| “The weight of the brass could not be found out” (2 Chronicles 4:18). |
| This statement is made twice in the Bible concerning the amount of brass used in the building of Solomon’s temple. See if you can find the verse in 1st Kings that also says this. Why was the weight of the brass so hard to find out? |
| When all the measurements are given concerning the materials used in the temple, most of them are carefully recorded. The amount of gold used was very large, yet we know how much there was (1 Chronicles 22:14). Even the weight of the nails used in the building is recorded (2 Chronicles 3:9). But somehow the weight of the brass (or copper) could not be found out. |
| In the Word of God, brass (or copper) speaks of judgment. You will recall that the serpent on the pole that the Lord told Moses to make was of brass. Also, the altar on which sacrifices were to be offered was covered with brass, had a brass grate, and had instruments of brass. All this speaks of judgment. It is a picture to us of what the Lord Jesus suffered on the cross for sin. |
| No one will ever know how much the Lord Jesus suffered for sin on the cross. Even when we are with Him up in heaven for all eternity, we will never know what He suffered for us. It is for this reason that the weight of the brass used in the temple could not be found out. Brass was used for many things in the temple, but the Lord saw to it that no one kept track of all the brass that was used. The Lord wants to remind us of how much He suffered for our sins. |
