Interesting facts about solomons temple bible charts. The name solomon is as completely cabalistic as the powers attributed to the great founder of our craft. According to the biblical narrative, solomons temple, also known as the first temple, was a. Traditionvarious aspects of worship in deuterocanonical and cognate. Masonic degrees are connected to the story of the construction of king solomon s temple first temple, and the events that surrounded the building of the temple. King solomon s temple in the masonic tradition, masonic classics horne, alex on. Calvary solomon, life of beginning the first temple solomon s temple then solomon began to build the house of the lord in jerusalem on mount moriah, where the lord had appeared to his father david, at the place that david had prepared on the threshing floor of ornan the jebusite. We find the holy of holies, which masonic tradition holds as the meeting place of the lodge of master masons, aligning with the head.
In this the masonic tradition again agrees with the jewish, for we find in the third chapter of the treatise on the temple written by the celebrated maimonides, the following narrative. Hiram abiff also hiram abif or the widows son is the central character of an allegory presented to all candidates during the third degree in freemasonry hiram is presented as the chief architect of king solomon s temple. King solomons temple, the temple legend is a name that i give to that legend or tradition which traces the origin of freemasonry as an organized institution to the temple of solomon and to the builders, jewish and tyrian, who were employed in the construction of that edifice. Foundations of freemasonry seriesthe temple of solomonthe hebrew. Masonic tradition inform us, that at the building of king solomons temple, fifteen fellowcrafts discovering that the temple was almost finished, and not having the. King solomons temple and the story of the third degree. In a certain sense, he was regarded as the father of the workmen on the temple. But there is a hidden side of king solomon, a side that has been repressed from the western mythos, just as we hide the darker. King solomons temple as a symbol to freemasonry freemason.
The building of king solomons temple masonic history. King hiram is known to have responded with the following words. Masonic ritual states that a lodge has three lights, situated east, west and south none in the north, because of the situation of king solomons temple, that having been situated so far north of the elliptic, that the sun or moon at meridian height could dart no ray of light in the north part of it. According to the masonic legend, hiram abiff was a man of tyre, the son of a widow, and the chief architect of the temple built by king solomon. My brother, masonic tradition informs us that at the building of king solomon s temple, there were three principal classes of workmen, each of whom, as a distinctive badge, wore. The destruction and rebuilding of the temple of king solomon. The columns of the porch of solomons temple the temple of. There were times when they turned to idolatry and had to brought back to the path of righteousness.
This king is presumed to have been rehoboam, whose father and grandfather were the individual monarchs immortalized under the names of david and solomon. King solomons temple has a central place in freemasonry so we are compiling this page with information about king solomon, the temple and its place in the craft. In the islamic tradition solomon is regarded as a prophet and representative of allah. As king, solomon continues the task his father began which was to build the temple. The spiritual heart of many esoteric societies, the temple of solomon was located atop the temple mount in jerusalem, a site venerated by the three great monotheistic religions as the intersection of divine and human. This stone of foundation, the tradition states, was subsequently removed by king solomon, and, for wise purposes, deposited in a secret and safer place.
Solomons temple was paved with black and white stones. However, during that period faith and worship of the lord among the jews wavered. The bibles description of solomon s temple also called the first temple suggests that the inside ceiling was was 180 feet long, 90 feet wide, and 50 feet high. He began to build the temple about four years after he became king. Then he went and sent word to jehoshaphat the king of judah, saying, the king of. Master of king solomon s lodge, kingston, jamaica, also a. The universal language of freemasonry gutenberg open science. King solomon s temple and the story of the third degree. Apr 30, 2016 king solomons temple a symbol to freemasonry. Pdf the secrets of solomon temple discover the hidden truth.
Its construction is chronicled in the first book of kings, which begins at the end of king davids reign and the crowning of solomon. Before commencing the subject of my address, permit me to remind you of a question with which you are all familiar, from the very beginning of your masonic career. The word abiff is variously translated, but can mean his father, and the name is often explained as hiram, my father. My brother, masonic tradition informs us that at the building of king solomon s temple, there were three principal classes of workmen, each of whom, as a distinctive badge, wore their aprons in a particular manner. But there is a hidden side of king solomon, a side that has been repressed from the western esoteric mysticism and religion. Brother junior warden, it is the will and pleasure of the worshipful master in the east thatlodge number. King solomons temple and freemasonry ashlar lodge, no. But it came about, when ahab died, the king of moab rebelled against the king of israel. If you have been keeping up with the posts on this site, then you already know that an esoteric reading of the bible reveals that the majority of temples, stories, and parables are about the mind and body. According to the old testament king solomon was charged to build the temple of solomon and was known as the wisest of all men.
This is the legend that is now almost universally accepted by the great mass of the masonic. Some thoughts on masonic traditions and king solomons temple. Masonic tradition, as expressed in our rituals, directs us. Solomon could also compose incantations to heal the sick and perform exorcisms.
Hiram, king of the realm of tyre today, in the modern nation of lebanon, is credited in 2 samuel 5. King solomon s temple in the masonic tradition, masonic classics. And king jehoram went out of samaria at that time and mustered all israel. Now it came about in the four hundred and eightieth year after the sons of israel came out of the land of egypt, in the fourth year of solomons reign over israel, in the month of ziv which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the lord.
Communicate this order to the junior warden in the south and he to the craft for their government. The temple did have windows as specified in 1 kings 6. One of the most famous and sought after temples in humans history that nobody has yet discovered or found. The established facts about king solomon s temple from the bible we learn that through the scheming and plotting of his mother and of himself, solomon took over as king of israel when his father, king david, died in 962 b. Solomons temple revealed in the last chapter, we discovered the serpent secret of the cult centers of our globe and their influence on the modern meeting places of religions and secret societies. Advised in all the details, as masonic tradition informs us, by the wise and prudent counsels of hiram, king of tyre, and hiram. The essay here published is of unusual value for its wide research and its. King solomon s temple was the most significant monument built to. In the masonic drama, hiram, king of tyre is clearly distinguished from hiram abiff. Advised in all the details, as masonic tradition informs us, by the wise and prudent. Master mason degree third section king solomons temple.
He is murdered inside this temple by three ruffians, after they failed to obtain from him the master masons secret passwords. It will be seen in the following table that the jewish view of solomon is wide of the mark. Interesting facts about solomons temple barnes bible charts n israels first temple n israel had the tabernacle for 400 years. Here is computer generated video of king solomons temple. The positive asserts itself from the fact that solomon s temple, the traditions connected therewith, and prominent jewish scriptural characters, are.
Apr 01, 1972 king solomon s temple in the mansonic tradition book. King solomon commenced the erection of the temple on monday, the second day of the hebrew month zif, which answers to the twentyfirst of april, in the year of the world 2992, and 1012 years before the christian era. According to jewish tradition, the temple was destroyed on tisha bav, the 9th day of av hebrew calendar. Oct 27, 2017 taking our cue from lubicz work on the temple of luxor as well as the principles of vastu, we may explore the dimensions of solomon s temple as overlaid in the human anatomy. Evangelist were chosen to be the patron saints of craft m. This is the meaning of the vulgar tradition that the devil ends sooner or later by strangling sorcerers.
The senior warden, taking the apron from the candidate, upfolds it, and while tying it on, says s. Brother junior warden, it is the will and pleasure of the worshipful master in the east thatlodge numberbe now opened on the third degree of. This is the meaning of the vulgar tradition that the devil ends sooner or later by strangling sorcer. Moore during their great temple building epoch between 1865 and 1930, american freemasons constructed thousands of structures that each symbolically represented solomons temple. Josephus writes of the tradition of solomon as a magician in his antiquities 8. A 53 the middle chamber 56 dedication of the lodge 60 pillars of the porch 63 the lodge room floor 67 the candidate 70 whom does the candidate represent 72 the widows son 74 the lodge heads 78 our three grand masters 81 the twelve fellowc1afts 84 the cable tow 87 angles 90 signs 93. Masonic lectures rosenbaum minnesota scottish rite. Constructed on the basis of sacred geometry, the temple was divided into three main areas connected to the macrocosm or cosmic world as well as to the microcosm or individual world. Freemasonry is a system of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols. The secrets of solomon temple discover the hidden truth that lies at the heart of freemasonry. This question obviously is too comprehensive to permit complete treatment in this.
Feb 20, 2011 king solomon s temple in the masonic tradition masonic classic book download free. See more ideas about solomons temple, solomons, temple. Pdf download king solomons temple in the masonic tradition masonic classics. King solomons temple in the masonic tradition, masonic. Temple of solomon, king solomon, hiram of tyre, the holy. King solomons temple in the masonic tradition, horne, alex on. The porch oulam, linked to earth in the macrocosm and to the human body. The temple i am going to build, said solomon, will be huge and incredibly. According to masonic tradition, the ground floor of king. The temple was looted and then destroyed in 586587 bce at the hands of the babylonian king nebuchadnezzar ii, who also deported the jews to babylon. Solomons magnificent temple grand chapter royal arch masons. This program supports the traditional maxim that the fraternity has the. However it was the salvage excavations carried out from 1970 to 1976 in a bend of the euphrates river, on the site of what is now lake elassad, which confirmed beyond doubt that king solomons temple was built to a phoenician pattern conforming to the traditions of a religious system that had been followed for 2,000 years or more.
I will conduct further investigation based on the gaps you mention. According to the biblical narrative, solomon s temple, also known as the first temple, was a temple in jerusalem. In order to understand religion in this world you need to understand him because he created all the confusion. King solomons temple in the mansonic tradition by alex horne. The highest point on the temple that king solomon built was actually 120 cubits tall about 20 stories or about 207 feet. And now i have sent a skilful man, endowed with understanding. The first temple solomons temple jewish virtual library. Sep 27, 2016 according to the old testament, king solomon was charged to build the temple of solomon and was known as the wisest of all men. Jun 20, 2016 willf 21062016 many thanks for your considered and knowledgeable response. Masonic tradition could only be pure when united with the true worship of. Jul 29, 2012 todays blog post will be the first of a twopart series dealing with solomons temple. Anthology of freemasonry is a collection of classic.
King solomons temple, architecture, architects, labor and building. King solomon s temple in the masonic tradition, masonic. Beit hamiqdash built under king solomon s reign and completed in 957 bce. The destruction and rebuilding of the temple of king solomon king solomon s temple stood for 420 years. This is the legend that is now almost universally accepted by the great mass of the masonic fraternity. Built by king solomon at the peak of ancient israels power, the temple of solomon housed the golden ark of the covenant in. What significance is solomons temple to the masons. His father, king david, had wanted to build the great temple a generation earlier, as a permanent resting place for the ark of the covenant which contained the ten commandments. Biblical and masonic accounts of king solomons temple. Perhaps the most important of all influences on the most powerful secret society the freemasons is the temple of solomon. In the first degree you discovered that king solomon s temple was an outstanding feature of its symbolism. The crowning achievement of king solomon s reign was the erection of the magnificent temple hebrew beit hamikdash in the capital city of ancient israel jerusalem. Pdf the secrets of solomon temple discover the hidden. The essential secrets of masonry scholars at harvard.
King solomans temple in the masonic tradition by alex horne. Richly illustrated with biblical and masonic illustrations, photographs, and ancient and modern paintingsmany from rare archivesthis book explores the temple of solomon in the hebrew scriptures, the new testament, and apocryphal writings as well as its role in the founding of freemasonry, the legends of the knights templar, the doctrines of. In chronicles he is called hiramabi, the hiram abiff of masonic tradition. English, in king solomons temple during the first half of the eigh teenth century, through. The spiritual anatomy of man and king solomons temple. Our traditions inform us, that when the temple was completed, solomon assembled all the heads of the tribes, the elders and chiefs of israel to bring the ark up out of zion, where king david had deposited it in a tabernacle until a more fitting place should have been built for its reception. As for the house which king solomon built for the lord, its length was sixty cubits and its width twenty cubits and its height thirty cubits. But, as old masons have transmitted it by traditio. He caused 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep to be slaughtered and burned on the huge altar outside the temple. The new find is significant in that it corroborates the existence of the temple of solomon and part of the history of that temple recorded in the book of 2 kings. I dont know about that, will, but a couple of useful things to look at are solomon s temple in the masonic tradition by alex horne isbn 0 85030 052 5, which looks at the archaeology, and a new commentary on holy scripture by charles gore. Jehu, king of israel in the reign of king shalmanesar h, of assyria, was the first biblical monarch whose name was actually recorded on a contemporary monument b.
The freemasons, the temple, and the lost ark erudit. In the islamic tradition, solomon is regarded as a prophet and representative of allah. Roynaynes hand book of freemasonry a complete manual. Freemasons, and therefore he adds, at the erection of the first temple, the jews. Shaw, the deadly deception, legend of hiram abiff ii.
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