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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Exegesis: 1 Kings 6:35-38
“He carved cherubim, palm trees and open flowers on them and overlaid them with gold hammered evenly over the carvings. And he built the inner courtyard of three courses of dressed stone and one course of trimmed cedar beams. The foundation of the temple of the Lord was laid in the fourth year, in the
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Need to Be Thankful: 1 Kings 6:12 and 2 Samuel 7:10
““As for this temple you are building, if you follow my decrees, observe my laws and keep all my commands and obey them, I will fulfill through you the promise I gave to David your father.” – 1 Kings 6:12 NIV God is telling Solomon that now that the temple is finished, it still can
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God Provides: 1 Kings 5:1, 10, 12
“When Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king to succeed his father David, he sent his envoys to Solomon, because he had always been on friendly terms with David. In this way Hiram kept Solomon supplied with all the cedar and juniper logs he wanted, The Lord gave Solomon wisdom, just
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Truth From The Source: 1 Kings 4:33
“He spoke about plant life, from the cedar of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of walls. He also spoke about animals and birds, reptiles and fish.” – 1 Kings 4:33 NIV Since Solomon got his information from God himself, it is accurate. In fact, because of that, if you could compare his information
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The Image of God: 1 Kings 3:28 and Genesis 1:27
Firstly, I’d like to give a quick lesson on the image of God: Human being are made in the image of God. “So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” – Genesis 1:27 NIV Being made in the image of God
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A Godly Prayer: 1 Kings 3:11
“So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice,” – 1 Kings 3:11 NIV We can see from the verse Solomon was granted his request based on the reason
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Don’t Get it Twisted: 1 Kings 2:15 and Isaiah 5:20
““As you know,” he said, “the kingdom was mine. All Israel looked to me as their king. But things changed, and the kingdom has gone to my brother; for it has come to him from the Lord.” – 1 Kings 2:15 NIV This is genuinely a hilarious statement. We can see from 1 Kings 1
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The Charge: 1 Kings 2:1-3, Romans 12:1-6, John 14:15, and Romans 7:6
“When the time drew near for David to die, he gave a charge to Solomon his son. “I am about to go the way of all the earth,” he said. “So be strong, act like a man, and observe what the Lord your God requires: Walk in obedience to him, and keep his decrees and
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