2 Chronicles 2:14 Meaning and Explanation
“The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father.”
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Read Full Chapter →The craftsman has an Israelite mother from Dan and a Tyrian father, and is masterful in every material and design.
What Does 2 Chronicles 2:14 Mean?
Huram describes the craftsman's heritage and gifts. His mother was an Israelite of the tribe of Dan, his father a man of Tyre, so he bridges both peoples. He is skilled in every material and able to execute any design set before him, working in harmony with Solomon's craftsmen.
This man of mixed parentage, gifted beyond measure, foreshadows how God draws together the talents of many backgrounds for his purposes. No boundary of nation or birth limits the gifts God can use. The house of the LORD would rise through the joined hands of Israelite and foreigner alike, a quiet sign that his purposes reach to all peoples.
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What does 2 Chronicles 2:14 mean?
The craftsman has an Israelite mother from Dan and a Tyrian father, and is masterful in every material and design.