1 Kings 7:21 Meaning and Explanation
“And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →He erects the two pillars at the temple porch, naming the right one Jachin and the left one Boaz.
What Does 1 Kings 7:21 Mean?
The two great pillars are raised at the entrance of the temple and given names. The right is called Jachin, meaning "he shall establish," and the left Boaz, meaning "in him is strength." Together the names form a quiet confession at the very doorway of God's house.
To name the pillars was to preach a sermon in bronze. All who entered to worship passed between "he establishes" and "in him is strength," reminded that the house, the kingdom, and their own lives stood not by human might but by God. The Lord alone establishes, and in Him alone is our strength; on Him every faithful life is founded and held.
1 Kings 7:21 in the Original Language
Yakin / Boaz (יָכִין / בֹּעַז) -- 'he establishes' and 'in him is strength,' a confession of God's power set at the temple door.
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What does 1 Kings 7:21 mean?
He erects the two pillars at the temple porch, naming the right one Jachin and the left one Boaz.