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2 Chronicles 4:11–22, “And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basons. And Huram finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of God; 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. He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases; One sea, and twelve oxen under it. The pots also, and the shovels, and the fleshhooks, and all their instruments, did Huram his father make to king Solomon for the house of the LORD of bright brass. In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah. Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out. And Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon the shewbread was set; Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold; And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold; And the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers, of pure gold: and the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house of the temple, were of gold.”
Huram was the king who sent the craftsman to supervise and design all the fine work in the Temple, therefore he was credited with the work that was done. There were many different implements needed for the sacrifices and offering burnt on the altar. The ashes left over from the offerings had to be cleared away regularly or the entire place would become choked with ash. The pillars had decorated tops with beautiful decorations of pomegranates. The large water containers were placed on top of bases to hold them at the correct height for washing. When a sacrifice is burned the muscles in the animal contract, even though the animal is dead and has had its blood drained away, and fleshhooks were used to hold the sacrifice on the altar. Golden candlesticks were used to give light inside the Temple. They used small containers of oil with a wick rather than wax candles that are used today. Sometimes the lamps had to be put out so small snuffers were used to put the flame out. Gold was used wherever possible but brass was used when high heat was necessary, as in burnt offerings.
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