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Daily Devotional for Monday, March 10 The Summons and the Sermon “Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of […]

Daily Devotional for Sunday, March 9 The Temple—the Furnishings “Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits,” 2 Chronicles 3:3.   In our key verses, we witness the meticulous construction of

Daily Devotional for Friday, March 7 The Temple—Work Arrangements “And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work,” 2 Chronicles 2:18.   God requires order in His work.

Daily Devotional for Thursday, March 6 Solomon’s Palace “But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house,” 1 Kings 7:1.   As we get a glimpse into the grandeur of Solomon’s palace, we see that after the completion of the Temple construction, thus Solomon then turned his attention to

Daily Devotional for Wednesday, March 5 The Temple—More Information “And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel,” 1 Kings 6:13.   The detailed descriptions of 1 Kings 6; 7 and 2 Chronicles 3; 4 help us somewhat to grasp the magnificence of Solomon’s Temple, but its splendor

Daily Devotional for Tuesday, March 4 The Temple—the Skilled Workers “And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house,” 1 Kings 5:18.   My husband and I were privileged to serve in the youth camp ministry for nearly twenty years. If you

Daily Devotional for Monday, March 3 The Temple—the Suppliers “And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David,” 1 Kings 5:1.   In our reading today, we witness an intriguing

Daily Devotional for Sunday, March 2 Solomon’s Sacrifices “And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly,” 2 Chronicles 1:1.   Second Chronicles begins with the priests’ account of Solomon’s reign. The Lord set His beloved Jedidiah on the throne of

Daily Devotional for Saturday, March 1 The Reign of Solomon “And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom,” 1 Kings 4:34.   Prosperity, peace and prominence on the world stage are the goals of nations across the globe.