THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4. MOUNT MORIAH. Not mentioned since Genesis 22:2, nor ever again. MORIAH. Vision of Jah. Refers here to "where Jehovah appeared". WHERE. See note on 1 Chronicles 22:1. HAD PREPARED. Compare 1 Chronicles 22:14; 1 Chronicles 2:7.... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD. Hebrew. _ha-'elohlm,_ the [true or triune] God.... [ Continue Reading ]
ACCORDING TO. in the front of. AN HUNDRED AND TWENTY. Read "twenty" by. transposition of letters.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE GREATER HOUSE: i.e. the holy of holies. CIELED. covered. Walls as well as roof. FIR. cypress. FINE. pure. PALM TREES: i.e. artificial. CHAINS. wreathen work. Only found in connection with Tabernacle and Temple.... [ Continue Reading ]
POSTS. thresholds.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE MOST HOLY. the holy of holies. See note on Exodus 3:5.... [ Continue Reading ]
WEIGHT OF THE NAILS. These small and simple things not excluded. They held all together; and, though out of sight, are remembered and named by God.... [ Continue Reading ]
IMAGE WORK. carved work. This was no breach of the second commandment, for it was by the Divine Lawgiver's own direction.... [ Continue Reading ]
INWARD. toward the Ark.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE VAIL. Not mentioned in 1 Kings 6.... [ Continue Reading ]
THIRTY AND FIVE CUBITS. In 1 Kings 7:15. eighteen cubits. But there it is "apiece"; here they are reckoned together. See note on 1 Kings 7:15.... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAINS. wreathen work. THE ORACLE. See note on 2 Samuel 16:23.... [ Continue Reading ]
JACHIN... BOAZ. See notes on 1 Kings 7:21.... [ Continue Reading ]