1 Kings 7:48-50

1 Kings 7:48-50

[48] And Solomon  made  all the vessels  that pertained unto the house  of the LORD:  the altar  of gold,  and the table  of gold,  whereupon the shewbread  [49] And the candlesticks  of pure  gold,  five  on the right  side, and five  on the left,  before  the oracle,  with the flowers,  and the lamps,  and the tongs  of gold,  [50] And the bowls,  and the snuffers,  and the basons,  and the spoons,  and the censers  of pure  gold;  and the hinges  of gold,  both for the doors  of the inner  house,  the most  place, and for the doors  of the house,  to wit, of the temple. 

What does 1 Kings 7:48-50 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

As in the Mosaic tabernacle, the metals used expressed the glory of God. The closer to the ark, the throne of Yahweh, the more valuable was the metal used. Everything inside the temple was gold or gold plated, and outside the temple there was bronze. While the ordinary Israelite did not see the inside of the temple, he or she would have known of its glory. Perhaps this section ( 1 Kings 7:48-50) is shorter than the former one ( 1 Kings 7:13-47) because the majority of the people, who were not priests, did not see these furnishings.
"The candelabra were arranged down the length of the main sanctuary to give light on these tables ( Exodus 25:31-40)." [1]