“I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.” – Job
“But he forsook the counsel of the elders which they had given him, and consulted with the young men who grew up with him and served him.” 1 Kings 12:8 The 40 year reign of King Solomon has finally come to an end. It was now time for his oldest son, Rehoboam, to take his […]
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“When they sin against You (for there is no man who does not sin)” 1 Kings 8:46a At the beginning of Chapter 8, we’re told “Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the fathers’ households of the sons of Israel…to bring up the ark of the
“Now it came about in the four hundred and eightieth year after the sons of Israel came out of the land of Egypt,” 1 Kings 6:1 Chapter 5 begins the Story of King Solomon’s building of the Temple. We read how King Hiram of Tyre “had always been a friend of David” and had helped
“Then Solomon formed a marriage alliance with Pharaoh King of Egypt” 1 Kings 3:1a If you’ve noticed, as we ended 2nd Samuel and began 1st Kings, we end the Story of King David and begin the Story of King Solomon. The same holds true with Samuel. At the end of 1st Samuel we read the
“Now again the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and it incited David against them to say, “Go, number Israel and Judah.”” 2 Samuel 24:1 Well, well, it seems like I was just writing about “some things hard to understand“. Here is another passage that fits into that category. However, I think I might
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Matthew 5:38-48 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I tell you, don’t resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also. If anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him
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“Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years,” 2 Samuel 21:1a Every year I read through the Bible, I come across Sections, or even a whole Chapter, that is still a mystery to me. Chapter 21 of 2nd Samuel is one of them. Today’s Verse is how the Chapter starts.
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The Glory Of God – Ephesians 1:6 “to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.” (ESV) Forgiveness of sin is the heart of our redemption in Christ. But that is different than saying God’s primary motivation for redemption is forgiveness of sin. This, says Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones,
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“For the Lord had ordained to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel, so that the Lord might bring calamity on Absalom.” 2 Samuel 17:14b As we read in Chapter 12, David’s Sin would have consequences. One of them was the promise that “the sword shall never depart from your house”. As time went on, we
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“The advice of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if one inquired of the word of God;” 2 Samuel 16:23 As we read through the Old Testament Stories, we are introduced to that Individual know as “Counselor”. We don’t know if it was an official position among the King’s Cabinet, if every
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