Bible Brainwork
Bible Brainwork is where I share my thoughts daily about Bible passages and how they pertain to the modern Christian’s walk. The term brainwork is defined as mental activity or effort, and it is used to imply that I put much effort and thought into every blog post I put onto my site.
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The Progressive Nature of Sin: 1 Kings 16:31 and Romans 1:20-32
“He not only considered it trivial to commit the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, but he also married Jezebel daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and began to serve Baal and worship him.” – 1 Kings 16:31 NIV Ahab’s sins were far worse than Jeroboam’s to the point where Jeroboam’s seemed trivial. You
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Built Different: 1 Kings 15:27 and 1 Peter 2:9
“Baasha son of Ahijah from the tribe of Issachar plotted against him, and he struck him down at Gibbethon, a Philistine town, while Nadab and all Israel were besieging it.” – 1 Kings 15:27 NIV At this point there is no distinguishing Israel from the pagans. They kill for power, worship idols, and do not
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We Phalanx: 1 Kings 14:25-26
“In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem. He carried off the treasures of the temple of the Lord and the treasures of the royal palace. He took everything, including all the gold shields Solomon had made.” – 1 Kings 14:25-26 NIV This just reminded me of how when we
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The Faith to Jump: 1 Kings 14:2, 4-6 and Proverbs 3:5-6
“and Jeroboam said to his wife, “Go, disguise yourself, so you won’t be recognized as the wife of Jeroboam. Then go to Shiloh. Ahijah the prophet is there—the one who told me I would be king over this people. So Jeroboam’s wife did what he said and went to Ahijah’s house in Shiloh. Now Ahijah
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Focus on The Text: 1 Kings 13:18-19, 24
“The old prophet answered, “I too am a prophet, as you are. And an angel said to me by the word of the Lord: ‘Bring him back with you to your house so that he may eat bread and drink water.’ ” (But he was lying to him.) So the man of God returned with him
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The Wisdom Behind Years: 1 Kings 12:6, 8-9, 13-14 and Job 12:12
“Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How would you advise me to answer these people?” he asked. But Rehoboam rejected the advice the elders gave him and consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him. He asked them, “What is
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Impartial God: 1 Kings 11:38-39
“If you do whatever I command you and walk in obedience to me and do what is right in my eyes by obeying my decrees and commands, as David my servant did, I will be with you. I will build you a dynasty as enduring as the one I built for David and will give
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Wisdom Doesn’t Save: 1 Kings 11:4-6
“As Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not fully devoted to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father had been. He followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and Molek the detestable god of the Ammonites. So Solomon did evil in the
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