Wisdom & Truth Verses
Every verse of God's eternal Word carries wisdom and truth. A home for all the rich teachings not captured elsewhere.
And the thickness of it {was} an handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; {and} it received and held three thousand baths. {with flowers...: or, like a lilyflower}
And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south.
{To wit}, the two pillars, and the pommels, and the chapiters {which were} on the top of the two pillars, and the two wreaths to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which {were} on the top of the pillars;
And four hundred pomegranates on the two wreaths; two rows of pomegranates on each wreath, to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which {were} upon the pillars. {upon: Heb. upon the face of}
He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases; {lavers: or, caldrons}
And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, {made he of} gold, {and} that perfect gold; {perfect...: Heb. perfections of gold}
For the cherubims spread forth {their} wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
And they drew out the staves {of the ark}, that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there it is unto this day. {there...: or, they are there}
But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever.
But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!
Then hear thou from the heavens, {even} from thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for; that all people of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as {doth} thy people Israel, and may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name. {this...: Heb. thy name is called upon this house}