48 Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of Yahweh: the golden altar, and the table whereupon the show bread was, of gold;
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See the note to 1-Kings 6:20 and notes at 2-Chronicles 4:19-22.
And Solomon made all the vessels that [pertained] unto the house of the LORD: the (x) altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread [was],
(x) This was done according to the form that the Lord prescribed to Moses in Exodus.
And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the Lord,.... That is, he ordered them to be made, even all that were in the tabernacle of Moses; all were newly made, excepting the ark, mercy seat, and cherubim:
the altar of gold; the altar of incense, which was made of cedar, covered with gold, 1-Kings 6:20, hence called the golden altar, Revelation 8:3.
and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread was; this includes all the tables, for there were ten of them, 2-Chronicles 4:8 where they are said to be placed, five on the right hand, and five on the left; which, according to the Jews (k), were not on the right and left of the temple, but on the right and left of the table of Moses, and which being placed on the north side, these must be also, Exodus 40:22 there being more tables in the temple than in the tabernacle may denote the greater provision of spiritual food in the word and ordinances of the Gospel church, of which the temple was a figure, than under the legal dispensation.
(k) T. Bab. Meuachot, fol. 98. Kimchi in loc. Targum in 2 Chron. iv. 8.
Christ is now the Temple and the Builder; the Altar and the Sacrifice; the Light of our souls, and the Bread of life; able to supply all the wants of all that have applied or shall apply to him. Outward images cannot represent, words cannot express, the heart cannot conceive, his preciousness or his love. Let us come to him, and wash away our sins in his blood; let us seek for the purifying grace of his Spirit; let us maintain communion with the Father through his intercession, and yield up ourselves and all we have to his service. Being strengthened by him, we shall be accepted, useful, and happy.
the altar of gold--that is, the altar of incense.
Vessels - Such as Moses had made only these were larger, and richer, and more. Table of gold - Under which, are comprehended both all the utensils belonging to it, and the other ten tables which he made together with it.
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