1 Kings 6:16 Meaning and Explanation
“And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.”
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Read Full Chapter →At the rear, a cedar-lined room of twenty cubits is set apart as the oracle, the most holy place.
What Does 1 Kings 6:16 Mean?
At the back of the house Solomon partitions off a space of twenty cubits, paneled in cedar floor and walls. This innermost room is named the oracle, the most holy place, the very heart of the temple.
Here is the holiest room of all, set apart within the larger holy house. Layer within layer leads toward the place of God's nearest presence. The most holy place reminds us that nearness to God is precious and guarded, approached with reverence. Drawing near to the Holy One is the goal toward which the whole house, and all worship, is ordered.
1 Kings 6:16 in the Original Language
qodesh haqodashim (קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים), 'most holy place' -- literally 'holy of holies,' the holiest of all.
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What does 1 Kings 6:16 mean?
At the rear, a cedar-lined room of twenty cubits is set apart as the oracle, the most holy place.