“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 […]
1K9-2: Prayer, Priests, And Papal Authority Don’t Make You Holy
One thing I forgot to mention yesterday. Keep in mind that a whopping 13 years had passed between the Temple dedication and the Lord’s subsequent visitation to Solomon, when He promised to grant his requests. My point is, did Solomon even remember what he had requested from the Lord over a decade earlier? That was […]
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