1 Kings 7:44 Meaning and Explanation

The list adds the great molten sea and the twelve oxen that carried it upon their backs. The single sea and its twelve bearers are recorded among Hiram's completed works.

One sea upheld by twelve oxen, like one cleansing borne up for the twelve tribes, finds its place in the inventory of God's house. The unity of the one and the fullness of the twelve are held together in a single line. So the people of God, gathered from many, are washed in one cleansing and made one before Him.