Tag: solomon
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Preaching from Herod’s Porch
You’ve never heard it called ‘HEROD’S PORCH,’ but certainly that must have been the inferred imagery when Herod the Great named it, ‘Solomon’s Porch,’ (porticum Salomonis, in the Latin of Herod’s Roman friends). Now while Kefa and Yochanan were being held by him, all the people ran together to them at the Portico which is…
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COVID – the Affliction of Social Distancing
Solomon’s Jerusalem – the end of an era Until the death of Solomon in 931 B.C., a glorious city of Jerusalem overlooked a great empire blessed by the LORD God, but then the politics of Israel divided the great land. In just a few generations Israel (Samaria) succumbed in 722 B.C. and Judah when Jerusalem…
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WE do not presume
God’s Righteous Judgment Romans 2: .. do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? 5 But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God’s righteous judgment…
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Banquet of the King in the House of Wisdom – 7
A casual quest for wisdom’s banquet We have explored wisdom in this series for the most part from the Bible’s book of Proverbs. Solomon’s fame, fortune and riches brought leaders to his court seeking ‘words of wisdom.’ I suppose they would ask: What can I learn about the success of this wise King? Perhaps if I…
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Banquet of the King in the House of Wisdom – 5
Wisdom and King Solomon 2 Chronicles 1: Solomon the son of David established himself in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him and made him exceedingly great. In case you came into our series late, Part 1: We have explored great wisdom shared with us mostly from Proverbs, wisdom of kings and…
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But if…
“But if your heart turns away and you refuse to listen, and if you are drawn away to serve and worship other gods, 18 then I warn you now that you will certainly be destroyed. – Deuteronomy 30:17-18a NLT God’s love for us is unconditional; yet God’s blessing is conditional – dependent on our obedience…
