1 Kings 6:31 Meaning and Explanation
“And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall.”
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Read Full Chapter →Doors of olive wood, with lintel and side posts, are set at the entrance to the inner sanctuary.
What Does 1 Kings 6:31 Mean?
At the entrance to the oracle Solomon places doors of olive wood, framed by a lintel and side posts measured as a portion of the wall. A real doorway now marks the way into the most holy place.
There is a door into the presence of God, a true and guarded way in. The doorway both invites and reminds: here is the threshold of the Holy One, not to be crossed carelessly. Long after, the promise comes that God Himself would open the way to His presence, so that the door once narrowly guarded might be entered with confidence through the One who is the door.
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What does 1 Kings 6:31 mean?
Doors of olive wood, with lintel and side posts, are set at the entrance to the inner sanctuary.