I. WIth this selection of Scripture we will close the four weeks we have spent with Solomon at the dedication of Temple. We will close by hearing the blessing Solomon pronounces over the people assembled at the Temple. Take some … Continue reading
VIII.“But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Even heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you, much less this house that I have built! Regard your servant’s prayer and his plea, O Lord my God, heeding the cry and … Continue reading
V. The other day we noticed some of what Solomon mentioned in his prayer and I asked how alike or unlike your prayers this was. Again, we wouldn’t expect his prayer and ours to be the same in all respects … Continue reading
I. We come to the third of our four weeks with Solomon at the dedication of the Temple. With this week’s reading we hear Solomon pray. What follows is a portion of his prayer. Take some time to enter a … Continue reading
VII. We hear Solomon “bless the Lord” and … “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who with his hand has fulfilled what he promised with his mouth to my father David … the Lord said to my father … Continue reading
V. Picking up where we left off the other day, “… God … has fulfilled … the Lord has upheld the promise he made …” In the context of Solomon’s speech this covers many years and many events from the … Continue reading
I. We turn this week to Solomon’s words to the people after the Temple is dedicated. As you read Solomon’s words pay attention to how he recounts the history of what brings them to this moment. II. 1 Kings 8:14-21 … Continue reading
VII. What are we building for God? How are we contributing to making a place for God to inhibit? What part of that “temple” are we working on today? VIII. I know we don’t work on building the kind of … Continue reading
IV. This passage closes with, And when the priests came out of the holy place, a cloud filled the house of the Lord, so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of … Continue reading
I. This coming Sunday’s readings begin 4 weeks we will spend in 1 Kings 8 with Solomon. Solomon has set about to build the Temple that his father, David, was turned aside from building. In this chapter we find the … Continue reading