The Two Pillars · NM Freemason · print study sheet

Vocabulary (7)

Pillars of the Porch: Two great brazen pillars set at the porch of King Solomon's Temple. Their casting and placement are described in 1 Kings 7 and 2 Chronicles 3, biblical material that is fully public.
Boaz: The name of the left-hand pillar (as one enters the porch from the East). In Hebrew it signifies "In strength." The published lecture explains both name and meaning.
Jachin: The name of the right-hand pillar. In Hebrew it signifies "He shall establish." The published lecture pairs the meanings: "In strength He shall establish."
Pomegranate: The capital of each pillar was adorned with two hundred pomegranates, arranged in rows. The published lecture treats the pomegranate as an emblem of plenty.
Lily-work: The capitals were also adorned with lily-work. The published lecture treats the lily as an emblem of peace.
Hiram the Builder: The bronze-worker from Tyre commissioned by King Solomon to cast the two pillars and the temple's brazen furnishings, distinct from King Hiram of Tyre. The biblical account is in 1 Kings 7.
Globes upon the capitals: In Anglo-American Masonic depictions a celestial globe surmounts one pillar and a terrestrial globe the other (a tradition added by speculative Masonry, not present in the biblical account). The published lecture treats them as emblematic of the universality of Masonry.

1. Where in scripture is the casting and placement of the two pillars described?

2. What does the name 'Boaz' signify, per the published lecture?

3. What does the name 'Jachin' signify?

4. Of what is the pomegranate, adorning the capitals, an emblem in the published lecture?

5. Of what is the lily-work an emblem in the published lecture?