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26So they took the bull given them and prepared it. Then they called on the name of Baal from morning till noon. “O Baal, answer us!” they shouted. But there was no response; no one answered. And they danced around the altar they had made. “O Greenback, answer us!” is the cry of our day.Continue reading “11June 2011 1 Kings 18:26”

22Then King Asa issued an order to all Judah—no one was exempt—and they carried away from Ramah the stones and timber Baasha had been using there. With them King Asa built up Geba in Benjamin, and also Mizpah. Sometimes we have to make the best of a bad situation. King Asa has been under attackContinue reading “10June 2011 1 Kings 15:22”

27So King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and assigned these to the commanders of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace. Often times when we rebel we lose the things of greatest value to us. One of the sources of pride for the king of Judah were the 500Continue reading “9June 2011 1 Kings 14:27”

31Jeroboam built shrines on high places and appointed priests from all sorts of people, even they were not Levites. Here is Kmart religion. Ten tribes were rebelling against the rule of David’s family, and by extension, rebelling against the Lord. Solomon had lost the right to rule the whole nation because of his personal rebellion.Continue reading “8June 2011 1 Kings 12:31”

1King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women besides Pharaoh’s daughter—Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites. Solomon had everything anyone could ever want. He had wealth, wisdom, influence, standing…. He was missing nothing. And yet he could not remain faithful in marriage. This sounds like some of the celebrities of our day, doesn’t it! They haveContinue reading “7June 2011 1 Kings 11:1”

23King Solomon was greater in riches and wisdom than all the other kings of the earth. I am convinced that King Solomon was a Capitalist. He accumulated wealth and goods, bought and sold, traded and raised the standard of living for himself and his people. He liked the finest things in life. He used hisContinue reading “6June 2011 1 Kings 10:23”

10When the priests withdrew from the Holy Place, the cloud filled the temple of the LORD. The Temple, the earthly place that the LORD manifested His Presence, was completed. All the furnishing and decorative grandeur was there. The priests bring the Ark of the Covenant in and place it where it is supposed to be.Continue reading “5June 2011 1 Kings 8:10”

13King Solomon sent to Tyre and brought Huram, Solomon was wise and he used his wisdom in constructing the Temple and his palace. He called in the brightest and most highly skilled people to work on the projects. Huram was just such a person. He was the best at bronze work. What I find encouragingContinue reading “4June 2011 1 Kings 7:13”

25During Solomon’s lifetime Judah and Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, lived in safety, each man under his own vine and fig tree. When I read this verse from my American perspective, it does not sound like these people had very much. But then on closer examination, they had everything. They had safety, which is ourContinue reading “3June 2011 1 Kings 4:25”

26The woman whose son was alive was filled with compassion for her son and said to the king, “Please, my lord, give her the living baby! Don’t kill him!” But the other said, “Neither I nor you shall have him. Cut him in two!” Grief and jealousy are two very powerful emotions. I see theseContinue reading “2June 2011 1 Kings 3:26”