Monthly Archives: January 2025

this incident has come from me

20250121 this incident has come from me 2 Chronicles 11:1-23 2 Chronicles 11:1 When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the house of Judah and Benjamin — one hundred eighty thousand fit young soldiers — to fight against Israel to … Continue reading

Posted in faithfulness, providence | Tagged | Leave a comment

the single brick

20250120 the single brick 2 Chronicles 10:1-19 2 Chronicles 10:1 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king.2 Chronicles 10:2 When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about it — for he was … Continue reading

Posted in consideration of others, leadership | Tagged | Leave a comment

evident blessings

20250119 evident blessings 2 Chronicles 9:1-31 2 Chronicles 9:1 The queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s fame, so she came to test Solomon with difficult questions at Jerusalem with a very large entourage, with camels bearing spices, gold in abundance, … Continue reading

Posted in blessings, leadership | Tagged | Leave a comment

serve Him first

20250118 serve Him first 2 Chronicles 8:1-18 2 Chronicles 8:1 At the end of twenty years during which Solomon had built Yahveh’s temple and his own palace —2 Chronicles 8:2 Solomon had rebuilt the cities Hiram gave him and settled … Continue reading

Posted in commitment, servanthood | Tagged | Leave a comment

keeping the blessing

20250117 keeping the blessing 2 Chronicles 7:1-22 2 Chronicles 7:1 When Solomon finished praying, fire fell from the sky and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of Yahveh filled the temple.2 Chronicles 7:2 The priests were … Continue reading

Posted in blessings, humility, integrity | Tagged | Leave a comment

real presence

20250116 real presence 2 Chronicles 6:1-42 2 Chronicles 6:1 Then Solomon said: Yahveh said he would dwell in total darkness,2 Chronicles 6:2 but I have built an exalted temple for you, a place for your residence forever.2 Chronicles 6:3 Then … Continue reading

Posted in presence of God | Tagged | Leave a comment

present and accounted for

20250115 present and accounted for 2 Chronicles 5:1-14 2 Chronicles 5:1 So all the work Solomon did for Yahveh’s temple was completed. Then Solomon brought the consecrated things of his father David — the silver, the gold, and all the … Continue reading

Posted in church | Tagged | Leave a comment

the glory that was

20250114 the glory that was 2 Chronicles 4:1-22 2 Chronicles 4:1 He made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high.2 Chronicles 4:2 He made the cast metal basin, ten cubits from brim to brim, … Continue reading

Posted in future, glory | Tagged | Leave a comment

the most holy place

20250113 the most holy place 2 Chronicles 3:1-17 2 Chronicles 3:1 Solomon began to build Yahveh’s temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah where the Lord had appeared to his father David, at the site David had prepared on the threshing … Continue reading

Posted in worship | Tagged | Leave a comment

joint venture

20250112 joint venture 2 Chronicles 2:1-18 2 Chronicles 2:1 Solomon decided to build a temple for the name of the Lord and a royal palace for himself,2 Chronicles 2:2 so he assigned 70,000 men as porters, 80,000 men as stonecutters … Continue reading

Posted in cooperation | Tagged | Leave a comment