Category: 1 Kings
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Rain
1 Kings 18:1 “After many days the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, ‘Go, show yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the earth.’” Have you ever pondered about rain? It’s such a common thing for us here in the northeastern United States that we can take it for…
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How big is God’s house?
1 Kings 6:2 “The house that King Solomon built for the Lord was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high.” The temple that Solomon built was to represent the dwelling place of God on earth. It was to be the centerpiece of worship in Israel. Yet, Solomon recognized, and we should too,…
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Peace
1 Kings 2:44-46 “The king also said to Shimei, ‘You know in your own heart all the harm that you did to David my father. So the Lord will bring back your harm on your own head. But King Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord forever.’…