Just because you are a Christian doesn’t mean you have to let others walk all over you! Note: This mentality has been overused....
Nathan comes to Bathsheba with advice. We have no record of her seeking his advice. But she takes his advice and acts upon it....
What was Adonijah’s motivation? Did he want to be a great leader helping the nation? Did he want to serve the remainder of his...
This feast he is planning should have celebrated rather than initiated his campaign for the throne. Rather than having this feast as a...
In verse 5 we clearly see that Adonijah exalts himself. In verse 9 we see Him preparing a religious feast. Evidently his plan was...
It would be easy to be David and be discouraged that Joab left your side. However, he still has a good following. So it is in...
Although Joab had been loyal to David all this time, he now sides with Adonijah. While I disagree with him, I can clearly see...
Reading: 1 Kings 2:46 Solomon’s kingdom is finally established, but wow, what a job to get it that way. Think back to the first...
Reading: 1 Kings 2:12-18 Solomon made a deal with Adonijah that he would spare his life if Adonijah would stay out of trouble. But,...
Galatians 6:7 plainly says, “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” While not a fun...
While David gives Solomon advice for his life after David is gone, we should note the specific order he gives it. David gives the...
The time for David to die is soon coming so David gives a farewell talk to his son Solomon the King “to-be”. In his talk he gives 4...
Solomon is the King and Adonijah had tried to keep him from it. (See verse 52) It would have been acceptable (maybe even expected) for...
David was still the King at this Point. But things were bad and needed to fixed. In spite of the throne, mule, kingdom still being...
David said without a doubt that the promise he made to name Solomon King would be seen through. Today’s Christian should do...
“The only way for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.” Anyone know who said this? It has been attributed to: Edmund Burke,...
Never Be Blinded By The Facts, 1 Kings 3:23-27 Solomon saw that there was more to this story than what rose to the surface. There...
There are 2 sides to every story, 1 Kings 3:17-22 If Solomon would have listened to one witness or the other he could have misjudged...
No job is too small, 1 Kings 3:16 & 28 Verse 16 tells us clearly that these women were sinfully wicked. These women were not...
All we have comes from God, 1 Kings 3:5-15 (V.6) Solomon was very thankful with his situation even before being asked by God what he...
