1 Kings 7:13-51: The temple, the palace, the furnishings...Oh my!

Rev. Timothy Sims of St. John Lutheran Church in Chester, IL joins host Rev. Brady Finnern to study 1 Kings 7:13-51. Bronze pillars, stands, sea of cast metal, oxen, cherubim, palm trees, and lions...oh my.  The LORD gave Solomon a very detailed list of furnishings to assure that everyone knew where to be made clean by the water and the bloody sacrifices.   In the Temple everything was covered by gold, showing the purity and sacredness of God’s presence.  We may not have churches made of gold, but we do have the presence of our LORD whose blood cleanses us from all sin.  Come into the presence of the LORD around the Word to receive a glimpse of what it was like in the Temple and what it will be like in heaven.