2 Kings 25:14
2 Kings 25:14 Meaning and Explanation
“And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.”
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Read Full Chapter →All the bronze utensils used in temple service are carried off.
What Does 2 Kings 25:14 Mean?
The plunder continues down to the smaller items: the pots, shovels, lamp-trimmers, and dishes, every bronze vessel used by the priests in their ministry. Nothing of value is left in the gutted sanctuary.
Even the humblest tools of worship are stripped away, as if to say that an entire way of life has been carried into exile. Yet the God served by these vessels needs no vessel to be Himself. He would teach His people that He could be sought and found far from the altar, and would one day pour out His Spirit on all who call upon Him.
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What does 2 Kings 25:14 mean?
All the bronze utensils used in temple service are carried off.