rev. S. de Marie

READ: 1 Kin. 5:1-18: … I propose to build a house for the name of the Lord my God … to lay the foundation of the temple … and they prepared timber and stones to build the temple. In 1 Chron. 22 we read that David, after Solomon’s (first) anointing as king, began preparations for […]

READ: 1 Kin. 4:1-34: … So Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life … God gave Solomon wisdom and exceedingly great understanding … Israel enters an era that it

READ: 1 Kin. 3:4-28: … give to Your servant an understanding heart … Solomon goes to the tabernacle in Gibeon at the beginning of his reign to appear before God, showing his dependence and gratitude: he offers 1,000 burnt offerings before the LORD (see also 2 Chron. 1). Chronicles adds that these offerings were presented

READ: 1 Kin. 3:1-3: … and married Pharaoh’s daughter … Meanwhile the people sacrificed at the high places … Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the statutes of his father David, except that he sacrificed and burned incense at the high places. At a young age, Solomon marries an Egyptian girl, Pharaoh’s daughter. This may

READ: 1 Kin. 2:12-46: … Thus the kingdom was established … Not long after David’s death, Adonijah approaches Solomon’s mother with a request. She must plead on his behalf with the king. He begins with cunning words, betraying his unscrupulous intentions. First, he claims that the kingship belonged to him, which is false. Then he

READ: 1 Kin. 2:1-11: … And keep the charge of the Lord your God: to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His judgments, and His testimonies, that the Lord may fulfill His word … After Solomon’s hasty coronation and the failure of Adonijah’s coup, the writer describes the final phase of

READ: 1 Kin. 1:32-52: … and he shall be king in my place … So all the guests who were with Adonijah were afraid, and arose …  David’s decision is carried out immediately. He arranges for the presence of a priest, a prophet, and his bodyguards, the Cherethites and the Pelethites. Solomon is placed on

READ: 1 Kin. 1:1-31: … have you said: ‘Adonijah shall reign after me?’ King David is old, not only in years (around 70 years) but especially in health. He has had a turbulent life. He can no longer keep his body warm, not even with blankets. A beautiful girl is found, Abishag, to keep him

READ: Rom. 8:38,39: For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, … nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Paul, on behalf of Christ, seeks to strengthen us as believers in our faith. He has already provided many

READ: Rom. 8:35-37: … We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. In verse 37 Paul does not mean to say that we will only be shown to be more than conquerors at Christ’s return. That is true in itself