Who Was Supposed to Build God’s Temple? Nathan’s Prophetic Words May Carry a Double Meaning Once King David has his kingdom established, he wants to build the temple for God and tells the prophet Nathan. Nathan gives him his blessing to proceed...
If You Could Ask God for One Thing, What Would It Be? Solomon Asks God for Wisdom to Lead Well and God Grants It God appears to Solomon and offers to grant him a request. This isn’t a genie-in-a-bottle situation; it’s the all-powerful God showing...
King Solomon’s Wives: A Subtle Source of Distraction Consider the foreign wives of King Solomon King Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived, wasn’t so wise with his love life. In all he had 700 wives and 300 concubines. Even worse, many of King...
God Deserves Our First, Our Best, and Our Most How much time we spend on our activities reveals our priorities King David longs to build a temple for God, but God says this is not to be. Another, a descendant of David, will attend to its...
Have You Ever Been Overwhelmed by the Glory of God? When Solomon dedicated the temple, the people praised God with much fanfare and then something strange happened. A cloud formed—inside the building. But there’s more. “The Glory of the Lord...
Is It Fair to Get What We Don’t Earn? In the book of Ecclesiastes, King Solomon does a lot of whining. (Don’t get bogged down by his negativity, for he eventually provides some reliable insight in the book’s concluding verses.)...
The Quarrelsome Spouse: A Constant Dripping The word “quarrelsome” is almost exclusive to the book of Proverbs, occurring six times there and only one other time in the rest of the Bible. Quarrelsome means “given to quarreling...
An Overview of the Book of Proverbs The book of Proverbs in the Bible has 31 chapters. I see them organized as follows: Chapters 1 to 9: Solomon’s personal instructions to his son (or sons). [Proverbs 1:8] Chapters 10 to 24: More wise...
When Was the Book of Job Written? Earlier I wondered if Job was real person or a fictional character. Despite support for both perspectives, my conclusion was that it doesn’t really matter. We can learn from him regardless if his life...
An Army of Angels The young girl gazes out into the desert; something is coming towards her. It is Solomon, her lover, traveling by carriage. He is accompanied by a protective band of weapon wielding warriors, tested and poised for whatever...
