1 Kings 7:48 Meaning and Explanation
“And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread was,”
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Read Full Chapter →Solomon makes the golden vessels for the temple: the golden altar and the golden table for the showbread.
What Does 1 Kings 7:48 Mean?
The account turns from bronze to gold. Solomon makes the inner vessels of the temple: the golden altar of incense and the golden table on which the showbread, the bread of the Presence, was set before the Lord continually.
The bread upon the table was kept ever before God, a sign of His people held perpetually in His sight, and of His provision for them. The golden altar sent up incense like prayer ascending. Together they speak of fellowship with God, nourished and sustained in His presence. He who is the true bread of life keeps His own continually before the Father's face.
1 Kings 7:48 in the Original Language
lechem panim (לֶחֶם פָּנִים), 'showbread' -- literally 'bread of the face,' the bread set continually before the presence of God.
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What does 1 Kings 7:48 mean?
Solomon makes the golden vessels for the temple: the golden altar and the golden table for the showbread.