Solomon’s Temple

Solomon’s Temple is given great attention in our readings this week. As I write that it looks a bit wrong to call it Solomon’s Temple. It’s not his. He had it built, but we don’t always name a building after its architect or patron. It was for God.
Anyway–that’s what it is known as and I thought y’all might like to see some artist’s renditions to get a sense of what it may have looked like.

Enjoy. (My favorite is the second one. Be sure to click on it and read all the extra info!)

Interestingly, an Isaac Newton sketch of the temple
Click to see enlarged version (ESV Study Bible Illustration – another good example of why study Bible’s are great!)

And here is a video that is another interpretation (and the only one I found with such a tall front to the building–not sure how they did that math… but still interesting 3D look into things).

9 Replies to “Solomon’s Temple”

  1. Thank you. I learned a lot from the diagram. The video also helped me visualize the Temple built during Solomon’s reign. God bless you.

  2. This is AMAZING as I’m currently reading 1 Kings 5-6, and 2 Chronicles 2-3. The visual absolutely brings it to life, and obviously, helps me understand. Great work. God bless you all for your work.

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