In The Word Read: 1 Kings 15:1-16:7 Abijam Reigns over Judah 15 Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah. 2 He reigned for three years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom. 3 He walked in all the sins of his father which […]
A Heritage To Carry On
In The Word Read: 1 Kings 14 Ahijah Prophesies against the King 14 At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam became sick. 2 And Jeroboam said to his wife, “Now arise and disguise yourself so that they will not know that you are the wife of Jeroboam, and go to Shiloh. Behold, Ahijah the prophet is […]
Two Men Of God And A Wicked King
In The Word Read: 1 Kings 12:33-13:34 33 Then he went up to the altar which he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, the month that he had devised in his own heart; and he instituted a feast for the sons of Israel and went up to the altar to […]
Unwise Leadership
In The Word Read: 1 Kings 12:1-32 King Rehoboam Acts Foolishly 12 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, because all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. 2 Now when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard about this, he was living in Egypt (for he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from the presence […]
Not Above His Commandments
In The Word Read: 1 Kings 10:14-11:43 Wealth, Splendor, and Wisdom 14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold, 15 besides that from the traders, and the wares of the merchants and all the kings of the Arabs and the governors of the country. 16 King Solomon […]
Walk In His Promises
In The Word Read: 1 Kings 9:1-10:13 God’s Promise and Warning 9 Now it came about when Solomon had finished building the house of the Lordand the king’s house, and all that Solomon desired to do, 2 that the Lord appeared to Solomon a second time, as He had appeared to him at Gibeon. 3 And the […]
God Always Keeps His Word
In The Word Read: 1 Kings 8:12-66 Solomon Addresses the People 12 Then Solomon said, “The Lord has said that He would dwell in the thick darkness. 13 I have truly built You a lofty house, A place for Your dwelling forever.” 14 Then the king turned around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all […]
How Are You Known At Your Workplace?
In The Word Read: 1 Kings 7:13-8:11 Hiram’s Work in the Temple 13 Now King Solomon sent word and had Hiram brought from Tyre. 14 He was a widow’s son from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, an artisan in bronze; and he was filled with wisdom, skill, and knowledge […]
Be A Builder
In The Word Read: 1 Kings 6:1-7:12 The Building of the Temple 6 Now it came about in the four hundred and eightieth year after the sons of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, that is, the second month, […]
Friendship With A Purpose
In The Word Read: 1 Kings 5 Alliance with King Hiram 5 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon when he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, for Hiram had always been a friend of David. 2 Then Solomon sent word to Hiram, saying, 3 “You know that […]