God gave His word to man in perfect form. If this was important to Him, He must also be concerned about passing that word to later generations in identically perfect form.
This chapter and the next mark the height of Solomon’s reign. But there is a warning here too. We will see later how his wealth and his wives draw him away from the Lord.
In this lesson you will learn and see the accuracy that Solomon in his wisdom built the temple of the Lord. Critics have often made light of the mathematical inaccuracy of this description. Remember, God’s word is perfect.
The passage lists the various aspects of the temple as part of this pattern that God had given him. Therefore, the pattern for Solomon’s temple comes from God and must have special spiritual significance.
What is the flying roll and why is it a curse? How can this curse also provide access to God?
