Category: 1 Kings
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The Greatest Feast of All!
1 Kings 4:7 “Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for one month in the year.” It’s so interesting that the Bible makes mention of King Solomon’s eating habits. We are told of his sumptuous meals and the means whereby…
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The Splendor of Solomon
1 Kings 4:7 “Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel who provided food for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for one month in the year.” When you read the verse above, does it seem strange to you? We are told that there were 12 officers appointed by Solomon simply…
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A High Calling
1 Kings 4:1-6 “King Solomon was king over all Israel, and these were his high officials: Azariah the son of Zadok was the priest; Elihoreph and Ahijah the sons of Shisha were secretaries; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was in command of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests; Azariah the son of Nathan was…
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Wisdom’s Source
1 Kings 3:26-27 “Then the woman whose son was alive said to the king, because her heart yearned for her son, ‘Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and by no means put him to death.’ But the other said, ‘He shall be neither mine nor yours; divide him.’ Then the king answered and…
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If You Could Have Anything
1 Kings 3:9-14 “’Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this your great people?’ It pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this. And God said to him, ‘Because you have asked this, and have not asked…
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In Over Your Head?
1 Kings 3:7-9 “And now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of David my father, although I am but a little child. I do not know how to go out or come in. And your servant is in the midst of your people whom you have chosen, a great people, too many to be…
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A Great Ask
1 Kings 3:5 “At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and God said, ‘Ask what I shall give you.’” Can you imagine being asked by God the question that He asked Solomon in the verse above? Because it was God Who was asking the question, I suppose nothing was outside the realm of possibility…
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Syncretism
1 Kings 3:3 “Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the statutes of David his father, only he sacrificed and made offerings at the high places.” There’s almost always a qualifier. Have you noticed this as you’ve read about the lives of the people in the Bible? The vast majority, even those who were otherwise known as godly men…
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Presumptuous Sins
1 Kings 2:41-43 “And when Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and returned, the king sent and summoned Shimei and said to him, ‘Did I not make you swear by the Lord and solemnly warn you, saying, “Know for certain that on the day you go out and go to…
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A True Servant?
1 Kings 2:28 “When the news came to Joab—for Joab had supported Adonijah although he had not supported Absalom—Joab fled to the tent of the Lord and caught hold of the horns of the altar. And when it was told King Solomon, ‘Joab has fled to the tent of the Lord, and behold, he is…
