Solomon wandered from God because he loved many foreign women. 700 wives of royal birth, 300 concubines, which went against Deuteronomy 17:17 which told them not to marry outsiders. The fact that he married Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, and Sidonians made it even worse. Also God had told them not to marry more than one wife….
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The Lord told John to write to the seven churches which were spoken of in the first chapter as the seven golden lampstands. What does a lampstand do? It brings light into darkness, and the church is meant to bring light into a dark world. As we read here in Revelation, each of the seven…
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Do you remember that at the end of chapter 8, we read that wonderful prayer of Solomon’s after the work was completed on the Temple? Well, here in the beginning of chapter 9, we read that God appeared to Solomon for the second time and He said to Solomon, “I have heard you pray to…
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The Book of Revelation is regarded by most people as the most difficult to understand book in the Bible, and to be sure, there are many passages within its pages that we can only guess at their meaning. But there is much we can learn, and as a matter of fact, chapter 1, verse 3…
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May God bless the reading of His Word. A house is just a house until someone lives there, and then it becomes a home. A sanctuary is just an auditorium until the people of God are there, and then it is a house of worship. And the Temple was just a big, albeit beautiful building…
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Jude is another one chapter book, and it’s written by another of Jesus’ step-brothers, although it’s possible that, because of the way the Greek language uses the term “brother”, he might have been a cousin. But like James, he doesn’t claim this blood-relation connection with Jesus. He is satisfied with identifying himself as a servant…
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In the last chapter we learned that Solomon took seven years to build the Lord’s temple. And in this chapter, we find that once God’s house was built, Solomon began building a place for himself. This structure took thirteen years to complete. You might think he took more care on his own house, or that…
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2 John is addressed to a very special woman and her children. She is loved by John and many other believers. And John asks her to continue in loving. He is aware of her children and the fact that they are living according to God’s laws, which include loving one another. And then John warns…
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So now it’s time to build the temple. David couldn’t do it because he was a man of war, even though God gave him the plans…the specifics on how it should be built. God told David that his son would be the one to build it, and now this promise is set to be fulfilled….
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