Tag: Solomon

June 8 @ Proverbs 2-3

Proverbs 2-3 (NLT)  Discover His heart: He desires to give wisdom to all those who follow after Him Everyone wants to be wise.  No one has ever said to me, “I can’t wait to be foolish today!”  Most of us have a natural curiosity about how things are made, where they come from and how they affect us.  When I…

June 6 @ 1 Kings 5-9

1 Kings 5-9 (NLT) Discover His heart: He fills our lives with His glorious presence to accomplish His will “During the fourth year of Solomon’s reign he began to construct the Temple of the Lord…480 years after the people of Israel were rescued from their slavery in the land of Egypt.” (6:1) The construction of the portable Tabernacle that we…

June 1 @ Proverbs 1

Proverbs 1 (NLT)  Discover His heart: He supplies all the wisdom we need to live right, just and fair “These are the proverbs of Solomon, David’s son, king of Israel. Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline, to help them understand the insights of the wise.  Their purpose is to teach people to live disciplined and successful lives,…

May 30 @ I Kings 1-4

I Kings 1-4 (NLT)  Discover His heart:  Even when others fail, He is our example of a loving father The books of Samuel, Kings and Chronicles give the history of Israel’s kings from three different perspectives, and the many books of the prophets give additional insights to this history.  We may wonder why so much of the Bible is focused…