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1 Kings 6:28
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He also overlaid the cherubim with gold.
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1 Kings 6:28 Meaning and Commentary
1 Kings 6:28
And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.
] Which may denote the purity and excellency of angels; or the precious gifts and graces of the Spirit, with which the witnesses of Christ are adorned.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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1 Kings 6:28 In-Context
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The first cherub's height was 15 feet and so was the second cherub's.
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Then he put the cherubim inside the inner temple. Since their wings were spread out, the first one's wing touched [one] wall while the second cherub's wing touched the other wall, and in the middle of the temple their wings were touching wing to wing.
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He also overlaid the cherubim with gold.
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He carved all the surrounding temple walls with carved engravings-cherubim, palm trees and flower blossoms-in both the inner and outer sanctuaries.
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He overlaid the temple floor with gold in both the inner and outer sanctuaries.
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