Day 1 · The Bronze Altar and Molten Sea
2 Chronicles 4:1–5
1He made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high. 2He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference. 3Below the rim, figures of oxen encircled it, ten per cubit all the way around the Sea, cast in two rows as a part of the Sea. 4The Sea stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea rested on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center. 5It was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold three thousand baths.
Berean Standard Bible
Observe
Which direction did the twelve oxen under the Sea face, and how were their hindquarters positioned?
Apply
The temple furnishings were crafted with care and order; what is one routine in your life you can approach with intentional care this week?
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