Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-02

When King Solomon was advanced
to the throne Of Israel, he found himself
In possession Of vast amount Of
money, treasured up by his royal father
lOf the purpose OF building a temple
David had also purchased a suitable
site ON Mount MoHJh and had com.
pleted mos, Of the plans for the build.
Ing. This was done hy the approval ol
God, through the Prophet Nathan "a
sam. vii.I-I5I. Solomon could, there
fore, commence the great work without
delay
The 6rst step he took was to form an
alliance with Hiram, the king Of Tyre,
IN order 10 have access TO Lebanon
with It's. splendid forests ol majestic
ccdafs. Hiram blessed God ior the OPP
poftunily Of having the famous King OF
Jerusalem for his friend and tie work Of
cutting timber was at once begun.
Thirty thousand men were summoned
OF Israel and sent into the mountains
Here they were joined by Hiram8 men.
The great cedar trees were iclled and
fioatcd along the coast, probably 10
Jailn, and rom there transported To
Jerusalem. For the timber Solomon
paid Hiram yearly tribute Of 10000
measures Of wheat and 20 measures Of
pure oil.
Besides these workmen four score
th5usani stone cutters and three score
and ten thousand were employed that
carried burdens, eyer which were 5 500
| ovcrsees. 1t is probable that this great
force did not work simultaneously, but
in rotation, giving them opportunity 20
lool; to their own business as well as TO
S0sk or the temple.
In the fourth year OF his ascension to
the throne. the King laid the foundation.
and the building was completed IN
seven years.
The temple Of Solomon was built In
the main according to the plan OF the
tabernacle. But h 'ras much larger and
more deliberately decorated.
The whole length OF Il was los feet.
the breadth IS, aud the height s. feet.
| Before the entrance was q porch which
lowered over the main building to the
magnificent height Of sio feet The
maln building was on three sides sur.
rounded 10y rows OF chambers, each
n-afly nine feet square, designated for
various purposes connected with the
temple service, which, however, the
historian has not deemed necessary 10
describe. These side chambers reached
up 20 about half the height % the walls
OF the main building, leaving room for
the windows above.
The walls of this temple were built OF
! hcwn stones II was, like the taber.
nacle, divisd into two apartments.
The walls inside were lined with cedar
wood, carved with floral designs.
The Holy Of HOLES, also called the
orlclcs, was a room 5Stcct by thirty
live, and the same height. As the
temple itself was 50 feet high, this
LETT second story above The Holy
Of HOLES. In which Michaelis thinks die
| tabernacle and other relies were slowed
away The interior Of this most sacred
place was entirely covered with gold.
a particular ornament consisted Of Two
cherubim made OF olive wood, each
seventeen and half feet high. and
OVERLAND with pnTc gold. These figures
we're SO placed thar lheir outstretched
wings" were spread from wall 10 wall
Between these two magnificent figures
| tbr lrk was placed on the day OF dcdi.
cation The veil closing the entrance
to this holy place w9s similar to the one
In the tabernacle.
Inc ante-foom was also most mhg
nifcen,ly decorated with carved fora
designs and gold, and furnished With an
altar, table and ten candlesticks, M o.
gold. Folding doors closed the en-
trance TO this apartment.
ia the portico two pillars were erect
ed each seventy feet high. These ART
infinitely desl riLed IN Kings, VII, y
~, and ? Chrou. u. 1917. They were
| cast Of brass and named, one iachln and
the other B1lz. meaning respectively
"He will establish" and "ln Him /.
strength" il seems that from the top
OF these pillars chains OF curious work
manship were drawn into the interior @
the temple, there connecting with SINH
lar ,haini around ihe walls. The obIec
ofthis arrangement Is not stated, but I
is possible that through these chains
which went behind the veil, some effect
OF the glory Of the Lord resting on tn,
mercy seat were manifested to the PEG
pie on the outside. Paul certainly Al
ludrs 10 these chains when he speaks
about the hope Of the Christians IN tn,
following words: (which hope we hay,
as an anchor Tor chain Of the soul, boil
sure and sieadiast, and which eniere,l
into that Viihln the veil" (Heb. VI
Ig1
The Tabernacle had Caly one enclo
sure while the temple had three. Tn