2 Chronicles 3:10

2 Chronicles 3:10 says, And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold.  We continue with the account of the particulars of the building of the temple.  Everything was still being overlaid with gold.  Solomon wanted to make everything beautiful for God, but God still wasn't going to be confined to a building, and no matter how beautiful we make church buildings today, God is not going to be confined there.  Verse eleven adds, And the wings of the cherubims were twenty cubits long: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.  This verse and the next two give the size of the cherubim.  Verse twelve continues, And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other cherub.  Verse thirteen concludes, The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.  Verse fourteen states, And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.  The cherubim were standing on their feet with their wings spread, facing inward, or away from the people.  The veil was made to separate the people from the holy of holies, but the veil was rent when Jesus Christ died for our sins.  We all have equal access to God through Jesus Christ and don't have to go through anyone else to know His will for our life.  Verse fifteen adds, Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the chapiter that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.  Solomon made some high pillars and put chapiters, or caps, on top of them.  Verse sixteen continues, And he made chains, as in the oracle, and put them on the heads of the pillars; and made an hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.  He also made ornate chains to put on the heads of the pillars.  I believe the only real purpose of these was to make the temple look more impressive.  This may not be the case, but I do know that we should never do anything in the name of God just to make what we are doing or ourselves look impressive.  Verse seventeen concludes, And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.  Solomon had the two pillars raised before the temple and named them.  Matthew Henry implies that the names meant establishment and strength.