Lux Domini
And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread was,

What does 1 Kings 7:48 mean?

Christ is now the Temple and the Builder; the Altar and the Sacrifice; the Light of our souls, and the Bread of life; able to supply all the wants of all that have applied or shall apply to him.

Key themes

LoveWisdomJustice and mercyTemple

Read with

Keep this verse inside 1 Kings 7:48-51 and alongside a few nearby related passages.

Glossary

Shewbread Object

Ex. 25:30 (R. V. marg., “presence bread”); 1 Chr. 9:32 (marg., “bread of ordering”); Num. 4:7 : called “hallowed bread” (R. V., “holy bread”) in 1 Sam. 21:1-6 .