“At the end of twenty years, during which time Shlomo had built the two buildings, the house of Adonai and the royal palace, King Shlomo gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of the Galil (recall that Hiram the king of Tzor had supplied Shlomo with cedar and cypress logs and with all the gold […]
1K9-6: Chosen Doesn’t Mean Automatically Obedient
“This house, now so exalted — everyone passing by will gasp in shock at the sight of it and will ask, ‘Why has Adonai done this to this land and to this house?’“-1 Kings 9:8 One day, when I was working in the Financial District of San Francisco so many years ago, I remember I […]
1K9-5: When Grace Becomes an Excuse for Sin
“But if you turn away from following me, you or your children, and do not observe my mitzvot and regulations which I have set before you, and go and serve other gods, worshipping them.” — 1 Kings 9:6 There’s a bit of controversy surrounding verse 6 in 1 Kings Chapter 9. Notice the part where […]
1K9-4: Can a Nation Be Blessed While Its Leaders Disobey God?
“But if you turn away from following me, you or your children, and do not observe my mitzvot and regulations which I have set before you, and go and serve other gods, worshipping them; then I will cut off Israel from the land I have given them. This house, which I consecrated for my name, […]
1K9-3: Before You Ask God for Blessings, Ask Yourself This
“As for you, if you will live in my presence, as did David your father, in pureness of heart and uprightness, doing everything I have ordered you to do, and observing my laws and rulings; then I will establish the throne of your rulership over Israel forever, just as I promised David your father when […]
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 815
- Next Page »