2Ch 4:9-10 | KingComments | STEP | There is a “court of the priests” and a “great court”, which shows that there is a separation between the priests and the common people (cf. ). This separation is not there for the believer of the church. The believer is now both a priest and an ordinary member of the people. That he is a priest indicates the privilege of drawing near to God with sacrifices. That he is an ordinary member of the people points to his everyday life that he should live in accordance with his high calling as a child of God to be a testimony in the world. His life in the “great court” takes place in the immediate presence of God, even though his earthly obligations do not allow him to think about it in concrete terms. The doors of the court are covered with bronze. Bronze is a picture of righteousness. The bronze doors tell us that they are doors through which only the righteous enter and exit ( ). What does not belong inside, may not enter, or must be removed (cf. ). After the description of the court and the doors, the place where the sea is placed is mentioned. We may wonder why this is only said here and not in the description of the sea in . It is not a mistake, for God’s Spirit doesn’t make mistakes, but has a purpose. It points out that whoever goes through the door into the court, that is whoever wants to come into the presence of God, must be cleansed. The description of the place shows which aspects are related to the cleansing. “The right side” speaks of power. The cleansing is powerful. The goal of the cleansing we see in the “southeast”. The south speaks of beneficent warmth. That’s what cleansing does. Another consequence is connected to the east. The east speaks among other things of the future, the coming of the Lord Jesus. Cleansing also brings about a look forward to His coming, the longing for the encounter with Him in the air.

‏ 2 Chronicles 4:9-10

The Court and the Sea

There is a “court of the priests” and a “great court”, which shows that there is a separation between the priests and the common people (cf. Eze 10:3 ; 5). This separation is not there for the believer of the church. The believer is now both a priest and an ordinary member of the people. That he is a priest indicates the privilege of drawing near to God with sacrifices. That he is an ordinary member of the people points to his everyday life that he should live in accordance with his high calling as a child of God to be a testimony in the world. His life in the “great court” takes place in the immediate presence of God, even though his earthly obligations do not allow him to think about it in concrete terms.

The doors of the court are covered with bronze. Bronze is a picture of righteousness. The bronze doors tell us that they are doors through which only the righteous enter and exit (Psa 118:19-20). What does not belong inside, may not enter, or must be removed (cf. 1Cor 5:13b).

After the description of the court and the doors, the place where the sea is placed is mentioned. We may wonder why this is only said here and not in the description of the sea in 2Chr 4:2-5. It is not a mistake, for God’s Spirit doesn’t make mistakes, but has a purpose. It points out that whoever goes through the door into the court, that is whoever wants to come into the presence of God, must be cleansed.

The description of the place shows which aspects are related to the cleansing. “The right side” speaks of power. The cleansing is powerful. The goal of the cleansing we see in the “southeast”. The south speaks of beneficent warmth. That’s what cleansing does. Another consequence is connected to the east. The east speaks among other things of the future, the coming of the Lord Jesus. Cleansing also brings about a look forward to His coming, the longing for the encounter with Him in the air.