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1st Kings 9, 2nd Chronicles 8
These parallel chapters give us a summary of Solomon’s infrastructure development. There are a few obscure terms and odd bits that stood out to me. THE OMINOUS WARNING The 1 Kings 9 passage feels very intentional toward the exiled Jews. Remember that the book of Kings was written after Jerusalem and the temple had been…
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Psalms: 134, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150
This set of Psalms is focused on Yahweh as Creator. 146-150 are the final psalms in the book though not the final psalms we will read. We have a few that we skipped that will pop up from time to time. PSALM 134 When I was a kid we sang a little chorus based on…
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2nd Chronicles 7, Psalm 136
Without a doubt the most famous verse in all of the Chronicles is… “…if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and will pray and will seek my face and will turn from their evil ways, then I myself shall hear from the heavens and will forgive their sins and heal…
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2nd Chronicles 6
🤔 Is it just me, or does this chapter feel like déjà vu? It’s a parallel account to the one we just read in 1st Kings 8. 🤔 So why is the same story in the Bible twice? Isn’t once enough? Scholars generally agree that the book of Kings was written first. And it was…
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2nd Chronicles 5
This chapter highlights the role of the Levitical musicians and singers in the dedication of the temple. Everything about the Temple is HUGE. The temple is huge. The brazen altar is huge. The herds of animals for sacrifice are huge. And the band is huge. One hundred and twenty trumpets – is a lot of…
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1st Kings 8
This is the “Reader’s Digest” version of the completion of the temple and the dedication. We will unpack it more in the next couple posts. For now… Did you notice this? “So they brought up the ark of Yahweh and the tent of assembly and all of the holy vessels that were in the tent;…
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2nd Chronicles 4
“Solomon also made all the furnishings for the Temple of God: the gold altar; the tables for the Bread of the Presence; the lampstands and their lamps of solid gold, to burn in front of the Most Holy Place as prescribed; the flower decorations, lamps, and tongs—all of the purest gold; the lamp snuffers, bowls,…
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2nd Chronicles 3, 1st Kings 7
The temple is QUITE the project. And with all these measurements and details, we run into a few textual disagreements. Critics like to point them out as reason to doubt the authority of scripture. You may have noticed some of them as you read these two chapters. While I cannot promise to answer all of…
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2nd Chronicles 2
The famed ancient cedars of Lebanon… The Cedrus libani is species of tree currently listed as “vulnerable.” In its native lands of Lebanon and Syria it can only be found in small pockets of forest. It has been threatened by over-harvesting, wild fires and “human activity” (probably meaning – bombs falling from the sky). Reforestation…
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1st Kings 5-6
The building of the first temple… Perhaps you noticed in chapter 6 with the detailed description of the most holy place – it’s meant to look like God’s “throne room” in Heaven. The space is a cube; a golden cube 30ft in length, width, and height. The New Jerusalem is also a golden cube. (See…
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Proverbs 22-24
“A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.”Proverbs 22:3 NLT Ahh, the golden text of preppers. 📦📦📦📦 Most translations give this verse a more immediate flair. The danger is visible on the horizon. It is definitely coming. The bridge is out. I can see it. Rerouting.…
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Proverbs 20-21
There are several contrasts in these chapters. One that seemed to come up a lot was the lazy and the diligent. And of course we have a couple variations on the “contentious woman” verses. It’s like the ancient version of “Would you rather?” Would you rather live peacefully in a closet on top of your…
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