A Heart after Women and Other gods.
on April 3rd, 2019
As I reflected over this passage of Scripture, I came to one conclusion: David, Solomon's father, was a man after God's own heart; and David's son, Solomon was a man after women and other gods. When God confronted David with his sins, he was repentant and remorseful and asked God not to cast him away from His presence. But when Solomon was confronted with his sin of holding fast to foreign wives a... Read More
Going Against God: The Beginning of The End
on April 2nd, 2019
Solomon was extremely wise and wealthy but there was one vital area in which he did not exercise wisdom: his pursuit of women! God enriched Solomon with wealth and wisdom; but Solomon decided to "enrich" himself with the one thing God had forbidden him from touching: foreign women. Solomon built a magnificent temple laden with golden decorations for God and sacrificed countless numbers of sheep an... Read More
How Rich Was Solomon?
on April 1st, 2019
This is opulence at the highest level! Opulence that was not the result of human efforts but the product of a divine promise given by God to Solomon. The palace Solomon lived in took thirteen years to construct! Of course, it was built of the highest quality imported materials.Solomon ate from golden plates, drank from cups made of gold and used golden knives and forks! Silver was considered of li... Read More
May Your Life Evoke Praises For God
on March 31st, 2019
God appeared to Solomon and asked him to name anything he wanted. Solomon asked God to give him wisdom to accomplish his purpose as ruler of God's people. God was so pleased with Solomon's request that He said to Solomon: "I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be. Moreover, I will give you... Read More
How Is The Promise Fulfilled and Maintained?
on March 30th, 2019
God first appeared to Solomon and promised to bless him with wisdom and wealth because he had put God's kingdom agenda before his own needs. God fulfilled His promise and Solomon became the richest and wisest of all kings. Solomon built a magnificent temple for God.For the second time, God appeared to Solomon and promised that He had consecrated the temple and put His Name on it forever. He promis... Read More
Dedicate Your Blessings Back To God
on March 29th, 2019
After seven years of cutting down trees from Lebanon to the Mediterranean Sea, and floating them by rafts to the specified place of work; after thirty thousand men had taken turns in shifts of ten thousand a month to live in Lebanon and work on the materials needed for the temple; after a labor force of seventy thousand carriers, eighty thousand stonecutters, and thirty-three hundred foremen had a... Read More