“Then the king, together with all Israel, offered sacrifices before Adonai. For the sacrifice of peace offerings which Shlomo offered to Adonai, he offered 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. Thus the king and all the people of Israel dedicated the house of Adonai.” – 1 Kings 8:62-63 Alrighty, so in verses 62 and 63, we’re […]
1K8-38: God Is Not a Religious Melting Pot
“Then all the peoples of the earth will know that Adonai is God; there is no other.”– 1 Kings 8:60 In verse 60, King Solomon makes a revolutionary statement about the God of Israel. He declares that Israel’s God is not only the God of the Hebrews… But the God over all of planet earth. […]
1K8-37: Egypt Fell. Babylon Fell. Rome Fell. Israel Remains. Why?
“Blessed be Adonai, who has given rest to his people Israel, in accordance with everything he promised. Not one word has failed of his good promise, which he made through Moshe his servant.“ – 1 Kings 8:56 In verse 56, Solomon utters a declaration that every believer on planet earth, whether Jew or Gentile, should […]
1K8-36: The Torah Is the Blueprint for How God Will Act in the Future
“When Shlomo had finished praying all this prayer and plea to Adonai, he got up from in front of the altar of Adonai, where he had been kneeling with his hands spread out toward heaven…” – 1 Kings 8:54 There’s a key detail missing in the description of Solomon’s dedication prayer over the Temple. We’re […]
1K8-35: The True Scriptural Definition of Faith
I wanna share a few closing thoughts about what the Rambam said about the nature of God before we move on to the next topic. His point was that in the Scriptures, human-like characteristics are applied to the Lord. Yet we should never use these human-like attributes to define who or what God is. Christianity […]
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