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Alrighty, when we last left off,  I was talking about the construction of Solomon’s Temple and how it was freakin’ difficult, if not impossible, to pin down the exact date this took place. Why? Because ancient cultures measured a king’s reign differently. And the text itself is ambiguous. So today, I’m gonna put all of […]

Today, we begin 1 Kings Chapter 6. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click HERE. For the King James Version, click HERE. Now, if there’s one thing students of the Bible get all bent out of shape over is Biblical chronology and calendar dates. They shouldn’t. Why? Because things aren’t as clear-cut as we’d like them […]

“Shlomo’s and Hiram’s builders, along with the men from G’val, worked the stones and prepared the timber and stones for building the house.”-1 Kings 5:32 One of the most inspiring moments in my life was my first rock concert. I went to see Def Leppard in Mountain View, California. They were promoting their new album […]

“Shlomo had 70,000 men to carry loads and another 80,000 stonecutters in the hills, besides Shlomo’s 3,300 supervisors who were in charge of the people doing the work.” – 1 Kings 5:29 Alrighty, so when we last left off, we were in the midst of discussing how Solomon had conscripted a ton of laborers from […]

“King Shlomo conscripted 30,000 men from all Israel for forced labor. He sent them to the L’vanon in monthly relays of 10,000; they would stay a month in the L’vanon and two months at home. Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor.”-1 Kings 5:27 In verse 27, we’re told that Solomon sent 30,000 men […]