Tuesday; December 19
Recently, a Bible Class I have been teaching, has been discussing the temple(s) in Jerusalem. During one of the discussions, someone pointed out something interesting about the temple Solomon built for God, “The house, while it was being built, was built of stone prepared at the quarry, and there was neither hammer nor axe nor any iron tool heard in the house while it was being built.” (I Kings 6:7). In essence, the stones used to construct the temple were measured, shaped, pre-fitted and sent to the worksite ready to be used to put into place. They didn’t need to be shaped on site, they arrived on scene ready to be used. As we reflected on this statement of fact, I came across another passage, this one in the New Testament, which uses the analogy of temple stones in this way, “… you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” (I Peter 2:5). In describing Christians