[:en]The Widow’s Offering “This poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on” (vs. 3-4) Signs of the End of the Age “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Luke 21[:]
Category: Read Through The Bible
[:en]Thoughts from 1 Kings 11[:]
[:en]Solomon was successful in making treaties with the gentiles. He intermarried with foreign women and had 700 wives and 300 concubines. As a result, He was ultimately controlled by the gods of their nations. He also worship Ashtoreth, the goddess of Sidonians, Chemosh, the god of Moabites and Moleach the god of Ammonites. (v. 33). … Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 Kings 11[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 1 Kings 10[:]
[:en]The fame of Solomon had reached all the neighboring countries. The Queen of Sheba came to visit him and was impressed about his wisdom and overwhelmed with the palace she saw. She gave King Solomon 120 talents of gold, large quantities of spies and precious stones. She also entered trade agreements with him. King Solomon’s… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 Kings 10[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 1 Kings 9[:]
[:en]The Lord appeared to Solomon a second time. He promised to establish His royal throne over Israel forever if Solomon would walk before God in integrity of heart and uprightness (vs. 2-3). He also admonished him not to worship or serve other gods.[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 1 Kings 8[:]
[:en]Solomon had the ark of the Lord’s covenant brought from Zion to the City of David and placed it in the inner sanctuary of the temple. (vs. 1, 6). Then the cloud covered the temple and His glory filled His temple. Solomon offered a prayer of dedication and supplication. He exhorted the people to commit… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 Kings 8[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Luke 20[:]
[:en]The Parable of the Tenant: The religious leaders refused to accept Jesus’ authority, so Jesus told this parable that spoke against them: Landowner – God; Vineyard – Kingdom of God; Tenants – Religious leaders; Servants – God’s prophets; Son – Jesus Christ. The landowner planted a vineyard and rented it out to some farmer tenants… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Luke 20[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Luke 19[:]
[:en]Zacchaeus, the Tax Collector: Zacchaeus was a wealthy chief tax collector who wanted to see Jesus. But his height hindered him, so he ran and climbed a sycamore fig tree to see Him. Jesus saw him and said: “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today” (v. 5) “Today, salvation has come… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Luke 19[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 1 Kings 5 – 7[:]
[:en]God provided David the design for the temple ( 1 Chron. 28:11-19) and David and the people provided the materials. (1 Chron. 29) It was a project that involved services of all kinds of people. Hiram, a Gentile king supplied the cedars and pine logs. The Cannanites contributed the work force and the Jewish delivered… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 Kings 5 – 7[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 1 Kings 4[:]
[:en]Solomon assigned chief officials and district governors and required each district to supply provision for the royal household once a year. His wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the men of the East and Egypt. His fame spread to all surrounding nations.[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 1 Kings 3[:]
[:en]The Lord appeared to Solomon and asked: “Ask for whatever you want me to give you” (v. 6). Solomon’s answer was: “Give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong” (v. 9). God was pleased with what he asked because his concern was the ability to serve… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 Kings 3[:]