King Hiram’s Role towards the Building of the
Temple (1 Kings 5:1 -12):
Temple (1 Kings 5:1 -12):
- King Hiram of Tyre was a friend of David.
- He sent congratulatory message to Solomon upon hearing of Solomon’s
succession to David. - Solomon in. turn sent word to Hiram about David’s
unsuccessful attempts to build the temple because of wars that faced him. - David’s initiatives included the acquisition of the land for the site and
arrangements for the supply of timber from Phoenicia, - Solomon decided to
build the temple in fulfillment of his father’s aspirations, - Thus Solomon,
after introducing himself to Hiram, had a treaty of friendship made to forge
peace and unity. - Solomon then made a request for the sale of cedar and
cypress wood to him by Hiram, - He further requested that the servants of
the king of Tyre work together with his servants as he was prepared to pay
them. - Hiram agreed and decided to have his servants cut the woods into
rafts and get them for shipping down the Mediterranean sea to Lebanon, - And
when this was done, Solomon was to pay by supplying food for the king’s
household, - Thus Hiram supplied Solomon with all the timber of cedars and
cypress wood desired while Solomon gave Hiram wheat and oil. - The building
of the temple provided a proper religious centre for the worship of Yahweh in
Israel.
Benefits of making friends:
- promotes love and peace,
- provides support for one another in times of need/mutual co-operation,
- encourages shared responsibility/teaming up to do things,
- promotes
trust, faithfulness and commitment, - opens up job opportunities
- offers
expertise knowledge/skills etc. - offers protection/defence and security,
- promotes companionship.
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