1 Kings 7:26 Meaning and Explanation
“And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths.”
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Read Full Chapter →The sea was a handbreadth thick, its rim shaped like a cup with lily blossoms, holding two thousand baths.
What Does 1 Kings 7:26 Mean?
The basin's wall was a handbreadth thick, sturdy bronze, and its rim flared outward like the lip of a cup, finished with lily blossoms. Its great capacity was about two thousand baths, many thousands of gallons.
Strength and beauty meet again: a wall thick enough to hold a flood, a rim graceful as a flower. The vessel of cleansing was made both strong and lovely, able to hold an abundance of water. So the grace of God that washes His people is not a trickle but an ocean, deep enough for every need, and its overflow is beautiful to behold.
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What does 1 Kings 7:26 mean?
The sea was a handbreadth thick, its rim shaped like a cup with lily blossoms, holding two thousand baths.