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Gold

 

Gold

Found in the earth - Job 28:1,6

ABOUNDED IN

• Havilah
- Ge 2:11
• Ophir
- 1Ki 9:28; Ps 45:9
• Sheba
- Ps 72:15; Isa 60:6
• Parvaim
- 2Ch 3:6

Belongs to God - Joe 3:5; Hag 2:8

DESCRIBED AS

• Yellow
- Ps 68:13
• Malleable
- Ex 39:3; 1Ki 10:16,17
• Fusible
- Ex 32:3,4; Pr 17:3
• Precious
- Ezr 8:27; Isa 13:12
• Valuable
- Job 28:15,16

Most valuable when pure and fine - Job 28:19; Ps 19:10; 21:3; Pr 3:14

Refined and tried by fire - Zec 13:9; 1Pe 1:7

Working in, a trade - Ne 3:8; Isa 40:19

An article of commerce - Eze 27:22

The patriarchs were rich in - Ge 13:2

Imported by Solomon - 1Ki 9:11,28; 10:11

Abundance of, in Solomon's reign - 2Ch 1:15

Offerings of, for tabernacle - Ex 35:22

Offerings of, for temple - 1Ch 22:14; 29:4,7

Used as money - Mt 10:9; Ac 3:6

Priestly and royal garments adorned with - Ex 28:4-6; Ps 45:9,13

WAS USED FOR

• Overlaying the tabernacle
- Ex 36:34,38
• Overlaying the temple
- 1Ki 6:21,22
• Overlaying cherubims in temple
- 2Ch 3:10
• Overlaying the ark, &c
- Ex 25:11-13
• Overlaying floor of temple
- 1Ki 6:30
• Overlaying throne of Solomon
- 1Ki 10:18
• Mercy seat and cherubims
- Ex 25:17,18
• Sacred candlesticks
- Ex 25:31; 2Ch 4:7,20
• Sacred utensils
- Ex 25:29,38; 2Ch 4:19-22
• Crowns
- 2Sa 12:30; Ps 21:3
• Sceptres
- Es 4:11
• Chains
- Ge 41:42; Da 5:29
• Rings
- So 5:14; Jas 2:2
• Earrings
- Jud 8:24,26
• Ornaments
- Jer 4:30
• Shields
- 2Sa 8:7; 1Ki 10:16,17
• Vessels
- 1Ki 10:21; Es 1:7
• Idols
- Ex 20:23; Ps 115:4; Da 5:4
• Couches
- Es 1:6
• Footstools
- 2Ch 9:18

Estimated by weight - 1Ch 28:14

Given as presents - 1Ki 15:19; Mt 2:11

Exacted as tribute - 1Ki 20:3,5; 2Ki 23:33,35

Taken in war, dedicated to God - Jos 6:19; 2Sa 8:11; 1Ki 15:15

Kings of Israel not to multiply - De 17:17

Jews condemned for multiplying - Isa 2:7

Vanity of heaping up - Ec 2:8,11

LIABLE TO

• Grow dim
- La 4:1
• Canker and rust
- Jas 5:3

ILLUSTRATIVE OF

• Saints after affliction
- Job 23:10
• Tried faith
- 1Pe 1:7
• The doctrines of grace
- Re 3:18
• True converts
- 1Co 3:12
• Babylonish empire
- Da 2:38
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