Archive for December 2016

Solomon’s notoriety spread across most of the then known world with visits from royalty to sit at the feet of the wisest man. Among those who came was the queen of Sheba; which 1 Kings 10 records as well. She tested Solomon with hard questions that “Solomon answered all”. What seemed to impress her besides…

1 Kings 9 contains the first record of these accounts given here. One of the differences which is of little consequence deals with the time it took to build Solomon’s house; here it records it took twelve and a half years to build, the former says thirteen years. Slave labor was raised from those “who…

We have before us one of richest chapters of eternal value concerning God’s heart and desire for Israel and Solomon. 1 Kings 8 gives us the record of the “glory” of the Lord filling the house and now we read that “fire came down from heaven”; consuming the offerings and sacrifices. The indication is the…

1 Kings 8 is a record of Solomon’s prayer and the seven requests he makes on behalf of Israel and anyone who turned their heart toward the Lord. Keep in mind that Solomon’s prayer is in response to the glory of the Lord filling the house of the Lord (the tabernacle); which is similar to…

Upon completion of the “house of the Lord”, Solomon had all the things that had been acquired by David brought to furnish the house of the Lord. What wasn’t used in the furnishings was placed in the “treasuries of the house of God.” When all was completed, there was a dedication of the temple; which…

Continuing on with the construction and how incredible it was is found in this chapter. Everything was covered primarily in gold, some in silver and the balance was made of bronze; which is what we read in the bulk of this chapter. We see that in some cases articles included in the temple were borrowed…

Reading the dimensions of temple, keep in mind that a cubit is a little longer than one and a half feet. Solomon commenced construction in the fourth year of his reign, as his rule had been established. The length of the temple was just over ninety feet long and just over thirty feet wide. Everything…

Following the directive originally given to David, Solomon “determined” to build a temple for the Lord and house for himself. The men appointed to “bear burdens” were “aliens”, those who may converted to the Judaism, but did not have Jewish blood in their veins. These one hundred and fifty three thousand six hundred workers were…

2 Chronicles is continuation of the previous book of Chronicles and should not be separated from it. 1 Kings 3 & 4 have much of the same information that is found here in this specific chapter. Upon seeing the kingdom was established in his hand, Solomon went to Gibeon; which had all the articles of…

We see David proceeded to share with “all the assembly”, which included all the people concerning the temple as well as Solomon’s reign. It was at this occasion that Solomon was inaugurated as king; the first time earlier when his older brother, Adonijah, attempted to assume reign over Israel. By this time, there was peace…