June 29, 2026
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Reading along with us in 2 Chronicles and Luke? Here’s today’s reading:
2 Chronicles 3 (NIV)
Solomon Builds the Temple
1 Then Solomon began to build the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to his father David. It was on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite, the place provided by David. 2 He began building on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign.…..Continue Reading
The artisans are now on staff and the building materials collected and so begins the building of the temple. So detailed, so beautiful, and so ordered….just like of God! Nothing taken for granted and everything is used for His glory!
2 Chronicles 3
Psalm 128; Ezekiel 48; 2 Chronicles 3
A video showing a visual representation of the temple:
https://youtu.be/Xt6lQAe8ues
2 chronicles chapters 3 and 4 – made me feel like this, we are like a battery and as soon as we leave Sunday morning service the battery is starting to drain and as we go through the week if we don’t recharge by reading our Bible or going to a bible study and being with other believers we will be on low power. So we need to stay in the word so we can be strong.
Great analogy, Rich!
I read this chapter last night and continue to be amazed at the intricacy, specificity and beauty of how the temple was made. I look forward to see what the heavenly one is like. And a few years ago I saw the measurements given for the footprint of the temple, and measured the footprint of our building and they are very close. So you therefore get a sense of how big the temple was.
There is one major problem with my analogy. I was reading from second Corinthians chapters 3 and 4 . I just realised when I came home from work didn’t put it together earlier , just read it and put my thoughts .
I looked up some pictures online of what Solomons temple may have looked like, and was floored by the beauty, splendor and perfection of the place. People must have been awestruck by it!
The temple must have been beautiful. Made me think of what will it be like in the actual temple in heaven.
Steve and I had an extended conversation about what the cherubim looked like.
2 Chronicles 3
2 Chronicles 3 It’s hard to even imagine such beauty! God must have been beyond pleased