciate the gate markings and the indications of where Jesus had significant activity.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Confused me, too, but it seemed to have enough value to be helpful. At least now we know where all the bodies are buried! I’m leaving it there for Parts 2 & 3.