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There was cedar on the house within, carved with buds and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.
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No Stone Was Seen
Commentators see profound spiritual symbolism in the fact that 'no stone was seen.' Just as the rough structural stones were completely covered by beautiful, carved cedar, the Holy Spirit works within believers to cover their 'stony hearts.' This illustrates the inward beauty and spiritual transformation that makes a person 'all glorious within,' adorned with the graces of the Spirit.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Knops and open flowers - Rather, “gourds and opening flower-buds.” Imitations of the vegetable world are among the earliest of architectural…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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