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Brass, or Copper
1. Dug out of the mountains. De 8:9.
2. Purified by smelting. Job 28:2.
3. Characterised by
a. Strength. Job 40:18.
b. Hardness. Le 26:19.
c. Yellow colour. Ezr 8:27.
e. Sonorousness. 1Co 13:1.
4. Takes a high polish. 2Ch 4:16; Eze 1:7.
5. Inferior in value to gold and silver. Isa 60:17; Da 2:32,39.
6. Antiquity of working in. Ge 4:22.
7. Extensive commerce in. Eze 27:13; Re 18:12.
8. Working in, a trade. Ge 4:22; 1Ki 7:14; 2Ch 24:12; 2Ti 4:14.
9. Canaan abounded in. De 8:9; 33:25.
10. Taken in war
a. Often in great quantities. Jos 22:8; 2Sa 8:8; 2Ki 25:13-16.
b. Cleansed by fire. Nu 31:21-23.
c. Generally consecrated to God. Jos 6:19,24; 2Sa 8:10,11.
11. Offerings of, for the tabernacle. Ex 38:29.
12. Collected by David for the temple. 1Ch 22:3,14,16; 29:2.
13. Offerings of, for the temple. 1Ch 29:6,7.
14. Coined for money. Mt 10:9; Mr 12:41.
15. Made into
a. Mirrors. Ex 38:8.
b. Gates. Ps 107:16; Isa 45:2.
c. Bars for gates. 1Ki 4:13.
d. Fetters. Jdj 16:21; 2Ki 25:7.
e. Shields. 1Ki 14:27; 2Ch 12:10.
f. Helmets. 1Sa 17:5.
g. Greaves for the legs. 1Sa 17:6.
h. Household vessels. Mr 7:4.
i. Sacred vessels. Ex 27:3; 1Ki 7:45.
k. Sockets for pillars. Ex 38:10,11,17.
l. Lavers. Ex 30:18; 1Ki 7:38.
o. Instruments of music. 1Ch 15:19.
16. Moses made the serpent of. Nu 21:9; 2Ki 18:4.
17. Illustrative of
a. Obstinate sinners. Isa 48:4; Jer 6:28.
b. The decrees of God. Zec 6:1.
c. The strength and firmness of Christ. Da 10:6; Re 1:15.
d. Strength given to saints. Jer 15:20; Mic 4:13.
e. Macedonian empire. Da 2:39.
f. Extreme drought. De 28:23.
g. The earth made barren. Le 26:19.