From 1 Kings 10-11 Solomons kingdom and wealth expands. At one point the Queen of Sheba hearing of him comes and visits. She is overwhelmed with his wisdom and recognises how luck his people are [ Read More … ]
From 1 Kings 8-9 After Solomon built the temple, he brought the ark of the covenant into it and then dedicated the temple in prayer. This is a portion of his high priestly prayer. It [ Read More … ]
From 1 Kings 6-7 Now that Solomon’s rule has been established he can proceed to build the temple. David has given him instructions and materials he will need to build it. This post is part [ Read More … ]
From 1 Kings 3-5 Solomon’s throne is established and none of his enemies remain. The LORD appears to him in a dream where he offers him any gift he wants. This is our passage for [ Read More … ]
From 1 Kings 1-2 Introduction First Kings begins with the death of King David (about 970 B.C.) and the reign of his son, Solomon, who “excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and [ Read More … ]
From 2 Samuel 22-24 David understands the LORD is forgiving and merciful. That is why he prefers to fall into his hands and not the hands of men. If the LORD wasn’t, he would probably [ Read More … ]
The whole sweep of Scripture NT Wright speaks on how to read the bible. He advocates reading to gain big and a small view of scripture. Not just a big view or a small detailed [ Read More … ]
From 2 Samuel 19-21 Mephibosheth recalls what David has done for him and it powerfully affects how he treats him afterwards. When Paul came to believe Jesus was the risen Christ, he understood that Jesus [ Read More … ]
From 2 Samuel 16-18 David gives an order that conflicts with the welfare of his kingdom. He is conflicted. For him the battle is personal, he doesn’t want his son Absalom to die. But his [ Read More … ]
From 2 Samuel 13-15 As King, it is David’s role to make decisions and give justice to the people. When people had some sort of dispute of trouble they wanted resolved they would naturally come [ Read More … ]