Scripture: So Ahab went into his house sullen and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him; for he had said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” And he lay down on his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no food. 5But Jezebel [...]
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The Pouting Adult and the Enabler
Posted in 1 Kings, tagged God, Husband, Marriage, Wife on April 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A Powerful Relationship
Posted in 1 Kings, tagged Adultery, God, Idolatry, Marriage on April 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Scripture: “You shall not intermarry with them, nor they with you. Surely they will turn away your hearts after their gods.” Solomon clung to these in love. (1 Ki 11:2 NKJV) Observation: Solomon, as wise as he was, married hundreds of women, many of who were from the people God had forbidden Israel to have [...]
Honor Your Mother
Posted in 1 Kings, tagged Children, Family, God, Love, Mother on April 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Scripture: Bathsheba therefore went to King Solomon, to speak to him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her and bowed down to her, and sat down on his throne and had a throne set for the king’s mother; so she sat at his right hand. (1 Ki 2:19 NKJV) Observation: Bathsheba, Solomon’s [...]
Mom’s Love
Posted in 1 Kings, tagged Children, Father, Love, Mother on April 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Scripture: Then she said to him, “My lord, you swore by the LORD your God to your maidservant, saying, ‘Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.’ (1 Ki 1:17 NKJV) Observation: Absalom’s brother, Adonijah, decided to make himself king of Israel since his father David was old [...]
