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Gentiles Building God's House
Commentators like Charles Spurgeon and Matthew Henry see the collaboration between Solomon (a Jew) and Hiram (a Gentile) as a powerful foreshadowing of the New Testament Church. They explain that just as Gentiles helped build the physical temple, God invites people from all nations to have a share in building His great spiritual house.
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1 Kings
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Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Kings 5:8–11
19th Century
Preacher
And I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir. My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the …
John Gill
On 1 Kings 5:10
17th Century
Pastor
So Hiram, gave Solomon cedar trees, and fir trees
Ordered his servants to cut them down from Lebanon, and sent them …
Matthew Henry
On 1 Kings 5:10–18
17th Century
Minister
The temple was chiefly built by the riches and labor of Gentiles, which typified their calling into the church. Solomon commanded, and they brought…