1 Kings 7:38

1 Kings 7:38 says, Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver.  We are told more about the lavers, or large basins.  Matthew Henry says that they needed these to be physically clean when coming into the Temple, just as we must be spiritually clean when coming before God today.  Verse thirty-nine adds, And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over against the south.  The lavers were divided with five on the right side and five on the left.  This would have given the people greater access, and people today have plenty of access to Jesus Christ.  He is not found in just one place, and He is the only One who can make us spiritually clean.  Verse forty continues, And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the LORD:  When Hiram finished these, he had completed the work on the Temple that he was doing for Solomon.  When Jesus Christ died on the cross and rose again, He completed the work of salvation done for the Heavenly Father on behalf of every sinner.  It is completed, but it is up to each individual to accept salvation.  Verse forty-one states, The two pillars, and the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the top of the two pillars; and the two networks, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars;  The next few verses tell us more about how the Temple looked and functioned.  Verse forty-two adds, And four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, even two rows of pomegranates for one network, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were upon the pillars;  Verse forty-three continues, And the ten bases, and ten lavers on the bases;  Verse forty-four says, And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea;  Verse forty-five adds, And the pots, and the shovels, and the basons: and all these vessels, which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the LORD, were of bright brass.  We are told that all these implements were made of bright brass.  Verse forty-six continues, In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan.  These were cast, or made, in the plain between Succoth and Zarthan.  Verse forty-seven concludes, And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding many: neither was the weight of the brass found out.  Solomon did not weigh the vessels because there were so many of them, nor did he weigh the brass.  There were plenty to do the work, so the weight was unimportant.  We do not know the physical weight of the cross, only that it was heavy, and the spiritual weight was even heavier, but it was enough to complete the task of redemption.  Verse forty-eight states, And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread was,   The vessels used inside the Temple were made of gold.  Verse forty-nine adds, And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold,  The candlesticks, lamps, and tongs were made of pure gold.  Though not made of gold, our hearts should be as pure as we can get them when we worship God.  Verse fifty continues, And the bowls, and the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, to wit, of the temple.  Everything within the Temple was made of pure gold.  There never will be such a Temple again, but we don't need one.  The heart of each believer is the Temple of the Holy Spirit today, and it is much more precious than any silver or gold.  Verse fifty-one concludes, So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the LORD. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated; even the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, did he put among the treasures of the house of the LORD.  When the Temple was completed, Solomon brought in all the things that David had dedicated.  When the work of redemption was completed on the cross, Jesus Christ brought in everything necessary for salvation.