The Temple of the Lord is built and dedicated. It’s time to turn to the palace project. Solomon wants a grand home next door to the Temple. It took seven years to complete the building of the Temple and another 11 months before everything was ready for the dedication. Solomon waited that whole time to […]
The Temple is complete, with all its furnishings and implements. All that is left is the Ark to be placed and the dedication of all of it to the Lord. As I shared with you the last time we were together, this portion of scripture is challenging me. I have tried finding more detailed descriptions […]
Solomon sets up his kingdom. He divides the work and then it is time to build. He would build the house of the Lord that David had longed to build. In the earliest years of Solomon’s reign, he sets up a schedule for providing food for his table and grain for his stable. Each tribe […]
Solomon desires to walk in the ways of the Lord. God offers him a single request and Solomon chooses a wise mind above all else. Solomon is a young king. He is not THE youngest king to ever rule, but he has had no experience in leading a nation. David is gone, and Solomon has […]
Solomon begins his reign by dealing with the people David included in his last requests. But he also has to deal with his brother Adonijah. When I first heard the stories of the men running to the altar and taking hold of the horns, I was thinking about the altar of incense inside the Tabernacle. […]