Some were used for purposes such as a royal seal. Some of these were for the purpose of conducting the royal affairs through subordinates. (JPS) (Emphasis added)Īs part of the magnificent royal spender of Solomon's kingdom, certain visual symbols were developed that served a variety of functions and were derived from multiple sources. 2 Chronicles 1:11 And God said to Solomon: 'Because this was in thy heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of them that hate thee, neither yet hast asked long life, but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge My people, over whom I have made thee king 12 wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee, and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.' (JPS) (Emphasis added) 1 Kings 3:13 And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches and honour-so that there hath not been any among the kings like unto thee-all thy days. Because of this greatness, subsequent royals strove to project the appearance of the same splendor. Through the wisdom that God put into his heart, Solomon ruled over all of the kingdoms in a large area although they had their own vassal kings. In contrast, Solomon did not conquer through military strength, but by his great wisdom. His kingdom had the most far-flung influence of any kingdom of ancient times and may have even rivaled the great empires that appeared thousands of years later. While there have been kingdoms that were much larger and more powerful in subsequent times, it seems that none have matched the splendor of Solomon's kingdom. Solomon's kingdom was the greatest kingdom ever known and its influence was very broad. These types of symbols also sometimes occur in disparate places and times with no known human or physical mode of conveyance. Likewise, there are many universal examples of iconography that have been preserved by various occult disciplines such as alchemy that made extensive use of symbols.
These similarities are both visual and functional and pyramids became icons of those cultures that built them. While there are distinctions between the pyramids of different areas, there are also remarkable similarities. Pyramids appeared in Egypt and also in the pre-Columbian Americas.
One example of this phenomenon can be found in the pyramid. It is odd that the meanings of many symbols are universal in cultures that are not known to have shared any contact with one another. There are many symbols that have been passed down to the present from very ancient times and one will frequently find that the meanings of these images are remarkably similar in diverse cultures. While spoken language was confused, another form of communication remained untouched and this is the language of symbols. There are many languages on earth and this has been the case since the Tower of Babel project caused God to confuse the languages of the earth's inhabitants. ⇧ ⇧ ⇧ Previous ⇧ ⇧ ⇧ King Solomon's Symbols Universal Symbolism