1 Reyes 6:23

23 Hizo también en el oráculo dos querubines de madera de oliva, cada uno de altura de diez codos

1 Reyes 6:23 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 6:23

And within the oracle he made two cherubim [of] olive tree,
&c.] Or of the oil tree, as in ( Isaiah 41:19 ) ; see ( Nehemiah 8:15 ) ; for there are other trees besides olives, out of which oil is pressed, as pine trees, cypress trees and which some think are here meant; though the Targum interprets it of the olive tree: these cherubim are different from those made by Moses, and were besides them; these were larger than they; these were made of olive wood, they of gold; these stood on the floor of the house, they at the two ends of the mercy seat, and were made out of it, and were with it in this holy place in Solomon's temple: these two cherubim may be emblems of the angels in their greatness and glory, who are always in the presence of God, behold his face, and wait to do his will; or it may be rather of the two witnesses, said to be the two olive trees standing before the God of the whole earth, ( Revelation 11:3 Revelation 11:4 ) ; who have boldness to enter into the holiest of all, and have sight and knowledge of the mysteries of the ark and mercy seat; have their commission from heaven, and speak according to the oracles of God; these are said to be of image work, ( 2 Chronicles 3:10 ) ; that is, of various forms, as the thee of a man, a lion, an ox, and eagle, ( Ezekiel 1:10 ) . Dr. Lightfoot thinks ^F7 they resembled the two Testaments, which in their beginning and end reach the two sides of the world, the creation and the last judgment, and in the middle do sweetly join the one to the other:

[each] ten cubits high;
half as high as the most holy place; emblems either of the high angels, those thrones, dominions, principalities, and powers, or of men of uncommon size as to their gifts and grace.

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FOOTNOTES:

F7 Prospect of the Temple, c. 15. sect. 4.

1 Reyes 6:23 In-Context

21 Así que vistió Salomón de oro puro la Casa por dentro, y cerró la puerta del oráculo con cadenas de oro, y lo vistió de oro

22 Vistió pues de oro toda la Casa hasta el cabo; y asimismo vistió de oro todo el altar que estaba delante del oráculo

23 Hizo también en el oráculo dos querubines de madera de oliva, cada uno de altura de diez codos

24 Un ala del querubín tenía cinco codos, y la otra ala del mismo querubín otros cinco codos; así que había diez codos desde la punta de un ala hasta la punta de la otra

25 Asimismo el otro querubín tenía diez codos; porque ambos querubines eran de un tamaño y de una hechura