The Feast of Tabernacles, also known as the Feast of Booths, commemorates the 40 years the Israelites spent in the wilderness. During this festival, the people of Israel gather and set up booths, or…
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The Temple took 7.5 years to build compared to Solomon’s Palace which took 13 years. This makes sense, considering the Palace is much larger than the Temple. And Solomon’s Palace is so much more…
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In 1 Kings 5, we’ll dig into the building of the Temple. As we do, it’s awe-inspiring to note the place where the Temple was built is still the most sacred and disputed real…
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Starting with 1 Kings 3, the focus of the next 9 chapters will be Solomon’s reign. David reigned through war. Solomon reigned in peace. David was called to battle for the land.Solomon was called…
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In 1 Kings 2:1-4, David gives final instructions to his son Solomon urging him to be strong, obey God’s commands, and walk faithfully with all his heart and soul. Then King David dies of…
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The books of the Bible are a collection of stories that together tell a much larger story of the entire history of our redemption with Jesus as the ultimate hero. For a clear visual…
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If only the books of Samuel ended there, after David’s final words. It’s a great place to end, but he didn’t. There is more in 2 Samuel 23 and 24, and it is anti-climatic…
