1 Kings 11: Where do your idols lie?

As we read from Chapter 10, Solomon is quickly falling down a slippery slope toward completely turning away from the Lord. Apostasy is consistently crouching at our door waiting to strike in our lives and if we aren’t consistently guarded against it, and looking to the Lord for help we can easily fall victim. This […]

1 Kings 10: Glorifying God through our gifts

How often is it we boast in our own strengths? We have a gift given to us by God and instead of proclaiming his name in the midst of our victories we instead revel in our own glory. This is simplest form of Idolatry. Instead of worshiping the giver, we worship the gift and instead […]

1 Kings 9: God wants faithfulness, not us looking the part

Even after Solomon finished the beautiful house of the Lord and dedicated it completely to God. The Lord still appeared to Solomon and let it be known that the future of the dynasty of Israel did not rest in the magnificence of the temple that was build, but in their obedience to God. ìAnd as […]

1 Kings 8: Let all know that the LORD is God

After the temple was built, Solomon has the Ark of the Covenant transported into the temple and then dedicates the temple to the Lord in front of the Israelite people. And two of the most inspiring and convicting request made before the Lord from Solomon is his request to have the people from all nations […]

1 Kings 7: No basin needed

In 1 Kings, chapter 7 there is a lot of the same in-depth detail used in chapter 6. This time describing the house of Solomon and the temple’s furnishings. And again the exactness of the size of the pillars and descriptions of the materials used is awe-inspiring coming from the infallible word of God. However, […]