1. The significance of Solomon’s administrative buildings
Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished his entire house . . . 2 He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon . . . 6 And he made the Hall of Pillars . . . 7 And he made the Hall of the Throne where he was to pronounce judgment, even the Hall of Judgment . . . 8 His own house where he was to dwell, in the other court back of the hall, was of like workmanship. Solomon also made a house like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter whom he had taken in marriage.
1 Kings 7:1–8 (ESV)
2. The significance of the temple furnishings outside the temple
The significance of the gifted worker
13 And King Solomon sent and brought Hiram from Tyre. 14 He was the son of a widow of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in bronze. And he was full of wisdom, understanding, and skill for making any work in bronze. He came to King Solomon and did all his work. 1 Kings 7:13–14 (ESV)
The significance of the two front pillars
21 He set up the pillars at the vestibule of the temple. He set up the pillar on the south and called its name Jachin, and he set up the pillar on the north and called its name Boaz. 1 Kings 7:21 (ESV)
The significance of the sea of cast metal
23 Then he made the sea of cast metal . . . It held two thousand baths. 1 Kings 7:23–26 (ESV)
The significance of the 10 bronze stands
27 He also made the ten stands of bronze. . . . 39 And he set the stands, five on the south side of the house, and five on the north side of the house. And he set the sea at the southeast corner of the house. 1 Kings 7:27; 39 (ESV)
3. The significance of golden vessels inside the temple
48 So Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of the Lord: the golden altar, the golden table for the bread of the Presence, 49 the lampstands of pure gold, five on the south side and five on the north, before the inner sanctuary; the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of gold; 50 the cups, snuffers, basins, dishes for incense, and fire pans, of pure gold; and the sockets of gold, for the doors of the innermost part of the house, the Most Holy Place, and for the doors of the nave of the temple. 1 Kings 7:48–50 (ESV)
Solomon applies David’s dedication
51 Thus all the work that King Solomon did on the house of the Lord was finished. And Solomon brought in the things that David his father had dedicated, the silver, the gold, and the vessels, and stored them in the treasuries of the house of the Lord. 1 Kings 7:51 (ESV)