Day 174 – 1 Kings 12-14
Talking Points The tangled history of God's people moves forward. It seems whatever mighty works God has done in their past are not enough to keep them from turning away…
Talking Points The tangled history of God's people moves forward. It seems whatever mighty works God has done in their past are not enough to keep them from turning away…
Talking Points Proverbs 30 and 31 are written by a man named Agur and a king named Lemuel, respectively. Both men are unknown outside of these recordings of their God-inspired…
Talking Points Solomon's wisdom and success are unrivaled. He is renowned for being the world's richest and wisest king, so much so that the Queen of Sheba heard of him…
Talking Points Solomon is wrestling with the meaning and purpose of life. It seems that everything is vanity, empty, and futile. Solomon processes the wisdom he has gathered, and, at…
Talking Points "Vanity of vanities! All is vanity" (1:2). A profound discourse on the natural inclination of human life. We are built for the eternal. Stamped into our DNA is…
Talking Points You do not know what a day will bring! Isn't that the truth? Again, God tells us that it is better to have a genuine, voluntary compliment, than…
Talking Points Self-promotion has become the way of our world. Our newsfeed culture begs us to exalt ourselves to others. God's wisdom says seeking your own glory is not real…
Talking Points God appears to Solomon a second time. This time, there is a personal call for Solomon's obedience, in addition to the nation remaining faithful to the LORD. God's…
Talking Points God is exceedingly worthy of praise! Read that again! Psalm 134 is a song sung by those who worked the night shift at the temple -- What a…
Talking Points Throughout the entire account, Solomon reminds the nation of God's constant faithfulness. Here, He was faithful to David, in putting his son on the throne and enabling that…