1 Kings 7 · Grade 4
Skill Used for God
Read and Think
Solomon spent thirteen years on his own palace buildings. They included the House of the Forest of Lebanon with its rows of cedar pillars, the Hall of Pillars, and the Hall of Judgment, where he sat to judge. Everything was built of costly stones, cut to measure and sawed with saws.
For the bronze work, Solomon brought Hiram from Tyre. Hiram was the son of a widow of Naphtali, and he was filled with wisdom, understanding, and skill. He cast two bronze pillars for the temple porch, decorated with lilies and rows of pomegranates. He named the right pillar Jachin and the left pillar Boaz.
Hiram also cast the sea, a huge bronze basin standing on twelve oxen. He made ten bronze stands with wheels, ten basins, and many pots, shovels, and bowls. Solomon made the golden furniture for inside the temple: the altar, the table for the bread of the presence, and ten lampstands. So all the work for the Lord's house was finished.
Show What You Know
Where did Solomon sit to judge?
What decorated the pillars?
How many bronze stands with wheels did Hiram make?
What golden furniture did Solomon make for the temple?
Word Bank Fill-In
Use the word bank to fill in each blank.
- They included the House of the Forest of Lebanon with its rows of cedar , the Hall of Pillars, and the Hall of Judgment, where he sat to judge.
- For the bronze work, Solomon brought from Tyre.
- He cast two pillars for the temple porch, decorated with lilies and rows of pomegranates.
- He named the right pillar and the left pillar Boaz.
- Hiram also cast the , a huge bronze basin standing on twelve oxen.
Think About It
God gave Hiram skill, and Hiram used it for God's house. What skill has God given you that you can use for Him?
The work for God's house was finished. What good work do you need to finish this week?
Memory Verse
“Thus all the work that King Solomon did in Yahweh’s house was finished. Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the vessels—and put them in the treasuries of Yahweh’s house.”
1 Kings 7:51 (WEB)
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Prayer
Dear God, thank You for beautiful things. Help me . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- How can you do your work carefully to honor God?
- What did the sea stand on?
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