2 Chronicles 4:2 Meaning and Explanation
“Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.”
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Read Full Chapter →A vast round basin of cast bronze, called the sea, is made to hold water for the temple service.
What Does 2 Chronicles 4:2 Mean?
This enormous cast-bronze basin, ten cubits across, was named the molten sea for its great size. It held the water used in the temple, standing in the court as a fixed reservoir for the sacred work of cleansing.
Before the priests could serve the holy God, they had to be washed. The sea answered a deep need: those who draw near the Lord must be made clean. Its still, abundant waters quietly preached that God provides the very cleansing his presence requires.
2 Chronicles 4:2 in the Original Language
yam (יָם), 'sea' -- the same word for the ocean, here naming the basin for its vast volume.
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What does 2 Chronicles 4:2 mean?
A vast round basin of cast bronze, called the sea, is made to hold water for the temple service.