2 Chronicles 3:8 Meaning and Explanation
“And he made the most holy house, the length whereof was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.”
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What Does 2 Chronicles 3:8 Mean?
At the heart of the temple is the most holy house, the inner sanctuary, a perfect cube of twenty cubits, overlaid with an astonishing weight of fine gold. This was the room where the ark would rest, the place of God's nearest presence.
The flawless square and the abundance of gold mark this as the holiest ground on earth. Yet a veil would keep it closed to all but one man, one day a year. The room's glory and its barrier together cry out for the moment that veil would tear, opening the holiest place to all who come through Christ.
2 Chronicles 3:8 in the Original Language
qodesh haqodashim (קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים) -- 'holy of holies,' a Hebrew way of naming the very holiest place.
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What does 2 Chronicles 3:8 mean?
The most holy place, a perfect twenty-cubit square, is overlaid with six hundred talents of fine gold.