Monthly Archives: September 2024
no disguise
20240920 no disguise 1 Kings 14:1-20 (JDV) 1 Kings 14:1 At that time Abijah son of Jeroboam became sick.1 Kings 14:2 Jeroboam told his wife, “Go disguise yourself, so they won’t know that you’re Jeroboam’s wife, and go to Shiloh. … Continue reading
tempted to compromise
20240919 tempted to compromise 1 Kings 13:1-34 (JDV) 1 Kings 13:1 A man of God came, however, from Judah to Bethel by the word of Yahveh while Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense.1 Kings 13:2 The man … Continue reading
from rebellion to apostasy
20240918 from rebellion to apostasy 1 Kings 12:16-33 (JDV) 1 Kings 12:16 When all Israel saw that the king had not listened to them, the people answered him: What future do we have in David? We have no inheritance in … Continue reading
bad call
20240917 bad call 1 Kings 12:1-15 (JDV) 1 Kings 12:1 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem because all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king.1 Kings 12:2 When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about it, he stayed in Egypt, … Continue reading
not wholeheartedly devoted
20240916 not wholeheartedly devoted 1 Kings 11:1-43 (JDV) 1 Kings 11:1 King Solomon loved many foreign women in addition to Pharaoh’s daughter: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women1 Kings 11:2 from the nations about which Yahveh had told the … Continue reading
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truly blessed
20240915 truly blessed 1 Kings 10:1-29 (JDV) 1 Kings 10:1 The queen of Sheba heard about Solomon’s fame connected with the name of Yahveh and came to test him with riddles.1 Kings 10:2 She came to Jerusalem with a very … Continue reading
his standard of integrity
20240913 his standard of integrity 1 Kings 9:1-28 (JDV) 1 Kings 9:1 When Solomon finished building the temple of Yahveh, the royal palace, and all that Solomon desired to do,1 Kings 9:2 Yahveh appeared to Solomon a second time just … Continue reading
fortnight festival
20240913 fortnight festival 1 Kings 8:62-66 (JDV) 1 Kings 8:62 The king and all Israel with him were offering sacrifices in Yahveh ‘s presence.1 Kings 8:63 Solomon offered a sacrifice of fellowship offerings to the Lord: twenty-two thousand cattle and … Continue reading
more than justice
20240912 more than justice 1 Kings 8:22-61 (JDV) 1 Kings 8:22 Then Solomon stood before the altar of Yahveh in front of the entire congregation of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven.1 Kings 8:23 He said: Lord God … Continue reading
missing inventory
20240911 missing inventory 1 Kings 8:1-21 (JDV) 1 Kings 8:1 At that time Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, all the tribal heads and the ancestral leaders of the Israelites before him at Jerusalem to bring the ark of Yahveh’s … Continue reading
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