Solomon Builds the Temple
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As Solomon began to build the house of the Lord, God came to remind him that the temple would not contain or hold God by some magical power. Instead, God would choose to dwell among His people as long as the king and the people kept God’s commandments and walked in His ways. Solomon’s craftsmen spent seven years constructing and decorating the temple with cedar, cypress, olive wood, gold overlays, and intricate carvings. The temple’s exquisite decorations of palm trees, cherubim, and flowers depicted the Garden of Eden and the beauty of God’s creation. Solomon also started work on his own palace, which took twice as long to build. This focus on self may have been a sign of Solomon’s eventual downward spiral. Solomon ended up marrying seven hundred wives and had three hundred concubines! And “when Solomon was old his wives turned away his heart after other gods, and his heart was not wholly true to the Lord his God” (1 Kings 11:4).
Chapel of the Cross--Lutheran
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