No compromise
Over the years, God had made his rules clear to the Israelites. Two of the most basic rules were about marrying foreign women and worshipping other gods. Here, Solomon goes on to break both...
Monthly Archive: July 2015
God’s body on earth
1 Kings 10. The Queen of Sheba visits Solomon. Cue ‘The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba’ – one of my favourite pieces of music and the music I walked down the aisle to….....
Why we choose to ignore a warning or a promise……..
After Solomon has dedicated the temple he has built to God, God appears to him and reassures him that He will always be around – I have heard the prayer and plea you have...
Everyone needs to know….
The next passage is a prayer of dedication. Solomon has finished building the temple and the only next step is to dedicate the building and its contents to God. I suppose it’s a bit...
A man on a mission….
Because Solomon’s reign has entered a time of peace and prosperity, he is able to turn his attention to building a temple – “You know that because of the wars waged against my father...
When all is well with the world
1 Kings 4 has a beautifully poetic quality. It’s bursting with happiness and prosperity and security and optimism. It’s what it feels like when all is well with the world. The descendants of those...
‘You always believe her and not me.’
Now two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him. One of them said, “Pardon me, my lord. This woman and I live in the same house, and I had a baby while...
The wisdom of Solomon……
The kingdom was now established in Solomon’s hands. 1 Kings 2:46 This is how 1 Kings 2 finishes. So what does Solomon do to get to this point? he has his brother Adonijah put...
The power of positive labelling……
When the time drew near for David to die……… 1 Kings 2:1 So this is it. The time has come. David is putting his affairs in order. He is saying his final words. He...
Ageing: it comes to us all…..
So as we enter a new month, we enter a new book of the Bible as we continue our journey with the people of Israel. 1 Kings is all about – yes, you’ve guessed...
