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Thankfulness and Resting: 1 Kings 8:56
““Praise be to the Lord, who has given rest to his people Israel just as he promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises he gave through his servant Moses.” – 1 Kings 8:56 NIV The temple is now finished and Solomon is blessing the congregation of Israel. In this verse he
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Week 7: February 12 – February 18, 2023
This week on my journey towards eldership I have been fighting my sin nature for self control. As according to Titus 1:8 an elder needs to have self control: “Rather, he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined.” – Titus 1:8 NIV There is an urge
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On Mercy, Grace, and Love: 1 Kings 8:35-36
““When the heavens are shut up and there is no rain because your people have sinned against you, and when they pray toward this place and give praise to your name and turn from their sin because you have afflicted them, then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your servants, your people Israel.
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Our Good and Faithful God: 1 Kings 8:17-20 and 1 Kings 8:25
““My father David had it in his heart to build a temple for the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel. But the Lord said to my father David, ‘You did well to have it in your heart to build a temple for my Name. Nevertheless, you are not the one to build the
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Willing to Sacrifice: 1 Kings 8:5 and Luke 14:27, 33
“and King Solomon and the entire assembly of Israel that had gathered about him were before the ark, sacrificing so many sheep and cattle that they could not be recorded or counted.” – 1 Kings 8:5 NIV They had finally finished the temple after 7 years of construction and are now sacrificing a crazy amount
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Intentful Labor For The Lord: 1 Kings 7:21-24 and Colossians 3:23
“He erected the pillars at the portico of the temple. The pillar to the south he named Jakin and the one to the north Boaz. The capitals on top were in the shape of lilies. And so the work on the pillars was completed. He made the Sea of cast metal, circular in shape, measuring
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Did Solomon Idolize His Palace?: 1 Kings 7:1 and 1 Kings 6:38
“It took Solomon thirteen years, however, to complete the construction of his palace.” – 1 Kings 7:1 NIV Let’s compare this to the time it took him to complete the temple: “In the eleventh year in the month of Bul, the eighth month, the temple was finished in all its details according to its specifications.
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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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