Have a blessed rest.
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According to 1 Kings 7:20, there were 200 pomegranates cast in two rows around the capitals of the bronze pillars of the Temple. According to Jeremiah 52:23, four pomegranates in each row were set aside from the rest. I imagine that there were 96 of one size in each of the two rows with four larger pomegranates on opposite sides of the column, perhaps representing the four corners of the earth.
Bronze represents judgment, while four represents entirety of something--usually the world--and two sets of 200 may represent an appeal for mercy.
Consider that Jacob sent 200 female goats and 200 ewes to Esau, Abigail gave 200 loaves and 200 fig cakes to David, and Ziba gave 200 loaves and 200 fruits to David.
It's been a busy week, but, hey! We made it! Hope your day of rest is fulfilling, peaceful and enlightening. Take care, all!
This coming week, 23-29 March 2025 (23-29 Adar 5785), the Bible reading plan covers Pekudei (Accounts).
https://thebarkingfox.com/2025..../03/21/weekly-bible-
This coming week, 23-29 March 2025 (23-29 Adar 5785), the Bible reading plan covers Pekudei (Accounts).
https://thebarkingfox.com/2025..../03/21/weekly-bible-
And King Solomon sent and brought Hiram from Tyre.
1 Kings 7:13
Apparently Hiram was a popular name among the Phoenicians of Tyre. This man wasn't the same as King Hiram of Tyre, but the son of another Tyrian man and an Israelite woman from Naphtali.
Despite not being an Israelite himself (in God's plan, nationality is determined by the father, not the mother), God gave Hiram a phenomenal level of talent in bronzeworking, perhaps even to the level of prophecy, like Bezalel who built the furnishings of the Tabernacle.
God chooses whomever he wills without regard to our expectations or preferences.
It's that time! Let's get prepping for Shabbat this evening.
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