1. The Coronation of Solomon
The United Kingdom
Lesson 29
The Coronation of Solomon
Carol Martin
1 Kings 6:1 – 7:51

2. The United Kingdom At the Time of Solomon Israel Under Solomon
Israel Today

3. Phoenicia
Joppa

4. 1 Kings 6:12-13: “As for this temple you are building, if you follow my decrees, observe my laws and keep all my commands and obey them, I will fulfill through you the promise I gave to David your father. And I will live among the Israelites and will not abandon my people Israel.”

5. 1. Religious Significance
Temple 101
1. Religious Significance
A permanent dwelling place for sacrifices for the Passover, the Feast of Tabernacles, and the Feast of Weeks. (Deuteronomy 16)

6. 2. Political and Economic Importance
Temple 101
2. Political and Economic Importance
Strategic location for commerce for both businesses and the people
An impressive temple was an indication of the wealth of the kingdom.

7. 3. Significance of the Temple Location
The site where David had built an altar to atone for his sin of initiating the census
Mount Moriah – where Abraham sacrificed a ram instead of Isaac
Jacob had his famous dream of a stairway to heaven – named it Bethel – House of God

8. Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem

9. Temple 101 – 4. Temple Design

10. Temple 101
4. Temple Design

13. Temple 101- 5. Temple Construction Materials

15. Temple 101
6. Temple History
First temple built by Solomon in 966 BC – lasted 374 years – destroyed by King Nebuchadnezzar
Second temple (under Nehemiah) finished in 515 BC – Romans destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD

17. 7. Symbolism of the Temple
Cultic and pagan symbolism
The Freemasons

18. 8. Spiritual Reality of the Temple
A preview of our New Covenant lives and our place in the body of Christ
The temple’s destruction was a symbol of the death penalty of sin

19. Ephesians 2:20-21: “We are members of God’s household built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets with Christ Jesus Himself as the chief cornerstone. In Him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in Him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by His Spirit.”

20. Revelation 21: “Behold, I saw a new heaven and a new earth; I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. ”

21. 1 Kings 6:19: He prepared the inner sanctuary within the temple to set the ark of the covenant of the Lord there.

22. A rut is nothing more than a grave with both ends kicked out
A rut is nothing more than a grave with both ends kicked out. - Tim Hansel

23. Psalm 63:1-5: “O God, you are my God, earnestly I see you; my soul thirsts for You, my body longs for You, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory. Because Your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. I will praise You as long as I live, and in Your name will I lift my hands. My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you.”

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