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I still get jealous…….
In a series I’m watching on Netflix at the moment, a really bad man’s daughter is seriously ill with leukaemia. He commits atrocities out in his real world and yet when he’s with his...
Dealing with shades of grey……
So today we continue looking at the life of Jeroboam. Jeroboam is king of all the tribes of Israel apart from the the tribes of Judah. He does not want his people to return...
Who needs advice….?
So Solomon is now dead and his son Rehoboam is now king. Jeroboam, who had rebelled against Solomon, returns from Egypt and goes with the people to Rehoboam with a proposal – “Your father...
No compromise
Over the years, God had made his rules clear to the Israelites. Two of the most basic rules were about marrying foreign women and worshipping other gods. Here, Solomon goes on to break both...
God’s body on earth
1 Kings 10. The Queen of Sheba visits Solomon. Cue ‘The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba’ – one of my favourite pieces of music and the music I walked down the aisle to….....
Why we choose to ignore a warning or a promise……..
After Solomon has dedicated the temple he has built to God, God appears to him and reassures him that He will always be around – I have heard the prayer and plea you have...
Everyone needs to know….
The next passage is a prayer of dedication. Solomon has finished building the temple and the only next step is to dedicate the building and its contents to God. I suppose it’s a bit...
A man on a mission….
Because Solomon’s reign has entered a time of peace and prosperity, he is able to turn his attention to building a temple – “You know that because of the wars waged against my father...
When all is well with the world
1 Kings 4 has a beautifully poetic quality. It’s bursting with happiness and prosperity and security and optimism. It’s what it feels like when all is well with the world. The descendants of those...
